Dr. Ettinger is Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Dows Institute for Dental Research, University of Iowa; Dr. Chalmers is Associate Professor, Geriatric and Special Care Program, Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Iowa; and Dr. Frenkel is Advisor in Community Dentistry (SW Region), SW Dental Postgraduate Deanery, Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol, England. Direct corresp...

Community-acquired respiratory tract infections continue to be among the most common and important infections seen by practicing clinicians. These infections not surprisingly have some common aspects in regards to the microbes involved as well as their pathogenesis and typically involve the sinuses, the airways, and the lungs. Acute respiratory tract infections can be caused by a wide variety o...

BACKGROUND Bloodstream infections (BSIs) cause considerable morbidity and mortality. The epidemiology of bacterial infections differs in community and hospital settings. Regular surveillance and reporting of pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility can assist in appropriate management of BSIs. OBJECTIVES To describe the distribution of organisms and of antibiotic susceptibility among isolat...

This study sought to analyse antimicrobial pressure, indications for treatment, and compliance with treatment recommendations and to identify possible problem areas where inappropriate use could be improved through interventions by the network of the local Swedish Strategic Programme Against Antibiotic Resistance (Strama) groups. Five point-prevalence surveys were performed in between 49 and 72...

conclusions all the staphylococcus aureus strains and enterococcus faecium strains were sensitive to members of the oxazolidinone class of linezolid drug. development of multi drug resistance by gram positive bacteria constitutes a very serious challenge for medical practice. despite these rising rates, it is impossible to distinguish where they have originated from and special attention has th...

BACKGROUND Although several epidemiological surveys of Klebsiella clinical isolates have been performed, few studies have correlated the clinical isolate with disease. OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical and bacteriological characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia acquired as community or nosocomial infections. METHODS We prospectively enrolled 158 consecutively hospitalized patien...

OBJECTIVE To determine the percentage and frequency of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community and hospital-acquired pyogenic skin and soft tissue infections. METHODS The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dermatology Department of Combined Military Hospital, Abbottabad, from June 2009 to March 2010, and comprised 144 community-acquired and 54 hospital-acq...

Native valve endocarditis caused by coagulase negative staphylococci has become more common. A study of 35 cases showed that the infections were usually acquired in the community and occurred in men (mean age 51 years). A pre-existing cardiac abnormality (mitral leaflet prolapse in a third of patients) was detected in 26 (74%). The source of the organisms in the community acquired infections wa...

objectives: this paper reviews the current literature on acquired brain injury (abi) with a focus on abi burden, importance of community integration, and community integration definitions suggested by the literature. methods: literature review results: acquired brain injury (abi) is referred to a diverse range of disabilities resulted of injury in different parts of the brain. people with abi a...