Antimicrobial susceptibility, virulence potential and sequence types associated with Arcobacter strains recovered from human faeces.

Purpose: The genus Arcobacter includes bacteria that are considered emergent pathogens because they can produce infections in humans and animals. The most common symptoms are bloody and non-bloody persistent diarrhea but cases with abdominal cramps without diarrhea or asymptomatic cases have also been described as well as cases with bacteremia. The objective was to characterize Arcobacter clinical strains isolated from the faeces of patients from three Spanish hospitals.

[Clinical characteristics and outcome of infective endocarditis in individuals of the general population managed at a teaching hospital without cardiac surgery facilities. Study of 120 cases].

Introduction And Objectives: To assess the clinical characteristics and management of infective endocarditis at a teaching hospital without cardiac surgery facilities.

Methods: Descriptive case-control study looking at trends. Risk factors, the occurrence of complications, the rate of referral for cardiac surgery, and the mortality rate were assessed.