The risk of cytomegalovirus infection in non-myeloablative peripheral stem cell transplantation compared with conventional bone marrow transplantation.

Non-myeloablative allogeneic peripheral stem cell transplantation (NST) is a novel therapeutic strategy for patients with hematologic malignancies. Whether non-myeloablative transplants are associated with increased risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections is unknown. To clarify this issue, we compared the outcome of CMV infection following 24 allogeneic non-myeloablative peripheral blood stem cell transplants and 40 conventional bone marrow transplants (CBT).

Clinical features and outcomes of bacteremia caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus gallinarum: analysis of 56 cases.

The clinical significance and virulence potential of Enterococcus casseliflavus/flavescens and Enterococcus gallinarum are still uncertain. We retrospectively analyzed 56 cases of significant bacteremia caused by E. casseliflavus or E.

Bacteraemia due to tribe Proteeae: a review of 132 cases during a decade (1991-2000).

To characterize the clinical features of bacteraemia due to tribe Proteeae, 132 cases among 130 patients from 1991 to 2000 were analysed. The organisms included the Proteus species in 63 cases (P. mirabilis in 41, P.

Cell wall thickening is a common feature of vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

We have previously shown that a thickened cell wall is responsible for the vancomycin resistance of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) (equivalent to vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus and glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus) strain Mu50 (L.

Serratia bacteremia in a large university hospital: trends in antibiotic resistance during 10 years and implications for antibiotic use.

Objective: To identify antibiotic resistance trends and risk factors for resistance of Serratia species to third-generation cephalosporins.

Design: Retrospective survey of medical records.

Setting: A 2,200-bed, tertiary-care hospital.

Superior vena cava syndrome caused by Aerococcus viridans para-aortic abscess after heart transplantation.

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is usually caused by extrinsic compression by malignant tumors, but para-aortic abscess can be responsible for this syndrome. We report a case of SVC syndrome caused by para-aortic abscess caused by Aerococcus viridans infection in a man who received orthotopic heart transplantation. A.

Clonal spread of Staphylococcus aureus heterogeneously resistant to vancomycin in a university hospital in Korea.

Since vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) was first reported in Japan in 1997, there has been great concern that heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hetero-VISA) is the putative precursor of VISA. To investigate the prevalence, clinical significance, and molecular epidemiology of S.