infection in an old case of total knee replacement - an unusual case report.

Prosthetic implant-associated arthritis due to is mostly reported for . Here, we describe a patient who underwent total knee replacement 12 years ago and presented with pain, tenderness, redness and local rise in temperature in the right knee. Purulent fluid was aspirated.

First report of peritonitis caused by the vancomycin-resistant coccus in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Introduction: Worldwide, about one-tenth of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Peritonitis is a major cause of PD failure and change of therapy to haemodialysis. An update on peritoneal dialysis-related infections has recommended the use of a first generation cephalosporin or vancomycin as an empirical therapy for Gram-positive organisms.

A cost-effective anaerobic culture method & its comparison with a standard method.

Twenty six anaerobes were recovered from 150 deep-seated abscess samples cultured by the proposed two-step combustion-modified candle-jar system and Anoxomat. The degree of growth and colony size were similar in both systems, except for Clostridium difficile. The modified candle-jar system was found to be a sensitive and cost-effective alternative that might be used in resource-limited settings.