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  • 1
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    European journal of pediatrics 148 (1988), S. 120-121 
    ISSN: 1432-1076
    Keywords: Meningitis ; Brucellosis ; Brucella meningitis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract A case of subacute meningitis caused by Brucella mellitensis is described. The meningitis was refractory to an antibiotic regime. Diagnosis was established by raised antibody titres to Brucella in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and positive bone marrow and blood cultures. While treatment with tetracycline trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and streptomycin resulted in a dramatic clinical cure, the CSF findings returned only gradually to normal values over the ensuing 6 months.
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  • 2
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    European journal of pediatrics 156 (1997), S. 457-459 
    ISSN: 1432-1076
    Keywords: Key words Rigor  ;  Bacterial infection
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The objective of the study was to evaluate the significance of rigor as a predictor of bacterial infection in hospitalized febrile infants and children. One hundred febrile children with rigor were studied and compared to 334 febrile matched controls without rigor. All underwent clinical evaluation and appropriate laboratory investigations. The patients were then divided into “bacterial” and “non bacterial” infection groups, as defined in the text. It was demonstrated that 66% of the patients with rigor belonged to the bacterial infection group versus 50% in the non-rigor group (P〈 0.005). There was a significantly greater yield of positive blood cultures in the patients with rigor (P 〈 0.04), especially those over the age of 1 year (P 〈 0.015). The only laboratory examination of potential value as a predictor of bacterial infection in children with rigor was the band count. An absolute band count of more than 1500/mm was significantly more frequent in the rigor group (P 〈 0.003), and the combination of a rigor and band count of more than 1500 increased the relative risk for a bacterial infection by a factor of 1.35. These data demonstrate that rigor in hospitalized febrile infants or children significantly increase the likelihood of bacterial infection. Conclusion Although the absence of rigors in febrile children does not exclude bacterial aetiology, their presence significantly increases the probability of an infection requiring appropriate workup and a readier institution of antibiotic therapy.
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  • 3
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    Springer
    European journal of pediatrics 146 (1987), S. 305-308 
    ISSN: 1432-1076
    Keywords: Acute intermittent porphyria ; Treatment ; Propranolol
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We report a case of Acute Intermittent Porphyria which presented with acute abdominal distress, autonomic dysfunction and laboratory abnormalities. The treatment is discussed with special emphasis on the effect of large doses of Propranolol.
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  • 4
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    Infection 19 (1991), S. 150-154 
    ISSN: 1439-0973
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Die Lipopolysaccharid (LPS)- induzierte Sekretion von Interleukin-1 (IL-1) durch Monozyten des peripheren Blutes wurdein vitro an Zellen von Frühgeborenen mit und ohne Sepsis untersucht. Die Testung wurde bei 13 Frühgeborenen, acht gesunden und fünf kranken Kindern mit sechs Sepsisepisoden vorgenommen. Bei den Sepsisfällen wurde die Untersuchung sowohl während der akuten septischen Phase als auch in der Rekonvaleszenz durchgeführt. Monozyten von septischen Kindern wiesen eine geringere IL-1-Sekretion auf als die Zellen gesunder Frühgeborener doch war der Unterschied mit 7,1 ± 1,0 U/ml gegenüber 8,1 ± 0,9 U/ml nicht signifikant. Bei reifen, gesunden Neugeborenen lag die IL-1-Sekretion der Monozyten mit 8,4 ± 0,6 U/ml in einem vergleichbaren Bereich. In der Rekonvaleszenz hatte sich die IL-1-Sekretion aus Monozyten bei den an Sepsis erkrankten Frühgeborenen gegenüber der akuten Krankheitsphase signifikant erhöht (9,0 ± 0,3 U/ml; p〈0,05). Die absolute Neutrophilenzahl lag bei den septischen Kindern signifikant über den Kontrollen (p〈0,001), doch war es während der Infektion nicht zu einem Anstieg der Körpertemperatur gekommen. Es ist möglich, daß die Unfähigkeit der Frühgeborenen, in der akuten Krankheitsphase auf die Infektion mit einer angemessenen immunologischen und entzündlichen Reaktion zu antworten, auf eine im Vergleich zur Rekonvaleszenz verminderte Freisetzung von IL-1 aus Monozyten zurückzuführen ist. Andererseits kann auch die bereits durch die septische Infektionin vivo erfolgte Stimulation der IL-1-Produktion dafür verantwortlich sein, daß die Fähigkeit der Monozyten,in vivo auf LPS- Stimulation mit einer angemessenen IL-1-Freisetzung zu reagieren, beeinträchtigt war.
    Notes: Summary This study examined lipopolysaccharide (LPS) inducedin vitro secretion of interleukin-1 (IL-1) by peripheral blood monocytes from pre-term infants with and without sepsis. Thirteen pre-term babies were tested; eight were completely healthy and five suffered from six episodes of sepsis. The latter group was tested both in the acute septic phase and in the convalescent period. IL-1 secretion by monocytes derived from septic pre-term infants was lower, but not significantly different from healthy pre-term infants (7.1 ± 1.0 U/ml versus 8.1 ± 0.9 U/ml, respectively). IL-1 secretion by monocytes of eight control full-term babies was in the same range (8.4 ± 0.6 U/ml). In the convalescent period IL-1 secretion by monocytes from septic pre-term babies increased (9.0 ± 0.3 U/ml) and was significantly higher than values measured during acute infection (p〈0.05). Septic premature babies were also found to have higher absolute blood neutrophil concentration (p〈0.001), but their body temperature did not increase along the infectious stage. The decreased secretion of IL-1 by monocytes from pre-term babies in the acute phase of infection compared to the convalescent period may have contributed to their inability to mount appropriate immunological as well as inflammatory responses. Sepsis promoting IL-1 productionin vivo may have limited the monocytes' capacity for LPS stimulated IL-1 synthesisin vitro.
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  • 5
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    Infection 28 (2000), S. 49-50 
    ISSN: 1439-0973
    Keywords: Key words Pyomyositis ; Prevotella melaninogenica ; Bacteroidaceae ; Thigh
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Pyomyositis is an uncommon infection in temperate climates, however, it is being more frequently reported among patients with diabetes or malignancy, or those who are immunocompromised. It is predominantly caused by Staphylococcus aureus, and rarely by Bacteroides species. Pyomyositis due to Prevotella melaninogenica has not previously been reported. We describe an elderly patient with pyomyositis of the thigh due to P. melaninogenica which was successfully treated by surgical incision and drainage in combination with metronidazole therapy.
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  • 6
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    European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 18 (1999), S. 899-901 
    ISSN: 1435-4373
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract  The impact of blood culture systems on the detection of coagulase-negative staphylococcal bloodstream infections in critically ill patients prior to and following the introduction of the Bactec 9240 blood culture system (Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems, USA), which replaced the Bactec NR 730 (Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems), was investigated over a 3-year period. Following the introduction of the new culture system, the incidence of bloodstream infections doubled (P〈0.001). Patient demographics, severity of illness, and mortality remained unchanged, while the annual standardized mortality ratio decreased significantly. These data suggest that blood culture systems may have a major impact on the perceived incidence of coagulase-negative staphylococcal bloodstream infections in this population.
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