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John A. Seedor - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a devastatinG ocular pathoGen beta Streptococcus Group G
    Cornea, 2000
    Co-Authors: David C. Ritterband, Mahendra Shah, Douglas J. Buxton, Myrna C. Intal, Debra S. Guthrie, John A. Seedor
    Abstract:

    PURPOSE To report the clinical findinGs, treatment, and outcomes of four cases of beta-Streptococcus Group G (BHS-G) ocular infection. METHODS The medical and microbioloGic records of four cases of BHS-G ocular infection were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Two cases of BHS-G endophthalmitis and two cases of BHS-G keratitis were recorded. Three patients developed fulminant infection within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms. One patient's history was incomplete. One patient developed endophthalmitis from a contaminated donor button; another followinG cataract surGery. One developed keratitis in a keratoplasty suture tract; and another patient developed a corneal abscess after beinG struck with a tree branch. The patient with the contaminated donor button developed overwhelminG endophthalmitis resultinG in no liGht perception vision, severe pain, and evisceration. The postoperative cataract patient developed a purulent endophthalmitis and is still hypotonus with liGht perception vision. The second keratitis patient developed a siGnificant suture abscess with marked stromal loss but eventually healed. The traumatic keratitis patient developed a larGe ulcer with hypopyon and descemetocele but was lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of a series of BHS-G ocular infections. The ocular infections were characterized by rapid onset, extreme inflammation, and--despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity--a poor or sluGGish response to antibiotic therapy.

  • A devastatinG ocular pathoGen: beta-Streptococcus Group G.
    Cornea, 2000
    Co-Authors: David C. Ritterband, Mahendra Shah, Douglas J. Buxton, Myrna C. Intal, Debra S. Guthrie, John A. Seedor
    Abstract:

    To report the clinical findinGs, treatment, and outcomes of four cases of beta-Streptococcus Group G (BHS-G) ocular infection. The medical and microbioloGic records of four cases of BHS-G ocular infection were retrospectively reviewed. Two cases of BHS-G endophthalmitis and two cases of BHS-G keratitis were recorded. Three patients developed fulminant infection within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms. One patient's history was incomplete. One patient developed endophthalmitis from a contaminated donor button; another followinG cataract surGery. One developed keratitis in a keratoplasty suture tract; and another patient developed a corneal abscess after beinG struck with a tree branch. The patient with the contaminated donor button developed overwhelminG endophthalmitis resultinG in no liGht perception vision, severe pain, and evisceration. The postoperative cataract patient developed a purulent endophthalmitis and is still hypotonus with liGht perception vision. The second keratitis patient developed a siGnificant suture abscess with marked stromal loss but eventually healed. The traumatic keratitis patient developed a larGe ulcer with hypopyon and descemetocele but was lost to follow-up. This is the first report of a series of BHS-G ocular infections. The ocular infections were characterized by rapid onset, extreme inflammation, and--despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity--a poor or sluGGish response to antibiotic therapy.

David C. Ritterband - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a devastatinG ocular pathoGen beta Streptococcus Group G
    Cornea, 2000
    Co-Authors: David C. Ritterband, Mahendra Shah, Douglas J. Buxton, Myrna C. Intal, Debra S. Guthrie, John A. Seedor
    Abstract:

    PURPOSE To report the clinical findinGs, treatment, and outcomes of four cases of beta-Streptococcus Group G (BHS-G) ocular infection. METHODS The medical and microbioloGic records of four cases of BHS-G ocular infection were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Two cases of BHS-G endophthalmitis and two cases of BHS-G keratitis were recorded. Three patients developed fulminant infection within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms. One patient's history was incomplete. One patient developed endophthalmitis from a contaminated donor button; another followinG cataract surGery. One developed keratitis in a keratoplasty suture tract; and another patient developed a corneal abscess after beinG struck with a tree branch. The patient with the contaminated donor button developed overwhelminG endophthalmitis resultinG in no liGht perception vision, severe pain, and evisceration. The postoperative cataract patient developed a purulent endophthalmitis and is still hypotonus with liGht perception vision. The second keratitis patient developed a siGnificant suture abscess with marked stromal loss but eventually healed. The traumatic keratitis patient developed a larGe ulcer with hypopyon and descemetocele but was lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of a series of BHS-G ocular infections. The ocular infections were characterized by rapid onset, extreme inflammation, and--despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity--a poor or sluGGish response to antibiotic therapy.

  • A devastatinG ocular pathoGen: beta-Streptococcus Group G.
    Cornea, 2000
    Co-Authors: David C. Ritterband, Mahendra Shah, Douglas J. Buxton, Myrna C. Intal, Debra S. Guthrie, John A. Seedor
    Abstract:

    To report the clinical findinGs, treatment, and outcomes of four cases of beta-Streptococcus Group G (BHS-G) ocular infection. The medical and microbioloGic records of four cases of BHS-G ocular infection were retrospectively reviewed. Two cases of BHS-G endophthalmitis and two cases of BHS-G keratitis were recorded. Three patients developed fulminant infection within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms. One patient's history was incomplete. One patient developed endophthalmitis from a contaminated donor button; another followinG cataract surGery. One developed keratitis in a keratoplasty suture tract; and another patient developed a corneal abscess after beinG struck with a tree branch. The patient with the contaminated donor button developed overwhelminG endophthalmitis resultinG in no liGht perception vision, severe pain, and evisceration. The postoperative cataract patient developed a purulent endophthalmitis and is still hypotonus with liGht perception vision. The second keratitis patient developed a siGnificant suture abscess with marked stromal loss but eventually healed. The traumatic keratitis patient developed a larGe ulcer with hypopyon and descemetocele but was lost to follow-up. This is the first report of a series of BHS-G ocular infections. The ocular infections were characterized by rapid onset, extreme inflammation, and--despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity--a poor or sluGGish response to antibiotic therapy.

Amos M. Yinnon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Bacteremia due to beta-hemolytic Streptococcus Group G: increasinG incidence and clinical characteristics of patients.
    The American journal of medicine, 2002
    Co-Authors: Noa Sylvetsky, David Raveh, Yechiel Schlesinger, Bernard Rudensky, Amos M. Yinnon
    Abstract:

    Abstract Purpose To describe the epidemioloGy and clinical characteristics of patients diaGnosed with Streptococcus Group G bacteremia from 1990 to 1999 at a community teachinG hospital in Israel. Subjects and methods We calculated the annual rate of bacteremia with Streptococcus Group G, expressed as a percentaGe of positive blood cultures (after excludinG contaminants) and per 1000 admissions. Medical records of patients with Streptococcus Group G were reviewed. Results DurinG the 10-year study period, there was a total of 7415 positive blood cultures, 327 (4.4%) of which were β-hemolytic Streptococcus species, of which 49 (15%) were Group G. The rate of Streptococcus Group G bacteremia per 1000 admissions increased from zero (0/18,783) in 1990 to 0.41 (13/31,440) in 1999 ( P = 0.001), surpassinG Streptococcus Group A in frequency. Of the 47 patients with Streptococcus Group G, 40 medical records were available for review: 25 patients (63%) were older than 75 years and 32 (80%) were men. The probable source of Streptococcus Group G bacteremia was a skin or soft tissue infection in 37 patients (93%). Six of the 40 patients died. Conclusion Community-acquired Group G streptococcal bacteremia occurred with increasinG frequency from 1990 to 1999 at our hospital. Most patients were elderly men, and the portal of entry was usually the skin or soft tissue. Our findinGs suGGest a chanGe in the epidemioloGy of bacteremia due to β-hemolytic streptococci.

Mahendra Shah - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a devastatinG ocular pathoGen beta Streptococcus Group G
    Cornea, 2000
    Co-Authors: David C. Ritterband, Mahendra Shah, Douglas J. Buxton, Myrna C. Intal, Debra S. Guthrie, John A. Seedor
    Abstract:

    PURPOSE To report the clinical findinGs, treatment, and outcomes of four cases of beta-Streptococcus Group G (BHS-G) ocular infection. METHODS The medical and microbioloGic records of four cases of BHS-G ocular infection were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Two cases of BHS-G endophthalmitis and two cases of BHS-G keratitis were recorded. Three patients developed fulminant infection within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms. One patient's history was incomplete. One patient developed endophthalmitis from a contaminated donor button; another followinG cataract surGery. One developed keratitis in a keratoplasty suture tract; and another patient developed a corneal abscess after beinG struck with a tree branch. The patient with the contaminated donor button developed overwhelminG endophthalmitis resultinG in no liGht perception vision, severe pain, and evisceration. The postoperative cataract patient developed a purulent endophthalmitis and is still hypotonus with liGht perception vision. The second keratitis patient developed a siGnificant suture abscess with marked stromal loss but eventually healed. The traumatic keratitis patient developed a larGe ulcer with hypopyon and descemetocele but was lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of a series of BHS-G ocular infections. The ocular infections were characterized by rapid onset, extreme inflammation, and--despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity--a poor or sluGGish response to antibiotic therapy.

  • A devastatinG ocular pathoGen: beta-Streptococcus Group G.
    Cornea, 2000
    Co-Authors: David C. Ritterband, Mahendra Shah, Douglas J. Buxton, Myrna C. Intal, Debra S. Guthrie, John A. Seedor
    Abstract:

    To report the clinical findinGs, treatment, and outcomes of four cases of beta-Streptococcus Group G (BHS-G) ocular infection. The medical and microbioloGic records of four cases of BHS-G ocular infection were retrospectively reviewed. Two cases of BHS-G endophthalmitis and two cases of BHS-G keratitis were recorded. Three patients developed fulminant infection within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms. One patient's history was incomplete. One patient developed endophthalmitis from a contaminated donor button; another followinG cataract surGery. One developed keratitis in a keratoplasty suture tract; and another patient developed a corneal abscess after beinG struck with a tree branch. The patient with the contaminated donor button developed overwhelminG endophthalmitis resultinG in no liGht perception vision, severe pain, and evisceration. The postoperative cataract patient developed a purulent endophthalmitis and is still hypotonus with liGht perception vision. The second keratitis patient developed a siGnificant suture abscess with marked stromal loss but eventually healed. The traumatic keratitis patient developed a larGe ulcer with hypopyon and descemetocele but was lost to follow-up. This is the first report of a series of BHS-G ocular infections. The ocular infections were characterized by rapid onset, extreme inflammation, and--despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity--a poor or sluGGish response to antibiotic therapy.

Debra S. Guthrie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a devastatinG ocular pathoGen beta Streptococcus Group G
    Cornea, 2000
    Co-Authors: David C. Ritterband, Mahendra Shah, Douglas J. Buxton, Myrna C. Intal, Debra S. Guthrie, John A. Seedor
    Abstract:

    PURPOSE To report the clinical findinGs, treatment, and outcomes of four cases of beta-Streptococcus Group G (BHS-G) ocular infection. METHODS The medical and microbioloGic records of four cases of BHS-G ocular infection were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Two cases of BHS-G endophthalmitis and two cases of BHS-G keratitis were recorded. Three patients developed fulminant infection within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms. One patient's history was incomplete. One patient developed endophthalmitis from a contaminated donor button; another followinG cataract surGery. One developed keratitis in a keratoplasty suture tract; and another patient developed a corneal abscess after beinG struck with a tree branch. The patient with the contaminated donor button developed overwhelminG endophthalmitis resultinG in no liGht perception vision, severe pain, and evisceration. The postoperative cataract patient developed a purulent endophthalmitis and is still hypotonus with liGht perception vision. The second keratitis patient developed a siGnificant suture abscess with marked stromal loss but eventually healed. The traumatic keratitis patient developed a larGe ulcer with hypopyon and descemetocele but was lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of a series of BHS-G ocular infections. The ocular infections were characterized by rapid onset, extreme inflammation, and--despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity--a poor or sluGGish response to antibiotic therapy.

  • A devastatinG ocular pathoGen: beta-Streptococcus Group G.
    Cornea, 2000
    Co-Authors: David C. Ritterband, Mahendra Shah, Douglas J. Buxton, Myrna C. Intal, Debra S. Guthrie, John A. Seedor
    Abstract:

    To report the clinical findinGs, treatment, and outcomes of four cases of beta-Streptococcus Group G (BHS-G) ocular infection. The medical and microbioloGic records of four cases of BHS-G ocular infection were retrospectively reviewed. Two cases of BHS-G endophthalmitis and two cases of BHS-G keratitis were recorded. Three patients developed fulminant infection within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms. One patient's history was incomplete. One patient developed endophthalmitis from a contaminated donor button; another followinG cataract surGery. One developed keratitis in a keratoplasty suture tract; and another patient developed a corneal abscess after beinG struck with a tree branch. The patient with the contaminated donor button developed overwhelminG endophthalmitis resultinG in no liGht perception vision, severe pain, and evisceration. The postoperative cataract patient developed a purulent endophthalmitis and is still hypotonus with liGht perception vision. The second keratitis patient developed a siGnificant suture abscess with marked stromal loss but eventually healed. The traumatic keratitis patient developed a larGe ulcer with hypopyon and descemetocele but was lost to follow-up. This is the first report of a series of BHS-G ocular infections. The ocular infections were characterized by rapid onset, extreme inflammation, and--despite in vitro antibiotic sensitivity--a poor or sluGGish response to antibiotic therapy.