Adjuvant treatments including Betadine, Dakin's solution (sodium hypochlorite), or hydrogen
peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) have been attempted to eradicate prosthetic joint infection caused by …

Effective skin antisepsis is of central importance in the prevention of wound infections,
colonization of medical devices, and nosocomial transmission of microorganisms. Current …

The streptococcal collagen-like proteins 1 and 2 (Scl1 and Scl2) are major surface adhesins
that are ubiquitous among group A Streptococcus (GAS). Invasive M3-type strains, however, …

OBJECTIVETo determine whether there is a difference in antibody titers and functionality
after receipt of the influenza vaccine for obese versus nonobese healthcare workers (HCW).…

Bacterial efflux pumps are an important pathogenicity trait because they extrude a variety of
xenobiotics. Our laboratory previously identified in silico Burkholderia collagen-like protein 8 …

Background Granulicatella adiacens, a recent taxonomic addition, is a commensal organism
of the oral, gastrointestinal, and urogenital tracts and is rarely encountered in the orbit and …

Correct identification of nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli (NFB) is crucial for patient
management. We compared phenotypic identifications of 96 clinical NFB isolates with …

Serial sampling from the coronary sinus is an attractive technique for drawing blood samples
to be used in the characterization of procoagulant activity during coronary interventions. We …

Objective We have noted an increased number of cases of vertebral osteomyelitis secondary
to Candida species over the past few years at our facility. Our aim was to identify and …

The study of the contribution of human genetics to the risk of severe malaria has a long history,
with Haldane in the 1950s reporting a major role of the sickle cell mutation (HbS), in the …