Mycobacterium chelonae complex bacteremia from a post-renal transplant patient: case report and literature review.

In this report we present a case of a young lady with abdominal abscesses and septicemia caused by Mycobacterium chelonae complex. Identification of the organism and initiation of the appropriate antimicrobial therapy was delayed, resulting in significant morbidity and multiple hospital admissions. Gram staining of these organisms from blood culture can be easily overlooked or confused with either debris or diptheroids.

Brucellosis: haemorrhagic pleural effusion.

Objectives: To describe haemorrhagic pleural effusion as a rare complication of brucellosis that finally needed lung decortication.

Clinical Presentation And Intervention: A 37-year-old female presented with a 1-week history of fever, dry cough and pleuritic chest pain. Physical examination showed signs of right pleural effusion and hepatosplenomegaly.

Comparison of antibiotic susceptibility tests, plasmid profiles and restriction enzyme analysis of plasmid DNA of methicillin susceptible and resistant-Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from intensive care units.

Objective: To differentiate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) strains and detect the source of epidemic strains and prevent their access to patients.

A review of gastrointestinal manifestations of Brucellosis.

Brucellosis is hyperendemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with more than 8,000 cases reported each year to the public health authorities. The disease can affect almost any organ system in the body including the gastrointestinal system. In some instances, gastrointestinal manifestations may be the only presenting features of the disease.