Publications by authors named "M A Verdejo"
Compartment syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) has rarely been documented. We report the case of a 53-year-old male, hypertensive, who developed compartment syndrome and myositis in the right lower limb. The patient underwent emergency fasciotomies of the anterior, lateral, superficial posterior and deep posterior compartments of the leg and two subsequent surgical debridements, in addition to receiving antibiotic treatment and delayed closure of the fasciotomies with grafts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We evaluated the microbial burden on gel polished nails (GPN), standard polished nails (SPN) and unpolished nails (UPN) before and after an alcohol-based hand rub (HHAB).
Methods: Three GPN, two SPN and five UPN in both hands were analyzed in 46 health-care workers volunteers. Nail length was maintained ≤2mm during the study.
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- The study focuses on a type of bacterium commonly found on the skin of dogs that can lead to infections in pets and zoonotic infections in humans, especially in those with close animal contact.
- Four cases of infections were documented, identified using advanced techniques like MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and Nanopore sequencing, revealing that three of the bacterial isolates were multidrug resistant, including resistance to methicillin.
- The research highlights the significance of understanding these bacterial infections due to their increasing resistance and the potential for serious complications in humans, particularly those using catheters.
n-Butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NCBA) is an effective therapeutic option for bleeding gastric varices but can sometimes be associated with adverse effects. Persistent bacteraemia is an unusual complication with a high mortality rate. We report the case of a 34-year-old man with history of cirrhosis due to Wilson's disease and severe portal hypertension who was hospitalized as a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to fundic varices that were treated with NCBA.
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