Search results for "INFECTIONS"

Evolution of brain abscess in cats formation of capsule and resolution of brain edema

1980

Brain abscess evolution was studied in an experimental model in the cat correlating the computed tomographic scan appearance with intracranial pressure, brain edema and histopathological findings. Brain inflammation was produced by direct inoculation of Staphylococcus aureus into the white matter. Abscesses developed in all animals. The ring enhancement around the necrotic focus seen at an early stage after contrast-medium injection cannot be equated with capsule formation as long as the abscess diameter increased. Parallel to the acute stage of abscess, the intraventricular pressure increased due to the rising mass effect and the spreading edma. The morphological investigations revealed on…

Atypical facial porokeratosis of Mibelli

1991

Summary An atypical case of porokeratosis of Mibelli that was localized to the face is reported.

Slow-growing angiomatous lesions on the limbs.

2014

Klebsiella oxitoca folliculitis mimicking tinea barbae in a diabetic man

2005

A 55-year-old male dairy farmer was admitted to our hospital with a skin infection on the neck and face. He was apparently in good general health, and his medical history was unremarkable. He reported that, 50 days before admission, a pruritic red maculopapular rash had developed on the anterior region of his neck. This rash failed to improve after a 10-day course of trimethoprim-sufamethoxazole and fluconazole; rather it progressively worsened. On admission, examination revealed confluent follicular papulae-pustules with purulent-hematic exudation and crusting, on an erythematous-edematous area extending over the anterior region of the neck, chin and mandible (Fig. 1); hairs within the aff…

Comparison of isotope ratio mass spectrometry and nondispersive isotope-selective infrared spectroscopy for 13C-urea breath test.

1999

The 13C-urea breath test (UBT) is a sensitive and noninvasive method to diagnose Helicobacter pylori infection, but mass spectrometry (IRMS) is very expensive. The aims of this study were to compare the new low-priced infrared spectroscopy with IRMS in detecting the infection and to assess the influence of feeding on test accuracy.One hundred thirty-four patients with dyspeptic symptoms were recruited. Of these, 74 were infected and 60 uninfected on the basis of both CLO-test and histology. A subgroup of 37 patients (22 H. pylori-positive and 15 H. pylori-negative) was studied under fasting and nonfasting conditions on two different days. Duplicate breath samples were analyzed with two IRMS…

Pathogenic factors in recurrent urinary tract infections and renal scar formation in children

1986

HPV infection and oral carcinogenesis

2010

To the Editor,High risk human papilloma viruses (HPV) have been found in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), particularly in oropharyngeal carcinomas (1). Nevertheless, there are some controversial aspects regarding this issue (2) such as whether the HPV infec-tion is a temporary or a persistent oral infection in these patients.Recently, Chuang et al. (3) have associated the presence of HPV-16 DNA in surveillance salivary rinses with a significant risk for recurrence in HNSCC.We hypothesized that the improved prognosis of many patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal carcinoma is due to the temporary nature of the infection, and there-fore in the absence of lesions no HPV genomic…

Assessment of antibiotic prescribing in Latvian general practitioners.

2013

Abstract Background Though general antibiotic consumption data is available, information on the actual patterns of prescribing antibiotics locally is difficult to obtain. An easy to use methodology was designed to assess ambulatory management of infections by Latvian general practitioners (GPs). Methods GPs were asked to record data in a patient data collection form for every patient that received antibiotics. Study period – (7 days) one week in November, 2008. Data recorded included the following details: an antibiotic, the prescribed dose, dosing interval, route of administration combined with the demographic factors of the patient and clinical diagnosis based on a pre-defined list. Resul…

Surveillance Data for Eight Consecutive Influenza Seasons in Sicily, Italy

2019

Influenza A and B outbreaks occur each year with different activity and molecular patterns. To date, knowledge of seasonal epidemiology remains a prerequisite not only to put in place the most effective immunization strategy against influenza but also to identify population groups at higher risk of developing serious complications. A retrospective analysis of influenza surveillance data from 2010 to 2018 aimed to explore the epidemiology of influenza in Sicily, at the primary care and hospital level. Overall, 6,740 patients with acute respiratory infection were tested, of which 3,032 (45.0%) were positive for influenza. The relative proportion of type A and B viruses markedly varied across …

Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020

2020

Data on features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in children and adolescents are scarce. We report preliminary results of an Italian multicentre study comprising 168 laboratory-confirmed paediatric cases (median: 2.3 years, range: 1 day–17.7 years, 55.9% males), of which 67.9% were hospitalised and 19.6% had comorbidities. Fever was the most common symptom, gastrointestinal manifestations were frequent; two children required intensive care, five had seizures, 49 received experimental treatments and all recovered.