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Headache, muscle aches and chest pain of mild to medium intensity are among the most common clinical symptoms in moderate Staphylococcus aureus infections, with severe infections usually associated with worsening pain symptoms. These nociceptive responses of the body raise the question of how
BACKGROUND
Kawasaki-like syndrome (KLS) is rare in adults; one third of these patients are infected by Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Our study reports cases of KLS occurring in HIV-positive adults and reviews the literature to compare their characteristics with HIV-negative adults and children
Afabicin (formerly Debio 1450, AFN-1720) is a prodrug of afabicin desphosphono, an enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (FabI) inhibitor, and is a first-in-class antibiotic with novel mode of action to specifically target fatty acid synthesis in Staphylococcus spp. The efficacy, safety and
OBJECTIVE
To document the epidemiology, causes, treatment and prognostic factors associated with mortality of patients with brain abscess in a tertiary medical center.
METHODS
Observational retrospective cohort study of patients with cerebral abscess admitted at a tertiary hospital during 13
BACKGROUND
AFN-1252 is a novel inhibitor of FabI, which is essential in Staphylococcus spp. This study evaluated the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of multiple oral doses of AFN-1252 immediate-release tablets.
METHODS
Part I evaluated AFN-1252 as a single 200 mg dose in fed versus fasted
A case of autoimmune hepatitis complicated with pulmonary and meningeal cryptococcosis during long-term treatment with corticosteroid is reported. An 84-year-old woman who received long-term corticosteroid therapy (40 mg/day prednisolone for two years) for autoimmune hepatitis developed a headache,
We report a case of Cryptococcus humicolus meningitis complicated by communicating hydrocephalus in an apparently immunocompetent 49-year-old psychiatric patient from a nursing home. He presented with a history of poor oral intake, weight loss, headache, vomiting, blurred vision, frequent falls and
Linezolid, an oxazolidinone antibiotic, has 100% oral bioavailability and favorable activities against gram-positive pathogens including multidrug-resistant staphylococci, enterococci, and pneumococci. Safety assessments were conducted for 2,046 linezolid-treated patients and 2,001 comparator
BACKGROUND
Nicolau syndrome, also known as livedo-like dermatitis or embolia cutis medicamentosa, is a rare complication following the intramuscular or intra-articular injection of various drugs.
METHODS
In our case report we report the case of a 45-year-old Turkish woman who developed Nicolau
This study was a phase 1, single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dosing, and dose-escalating study of intravenous SAL200. It is a new candidate drug for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant staphylococcal infections based on a recombinant form of the phage endolysin
The case records of 49 patients discharged from St George's Hospital, London, between December 2000 and March 2004 with the diagnosis of brain abscess were reviewed in order to document the epidemiology, causes, treatment, and prognostic factors associated with brain abscess. Brain abscess occurred