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Salmonellosis-Induced Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusion: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus
February 2025
Nephrology, NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, USA.
While salmonellosis is commonly thought to predominantly impact the gastrointestinal system, bacteremia and localized extraintestinal infections such as meningitis, empyema, and pericarditis can develop, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. Here, we present a case of a 69-year-old with multiple comorbidities, who presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and hemodynamics instability in the form of hypoxia and hypotension and was found to have moderate pericardial effusion without echocardiographic signs of tamponade. The ischemic workup was unrevealing, and further infectious workups, including pericardial tissue biopsy and pericardial fluid culture, showed growth in groups C and D.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTunneled Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients: Frequency, Risk Factors, and Outcomes-A 10-Year Analysis.
APMIS
March 2025
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Sabuncuoğlu Serefeddin Research and Training Hospital, Amasya, Turkey.
The aim of this study is to investigate the rate, risk factors, causative microorganism distribution, and treatment outcomes of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in chronic hemodialysis patients undergoing treatment with a tunneled hemodialysis catheter. Data for all patients who underwent hemodialysis treatment with tunneled catheters at our center between January 2014 and January 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 171 patients were included in the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUrine Leukocyte Counts for Differentiating Asymptomatic Bacteriuria From Urinary Tract Infection and Predicting Secondary Bacteremia.
J Korean Med Sci
March 2025
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Differentiating between asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) and urinary tract infection (UTI) is difficult in patients who have difficulty communicating their symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of urine leukocytes in distinguishing between UTI and ASB, and the clinical outcomes of patients with UTI according to the degree of pyuria.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients with positive urine cultures between July 2022 and June 2023 at two hospitals.
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) - emergence to endemicity in a tertiary hospital in Singapore.
J Hosp Infect
March 2025
Department of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address:
Objective: To describe the evolving epidemiology and risk associations of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) between 2018 and 2023 in a tertiary hospital in Singapore.
Methods: Inpatients in Singapore General Hospital (SGH) between January 2018 and December 2023 were included. VRE surveillance criteria changed in August 2020 and November 2022.
Numerous liver abscesses after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for decompensated liver cirrhosis: A case report.
World J Radiol
February 2025
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Background: Liver cirrhosis patients can develop various complications including bacteremia as the intestinal flora is heterologous. In those with low immunity, trauma, or following surgery, ., the body is susceptible to concurrent systemic or local infections.
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