Journal of infection in developing countries
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J Infect Dev Ctries · Nov 2014
Case ReportsGroup G Streptococci in association with brain abscess: a rare occurrence.
Brain abscess is a serious life-threatening infection of the brain parenchyma. We are reporting a rare case of brain abscess caused by Group G Streptococcus in a 12 year-old female child who presented with neurological symptoms. ⋯ She was treated with amoxyclav and ciprofloxacin. The child recovered and was discharged uneventfully.
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J Infect Dev Ctries · Nov 2014
Case ReportsLiver abscess associated with severe myopathy caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K1 in Romania.
Liver abscess was diagnosed in a man presenting with fever, chills and severe myopathy. The K. pneumoniae isolated from blood cultures belonged to the K1 serotype. The patient responded favourably to percutaneous drainage of the abscess and antibiotics. This is the first documented report of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess syndrome (KLAS) described in Romania and may indicate the emergence of this syndrome in Eastern Europe.
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Within the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa, separate scenarios reflect old contexts with well-known strategies to face the epidemic on one side and completely new and unprecedented situations requiring new approaches on the other side. While Senegal and Nigeria represent success stories on the implementation of appropriate standard public health measures for containment, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea require a major and innovative scale of actions to halt even more catastrophic consequences.