Sir, We wish to comment on the paper by Van Kerkhoven et al.,1 to dispel certain misconceptions that may arise from a cursory review of their study. The authors present a 3 year retrospective chart review of patients hospitalized with pneumococcal bacteraemia at a single hospital. Of the 136 patients identified, 14 (10.3%) and 33 (24.3%) had isolates non-susceptible to penicillin and erythromyc...

A total of 100 patients suffering from CSOM were randomly selected from department of Otorhinolaryngology , Narayana Hospital, Narayana Medical College, Nellore. The ear discharge was collected and subjected to direct smear, aerobic culture and sensitivity. Direct smear examination and culture was positive in 93% of cases. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most predominant species in 40% of cases ...

We describe the unusual case of a 9-month-old Caucasian girl with a retropharyngeal abscess secondary to a mastoid abscess who presented with torticollis. The retropharyngeal abscess was caused by pus from the mastoid abscess tracking down under the petrous part of the temporal bone to reach the retropharyngeal space via the fossa of Rosenmüller. We believe that this is the first time that this...

Hronična opstruktivna bolest pluća (HOBP) je bolest koju karakteriše ograničenje protoka vazduha koje nije potpuno reverzibilno; obično je progresivno i udruženo sa poremećenim inflamacijskim odgovorom pluća na štetne čestice ili gasove. Egzacerbacije HOBP se definišu povećanjem dispneje koja je udružena sa zviždanjem i teskobom u grudima, povećanjem kašlja i iskašljavanja, promenom boje i/ili ...

Introduction: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is among the primary cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs). This study was conducted to determine the antibiotic resistance pattern of E. coli isolates from UTIs in Kermanshah. Methods: In this study, 180 midstream urine samples were collected from outpatients for five months. Based on differential biochemical tests such as oxidase, Indole,...

Among 25526 recorded isolates of salmonellae, 5086 isolated from humans and 20440 from animals in 1994 and 1997 in France, the antibiotic resistance phenotype was determined for all human and 5336 animal isolates. In Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium, one of the two most frequently isolated serovars from humans as well as animals, resistance to ampicillin was observed in 61% of both human...

To cite: Tariq S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014208543 DESCRIPTION A 13-year-old girl presented to A&E with a 3-day history of abdominal pain, anorexia and nausea. Bowels were opening regularly once daily with no blood or mucous and there were no urinary symptoms. Menstruation was normal; there was no vaginal discharge or bleeding and the pat...