An outbreak of urinary tract infections following cystoscopy traceable to a malfunctioning drying cabinet.

Background: is an important bacterial pathogen, particularly as a cause of nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients. Only few reports exist in which cystoscopes were implicated as an outbreak source. We describe an investigation into the cause of a sudden increase in the number of urinary tract infections (UTI) with .

High prevalence of morphometric vertebral deformities in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Background: Earlier studies have documented that the prevalence of decreased bone mineral density (BMD) is elevated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of vertebral deformities in inflammatory bowel disease patients and their relation with BMD and bone turnover.

Methods: One hundred and nine patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and 72 with ulcerative colitis (UC) (age 44.

Quantitative ultrasound does not identify patients with an inflammatory disease at risk of vertebral deformities.

Background: Previous studies from our group have shown that a high prevalence of vertebral deformities suggestive of fracture can be found in patients with an inflammatory disease, despite a near normal bone mineral density (BMD). As quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of the heel can be used for refined assessment of bone strength, we evaluated whether QUS can be used to identify subjects with an inflammatory disease with an increased chance of having a vertebral fracture.

Methods: 246 patients (mean age: 44 +/- 12.

Progressive vertebral deformities despite unchanged bone mineral density in patients with sarcoidosis: a 4-year follow-up study.

Unlabelled: To evaluate the incidence of new and/or progressive vertebral deformities and changes in bone mineral density, we re-examined 66 patients with sarcoidosis after a follow-up period of four years. In 17 subjects (26%) new and/or progressive vertebral deformities were found, though BMD did not change significantly.

Introduction: Previous studies from our group have shown that morphometric vertebral deformities suggestive of fractures can be found in 20% of patients with sarcoidosis, despite a normal bone mineral density (BMD).

Bone turnover and hip bone mineral density in patients with sarcoidosis.

Background And Aim Of The Work: Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory T-cell-driven disease that can also affect bone. We evaluated bone remodelling and bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with sarcoidosis and their dependency of disease-related and treatment-related factors.

Methods: In 124 patients BMD of the hip (DXA) and markers of bone resorption (ICTP) and formation (PINP) were evaluated.