Revista chilena de infectología : órgano oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectología
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Rev Chilena Infectol · Dec 2006
Review Case Reports[Cryptococcus neoformans arthritis in elderly adult: case report and review].
Cryptococcal infection is not frequent in immunocompetent patients. The most commonly involved sites are the lungs and the central nervous system. Cryptococcal osteomyelitis occurs in 5-10% of patients with disseminated cryptococcosis with few reports of cryptococcal arthritis in elderly adults. We describe the case of a 92-year-old woman with a Cryptococcus neoformans knee joint infection associated to osteomyelitis.
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Rev Chilena Infectol · Dec 2006
Case Reports[Leuconostoc infections in patients with short gut syndrome, parenteral nutrition and continuous enteral feeding].
Leuconostoc is a gram-positive cocci, quite ubiquitous in nature. It is used in wine industry, and for aroma and texture of dairy products. ⋯ The isolation of a gram-positive cocci, that does not hydrolyze arginine and that is resistant to vancomycin leads to this diagnostic possibility. Antibiotic treatment: penicillin or ampicillin.