392. Epidemiology and Treatment Outcome of Gram-Negative Polymicrobial, Gram-Positive Polymicrobial and Mixed Polymicrobial Prosthetic Joint Infection

Gram-Positive Uropathogens, Polymicrobial Urinary Tract Infection, and the Emerging Microbiota of the Urinary Tract.

Gram-positive bacteria are a common cause of urinary-tract infection (UTI), particularly among individuals who are elderly, pregnant, or who have other risk factors for UTI. Here we review the epidemiology, virulence mechanisms, and host response to the most frequently isolated Gram-positive uropathogens: Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Enterococcus faecalis, and Streptococcus agalactiae. We also...

Gram-negative versus gram-positive prosthetic joint infections.

To the Editor—We read with great interest the report by Hsieh et al [1] in the 1 October 2009 issue of the journal on gram-negative prosthetic joint infections (GN PJIs). We congratulate the authors for their substantial contribution. The authors revealed that treating GN PJI with debridement was associated with a lower 2-year cumulative probability of success than treating gram-positive (GP) P...

Gram-Negative Polymicrobial Bloodstream Infections and Clinical Decision Making with a Microarray Testing System

Polymicrobial tenosynovitis with Pasteurella multocida and other gram negative bacilli after a Siberian tiger bite.

Mammalian bites present a considerable clinical problem because they are often associated with bacterial infections. Pasteurella multocida is a microorganism that commonly infects both canine and small feline bites. Zoonotic infections developing after large feline bites have been recognised, although their reports are limited. We describe a 35 year old man who was bitten by a Siberian tiger an...

Polymicrobial infection in campylobacter enteritis.

showed a haemoglobin concentration of 124 g 1; white cell count 2-4x 109/1 (76°,' neutrophils, 20",, lymphocytes, 4",, monocvtes); platelet count 200 x 109 1; sedimentation rate 44 mm in first hour; normal urea and electrolytes and liver function values; antinuclear factor titre positive at 1/1280; rheumatoid arthritis haemagglutination titre positive at 1 80; and double stranded deoxyribonucle...