Complications From Strep Causes Man To Lose Legs Dec 8, 2008
Dr. George Peltier, director of the Burn Center at Hennepin County Medical Center, says, "For some reason some of these patients don't fight the infection well. They get a bacteremia and they get a toxic shock reaction to that organism.". Once stable, Kemna was transferred to HCMC's Burn Center and treated by Peltier because the infection had cut off circulation to his legs. (W-USA News, DC)
Don't Skip the Thanksgiving Cranberries Nov 24, 2008
Kidney infections are extremely dangerous and can lead to life-threatening conditions such as bacteremia (bacteria in the bloodstream) if left untreated. UTIs affect millions of people and account for more than 8 million doctor visits per year. (Newsmax)
Pneumonia shots also offered at final flu clinic Dec. 2 Nov 21, 2008
Pneumococcal pneumonia is a bacterial infection that can affect the lungs (pneumonia), blood (bacteremia) and met membrane that covers the brain (meningitis). The disease is most likely to strike in the winter and spring. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Battling Bacteria In The Blood: Mathematical Models Help In Tackling Deadly Infections Nov 20, 2008
"It" is bacterial infection in the blood, also called bacteremia, and it's a major part of the very serious illness called sepsis ... Now, new research by a University of Michigan team and their colleagues is tackling the problem at its most basic level, in hopes of finding new and more effective ways to treat bacteremia and sepsis ... Now, this model of how bacteremia occurs in "real world" of the fast-moving bloodstream rather than a placid Petri dish or test tube can be put to work to study... (Science Daily)
Infection and Sepsis Nov 2, 2008
In sepsis, this process occurs to a much greater degree because of bacteria in the blood (bacteremia) that constantly acts as a trigger. As a result of much dilation of small arteries, the blood pressure drops and the heart rate increases. (Suite101.com)
Pneumococcal Vaccine Could Prevent Numerous Deaths, Save Costs During A Flu Pandemic, Model Predicts Nov 1, 2008
For manifestations of pneumococcal disease, they included invasive pneumococcal disease (meningitis or bacteremia), all-cause pneumonia and all-cause acute otitis media (ear infections). The model's estimates were based on the 1918 pandemic. (Science Daily)
Statins Associated With Lower Risk Of Death From Pneumonia Oct 30, 2008
A recent review article indicated that statins may benefit patients with sepsis (infection of the bloodstream) or bacteremia (presence of bacteria in the bloodstream), possibly due to the medications' anti-clotting, anti-inflammatory or immune-modifying properties ... The lowest relative death rate associated with statins was observed in patients older than 80 and in those with bacteremia ... These effects may especially benefit patients with sepsis and bacteremia, which are associated with... (Science Daily)
Miss Conceptions, Confirmed Oct 21, 2008
The is chock full of page-turners: "," " with Bladder Outlet Obstruction," "Histologic Comparison of Materials," "Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteremia After ," and my favorite, "Modern Management of Adult-Acquired " (it's "a result of obesity" - ). Seriously, though, I want to talk about an article in the July issue. (Slate)
Pneumonia Vaccine Lowers Chances of Heart Attack Oct 8, 2008
"If they did get pneumonia, they were less likely to get bacteremia, bacteria in the blood," Fisman said. "Heart disease may be an inflammatory process, and infection is a physiological challenge that generates an inflammatory response.". (MEDLINEplus)
New test could help catch serious infections in babies Oct 6, 2008
While most turn out to be minor and self-limiting illnesses, a proportion of infants have SBIs such as bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia or urinary tract infections. The risk is most significant in infants under 3 months of age. (EurekAlert!)
Marler Clark Files Salmonella Saintpaul Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Aug 4, 2008
In others, the infection can lead to more severe illnesses such as typhoid fever and bacteremia. There are many strains of the bacterium; salmonella Saintpaul is a fairly common serotype, but the specific subtype, or fingerprint, associated with this outbreak is very rare. (MarketWatch)
Breakthrough In Fight Against Deadly Superbug: Early Detection Method Greatly Increases Chances Of Survival Jul 22, 2008
It causes urinary tract infections, respiratory system infections, dermatitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia, bone and joint infections, gastrointestinal infections and a variety of systemic infections, particularly in patients with severe burns and in cancer and AIDS patients who are immunosuppressed. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is a serious problem in patients hospitalized with cancer, cystic fibrosis, and burns. (Science Daily)
FDA Advisory Committee Provides Opinion of DORIBAX(TM) for the Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Jul 17, 2008
DORIBAX is approved in the U.S. for the treatment of complicated intra- abdominal infections (cIAI) and complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including pyelonephritis, due to susceptible bacteria, and is marketed by Ortho-McNeil, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The use of DORIBAX for the treatment of NP, including VAP, is under regulatory review in the U.S. DORIBAX received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) and is... (PR Newswire)
Good Dental Hygiene May Help Prevent Heart Infection Jun 12, 2008
In a study of 290 dental patients, researchers investigated several measures of bacteremia (bacteria released into the bloodstream) during three different dental activities -- tooth brushing, a single tooth extraction with a preventive antibiotic and a single tooth extraction with a placebo ... However, the incidence of bacteremia from brushing was closer to an extraction than expected ... "While the likelihood of bacteremia is lower with brushing, these routine daily activities likely pose a... (Science Daily)
Good Oral Hygiene May Protect against Heart Infections Jun 11, 2008
In the study of 290 dental patients, researchers analyzed the amount of bacteria released into the bloodstream (bacteremia) during tooth brushing and tooth extraction, with and without antibiotics ... The researchers found the incidence of IE-related bacteremia from tooth brushing (23 percent) was closer to that of extraction than expected -- 33 percent for extraction with antibiotics and 60 percent for extraction without antibiotics ... "While the likelihood of bacteremia is lower with... (MEDLINEplus)
Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs May 30, 2008
Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia and bacteremia were 2. 9 percent and 2. (MEDLINEplus)
CAPHOSOL relieves oral mucositis and improves quality-of-life in cancer patients May 17, 2008
Severe ulceration may cause breaks in the mucosa, which can then become susceptible to oral opportunistic infections, possibly resulting in bacteremia (the presence of bacteria in the blood), sepsis (the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the blood) or other potentially fatal complications. The economic impact of mucositis can be significant, as the need for prolonged hospital stays, nutritional therapy and treatments for pain and infection can drive up the costs of therapy. (EurekAlert!)
ASGE issues updated guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis for gastrointestinal endoscopy May 14, 2008
Endoscopy-related bacteremia carries a small risk of localization of infection in remote tissues (i. e., infective endocarditis, an infection of the lining of the heart cavities and connective tissue). (EurekAlert!)
How HIV Turns Food-poisoning Into Lethal Infection Mar 25, 2008
In AIDS patients, however, the infection spreads to the bloodstream and causes what is called NTS bacteremia. While at a conference, B. (Science Daily)
Research promising for cystic fibrosis Mar 19, 2008
But the current availability of antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen that can cause urinary tract infections, respiratory system infections, dermatitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia, bone and joint infections, gastrointestinal infections and a variety of systemic infections, is limited and the pathogen shows signs of drug resistance. In an article published in the online edition of the journal PLoS Genetics, a team of investigators, including first author and U of T... (EurekAlert!)
FDA Extends Review Timeline for Additional Indication for Antibiotic DORIBAX(TM) Mar 7, 2008
DORIBAX is licensed from Shionogi Ltd. INDICATIONS DORIBAX is indicated as a single agent for the treatment of: complicated intra-abdominal infections caused by susceptible strains of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, B. caccae, B. fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron, B. uniformis, B. vulgatus, S. intermedius, S. constellatus or P. micros, and for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis, caused by susceptible strains of E. coli, including cases with... (PR Newswire)
Contaminated Cosmetics Can Be Fatal For Critically Ill Jan 31, 2008
Five patients suffered from infection including bacteremia, lower respiratory tract infection and urinary tract infection associated with the bacterial outbreak in August 2006. Skin care products sold in the European Union are not required to be sterile, but there are limits to the amount and type of bacteria that are permitted. (Newsmax)
Bacterial Infections In Premature Babies More Common Than Previously Realized Jan 8, 2008
D., MD; Alice R Goepfert, MD; Ona Faye-Petersen, MD; Suzanne P Cliver; Waldemar A Carlo, MD; and John C Hauth, MD. The editorial is "Twenty Percent of Very Preterm Neonates (23 to 32 weeks) are Born with Bacteremia due to Genital Mycoplasmas" by Roberto Romero and Thomas J. Garite. Both appear in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 198, Issue 1 (January 2008) published by Elsevier. (Science Daily)
Oishei assists staph infection research Dec 21, 2007
The grant from the will support a three-year research project by two professors in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 900 episodes of staphylococcus aureus bacteremia anticipated at , and. Alan Lesse, M.D., an associate professor of medicine and Joseph Mylotte, M.D., a professor of medicine will collaborate with Steven Gill, an associate professor of oral biology in the UB School of Dental Medicine and a member of the Infectious Disease and Genomics Group in UB's New York State... (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Abscess Incision and Drainage Nov 8, 2007
Fine BC, Sheckman PR, Bartlett JC. Incision and drainage of soft-tissue abscesses and bacteremia. Ann Intern Med 1985;103:645-645. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Antibiotic Resistance: Drug Resistance Gene Has Spread From East Coast To Midwest Bacteria Sep 21, 2007
Reference: Marschall J, Tibbetts RJ, Dunne Jr. WM, Fraser VJ, Warren DK. Presence of the KPC carbapenemase gene in Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia, correlation with carbapenem susceptibility, and impact on clinical outcomes. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Sept. 19, 2007, session 196, paper C2-1935. (Science Daily)
Zero-G germs return to Earth on shuttle Aug 25, 2007
"It's the No. 1 cause of community-acquired pneumonia and a leading mediator of bacteremia [bacterial blood infections] and meningitis.". Having no well-equipped hospital in a small cabin millions of miles from Earth, Niesel and his colleagues wanted to know how S. pneumoniae behaved in space, as have explored with different germs. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Shuttle brings space-grown strep bacteria back for study Aug 23, 2007
Strep pneumoniae is a very potent pathogen in people who are immunosuppressed its the number-one cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and a leading mediator of bacteremia [bacterial blood infections] and meningitis, Niesel said. Theres a decline in peoples immune function the longer theyre in the space environment, and its been shown that other bacteria also alter their properties in microgravity they grow faster, they tend to be more virulent and resistant to microbial treatment. (EurekAlert!)
Neonatal IC unit reopens at Mount Sinai Jun 12, 2007
The move comes after a baby, described as very premature, died during the last weekend in May of bacteremia, commonly known as blood poisoning, after becoming infected with serratia ... It can cause pneumonia, meningitis and bacteremia. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Bacteremia, Fever, and Splenomegaly Caused by a Newly Recognized Bartonella Species Jun 7, 2007
We describe a patient who had fever and splenomegaly after traveling to Peru and also had bacteremia from an organism that resembled Bartonella bacilliformis, the causative agent of Oroya fever, which is endemic to Peru ... We characterized this isolate, including its ability to cause fever and sustained bacteremia in a rhesus macaque. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Baby-killing pathogen reappears at Toronto hospital Jun 2, 2007
Last weekend, one tiny infant weighing less than three pounds died of bacteremia, or blood poisoning, after contracting serratia. It is the second time in two months that a Toronto neonatal unit has been hit with a bacterial infection. (Canada.com)
Neonatal unit shut after infection kills baby May 31, 2007
The infant died of bacteremia, commonly known as blood poisoning, at Mount Sinai Hospital after acquiring serratia, a particularly harmful pathogen that can cause severe infections in babies, Allison McGeer, the hospital's director of infection control, confirmed in a telephone interview Wednesday ... Though serratia is not the most common infection, it is the most feared outbreak in neonatal units, Dr. Zoutman said, adding that when it sweeps through neonatal intensive care units, it can cause... (Globe and Mail -- National)
Five Days of LEVAQUIN(R) as Effective as 10 Days of Ciprofloxacin in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections and Acute Pyelonephritis May 20, 2007
The microbiological eradication rates in the AP and cUTI subjects were comparable in both treatment groups, including subjects with various other complicating factors such as bacteremia, a form of blood infection. Clinical results, as defined by resolution of or improvement in urinary symptoms, were similar for both the LEVAQUIN (750 mg QD/five days) and the ciprofloxacin (400/500 mg BID/10 days) groups. (PR Newswire)
Vaccine is futile vs. new strains Apr 25, 2007
The CDC's Dr. Rosalyn Singleton and colleagues studied pneumococcal infections such as pneumonia, meningitis, or blood infections known as bacteremia that occurred from 1995 to 2006. They found that in the three years after the introduction of Prevnar, from 2001 through 2003, these diseases fell by 67 percent among native Alaskan children younger than age 2 and 61 percent in non-native children. (Boston Globe)
Pneumococcal Infections Are Increasing, And Not Covered By Childhood Vaccine Apr 25, 2007
The researchers conducted a statewide population-based laboratory surveillance of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections (such as pneumonia, meningitis, or bacteremia [bacteria in the blood stream]) from January 1, 1995, through December 31, 2006. The authors found that in the three years after introduction of PCV7 (2001-2003), IPD decreased 67 percent among Alaska Native children younger than 2 years and 61 percent in non--Native Alaska children in the same age group. (Science Daily)
Vaccine Significantly Reduces Childhood Pneumonia Cases Apr 7, 2007
The vaccine was intended for protection from meningitis and bacteremia. However, it also protects from other common infections, such as pneumonia and ear infections (otitis media). (Medical News Today)
Vaccine Cuts U.S. Child Pneumonia Rate By 39% Apr 6, 2007
"It was believed that the primary focus of the vaccine was on diseases such as meningitis and bacteremia, but this vaccine also has the ability to protect against more common infections like pneumonia and otitis media (ear infections)," he said. In the study, Grijalva's team used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample -- the largest inpatient database available in the United States -- to collect statistics on hospital admissions for pneumonia among children under 2 years of age. (Health-Finder)
Pneumococcal Vaccine Helps Prevent Kids' Ear Infections Apr 3, 2007
Different strains of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae are responsible for causing numerous serious illnesses, such as meningitis, some types of pneumonia and the blood infection, bacteremia. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pneumococcal diseases are responsible for the deaths of about 200 children under the age of 5 in the United States each year. (Forbes)
MPS Ask Government to Brush Up on Dental Care Feb 14, 2007
I don't consider the mouth should be a different organ to any other organ, and for example, if you have chronic infection in your mouth, like gingivitis as they call it, or chronic infection in the mouth, or poor dental hygiene, then you can get episodes of bacteremia, which means bugs run around in your blood supply. If you have some heart valves that are not so good, they can land there and damage those heart valves and cause those valves to get eaten away. (ABC Online)
