Risk factors for failure of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in infective endocarditis [PDF]
, 2013 Objectives: To identify risk factors for failure of outpatient antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in infective endocarditis (IE). Patients and methods: We identified IE cases managed at a single centre over 12 years from a prospectively maintained database. ‘
Barr, D. A. +5 more
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Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2017 Fungal periprosthetic joint infections due to Aspergillus species are rare but are associated with significant cost and morbidity. We present a case of Asperigillus terreus prosthetic joint infection of the hip.
Rachel Bartash +6 more
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Equine or porcine synovial fluid as a novel ex vivo model for the study of bacterial free-floating biofilms that form in human joint infections [PDF]
, 2019 Bacterial invasion of synovial joints, as in infectious or septic arthritis, can be difficult to treat in both veterinary and human clinical practice.
Conlon, Brian P. +7 more
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Mycobacterium mageritense Prosthetic Joint Infection
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2020 Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) complicate up to 2% of arthroplasties and are usually caused by typical bacterial agents (e.g., staphylococci and streptococci).
Maria A. Caravedo Martinez +1 more
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OR Air Quality: Is it time to consider adjunctive air cleaning technology? [PDF]
, 2018 Patients undergoing surgery may be at risk for infection from airborne particles such as dust, skin scales, respiratory aerosols, and hair fibers emanating from multiple sources in the OR, including personnel, heater-cooler devices,and surgical smoke ...
Barnes, Sue +4 more
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Surgeons are deeply affected when patients are diagnosed with prosthetic joint infection.
PLoS ONE, 2018 Knee replacement is a common preference sensitive quality-of-life procedure that can reduce pain and improve function for people with advanced knee arthritis.
Charlotte Mallon +4 more
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When good bugs go bad: Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Corynebacterium striatum, an emerging multidrug-resistant, opportunistic pathogen [PDF]
, 2017 Infections with Corynebacterium striatum have been described in the literature over the last 2 decades, with the majority being bacteremia, central line infections, and occasionally, endocarditis.
Anderson, Neil +4 more
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Culture-Negative Prosthetic Joint Infection [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007 Culture-negative (CN) prosthetic joint infection (PJI) has not been well studied. We performed a retrospective cohort study to define the demographic characteristics and determine the outcome of patients with CN PJI.All cases of CN total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty infections (using a strict case definition) treated at our institution ...
Elie F, Berbari +7 more
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Laser‐Assisted Processing and Modification of Bioactive Glasses: A Review
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Laser technologies provide powerful tools to process and transform bioactive glasses for advanced biomedical applications. This review discusses laser‐matter interaction mechanisms, laser surface engineering, and laser‐assisted fabrication of scaffolds and nanofibers.
Antonio Riveiro +8 more
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Prosthetic Knee Septic Arthritis due to Pseudomonas stutzeri
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2000 Prosthetic joint infection is usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci and, less commonly, by Gram-negative bacilli and anaerobes.
Jihad Bishara +3 more
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