Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · May 1997
Review[Infectious bursitis: study of 40 cases in the pre-patellar and olecranon regions].
Septic bursitis usually affects subcutaneous localized bursae such the prepatellar and elbow bursae. This condition is infrequently reported in the spanish medical literature. The aim of this report was to study patients suffering from septic bursitis with regard to predisposing conditions, the causative agents, therapy and clinical outcome. ⋯ The majority of patients with septic bursitis suffered systemic and/or local predisposing illness. S. aureus is the commonest pathogen. Prepatellar septic bursitis is associated with a more aggressive clinical presentation and bacteremia. Usually, the prompt and proper antibiotic therapy make innecessary surgical drainage.
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Mar 1997
Editorial Historical Article[Infectious diseases, bioethics and research].
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Jan 1997
Case Reports[Cerebral SPECT with thallium-201 in the differential diagnosis of focal cerebral lesions in patients with AIDS].
The aim of this study was to analyze the usefulness of cerebral SPECT with thallium-201 in patients with the acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and focal cerebral lesions. ⋯ Cerebral SPECT with thallium-201 is a simple, specific and useful technique for the differentiation of primary cerebral lymphoma from the remaining inflammatory cerebral lesions which may be present in AIDS patients.
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Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. · Dec 1996
Letter Case Reports[Pyogenic hepatic abscess by Streptococcus sanguis I].