Nasal Colonization by Staphylococci and Severity of Atopic Dermatitis.

Background: Skin colonization by Staphylococcus aureus (SA) correlates with increased severity of atopic dermatitis (AD). The role of nasal SA carriage and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNSs) in AD is unclear.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of colonization of lesional/nonlesional skin and the anterior nares by SA and CNSs on AD severity in 63 adult patients.

Is Itch Intensity in Atopic Dermatitis Associated with Skin Colonization by ?

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a highly pruritic skin condition of unclear pathogenesis. Patients with AD are predisposed to colonization by due to deficiencies in the mechanical and immunological functions of the skin barrier. Recent studies indirectly show that may aggravate disease flares in AD.

Drug Susceptibility Assessment in Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Strains Isolated From the Blood of Organ Transplantation Recipients in a Warsaw Teaching Hospital During 2011 to 2014.

Background: Blood infections with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative carbapenem-resistant bacilli are particularly dangerous and challenging to treat in organ transplant recipients. Resistance to carbapenems may be acquired, for example, in Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, or Acinetobacter spp. or innate, for example, in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.

Incidence, pattern and clinical relevance of microbial contamination of preservation fluid in liver transplantation.

Background: Transmission of pathogens via preservation fluid (PF) is a potential cause of infection among liver transplant recipients. Here, we evaluated the incidence and pattern of microbial contamination of PF and its impact on postoperative graft function after liver transplantation.

Material/methods: This longitudinal study included data from 41 primary liver transplantations and 5 re-transplantations performed between December 2010 and September 2011.