- Volume 1, Issue 2, 2014
Volume 1, Issue 2, 2014
- Case Report
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- Urinary tract and reproductive organs
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A rarely isolated micro‐organism, Budvicia aquatica, cultured from urine of a patient with Guillain–Barré Syndrome
More LessIntroduction:As a pathogen, Budvicia aquatica is a rarely cultured micro‐organism. It was first isolated in the Czech Republic in 1983. It can chiefly be found in the waters of streams, rivers, wells and swimming pools, but it may cause infections in immunocompromised patients.
Case presentation:On 4 October 2013, a 67‐year‐old male patient was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit from the Neurological Department due to a deterioration of his general state and the occurrence of acute respiratory failure in the course of Guillain–Barré Syndrome. A urine culture was routinely prepared when his urinary catheter was exchanged on 2 November 2013, and more than 105 c.f.u. B. aquatica ml–1 was cultured, although no symptoms of infection were diagnosed. The patient did not require antibiotic therapy.
Conclusion:It is possible that the absence of symptoms of infection resulted from the immunomodulatory effect of IgG, which the patient had received to treat the underlying disease, and to the regular exchange of his urinary catheter.
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- Case Series
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- Blood/heart lymphatics
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Severe infection with encapsulated bacteria as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: two case reports and a review of the literature.
More LessIntroduction:Severe bacterial infection is an unusual initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Case presentation:We describe two cases of severe encapsulated bacterial infection in women with previously undiagnosed SLE.
Conclusion:Hypocomplementaemia associated with SLE is an important infection risk and should be considered in the evaluation of patients who present with unusual and severe infection with encapsulated bacteria.
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