Publications by authors named "Kakarlapudi H"
A 73-Year-Old Male with Cervical Spine Osteomyelitis Presenting as Urosepsis.
Clin Med Insights Case Rep
December 2015
Vertebral osteomyelitis is a serious debilitating infection if not detected early. Involvement of cervical vertebrae is usually seen in the presence of specific risk factors. Urinary tract infection commonly spreads to the lumbar vertebrae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA case-case-control study was conducted to identify independent risk factors for recovery of Escherichia coli strains producing CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases (CTX-M E. coli) within a large Southeastern Michigan medical center. Unique cases with isolation of ESBL-producing E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: a case-case-control study.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
January 2013
Article Synopsis
- The text discusses the limited knowledge about vancomycin-resistant (VR) Enterococcus faecalis compared to VR Enterococcus faecium and highlights the greater risk of vancomycin resistance transfer to Staphylococcus aureus from E. faecalis.
- A retrospective study at the Detroit Medical Center identified and analyzed 532 cases of VR E. faecalis and their risk factors, including age, diabetes, and recent antibiotic exposure.
- The findings suggest that controlling VR E. faecalis, and preventing the emergence of vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA), requires focused regional efforts on infection control and careful antibiotic use.