The Journal of infection
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The Journal of infection · Dec 2005
Review Case ReportsFluconazole treatment of cryptococcal rib osteomyelitis in an HIV-negative man. A case report and review of the literature.
A 49-year-old, HIV-negative publican with single rib cryptococcal osteomyelitis was successfully treated with fluconazole 200mg per day for 10 weeks. This is a case report and a review of the relevant literature.
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The Journal of infection · Dec 2005
Case ReportsAmikacin and colistin for treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis.
We report a case of a 52-year-old man with post-surgical meningitis due to a multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Despite therapy with intravenous amikacin and imipenem the meningitis progressed. Upon institution of combination therapy with amikacin by the intravenous and intrathecal (IT) routes, and intravenous colistin the patient experienced successful clinical and microbiological outcomes.
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The Journal of infection · Dec 2005
Case ReportsVibrio vulnificus endophthalmitis occurring after ingestion of raw seafood.
Ocular Vibrio vulnificus infections are quite rare, and all previously reported cases have been associated with exposure to seafood and seawater. Here, we report a case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by V. vulnificus, occurring after the ingestion of raw seafood. This case was not associated with any cutaneous or other severe systemic manifestations.
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The Journal of infection · Dec 2005
Erysipelas and cellulitis: clinical and microbiological spectrum in an Italian tertiary care hospital.
Patients hospitalized in the authors' institution for erysipelas or cellulitis between January 1995 and December 2002 were included in this retrospective review. Two hundred cases of soft tissue infections were hospitalized during the study period. The mean age of the patients was 58 years. ⋯ Soft tissue infections are common and have a high degree of morbidity and require prolonged hospitalization and antibiotic treatment. Microbiological diagnosis is difficult and treatment is based on empiric evidence. ESR and CPR levels on admission may predict the severity of the disease and duration of hospitalization.