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Human zoonotic infections transmitted by dogs and cats.

Dogs and cats are the 2 most common household pets. However, they may be a direct or indirect source of human infections. This article aims to familiarize physicians with some common and uncommon bacterial, rickettsial, parasitic, and fungal zoonotic…

Tags: *Cats, *Disease Vectors, *Dogs, 1997, Animals, Archives of internal medicine, Bacterial Infections/transmission/veterinary, Cat Diseases/transmission, Dog Diseases/transmission, Ectoparasitic Infestations/transmission/veterinary, Helminthiasis/transmission, Humans, Protozoan Infections/transmission, Tan J S, Zoonoses/*transmission

Group A streptococcus necrotizing fasciitis.

Necrotizing fasciitis due to Group A streptococcus has been observed with increasing frequency over the past decade. Appropriate management requires rapid recognition of this life-threatening infection and expeditious antimicrobial therapy as well as…

Antipseudomonal penicillins.

Antipseudomonal penicillins retain most of the antibacterial activity of penicillin and aminopenicillins. This group of penicillins has added activities against many gram-negative rods, including P. aeruginosa. Similar to the earlier penicillins,…

Tags: 1995, Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology, Department of Internal Medicine, Drug Resistance, File T M Jr, Humans, Microbial, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, NEOMED College of Medicine, Penicillins/adverse effects/pharmacokinetics/*therapeutic use, Pseudomonas Infections/*drug therapy, Pseudomonas/*drug effects, Tan J S, The Medical clinics of North America

The role of atypical pathogens: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila in respiratory infection.

Infections caused by M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, and Legionella spp. are important causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In the past decade, considerable new information has come to light concerning these organisms. Despite this, debate…

Diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections.

Prompt clinical diagnosis and timely treatment are the hallmarks of the proper care of diabetic patients with foot infections. The importance of careful clinical foot examination cannot be overemphasized. When infection is suspected, effort should be…

Tags: 1999, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use, Bacterial Infections/*diagnostic imaging/*drug therapy, Bailliere's best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetic Foot/*microbiology, File T M Jr, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Radiography, Tan J S

Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia.

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. At present there is no "gold” standard for diagnosis and there is no easily accessible means of rapid diagnosis available. The best indication of acute C. pneumoniae infection is…

Tags: 2000, Department of Internal Medicine, File T M Jr, NEOMED College of Medicine, Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine, Tan J S

Can aggressive treatment of diabetic foot infections reduce the need for above-ankle amputation?

We retrospectively evaluated the charts of 112 patients with diabetic foot infection to determine if early aggressive surgical intervention improves outcome. All patients were classified into two groups on the basis of the timing of surgical…

The other causes of 'atypical' pneumonia.

Mycoplasma, Chlamydia and Legionella are the usual organisms considered to be the etiologic agents of 'atypical' pneumonia. Other microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and mycobacteria can also present with atypical pneumonia…

Tags: 1999, Current opinion in infectious diseases, Tan J S

Incidence, etiologic pathogens, and diagnostic testing of community-acquired pneumonia.

Determination of the etiologic pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia has been problematic because of the lack of reliable rapid laboratory diagnostic tools as well as the controversy concerning diagnostic criteria. In the studies reviewed here, a…

Tags: 1997, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis/microbiology, Community-Acquired Infections/diagnosis/epidemiology/microbiology, Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, File T M Jr, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pneumonia/diagnosis/epidemiology/*microbiology, Tan J S

Pharmacokinetics of imipenem in serum and skin window fluid in healthy adults after intramuscular or intravenous administration.

The pharmacokinetic profiles of imipenem after intramuscular (i.m.) and intravenous injections were examined in adult volunteers. Levels of imipenem in serum after i.m. injection of a microcrystalline suspension of imipenem-cilastatin (500 mg each)…

Treatment of bacteriuria in pregnancy.

The presence of bacteriuria during gestation increases the chance of acute pyelonephritis. Treatment of bacteriuria in pregnancy reduces subsequent development of symptomatic disease. Numerous studies have shown that single-dose therapy for…

Tags: 1992, Anti-Infective Agents/adverse effects, Bacteriuria/diagnosis/*drug therapy/microbiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Drugs, Female, File T M Jr, Humans, Infectious/diagnosis/*drug therapy/microbiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Tan J S

Community-acquired pneumonia. What's needed for accurate diagnosis.

Characteristic clinical findings of fever, cough, and rhonchi, together with a new infiltrate on chest films and documentation of a pathogen, establish a diagnosis of infectious pneumonia. Several factors have had an impact on the approach to…

Tags: 1996, Department of Internal Medicine, File T M Jr, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Plouffe J F, Pneumonia/*diagnosis/etiology, Postgraduate medicine, Tan J S

Infectious complications in diabetic patients.

Tags: *Diabetes Complications, 1997, Candidiasis/complications/therapy, Cholecystitis/complications/therapy, Current therapy in endocrinology and metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, File T M Jr, Humans, Infection/*complications/*therapy, Infectious/complications/therapy, NEOMED College of Medicine, Respiratory Tract Infections/complications/therapy, Skin Diseases, Tan J S, Urinary Tract Infections/complications/therapy

Treatment of skin and soft-tissue infections.

Bacterial infections of the skin range from mild pyodermas to life-threatening necrotizing infections. Pyodermas are most often due to Staphylococcus aureus or beta-hemolytic Streptococcus sp, whereas infections associated with skin ulcers of the…

Tags: 1995, American journal of surgery, Bacterial Infections/complications/drug therapy/surgery/*therapy, beta-Lactamase Inhibitors, Department of Internal Medicine, Drug Combinations, Fasciitis/therapy, File T M Jr, Humans, Necrosis, NEOMED College of Medicine, Penicillanic Acid/analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use, Piperacillin/therapeutic use, Skin Diseases/complications/drug therapy/surgery/*therapy, Soft Tissue Infections/complications/drug therapy/surgery/*therapy, Surgical Wound Infection/microbiology, Tan J S, Tazobactam

Ambulatory management of lower respiratory tract infections.

Clinical manifestations and radiographic findings are unreliable guides to the selection of antimicrobial therapy for lower respiratory infections. Laboratory evaluation is necessary to identify the etiologic agent. Multiple oral antibiotics are…

Tags: 1991, American family physician, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use, Bacterial Infections/drug therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, File T M Jr, Humans, Legionnaires' Disease/diagnosis, Mycoplasma/diagnosis, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pneumonia, Pneumonia/*diagnosis/*drug therapy, Tan J S, Thomson R B Jr

Management of staphylococcal and streptococcal infections.

Staphylococcus and streptococcus are bacteria commonly found on the skin and in the mucous membrane. These bacteria are frequently associated with mild cutaneous infections but may invade to cause deeper infections including necrotizing soft-tissue…

Tags: *Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis/epidemiology/microbiology/therapy, *Streptococcal Infections/complications/diagnosis/microbiology/therapy, 1996, Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, File T M Jr, Humans, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Tan J S

Role of 'atypical' pneumonia pathogens in respiratory tract infections.

The 'atypical' pathogens are important causes of pneumonia, causing illness ranging from mild to life-threatening. The most common atypical pathogens are Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae; others include Legionella species, Chlamydia…

Tags: 1999, Bacterial/diagnosis/*microbiology, Canadian respiratory journal, Chlamydia Infections, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Community-Acquired Infections, Humans, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma/diagnosis/*microbiology, Pneumonia, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Tan J S

Urinary tract infections in obstetrics and gynecology.

Escherichia coli is still the most common bacterial pathogen associated with urinary tract infections in women. Because of increasing resistance, ampicillin or a sulfonamide alone is no longer recommended for the empiric treatment of those…

Tags: 1990, Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Department of Internal Medicine, Drug Resistance, Escherichia coli/drug effects, Female, File T M Jr, Humans, Lactams, Microbial, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pregnancy, Quinolones/therapeutic use, Tan J S, The Journal of reproductive medicine, Urinary Tract Infections/*drug therapy

Managing foot infections in patients with diabetes...twelfth in a series

Tags: 2006, Antibiotics – Therapeutic Use, Diabetes Mellitus – Complications, Diabetic Foot – Complications, Diabetic Foot – Surgery, Diabetic Foot – Therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygenation, Infections in Medicine, Osteomyelitis, Tan J S, Tan MJ

Pneumonia in older adults: reversing the trend.

Tags: 2005, 80 and over, Aged, Department of Internal Medicine, File T M Jr, File Thomas M Jr, Immunization – Trends, JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pneumonia – Epidemiology – In Old Age, Pneumonia – Risk Factors, Tan J S, Tan James S

Human zoonotic infections transmitted by dogs and cats.

Tags: 1997, Animals, Archives of internal medicine, Bacterial Infections, Bacterial Infections – Transmission, Cats, Disease Vectors, Dogs, Ectoparasitic Infestations, Ectoparasitic Infestations – Transmission, Helminthiasis – Transmission, Protozoan Infections – Transmission, Tan J S, Zoonoses – Transmission

Quick take. Tips for diagnosing and treating infections transmitted by dogs and cats.

Tags: 1998, Cats, Consultant (00107069), Dogs, Symptoms, Tan J S, Zoonoses, Zoonoses – Diagnosis, Zoonoses – Drug Therapy, Zoonoses – Prevention and Control

Community-acquired pneumonia: what's needed for accurate diagnosis. Symposium: first of five articles on pneumonia.

Characteristic clinical findings of fever, cough, and rhonchi, together with a new infiltrate on chest films and documentation of a pathogen, establish a diagnosis of infectious pneumonia. Several factors have had an impact on the approach to…

Tags: 1996, Continuing (Credit), Department of Internal Medicine, Education, File T M Jr, NEOMED College of Medicine, Plouffe J F, Pneumonia – Diagnosis, Postgraduate medicine, Tan J S

Common fungal infections of the feet in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Superficial fungal infections of the foot (tinea pedis and onychomycosis) are common among elderly patients. Although most authorities believe that patients with diabetes mellitus have an increased predisposition to dermatophytic infections, some…

International guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in adults: the role of macrolides.

The significance of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has led to the publication of guidelines from numerous international organisations. Because the macrolide class of antimicrobials is active against most of the key pathogens associated with CAP,…

INFECTIONS DUE TO CORYNEBACTERIUM GROUP-D2 - REPORT OF A CASE

Tags: 1990, Archives of internal medicine, File T M, General & Internal Medicine, Journal Article, Roncikoenig T J, Tan J S, Thomson R B

EMERGENCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN GRAM-NEGATIVE BACILLI CAUSING BACTEREMIA DURING THERAPY

Treatment of serious infections caused by gram-negative bacilli with beta-lactam antimicrobial agents can induce Class I beta-lactamase production. This phenomenon can result in resistant microorganisms, and has been postulated to be a cause of…

Tags: 1993, American journal of clinical pathology, beta-lactam antibiotics, cephalosporins, enterobacter-cloacae, Gerson L W, Journal Article, Pathology, Siebert J D, Tan J S, Thomson R B

HIGH-PRESSURE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF CEPHALOSPORINS

Tags: 1984, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, File T M, Journal Article, Microbiology, Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Signs S A, Tan J S

Risk factors for domestic acquisition of Legionnaires disease

Background: Legionnaires disease is a common cause of adult pneumonia. Outbreaks of legionnaires disease have been well described, but little is known about sporadically occurring legionnaires disease, which accounts for most infections. Exposure to…

CEFMENOXIME VERSUS CEFOXITIN IN THE TREATMENT OF SERIOUS BACTERIAL-INFECTIONS

Tags: 1984, American Journal of Medicine, File T M, General & Internal Medicine, Journal Article, Tan J S

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL DISEASES

Tags: 1989, File T M, Journal Article, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Orthopedics, Tan J S

Legionnaires disease with bacteremic coinfection

We describe 6 patients who had bacteremic community-acquired pneumonia and unsuspected Legionella pneumophila coinfection. We reviewed case records of patients who were diagnosed as having a recent Legionella infection on the basis of either the…

Tags: 2002, adults, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Community-acquired pneumonia, criteria, File T M, Immunology, Infection, Infectious Diseases, Influenza, Journal Article, legionella-pneumophila, measles, Microbiology, risk-factors, surveillance, Tan J S, Tan M J

Persistently positive culture results in a patient with community-acquired pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila

We describe a patient with community-acquired pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6. This patient was found to have bronchoalveolar carcinoma of the lung by means of cytologic testing in 1 of 2 bronchoalveolar lavage samples, but no…

PHARMACOKINETICS OF INTRAVENOUS CEFMETAZOLE WITH EMPHASIS ON COMPARISON BETWEEN PREDICTED THEORETICAL LEVELS IN TISSUE AND ACTUAL SKIN WINDOW FLUID LEVELS

Tags: 1989, Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, File T M, Hoffman H E, Journal Article, Microbiology, Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Salstrom S J, Signs S A, Tan J S

TREATMENT OF HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED SKIN AND SKIN-STRUCTURE INFECTIONS - DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, MULTICENTER STUDY OF PIPERACILLIN-TAZOBACTAM VERSUS TICARCILLIN-CLAVULANATE

We compared the efficacy and safety of two beta-lactam-beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations, namely, piperacillin-tazobactam and ticarcillin-clavulanate, in the treatment of complicated bacterial infections of skin that required hospitalization. The…

CEFADROXIL, CEFACLOR, CEFUROXIME - INTERSTITIAL FLUID CONCENTRATIONS DETERMINED THROUGH A SKIN WINDOW

The complex interaction between plasma and tissue concentrations of drug has significant implications for therapies that use beta-lactam antibiotics. This comparative, triple-crossover, open-label study enrolled 12 healthy adult male volunteers to…

Tags: 1994, Advances in Therapy, cefaclor, cefadroxil, cefuroxime, File T M, interstitial fluid, Journal Article, pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Research & Experimental Medicine, Salstrom S J M, skin window, Tan J S

Empiric Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-acquired Pneumonias including Ventilator-associated Pneumonias

Tags: 2005, Infectious Diseases, International journal of antimicrobial agents, Journal Article, Microbiology, Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Tan J S

HOSPITAL-BASED PULMONARY PATHOGENS - EVOLVING BACTERIAL-RESISTANCE

Tags: 1995, Antimicrobial resistance, ceftazidime, drug-resistance, File T M, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, Journal Article, nosocomial infections, pneumococcal bacteremia, resistance, spectrum beta-lactamases, staphylococcus-aureus infections, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Tan J S, therapy

Managing foot infections in patients with diabetes

The evaluation of foot infections in patients with diabetes requires a careful physical examination. Wound culture; a probeto-bone test; and imaging studies, such as plain radiography and MRI, should be performed when indicated. Patients with…

Tags: 2006, Diabetes, foot infections, Infections in Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Journal Article, Osteomyelitis, Tan J S, Tan N J

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