Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella longbeachae: Clinical features and outcomes of 107 cases from an endemic area.

Background And Objective: Legionella longbeachae is a predominant cause of Legionnaires' disease in some parts of the world, particularly in Australasia. Clinical reports of L. longbeachae infection are limited to case reports or small case series, and culture-confirmed cases.

Corynebacterium accolens-associated pelvic osteomyelitis.

Corynebacterium accolens is a rare human pathogen. We encountered a case of C. accolens isolated from a thigh collection in a man with osteomyelitis of the adjacent pubic symphysis.

Outpatient intravenous treatment for infective endocarditis: safety, effectiveness and one-year outcomes.

Objectives: To describe the use and outcomes of outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for infective endocarditis (IE) within the Canterbury region of New Zealand over an 8 year period.

Methods: All cases of IE admitted to Christchurch Hospital were reviewed. Prospectively collected data from our OPAT service's database and retrospective data from case notes were analysed.

Use of ethanol locks to prevent recurrent central line sepsis.

Catheter-related sepsis (CRS) is a common complication of long-term parenteral nutrition. Conventional antibiotic therapy is often effective in the short-term but, because of poor activity against intraluminal microbial biofilms, may not prevent relapse. Ethanol is an effective antiseptic.