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J Clin Pathol ; 63(4): 365-6, 2010 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20354210

RESUMO

A 43-year-old man, admitted with a swollen right thigh, was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis. On day 6 he became septic. A CT scan demonstrated a right-sided hydronephrosis and a large retroperitoneal collection. Blood cultures and perinephric pus grew Escherichia coli resistant to amoxicillin only. On day 12 a vesicular rash appeared on the neck and herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) grew on culture. On day 15 an upper leg collection was seen on CT scan. Thigh tissue specimens grew extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing E coli and HSV-1 was also detected by polymerase chain reaction in the tissue. On day 18 the patient died. This case illustrates an unusual presentation and complication of a perinephric abscess. In critically ill patients herpes simplex reactivation and emergence of multiresistant organisms may occur resulting in treatment failure.


Assuntos
Abscesso/complicações , Infecções por Escherichia coli/complicações , Herpes Simples/complicações , Herpesvirus Humano 1/fisiologia , Nefropatias/complicações , Abscesso/diagnóstico por imagem , Abscesso/microbiologia , Adulto , Evolução Fatal , Humanos , Nefropatias/diagnóstico por imagem , Nefropatias/microbiologia , Masculino , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Ativação Viral
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J Clin Pathol ; 58(9): 951-4, 2005 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16126876

RESUMO

AIM: The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust microbiology laboratory receives 150 000 urine samples each year, approximately 80% of which prove to be culture negative. The aim of this study was to reduce the proportion of culture negative urines arriving in the laboratory, by producing local evidence based guidelines for the use of urine dipstick testing at point of care within the trust's three acute hospitals. METHODS: One thousand and seventy six unborated urine samples were dipstick tested at the point of care using an automatic strip reader. Quantitative results for the four infection associated markers-leucocyte esterase, nitrite, blood, and protein-were compared with the results of conventional laboratory microscopy and culture. RESULTS: The performance of different marker combinations was calculated against the routine laboratory methods. One hundred and seventy five (16.3%) samples were negative for all four markers. Of these dipstick negative samples, only three (1.7% of all true positives) were positive by culture. The absence of all four infection associated markers was found to have a greater than 98% negative predictive value and a sensitivity and specificity of 98.3% and 19.2%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: A urinary dipstick testing algorithm for infection associated markers was derived for use in hospital patients to screen out negative urines. Two years after distributing the algorithm and promoting access to reagent strips and strip readers, a reduction in the urine workload has been seen against an otherwise increasing laboratory specimen load.


Assuntos
Bacteriúria/diagnóstico , Laboratórios Hospitalares/estatística & dados numéricos , Fitas Reagentes , Urinálise/métodos , Infecções Urinárias/diagnóstico , Carga de Trabalho/estatística & dados numéricos , Algoritmos , Biomarcadores/urina , Inglaterra , Pesquisa sobre Serviços de Saúde/métodos , Humanos , Sistemas Automatizados de Assistência Junto ao Leito , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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J Pak Med Assoc ; 52(8): 383-7, 2002 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12481684

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To find out the superstitions regarding health problems in different ethnic groups, their implications over the socio-economic development of that group and to what extent can those superstitions be related to their level of literacy. METHODS: The study was a questionnaire-based survey, 20 subjects from each ethnic group were selected by cluster sampling of residential areas where that particular group has its highest concentration, making a total of 100 subjects. RESULTS: It was found that most people (73%) do have some superstitious beliefs. Fifty percent of people believe in them as a part of culture and tradition, another 25% got them from their elders. No significant difference was found between different racial groups (p value = 0.9). According to literacy rate, 73.5% of literate community and 94.1% illiterate community were found to have superstitions. The occupation of the breadwinner of family didn't have a significant impact over the belief in superstitions (p value = 0.6). CONCLUSION: Majority of our population believes in superstitions, which are more common in illiterates. These superstitions not only predict health seeking behaviour of a person but also play a major role in shaping the response of a community to any health intervention program. Without the knowledge of these superstitions, effective community participation cannot be achieved.


Assuntos
Etnicidade , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde/etnologia , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Superstições , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Escolaridade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Paquistão , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/etnologia
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J Pak Med Assoc ; 52(9): 436-9, 2002 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12532585

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of depression in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in a tertiary care hospital setting in Pakistan. METHODS: One hundred and fifty four patients of CAD (115 males and 39 females) were randomly selected from the outpatient department and wards of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi and were scored for depression via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Basic demographic data and disease variables were also collected. RESULTS: The point prevalence of depression in the sample was 37% (31.3% males and 53.8% females). Female sex, income level below Rs. 5000 per month, low education level, outpatient, single earning family member and hypertension were few variables associated positively with depression (p < 0.05). Only one patient was receiving treatment for depression by his cardiologist. CONCLUSION: Depression is prevalent in CAD patients in Pakistan. Economic conditions may pose an additional threat on these patients. Treating physicians (especially cardiologists) need to be aware of this co-morbidity so as to be able to diagnose and adequately manage such patients.


Assuntos
Doença das Coronárias/psicologia , Depressão/epidemiologia , Adulto , Idoso , Comorbidade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Paquistão/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Socioeconômicos
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J Hosp Infect ; 24(4): 261-71, 1993 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8104985

RESUMO

Urine samples from patients on an acute medical ward were examined each week over a three-month period in order to detect endemic cross colonization or infection. The bed positions for each patient in the ward were recorded continuously and the patients cared for by each different nurse team noted. We found an outbreak of urinary colonization/infection with a strain of Klebsiella K8 in nine patients. Two groups of two patients probably suffered cross colonization/infection with different strains of Escherichia coli. These episodes were not detected by our routine laboratory ward liaison surveillance, but by the weekly samples and molecular typing methods applied to these relatively common strains. This survey demonstrates that cross colonization/infection may occur more widely than is normally detected. The implications of these findings to surveillance audit programmes are discussed.


Assuntos
Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Infecções por Escherichia coli/epidemiologia , Infecções por Klebsiella/epidemiologia , Infecções Urinárias/epidemiologia , Doença Aguda , Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Escherichia coli/classificação , Escherichia coli/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Escherichia coli/microbiologia , Unidades Hospitalares , Humanos , Klebsiella/classificação , Klebsiella/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Klebsiella/microbiologia , Londres/epidemiologia , Vigilância da População , Infecções Urinárias/microbiologia
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J Hosp Infect ; 24(2): 117-21, 1993 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8104974

RESUMO

The external surfaces of surgeons' gloves were examined for contamination by bacteria during the course of surgical operations. Of 31 operations studied the surgeons' glove surfaces yielded bacteria at the end of the operation in 16 cases. Bacterial contamination increased during the course of the operation. The surgeons' fingertip skin and nail beds were cultured after surgical hand scrub and drying, but before donning gloves; bacteria were recovered from these sites in 10 of 21 and 13 of 21 cases, respectively.


Assuntos
Contaminação de Equipamentos , Cirurgia Geral , Luvas Cirúrgicas , Staphylococcus epidermidis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Dedos/microbiologia , Humanos , Unhas/microbiologia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios
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J Pak Med Assoc ; 40(12): 300-6, 1990 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2178194

RESUMO

Ten years ago hepatitis B virus (HBV) was thought to be a unique virus, not included in any known family of viruses. Following the discovery of a number of HBV-like viruses that infect birds and mammals, the existence of a new family known as hepadnaviridae has been confirmed. Hepadnaviruses are small hepatotropic viruses that have a characteristic partially double stranded genome, exhibit a narrow host range and replicate by reverse transcription. The family currently comprises six viruses of which human hepatitis B virus is the prototype member. Other members include woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV), ground squirrel hepatitis virus (GSHV), tree squirrel hepatitis virus (TSHV). Peking duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) and heron hepatitis B virus (HHBV). Candidate members of the family include kangaroo hepatitis virus (KHV) and stink snake hepatitis virus (SSHV). In humans, infection with HBV is associated with a wide spectrum of clinical conditions including acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Infection with HBV is endemic throughout much of the world and the virus is maintained by the enormous reservoir of over 300 million chronic carriers. For almost 20 years experimental work on hepadnaviruses has been carried out using either natural hosts or cultured cells that were capable to support synthesis of a few viral gene products but unable to execute a complete cycle of virus replication. In this article, we have attempted to summarize the efforts made towards understanding the biology of hepadnaviruses, the nature of their infections and their association with primary liver cancer.


Assuntos
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/etiologia , Hepadnaviridae/fisiologia , Hepatite Viral Humana/complicações , Neoplasias Hepáticas/etiologia , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/terapia , Hepadnaviridae/patogenicidade , Humanos , Imunoterapia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/terapia
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