A5085484226- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Infections and bacterial resistance
- Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
Memorial Health System
2022
BACKGROUND:Neisseria elongata is a infrequent cause of infective endocarditis (IE). Although considered commensal bacterium the human nasopharynx, N. has been shown to be significant disease in humans, namely endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and septicemia. CASE REPORT:We report case 53-year-old man with past medical history mechanical aortic valve who presented hospital for evaluation eleven days recurrent relapsing fevers was admitted severe sepsis concern endocarditis. Blood cultures revealed...
Raoultella planticola, a Gram-negative bacterium, is nonmotile rod usually found in soil and aquatic environments. It can be association with gastrointestinal malignancy. Enterococcus casseliflavus rare vancomycin-resistant that responsible for some bacteremia. Our case describes unique presentation of colonization both R. planticola E. isolated from the biliary stent isolates patient known pancreatic malignancy concomitant This first ever reported infection species.
BACKGROUND:Chronic prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication following total arthroplasty, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The criterion standard of treatment for chronic PJI two-stage revision arthroplasty consisting complete hardware removal, thorough irrigation debridement, placement an antibiotic spacer, prolonged intravenous antibiotics based on culture sensitivities, knee once the resolves. most common organism implicated Staphylococcus aureus....