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On the basis of a large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a German university hospital, we estimated costs ( approximately 1 million Euros) that could have been avoided by early detection of the imminent outbreak. For this purpose, we demonstrate an easy-to-use statistical method.

The emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have been regarded as major challenges among health care-associated infections worldwide. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of an MDR Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain isolated in 2014 from King Abdulla Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

We compared PCR to conventional culture for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in 30,835 rectal samples over a 3-year period. The positive and negative predictive values of vanB PCR were 1.42% and 99.9%, respectively. A positive vanB result by PCR is poorly predictive and necessitates culture for differentiation of VRE-positive and -negative individuals.

INTRODUCTION X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLHR) is a dominant inherited disease caused by isolated renal phosphate wasting and impairment of vitamin D activation. We present a girl with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLHR) as a consequence of de novo mutation in the PHEX gene. CASE OUTLINE A 2.2-year-old girl presented with prominent lower limb rachitic deformity, waddling gait and ...

fanconi- bickel syndrome (fbs) is a rare type of glycogen storage disease (gsd) characterized by hepatomegaly, proximal renal tubular acidosis (rta) and marked growth retardation. we report a case of fbs presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis and transient neonatal diabetes. a female infant, product of consanguineous marriage presented with diabetic ketoacidosis at age 33 days, and was treated a...

Hypophosphatemic rickets (HR), also known as refractory, vitamin D resistant rickets, is a hereditary disease linked to the X chromosome. It is characterized by the metabolic disturbance of calcium and phosphate, which causes defective calcifi cation of mineralized structures such as bones and teeth.1,2 It is the most common type of rickets found in developed countries. Its incidence can be cou...