6 results match your criteria: "From the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.[Affiliation]"
The Clinical Presentation of Pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections-A Single Center Cohort.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
July 2019
From the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is a major cause of community-acquired upper and lower respiratory infections in school-age children; however, there is increasing recognition that younger children are also affected. Clinical manifestations vary from asymptomatic, to severe complicated pneumonia sometimes with extrapulmonary manifestations.
Methods: We reviewed the medical records of all MP positive pediatric patients admitted to the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center.
Article Synopsis
- Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is a significant cause of bacteremia in children, with methicillin-resistant SA (MRSA) posing a public health concern; however, the outcomes for children with methicillin-susceptible SA (MSSA) versus MRSA remain unclear.
- A study from an Israeli hospital collected data on 427 cases of SA bacteremia in children from 2002 to 2016, revealing that most cases were healthcare-associated (HA) and showing no increase in MRSA cases during the study.
- Results indicated low short-term mortality rates, but children with HA bacteremia and chronic diseases had higher long-term mortality risks, and MRSA did not show increased one-year mortality when compared to MSS
Roll-Plate Alone Does Not Demonstrate Colonization In Silicone Neonatal Catheters.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
March 2016
From the *Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón; †Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; ‡CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias-CIBERES (CB06/06/0058); and §Cardiac Surgery Postoperative Care Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
We compared roll-plate, sonication and slicing for the detection of colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection (C-RBSI) in 90 silicone neonatal peripherally inserted central catheters. Colonization was detected by roll-plate, sonication and slicing in 3.4%, 6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical Significance of Clostridium difficile in Children Less Than 2 Years Old: A Case-Control Study.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
March 2016
From the *Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; †Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain; ‡Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; and §CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES CD06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the role of Clostridium difficile (CD) in the stools of children aged 2 years or younger who are experiencing diarrhea, highlighting the unclear significance of CD in this age group.
- Researchers analyzed 200 diarrheic children (100 with CD and 100 without) to identify risk factors and clinical outcomes, finding no significant differences between the two groups.
- The findings suggest that CD infection in young children does not lead to different treatment outcomes, with most children recovering regardless of whether they received antibiotic treatment for CD.
Nocardiosis at the turn of the century.
Medicine (Baltimore)
July 2009
From the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (MVM, MM, EC, PMR, EB, PM), Hospital General Universitario "Gregorio Marañón," Universidad Complutense, Madrid; and CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) (MM, EC, EB, PM), Spain.
Nocardia species is an uncommon pathogen that affects both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients. The clinical and microbiologic spectrum of nocardiosis has changed recently due to the widespread use of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, the emergence of new types of immunosuppressed patients, and the improved identification of isolates using molecular techniques. Nocardia asteroides was traditionally considered the predominant organism, and prophylaxis with cotrimoxazole was considered almost universally protective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecurrent Escherichia coli bloodstream infections: epidemiology and risk factors.
Medicine (Baltimore)
March 2009
From the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.
Patients with recurrent episodes of Escherichia coli bloodstream infection (REC-BSI) have been described previously only in small studies. We report on the incidence, clinical significance, and predisposing conditions of REC-BSI in a general hospital from 1992 to 2005. All patients with E.
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