Publications by authors named "Abdeljalil Zeggay"
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- The study aimed to assess how general practitioners (GPs) and pediatricians diagnose and manage facial nerve palsy in children suspected of having Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB).
- A national survey conducted from September 2018 to January 2020 yielded 598 responses, revealing that many practitioners felt uncomfortable with diagnosing LNB and often required specialist consultations or hospital admissions.
- Antibiotic treatment varied slightly between age groups, with amoxicillin and ceftriaxone being the most common choices, but overall, there was little difference in management practices between GPs and pediatricians.
Objectives: In France, hardware infections occur in 1% of patients following orthopedic surgery. The study aimed to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) and adherence to antibiotic therapy of patients with an orthopedic hardware infection in the postoperative period.
Patients And Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at Rouen University Hospital from May 2022 to May 2023.
BACKGROUND Infection is a serious surgical complication that significantly increases morbidity rates and health care expenses. Most human Pasteurella multocida infections are soft-tissue infections caused by dog or cat bites. Pasteurella multocida (P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Data on infections associated with cerebrospinal fluid shunt (CSF-S) or device-associated infection (CSF-SDI) are limited in adults. We performed a retrospective study to describe characteristics, management, and outcome of CSF-SDI.
Methods: All patients with CSF-SDI and admitted to our institution from January 2013 to December 2019 were included.
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- A study was conducted to assess the prevalence and factors related to nasal carriage of the bacterium CC398 in healthy blood donors and hospitalized patients at a French university hospital.
- Results showed that the prevalence of CC398 was higher among healthy blood donors (7.3%) compared to hospitalized patients (3.8%), with a notable absence of MRSA strains.
- Factors like prior antibiotic use and active smoking increased the likelihood of nasal carriage in healthy individuals, while older age and a history of neurological disease were associated with carriage in hospitalized patients; overall, no environmental sources were identified as risk factors.
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- Lymphopenia, a condition where lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell) levels are low, is often found in sepsis patients and is linked to higher mortality rates.
- The study examined if lymphopenia could be a reliable indicator of outcomes in patients with bacteremia, involving 574 individuals from two hospitals.
- Results showed that initial lymphocyte counts and changes over the first four days did not predict 12-week mortality, suggesting the need for a better understanding of each patient’s immune profile before pursuing immune therapies.