| changing trends of peritonsillar abscess. | this retrospective, cohort study aims to assess the changing characteristics of peritonsillar abscess (pta). | 2010 | 20015734 |
| susceptibility to tigecycline of isolates from samples collected in hospitalized patients with secondary peritonitis undergoing surgery. | activity of tigecycline against nosocomial secondary peritonitis isolates collected along 18 months in 29 spanish hospitals was tested by etest in a central laboratory, considering food and drug administration (fda)/british society for antimicrobial chemotherapy (bsac)/european committee on antimicrobial susceptibility testing (eucast) breakpoints. a total of 600 facultative/aerobic isolates (392 gram negative, 208 gram positive) and 100 anaerobes were tested. none of the 220 escherichia coli is ... | 2010 | 20022193 |
| streptococcal bacteraemia in patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: the role of tooth brushing and use of chlorhexidine. | a retrospective evaluation of 73 consecutive recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hsct) was conducted to investigated the role of oral care and incidence of streptococcal bacteremia in patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. patients were retrospectively evaluated and divided into group a (ga=38) and group b (gb=35). during hospitalization patients from ga performed oral hygiene daily with extra soft toothbrush and toothpaste besides performing mouth clea ... | 2010 | 20038916 |
| prognostic factors in left-sided endocarditis: results from the andalusian multicenter cohort. | despite medical advances, mortality in infective endocarditis (ie) is still very high. previous studies on prognosis in ie have observed conflicting results. the aim of this study was to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality in a large multicenter cohort of left-sided ie. | 2010 | 20096116 |
| are all ventricular septal defects created equal? | the authors report the occurrence of infective endocarditis in a 32-year-old man with a ventricular septal defect and a left ventricular-to-right-atrial shunt who adhered to the revised 2007 american heart association guidelines for infective endocarditis. the patient had received antibiotic prophylaxis prior to multiple previous dental procedures. at a recent dental evaluation for fillings, he was informed that he no longer needed prophylaxis. fatigue and fevers developed 1 week later, and he w ... | 2010 | 20097530 |
| bilateral infectious keratitis after implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments. | to report the development of bilateral infectious keratitis after implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments (icrss). | 2010 | 20098317 |
| reactive arthritis following streptococcus viridans urinary tract infection. | to report a case with reactive arthritis (rea) following streptococcus viridans genitourinary infection. | 2010 | 20128651 |
| spontaneous perforation of the tympanic membrane in the first 10 days of life. | twelve cases of neonates admitted to the neonatal unit of our hospital, between january 1, 2000, and december 31, 2005, because of otorrhea due to spontaneous perforation of the tympanic membrane within the first 10 days of life are presented. data were collected retrospectively from medical records. cultures of the middle ear exudate grew pseudomonas aeruginosa in 10, serratia marcenscens in 1, and staphylococcus aureus in 1 neonate. cultures of nasopharyngeal secretions grew p. aeruginosa in n ... | 2010 | 20225173 |
| primary streptococcus viridans meningitis; report of a case with necropsy findings. | | 1947 | 20246681 |
| subacute bacterial (streptococcus viridans) endocarditis treated with penicillin. | | 1946 | 20274795 |
| [streptococcus viridans and streptococcus hemolyticus as indices of infection of the air of a room]. | | 1946 | 20275149 |
| an unusual case of suppurative hepatitis due to streptococcus viridans; recovery with penicillin and sulphathiazole. | | 1946 | 20278136 |
| penicillin in pneumonia due to streptococcus viridans and streptococcus haemolyticus. | | 1946 | 20282758 |
| streptococcus viridans meningitis with pneumonia. | | 1947 | 20285307 |
| case of streptococcus viridans bacteriaemia with endocarditis and apparent recovery. | | 1923 | 20314768 |
| bacteriological study of dacryocystitis among patients attending in menelik ii hospital, addis ababa, ethiopia. | dacryocystitis usually results from blockage of the nasolacrimal duct. the treatment of such obstruction is surgery. there is a fivefold risk of soft tissue infection after open lacrimal surgery without systemic antibiotic prophylaxis that represents a significant risk of failure in lacrimal surgery. | 2010 | 20607995 |
| septic arthritis due to streptococcus sanguis. | septic arthritis may represent a direct invasion of joint space by various microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi. although any infectious agent may cause bacterial arthritis, bacterial pathogens are the most significant because of their rapidly destructive nature. we present a case of septic arthritis in a 56-year old male patient due to streptococcus viridans which is member of the viridans group streptococci. patient was admitted to our hospital presented as fever of unknown or ... | 2010 | 20698149 |
| strain variations in the resistance of streptococcus viridans to sulphonamide compounds. | | 1940 | 20783081 |
| normal organ weights, serum chemistry, hematology, and cecal and nasopharyngeal bacterial cultures in the gray short-tailed opossum (monodelphis domestica). | gray short-tailed opossums (monodelphis domestica) currently are used in genetic, developmental, oncology, and neurologic research. little is known about their natural flora or potential for pathogenic infectious disease. the present study aims to improve existing comparative normal blood and organ weight values available to researchers and to describe flora of clinically normal m. domestica to obtain an understanding of potential pathogenic flora in clinically abnormal animals. for evaluation o ... | 2010 | 20819383 |
| postoperative bacteremia in periodontal flap surgery, with and without prophylactic antibiotic administration: a comparative study. | many a times in clinical periodontology, the decision whether to prescribe prophylactic antibiotics or not, is perplexing.the present study was conducted to compare the bacteremias induced after periodontal flap surgeries with and without prophylactic antibiotics. | 2010 | 20922074 |
| evidence of bacterial biofilms in nasal polyposis. | the pathogeny of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (crs/np) has not been elucidated. bacterial exotoxins have been implicated in many inflammatory chronic diseases, such as chronic otitis, chronic tonsillitis, cholesteatomas, and more recently crs/np. we propose that the bacteria in crs/np are not only present in a planktonic state, but also occur in microbial communities as biofilms. | 2010 | 20945603 |
| decompressive abdominal laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome in an unengrafted bone marrow recipient with septic shock. | objective. to describe a profoundly immunocompromised (panleukopenia) child with septic shock who developed abdominal compartment syndrome (acs) and was successfully treated with surgical decompression. design. individual case report. setting. pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary children's hospital. patient. a 32-month-old male with fanconi anemia who underwent bone marrow transplantation (bmt) 5 days prior to developing septic shock secondary to streptococcus viridans and escherichia co ... | 2010 | 20948887 |
| [rupture of a superior mesenteric artery aneurysm]. | a 54-year-old patient presented with acute abdominal pain that had started after having a bowel movement. | 2010 | 20960383 |
| [successful treatment of multiple sinus thromboses and meningitis due to aspergilli and alpha-streptococci with preemptive antimycotic therapy: a case report]. | a 62-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with 11 days of headache, 2 days of right eye ache and 1 day of fever and lethargy. neurological examination revealed nuchal stiffness, right proptosis, bilateral ptosis, and right abducens palsy. cerebrospinal fluid (csf) examination revealed elevated white cell count (164 /microl) and protein level (115 mg/dl). cranial mri showed sphenoid sinusitis, thromboses of the right superior ophthalmic vein, bilateral cavernous sinuses, left sphenoparietal s ... | 2010 | 20960932 |
| streptococcus viridans septicemia from vegetations in femoral arteriovenous aneurysm. | | 1946 | 20992172 |
| pneumonia due to streptococcus viridans; review of literature and case report of an infant. | | 1945 | 21005069 |
| the treatment of streptococcus viridans endocarditis with penicillin. | | 1946 | 21006363 |
| [streptococcus viridans in paradentosis]. | | 1945 | 21012722 |
| subacute bacterial endocarditis, streptococcus viridans, with mensenteric thrombosis and recovery. | | 1946 | 21018868 |
| staphylococcus aureus empyema in an infant, aged six weeks; streptococcus viridans empyema in an infant, aged twenty-one months. | | 1946 | 21019190 |
| bacterial growth kinetics in acd-a apheresis platelets: comparison of plasma and pas iii storage. | our objective was to determine the growth kinetics of bacteria in leukoreduced apheresis platelets (lr-ap) in a platelet (plt) additive solution (pas; intersol, fenwal, inc.) compared to lr-ap stored in plasma. | 2010 | 21077911 |
| sterility of reusable transrectal ultrasound transducer assemblies for prostate biopsy reprocessed according to food and drug administration guidelines--bacteriologic outcomes in a clinical setup. | to test the effectiveness of the sterilization process of the transducer while applying the food and drug administration recommendations on a routine basis in a high-volume clinical setup. in june 2006, the food and drug administration issued a public health notification about reprocessing of the reusable ultrasound transducer assemblies used for transrectal biopsy of the prostate. | 2011 | 21195820 |
| aeromonas hydrophila as a causative organism in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: case report and review of the literature. | most episodes of peritoneal dialysis (pd)-related peritonitis could be attributed to a single organism, but in almost 10% of peritonitis episodes multiple organisms are identified. polymicrobial peritonitis is often related to intra-abdominal pathology, and the prognosis may be poor. aeromonas spp. have rarely been identified as the causative pathogen in pd-related peritonitis, and a very small number of cases has been reported in the literature. these rod-shaped, gram-negative microorganisms ha ... | 2011 | 21269597 |
| incidence of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery (2002-2008) at a brazilian university-hospital. | to report on the incidence, diagnostic technique, and microbiological features of endophthalmitis at a university-setting in brazil. | 2010 | 21271024 |
| incidence of fever and bacteriemia following flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy: a prospective study. | the latest american heart association (aha) statement for preventing infectious endocarditis, has not recommended prophylactic antibiotic therapy prior to fiberoptic bronchoscopy (fb) except for patients with preexisting predisposing cardiac conditions. our aim was to determine the incidence of bacteriemia and fever following fb in our experience and compare with those which have been mentioned in aha guideline as well as other studies. venous blood of 85 consecutive patients was evaluated for b ... | 2010 | 21287478 |
| splenic abscess: a single institution study and review of the literature. | the aim of this study was to review our experience with splenic abscesses, with respect to the relevant aspects of splenic abscesses and treatment outcomes. | 2011 | 21319348 |
| the effect of bacterial environmental and metabolic stresses on a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (libs) based identification of escherichia coli and streptococcus viridans. | in this paper we investigate the effect that adverse environmental and metabolic stresses have on the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (libs) identification of bacterial specimens. single-pulse libs spectra were acquired from a non-pathogenic strain of escherichia coli cultured in two different nutrient media: a trypticase soy agar and a macconkey agar with a 0.01% concentration of deoxycholate. a chemometric discriminant function analysis showed that the libs spectra acquired from bacteria ... | 2011 | 21396185 |
| three cases of pr3-anca positive subacute endocarditis caused by attenuated bacteria (propionibacterium, gemella, and bartonella) complicated with kidney injury. | subacute bacterial endocarditis (sbe) associated with antiproteinase-3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (pr3-anca) has previously been reported in 10 cases of streptococcus viridans and in 1 case of escherichia faecalis infection. most of these patients had hypocomplementemia and were positive for several autoantibodies. the infections in most of these patients showed good responses to antibiotic treatment. we report three patients with anca-positive sbe, which was induced by attenuated slo ... | 2011 | 21400245 |
| studies in the pathology of vascular disease: the response of the rabbit's carotid artery to injuries-effect of injection of streptococcus viridans and of silica. | | 1936 | 21433702 |
| the relation of hypersensitivity to localization in and dissemination of streptococcus viridans from incisor teeth of rabbits. | | 1937 | 21433734 |
| successful surgical repair of mitral valve prolapse endocarditis: a case report and review of the current literature. | we present the case of a 42-year-old man with mitral valve prolapse (mvp) and infective endocarditis. he was referred to our hospital by his family physician for the evaluation of a cardiac murmur. a detailed medical history revealed that he had been feeling fatigue with occasional episodes of slight fever during the last two months. echocardiography revealed mvp with a sizeable vegetation and severe mitral insufficiency. serial blood cultures were positive for streptococcus viridans, highly pen ... | 2011 | 21478131 |
| mandibular osteomyelitis in children mimicking juvenile recurrent parotitis. | to describe pediatric cases with mandibular osteomyelitis initially diagnosed and treated as juvenile recurrent parotitis. | 2011 | 21489642 |
| late hematogenous bacterial infections of breast implants: two case reports of unique bacterial infections. | late infections of breast implants are rare occurrences. we present 2 cases of late infections of breast implants, resulting from hematogenous spread from bacterial infection from distant sites. the first case involves a late implant infection following development of a chronic foot sore, caused by achromobacter xylosoxidans, an aerobic pathogen. the second case describes a late infection, after extensive dental treatment, caused by streptococcus viridans, a bacterium that normally lives in clos ... | 2011 | 21508821 |
| acute rhinosinusitis-related orbital infection in pediatric patients: a retrospective analysis. | periorbital infection frequently originates from acute rhinosinusitis in children. we tried to find the characteristics of pediatric patients who are likely to develop subperiosteal orbital abscesses and to need emergency surgery for acute orbital swelling. | 2011 | 21510144 |
| validation of a microbial detection system for use with acd-a platelets with pas iii platelet additive solution. | background: the bact/alert microbial detection system (bta) is used for testing leukoreduced apheresis platelets (lr-ap) in plasma. platelet additive solutions (pass) such as intersol (pas iii) may be used to reduce the amount of plasma transfused in lr-ap. this study evaluated the performance of the two-bottle bta testing scheme in the recovery of seeded microorganisms from lr-ap in intersol-plasma compared to a reference plate culture method. study design and methods: hyperconcentrated, double ... | 2011 | 21517894 |
| bacterial pattern in chronic sinusitis and cystic fibrosis. | objective. to assess the association between pathogenic bacteria found in bronchoalveolar lavages and paranasal cavity cultures in patients with cystic fibrosis (cf) who underwent endonasal endoscopic sinus surgery. the authors hypothesized that the pathogenic bacterial pattern of the upper airway would be associated with that of the lower airway. study design. prospective case series with planned data collection. setting. tertiary referral center. subjects and methods. a group of 16 patients wi ... | 2011 | 21521896 |
| mechanism of oil-pulling therapy -in vitro study. | background: oil pulling has been used extensively as a traditional indian folk remedy without scientific proof for many years for strengthening teeth, gums and jaws and to prevent decay, oral malodor, bleeding gums and dryness of throat and cracked lips. aim: the aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of sesame oil and lignans isolated from sesame oil on oral microorganisms and to check whether saponification or emulsification occurs during oil-pulling therapy. materials an ... | 2011 | 21525674 |
| antimicrobial effectiveness of different preparations of calcium hydroxide. | background: intracanal medicaments have an antibacterial effect on the root canal flora. the effectiveness of such vehicles has to be tested and substantiated against the normal bacterial flora. the various vehicles that were tested for their effectiveness were commercially prepared calcium hydroxide (metapex), saline, glycerine, cmcp, and rexidine-m gel. the bacterial cultures tested for sensitivity were aerobes (staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus viridans, streptococcus pyogens, enterococcus ... | 2011 | 21525680 |
| changing epidemiology of native valve infective endocarditis. | introduction and objectives: the aim of our study is to assess changes in the epidemiologic features of patients with native valve infective endocarditis. methods: we analyzed a prospective series of 228 cases of native valve infective endocarditis in non-intravenous drug users attending our center between 1987 and 2009. we compared three subperiods: 1987-1994 (67 cases), 1995-2002 (74 cases) and 2003-2009 (87 cases). results: the mean age of patients has progressively increased (38±22 years in ... | 2011 | 21641100 |
| two weeks of postsurgical therapy may be enough for high-risk cases of endocarditis caused by streptococcus viridans or streptococcus bovis. | clin microbiol infect abstract: the duration of antimicrobial therapy after surgery for infective endocarditis (ie) is controversial. a short course of postsurgical therapy is currently accepted only for patients with negative valve culture. we performed a retrospective (1994-2008) analysis of patients who underwent surgery for ie in our hospital and had a high risk of complications ( one of more of the following: <2-áweeks of antibiotic treatment before surgery; embolism; perivalvular extension ... | 2011 | 21733030 |
| intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord in the setting of patent foramen ovale. | intramedullary abscess of the spinal cord is a rare entity, especially in the setting of an intracardiac shunt, which, to our knowledge, has not been described in the literature. here we present a case of an intramedullary spinal cord abscess in a patient with a patent foramen ovale. | 2011 | 21986439 |
| Bacteremia following dental implant surgery: Preliminary results. | Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate the incidence of bacteremia, bacteriology and antibiotic susceptibility against to causative bacteria associated with dental implant installation. Study Design: 30 generally healthy patients were enrolled in this study. Blood samples were collected at baseline and at 30 minutes after dental implant installation and 24 hours after dental implant surgery. Blood samples were cultured in a BACTEC system. The isolated bacteria were identified us ... | 2012 | 22157668 |
| Efficacy of different disinfectant systems on alginate and addition silicone impression materials of Indian and international origin: a comparative evaluation. | Study was planned to evaluate the efficacy of commonly used disinfectants and to study qualitatively and quantitatively the persistence of microflora on the untreated (control group) and the disinfected impression surface after 24 h. Disinfectant systems used were immersion systems like glutaraldehyde, sodium hypochlorite and the ultraviolet chamber. The effect of disinfectant on most commonly used Indian impression materials was carried out in this study and results compared with the most commo ... | 2011 | 21886411 |
| Is repetitive intraoperative splash basin use a source of bacterial contamination in total joint replacement? | Splash basins are used in arthroplasty cases to wash instruments. Several studies in the literature have shown these basins being a potential source of bacterial infection. This study assesses the risk of contamination of intraoperative splash basins used to wash and store instruments. A total of 46 random clean primary arthroplasty cases (32 hips, 13 knees, and 1 unicondylar knee) were studied by taking cultures of sterile splash basins as soon as they are opened (controls) and again at wound c ... | 2011 | 21902155 |
| bacterial colonization or infection in chronic sinusitis. | the aim of this study was the determination of bacteria present in maxillary and ethmoid cavities in patients with chronic sinusitis and to correlate these findings with bacteria simultaneously present in their nasopharynx. the purpose of this correlation was to establish the role of bacteria found in chronically inflamed sinuses and to evaluate if the bacteria present colonized or infected sinus mucosa. nasopharyngeal and sinus swabs of 65 patients that underwent functional endoscopic sinus sur ... | 2011 | 22127467 |
| pathogenic alteration in severe burn wounds. | the present study aims to define the trend of time related changes with local bacterial alteration of bacterial resistance in severe burns in our burn center during a 12-year period. retrospective analysis of microbiological results on severely burned wounds between 1998 and 2009 was carried out. a study of 3615 microbial isolates was performed. staphylococcus aureus was the most commonly isolated pathogen (38.2%) followed by a. baumannii (16.2%), streptococcus viridans (11.4%), pseudomonas aeru ... | 2011 | 22100426 |
| nickel chromium brackets and its effect on the oral microflora. | nickel chromium brackets are the most common type of fixed orthodontic appliance used in our environment and may alter the oral microflora. | 2011 | 22783687 |
| comparison of the surface and core bacteria in tonsillar and adenoid tissue with beta-lactamase production. | adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy, indicated for children with recurrent or persistent symptoms of infection or hypertrophy, are among the most frequent operations performed in children. this study was carried out for investigating the microbial flora of the tonsils and adenoids regarding to core and surface microorganisms and also pathogen microrganisms' beta-lactamase production rate. cultures were taken from the core and surface of tonsils and adenoids of the 91 patients at the time of the surg ... | 2011 | 22754799 |
| efficacy of various spray disinfectants on irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials: an in vitro study. | most of the materials (casts, impressions, etc.) that are sent to the dental laboratories show the presence of numerous pathogenic microorganisms. all the spray disinfectants are not equally effective against these microorganisms. aims and objectives: the aim was to compare the effectiveness of different spray disinfectants on irreversible hydrocolloid impressions and to find out the most effective dilution, contact time, and effect against each microorganism studied. | 2011 | 22484867 |
| clinicomicrobiological profile of children with acute pharyngitis with special reference to streptococcol grouping. | a total of 100 patients of acute pharyngitis were evaluated clinically and investigated microbiologically. eighty patients proved culture positive acute pharyngitis, among them 17 patients proved positive for beta-haemolytic streptococci, 14 patients for staphylococcus aureus, 24 for pneumococci, 13 patients for streptococcus viridans, 3 for brahmanella catarrhalis, 4 for coagulase negative staphylococci, 5 had mixed infection. further streptococcal grouping was carried out on these isolates. ou ... | 2011 | 23469573 |
| comparison of the microflex lt and vitek ms systems for routine identification of bacteria by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. | this study compared the performance of three matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry systems: microflex lt (bruker daltonics, bremen, germany), vitek ms ruo (axima assurance-saramis database; biomérieux, marcy l'etoile, france), and vitek ms ivd (biomérieux). a total of 1,129 isolates, including 1,003 routine isolates, 73 anaerobes, and 53 bacterial enteropathogens, were tested on the microflex lt and axima assurance devices. the spectra were analyzed using t ... | 2012 | 22322345 |
| in vitro comparison of combination and monotherapy for the empiric and optimal coverage of bacterial keratitis based on incidence of infection. | cefazolin/tobramycin, cefuroxime/gentamicin, and moxifloxacin were compared using bacterial keratitis isolates to determine whether empiric therapy constituted optimal antibacterial treatment. | 2013 | 23132444 |
| the clinical relevance of microbiology specimens in orofacial abscesses of dental origin. | it is common surgical practice to take a specimen for microbial culture and susceptibility (mc&s) when draining an orofacial abscess. the aim of this study was to determine if routine mc&s has any therapeutic value in the care of these patients. | 2012 | 23031767 |
| development of upper respiratory tract microbiota in infancy is affected by mode of delivery. | birth by caesarian section is associated with short- and long-term respiratory morbidity. we hypothesized that mode of delivery affects the development of the respiratory microbiota, thereby altering its capacity to provide colonization resistance and consecutive pathobiont overgrowth and infections. therefore, we longitudinally studied the impact of mode of delivery on the nasopharyngeal microbiota development from birth until six months of age in a healthy, unselected birth cohort of 102 child ... | 2016 | 27333043 |
| an independent evaluation of a novel peptide mimetic, brilacidin (pmx30063), for ocular anti-infective. | brilacidin (bri), a novel defensin mimetic, was evaluated as an ocular anti-infective. | 2016 | 26501484 |
| maldi-tof mass spectrometry proteomic based identification of clinical bacterial isolates. | pathogenic bacteria often cause life threatening infections especially in immunocompromised individuals. therefore, rapid and reliable species identification is essential for a successful treatment and disease management. we evaluated a rapid, proteomic based technique for identification of clinical bacterial isolates by protein profiling using matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time - of - flight mass spectrometry (maldi-tof ms). | 2014 | 25758576 |
| safety and pharmacokinetics of dicloxacillin in healthy chinese volunteers following single and multiple oral doses. | dicloxacillin, a semisynthetic isoxazolyl penicillin antibiotic, has antimicrobial activity against a wide variety of gram-positive bacteria including staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus pyogenes, streptococcus pneumonia, streptococcus epidermidis, streptococcus viridans, streptococcus agalactiae, and neisseria meningitidis. the objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetic profile of dicloxacillin after single and multiple oral dose in healthy chinese volunteers. | 2015 | 26527863 |
| clinical features of right-sided infective endocarditis occurring in non-drug users. | right-sided infective endocarditis (rie) occurs predominantly in intravenous drug users in western countries, and it has a relatively good prognosis. clinical features and prognosis of rie occurring in non-drug users are not well known. we investigated the clinical findings of rie in non-drug users. we retrospectively reviewed 345 cases diagnosed with ie. cases with rie or left-sided infective endocarditis (lie) defined by the vegetation site were included and cases having no vegetation or both- ... | 2014 | 24932077 |
| antibacterial suture vs silk for the surgical removal of impacted lower third molars. a randomized clinical study. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and microbiological impact of an antibacterial suture (monocryl® plus) in the surgical removal of i3m. | 2015 | 26615503 |
| abiotrophia defectiva causing infectious crystalline keratopathy and corneal ulcer after penetrating keratoplasty: a case report. | infectious crystalline keratopathy is commonly caused by streptococcus viridans and other gram positive organisms. we present the first case of infectious crystalline keratopathy that developed into a corneal ulcer and grew abiotrophia defectiva which responded well to topical and systemic antimicrobial therapy and did not require re-grafting. a 78-year-old man underwent penetrating keratoplasty for pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. he presented 1.5 years later with infectious crystalline kerato ... | 2013 | 23514629 |
| contamination of medical charts: an important source of potential infection in hospitals. | this prospective study aims to identify and compare the incidence of bacterial contamination of hospital charts and the distribution of species responsible for chart contamination in different units of a tertiary hospital. | 2014 | 24558355 |
| [changes of etiology of chronic sinusitis]. | to explore etiology distribution changes of chronic naso sinusitis. | 2012 | 22568256 |
| intracranial bacterial infections of oral origin. | brain abscesses are rare but potentially deadly complications of odontogenic infections. this phenomenon has been described mainly in the form of case reports, as large-scale studies are difficult to perform. we compiled a total of 60 previously published cases of such a complication to investigate the predisposing factors, microbiology, and clinical outcomes of intracranial abscesses of odontogenic origin. a systematic review of the literature using the pubmed database was performed. men accoun ... | 2015 | 25800939 |
| secondary peritonitis due to rhizobium radiobacter. | rhizobium radiobacter rarely causes human infections, most of which develop in immunocompromised patients, and especially those with intravenous catheters. although r. radiobacter has been reported in association with peritonitis, all such reported cases have been due to intra-peritoneal devices in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. herein we report the first case of a perforated ulcer complicated by peritonitis caused by r. radiobacter in a healthy adult, which was treated successfully wi ... | 2014 | 24116854 |
| aerobic microflora and endoparasites of freshly shot wild agouti (dasyprocta leporina) in trinidad, west indies. | the agouti ( dasyprocta leporina ) is a new world wild rodent hunted for its meat in trinidad and other latin american countries. studies on agouti under captive conditions have yielded some data on health-related aspects, but relatively very little is known about their wild counterparts. the environment of the agouti can influence the microflora and parasites harbored by the animals, which may contain zoonotic pathogens. here, the microflora found on the nasal mucosa and sections of the intesti ... | 2016 | 28080916 |
| bartonella henselae endocarditis and glomerulonephritis with dominant c3 deposition in a 21-year-old male with a melody transcatheter pulmonary valve: case report and review of the literature. | we report a case of a 21-year-old young man with underlying congenital heart disease who developed bartonella henselae endocarditis of the right ventricular outflow tract (rvot) conduit of his melody transcatheter (percutaneous) pulmonary valve (tpv), with an initial presentation of glomerulonephritis with a dominant c3 pattern, with renal failure and circulating cryoglobulins. there are few reports of a glomerulonephritis with a dominant c3 pattern presenting as a manifestation of b. henselae e ... | 2015 | 24896298 |
| [pathogens of infections in the induction period of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and drug resistance of isolated strains]. | to investigate the infections occurring in the induction period of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all), the pathogens of the infections, and drug resistance of isolated strains. | 2017 | 28202116 |
| infective endocarditis in children without underlying heart disease. | although pre-existing heart disease is the main predisposing factor for pediatric infective endocarditis (ie), cases of ie in children without underlying heart disease have been increasingly reported. this study reviews the clinical and laboratory characteristics of pediatric ie patients with and without underlying heart disease, and presents the unique features of patients with no apparent pre-existing heart disease. | 2013 | 22727890 |
| serum in vivo and in vitro activity of single dose of ertapenem in surgical obese patients for prevention of ssis. | despite progress made in the control of post-operative infections, the incidence of surgical site infections (ssis) is still high. an improper perioperative antibiotic use can expose patients to the risk of resistant microorganisms, and, in surgical obese patients, the drug dosage and infusion time are critical points. the aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ertapenem in the prophylaxis of ssis in obese patients undergoing general or bariatric surgery. | 2013 | 23504617 |
| periprosthetic joint infections treated with two-stage revision over 14 years: an evolving microbiology profile. | late periprosthetic joint infection (pji) occurs in 0.3%-1.7% of total hip arthroplasties (thas) and 0.8%-1.9% of total knee arthroplasties (tkas). surgical debridement, explant, and appropriate antibiotics are imperative for successful treatment. we analyzed organisms from pjis at one institution for temporal trends over 14 years. poisson regression model demonstrated a linear increase in infection rate for the following bacteria as the primary organism: mrsa (incidence rate ratio [irr] = 1.11, ... | 2014 | 24199997 |
| comparison among four proposed direct blood culture microbial identification methods using maldi-tof ms. | matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight (maldi-tof) mass spectrometry facilitates rapid and accurate identification of pathogens, which is critical for sepsis patients. in this study, we assessed the accuracy in identification of both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, except for streptococcus viridans, using four rapid blood culture methods with vitek maldi-tof-ms. we compared our proposed lysis centrifugation followed by washing and 30% acetic acid treatment method (m ... | 2016 | 27312817 |
| synthesis and biological evaluation of curcuminoid derivatives. | many curcuminoid derivatives have been reported to have multiple biological activities. the aim of this study was to improve the biological activity of curcuminoids by synthesizing 16 new derivatives which combined cinnamic acids with curcuminoids, and we also analyzed the structure-activity relationship of the new compounds. almost all the new compounds showed encouraging activity, especially compound 7g. it had much better antioxidant activity than curcuminoids and vitamin c (vc), and also had ... | 2015 | 26521852 |
| aerobic vaginitis and mixed infections: comparison of clinical and laboratory findings. | to investigate the clinical features of aerobic vaginitis (av) and mixed infections with av to achieve efficient diagnosis. | 2013 | 23015152 |
| microbiological spectrum and antibiotic sensitivity in endophthalmitis: a 25-year review. | to identify the spectrum and susceptibility pattern of pathogens responsible for culture-positive endophthalmitis referred to a single institution and investigate possible trends in both pathogens and antibiotic sensitivities over the past 25 years. | 2014 | 24702755 |
| [infective endocarditis in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: five cases report]. | to analyze the clinical characteristics of infective endocarditis in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. | 2012 | 22801265 |
| bacteremia during neutropenic episodes in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with ciprofloxacin and penicillin prophylaxis. | bacteremia during neutropenic episodes is a cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hsct). we have used oral ciprofloxacin and penicillin v, from the start of the conditioning regimen until engraftment, for the prophylaxis of bacterial infection. the objective of this study was to retrospectively analyze the prevalence of and risk factors for breakthrough bacteremia during neutropenic episodes in autologous and allogeneic hsct patients. th ... | 2017 | 27771837 |
| antimicrobial evaluation of quaternary ammonium polyethyleneimine nanoparticles against clinical isolates of pathogenic bacteria. | peritonitis is a disease caused by bacterial strains that have become increasingly resistant to many antibiotics. the development of alternative therapeutic compounds is the focus of extensive research, so novel nanoparticles (nps) with activity against antibiotic-resistant bacteria should be developed. in this study, the antibacterial activity of quaternary ammonium polyethyleneimine (qa-pei) nps was evaluated against streptococcus viridans, stenotrophomonas maltophilia and escherichia coli. to ... | 2015 | 26647809 |
| epidemiology of bacteremia in previously healthy febrile infants: a follow-up study. | describe the etiology of bacteremia among a geographically diverse sample of previously well infants with fever admitted for general pediatric care and to characterize demographic and clinical characteristics of infants with bacteremia according to bacterial etiology. we hypothesized that the epidemiology of bacteremia in febrile infants from a geographically diverse cohort would show similar results to smaller or single-center cohorts previously reported. | 2015 | 26034160 |
| clinical results of linezolid in arthroplasty and trauma mrsa related infections. | to analyse the management of patients treated with linezolid for orthopaedic infections. | 2014 | 24829878 |
| relapsing bloodstream infections during treatment of acute leukemia. | acute leukemia (al) patients may experience more than one episode of bloodstream infection (bsi) caused by the same pathogen during the entire chemotherapy program. in order to identify factors influencing bsi recurrence (r-bsi) during subsequent phases of treatment, we analyzed all bsis occurring to consecutively treated al patients during a period of active epidemiologic surveillance at our institution between 2004 and 2011. two hundred and fifty bsis were observed in 138 patients receiving mo ... | 2014 | 24288110 |
| bacteriology of the paranasal sinuses in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients. | to review the characteristic microbiology of the paranasal sinuses in patients with cystic fibrosis who undergo endoscopic sinus surgery. to examine the subtypes of organisms cultured from the maxillary sinuses and determine their sensitivity to antibiotic therapy. | 2012 | 22513080 |
| [v. a. c. instill® therapy - new option in septic thoracic surgery]. | the v. a. c. instill® therapy is an innovative process for treating chronic wounds that are not optimally accessible to a systemic antibiotic therapy or infected with multi-resistant pathogens. we report on our first experience and applications of v. a. c. instill® therapy in the field of septic thoracic surgery. | 2013 | 23341134 |
| [lemierre syndrome: thrombosis of the cavernous sinus and internal carotid artery occlusion secondary to acute sphenoid sinusitis]. | lemierre syndrome (ls) typically consists of a septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein caused by fusobacterium necrophorum. we present an unusual variant of ls with cavernous sinus thrombosis and occlusion of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery secondary to sphenoid sinusitis caused by streptococcus viridans. | 2013 | 22424548 |
| [gemella haemolysans brain abscess in a child with complex congenital heart disease]. | gemella haemolysans, a gram positive cocci which are deemed to be the normal inhabitant of the mucous membranes of the oropharynx, has been recognized as a pathogen involved in abscess formation. the aim of this case report is to demonstrate that it is also involved in brain abscess in children. we report, to our knowledge, the first pediatric case of gemella haemolysans brain abscess in an 11 years old child carrying a complex congenital heart disease (dextrocardia with single right ventricle) ... | 2014 | 25119809 |
| epidemiologic and microbiologic characteristics of occult bacteremia among febrile children in southern israel, before and after initiation of the routine antipneumococcal immunization (2005-2012). | little is known about the incidence and dynamics of occult bacteremia (ob) among infants/young children following the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (pcvs) into the national immunization program in israel in 2009-2010. the aim of this study was to characterize the epidemiologic and microbiologic picture of ob among febrile infants/children aged 3-36 months in southern israel, before and after pcvs introduction. | 2016 | 26738763 |
| aerobic microbiology and culture sensitivity of head and neck space infection of odontogenic origin. | head and neck space infections source, age, gender, tooth involved, fascial spaces involved, microbiological study of aerobic flora, and antibiotic susceptibilities. | 2017 | 28163480 |
| percutaneous drainage as a first therapeutic step prior to surgery in liver hydatid cyst abscess: is it worth it? | to delay surgery until the patient is in a better condition, and thus to decrease postoperative morbidity. | 2017 | 28144393 |
| bacterial contamination of saline used for epidural procedures in an obstetric setting: a randomised comparison of two drawing-up techniques. | there is little evidence to inform practice regarding the optimum aseptic technique of drawing up saline for epidural insertion. our regional practice is to draw up saline from a non-sterile packaged plastic ampoule, therefore introducing the risk of bacterial contamination. usually, the anaesthetist draws up saline directly from the vial held by an assistant using a needle (needle technique). alternatively, the saline vial is emptied onto a sterile tray by an assistant and then drawn up by the ... | 2017 | 27884664 |
| diagnostic yield of fluoroscopy-guided biopsy for infectious spondylitis. | ct is currently the method of choice for guiding biopsy of lesions of the spine. however, in our hospital, fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous biopsy has been preferred for several years because of equipment availability and easy craniocaudal angulation. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous biopsy in a clinical setting for diagnosing infectious spondylitis. | 2013 | 22627798 |
| effect of antibiotic use on bacterial flora of tonsil core in patients with recurrent tonsillitis. | the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of commonly used antibiotics on bacterial flora of the tonsil core. patients who underwent tonsillectomy for recurrent chronic tonsillitis were included in the study. three groups were formed: group 1 was treated for 10 days preoperatively with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; group 2 was treated for 10 days preoperatively with clarithromycin; and group 3 included patients who underwent tonsillectomy without preoperative antibiotic use. the remove ... | 2015 | 25510984 |