Traumatic dislocation of the globe into the maxillary sinus with early recovery of visual acuity: Case report and review of the literature on management.

Traumatic orbital fracture with prolapse of the globe into the paranasal sinuses is very rare. The visual prognosis is poor, and the medical and surgical management is still a topic of debate. We herein describe an extremely rare case of globe dislocation into the left maxillary sinus with complete recovery of visual acuity.

Neisseria meningitidis: fifteen cases of bronchopulmonary infections associated with septicaemia.

From 1989 to 1995, 4,053 meningococcal strains with a clinical information form were sent to the National Reference Center for Meningococci (NRCM). Among these strains 569 meningococci (14.04%) were isolated from secretions of the bronchopulmonary tract by expectoration or fibroscopy protected or not from contamination by microflora.

Synergy of cefotaxime and fosfomycin against penicillin-resistant pneumococci.

The killing kinetics of cefotaxime and fosfomycin, alone and in combination, against seven clinical isolates of penicillin-resistant pneumococci were studied. The antibiotics were tested at 1 x, 2 x and 4 x the MIC for each individual isolate. The results showed a synergic interaction of the two antibiotics for three of the seven strains.

[Bacteriostatic activity and killing curves of eight antibiotics against seven strains of penicillin G-resistant pneumococci].

Increasing resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents including penicillins is a current problem with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Seven cases of severe infection due to penicillin G-resistant pneumococci were seen in two teaching hospitals in Paris (France) during the first half of 1991; six of the strains were recovered from pulmonary secretions (protected brush specimens) and one from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The bacteriostatic activity and killing curves of eight antimicrobials against these seven strains were studied.