[Pediatric brucellosis : A case report and literature review].

Brucellosis is an overlooked infection of widespread geographic distribution. This disease is rarely evoked when assessing unexplained pediatric fever, and only 20-30 cases (children and adults) are confirmed per year. Risk factors for contracting brucellosis are exposure to bodily fluids and consumption of unpasteurized dairy products from infected animals.

Transmission of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a nephrology-transplant intensive care unit with potential link to the environment.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been recovered in hospitals from many different sources including sinks and taps. Because P. aeruginosa is one of the main agents of nosocomial infections and increasingly resistant to antibiotics, environmental reservoirs in hospital settings are of great concern.

Evaluation of an immunochromatographic assay for detection of PBP2a on non-Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates.

We evaluated the immunochromatographic assay PBP2a Culture Colony Test (Alere™) on 50 samples of methicillin resistant and sensitive non-Staphylococcus aureus isolates belonging to ten species. Because it is rapid and reliable, this test should be advantageous as routine test in place of mecA/C PCR.