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Is It Useful to Repeat Blood Cultures in Endocarditis Patients? A Critical Appraisal
DiagnosticsBackground: Previous guidelines for endocarditis have suggested repeating blood cultures until they become negative, with limited evidence. Methods: Literature reviews were conducted (1) on the incidence of persistent bacteremia and association with ...
Wouter Kok
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Persistent Elizabethkingia meningoseptica bacteremia in a patient with multiple myeloma
IDCases, 2019 Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a non-motile, gram-negative organism, previously classified as part of the Flavobacterium then Chryseobacterium genus. It has been isolated in hospital settings and has been known to cause infection, particularly in immunocompromised patients.
Waleed Malik, Gavin McLeod
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Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.Abstract Background Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease, is linked to systemic conditions such as cardiovascular and kidney disease. Serum α‐Klotho, an anti‐aging protein with anti‐inflammatory properties, has been associated with systemic diseases, but its role in periodontitis is unclear.
Hamoun Sabri +6 more
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyBackground: Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) bacteremia is a common and potentially fatal infection with mortality rates estimated to be 14-34%, despite effective antimicrobial treatments.
Wesley Tang +3 more
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Neurological and immunological dysfunction in two patients with Bartonella henselae bacteremia
Clinical Case Reports, 2017 Key Clinical Message Recently, BAPGM enrichment culture has documented Bartonella bacteremia in previously healthy, “nonimmunocompromised” patients following arthropod exposures.
David L. Kaufman +4 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019 Melioidosis is rare in the United States and endemic to Southeast Asia and Australia. Treatment includes an initial intensive phase of intravenous ceftazidime or meropenem monotherapy depending on severity.
Sumbul Meraj +4 more
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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose Results after debridement, antibiotics and implant retention (DAIR) for acute periprosthetic knee joint infections (PJIs) vary widely. Although data are limited, surgeon expertise and surgical technique likely influence outcomes. Standardized DAIR performed by surgeons within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) dedicated to the treatment of
Guillermo Sánchez‐Rosenberg +4 more
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci as a significant fact of generalization of infection in persons with a burdened comorbid background [PDF]
Терапевтический архивSince the era of the widespread introduction of antibiotics into the human sphere of activity, the problem of antimicrobial resistance has become an urgent and very important topic around the world. Recently, coagulasonegative staphylococci (CoNS), which
Viktor V. Maleev +3 more
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Persistence of Campylobacter fetus bacteremia associated with absence of opsonizing antibodies [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1994 Campylobacter fetus causes systemic infections in immunocompromised hosts. We describe a case in which C. fetus bacteremia apparently relapsed after 7 years in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia and characterize the serum resistance of the patient's C.
K M, Neuzil +3 more
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