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Philippe Corne

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PubMed2005

[Streptococcus pyogenes and Mycoplasma pneumoniae: pulmonary coinfection or serologic artefact?].

INTRODUCTION: How should Mycoplasma pneumoniae seroconversion be interpreted in a patient with community-acquired Streptococcus pyogenes pneumonia? CASE: A 21-year-old man with cerebral palsy was hospitalized with acute pneumonia and fever. The bronchoalveolar lavage fluid contained Streptococcus pyogenes, and serological testing for Mycoplasma pneumoniae was positive. At 4 weeks, measurements of anti-M. pneumoniae and antistreptolysin O antibodies were positive. DISCUSSION: Two hypotheses should be considered: the patient has either a coinfection of S. pyogenes and M. pneumoniae or a nonspecific antibody response during a severe S. pyogenes infection.

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PubMed2005

Treatment failure of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis with linezolid.

We report a case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis treated by vancomycin and cotrimoxazole switched to oral linezolid alone with a complete resolution of the vegetation. Two months after discontinuation of treatment, the patient presented a relapse confirmed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis involving the same linezolid-susceptible strain and rapidly died.

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PubMed2005

Molecular evidence that nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus plays a role in respiratory tract infections of critically ill patients.

The relationship between nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage and lower respiratory tract infections was studied in 16 critically ill patients. S. aureus strains from nasal and bronchial samples were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. In all but one case, nasal and bronchial strains were genetically identical in the same patients.

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PubMed2002

Rhodococcus equi brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient.

Rhodococcus equi brain abscesses usually occur in immunocompromised patients with prolonged and refractory pulmonary infections. Herein we report a case of R. equi brain abscess in a 67-y-old man without immunodepression. Our patient recovered after neurosurgical resection and prolonged antimicrobial therapy with vancomycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

Actinomycetales Infections↗