A 48-year-old Samoan man presented to Tupua Tamasese Hospital in Apia, Samoa, with a 3-day history of abdominal pain and fever. Abdominal ultrasonography showed a liver abscess measuring cm. Despite surgical drainage and ther-7 ϫ 8 apy with intravenous amoxycillin and clavulanic acid, high intermittent fevers persisted. An a-hemolytic streptococcus was isolated from the surgical specimens. The ...

Abstract Human beta defensins (hBDs) may play an important role in the progression of lichen sclerosus (LS), due to their ability induce excessive stimulation extracellular matrix synthesis and fibroblast activation. The genetic individual produce defensins, presence microbes influencing defensin production, sensitivity together regulate formation ever-changing balance between levels microbiome...

OBJECTIVES Although long-term use of azithromycin has shown a significant clinical improvement for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), its long-term effect on the susceptibility of commensal flora within CF airways has not yet been examined. We therefore suggest that long-term use of azithromycin increases macrolide resistance in commensal streptococci. METHODS Erythromycin susceptibility in ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether microorganisms associated with intrauterine infection and preterm labor play a contributing role in midgestation abortion. METHODS A 4 year retrospective review of spontaneous midgestation abortions for which autopsy and microbiological cultures of placental and fetal tissue were performed was conducted for a tertiary obstetrics hospital, which included a region...

Multispecies biofilms are an important healthcare problem and may lead to persistent infections. These infections are difficult to treat, as cells in a biofilm are highly resistant to antimicrobial agents. While increasingly being recognized as important, the properties of multispecies biofilms remain poorly studied. In order to do so, the quantification of the individual species is needed. The...

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