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Role of bacterial and host factors in the pathogenesis ofShigella septicemia

To determine the role of bacterial and host factors in the pathogenesis of shigellemia, blood and fecalShigella isolates were compared for serum resistance and siderophore production, and shigellemic patients wer...

M. J. Struelens, G. Mondal, M. Roberts… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (1990)

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National survey of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus in Belgian hospitals: Detection methods, prevalence trends and infection control measures

A questionnaire survey of Belgian acute care hospitals was conducted to determine the methods used for detection of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA), to estimate the prevalence of this organism d...

M. J. Struelens, R. Mertens in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (1994)

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Lung abscess due toEikenella corrodens: Three cases and review

A. Kentos, P. De Vuyst, M. J. Struelens… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (1995)

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Evaluation of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and rep-PCR for the epidemiological analysis ofOchrobactrum anthropi strains

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction genome fingerprinting based on repetitive chromosomal sequences (rep-PCR) were used for ty** 14 strains ofOchrobactrum anthropi. Six strains isolat...

P. van Dijck, M. Delmée, H. Ezzedine… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (1995)

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Chorioamnionitis as an Apparent Source of Vertical Transmission of Staphylococcus cohnii and Ureaplasma urealyticum to a Neonate

P. Sorlin, N. Maes, A. Deplano, R. De Ryck… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (1998)

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Ommaya-Catheter-Related Staphylococcus epidermidis Cerebritis and Recurrent Bacteremia Documented by Molecular Ty**

 A 26-year-old woman receiving intrathecal chemotherapy for acute leukemia developed Ommaya-catheter-associated cerebritis and bacteremia caused by two clones of Staphylococcus epidermidis. Genomic fingerprinting...

A. Hakim, C. Rossi, A. Kabanda, A. Deplano… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2000)

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Haemophilus parainfluenzae: an Underdiagnosed Pathogen of Biliary Tract Infections?

Presented here is a case of monobacterial peritonitis complicating cholecystitis and caused by an uncommon agent of gastrointestinal infections, Haemophilus parainfluenzae. The pathogenic role of this organism i...

J. Frankard, H. Rodriguez-Villalobos… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2004)

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Bacillus cereus pneumonia in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Reported here is a case of Bacillus cereus pneumonia that occurred in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The presentation was severe, essentially marked by respiratory distress and pleuritic chest pain....

J. Frankard, R. Li, F. Taccone… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2004)

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Comparison of three chromogenic media and enrichment broth media for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from mucocutaneous screening specimens

This study compares the performance of three chromogenic culture agar plates, chromID MRSA, MRSA-Screen and MRSA-Select, by challenging with a collection of Staphylococcus aureus strains and screening samples obt...

C. Nonhoff, O. Denis, A. Brenner, P. Buidin… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2009)

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Evaluation of the Xpert MRSA assay for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nares swabs of geriatric hospitalized patients and failure to detect a specific SCCmec type IV variant

Rapid and reliable detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers is crucial for control of MRSA nosocomial transmission. We aimed to evaluate the performance of the GeneXpert real-time ...

C. Laurent, P. Bogaerts, D. Schoevaerdts… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2010)

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Positive predictive value of the Xpert MRSA assay diagnostic for universal patient screening at hospital admission: influence of the local ecology

The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of the Xpert MRSA assay (XP) for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage upon hospital admission. Nasal swabs were prospec...

S. Roisin, C. Laurent, C. Nonhoff… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2012)

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Previous healthcare exposure is the main antecedent for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage on hospital admission in Belgium

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage upon hospital admission and to study the molecular epidemiology of MRSA in order to assess the proportion...

S. Vandendriessche, M. Hallin, B. Catry… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2012)