272 Septic Patients Often Present Without Obvious Bacterial Infection

Recurrent osteomyelitis caused by infection with different bacterial strains without obvious source of reinfection.

Recurrence of osteomyelitis by the same bacterial strain is well known. We report three patients with a second episode of osteomyelitis at the same site caused by different strains of bacteria from the original. Formerly infected and altered bone surface might present a region of diminished resistance for a new infection.

Bandemia in Children Without a Bacterial Infection

Primary sternoclavicular septic arthritis in patients without predisposing risk factors.

BACKGROUND Septic arthritis (SA) of the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is an uncommon form of arthritis, generally described in patients with predisposing risk factors such as primary or secondary immunosuppressive disorders, systemic or localized infections and central venous catheters. More rarely the infection occurs in patients without these risk factors, thus rendering difficult an early dia...

Bacterial and fungal organisms in otitis externa patients without fungal infection risk factors in Erzurum, Turkey.

AIM To describe the bacterial and fungal organisms in otitis externa patients without other risk factors for fungal infections. STUDY DESIGN Cross sectional cohort descriptive study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ear swabs were obtained from 362 patients aged 1 to 55 years old with clinically diagnosed otitis externa in Erzurum, Turkey, between January 2006 and April 2007, and cultured for aerobic ...

Comparative study of bacterial infection prevalence between cirrhotic patients with and without upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Bacterial infection is a frequent complication in patients with chronic liver disease, mainly during the advanced stages. There is evidence that the main factors that contribute to a predisposition to infection in cirrhotic patients are related to hepatic failure with consequent immunodeficiency. Invasive procedures (diagnostic or therapeutic) can predispose to bacterial infections, and upper g...