Publications
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| spontaneous cellulitis in adults with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. | susceptibility to infection is a common problem in a patient with nephrotic syndrome. the spontaneous cellulitis is not uncommon in pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome, whereas there have been few cases reported in adults. in order to clarify the clinical course of this complication, we present 17 adult idiopathic nephrotic patients with spontaneous cellulitis. | 1998 | 9729649 |
| bacterial isolates from california sea lions (zalophus californianus), harbor seals (phoca vitulina), and northern elephant seals (mirounga angustirostris) admitted to a rehabilitation center along the central california coast, 1994-1995. | in 2 yr of bacteriologic culturing of 297 california sea lions (zalophus californianus), 154 harbor seals (phoca vitulina), and 89 northern elephant seals (mirounga angustirostris) stranded alive along the california coast, the most frequent isolates from inflammatory lesions in live animals were escherichia coli, streptococcus viridans, listeria ivanovii, beta-hemolytic streptococcus spp., and enterococcus spp. this is the first report of l. ivanovii isolation from a marine mammal. the common i ... | 1998 | 9732032 |
| [bacteremic episodes in pediatric oncologic patients, especially caused by the streptococcus viridans group]. | the management of infectious complications plays a major role in the care for pediatric cancer patients. the majority of infections in the neutropenic patient present as fever of unknown origin without recovering a pathogen from the blood stream. the careful evaluation of bacteremic episodes is essential, since knowledge of the bacterial spectrum expected is crucial for the successful anti-infective treatment. | 1998 | 9743962 |
| [2 cases of iatrogenic oral streptococcal infection: meningitis and spondylodiscitis]. | the multiplication of invasive spine investigations for either diagnostic or therapeutical purposes increases the risk for iatrogenic infections. we report two cases of iatrogenic infections, one case of meningitidis and one case of spondylodiscitis due to streptococcus viridans. | 1998 | 9775073 |
| [antibacterial activity of endodontic medications]. | the successful outcome of endodontic treatment depends on the elimination of bacteria present inside the root canal system. in the pulpal chronic infection, intracanal medicaments are necessary to obtain the sterilization. this study evaluated the antibacterial activities of some intracanal medicaments. | 1998 | 9793365 |
| [the neurological complications of infectious endocarditis]. | we review the neurologic complications of 131 episodes of infective endocarditis, and the influences of some factors that are considered risk factors at its presentation, like the presence of vegetations detected by echocardiography, type and location of involved valve, or bacterial culture. neurologic complications occurred in 28 patients (21.4%), 4 of them were excluded because of the absence of neuroimaging studies. in 21 patients the underlying cardiac pathology was valve disease and in the ... | 1998 | 9810370 |
| unusual septoplasty complication: streptococcus viridans endocarditis. | infection is an infrequently reported complication following septoplasty and septorhinoplasty. among the recognized but rare infections are toxic shock syndrome, spinal osteomyelitis, meningitis, septic cavernous sinus thrombosis and endocarditis. a high index of suspicion is required to diagnose these infections early and thereby minimize morbidity and mortality. we present a case of endocarditis following septoplasty in a patient who had no identifiable preoperative risk factors but who experi ... | 1998 | 9818534 |
| evaluation of the microbiology of chronic maxillary sinusitis. | chronic paranasal sinusitis is a disease that afflicts a significant percentage of the population and causes considerable long-term morbidity. with the common use of multiple courses of broad-spectrum oral antibiotics to treat this condition, there is a possibility of an alteration in the pathogens that promote a persistence of chronic sinusitis. one hundred seventy-four consecutive patients with a diagnosis of chronic maxillary sinusitis requiring an endoscopic surgical procedure were prospecti ... | 1998 | 9823843 |
| what is the infection risk of oesophageal dilatations? | oesophageal dilatation is the most widely used treatment option for the management of oesophageal strictures. complications include bleeding, a slight increase in body temperature, thoracic or abdominal pain, oesophageal perforation, brain abscess and bacteraemia. we performed a prospective study to evaluate the frequency of post-dilatation bacteraemia in nine patients subjected to a total of 50 dilatations. bacteraemia was detected in 36 cases (72%), in all but three cases, however, it was tran ... | 1998 | 9835433 |
| microbiological examinations and in-vitro testing of different antibiotics in therapeutic endoscopy of the biliary system. | prior to endoscopic therapeutic procedures, no antibiotic prophylaxis is administered routinely. because of the reported incidence of infectious complications, which may reach up to 10%, a prospective study was undertaken to investigate the effects of a prophylactic dose of cefuroxime on the incidence of bacteremia and clinical signs of infection, but no significant effects could be demonstrated. in addition to this published work, blood and bile cultures obtained in this trial were also investi ... | 1998 | 9865561 |
| spontaneous gastroduodenal perforation in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. | spontaneous gastroduodenal perforation is a rare and lethal complication in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. | 1998 | 9951884 |
| [infective endocarditis--a review of 21 cases in last 10 years]. | twenty one cases of infective endocarditis in last 10 years were re-evaluated by duke's criteria. fourteen strains of streptococcus viridans, 4 of enterococcus faecalis, 1 of haemophilus parainfluenzae were isolated from blood culture. as to the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of 8 strains of streptococci, imipenem revealed the lowest mic value, following penicillin g, ceftriaxon not equal to ampicillin, vancomycin and gentamicin. one strain of them was penicillin-resistant (0.8 microgram ... | 1998 | 9549176 |
| bacteraemia during tonsillectomy: a study of the factors involved and clinical implications. | post-tonsillectomy bacteremia is a well-recognized aetiological factor in streptococcal endocarditis, and prophylactic penicillin has been recommended to reduce its incidence in susceptible patients undergoing tonsillectomy. recent studies have shown a change in the microflora and an increase in the number of penicillin-resistant organisms in the tonsils of patients undergoing tonsillectomy. the aim of this study was to assess the incidence of post-tonsillectomy bacteraemia, to identify the micr ... | 1998 | 9563668 |
| clinical spectrum of infective endocarditis: 15 years experience. | four hundred and sixty-six patients (277 males, 189 females; mean age 23.2 years) diagnosed as cases of infective endocarditis during the past 15 years were retrospectively analysed. two-thirds of patients belonged to the 15 to 35 years age group. the most common predisposing cardiac lesion was rheumatic heart disease seen in 73.4 percent patients. mitral valve prolapse and right-sided endocarditis were infrequent, seen in four patients each. blood culture positivity was 28.7 percent in adults a ... | 1998 | 10052275 |
| microbial flora of the normal esophagus. | the endogenous flora of the skin and some mucous membranes are well known, however, we were unable to find descriptions about normal esophageal flora in literature. we believe that knowledge about normal esophageal flora is important for therapeutic implications. we compiled data on 30 patients without infection of the oropharynx or esophagus who were admitted for an endoscopy of the upper digestive tract to determine normal esophageal flora. the samples were collected by injecting 10 ml of 0.9% ... | 1998 | 10071807 |
| infective endocarditis in a tertiary-care hospital in southern israel. | during the years 1980-1994, 84 patients were treated in our institution due to suspected infective endocarditis (ie). seventy-one of these episodes occurring in 71 patients, classified definite or possible according to the duke criteria, were retrospectively analyzed in this study. there were 52 cases of native valve endocarditis, 7 cases of early prosthetic valve endocarditis, and 12 cases of late prosthetic valve endocarditis. the incidence of ie did not change significantly during the study p ... | 1998 | 10641529 |
| streptococcus viridans intra-amniotic infection associated with antecedent cunnilingus. | introduction of bacteria into the amniotic cavity has been associated with oral sex through an ascending infectious route. previous reports have implicated both capnocytophaga and fusobacterium nucleatum via this process. we report a case of streptococcus viridans intra-amniotic infection occurring at 25 weeks' gestation. patient questioning revealed a close temporal relationship between the onset of symptoms and previous episodes of cunnilingus. the diagnosis of subclinical bacterial colonizati ... | 1999 | 10755795 |
| sinusitis as a cause of orbital cellulitis. | to determine the importance of sinusitis as a cause of orbital cellulitis, the causative organisms and peak age of occurrence, 25 patients hospitalized with orbital cellulitis (ages 8 months to 17 years; 80%, 1-4 years) were studied. complete blood counts were carried out and radiographic sinus examinations and eye swabs (for culturing) performed prior to antibiotic treatment. sinusitis was evident in 72% of the patients. eye swab cultures indicated 80% had streptococcal, staphylococcal or enter ... | 1999 | 10793834 |
| [infective endocarditis]. | two different series of patients with infectious endocarditis (ie), hospitalized in the same ward of curry cabral hospital in lisbon, are presented and compared. the two series were separated by a ten-year period--the first included patients observed from 1970 to 1976 and the second from 1988 to 1998. in the first series (20 patients), ie occurred mainly in patients with previous cardiac valvular lesion, the course was subacute and streptococcus viridans was the predominant agent. in the last se ... | 1999 | 10892441 |
| [phenotypes of macrolide, lincosamide, and streptogramin resistant streptococcus viridans isolated from blood]. | macrolide resistance has been widely studied in streptococcus pyogenes and streptococcus pneumoniae although not in viridans group streptococci (vgs). we studied 30 blood culture isolates of viridans group streptococci (25 resistant to erythromycin: 10 s. mitis, 8 s. milleri, 6 s. sanguis and 1 s. salivarius; and 5 susceptible: 2 s. mitis, 2 s. milleri and 1 s. sanguis). we carried out a double-disk test and determined mics. the susceptibility testing was carried out by agar dilution for 14-, 15 ... | 1999 | 10855014 |
| outpatient management of acute promyelocytic leukemia after consolidation chemotherapy. | the feasibility and safety of outpatient management of acute promyelocytic leukemia (apl) during the aplastic phase after intensive consolidation chemotherapy, the incidence and types of complications requiring readmission to hospital, and the number of hospital days spared by this policy have been prospectively evaluated. after chemotherapy administration, patients were evaluated on an ambulatory basis. in the event of any complication they referred to the emergency unit (eu) of our department ... | 1999 | 10214855 |
| [survey of infective endocarditis in the last 10 years: analysis of clinical, microbiological and therapeutic features]. | infective endocarditis still presents problems with early diagnosis, selection of antibiotics and timing of surgical procedure despite modern antibiotics and investigative procedures. a retrospective study was performed to clarify the clinical and microbiological spectrum of recent infective endocarditis in the japanese population in 38 patients with infective endocarditis (mean age 42.7 +/- 12.5 years) treated from march 1986 to march 1996. the portal of entry to bacteremia was unknown in most ... | 1999 | 10225203 |
| predisposing factors to bacterial colonization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | the aim of this prospective observational study was to determine those factors influencing bacterial colonization in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). eighty-eight outpatients with stable copd and 20 patients with normal spirometry and chest radiography (controls) had a fibreoptic bronchoscopy performed with topical aerosol anaesthesia. bacterial colonization was determined using the protected specimen brush (psb) with a cut-off > or = 10(3) colony-forming units ... | 1999 | 10065679 |
| infections associated with dental procedures in total hip arthroplasty. | dental procedures may lead to a transient bacteraemia lasting for up to 30 minutes. of the numerous cases of total hip arthroplasty (tha) reported which have been infected from haematogenous sources, dental procedures have been involved only infrequently. we reviewed the records of 2973 patients after tha. of the late infections identified in 52 patients, three (6%) were strongly associated with a dental procedure. infection was diagnosed by culture from the affected joint; streptococcus viridan ... | 1999 | 10068004 |
| bacteriology of the middle meatus in children. | little is known about the bacteriology of the middle meatus in children. therefore, middle meatal samples were obtained from 50 children who underwent adenoidectomy or adenotonsillectomy, while a group of 50 children submitted to minor non-ent surgical procedures, were used as a control group. haemophilus influenzae, moraxella catarrhalis and streptococcus pneumoniae were the most frequent cultured organisms, not only in the ent group (in 68, 50 and 60% of the children respectively) but also in ... | 1999 | 10375042 |
| images in cardiology: mycotic aneurysm of the left pulmonary artery in a child with tetralogy of fallot and streptococcus viridans infective endocarditis. | 1999 | 10377315 | |
| a 10-year retrospective study of infective endocarditis at a university hospital with special regard to the timing of surgical evaluation in s. viridans endocarditis. | a total of 154 episodes of infective endocarditis (ie) in 149 patients were studied retrospectively with special regard to the major aetiological groups and the surgical evaluation. there were 136 episodes of native valve endocarditis (nve) (88%) and 18 episodes of prosthetic valve endocarditis (pve) (12%). three major groups of nve crystallized: streptococcus viridans in 37 (27%), staphylococcus aureus in 39 (29%) and culture negative ie in 28 (21%) episodes. in these groups surgery during the ... | 1999 | 10381225 |
| [use of topical cyclosporin in microcrystalline keratopathy due to streptococcus]. | infectious crystalline keratopathy is an exceptional but serious complication of penetrating keratoplasty. streptococcus viridans and a steroid treatment are very often found. the treatment is always lengthy and difficult. the high number of bacteria and the steroid treatment, necessary to prevent rejection, worsen the infection. we report a case of streptococcus crystalline keratopathy that evolved, despite the treatment, simultaneously toward abscess and acute rejection. topical cyclosporin tr ... | 1999 | 10434201 |
| traumatic streptococcus viridans endophthalmitis after penetrating ocular injury from orthodontic headgear. | 1999 | 10442733 | |
| microbial flora variations in the respiratory tract of mice. | a stable microbial system in the respiratory tract acts as an important defense mechanism against pathogenic microorganisms. perturbations in this system may allow pathogens to establish. in an ecological environment such as the respiratory tract, there are many diverse factors that play a role in the establishment of the indigenous flora. in the present work we studied the normal microbial flora of different areas of the respiratory tract of mice and their evolution from the time the mice were ... | 1999 | 10464421 |
| streptococcus viridans vertebral osteomyelitis. | 1999 | 10472287 | |
| the effect of oral decontamination with clindamycin palmitate on the incidence of bacteremia after esophageal dilation: a prospective trial. | antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent bacterial endocarditis is recommended in high-risk patients undergoing esophageal dilation, a high-risk procedure. some studies suggest that the oropharynx is the source of bacteremia. a topical antibiotic mouthwash, which reduces bacterial colonization of the oral flora, might decrease bacteremia rates and would be an attractive alternative to systemic administration of antibiotics. | 1999 | 10502166 |
| [ent problems in children with chronic nonspecific pulmonary diseases]. | combined bronchological and otorhinolaryngological examinations with bacteriological tests were performed in 67 children with chronic nonspecific pulmonary disease (cnspd) associated with ent trouble. these patients comprised 69.6% of overall number of children with cnspd treated by the authors. bacteriological tests have shown almost absolute identity of microflora from chronic infection foci in the upper and lower airways. coccal flora predominated, especially pmeumococcal and streptococcus vi ... | 1999 | 10510631 |
| spondylodiscitis caused by viridans streptococci: three cases and a review of the literature. | three cases of spondylodiscitis caused by viridans streptococci were observed within the course of 1 month. although streptococci have been reported as the third most frequent cause of spondylodiscitis after staphylococci and gram-negative bacteria, alpha-haemolytic streptococci are rarely seen. the three patients presented with symptoms of low back pain; they felt well and did not have a fever or chills. laboratory examinations revealed inflammation. further examinations such as scintigraphy, c ... | 1999 | 10524559 |
| streptococcus suis meningitis: report of a case. | a 50-year-old policeman who presented with subacute meningitis, bilateral rectus muscle palsies, dizziness and early bilateral deafness was reported. cerebrospinal fluid (csf) revealed polymorphonuclear pleocytosis with gram-positive cocci. blood and csf cultures grew streptococcus viridans which subsequently identified to be streptococcus suis. the patient improved after treatment but deafness persisted. | 1999 | 10561950 |
| antibiotic prophylaxis post-tonsillectomy: is it of benefit? | the decision to prescribe antibiotics post-tonsillectomy still remains controversial. however, recent changing trends in the tonsillar tissue microflora have been widely reported, with haemophilus influenzae, staphylococcus aureus and anaerobic organisms all being implicated. all of the above are beta-lactamase producers and thus render lactamase prone antibiotics inactive. we compared two groups of children, one on amoxycillin and clavulanic acid (a lactamase stable antibiotic with anaerobic co ... | 1999 | 10596882 |
| microbiological spectrum of septicemia and peritonitis in nephrotic children. | from april 1993 to december 1997, 452 admissions of 231 children with nephrotic syndrome to chang gung children's hospital were retrospectively reviewed. there were 10 episodes of sepsis and 8 episodes of peritonitis in 18 children, and 14 microorganisms were cultured. two children died due to streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis. gram-positive microorganisms (n=7) and gram-negative microorganisms (n=7) were found in equal numbers. enterococcus (1), streptococcus pneumoniae (4), group d streptococcus ... | 1999 | 10603131 |
| [results of treatment of deep neck abscesses and phlegmons]. | neck, as a structure very closely connected with oral cavity and pharynx, with great number of lymph nodes, (about 2, 3 of all are in the neck), is sometimes a localization of purulent inflammatory process but its incidence is not so high as the incidence of inflammations of surrounding organs and tissue. deep neck abscesses are localized under the upper fascial layer. they have a serious clinical picture which could be further complicated if inflammation spreads on vessels or neck organs. if th ... | 1999 | 10624393 |
| brain abscess caused by streptococcus intermedius: two case reports. | although streptococcus intermedius has been recognized as an important pathogen for abscess formation outside the central nervous system, the streptococcus milleri group, of which it is a member, has not been recognized as a specific pathogen for brain abscess, often thought to be caused by streptococcus viridans, which includes other streptococcal species. | 1999 | 10029431 |
| infective endocarditis in renal transplant recipients. | because of the increasing number of renal transplantations performed and the rarity of reported cases of infective endocarditis in these patients, we studied the clinical characteristics of this infection in this population. we report on two cases from our experience and review reported cases of infective endocarditis in renal transplant recipients retrieved from the medline system. in addition, we reviewed a large series of infective endocarditis looking for patients with renal transplants. in ... | 1999 | 11428982 |
| infective endocarditis: clinical spectrum, presentation and outcome. an analysis of 212 cases 1980-1995. | to evaluate recent changes in the spectrum and clinical presentation of infective endocarditis and to determine predictors of outcome. | 2000 | 10862581 |
| perivalvular abscesses due to staphylococcus aureus endocarditis comparison with streptococcus viridans endocarditis and incremental value of transesophageal echocardiography. | perivalvular abscesses are major complications of infective endocarditis (ie). the prevalence and best approach to detection of this complication in staphylococcus aureus (sa) in comparison to streptococcus viridans (sv) ie is unclear. | 2000 | 10863891 |
| paediatric infective endocarditis: 19-year experience at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country. | a retrospective study was undertaken to study children who presented with infective endocarditis (ie) to a university teaching hospital in beirut, lebanon, between january 1977 and may 1995. of 41 patients with ie (24f, 17m), 28 (68%) were diagnosed between 1977 and 1985. patients' ages ranged from 3 to 18 y (mean age 11.3+/-2.8 y), and 13 patients were <10 y of age. clinical presentations included: fever (in 88%), heart failure (in 39%), neurologic findings (in 20%) and embolic phenomena (in 22 ... | 2000 | 10830454 |
| absence of bacterial colonization of the airways after therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy without stenting. | following airway stenting, bacterial colonization of the airways with potentially pathogenic micro-organisms occurs within 4 weeks after treatment in the majority of patients. the objective of this study was to prospectively investigate whether nonstenting therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy (using laser, cryotherapy, mechanical dilatation or debridement) is followed by airway colonization or infection. protected specimen brush sampling of the central airways and quantitative culture were performed i ... | 2000 | 11292121 |
| reiter's syndrome caused by streptococcus viridans in a patient with hla-b27 antigen. | a 26-year-old male patient with mitral valve prolapse and hla-b27 antigen received endodontic treatment for dental caries. two weeks later fever, dysuria, diarrhea, sterile inflammatory arthritis of lower limbs, enthesitis, dactylitis, conjunctivitis, and uveitis consecutively developed. blood culture performed at the time of active arthritis yielded streptococcus viridans. he did not have any history of psoriasis, acute infectious diarrhea, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, or sexually trans ... | 2000 | 10895381 |
| peritonitis prevention in capd: to mask or not? | to assess the efficacy of wearing a face mask to prevent peritonitis during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (capd) bag exchange. | 2000 | 10898061 |
| a study of infectious endocarditis in ribeirão preto, sp-brazil. analysis of cases occurring between 1992 and 1997. | to analyze the epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical aspects causes and evolution of infectious endocarditis. | 2000 | 10951825 |
| endocarditis in the pediatric population. | endocarditis is a rare, but potentially fatal process in children. patients with congenital heart disease compose the majority of patients with endocarditis. neonates and children with central venous catheters are an increasingly frequent group of patients diagnose with this disease. rheumatic fever predisposing to endocarditis is unusual. streptococcus viridans and staphylococcus aureus are the most pervasive organisms associated with endocarditis, though others are becoming more frequent. bloo ... | 2000 | 11096551 |
| bacteria in the transfer catheter tip influence the live-birth rate after in vitro fertilization. | to assess the impact of individual bacteria isolated from the vagina and tip of the embryo transfer catheter on live-birth rates. | 2000 | 11119737 |
| microbiology of the middle meatus: a comparison between normal adults and children. | middle meatal samples were obtained from 52 carefully selected healthy adults. in 75 per cent of the test subjects bacterial organisms were cultured. however, growth was often poor and the predominant species suggest a commensal flora: coagulase-negative staphylococci were retrieved from 35 per cent, corynebacterium sp. from 23 per cent and staphyloccus aureus from eight per cent of the adults. these data are very different from those previously obtained among children where--even in the absence ... | 2000 | 10829105 |
| [the structure and antibiotic sensitivity of the causative agents of community-acquired infectious diseases of bacterial origin in children]. | four hundred and forty pediatric patients at the age of 7 days to 15 years with various infections admitted to the hospital within a month were examined. the biological material was inoculated to blood agar on the first days of the patient admittance to the hospital and after the growth the organisms were isolated and identified. antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates was assayed with the disk diffusion method. 479 strains in all were tested. the most frequent cases requiring hospitalization ... | 2000 | 10768061 |
| pre-operative coagulopathy management of a neonate with complex congenital heart disease: a case study. | severe coagulation defects often develop in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery, both as a result of the surgical intervention, and as pre-existing defects in the hemostatic mechanisms. the following case report describes a newborn patient with complex congenital heart disease and respiratory failure whose pre-operative coagulopathy was aggressively managed prior to surgical correction. a 5-day-old, 2.5 kg child presented with interrupted aortic arch, ventricular septal defect, atrial septal def ... | 2000 | 10789572 |
| vegetation due to streptococcus viridans in the pulmonary artery in a child with patent ductus arteriosus. | 2000 | 10646961 | |
| mixed infection in adult bacterial meningitis. | 12 adult patients suffering from bacterial meningitis caused by mixed infection were identified at kaohsiung chang gung memorial hospital over a period of 13 years (1986-1998), and they accounted for 6.5% (12/184) of our culture-proven adult bacterial meningitis. the 12 cases included seven males and five females, aged 17-74 years. six of the 12 cases had community-acquired infections and the other six had nosocomially-acquired infections. ten of the 12 cases had associated underlying diseases, ... | 2000 | 10697784 |
| feasibility of oral ciprofloxacin for the outpatient management of febrile neutropenia in selected children with cancer. | children with cancer who develop an episode of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia usually are admitted to the hospital for intravenous empiric antibiotic therapy. in the current study, the authors examined the use of ciprofloxacin as outpatient management in selected patients with fever during an episode of neutropenia. | 2000 | 10738231 |
| splenic abscess: report of six cases and review of the literature. | splenic abscesses are rare but appear to be increasing in frequency. recent advances in radiologic techniques have affected the diagnosis and management. the purpose of this study was to evaluate these effects. the medical records of one institution were retrospectively reviewed and six cases of splenic abscesses seen between 1989 and 1999 were identified. all patients had predisposing conditions with metastatic hematogenous infection in three and one each with trauma, immunodeficiency, and a co ... | 2001 | 11206904 |
| [clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of inflammatory heart diseases in childhood]. | inflammatory disorders which may affect the heart muscle, the endocardium, the pericardium and/or the coronary arteries are rare, but potentially devastating diseases. as the incidence of rheumatic heart disease has decreased, children with congenital heart disease now constitute the primary patient population at risk of infective endocarditis. streptococcus viridans and staphylococcus aureus are still the most frequently observed organisms. the majority of children with infective endocarditis c ... | 2001 | 11234456 |
| in vitro susceptibilities to topical antibiotics of bacteria isolated from the surface of clinically symptomatic eyes. | the permanent change of resistance patterns of bacteria causing ocular infections makes repeat susceptibility testings against the most recent clinical isolates mandatory. the aim of the present study was to assess the in vitro susceptibility of ocular bacterial isolates of clinically symptomatic eyes admitted to the outpatient clinic of the eye department of a large central hospital to commonly used topical antibiotics. | 2001 | 11244359 |
| modulation of colonic barrier function by the composition of the commensal flora in the rat. | altered intestinal permeability is a key pathogenetic factor of idiopathic bowel inflammation. we investigated in the rat if changes in the composition of the bowel flora can alter colonic permeability. | 2001 | 11247894 |
| the puzzle of zmpb and extensive chain formation, autolysis defect and non-translocation of choline-binding proteins in streptococcus pneumoniae. | choline-binding proteins (cbps) from streptococcus pneumoniae are involved in several important processes. inactivation of zmpb, a gene that encodes a surface-located putative zinc metalloprotease, in a s. pneumoniae serotype 4 strain was recently reported to reveal a composite phenotype, including extensive chain formation, lysis defect and transformation deficiency. this phenotype was associated with the lack of surface expression of several cbps, including the major autolysin lyta. lyta, norm ... | 2001 | 11260480 |
| evaluation of an automated culture system for detecting bacterial contamination of platelets: an analysis with 15 contaminating organisms. | approximately 1 in 2000 platelet components are bacterially contaminated. the time to detection of 15 seeded organisms in platelets recovered from an automated culture system was studied. | 2001 | 11316897 |
| bacterial contamination of human organ-cultured corneas. | the aim of this study was to detect and identify bacterial contaminants in human corneoscleral tissue after organ culture storage. | 2001 | 11322413 |
| lomefloxacin is an effective treatment of experimental bacterial keratitis. | lomefloxacin was evaluated as a potential topical therapy for bacterial keratitis. | 2001 | 11322421 |
| in vitro model of infectious crystalline keratopathy: tissue architecture determines pattern of microbial spread. | to develop an in vitro model of infectious crystalline keratopathy using human corneal buttons and to test the hypothesis that the compactness of the corneal stroma determines the pattern of microbial spread. | 2001 | 11328734 |
| infective endocarditis in children--incidence, pattern, diagnosis and management in a developing country. | in developing countries, patients with infective endocarditis are referred late, there is low yield of blood cultures and incidence of rheumatic heart disease is still high. objective: evaluate clinical pattern, assess diagnostic criteria in our settings and determine outcome. setting: a tertiary referral center for paediatric and adult cardiology. | 2001 | 11334662 |
| [cd34+ progenitor cell transplantation from hla-mismatched donors to two patients with chronic active epstein-barr virus infection]. | we report two boys with chronic active epstein-barr virus infection (caebv) refractory to conventional chemotherapy, who received hla-mismatched allografts of cd34-positive progenitor cells from their fathers. one patient developed veno-occlusive disease (vod) of the liver on day 18 after transplantation and died on day 26. the other patient received the allograft during partial remission. although he suffered recurrent infections due to streptococcus viridans, he is now doing well 23 months aft ... | 2001 | 11808080 |
| [antimicrobial prophylaxis of bacterial infections in pediatric oncology patients]. | bacterial infections are still a major challenge in the treatment of pediatric cancer patients. considering the evidence in the literature and published consensus opinions of experts the following strategies of antibacterial chemoprophylaxis (abcp) in pediatric cancer patients can be recommended (or not recommended): accompanying the implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (or a rickham-reservoir) abcp is recommended, until prospective controlled studies including pediatric cancer patients ... | 2001 | 11577362 |
| eustachian valve endocarditis caused by streptococcus viridans. | a 76-year-old man was admitted for ethanol detoxification. he was found to be in atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response that was refractory to electrical and chemical cardioversion attempts. the patient subsequently developed respiratory distress. a transesophageal echocardiogram revealed a vegetation attached to the eustachian valve and blood cultures grew streptococcus viridans. after treatment with appropriate antibiotics, the patient converted to sinus rhythm with sotalol hydr ... | 2001 | 11593213 |
| deep neck abscess: a retrospective review of 210 cases. | this study was performed to review our experience with deep neck abscesses (dnas) and compare it to the experiences in the available literature, and to study changing trends within our patient population. we retrospectively studied 210 patients who had dnas between 1981 and 1998. peritonsillar abscesses and limited intraoral abscesses were excluded. demographics, presentation, etiology, site of abscess, associated systemic diseases, bacteriology, radiology, treatment, airway management, and outc ... | 2001 | 11713917 |
| comparative in vitro study of pulp capping materials. | in a comparative in vitro study we examined the bactericidal effect, adhesion and shrinkage of 5% potassium nitrate in carboxy-adhaesor, 5% potassium chloride in carboxy-adhaesor, carboxy-adhaesor, adhaesor and dycal. | 2001 | 15354465 |
| an update on infective endocarditis of dental origin. | the aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of dental treatment and oral infections related to the development of infective endocarditis (ie). | 2002 | 11741733 |
| antimicrobial activities of bms-284756 compared with those of fluoroquinolones and beta-lactams against gram-positive clinical isolates. | the in vitro antibacterial activity of bms-284756 was compared to those of ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin, ceftriaxone, imipenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid against 492 gram-positive clinical isolates. bms-284756 was the most-active agent against streptococcus pneumoniae, streptococcus viridans, beta-hemolytic streptococci, methicillin-sensitive and -resistant staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-sensitive and -resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci, an ... | 2002 | 11751142 |
| fourth generation fluoroquinolones: new weapons in the arsenal of ophthalmic antibiotics. | fourth generation fluoroquinolones (fqs) will soon be introduced to ophthalmology. in this in vitro study, differences in the susceptibility patterns and the potencies of fourth generation fqs (gatifloxacin-gat and moxifloxacin-mox) were compared with third generation (levofloxacin-lev) and second generation fqs (ciprofloxacin-cip and ofloxacin-ofx). | 2002 | 11931779 |
| combined brucella melitensis and streptococcal viridans endocarditis. | infectious endocarditis is a potentially lethal inflammation of the hearts' inner lining invaded by microorganisms. the mortality from this illness increases as the number of infective organisms rises to 2, due to involvement of the left side of the heart. these microorganisms usually arise from the patient's own flora but can be acquired from the environment. fever and heart murmurs are the principal clinical manifestations followed by a plethora of peripheral signs due to dissemination of micr ... | 2002 | 11938375 |
| primary psoas abscess complicating a normal vaginal delivery. | psoas abscess is a rare and potentially dangerous complication of normal delivery. | 2002 | 11975954 |
| jaundice as an early diagnostic sign of urinary tract infection in infancy. | urinary tract infections (utis) are a common clinical problem in febrile infants younger than 8 weeks old, with a prevalence between 5% and 11%. previous studies have noted that jaundice may be one of the first signs of a bacterial infection in infants. our goal was to determine the incidence of utis in asymptomatic, jaundiced infants younger than 8 weeks old and to determine which historical and laboratory parameters are associated with utis. | 2002 | 11986445 |
| medicinal plants in the healing of dry socket in rats: microbiological and microscopic analysis. | the effectiveness of medicinal herbs as antimicrobial agents was tested on isolated microorganisms from an induced alveolitis and on alveolitis in rats. sixteen ethanolic extracts from plants were prepared and tested. the plant materials were selected from ethnobotanic data and the best result was obtained with schinus terebinthifolius raddi. the activity on enterococcus, bacillus corineforme, streptococcus viridans and s. beta-hemolytic was better than the one presented by the antibiotic curren ... | 2002 | 11995943 |
| streptococcus viridans septicaemia: a comparison study in patients admitted to the departments of infectious diseases and haematology in a university hospital. | infective endocarditis caused by viridans streptococci is a well-described disease. streptococcus viridans is also an important etiologic agent causing septicaemia in neutropenic patients with haematological diseases. in this study we retrospectively reviewed charts from 111 patients with 121 episodes of viridans streptococci septicaemia during the period 1992-97 for clinical data, presence of endocarditis, subtype and outcome. forty-seven episodes of s. viridans septicaemia were documented in 4 ... | 2002 | 12064702 |
| superior mesenteric artery aneurysm. | a 38-year old woman with mid-epigastric pain, diarrhea, and weight loss, underwent resection of a superior mesenteric artery aneurysm and primary repair of the artery. pathological examination showed degenerative atherosclerotic changes, marked medial and intimal thickening, and vegetations. microbiological studies demonstrated streptococcus viridans as the infecting organism of this mycotic aneurysm. the patient made a good recovery and remained well after 3 years. | 2002 | 12079975 |
| elvis: a new 24-hour culture test for detecting herpes simplex virus from ocular samples. | to compare elvis (enzyme linked virus inducible system) (biowhittaker, walkersville, md), a new, simple, 24-hour cell culture test for detecting herpes simplex virus (hsv), with standard cell culture and herpchek (nen, boston, mass) for detecting hsv in ocular specimens. | 2002 | 12096968 |
| evaluation of a new generation of culture bottle using an automated bacterial culture system for detecting nine common contaminating organisms found in platelet components. | an automated bacterial culture system (bact/alert 3d, biomérieux) has been previously validated with a variety of bacteria in platelets. the recovery of bacteria in platelets using a new generation of culture bottles that do not require venting and that use a liquid emulsion sensor was studied. | 2002 | 12147032 |
| multiple embolism in a female patient with infective endocarditis. low back pain and hematuria as the initial clinical manifestations. | a 59-year-old female patient with mitral valve prolapse and a previous history of lumbosacral spondyloarthrosis and lumbar disk hernia had an episode of infective endocarditis due to streptococcus viridans, which evolved with peripheral embolism to the left kidney, spleen, and left iliac artery, and intraventricular cerebral hemorrhage. her clinical manifestations were low back pain and hematuria, which were initially attributed to an osteoarticular condition. infective endocarditis is a severe ... | 2002 | 12185859 |
| successful treatment of orthodontic-associated traumatic endophthalmitis. | to report successful management of orthodontic-associated traumatic endophthalmitis. | 2002 | 12208264 |
| vaccines to treat encephalitis lethargica: human experiments at the neurological institute of new york, 1929-1940. | encephalitis lethargica, first observed in 1915, became a pandemic. because of its presumed infectious basis, there were early attempts to treat it with vaccines. the history of the use of these vaccines has not been analyzed. | 2002 | 12223039 |
| streptococcus sanguis meningitis: report of a case. | a 35-year-old woman who presented with acute purulent meningitis and hearing loss was reported. no bacteria was seen with gram' s stain of cerebrospinal fluid (csf). csf grew streptococcus viridans, which was subsequently identified to be s. sanguis. the patient improved after treatment, including hearing. | 2002 | 12296418 |
| replacing the ascending aorta and aortic valve for acute prosthetic valve endocarditis: is using prosthetic material contraindicated? | the use of prosthetic material (rather than a homograft) for ascending aorta/aortic valve replacement (bentall procedure) in cases of acute prosthetic valve endocarditis is controversial. we report favorable results using this technique almost exclusively (a homograft was used in only 3 patients with hematological problems) during a 12-year interval. | 2002 | 12440665 |
| necrotizing gangrene of the genitalia and perineum. | necrotizing gangrene of the genitalia and perineum is a fulminant, life-threatening condition. this infection is usually polymicrobial and may be idiopathic or secondary to local trauma or surgery. histologically, it is characterized by obliterative endarteritis and thrombosis of the subcutaneous vessels, fascial necrosis, and leukocytic infiltration. mortality rates of 25-75% have been reported. most cases of necrotizing gangrene begin insidiously, with scrotal discomfort and malaise. later, er ... | 2002 | 12492967 |
| [bacterial flora of hypertrophied tonsils in children with secretory otitis media]. | the potentially pathogenic bacteria: haemophilus influenzae, moraxella catarrhalis, streptococcus pneumoniae are the major bacterial flora of hypertrophied tonsils. in children suffering from otitis media with inflammatory effusion an unfortunate decreased physiological flora of streptococcus viridans and neisseria is observed. | 2002 | 12516233 |
| avoiding the pump in tricuspid valve endocarditis--vegetectomy under inflow occlusion. | surgical treatment of tricuspid valve endocarditis (tve) ranges from vegetectomy to valve replacement with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb), accompanied by risks of systemic and lung complications. we present our experience with tricuspid valve vegetectomy under inflow occlusion without cpb. | 2002 | 12517294 |
| bacteriology of anal fistulae. | to evaluate by bacteriological analysis the possible relationship between the chronicity of perianal fistulae and the presence of probable permanent infection of the fistulae. | 2002 | 12587233 |
| infectious keratitis after photorefractive keratectomy. | to elucidate risk factors, microbial culture results, and visual outcomes for infectious keratitis after photorefractive keratectomy (prk). | 2003 | 12689896 |
| microbiology and management of acute suppurative thyroiditis in children. | this review describes the microbiology, diagnosis and management of suppurative thyroiditis (st). staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus pyogenes, streptococcus epidermidis, and streptococcus pneumoniae, are the predominant aerobic isolates. the most common anaerobic bacteria are gram-negative bacilli and peptostreptococcus spp. agents that are rarely recovered include klebsiella spp., haemophilus influenzae, streptococcus viridans, salmonella spp., enterobacteriaceae, mycobacterium tuberculosis, ... | 2003 | 12697345 |
| prospective risk assessment of bacteremia and other infectious complications in patients undergoing eus-guided fna. | there are few data regarding the risk of bacteremia with eus-guided fna. this study prospectively evaluated the frequency of bacteremia and other infectious complications after eus-guided fna. | 2003 | 12709695 |
| streptococcal viridans subacute bacterial endocarditis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (anca). | we report an illustrative case of a 60-year-old man with streptococcus viridans subacute bacterial endocarditis (sbe) and positive antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (c-anca). c-anca positivity has been associated with a variety of rheumatic and infectious disease areas, but has been rarely associated with sbe. the patient had mitral valve prolapse with mitral regurgitation, and s viridans sbe developed after a dental procedure. laboratory abnormalities included anemia, elevated erythrocy ... | 2003 | 12734537 |
| [epidemiology of gram-positive infections in france: changing resistance]. | contribution of clinical epidemiology: clinical epidemiology goes beyond simply counting cases of resistance. the goal is to collect clinical data contributing to an explication of epidemiological observations enabling a classification into 4 types of resistance. gram positive bacteria: depending on the specialty, gram positive bacteria are the cause of a variable percentage of clinical infections. in oncology and hematology, gram-positive infections appear to be on the rise due to the increase ... | 2003 | 12754442 |
| deep neck infection: a present-day complication. a retrospective review of 83 cases (1998-2001). | deep neck infections are less and less frequent today than in the past. nevertheless, their complications are often life-threatening. the present study reviews the experience of the department of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery of padua with deep neck infections during the period from 1998 to 2001. eighty-three patients (55 males and 28 females) were retrospectively considered. the site of origin of deep neck infection was identified in 76 patients (91%). the most common cause was denta ... | 2003 | 12774234 |
| [predictors of hospital mortality in 186 cases of active infective endocarditis treated in a tertiary medical center (1992-2001)]. | the aim of this study was to describe the predictors of hospital mortality found in patients admitted for infective endocarditis (ie) to a cardiovascular surgery ward. patients and method. prospective study of 186 patients with ie treated in our hospital between 1992 and 2001. | 2003 | 12783733 |
| streptococcus acidominimus infection in a child causing gradenigo syndrome. | gradenigo syndrome is a rare presentation of acute petrositis. the clinical triad of gradenigo syndrome consists of acute suppurative otitis media, severe unilateral headache and abducens nerve palsy. we report the first case of gradenigo syndrome caused by streptococcus acidominimus, a gram-positive coccus of the streptococcus viridans group, which rarely causes deep-seated infection in humans. conclusion: gradenigo syndrome may complicate acute otitis media and should be suspected in case of u ... | 2003 | 12791460 |
| relationship between semen cultures, leukospermia, and semen analysis in men undergoing fertility evaluation. | to determine the correlation between semen cultures, semen gram stains, leukospermia, and semen analysis parameters in asymptomatic men undergoing fertility evaluation. | 2003 | 12801559 |
| [cerebral abscesses of oral origin]. | it has been suggested that between 3% and 13% of the cerebral abscesses (ca) are presumably associated to oral infections or dental procedures. | 2003 | 12938049 |