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Open Forum Infect Dis ; 11(6): ofae272, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38872850

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Background: A future Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A) vaccine will ideally prevent a significant burden of lower limb cellulitis; however, natural immune responses to proposed vaccine antigens following an episode of cellulitis remain uncharacterized. Methods: We enrolled 63 patients with cellulitis and 26 with invasive beta hemolytic streptococci infection, using a multiplexed assay to measure immunoglobulin G against Strep A vaccine candidate antigens, including: streptolysin O (SLO), deoxyribonuclease B (DNB), group A carbohydrate (GAC), C5a peptidase (ScpA), cell envelope proteinase (SpyCEP), and adhesion and division protein (SpyAD). Responses in the invasive cohort were used to predict the infecting etiology in the cellulitis cohort. Results: Of 41 patients with cellulitis and paired serological samples, 68.3% had evidence of beta hemolytic streptococci infection by conventional anti-SLO and/or anti-DNB criteria. A positive serological response to at least 1 of the tested antigens was seen in 78.0% of the cellulitis cohort. Individually, anti-SLO (58.5%), anti-SpyAD (46.3%), and anti-ScpA (39.0%) were the most common. Based on principal component analysis, increases in these 3 antibodies, without responses to DNB, GAC, and SpyCEP characterized Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) infection. Conclusions: SDSE appears to be the predominant cause of lower limb cellulitis. Effective Strep A vaccines incorporating antigens that provide additional cross protection against SDSE may prevent a significant burden of lower limb cellulitis.

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Transplant Proc ; 56(1): 244-248, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38218696

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BACKGROUND: Clinical guidelines list active fungal infection and sepsis as contraindications to liver transplantation due to the risk of worsening infection with immunosuppression postoperatively. Mortality from systemic opportunistic infections in transplant recipients is high, approaching 100% for disseminated aspergillosis. However, the optimal duration of treatment required before transplant is unclear. Additionally, delaying surgery while the infection is treated risks death from hepatic decompensation and physical deconditioning, preventing progression to transplantation. CASE REPORT: Here, we present a patient who underwent successful repeat liver transplantation for recurrent autoimmune hepatitis and graft rejection while undergoing treatment for disseminated aspergillosis and nocardiosis. He had pulmonary, hepatic, and central nervous system involvement. He had received 2 months of antimicrobials but had ongoing radiologic evidence of infection when listed for retransplantation. He remains well and infection-free 1 year postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Few cases of successful liver transplantation in the setting of disseminated aspergillosis have been reported previously. To our knowledge, this is the first successful liver transplant in a patient with disseminated nocardial infection.


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Aspergilose , Transplante de Fígado , Nocardiose , Masculino , Humanos , Reoperação , Aspergilose/tratamento farmacológico , Fígado , Nocardiose/diagnóstico , Nocardiose/cirurgia , Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversos
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J Vasc Access ; 16(1): 72-5, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25198805

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PURPOSE: The right atrium is preferred over the superior vena cava (SVC) for tunnelled dialysis catheter (TDC) tip placement as it offers the best compromise between optimal catheter performance and complications. However, clinical practice guidelines are not all unanimous on this as a universal recommendation. Right atrial tip placement may also fail due to variations in body surface area, venous anatomy or TDC designs and lengths. Moreover, the presence of recurrent long intra-cardiac fibrin sheath or cardiac rhythm management device leads serves as contraindications. Extra-cardiac tip placement in the azygous, hepatic veins and lower segment of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is an alternative but is invariably associated with poor blood flow and shortened patency. METHODS: We report the concept of extra-cardiac tip placement into the larger calibre hepatic segment IVC via a transjugular approach in two diabetic haemodialysis patients with overestimated TDC length out of 380 insertions. RESULTS: Blood flow was maintained above 250 ml/min for 5-6 months and no tip migration ensued. CONCLUSIONS: The IVC upper segment is a reliable site for extra-cardiac tip placement in select cases but its safety and efficacy need to be further studied in larger clinical trials.


Assuntos
Cateterismo Venoso Central/métodos , Cateteres de Demora , Cateteres Venosos Centrais , Veias Jugulares , Falência Renal Crônica/terapia , Diálise Renal , Veia Cava Inferior , Cateterismo Venoso Central/efeitos adversos , Cateterismo Venoso Central/instrumentação , Desenho de Equipamento , Humanos , Veias Jugulares/diagnóstico por imagem , Falência Renal Crônica/diagnóstico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Flebografia/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Resultado do Tratamento , Veia Cava Inferior/diagnóstico por imagem
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Infect Dis Rep ; 7(4): 6304, 2015 Dec 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26753088

RESUMO

Rapidly growing mycobacterial skin and soft tissue infections are known to complicate cosmetic surgical procedures. Treatment consists of more surgery and prolonged antibiotic therapy guided by drug susceptibility testing. Paradoxical reactions occurring during antibiotic therapy can further complicate treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections. We report a case of post liposuction Mycobacterium abscessus surgical site infection in a returned medical tourist and occurrence of paradox during treatment.

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