Prosthetic joint infections can be caused by bacteria derived from the patient's skin. The aim of the study was: (1) to determine which bacteria colonize the nose and groin in patients planned for primary hip or knee arthroplasty, (2) to
International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 50(6), 431-433 (2012-06-09)
To present the case of warfarin-cloxacillin interaction that resulted in an increased international normalized ratio (INR). A 70-year-old man had been treated with warfarin for atrial fibrillation. He was hospitalized because of superficial thrombophlebitis of the left median cubital vein
[Treatment of resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections].
M Lenoble
Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 41(9 Suppl), 1-6 (2011-12-03)
European journal of clinical pharmacology, 69(3), 721-724 (2012-09-05)
Three patients were admitted to the Imam Hospital, Tehran, Iran with a diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis. The patients had indications for valve replacement surgery and anticoagulant therapy. The administration of cloxacillin reduced the effect of warfarin, and subsequent increases in
We present a report of three cases with vesicles containing opalescent fluid grouped over the face and scattered on the trunk and limbs. Culture of the fluid aspirated from the vesicles grew Staphylococcus aureus in two of the three cases.
