Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to C A Amedia.
I would like to share some comments that have been made by the nephrologists who have decided to form IPAs. I consider them the risk takers. "Bite off only what you can chew ..." (and swallow) Speak loudly "and carry a big stick" "...and you will have to change your behavior."
A case of Listeria monocytogenes endocarditis occurring as a complication of a vascular access infection in a patient on chronic hemodialysis that was successfully treated with a combination of vancomycin and gentamicin is reported. The difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of L. monocytogenes infections, especially endocarditis, in patients on chronic hemodialysis are discussed.