The Journal of infection
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The Journal of infection · Mar 2007
Nosocomial infections in paediatric and neonatal intensive care units.
To describe the epidemiological profile of NI in the PICU and NICU, and its related risk factors. ⋯ This study describes the epidemiological profile of NI in two high-risk paediatric units. These results suggest the need to evaluate the infection control measures with the aim of reducing associated morbidity.
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The Journal of infection · Mar 2007
Case ReportsInternal obturator muscle abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Obturator internus muscle abscess is an infrequent form of pyomyositis. To date, this disease has been described almost exclusively in children and young adults, and in most cases the causative agents are Gram-positive bacteria. ⋯ Once considered very rare, Gram-negative pyomyositis is increasingly reported, and is an important concern in diabetic patients. Since pyomyositis can easily be missed if not considered, physicians should become familiar with this condition, and consider it in the differential diagnosis of septic diabetic patients.
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The Journal of infection · Mar 2007
Case ReportsVibrio vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus necrotising fasciitis in fishermen visiting an estuarine tropical northern Australian location.
Three cases of severe necrotising fasciitis due to Vibrio vulnificus (two cases) and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (one case, fatal), have occurred in Caucasian tourists while fishing at a remote tropical northern Australian estuarine area. Infections were acquired over a 4-year period during the tourist fishing season (April to July 2000-2003), when water temperatures range from 23 to 30 degrees C. ⋯ Underlying risk factors were identified in each patient; in one instance, previously unrecognised haemochromatosis was diagnosed. Likely reasons for Vibrio occurrence in this particular ecological niche are discussed.