Impact of Pre-Operative Occult Bacteremia on Post-Operative Infectious Complications in Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer [0.03%]
Kosuke Inada,Yukihiro Yokoyama,Kazushi Miyata et al.
Kosuke Inada et al.
Purpose: Occult bacteremia (OB), defined as blood stream micro-organisms confirmed by reverse transcriptase-quantitative polymerase chain reaction that target 16S or 23S ribosomal RNA, has been shown to increase the incidence of post-operat...
Enhanced Outcomes in Bacteremia Through Rapid Phenotype Identification of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms [0.03%]
Huajian Ren,Yitian Teng,Zhihao Xu et al.
Huajian Ren et al.
Objective: The treatment of carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) causing bacteremia in patients with intra-abdominal infections remains challenging. The early detection of CPOs from blood specimens is critical for guaranteeing the timel...
Fatal Toxic Shock Syndrome Resulting from Clostridium sordellii Bacteremia after Perforation of a Low Rectal Cancer [0.03%]
Alyssa Fesmire,Lukas Bassett,Sean Nix et al.
Alyssa Fesmire et al.
Background: Clostridium sordellii infections are rare and highly lethal. They are most associated with medical abortions and other genitourinary procedures. We report a fatal case of C. sordellii bacteremia from a perforated low rectal canc...
Actinomycosis of the Sigmoid Colon Mimicking Malignancy and Presented with Bowel Obstruction [0.03%]
sigmoid结肠放线菌病误诊为恶性肿瘤并引起肠梗阻病例报告
George Pappas-Gogos,Maria Kouroupi,Helen Bolanaki et al.
George Pappas-Gogos et al.
Background: Actinomycosis is a chronic inflammatory condition caused by Actinomyces israelii or other Actinomycetes species, with primary abdominopelvic involvement being the most important form of the disease, especially when there is spla...
Combined Effect of Pre-Operative Antibiotics and Enema for Surgical Site Infection Prevention in Anorectal Surgery: A Retrospective Study [0.03%]
抗生素与术前清洁灌肠联合使用预防肛门直肠手术部位感染的疗效分析：回顾性研究
Jasim Alabbad,Ammar Saleem,Mervat Alsaleh et al.
Jasim Alabbad et al.
Background: There is no consensus on the optimal strategy for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention in anorectal surgery. Pre-operative antibiotic agents and enema are commonly used, but their effectiveness in SSI prevention has not been...
Surgical Site Infection Outbreak in Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Investigation Using Mutually Exclusive and Collectively Exhaustive Analysis [0.03%]
脊柱手术部位感染暴发的系统调查：采用互斥且完全穷尽分析方法
Eitaro Okumura,Hiroki Eguchi,Yosuke Nakayama et al.
Eitaro Okumura et al.
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) following spinal surgery remain a significant concern despite advances in infection control. We report an unexpected outbreak investigation at an institution with historically low infection rates....
Risk Factors for Cytomegalovirus Gastrointestinal Disease in Patients with Trauma [0.03%]
创伤患者的巨细胞病毒性胃肠病的危险因素分析
Seonghwa Lee,Eun Ji Lee,Min Ae Keum et al.
Seonghwa Lee et al.
Background: This study investigated the clinical characteristics and risk factors for cytomegalovirus (CMV) gastrointestinal (GI) disease in patients with trauma using covariate matching. Patients and Methods: This study included immunocomp...
Diagnostic Accuracy of Red Cell Distribution Width-Derived Indices for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Scrotal Fournier's Gangrene: A Retrospective Cohort Study [0.03%]
基于红细胞分布宽度衍生指标预测阴囊福尔玛林坏死住院死亡率的诊断准确性：回顾性队列研究
Rıdvan Kayar,Kemal Kayar,İlker Artuk et al.
Rıdvan Kayar et al.
Purpose: Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a rapidly progressive, life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis with mortality rates ranging from 20% to 50%. Despite advances in management, reliable and readily accessible prognostic markers for early mo...
Clinical Value of Routine Urine Culture in Non-Febrile Patients on Transperineal Prostate Biopsy [0.03%]
经会阴前列腺活检非发热患者的常规尿培养的临床价值
Xianwei Pan,Lijie Wen
Xianwei Pan
Purpose: Transperineal prostate biopsy has been widely recommended because of its low post-operative complications. We aim to evaluate the clinical value of routine urine culture in non-febrile patients on transperineal prostate biopsy, par...
Ertapenem as an Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Colectomies and Laparotomies: A Systematic Review [0.03%]
厄他培南作为结肠切除术和开腹手术的抗生素预防：系统性回顾
Stephanie Martinez Ugarte,Mokunfayo O Fajemisin,Beatriz Varman et al.
Stephanie Martinez Ugarte et al.
Introduction: Given concerns for antibiotic resistance, broader spectrum antibiotic agents such as ertapenem are being used for pre-operative prophylaxis. We hypothesize that pre-operative ertapenem prior to laparotomies and colectomies is ...