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patterns of infection in untreated acute leukemia: impact of initial hospitalization.several previous authors have examined the association between infection and acute leukemia, especially at the time of death, but none has assessed this problem at the time of diagnosis and initial hospitalization. we have undertaken a retrospective review of cases of acute leukemia diagnosed at the affiliated hospitals of the state university of new york at buffalo. results suggest that bacteriologic findings in this population initially resemble those in the general outpatient population. gram ...1979371009
total excision of the sternum and thoracic pedicle transposition of the greater omentum; useful strategems in managing severe mediastinal infection following open heart surgery.mediastinal sepsis following open heart surgery is a significant cause of death. open drainage of the mediastinumalone was employed originally in management of this problem. more recently, debridement, drainage, and reclosure have been used. various irrigation solutions, such as antibiotics and betadine, have been advocated to control severe mediastinal sepsis. three principles of management in patients unresponsiveness to the above techniques have proved successful in two patients with life-thr ...19761085994
rocky mountain spotted fever in new york state.clinical and laboratory data provided in 214 rocky mountain spotted fever (rmsf) case reports received by the new york state department of health during 1977-1988 were analyzed to determine recent trends of this disease observed infrequently, but continuously, in new york state residents. age, sex, geographic exposure, onset, symptoms, laboratory test, treatment, and hospitalization data are presented. despite a 69% decrease of disease incidence from 1977 (0.368 cases per 10(5) population) to 19 ...19902378453
morganella morganii: epidemiology of bacteremic disease.a retrospective review of microbiology records revealed 19 documented episodes of m. morganii bacteremia in 18 patients at a veterans administration hospital during a 5.5 year period. thirteen of 19 bacteremias were related to nosocomial infections; 11 of the 13 nosocomial bacteremias occurred in surgical patients. nine of the 13 patients with nosocomial bacteremia had received recent therapy with a beta-lactam antibiotic. the most common source of bacteremia was a postoperative wound infection ...19846561180
five-year surveillance of aminoglycoside usage in a university hospital.because an increased incidence of nosocomial bacteremia due to gentamicin-resistant organisms occurred in our hospital, amikacin was substituted for gentamicin as the primary empiric aminoglycoside. prospective surveillance of aminoglycoside use and of bacterial resistance to aminoglycosides was done before and after the substitution. we compared the baseline period when gentamicin was the primary aminoglycoside with the subsequent period when amikacin accounted for 81% of aminoglycoside used. d ...19846691664
listeria and gram-negative bacillary meningitis in new york city, 1972-1979. frequent causes of meningitis in adults.in an eight year period (1972-1979), 158 cases of enteric gram-negative bacillary meningitis and 53 cases of listeria meningitis were reported to the new york city health department. these two forms of bacterial meningitis were the fourth and fifth most common ones reported to the department, respectively. the cumulative total of reported cases of gram-negative rod meningitis over this less than the reported cases due to neisseria meningitis over this period. in contrast to most previous studies ...19817020416
hospital cluster epidemic with morganella morganii.a cluster epidemic of 13 morganella morganii infections involving 11 patients occurred over a 3-month period in 1977. this epidemic was unusual in that it involved four services and five hospital floors. the outbreak was effectively terminated when strict asceptic techniques were reinforced.19817309851
nosocomial urinary-tract infections in a skilled nursing facility.fifty-five documented infections reported from an admission unit of a large skilled nursing facility (snf) during a five-month period were analyzed. of these, 45 (82 percent) were urinary-tract infections (utis), chiefly asymptomatic bacteriuria. sixty-three percent of the utis were acquired in the snf, and the remainder were acquired during the preceding stay in a general hospital. statistically, proteus species infections were more common among the snf-acquired utis, whereas pseudomonas aerugi ...19807419846
urinary tract infection in adolescent boys.clinical and laboratory features of 21 adolescent males with urinary tract infections were studied. sixty-seven percent were symptomatic and 80% revealed abnormalities on initial urinalysis. forty-eight percent showed structural anomalies of the urinary tract. recurrences were observed only in those having abnormalities of the urinary tract.19968583488
antimicrobial resistance in enterobacteriaceae in brooklyn, ny: epidemiology and relation to antibiotic usage patterns.in november 1997, all enterobacteriaceae isolated at 15 hospitals in brooklyn were collected. extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (esbls) were present in 44% of 409 klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. six isolates had reduced susceptibility to carbapenems, including two that were not susceptible to any of the antibiotics tested. pulsed field gel electrophoresis revealed a commonality of resistant isolates within and between hospitals. the occurrence of esblcontaining isolates was associated with cepha ...200010837447
respiratory pathogen colonization of the dental plaque of institutionalized elders.although it has been established that aspiration of pharyngeal bacteria is the major route of infection in the development of nosocomial pneumonia, colonization of the pharyngeal mucosa by respiratory pathogens has been shown to be a transient phenomenon. it has been suggested that the dental plaque may constitute an additional, possibly more stable, reservoir of respiratory pathogens. the purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of oral colonization by potential respiratory pathogens ...199910860077
motile marine bacteria. i. techniques, ecology, and general characteristics.leifson, einar (loyola university, chicago, ill.), b. j. cosenza, r. murchelano, and r. c. cleverdon. motile marine bacteria. i. techniques, ecology, and general characteristics. j. bacteriol. 87:652-666. 1964.-aerobic, heterotrophic bacteria were isolated from the waters of the long island sound, narragansett bay, atlantic ocean, and from the intestine of a variety of marine animals found along the shore of the long island sound. a total of about 600 cultures of motile bacteria were studied mor ...196414129669
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