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Prevalence of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producing Bacteria in Two Surgical Wards of a General Hospital
2019
Abstract Colonisation of gastrointestinal tract by extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL)-producing Gram-negative bacteria is a source for infections. The present work is a prospective study in Latvia aimed to determine the role of two surgical profile wards in transmission of ESBL-producing bacteria. Differences between hospital wards were not analysed due to low number of patients. We have also determined a correlation between the duration of hospitalisation and risk of ESBL colonisation. Tests for ESBL-producing bacteria were made twice for 136 patients — upon admission and upon discharge from the hospital. Of them, 21 (15.4%) patients already were ESBL-positive at the time of admission…
Co-colonization with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii in intensive care unit patients
2013
Objectives: This investigation was conducted to study co-colonization by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) and Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients in Palermo, Sicily, a geographic area where both organisms are endemic in the healthcare setting. Risk factors at admission and during ICU stay and outcomes were also evaluated. Methods: All patients colonized by KPC-Kp, or CRAB, or both in 2 ICUs of a large general hospital during the period October 2011 – March 2012 were enrolled. Demographics and clinical data were collected. Resistance determinants and clonality of the 2 organisms were characterized by mo…
Management of Patients With Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
2011
*Division of Gastroenterology, and Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; INSERM IC-P 803, CHU du Bocage, Dijon, France; Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France; **Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Farncombe Family igestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Guelph General Hospital, Guelph and McMaster University, Guelph, Ontario, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Gastroenterology, Medical University Canada; f South Carlolina, Charleston, South Carolina; and the Departmen…
Biochemical composition of salivary stones in relation to stone-and patient-related factors
2018
Background Salivary stones are calcified structures most often found in the main duct of the submandibular or parotid salivary gland. They contain of a core surrounded by laminated layers of organic and inorganic material. Material and Methods Submandibular and parotid sialoliths (n=155) were collected at the department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery of a general hospital between February 1982 and September 2012. The weight of the sialoliths was determined and the consistency was subjectively classified. Subsequently, the biochemical composition of the stones was determined by wet chemical methods or FT-IR spectrometry. Age and gender of the patients were retrieved from their medical rec…
Changes in smoking habit among patients with a history of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)
2009
Objective: To determine the changes in smoking habit among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) diagnosed and treated in the Service of Stomatology (Valencia University General Hospital. Valencia, Spain). Material and methods: The study involved 123 patients with a history of OSCC interviewed by telephone on their smoking habits at the time of the diagnosis and modifications in habits subsequently. The mean age at diagnosis was 60 years and 9 months (standard deviation, SD ± 12 years and 2 months). Males predominated (61.8%) over females (38.2%). The mean time from the diagnosis of OSCC to the survey was 4 years and 6 months (SD ± 3 years and 6 months). Results: Almost one-half…
Ongoing spread of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in different wards of an acute general hospital, Italy, June to December 2011.
2012
We describe polyclonal spread of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in an acute general hospital in Italy. Between June and December 2011, 58 colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates were recovered from 28 patients admitted to different wards, but mainly in the intensive care units. All isolates were tested for drug susceptibility and the presence of beta-lactamase (bla) genes. Clonality was investigated by repetitive extragenic palindromic (rep)-PCR and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Fifty-two isolates had minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for colistin of 6-128 mg/L, carried blaKPC3 and were attributed to sequence type ST258. The remaining six isolates were susceptible to…
Early life exposure to estrogen-mimics increase the occurrence of uterine fibroids via expansion of myometrial stem cell population
2015
COMPARISON OF OPERATIVE AND PERI-OPERATIVE RESULTS FOR ROBOTIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC MYOMECTOMIES. C. E. Miller, K. Sasaki, C. Steller, S. Sulo, A. Cholkeri-Singh. The Advanced IVF Institute, Naperville, IL; Advanced Gynecologic Surgery Institute, Naperville, IL; Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL; Center for Advanced Care, Russell Institute of Research and Innovation, Park Ridge, IL; The Advanced Gynecologic Surgery Institute, Naperville, IL.
Neuroestimulación medular. Análisis de las indicaciones diagnósticas
2020
espanolRESUMEN Introduccion: La neuroestimulacion medular (NM) es una forma de tratamiento del dolor cronico que ha demostrado su efectividad en pacientes que han respondido mal a otras terapias. Las indicaciones actuales para los dispositivos de NM son muy variadas. El objetivo de nuestro estudio es analizar las indicaciones diagnosticas de la terapia con NM durante los ultimos 5 anos en nuestro hospital, conocer cuales son las causas de dolor mas frecuentes para la indicacion del implante del dispositivo y que porcentaje de mejoria presentan los pacientes, asi como estudiar la relacion con el genero y la edad. Material y metodos: Se trata de un estudio observacional, descriptivo y retrosp…
Descriptive epidemiology of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients admitted to two he…
2014
Aim: To evaluate nasal carriage rate and variables associated with Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients admitted in two healthcare facilities. Results: S. aureus was isolated from 159 (26%) of the enrolled patients. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus was isolated from 150 (24.5%) patients, and MRSA was isolated from 9 (1.5%). Cancer and previous hospitalization were associated with a significantly higher frequency of nasal S. aureus carriage among the patients admitted to the general hospital and the nephrology department, respectively. MRSA isolates were heterogeneous with respect to their staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (SC…
Sequence type 101 (ST101) as the predominant carbapenem-non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae clone in an acute general hospital in Italy.
2012
Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most common multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organisms worldwide, responsible for high morbidity and mortality both in hospitals and alternative healthcare settings. Recently, increasing use of carbapenems has promoted the emergence and dissemination of carbapenem-non-susceptible MDR K. pneumoniae strains. All of the CNSKP strains isolated between January 2009 and December 2011 in the General Hospital of Prato (Prato, Italy) were studied. Our findings indicate that, unlike previously reported by other authors from different regions of Italy, K. pneumoniae producing KPC-2 and belonging to ST101 have been established in the area of Prato, Tuscany, It…