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Ureaplasma urealyticum necrotizing soft tissue infection

, 2017
Ureaplasma urealyticum is a urogenital commensal and often associated with localised infection. With the advent of monoclonal immunosuppressive therapy and improved diagnostic methods, reports of non-urogenital infections are accumulating.
Playford, EG, Gore, Letitia, Playford, E. Geoffrey, Ian Gassiep, E. Geoffrey Playford, Gassiep, I, Gore, L, Dale, JL, Gassiep, Ian, Dale, Joanne L., Joanne L. Dale, Letitia Gore   +11 more
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The Endothelial CXCR Family in Vascular Health and Disease

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Endothelial cells (ECs) form the dynamic interface between blood and tissue, serving as key regulators of vascular homeostasis, inflammation, and repair. Among the molecular systems governing endothelial behavior, the C‐X‐C motif chemokine receptor (CXCR) family—originally characterized in immunology for its roles in leukocyte trafficking and ...
Zhiming Wu, Yandi Wu, Suowen Xu, Yu Huang, Li Wang   +4 more
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Exhaustion of the immune system by Group A Streptococcus necrotizing fasciitis: the occurrence of late secondary infections in a retrospective study

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2019
Background Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially lethal condition for which early and adequate treatment with surgical debridement and broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics are essential for survival. It is hypothesized that Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
Luke P H Leenen, Falco Hietbrink, Femke Nawijn, Emma C E Wassenaar, Diederik P J Smeeing, Bart J M Vlaminckx, Jan Siert K Reinders, Jan Wille   +7 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis in patients with diabetes mellitus: clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality

, 2017
Background: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive and life-threatening infection. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and mortality- associated factors in diabetic patients.
Cheng, Nai-Chen;Tai, Hao-Chih;Chang, Shan-Chwen;Chang, Chin-Hao;Lai, Hong-Shiee, 張上淳;戴浩志;鄭乃禎;賴鴻緒;張晉豪   +1 more
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Extreme Heterophilic Antibody Interference in BNP Immunoassay: A Case Report and Systematic Investigation Protocol

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
A 53 year‐old male with type 2 diabetes presented extremely elevated BNP (> 4000 pg/mL) but normal NT‐proBNP and cardiac function. Systematic verification confirmed severe heterophilic antibody (HAMA) interference in the BNP chemiluminescence immunoassay.
Huicong Yang, Yuanhai Zheng, Zhenhua Zeng, Haimin Gao, Jinzhi Wu, Ayang Wu, Jie Lin   +6 more
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Acute necrotizing panophthalmitis in seropositive case of Chikungunya: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2013
We are reporting a case of acute necrotizing panophthalmitis associated with serologically proven Chikungunya infection. A young male with a history of fever and joint pain presented to our department with sudden painful proptosis of 6 hours.
Pratyush Ranjan, Brahm P Guliani, Moncef Khairallah, Deepak Mishra   +3 more
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Pneumothorax After VATS for Pleural Empyema in Pediatric Patients

Children
(1) Background: In children, bacterial pneumonia is the most common cause of parapneumonic pleural effusions which can eventually lead to pleural empyema.
Nariman Mokhaberi, Vasileios Vasileiadis, Jan-Malte Ambs, Konrad Reinshagen   +3 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis: epidemiology and clinical predictors for amputation

, 2015
Patcharin Khamnuan,1,2 Wilaiwan Chongruksut,3 Kijja Jearwattanakanok,4 Jayanton Patumanond,5 Apichat Tantraworasin3 1Clinical Epidemiology Program, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 2Department of Nursing, Phayao Hospital, Phayao ...
Khamnuan P, Chongruksut W, Tantraworasin A, Jearwattanakanok K, Patumanond J   +4 more
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Necrotizing enterocolitis [PDF]

, 2008
La enterocolitis necrozante (ECN) es un síndrome de etiología multifactorial caracterizado por necrosis coagulativa a nivel del tejido intestinal, que lleva a infección bacteriana de la pared ulcerada, comprometiendo principalmente el ileon terminal y el
Prada Buitrago, Sandra Janeth, Palomino Ariza, Gustavo Alejandro, Sierra Quiroz, Yusir de los Santos, Millan Valderrama, Fanny Rosa   +3 more
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Incidence, contributing factors, and predictors of diagnostic errors in medical inpatients: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Diagnostic error is a major patient safety concern in hospitals, yet most studies have focused on selected high‐risk subgroups, leaving the broader general internal medicine inpatient population understudied. Objectives To determine the incidence, contributing factors, resulting harm, and predictors of diagnostic error in medical ...
Caterina E. Marx, Elena Hofmann, Martin Perrig, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Wolf Hautz, Jörg P. Isenegger, Ernst Lipp, Drahomir Aujesky, Manuel R. Blum, Tobias Tritschler   +9 more
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