This study was designed to investigate environmental colonisation in Algerian hospitals by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (GNB), including molecular characterisation of their resistance, and to perform a comparative molecular analysis between clinical and environmental strains. GNB isolated from hospitalised patients and the hospital environment were identified using microbiological methods and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/MS). Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed by disk diffusion and Etest methods.
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September 2016
The main objectives of this study were to characterize clinical strains of Enterococcus spp. isolated from Algerian inpatients and outpatients, to investigate their susceptibility to antibiotics and to analyse their phylogenetic relatedness. A total of 85 non-duplicate Enterococcus spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Elevated serum uric acid (SUA) was usually associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in the general population. However, there are few reports concerning the clinical impact and the pathogenic role of uric acid (UA) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between SUA and various cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in HD patients.
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January 2015
Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine disorder, asymptomatic and diagnosed through a fortuitous hypercalcemia. Brown tumors are exceptional but severe hyperparathyroidism bone complications. We report in this paper an original observation of hyperparathyroidism due to a parathyroid adenoma presenting as a brown tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElevated Serum Uric Acid (SUA) was usually associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in general population. However, there are few reports concerning the clinical impact and the pathogenic role of Uric Acid (UA) in Hemodialysis (HD) patients. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between SUA and various Cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in HD patients.
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August 2014
Severe infections by Propionibacterium avidum are rare, we report a case of abscess of the root of the thigh in a young immunocompetent adult with no risk factor for infection with Propionibacterium sp. The liquid of abscess pus was inoculated immediately on culture media enriched and incubated under an atmosphere 5 to 10% CO2. The isolated strain was identified by API Coryne gallery (bioMérieux, Marcy l'étoile, France).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCampylobacter fetus bacteremia is rare and occurs mainly in elderly and immunosuppressed patients. We report an original observation of C. fetus bacteremia complicating acute mucoid diarrhea in a young epileptic with no known risk factors.
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