Publications by authors named "Helene Durox"
Purpose: Post-operative instrumented spine infection (PISI) is an infrequent complication. Diagnosis of spinal implant infection can be difficult, especially in case of chronic infection.
Methods: This retrospective study attempts to evaluate the diagnostic performance of [F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in PISI.
Antibiotic-loaded Porous Alumina Ceramic for One-stage Surgery for Chronic Osteomyelitis.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev
November 2018
The classic treatment of chronic osteomyelitis is usually a two-stage surgery combined with systemic antibiotic therapy for several months. We report the case of a patient presenting a chronic osteomyelitis caused by methicillin-resistant who was treated with a one-stage surgery using an antibiotic-loaded ceramic. We used a porous alumina ceramic loaded with gentamicin to reconstruct the bone removed during débridement and to avoid its colonization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: PCR in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has become the sole method used for the diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Nevertheless, PCR results may sometimes be false negative, and in this situation other techniques may be useful.
Methods: 3 patients hospitalised for meningoencephalitis with fever showed a negative result for herpes simplex virus (HSV) PCR in their CSF.
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- The study highlights the limited research on visible light effects compared to ultraviolet light, revealing that blue light can inhibit melanoma cell growth and reduce cell cycle progression.
- Exposure to blue light significantly decreased the viability of melanoma and endothelial cells, leading to cell death within 24 hours.
- Initial clinical application in a patient with melanoma metastasis showed promising results, including halted hemorrhage and tumor growth, suggesting blue light therapy could be an innovative treatment for skin cancers.