Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with the Two-step Technique: Procedure Optimization and Three-year Follow-up in 26 Surgeries.

Background: Complex or recurrent abdominal wall defects may be the result of trauma, infection, tumor resection, or a previous failed attempt at closure, among other causes. This article describes a new surgical technique that better addresses these defects and provides safety and efficacy data from 26 consecutive surgeries with a 3-year follow-up.

Methods: Prospective study in 18 men and 8 women with serious abdominal wall defects, who were surgically operated on using the two-step technique, which includes a first regenerative and closure step using a vacuum device (vacuum-assisted closure), and a second reconstructive step that does not require the use of any type of surgical mesh.

Incidence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying Pantone-Valentine leucocidin gene at a referral hospital in United Arab Emirates.

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging pathogen in hospitalized patients worldwide. The present study was undertaken to identify CA-MRSA in hospitalized patients in a 350-bed tertiary care hospital in Sharjah, UAE over a 2-year period from January 2011 to December 2012. CA-MRSA was defined based on identification within first 48 h of admission in the hospital.

Abdominal wall reconstruction with Two-step Technique (TST): a prospective study in 20 patients.

Abdominal wall defects continue to be a challenging problem for reconstructive surgeons. The aim of our study was to report a 3-year experience using a simple Two-step Technique (TST) to treat abdominal wall defects. Between January 2008 and December 2010, 20 patients with abdominal wall defects were treated by TST.

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: in vitro susceptibility to fosfomycin, nitrofurantoin and tigecycline.

Objective: To assess the susceptibility trends of community-acquired extended-spectrum β-Iactamase (ESBL)-producing urinary isolates with particular reference to fosfomycin, nitrofurantoin and tigecycline.

Materials And Methods: Seven hospitals across the United Arab Emirates participated in this study from June 2008 to March 2010. The antibiotic sensitivity of ESBL-producing uropathogens to a panel of antibiotics including tigecycline, fosfomycin and nitrofurantoin was assessed.

Misidentification of Brucella melitensis as Bergeyella zoohelcum by MicroScan WalkAway®: a case report.

Objective: To describe the misidentification of Brucella melitensis as Bergeyella zoohelcum by MicroScan WalkAway®, a commonly used bacterial identification system.

Clinical Presentation And Intervention: A 35-year-old man was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with sepsis syndrome. Three sets of aerobic blood culture samples were positive after 48 h of incubation.