Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
September 2022
Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) is occasionally implicated as a cause of intra-abdominal infection (IIASpn) that can be 1) spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in elderly patients with previous peritoneal disease, associated with cirrhosis, in most of the cases 2) associated or adjacent to an intra-abdominal organ or postsurgical. (IIAbq) 3) peritonitis in previously healthy young women (PHYW). Our objective is report 18 cases of IIASpn describing: clinical presentation, comorbidities, need for surgery, microbiological findings, sensitivity of Spn to antimicrobials, therapeutic behavior, and evolution.
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August 2019
Introduction: Aeromonas is a common cause of gastroenteritis but occasionally it can cause extraintestinal infections. The incidence of bacteremia by this genus is very low and in general the patients have associated base diseases.
Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of episodes of bacteremia by Aeromonas spp.
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
December 2018
Introduction: Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is a recognized pathogen associated with infections in newborns and small infants, pregnant women, and puerperal women. In recent years there has been an increase in infections by this agent in non-pregnant adult patients, being more frequent in people over 65 years of age and with some comorbidity.
Methods: retrospective and observational study of samples from non-pregnant adult patients analyzed in the Bacteriology Laboratory of the Hospital Nacional de Clínicas of the city of Córdoba, from January 2008 to December 2017.
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
May 2017
Bacteremia is an important cause of morbimortality. This study describes the episodes of communityacquired bacteremia in adult patients registered at our hospital. Between January 2005 and December 2013, 645 episodes were studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroorganisms of the genera Corynebacterium, specie pseudodiphtheriticum are a part of the indigenous microbiota of human skin and oropharinx. Nevertheless in recent decades these bacilli are emerging as opportunistic pathogens causing clinically significant infections in patients with previous compromise. We report the case of a 76 years old female patient, with a history of hypertension, hypothyroidism, type 2 diabetes and chronic renal failure, who presented pneumonia during their stay at the intensive care unit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnterococcal bacteremia has acquired considerable importance in recent years, mainly due to an increased number of cases that occur during hospital admission. We describe the episodes of enterococcal bacteremia in adult patients recorded at our hospital. Between January 2000 and December 2013, 117 episodes were analyzed.
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