Staphylococcus aureus Potentiates the Hemolytic Activity of Burkholderia cepacia Complex (Bcc) Bacteria.

Polymicrobial lung infections in individuals with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) contribute to the complexity of this disease and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the CF community. The microorganisms most commonly associated with severe airway infections in individuals with CF are the opportunistic pathogens S. aureus, P.

Genomic Analysis of two NDM-1 Providencia stuartii Strains Recovered from a Single Patient.

In the last years, an increasing number of untreatable infections caused by drug-resistant microbes have impacted the health care system. Worldwide, infections caused by carbapenem-resistant (CR) Gram-negative bacilli have dramatically increased. Among the CR-Gram-negative bacilli, those producing carbapenemases, such as NDM-1, are the main concern.

Familial hyperaldosteronism type III a novel case and review of literature.

Less than 15% of hypertension cases in children are secondary to a primary hyperaldosteronism. This is idiopathic in 60% of the cases, secondary to a unilateral adenoma in 30% and 10% remaining by primary adrenal hyperplasia, familial hyperaldosteronism, ectopic aldosterone production or adrenocortical carcinoma.To date, four types of familial hyperaldosteronism (FH I to FH IV) have been reported.