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Sternal osteitis, a potential consequence of cardiac surgery, remains rare. The bacteria involved belong mostly to the genus Staphylococcus. Sternal infections caused by Serratia marcescens are exceptional. We report an unusual recurrence of sternal infection with S. marcescens, 15 years after the initial episode. The identities of the isolates were determined by genomic analysis.
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Osteitis/diagnosis , Osteitis/microbiology , Serratia Infections/diagnosis , Serratia Infections/microbiology , Serratia marcescens/isolation & purification , Cluster Analysis , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Genotype , Humans , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle Aged , Molecular Typing , Osteitis/pathology , Recurrence , Serratia Infections/pathology , Sternum/microbiology , Sternum/pathologyABSTRACT
This paper reports the case of an infant presenting with sexual ambiguity at birth. The child presented with labia majora synechia, thready genital tubercle and perineal hypospadias. The karyotype was 46,XY. Low testosterone levels with no response to hCG administration, associated with high LH level for her age, high FSH level, high inhibin B levels and normal AMH indicated a lack of LH receptivity and prompted us to screen the LHCGR gene for mutations. A previously described missense mutation (p.Cys131Arg) was identified at homozygous state in the propositus and at heterozygous state in the mother. This variation, however, was not found in the father. Our attention was drawn by the presence of several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), identified at homozygous state without any paternal contribution from exon 1 to exon 10 of LHCGR, suggesting a paternal deletion. Array DNA analysis was performed revealing a large deletion extending from 61,493 to 135,344 bp and including the LHCGR gene. Adequate genetic counselling was provided. This paper describes the first application of prenatal diagnosis in LHCGR deficiency for 46,XY disorders of sex development with the subsequent delivery of a normal baby.
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Disorder of Sex Development, 46,XY/genetics , Receptors, LH/genetics , Sequence Deletion , Base Sequence , Child, Preschool , Comparative Genomic Hybridization , DNA/chemistry , DNA/genetics , Disorder of Sex Development, 46,XY/blood , Estradiol/blood , Female , Follicle Stimulating Hormone/blood , Humans , Luteinizing Hormone/blood , Male , Molecular Sequence Data , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Prenatal Diagnosis/methods , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Testosterone/bloodABSTRACT
A study was carried out in 2008 at the university hospital of Nantes to determine a target for the consumption of alcohol-based disinfectants per patient and per day of hospitalisation. The study involved healthcare professionals and was based on a methodological double approach of self-estimation and analysis of nursing records.
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Disinfectants , Guideline Adherence/statistics & numerical data , Hand Disinfection , France , Hand Disinfection/standards , HumansABSTRACT
We investigated the prevalence and epidemiology of AmpC plasmidic cephalosporinases in Escherichia coli clinical strains resistant to third-generation cephalosporins during a 5-year period at Nantes University Hospital, France (3100 beds). The prevalence and diversity of plasmidic cephalosporinase did not increase during the study period (0.09% of 25 861 E. coli isolates); only CMY-2 producers were detected (and 1 new variant, with a Y-to-C substitution at position 219). CMY-2-producing strains belonged to the 4 main phylogenetic groups and to 11 different sequence types. Three sequence types included more than 1 isolate (ST156, ST46, and ST354).
