Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a clinically common wound pathogen belonging to coagulase-negative staphylococci. We herein report the first case of a S. lugdunensis isolate carrying the mecA gene in Northern Europe.

Vibrio cholerae, a Gram-negative pathogen autochthonous to the aquatic environment, is the causative agent of cholera. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of V. cholerae G4222, a clinical isolate from South Africa.

Purpose: This study sought to compare the characteristics of patients with pathogen-positive and negative cultures, investigate factors predicting culture results in acute poisoning suspected aspiration. Methods: Consecutive admitted an intensive care unit between January 2016 December 2018 were retrospectively studied. Respiratory specimens collected from enrolled at time We compared analyzed ...

Flavobacterium columnare is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile, and highly prevalent fish pathogen causing columnaris disease in freshwater fish worldwide. Here, we present the complete genome sequence of F. columnare strain ATCC 49512.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Failure to recognize and to appropriately treat septic arthritis results in substantial morbidity rates. This study compared the demographic characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of patients with community-onset septic arthritis due to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. METHODS The medical charts of 51 adults with culture-proven community-onset septic arthr...

Abstract The emotion disgust motivates the avoidance of pathogens and contaminants. Individuals differ in their tendency to experience this is referred as pathogen sensitivity. Yet, it remains unclear which differences psychological processes are captured by We tested two hypotheses about how information processing structure underlying might give rise individual Participants ( n = 998) rated pe...

OBJECTIVE Bacteria- and fungus-binding mesh traps and inactivates bacteria and fungus, which makes it interesting, alternative, and wound filler for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). The aim of this study was to compare pathogen-binding mesh, black foam, and gauze in NPWT with regard to granulation tissue formation and ingrowth of wound bed tissue in the wound filler. METHODS Wounds on ...

Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical in host defense against infection. DC depletion is an early event the course of sepsis that may impair mechanisms. Here, we addressed whether and dysfunction pathogen-independent, mediated via pattern recognition receptors, due to impaired development upon systemic infection with Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli Gram-positive pathogen Staphylococcus au...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to analyze how somatic cell counts (SCC), immunoglobulin G (IgG), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) interact dependent on the mastitis causing pathogen. Milk samples from 152 quarters were collected on 2 Swiss dairy farms equipped with automatic milking systems. Bacteriological culturing was performed and SCC, LDH activity and IgG concentrations were measured...