[Mycoplasma pneumoniaeoutbreak in the Netherlands 2023-2024].

Currently, there is a nationwide outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections. M. pneumoniae is a bacterium that can cause atypical pneumonia, especially in children and young adults, and does not respond to the standard antibiotics prescribed for pneumonia.

Effect of interprofessional and intraprofessional clinical collaboration on patient related outcomes in multimorbid older patients - a retrospective cohort study on the Intensive Collaboration Ward.

Background: The management and care of older patients with multiple health problems is demanding and complex. Interprofessional and intraprofessional collaboration has the potential to improve both the efficiency and the quality of care for these patients. However, it has proven difficult to demonstrate the efficacy of this approach in terms of objective patient-related outcomes.

Low seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with stress ulcer bleeding--a prospective evaluation of patients on a cardiosurgical intensive care unit.

Objective: The pathogenesis of stress ulceration in seriously ill patients is uncertain and the pathogenic role of Helicobacter pylori infection is unknown. We therefore assessed the seroprevalence of patients of a cardiosurgical intensive care unit (ICU) with clinically important stress ulcer bleeding. We compared this prevalence with a control group matched for this kind of surgical intervention, missing history of peptic ulcer disease, age and gender.

[Gastroenteritis due to Plesiomonas shigelloides--rare cases in the Western world].

Background: Plesiomonas shigelloides is a common pathogen in tropical regions, whereas it is rarely isolated in temperate climates. It is most often found in surface water and fish. During the last 10 years it was found to cause gastroenteritis 6 times in Ludwigshafen.

Eradication of MRSA from carriers by means of whole-body washing with an antiseptic in combination with mupirocin nasal ointment.

Patients who are infected or colonised by MRSA should be isolated. However, isolation is very costly in terms of time and work. In order to shorten the period of isolation, attempts are being made to eradicate this organism from patients by means of whole-body washing in addition to nasal mupirocin treatment.