Corynebacterium amycolatum peritonitis in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis: case report and literature review.

Peritoneal dialysis is a blood purification technique used in cases of end-stage chronic kidney failure, based on the filtering capabilities of the peritoneum. Infections, often caused by poor asepsis during catheter manipulation, are generally attributed to and , usually considered non-pathogenic, is rarely involved in these infections. We present a case of peritonitis due to in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis.

Exceptional association of two species of bacteria causing acute appendicitis: Haemophilus influenzae and Enterobacter cloacae.

Appendicitis, typically caused by appendiceal lumen obstruction, is a prevalent abdominal surgical emergency worldwide. While most cases involve , primarily known for upper respiratory infections, is infrequently associated with gastrointestinal infections. This article presents an exceptional case of acute appendicitis caused by both and in a 15-year-old child, highlighting the significance of recognizing uncommon pathogens in appendicitis and emphasizing the necessity for thorough microbiological investigations to refine diagnostic approaches.

Peritoneal tuberculosis, an underestimated diagnosis: a case report.

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs, caused by human-to-human transmission of . Peritoneal tuberculosis is an extra-pulmonary form of the disease that usually manifests as an ascitic syndrome, with or without fever, in a context of altered general condition, often in endemic areas. The diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis is not always easy, as the clinical signs are often insidious and unspecific.

Neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 give important information on Covid-19 epidemic evolution in Rabat, Morocco, March 2020-February 2021.

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 is an extremely contagious and acute viral disease mainly affecting humans.

Objective: To estimate seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) for illegible armed force individuals living in Rabat, Morocco.

Method: A convenience sample (N = 2662) was conducted from May 2020 to February 2021.

Predominance of OXA-48 Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in a Moroccan Hospital.

Objective: The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) is a major concern that is increasingly reported worldwide. Our study aimed at investigating the resistance of CPE isolates in a Moroccan teaching hospital using phenotypic and genotypic methods.

Methods: Enterobacterales strains from March to June 2018 were collected from different clinical samples.

Evaluation of a Molecular Test for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates Resistant to Rifampicin and Isoniazid.

Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is increasing worldwide and is a major cause of death in many countries. It has become a major challenge for national tuberculosis control programs. Therefore, rapid identification of MDR strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and monitoring of their transmission could contribute significantly to the fight against tuberculosis.

Breast tuberculosis: A forgotten diagnosis.

Breast tuberculosis is a rare entity even in endemic countries. It is often considered as a diagnostic conundrum given the non-specific clinical and imaging characteristics. Therefore, the definitive diagnosis is based on the identification of bacilli by microbiological or histopathological examination.

The occurrence of a multidrug-resistant tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess in an immunocompetent patient: A case report.

Retropharyngeal abscess is an uncommon location of tuberculosis (TB). In this report, we describe a multidrug-resistant tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess in a 21-year-old female patient who was treated for lymph node TB for one year. CT scan revealed a large retropharyngeal abscess that was aspirated intraorally under local anesthesia.

A Case of Colonic Tuberculosis Revealed by Polymerase Chain Reaction.

Background: The authors report a case of tumor-like colonic tuberculosis revealed by PCR in a 32-year-old patient with a low-level peritoneal effusion on CT scan with negative histological study on colonic biopsy.

Methods: The colonic biopsy received at the laboratory after grinding in a porcelain mortar, was the object of a molecular study by GeneXpert MT/RIF (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) using the automated real-time PCR technique and a conventional study based on Ziehl-Nielsen staining and culture on Lowenstein-Jensen® solid medium (LJ) and Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT®) liquid medium.

Results: The patient was a 32-year-old male without any personal or family history of tuberculosis and without signs of tuberculosis impregnation.

Primary tuberculosis of the parotid gland: A forgotten diagnosis about a case!

The diagnosis of tuberculosis must be made in the face of any cervical swelling, and the treatment is essentially medical.

Whole-Genome Sequencing of Two Moroccan Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains.

is known to cause pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. In Morocco, the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) has become a major challenge. Here, we announce the draft genome sequences of two strains, MTB1 and MTB2, isolated from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco, to describe variants associated with drug resistance.

Intensive care unit-acquired infections in a Moroccan teaching hospital: epidemiology, risk factors and outcome.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the epidemiology, risk factors and outcome associated with infections in the intensive care units (ICUs) in a Moroccan teaching hospital.

Methods: This is a matched case-control study conducted as a joint collaboration between the clinical Bacteriology department and the two ICUs of Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital from January 2015 to July 2016.

Results: Among 964 patients hospitalized in the ICUs, 81 (8.

Clonal diversity and detection of carbapenem resistance encoding genes among multidrug-resistant isolates recovered from patients and environment in two intensive care units in a Moroccan hospital.

Background: Carbapenem-resistant has recently been defined by the World Health Organization as a critical pathogen. The aim of this study was to compare clonal diversity and carbapenemase-encoding genes of isolates collected from colonized or infected patients and hospital environment in two intensive care units (ICUs) in Morocco.

Methods: The patient and environmental sampling was carried out in the medical and surgical ICUs of Mohammed V Military teaching hospital from March to August 2015.

Annotated Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequence of Multidrug-Resistant MTB13_M Isolated from Morocco.

Here, we describe the annotated genome sequence of MTB13_M. The organism was isolated from a sputum sample in Morocco.

Acinetobacter infections prevalence and frequency of the antibiotics resistance: comparative study of intensive care units versus other hospital units.

Introduction: This study aims to determine the Acinetobacter sp clinical isolates frequency and its antibiotic susceptibility pattern by comparing results obtained from the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) to that of other units at the Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital in Rabat.

Methods: This is a retrospective study over a 2-years period where we collected all clinical isolates of Acinetobacter sp obtained from samples for infection diagnosis performed on hospitalized patients between 2012 to 2014.

Results: During the study period, 441 clinical and non-repetitive isolates of Acinetobacter sp were collected representing 6.

Diabetic Foot Infection in Morocco: Microbiological Profile.

Objective: The objective of this work is to describe the microbiology of diabetic foot infections (DFIs).

Materials And Methods: The authors included all samples of infected diabetic foot ulcers between January 2009 and June 2014 at the Mohammed Vth Military Teaching Hospital of Rabat, Morocco.

Results: The researchers collected 199 samples corresponding to 157 patients.