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G J Platenkamp

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PubMed2006

[Optimisation of the antibiotic policy in the Netherlands. X. The SWAB guideline for antimicrobial treatment of complicated urinary tract infections].

The 'Stichting Werkgroep Antibioticabeleid' (SWAB; Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy) has developed an evidence-based guideline for the empirical antimicrobial treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in hospitalised adult patients. The choice of treatment is based on recent Dutch data on the resistance ofuropathogens to the most frequently used antibiotics. The first choice for empirical antibiotic treatment in a patient with a complicated UTI is a 2nd or 3rd generation cephalosporin or the combination of amoxicillin and gentamicin. Amoxicillin-clavulanic-acid intravenously is the second empirical choice. The treatment duration must be at least 10 days. The treatment must be adjusted after the results of the urine culture become known and made more specific if possible. Oral treatment can be given if the patient's clinical situation allows it. There are separate recommendations for the treatment ofUTIs in the following patient categories: men, pregnant women, patients with a urinary catheter, patients with diabetes mellitus and patients with renal diseases, congenital polycystic kidney disease or pyocystis.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1987

Diagnosis of invasive candidiasis in patients with and without signs of immune deficiency: a comparison of six detection methods in human serum.

Visceral candidiasis in 56 patients, 39 of whom were thought to be immune deficient, was investigated using three serological detection methods--whole cell agglutination, haemagglutination, and counterimmunoelectrophoresis for antibodies; two determinations of circulating antigens--haemagglutination inhibition and latex agglutination; and determination of the arabinitol:creatinine ratio. Of the 39 patients with suspected immune deficiency, 13 had confirmed invasive candidiasis and 26 were colonised; of those without signs of immune deficiency, 10 patients also had invasive candidiasis and seven were colonised. Twenty three patients with invasive candidiasis were analysed in total. For suspected immune deficient patients the best discrimination between visceral candidiasis and colonisation was obtained by combining the results of haemagglutination inhibition and arabinitol:creatinine ratio. For patients without signs of immune deficiency the best discrimination between invasive candidiasis and colonisation was achieved with counterimmunoelectrophoresis. The results of the serological tests confirmed the classification on clinical grounds of those with and without immune deficiency.

Agglutination Tests↗
PubMed1980

Case report: false aneurysm due to synovial sarcoma.

On the basis of a false aneurysm of the radial artery caused by a synovial sarcoma, the behavior and histology of this fairly rare tumor are discussed. There are no reports in the literature which record such a rapidly developing synovial sarcoma as that observed in the patient described here.

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