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OBJECTIVE
Jaundice resulting from severe bacterial infection is well known, particularly in pediatric literature. Extremely high levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) have rarely been emphasized as a manifestation of bacteremia in adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of
OBJECTIVE
Bacteraemia is common in childhood acute bone and joint infections and demands urgent treatment. Blood C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate and white blood cell count (WBC) are well known and established markers in these infections. Instead, no information is available
We report an AIDS patient with a high HIV RNA copy number in the plasma who was successfully treated for prolonged Mycobacterium avium bacteremia and other complications. An HIV-infected patient with high fever, anemia, high alkaline phosphatase, cystic lung lesions, hepatitis B virus infection and
Helicobacter fennelliae is a gram-negative, spiral bacillus that appears as thin-spread colonies on sheep blood agar and is similar to Helicobacter cinaedi. H fennelliae is diagnosed by genetic testing, which is not readily available in all laboratories. Therefore, H fennelliae bacteremia has only
Clinical prediction rules can help physicians determine the necessity for blood cultures in specific patients and/or in whom empiric antibiotic treatment should be administered. Before adopting a prediction rule its validity must be evaluated in different settings. We revealed independent predictors
Two adult patients with acute leukemia developed marked jaundice during Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia. The progressive increase in serum conjugated bilirubin levels was disproportionate to the gradual decrease in serum alkaline phosphatase and transaminase activity to or below low normal. The
Fusidic acid was used to treat 131 out of 250 patients with staphylococcal bacteraemia over 10 years. Other antimicrobial agents were given to the 119 remaining patients. Thirty-seven patients were already jaundiced before antibiotic treatment was started. Jaundice developed during treatment in 38
OBJECTIVE
Bacteremia following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a severe complication, but the risk factors for this condition have not yet been clearly determined. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors of post-ERCP bacteremia.
METHODS
Among patients
BACKGROUND
Hyperbilirubinemia and liver enzyme abnormalities are commonly observed in sepsis. However, the frequency in premature neonates and the specific relation to gram-negative bacteria are not known.
METHODS
Charts of all preterm infants who had positive blood cultures for either gram-negative
The relationship between Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteremia and proinflammatory cytokine and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA levels in AIDS was investigated. During a prospective study, blood samples were drawn monthly for mycobacterial cultures. Sera were available at
To evaluate the rationale of using antibiotics in acute pancreatitis and to determine whether the indication for their use depends upon the etiology of the pancreatitis, the records of 202 patients with acute pancreatitis were retrospectively reviewed. The incidence of abnormal body temperature,
The purpose of this study was to evaluate liver function tests as potential indicators of bacteremia. We examined 156 patients with laboratory-confirmed bacteremia (bacteremia group) and 211 bacteremia-negative patients with bacterial infections (control group). The patients of the two groups had no
Eighty-four patients with bacteremia were surveyed prospectively for biochemical markers of liver damage. Aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and bilirubin levels were elevated in 44 (53%), 39 (47%), 45 (54%), and 5 (6%) of the patients on the first
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate retrospective data from 140 dogs and 39 cats with positive blood cultures that were presented to the Clinic for Small Animal Medicine in Munich from 1995 to 2004.
METHODS
The identity of bacteria isolated from blood cultures of dogs and cats with bacteraemia was determined, and