Gastrointestinal illness following natural disasters is a common occurrence and often results from the disruption of potable water supplies. The risk for outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness is higher in developing countries because of fewer…
Escherichia coli seldom causes pneumonia. In 1967 Tillotson and Lerner [1] reported 20 cases of pneumonia caused by E. coli. They concluded that E. coli pneumonia generally followed bacteremia seeded from acute or chronic infections of the…
Patients with Proteus mirabilis bacteremia at a large community teaching hospital during a 13-year period (1980-1992) were retrospectively reviewed. There were 176 patients whereof 44 (25%) had polymicrobial bacteremia. The median age of patients was…
Patients with enterococcal bacteremia due to strains with and without high-level gentamicin resistance (HLGR; MIC, >2,000 mg/L) were compared. Between 1986 and 1991, there were 178 episodes of enterococcal bacteremia: 47 and 131 episodes,…
This is a review of 203 episodes of alpha-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia during a 12-year period (1980-91) in a large community teaching hospital in the USA. There were 87 male and 116 female patients, with ages ranging from newborn infants to a…
Endocarditis due to Escherichia coli is rare. The case of a 79-year-old woman with E. coli bacteremia and multiple hemorrhagic cerebral infarcts is reported. A two-dimensional echocardiogram showed no evidence of a vegetation. While she was receiving…
This report reviews 1% episodes of klebsiella bacteremia in 194 patients during a 10-year period (1980-1989) in a community teaching hospital in the USA. The median age of patients was 70 years with a mode of 84 years. The prevalence was 0.76…
OBJECTIVES: To survey the attitudes of healthcare personnel regarding influenza immunization. DESIGN: A questionnaire was given to all hospital employees. SETTING: A 650-bed community teaching hospital. INTERVENTION: Employees were offered an…
