including community acquired hospital acquired and ventilator associated

... Figure Comparison of community- acquired and postoperative peritonitis There were 24 deaths among the 112 patients with community- acquired peritonitis (21% mortality rate) and 11 deaths among the ... to 0.87) for community- acquired and 0.89 (95% CI = 0.79 to 0.94) for postoperative peritonitis Thus, survival rates at day 30 were not statistically different for communityacquired and postoperative ... Incidence of septic shock and mortality rate were no different between patients with community- acquired and postoperative peritonitis Intra-peritoneal yeasts and Enterococci were associated with septic...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:21

... countries like Senegal (77% and 55%), Spain, (65% and 33%), Taiwan (80% and 56%), and Israel (66% and 26%) is comparable with Indian isolates [24-27] In this study E coli and Klebsiella isolatesare ... resistance against ampicillin and co-trimoxazole than the isolates from USA (39.1% and 18.6 % respectively) [22] and Europe (29.8% and 14.1% respectively) [23] On the other hand, rate of resistance ... coli and other isolates were more sensitive to imipenem and amikacin compared to the other antibiotics tested and therefore these may be the drugs of choice for the treatment of community- acquired...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:20

... infection and inflammation; the atrial-natriuretic peptide proANP and proET-1 as markers of cardiac and endothelial function, and the vasopressin precursor copeptin as a marker of stress and fluid ... prevalence and associated large need of health care resources, accurate prognostication and improved siteof-care decisions have high relevance for public health, both for primary and hospital care ... PS, BM and MCC had the idea and initiated the study MCC, WZ, HCB, MW, PS, US, and BM designed the study and wrote the protocol PS, US, KR, RT, CF, IW, SN, CB, TF, RS, CH, TB, CH, MK, WZ and BM...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:02

... children Diagnostic and prognostic value of interleukin-6 and C-reactive admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia Arch protein in community- acquired pneumonia Scand J Infect Dis 1995;27:457-462 ... Diagnostic and prognostic reactive protein: a clinical marker in community- acquired accuracy of clinical and laboratory parameters in community- pneumonia Chest 1995;108:1288-1291 acquired pneumonia ... pulmonary tuberculosis and bacterial community- acquired pneumonia for C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) No difference was detected in the discriminative value between CRP and PCT had positive...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... pneumonia and empyema have also been associated with historical influenza pandemics [63, 325–327] and the 2009 H1N1 pandemic [259] The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the AAP ... community- acquired pneumonia in 254 hospitalized children Pediatr Infect Dis J 2000; 19:293–8 17 Michelow IC, Olsen K, Lozano J, et al Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of community- acquired ... and laboratory) for respiratory failure and hospitalization in the developed world Define mild, moderate, and severe pneumonia for children in the developed world using clinical, laboratory, and...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 09:20

... Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2006, 5:26 Background Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen causing both nosocomial and community- acquired infections MRSA strains have emerged worldwide and became ... regulator (AGR) typing [18], and the detection of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes[19] PVL is a virulence factor thought to be associated with community- acquired MRSA [19] Using different ... ST398, SCCmec type V, AGR type 1, and negative for the PVL, LukM and TSST toxins Discussion The MLST results are in concordance with a study reported by Armand-Lefevre and colleagues, who compared...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:20

... Open Access Severe community- acquired adenovirus pneumonia in an immunocompetent 44-year-old woman: a case report and review of the literature Tristan W Clark*, Daniel H Fleet and Martin J Wiselka ... common cause of acute febrile and respiratory infections in children and are generally self-limiting [1] Severe infections, including pneumonia, can occur in neonates [2] and in adults with compromised ... among military recruits, and fatal outcomes have occasionally been reported [4-6] Outbreaks of adenovirus infection in long-term nursing facilities and in hospital wards with associated cases of fatal...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:21

... subsequent to hospital admission for community acquired pneumonia Male gender, age and co-morbid illness significantly increase both 30 day and one year mortality Female gender is associated with ... pertaining to the index admission, age and gender, physician and hospital characteristics, demographic characteristics and co-morbid illnesses of patients, as well as in -hospital mortality The Ontario ... subsequent to CAP The study results indicate that community acquired pneumonia is a condition associated with high mortality, and that gender, age and co-morbidity most significantly influence outcome...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:20

... of this genus have been described, and E cloacae and E aerogenes are by far the most frequently encountered human pathogens among them [1] Although community- acquired infections with Enterobacter ... they have no competing interests Authors’ contributions GI and RP: study concept and design, patient care, manuscript’s draft and review, and final approval of the Page of (page number not for citation ... published LM and VG: microbiological procedures of the samples, and final approval of the version to be published JS: contribution to study design and concept, critical review of the manuscript, and final...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... skin and soft tissue infections acquired in the community among individuals without any of the conventionally recognised risk factors for MRSA infection [3] Lemierre's syndrome following community- acquired ... 1.4% and 11% of community- acquired pyoderma were found to be caused by MRSA [8,9] Gonzalez et al had recently reported a case series of nine patients with CA-MRSA osteomyelitis and associated leg ... aureus in communityacquired pyoderma Int J Dermatol 2004, 43:412-414 Patil R, Baveja S, Nataraj G, Khopkar U: Prevalence of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in communityacquired...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 19:21

... positive likelihood ratios and negative likelihood ratios: PCT, 0.1 ng/ml, 0.25 ng/ml and 0.5 ng/ ml; LBP, 20 àg/ml and 40 àg/ml; CRP, 50 mg/l and 100 mg/ l; and IL-6, 25 pg/ml and 50 pg/ml We also ... 24% and 74% and specificities between 70% and 94% [30-34] PCT was not a better marker of bacterial infection than CRP in the study by Chan and colleagues [32] PCT had a lower sensitivity and ... with less severe communityacquired infections, CRP, IL-6 and LBP appear to be superior to PCT as diagnostic markers for infection In a cohort of patients with less severe communityacquired infections,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... Niederman MS, Craven DE: Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital -acquired, ventilator- associated, and healthcare -associated pneumonia Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005, 171:388-416 34 ... conditions and thereby improves the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy Authors' contributions BM had the idea for the study and directed study design, data collection and analysis and writing ... MCC drafted the protocol, collected and analyzed data, and wrote the report NM did the analyses and helped in analyzing and writing of the report DS, RB, CM, SH and MT had substantial contributions...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:24

... Niederman MS, Craven DE: Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital -acquired, ventilator- associated, and healthcare -associated pneumonia Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005, 171:388-416 34 ... conditions and thereby improves the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy Authors' contributions BM had the idea for the study and directed study design, data collection and analysis and writing ... MCC drafted the protocol, collected and analyzed data, and wrote the report NM did the analyses and helped in analyzing and writing of the report DS, RB, CM, SH and MT had substantial contributions...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:24

... collected and analysed data, and wrote the report OGK was responsible for PCT, IL-6, and LBP analyses HJM developed the sCD163 inhouse ELISA and was responsible for HMGB1 and sCD163 analyses SSP and ... of sepsis (sCD163) and HMGB1 Conclusion This is the first study focusing on HMGB1 levels in a cohort of patients suspected of having community- acquired infections and sepsis and admitted to a ... Messerschmidt and Wife Foundation, the County of Southern Jutland Research Foundation, the J Madsen and O Madsen Foundation, and the Toyota Foundation in Denmark We thank Joan Clausen and Kirsten...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... sepsis Elevated levels of HMGB1, LBP and PCT were associated with the presence of infection and with the presence of bacteraemia in patients with community- acquired infections None of the examined ... Pneumonia and urinary tract infections were the most common infections The baseline characteristics/outcome and infectious characteristics are presented in Tables and Levels of HMGB1, LBP and PCT ... severe infections and bacteraemia LBP and PCT are severity markers in severe infections and bacteraemia PCT is a better diagnostic test marker for bacteraemia compared with HMGB1 and LBP Competing...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study Thorax 2003, 58: 377-382 Marrie TJ, Fine MJ, Kapoor WN, Coley CM, Singer DE, Obrosky DS: Community- acquired pneumonia and not ... patients with community- acquired pneumonia N Engl J Med 1997, 336:243-250 Lim WS, van der Eerden MM, Laing R, Boersma WG, Karalus N, Town GI, Lewis SA, MacFarlane JT: Defining community acquired pneumonia ... resuscitation) [15] Competing interests Alongside these criteria, Renaud and colleagues [1], Charles and colleagues [11] and Espana and colleagues [12] have all independently described scoring systems...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... Guideline-concordant therapy and reduced mortality and length of stay in adults with community- acquired pneumonia: playing by the rules Arch Intern Med 2009, 169:1525-1531 Mandell LA, Wunderink RG, ... ‘go hard and go home’ Crit Care Resusc 2009, 11:276-281 Restrepo MI, Mortensen EM, Rello J, Brody J, Anzueto A: Late admission to the ICU in patients with community- acquired pneumonia is associated ... survival in intubated patients with communityacquired pneumonia Intensive Care Med 2010, 36:612-620 Roig J, Casal J, Gispert P, Gea E: Antibiotic therapy of community- acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:20

... died at 28 or 90 days, and they also predisposed to MODS and ARDS respectively Likewise, 6A was associated with ARDS, and 1A was associated with MODS By contrast, 6A3 and 6A3-1A1 were underrepresented ... 6A2, 1A0 and 6A2 to 1A0, and the SFTPD-SFTPA1-SFTPA2 haplotype C-6A2 to 1A0 are associated with a protective role against the development of Communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) 1A10 and 6A3 to ... mentioned alleles and haplotypes Cox Regression for 28-day survival, adjusted for age, gender, hospital of origin and co-morbidities, was significant for haplotypes 6A12 and 6A-1A, and it remained...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... Study Setting: In -Hospital clinical data set was collected from two community hospitals in Singapore, Ang Mo Kio Community hospital and St Luke’s Hospital In both the community hospitals stroke ... admissions to the two community hospitals and (b) Upon their discharges from the community hospitals The Clinical data set was collected on daily basis from the community hospitals Information ... Outcome and Their Associated Factors in Stroke Patients in Community Hospital Care Aims: There have been inconsistent reports about the relationships between factors associated with clinical and...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2015, 10:24

... MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY- ACQUIRED MENINGITIS AND ENCEPHALITIS IN ADULTS The following guidelines have been produced in conjunction with the Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Services and are intended ... Services and are intended to provide general advice on antimicrobial and adjunctive treatment of community- acquired meningitis and encephalitis in adults NB These guidelines are not to be used for ... with suspected meningococcal sepsis/or community- acquired bacterial meningitis should be notified to the Consultant for Communicable Disease Control (CCDC) and discussed with Microbiology/Infectious...

Ngày tải lên: 12/04/2016, 19:38