osteomyelitis and endocarditis due to brucellosis

Pacemaker lead endocarditis due to Brucellosis.

Infection of prosthetic devices or implants is a rare complication of Brucellosis. Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infections were previously reported in 6 patients. We report the first case of relapsing Brucellosis due to intracardiac lead endocarditis, which resolved only after removing the intracardiac leads and institution of appropriate antimicrobial therapy.

Vertebral osteomyelitis and native valve endocarditis due to Staphylococcus simulans: a case report

BACKGROUND Staphylococcus simulans is a common animal pathogen that occasionally can colonize human skin. Unlike other coagulase-negative staphylococci, S. simulans tends to cause more severe infections that resemble those caused by S. aureus. We present a case of vertebral osteomyelitis and endocarditis due to S. simulans. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of vertebral ost...

Ocular Disease Due to Brucellosis.

Ocular disease due to brucellosis.

ALL the chronic granulomatous infections may occasionally give rise to ocular disease, and tuberculosis and syphilis are the best known in Great Britain. Brucellosis is an infection which should, at least in its chronic forms, be regarded as an important member of this group, and ought to be remembered as a possibility when the cause of certain eye diseases is being investigated. Standard text-...

encephalomyelitis due to brucellosis

introduction human brucellosis is a public health problem worldwide. neurobrucellosis is a rare and severe form of systemic infection and has a broad range of clinical syndromes. case presentation we reported a 21-year-old woman who was referred to our clinic with a subacute onset of fever, myalgia, and weakness of right foot, which gradually progressed and involved lower limbs and culminated i...

Endocarditis due to Chryseobacterium meningosepticum.

Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is a gram negative rod widely distributed in nature. It is known to cause meningitis in neonates and premature infants. Adult infections are not common and are usually nosocomially acquired. We report an unusual case of native valve endocarditis in a 58-year-old man due to this organism. A high degree of suspicion and correct identification and sensitivity testi...