11/155. Injuries to avian researchers at Palmer Station, Antarctica from penguins, giant petrels, and skuas.This paper describes 5 cases of injury to seabird researchers between 1996 and 1999 at Palmer Station, Antarctica. The injuries were inflicted by 3 seabird species: the Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae); the southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus); and the brown skua (Catharacta lonnbergi). All injured parties were biologic researchers with previous field experience working under National science Foundation research grants; all sought medical evaluation and treatment voluntarily. The nature and frequency of such injuries seems not to have been greatly reported in the medical literature. Although these cases were largely soft tissue injuries that healed without serious complications, the possibility of exotic infections is considered. We have dubbed this constellation of injuries AVES (Antarctic Vogel [German for bird] Encounter syndrome).- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
12/155. Human infection with halomonas venusta following fish bite.halomonas venusta, a moderately halophilic, nonfermentative gram-negative rod, is reported for the first time as a human pathogen in a wound that originated from a fish bite.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
13/155. haemophilus influenzae cellulitis after bite injuries in children.The authors recently saw 2 children with haemophilus influenzae cellulitis after bite injuries. In one the infection of a finger became evident 2 days after a guinea pig bite. In the second, cellulitis of the cheek developed a week after a bite wound from a child. Although H influenzae cellulitis as a result of bacteremia arising from the upper respiratory tract is rather frequent, infection after a bite injury is a very unusual event.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
14/155. Hamster bite peritonitis: pasteurella pneumotropica peritonitis in a dialysis patient.We report the first case of pasteurella pneumotropica peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient. This rare infection was the result of contamination of the dialysis tubing by a pet hamster. We stress the importance of household pets as a source of infection in the peritoneal dialysis population.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
15/155. 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 and who developed infectious tenosynovitis secondary to P multocida, Bergeyella (Weeksella) zoohelcum, and Gram negative bacteria most like CDC group EF-4b and comamonas species. The latter three bacteria have not been isolated previously from large feline bite wounds.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
16/155. Pericardial tamponade caused by pasteurella multocida infection after a cat bite.An unusual case of meningitis and pericardial tamponade caused by pasteurella multocida after a cat bite is reported. The patient was successfully treated by antibiotics and pericardiocentesis and made an uneventful recovery from a life threatening condition. This case illustrates the potential dangers that can arise from a seemingly trivial and commonplace injury.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
17/155. Cat cuddler's cough.pasteurella multocida typically causes cutaneous infections in humans following animal bites or scratches. Primary pulmonary disease, however, can occur in humans after inhalation of airborne particles or by aspiration of colonized or infected nasopharyngeal secretions containing this organism. Symptoms of P. multocida pulmonary infection in humans are variable, ranging from cough with or without hemoptysis to severe prostration. P. multocida infection of the lower respiratory tree has a predilection for elderly patients with underlying lung pathology, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis. This report reminds the clinician that P. multocida can cause pulmonary infection in patients without underlying lung disease, and stresses the importance of careful history when presented with an indolent infection.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
18/155. Hemolytic uremic syndrome after capnocytophaga canimorsus (DF-2) septicemia.A 66-year-old man developed a hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) with acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia, fragmented red cells in the blood film and elevated serum LDH following a capnocytophaga canimorsus (DF-2) infection after a dog bite. He was treated with antibiotics, plasmapheresis and hemodialysis. Although hematologic values improved, the patient remained hemodialysis-dependent for six months. In the literature several cases of renal failure following capnocytophaga canimorsus septicemia have been described, caused by hypotension or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). In our patient there were no signs of hypotension or extensive DIC. A few case reports described HUS and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) following DF-2 sepsis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
19/155. Borrelia lonestari infection after a bite by an Amblyomma americanum tick.Erythematous rashes that are suggestive of early lyme disease have been associated with the bite of Amblyomma americanum ticks, particularly in the southern united states. However, borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of lyme disease, has not been cultured from skin biopsy specimens from these patients, and diagnostic serum antibodies usually have not been found. Borrelia lonestari sp nov, an uncultured spirochete, has been detected in A. americanum ticks by dna amplification techniques, but its role in human illness is unknown. We observed erythema migrans in a patient with an attached A. americanum tick. dna amplification of the flagellin gene flaB produced B. lonestari sequences from the skin of the patient that were identical to those found in the attached tick. B. lonestari is a probable cause of erythema migrans in humans.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
20/155. Human monocytic ehrlichiosis: an emerging pathogen in transplantation.BACKGROUND: The spectrum of disease caused by Ehrlichia spp. ranges from asymptomatic to fatal. awareness and early diagnosis of the infection is paramount because appropriate therapy leads to rapid defervescence and cure. If left untreated, particularly in immunosuppressed patients, ehrlichioses may result in multi-system organ failure and death. methods: We report the second case of human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) in a liver transplant recipient, and review the literature. RESULTS: The patient presented with fever and headache, had negative cultures, and despite broad-spectrum antimicrobial coverage appeared progressively septic. After eliciting a history of tick exposure we treated the patient empirically with doxycycline. The diagnosis of HME was confirmed by 1) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for ehrlichia chaffeensis, 2) acute and convalescent serum titers, and 3) in vitro cultivation of E chaffeensis from peripheral blood. CONCLUSION: Although human ehrlichioses are relatively uncommon, they are emerging as clinically significant arthropod-borne infections. Although epidemiological exposure is responsible for infection, immunosuppression makes patients more likely to succumb to disease. A high index of suspicion and early treatment results in a favorable outcome.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 3keywords = infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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