During a three-year period, Staphylococcus aureus phage type Dl1/83A/85 that was resistant to methicillin, cephalothin, and multiple aminoglycosides recovered from 260 infected patients in an urban general hospital Cincinnati, Ohio. This methicillinresistant S. (MRSA) 30% of all blood cultures positive for represented 50% episodes nosocomial bacteremia due aureus. Bacteremia MRSA occurred most often surgical (especially burn patients), late hospitalization, frequently wounds intravascular...

This study prospectively evaluates curbside (unofficial, informal) consultation (CSC) directed to the hospital-based Infectious Disease Consultation Service (IDCS) in a 1,000-bed university-affiliated, general teaching hospital. Official (OC) was neither solicited nor discouraged. During one-year period, IDCS consulted officially about 532 patients (503 inpatients, 29 outpatients) and unofficially 269 patients. Only 31 (11.5%) of CSCs subsequently resulted OCs. Problems discussed during CSC...

Objectives The aims of the study were to review Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia (SPB) at our 570-bed teaching hospital from 2018 2022 and report epidemiology, source SPB, comorbidities, treatment, mortality. Methods This was deemed be an institutional board–exempt quality improvement project internal medicine residency. We reviewed records adults (≥16 years) with SPB admitted during 5-year period 2022. Age, gender, date bacteremia, antimicrobial therapy, mortality recorded for each...

Introduction Streptococcus bovis group (SBG) has undergone recent nomenclature changes. This quality improvement project was developed to determine if providers recognized these taxonomic changes and subsequently SBG as a harbinger of colon cancer, endocarditis, gastrointestinal tract anatomic abnormalities. Methods study deemed by the Summa Health Institutional Review Board. We reviewed all records patients (≥18 years age) with bacteremia from 01-01-2018 12-31-2022 report epidemiological,...

An unusual case of miliary tuberculosis which presented as fever and a tubo-ovarian abscess in postpartum patient is described. Fatal congenital was also diagnosed the mother's premature infant. The difficulties encountered diagnosing these patients are summarized, need for early recognition therapy emphasized. Epidemiologic follow-up infant's exposed contacts thorough revealed no new cases among infants or personnel who were to infected baby.

The impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) on the management therapy and hospital resources for patients with acute bacterial skin structure infections (ABSSSIs) at a community teaching was evaluated.A retrospective, observational chart review performed to evaluate ASP admitted Akron City Hospital diagnosis ABSSSI between February 1 August 20, 2012. Information patient demographic characteristics, comorbidities, subtype, antibiotic therapy, microbiology, surgical interventions,...

We have described a patient with cryptococcemia due to Cryptococcus albidus. Although usually nonpathogenic, C albidus and other non-neoformans cryptococcal species may occasionally be the causative agents in severe infections man. The latex agglutination test for polysaccharide capsular antigen appears specific neoformans thus falsely negative serious caused by cryptococci, as seen our fungemia. Severe appear respond treatment amphotericin B or without 5-fluorocytosine but so few cases are...

Journal Article Peritonitis Due to Listeria monocytogenes Complicating Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Get access Joseph P. Myers, Myers Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Gregory Peterson, Peterson Abdur Rashid The of Infectious Diseases, Volume 148, Issue 6, December 1983, Page 1130, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/148.6.1130 Published: 01 1983

Pasteurella multocida is a zoonotic Gram-negative cocco-bacillus often associated with soft tissue infections due to dog and cat bites. Here we report 3 patients who developed life-threatening P. respiratory tract after providing palliative care their dying pets.

Published in Petroleum Transactions, AIME, Volume 204, 1955, pages 1–6. Abstract The development process for the use of radioactive tracers as a means locating zones permeability is discussed. general techniques safe handling materials given developed by Lane-Wells Co. and Well Surveys, Inc. problems successes with waterflood systems, oil gas injection profiles, fracture sand tracing, squeeze cement lost circulation, top location are discussed illustrated. Introduction exact permeable lying...

Background: Pasteurella multocida is well known as the primary cause of cat- and dog-bite wound infections. Bacteremia due to P. less frequently reported studied. Method: In this article, we report 12 new cases bacteremia from our health system, review adult (≥13 years age) literature on topic. Results Conclusions: We found a total 144 patients in with evaluable individual patient data combined these analyzed resulting 156 patients. The average age was 58 years, 54% women 46% men. Eighty...

Abstract Introduction In patients unsuitable for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), transcatheter (TAVR) is an alternative treatment modality severe stenosis. Prosthetic endocarditis (PVE) uncommon after TAVR, and TAVR-PVE due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa rare. We report a patient with P. review the literature on topic. Case A 70-year-old woman history of atrial fibrillation stenosis status post TAVR 4 months previously presented third episode bacteremia. She initially developed...

In Brief Background Group B Streptococcus (GBS) remains a major pathogen in adult patients, and bacteremia from GBS is common. Methods We reviewed the medical records of all adults (≥16 years age) with group streptococcal (GBSB) at our institution July 1, 2002, to December 31, 2011, report incidence, epidemiology, source infection, comorbid conditions, results therapy. These data are compared prior studies GBSB. Results There were 132 episodes GBSB 126 patients. Six patients had recurrent...

The authors describe the first reported case of post-craniotomy wound infection due to Pseudallescheria boydii. patient was a 24-year-old man who sustained direct blunt injury calvaria, resulting in large subdural hematoma that surgically evacuated. Subsequently, surgical became infected with fungus, P. boydii, and successfully treated intravenous miconazole.

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative with increasingly frequent recognition as an invasive pathogen virulence properties more similar to those of aureus than epidermidis. most frequently described cause bacteremia and infective endocarditis. We report 2 patients bone joint infections due S. review the literature describing such illnesses. Case 1 that 81-year-old woman chronic back pain lumbar spinal stenosis who had rapidly progressive low over 2-week interval. She developed...