Microbial predators: an unlikely ally?

Listeria Meningitis: An Unlikely Pathogen in an Unlikely Host

Although a broad range of organisms must be considered in the diagnosis of infectious meningitis, viral and bacterial causes are most commonly observed. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis are some of the more commonly isolated pathogens in bacterial meningitis. This illness typically presents with a well-documented set of signs and symptoms. The followi...

Nitric oxide An ally in extracorporeal circulation?

Melki, V. 2016. Nitric oxide. An ally in extracorporeal circulation? Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1238. 81 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9626-5. Many complications associated with heart surgery are due to the negative effects of extracorporeal circulation (ECC). Some of these complications may be attributed ...

Aging: Cancer – an unlikely couple

Caffey disease: an unlikely collagenopathy.

Infantile cortical hyperostosis (also known as Caffey disease) is characterized by hyperirritability, acute inflammation of soft tissues, and profound alterations of the shape and structure of the underlying bones, particularly the long bones, mandible, clavicles, or ribs. In this issue of the JCI, Gensure et al. undertook fine mapping of the genetic locus for this disease in a large kindred of...

Probiotics: an obedient ally or an insidious enemy?

e fi rst case of bloodstream infection by Pediococcus pentosaceus after the administration of a symbiotic formula to a critically ill patient is presented. Th e infection was successfully treated with ceftriaxone. Probiotics are increasingly used in the intensive care unit (ICU), mainly for the management of intractable diarrhea. As probiotics are living organisms, one risk following their admi...