Bacteremia caused by Pantoea agglomerans at a medical center in Taiwan, 2000-2010.

Background/purpose: There are only three case reports of adult patients with spontaneous Pantoea agglomerans bacteremia in the English literature. The aim of this study was to investigate clinical and microbiologic characteristics patients of P agglomerans bacteremia.

Methods: We studied all adult patients with P agglomerans bacteremia at a medical center from 2000 to 2010.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia in an intensive care unit.

The purpose of this study was to investigate a cohort of patients with Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia in the intensive care unit (ICU) at our institution. A large outbreak of B. cepacia bacteremia involving 95 patients lasted for 4 years in an ICU in northern Taiwan.

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates determined by the agar dilution, disk diffusion and Etest methods: comparison of results using GC agar and chocolate agar.

Although the use of GC agar for determining Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibilities is suggested by Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) guidelines, chocolate agar is still used in some regions owing to its low cost and availability. To determine the differences in susceptibilities determined using GC and chocolate agars, 163 non-duplicate N. gonorrhoeae isolates were tested.

Association between amebic liver abscess and human immunodeficiency virus infection in Taiwanese subjects.

Purpose: Invasive amebiasis is an emerging parasitic disorder in Taiwan, especially in patients diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Thirty-three Taiwanese subjects with amebic liver abscess (ALA) were examined and a possible correlation between ALA and HIV infection was investigated.

Results: Among ALA patients, the proportion of HIV-positive individuals increased during the study period.