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Summary: The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion.
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- Poor oral hygiene as a risk factor for infective endocarditis-related bacteremiaPeter B Lockhart
Department of Oral Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, P O Box 32861, Charlotte, NC 28232 2861, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 140:1238-44. 2009..The authors conducted a study to determine if poor oral hygiene or dental disease are risk factors for developing bacteremia after toothbrushing or single-tooth extraction.
- Nasal carriage as a source of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Study GroupC von Eiff
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Munster, Germany
N Engl J Med 344:11-6. 2001..We examined S. aureus isolates from blood and from nasal specimens to determine whether the organisms in the bloodstream originated from the patient's own flora...
- Community-acquired bloodstream infections in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysisElizabeth A Reddy
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 10:417-32. 2010..Improved clinical microbiology services and reassessment of empirical treatment guidelines that account for the epidemiology of bloodstream infections might contribute to better outcomes...
- Health care--associated bloodstream infections in adults: a reason to change the accepted definition of community-acquired infectionsN Deborah Friedman
Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center and Durham Regional Hospital, Box 3605, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Ann Intern Med 137:791-7. 2002..Bloodstream infections occurring in persons residing in the community, regardless of whether those persons have been receiving health care in an outpatient facility, have traditionally been categorized as community-acquired infections...
- Relation between falciparum malaria and bacteraemia in Kenyan children: a population-based, case-control study and a longitudinal studyJ Anthony G Scott
Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya org
Lancet 378:1316-23. 2011..Many investigators have suggested that malaria infection predisposes individuals to bacteraemia. We tested this hypothesis with mendelian randomisation studies of children with the malaria-protective phenotype of sickle-cell trait (HbAS)...
- Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 genotype as a major cause of health care-associated blood stream infectionsUlrich Seybold
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Clin Infect Dis 42:647-56. 2006..Whether community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) genotypes (e.g., USA300) are a major cause of bloodstream infections (BSIs) and health care-associated infections has been poorly defined...
- Comparison of mortality associated with methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a meta-analysisSara E Cosgrove
Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Infect Dis 36:53-9. 2003..was performed to summarize the impact of methicillin-resistance on mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. A search of the MEDLINE database for studies published during the period of 1 January 1980 through 31 December ..
- Nosocomial bloodstream infections in US hospitals: analysis of 24,179 cases from a prospective nationwide surveillance studyHilmar Wisplinghoff
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:309-17. 2004..Nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs) are important causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States...
- Bacteremia in Malawian children with severe malaria: prevalence, etiology, HIV coinfection, and outcomeRachel N Bronzan
Blantyre Malaria Project, Blantyre, Malawi
J Infect Dis 195:895-904. 2007Previous prospective studies of bacteremia in African children with severe malaria have mainly included children with cerebral malaria, and no study has examined the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection...
- Are community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains replacing traditional nosocomial MRSA strains?Kyle J Popovich
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, and Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:787-94. 2008..We describe the epidemiology of hospital-onset community-associated MRSA bloodstream infections using phenotypic and genotypic analysis...
- Community-onset bacteremia due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli: risk factors and prognosisJesús Rodríguez-Baño
Seccion de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 50:40-8. 2010..We investigated the prevalence and risk factors for COBSI due to ESBLEC, and described their clinical features and the impact of COBSI caused by ESBLEC on 14-day mortality...
- Lymphocytopenia and neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio predict bacteremia better than conventional infection markers in an emergency care unitCornelis P C de Jager
Department of Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, Tolbrugstraat 11, 5200 ME s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Crit Care 14:R192. 2010Absolute lymphocytopenia has been reported as a predictor of bacteremia in medical emergencies...
- A global emerging disease of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: is serotype K1 an important factor for complicated endophthalmitis?C P Fung
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
Gut 50:420-4. 2002..However, the relationship between the clinical presentation and bacterial factors remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features of patients and the serotype and ribotype of K pneumoniae liver abscess...
- Risk factors and prognosis of nosocomial bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coliJesús Rodríguez-Baño
Seccion de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, and Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Seville, Avda Dr Fedriani, 3, Seville 41009, Spain
J Clin Microbiol 48:1726-31. 2010..The previous use of oxyimino-beta-lactams was the only modifiable risk factor found. Resistance to drugs other than penicillins and cephalosporins was associated with increased mortality...
- Influence of genospecies of Acinetobacter baumannii complex on clinical outcomes of patients with acinetobacter bacteremiaYu Chung Chuang
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 52:352-60. 2011..baumannii (genospecies 2) from other genospecies. Genospecies typing offers a potential tool to determine whether there are major differences in pathogenicity among the genospecies...
- Invasive salmonellosis among children admitted to a rural Tanzanian hospital and a comparison with previous studiesGeorge Mtove
National Institute for Medical Research Amani Centre, Tanga, Tanzania
PLoS ONE 5:e9244. 2010..We compared our main findings with those from previous studies among children in sub-Saharan Africa...
- Intensity of rainfall and severity of melioidosis, AustraliaBart J Currie
Menzies School of Health Research and Flinders University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Emerg Infect Dis 9:1538-42. 2003..70 [confidence interval [CI] 1.09 to 2.65]), bacteremia (OR 1.93 [CI 1.24 to 3.02]), septic shock (OR 1.94 [CI 1.14 to 3.29]), and death (OR 2.50 [CI 1.36 to 4.57])...
- Diagnosis of bacteremia in whole-blood samples by use of a commercial universal 16S rRNA gene-based PCR and sequence analysisNele Wellinghausen
Institut fur Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitatsklinikum Ulm, Albert Einstein Allee 23, D 89081 Ulm, Germany
J Clin Microbiol 47:2759-65. 2009..sepsis, or neutropenic fever, a new commercial PCR test (SepsiTest; Molzym) was evaluated for rapid diagnosis of bacteremia. The test comprises a universal PCR from the 16S rRNA gene, with subsequent identification of bacteria from ..
- HMG-1 as a late mediator of endotoxin lethality in miceH Wang
Department of Emergency Medicine and Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital New York University School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
Science 285:248-51. 1999..Septic patients who succumbed to infection had increased serum HMG-1 levels, suggesting that this protein warrants investigation as a therapeutic target...
- Emergence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing escherichia coli as a cause of community-onset bacteremia in South Korea: risk factors and clinical outcomesSun Hee Park
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Microb Drug Resist 17:537-44. 2011To define the risk factors and clinical outcomes of community-onset bacteremia caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBLEC), we analyzed 50 consecutive cases of community-onset bacteremia caused by ..
- Mortality and hospital stay associated with resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bacteremia: estimating the burden of antibiotic resistance in EuropeMarlieke E A de Kraker
Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
PLoS Med 8:e1001104. 2011....
- Impact of imipenem resistance on mortality in patients with Acinetobacter bacteraemiaKi Tae Kwon
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon dong, Seoul 135 710, Korea
J Antimicrob Chemother 59:525-30. 2007..To investigate the impact of imipenem resistance on the mortality rate among patients with Acinetobacter bacteraemia...
- Bacteremia causes hippocampal apoptosis in experimental pneumococcal meningitisChristian Østergaard
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev, Denmark
BMC Infect Dis 10:1. 2010b>Bacteremia and systemic complications both play important roles in brain pathophysiological alterations and the outcome of pneumococcal meningitis...
- Non-typhoidal salmonella bacteraemia among HIV-infected Malawian adults: high mortality and frequent recrudescenceMelita A Gordon
Department of Medicine, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
AIDS 16:1633-41. 2002..We aimed to describe the presentation and outcome of NTS bacteraemia, the pattern of recurrence, and to determine whether recurrence results from re-infection or recrudescence...
- Salmonella infections in immunocompromised adultsMelita A Gordon
Division of Gastroenterology, Henry Wellcome Laboratories, Nuffield Building, Crown Street, Liverpool University L69 3GE, UK
J Infect 56:413-22. 2008..This review will describe the presentation and pathogenesis of NTS in different categories of immunocompromised adults, contrasted to typhoid fever...
- Bacteremia in Kenyan children presenting with malariaT Were
University of New Mexico Kenya Medical Research Institute, Laboratories of Parasitic and Viral Diseases, Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu, Kenya
J Clin Microbiol 49:671-6. 2011Since the etiologies and clinical outcomes of bacteremia in children with Plasmodium falciparum infections, particularly in areas of holoendemic malaria transmission, are largely unexplored, blood cultures and comprehensive clinical, ..
- Community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: global differences in clinical patternsWen Chien Ko
National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Taiwan
Emerg Infect Dis 8:160-6. 2002We initiated a worldwide collaborative study, including 455 episodes of bacteremia, to elucidate the clinical patterns of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Historically, community-acquired pneumonia has been consistently associated with K...
- Antimicrobial resistance predicts death in Tanzanian children with bloodstream infections: a prospective cohort studyBjørn Blomberg
Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
BMC Infect Dis 7:43. 2007..Bloodstream infection is a common cause of hospitalization, morbidity and death in children. The impact of antimicrobial resistance and HIV infection on outcome is not firmly established...
- Current trends in the epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infections in patients with hematological malignancies and solid neoplasms in hospitals in the United StatesHilmar Wisplinghoff
Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, 50935 Cologne, Germany
Clin Infect Dis 36:1103-10. 2003..The source of BSI was not determined for 57% of patients. The crude mortality rate was 36% for neutropenic patients and 31% for nonneutropenic patients...
- Mortality and delay in effective therapy associated with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production in Enterobacteriaceae bacteraemia: a systematic review and meta-analysisMitchell J Schwaber
Division of Epidemiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
J Antimicrob Chemother 60:913-20. 2007..We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the impact of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production on mortality and delay in effective therapy in Enterobacteriaceae bacteraemia...
- The neglected role of antibody in protection against bacteremia caused by nontyphoidal strains of Salmonella in African childrenCalman A MacLennan
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
J Clin Invest 118:1553-62. 2008Nontyphoidal strains of Salmonella (NTS) are a common cause of bacteremia among African children. Cell-mediated immune responses control intracellular infection, but they do not protect against extracellular growth of NTS in the blood...
- Incidence of bacteremia after chewing, tooth brushing and scaling in individuals with periodontal inflammationLone Forner
Department of Periodontology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
J Clin Periodontol 33:401-7. 2006SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE FOR STUDY: Bacteremia occurs with various frequency after oral procedures. Periodontal disease may affect the incidence, magnitude, duration and bacterial spectrum of bacteremia...
- Bacillus cereus bacteremia outbreak due to contaminated hospital linensT Sasahara
Department of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311 1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329 0498, Japan
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 30:219-26. 2011We describe an outbreak of Bacillus cereus bacteremia that occurred at Jichi Medical University Hospital in 2006. This study aimed to identify the source of this outbreak and to implement appropriate control measures...
- Clinical impact of fluoroquinolone prophylaxis in neutropenic patients with hematological malignanciesYong Chong
Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Hara Sanshin Hospital, 1 8, Taihaku cho Hakata ku, Fukuoka, 812 0033, Japan
Int J Infect Dis 15:e277-81. 2011..This study assessed the effect of discontinuing quinolone prophylaxis on the etiology and the resistance pattern of blood culture isolates and on the prognosis among febrile neutropenic patients receiving chemotherapy...
- Bacteraemia complicating severe malaria in childrenJ Berkley
Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 93:283-6. 1999..We recommend that young children with severe malaria be treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics in addition to antimalarial drugs...
- Healthcare-associated bloodstream infection: A distinct entity? Insights from a large U.S. databaseAndrew F Shorr
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
Crit Care Med 34:2588-95. 2006..To gain a better understanding of the epidemiology, microbiology, and outcomes of early-onset, culture-positive, community-acquired, healthcare-associated, and hospital-acquired bloodstream infections...
- Comparison of CTX-M-14- and CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from patients with bacteremiaJuyoun Shin
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 300 Chunchun dong, Jangan ku, Suwon 440 746, South Korea
J Infect 63:39-47. 2011..coli and K. pneumoniae isolates that had been more prevalent before the recent increase of CTX-M-15 in Korea...
- Characteristics of bacteremia between community-acquired and nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: risk factor for mortality and the impact of capsular serotypes as a herald for community-acquired infectionRen Wen Tsay
Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Tri Service General Hospital, No 325, Section 2, Cheng Kung Road, Neihu, 114 Taipei, Taiwan
Arch Intern Med 162:1021-7. 2002..Although several epidemiological surveys of Klebsiella clinical isolates have been performed, few studies have correlated the clinical isolate with disease...
- A decline in the incidence of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella infection in The Gambia temporally associated with a decline in malaria infectionGrant Mackenzie
Medical Research Council United Kingdom The Gambia, Fajara, The Gambia
PLoS ONE 5:e10568. 2010..Malaria is a risk factor for invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection in children. In the last 10 years, indices of malaria infection in The Gambia have fallen substantially...
- Periodontal bacteremia and various vascular diseasesT Iwai
Tsukuba Vascular Center and Buerger Disease Research Institute, Tatsuzawa, Moriya city, Japan
J Periodontal Res 44:689-94. 2009..Serum titer levels of each bacterium are now available and have shown a significant relationship between severity and individual differences...
- Salvage treatment for persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: efficacy of linezolid with or without carbapenemHee Chang Jang
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Clin Infect Dis 49:395-401. 2009Persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia is associated with high mortality rates, but no treatment strategy has yet been established...
- An outbreak in an intensive care unit of a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 239 associated with an increased rate of vascular access device-related bacteremiaJonathan D Edgeworth
Department of Infection, Guy s and St Thomas National Health Service Foundation Trust, St Thomas Hospitals, London, SE1 7EH, UK
Clin Infect Dis 44:493-501. 2007..Patients in intensive care units are at high risk of developing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia. We report an epidemiological and bacterial genomic analysis of a 2-year outbreak in an intensive care unit of a ..
- Bartonella spp. bacteremia in high-risk immunocompetent patientsRicardo G Maggi
Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory, Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 71:430-7. 2011..0%), were screened for antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence assays and for bacteremia using the BAPGM (Bartonella alpha Proteobacteria growth medium) platform...
- LysGH15, a novel bacteriophage lysin, protects a murine bacteremia model efficiently against lethal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infectionJingmin Gu
College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Xi an Road 5333, Changchun 130062, People s Republic of China
J Clin Microbiol 49:111-7. 2011..01). Bacteremia in unprotected mice reached colony counts of about 10(7) CFU/ml within 3...
- Novel structurally designed vaccine for S. aureus α-hemolysin: protection against bacteremia and pneumoniaRajan P Adhikari
Integrated Biotherapeutics Inc, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e38567. 2012..This vaccine candidate, denoted AT-62aa, was tested in pneumonia and bacteremia infection models using S. aureus strain Newman and the pandemic strain USA300 (LAC)...
- Neurodevelopment of extremely preterm infants who had necrotizing enterocolitis with or without late bacteremiaCamilia R Martin
Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
J Pediatr 157:751-6.e1. 2010To evaluate neurodevelopment after necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and late bacteremia, alone and together.
- Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: risk factors, outcomes, and the influence of methicillin resistance in Calgary, Canada, 2000-2006Kevin B Laupland
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary and Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Infect Dis 198:336-43. 2008..We sought to describe the epidemiological profile of S. aureus bacteremia and to assess whether the incidence and severity of and the antimicrobial resistance rates associated with this ..
- Molecular characteristics of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates causing bacteremia in the Calgary Health Region from 2000 to 2007: emergence of clone ST131 as a cause of community-acquired infectionsJohann D D Pitout
Division of Microbiology, Calgary Laboratory Services, 9, 3535 Research Road NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53:2846-51. 2009..was designed to characterize extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolates causing bacteremia over an 8-year period (2000 to 2007) in a large well-defined geographical region...
- Relation between lymphopenia and bacteraemia in UK adults with medical emergenciesD H Wyllie
Nuffield Departments of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
J Clin Pathol 57:950-5. 2004..To determine the relevance of lymphopenia to the diagnosis of bacteraemia in patients admitted with medical emergencies, relative to peripheral blood white cell count and neutrophilia...
- Prevalence, duration and aetiology of bacteraemia following dental extractionsI Tomas
Department of Special Needs, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Santiago de Compostela University, Santiago de Compostela, and Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Xeral Cies Hospital, Vigo, Spain
Oral Dis 13:56-62. 2007..To investigate the prevalence, duration and aetiology of bacteraemia following dental extractions, analysing the factors affecting its development...
- Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: importance of inadequate initial antimicrobial treatmentMario Tumbarello
Istituto Malattie Infettive, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 51:1987-94. 2007..Prompt initiation of effective antimicrobial treatment is essential in patients with ESBL-BSI, and empirical decisions must be based on a sound knowledge of the local distribution of pathogens and their susceptibility patterns...
- Bacteraemia following periodontal proceduresDenis F Kinane
University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
J Clin Periodontol 32:708-13. 2005..These systemic conditions could be initiated or detrimentally influenced by the repeated entry of bacteria into the bloodstream...
- Potential associations between hematogenous complications and bacterial genotype in Staphylococcus aureus infectionVance G Fowler
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Infect Dis 196:738-47. 2007..The impact of bacterial clonality on infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus is unclear...
- Screening for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among high-risk patients and rates of subsequent bacteremiaP Reddy
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Clin Infect Dis 45:846-52. 2007..However, the role of routine inpatient surveillance for ESBL colonization in predicting related infection is unclear...
- Bacteremic typhoid fever in children in an urban slum, BangladeshW Abdullah Brooks
ICDDR, B Centre for Health and Population Research, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Emerg Infect Dis 11:326-9. 2005..The relative risk for preschool children compared with older persons was 8.9. Our regression model showed that these children were clinically ill, which suggests a role for preschool immunization...
- Bacteraemia in patients admitted to an urban hospital in West AfricaPhilip C Hill
Bacterial Diseases Programme, Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
BMC Infect Dis 7:2. 2007..Few studies on bacteraemia in Africa have been published. We aimed to prospectively identify the causative organisms of bacteraemia in The Gambia and their relation to clinical diagnoses, outcome and antimicrobial susceptibility...
- Attributable mortality rate for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremiaAbraham Borer
Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:972-6. 2009To determine the attributable (direct) mortality and morbidity caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia.
- Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteremia and cytokine levels in Vietnamese scrub typhus patientsStefanie Kramme
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
J Clin Microbiol 47:586-9. 2009..In conclusion, proinflammatory cytokines and IL-10 were differentially related to human bacteremia. They may thus be induced by different constituents of O. tsutsugamushi...
- Robinsoniella peoriensis bacteremia in a patient with pancreatic cancerDingxia Shen
Department of Microbiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, People s Republic of China
J Clin Microbiol 48:3448-50. 2010..We describe here a case of R. peoriensis bacteremia in a 42-year-old male with pancreatic cancer...
- Epidemiology of bacteremia and factors associated with multi-drug-resistant gram-negative bacteremia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsA L Oliveira
Hospital Universitario, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bone Marrow Transplant 39:775-81. 2007The incidence of Gram-negative bacteremia has increased in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients...
- Two nations: racial disparities in bloodstream infections recorded at Alice Springs Hospital, central Australia, 2001-2005Lloyd J Einsiedel
Department of Medicine, Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Med J Aust 192:567-71. 2010..To compare bloodstream infection (BSI) rates, pathogens and mortality among Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults in central Australia...
- Significant reductions in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and clinical isolates associated with a multisite, hand hygiene culture-change program and subsequent successful statewide roll-outM Lindsay Grayson
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Epidemiology Department, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Med J Aust 188:633-40. 2008..To assess the efficacy of a multimodal, centrally coordinated, multisite hand hygiene culture-change program (HHCCP) for reducing rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia and disease in Victorian hospitals...
- Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: factors correlated with clinical and microbiologic outcomesMay Nguyen
Department of Pharmacy, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 67:180-4. 2010..retrospective cohort study describing general outcomes and specific factors associated with positive outcomes in bacteremia due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP)...
- Comparison of genotypes and enterotoxin genes between Staphylococcus aureus isolates from blood and nasal colonizers in a Korean hospitalKyong Ran Peck
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
J Korean Med Sci 24:585-91. 2009..In particular, the seb and sec genes were detected exclusively in the MRSA isolates of ST5 or spa-CC002, thereby suggesting the co-adaptation of virulence genes with the genetic background and their contribution to biological fitness...
- Association between rmpA and magA genes and clinical syndromes caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in TaiwanWen Liang Yu
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yungkang City, Tainan, Taiwan
Clin Infect Dis 42:1351-8. 2006..However, the association of rmpA with K. pneumoniae clinical syndromes is unreported. We aimed to investigate the clinical correlation between rmpA and primary Klebsiella abscess, focusing on sites other than the liver...
- Management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis: progresses and challengesWinfried V Kern
Center for Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, and IFB Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany
Curr Opin Infect Dis 23:346-58. 2010..aureus is among the leading causes of community-acquired as well as healthcare-associated and hospital-acquired bacteremia and endocarditis...
- Epidemiology of bacteremia episodes in a single center: increase in Gram-negative isolates, antibiotics resistance, and patient ageD Marchaim
Infectious Diseases Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27:1045-51. 2008Increased resistance among isolates causing bacteremia constitutes a major challenge to medical practitioners and institutions. Variability between institutes is substantial, and requires the individual analysis of local trends...
- Inflammatory response and clinical course of adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infections caused by Candida sppH Wisplinghoff
Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
Clin Microbiol Infect 12:170-7. 2006..Clinical course and mortality in patients with Candida BSI were predicted by systemic inflammatory response and APACHE II score, but not by the infecting species...
- Heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate susceptibility phenotype in bloodstream methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from an international cohort of patients with infective endocarditis: prevalence, genotype, and clinical significanceIn Gyu Bae
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Infect Dis 200:1355-66. 2009..Using a multinational collection of isolates from methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infective endocarditis (IE), we characterized patients with IE with and without hVISA, and we genotyped the infecting strains...
- Glycolipids are involved in biofilm accumulation and prolonged bacteraemia in Enterococcus faecalisChristian Theilacker
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany
Mol Microbiol 71:1055-69. 2009..In summary, BgsA is a glycosyltransferase synthetizing DGlcDAG, a glycolipid and lipoteichoic acid precursor involved in biofilm accumulation, adherence to host cells, and virulence in vivo...
- Mortality following blood culture in premature infants: increased with Gram-negative bacteremia and candidemia, but not Gram-positive bacteremiaDaniel K Benjamin
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27715, USA
J Perinatol 24:175-80. 2004..To describe survival following nosocomial bloodstream infections and quantify excess mortality associated with positive blood culture...
- Different bacterial gene expression patterns and attenuated host immune responses are associated with the evolution of low-level vancomycin resistance during persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemiaBenjamin P Howden
Australian Bacterial Pathogenesis Program, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
BMC Microbiol 8:39. 2008..Based on the transcriptome results multiple genes were sequenced and innate immune system stimulation was assessed in the VSSA and hVISA/VISA pairs...
- Changing molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates from a teaching hospital in Northern TaiwanYhu Chering Huang
Division of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Children s Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
J Clin Microbiol 44:2268-70. 2006..The changing epidemiology is due to the introduction of a new epidemic clone (sequence type 5) and a local community clone (sequence type 59) of MRSA into the hospital...
- The arginine catabolic mobile element and staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec linkage: convergence of virulence and resistance in the USA300 clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusBinh An Diep
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco 94110, USA
J Infect Dis 197:1523-30. 2008..SCCmec and ACME in a USA300 clinical isolate to determine the role played by these elements in a rabbit model of bacteremia. We found that deletion of type IV SCCmec did not affect competitive fitness, whereas deletion of ACME ..
- Laribacter hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel gram-negative bacterium isolated from a cirrhotic patient with bacteremia and empyemaK Y Yuen
Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
J Clin Microbiol 39:4227-32. 2001..nov., sp. nov., is proposed, for which HKU1 is the type strain. Further studies should be performed to ascertain the potential of this bacterium to become an emerging pathogen...
- Clinical features of heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia versus those of methicillin-resistant S. aureus bacteremiaYasmin Maor
Infectious Diseases Unit, Tel Aviv University, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
J Infect Dis 199:619-24. 2009..Our objective was to compare patients who had hVISA bacteremia with patients who had methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia.
- Streptococcus suis in Hong KongMargaret Ip
Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 57:15-20. 2007..suis strains isolated from pork in this study. These methods may serve as useful tools in studying and enhancing our understanding of these infections in Hong Kong...
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Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Austin Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Infect Dis 202:1278-86. 2010A significant increase in the rate of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) bacteremia at our health service, despite improved infection control, prompted us to investigate the cause.
- Proteus mirabilis bloodstream infections: risk factors and treatment outcome related to the expression of extended-spectrum beta-lactamasesAndrea Endimiani
Laboratorio di Microbiologia, Ospedale di Circolo e Università dell Insubria, Viale Borri 57, 21100 Varese, Italy
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 49:2598-605. 2005..mirabilis isolates. Thus, recognition of ESBL-positive strains appears to be critical for the clinical management of patients with systemic P. mirabilis infections...
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
J Infect 61:372-81. 2010To evaluate the association of USA300 genotype with outcomes in persons with MRSA bacteremia and examine the epidemiology of MRSA bacteremia over time.
- Contribution of cell surface protein antigen PAc of Streptococcus mutans to bacteremiaKazuhiko Nakano
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka 565 0871, Japan
Microbes Infect 8:114-21. 2006Streptococcus mutans, a major cariogenic bacterium, is occasionally isolated from the blood of patients with bacteremia and infective endocarditis. Mutant strains of S...
- Clinical and molecular characteristics of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli causing bacteremia in the Rotterdam Area, NetherlandsAkke K van der Bij
1Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 55:3576-8. 2011We investigated the clinical and molecular characteristics of bacteremia caused by extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli over a 2-year period (2008 to 2009) in the Rotterdam region (including 1 teaching hospital ..
- The association of Streptococcus bovis bacteremia and gastrointestinal diseases: a retrospective analysisWaleed Alazmi
Division of Gastroenterology, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
Dig Dis Sci 51:732-6. 2006There is a well-established association between Streptococcus bovis bacteremia (SBB) and colorectal cancer. However, SBB is also frequently associated with chronic liver disease and has been described with other gastrointestinal disorders...
- An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICUPeter Pronovost
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
N Engl J Med 355:2725-32. 2006..Catheter-related bloodstream infections occurring in the intensive care unit (ICU) are common, costly, and potentially lethal...
- Streptococcus bovis endocarditis, a silent sign for colonic tumourA Gupta
Department of Surgery, Whittington NHS Trust Hospital, University College London, UK
Colorectal Dis 12:164-71. 2010..The aim of this article was to review the evidence available in the literature and explore the pathophysiology behind this association...
- Serodiversity of opsonic antibodies against Enterococcus faecalis--glycans of the cell wall revisitedChristian Theilacker
University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
PLoS ONE 6:e17839. 2011..faecalis strains. These cell-wall associated polymers are promising candidates for active and passive vaccination and add to our armamentarium to fight this important nosocomial pathogen...
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: resistance to antibiotics, risk factors, and patient mortalityAstra Vitkauskiene
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, 50028 Kaunas, Lithuania
Medicina (Kaunas) 46:490-5. 2010The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia, risk factors, and outcome of patients treated at the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine.
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Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 68:73-9. 2010..Tigecycline creep was noted between 2004 and 2007, corresponding closely to changes in MIC(90)...
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Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 1393, USA
Stem Cells 26:1778-86. 2008..To investigate the hematopoietic precursor cell response to bacterial infection, bacteremia was established in Balb/c mice by i.v. injection of Escherichia coli...
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Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA
J Clin Microbiol 47:1640-4. 2009..6%; P = 0.03). However, the impact of V-MIC and hVISA status on mortality or persistent (> or = 7 days) bacteremia was not substantiated by multivariate analysis...
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PLoS ONE 5:e10111. 2010Staphylococcus epidermidis (SE) is a nosocomial pathogen that causes catheter-associated bacteremia in the immunocompromised, including those at the extremes of age, motivating study of host clearance mechanisms...
- Initial low-dose gentamicin for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis is nephrotoxicSara E Cosgrove
Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Clin Infect Dis 48:713-21. 2009..This study evaluated the association between this practice and nephrotoxicity...
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line-associated bloodstream infections in US intensive care units, 1997-2007Deron C Burton
Surveillance Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 301:727-36. 2009..Concerns about rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) health care-associated infections have prompted calls for mandatory screening or reporting in efforts to reduce MRSA infections...
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, s Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 29:509-18. 2010..Here, we present novel insights into the antibody responses following S. aureus bacteremia. Fifteen bacteremic patients were followed extensively from diagnosis onwards (median 29 days, range 9-74). S...
- Genetic determinants of resistance to fusidic acid among clinical bacteremia isolates of Staphylococcus aureusJonas Lannergård
Microbiology Programme, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Box 596, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, S 75124 Uppsala, Sweden
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53:2059-65. 2009..We analyzed a phylogenetically diverse collection of fusidic acid-resistant bacteremia isolates to determine which resistance classes were prevalent and whether these were associated with particular ..
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University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 1441 Moursund Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 54:3717-22. 2010..aeruginosa bacteremia on patient outcomes. We performed a retrospective cohort study of adult patients with P...
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Division of Infection, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27:607-12. 2008..A descriptive retrospective observational study was undertaken of all episodes of Acinetobacter bacteremia occurring in a UK tertiary care centre from 1998-2006...
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Korean J Lab Med 30:276-83. 2010..Continuous monitoring systems have allowed determination of the time-to-positivity (TTP). We evaluated the clinical relevance of TTP in the BACTEC9240 system (Becton-Dickinson, USA)...
- Clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections: study of a 2-state monoclonal outbreakL Silvia Munoz-Price
University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:1057-62. 2010..To characterize the clinical outcomes of patients with bloodstream infection caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii during a 2-state monoclonal outbreak...
- Antibiotic use in Thailand: quantifying impact on blood culture yield and estimates of pneumococcal bacteremia incidenceJulia Rhodes
Thailand Ministry of Public Health United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:301-6. 2010..01). Pre-culture antibiotic use by serum antimicrobial activity reduced pneumococcal bacteremia incidence by 32% overall and 39% in children < 5 years of age...
- Bacteremia in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia is associated with increased mortality: A study comparing bacteremic vs. nonbacteremic ventilator-associated pneumoniaKemal Agbaht
Critical Care Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, University Rovira i Virgili, Institut Pere Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Crit Care Med 35:2064-70. 2007..To assess whether bacteremic ventilator-associated pneumonia (B-VAP) differs in terms of risk factors, organisms, and outcomes from nonbacteremic VAP (NB-VAP)...
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- LISTERIA AND SHIGELLA USE ACTIN TO SPREAD CELL TO CELLFrederick Southwick; Fiscal Year: 2010The gram positive bacillus Listeria monocytogenes causes bacteremia and meningitis, while the gram negative bacillus Shigella flexneri causes severe diarrhea and dehydration...
- Pacific-Southwest Ctr for Biodefense & Emerg Infect Dis*Alan Barbour; Fiscal Year: 2007..R.) PROJECT 1 Disseminated anthrax is characterized by both a massive bacteremia and toxemia...
- LISTERIA USES HOST CELL ACTIN TO SPREAD CELL TO CELLFrederick Southwick; Fiscal Year: 1993Listeria monocytogenes is an intracellular parasite which causes bacteremia and meningitis in immunocompromised patients. The incidence of listeriosis in AIDS is 100-250 times higher than the normal population...
- Hemin Receptor Gene Family of Bartonella quintanaMICHAEL MINNICK; Fiscal Year: 2003..Life-threatening complications of bartonellosis can include endocarditis, peliosis hepatis, relapsing bacteremia, encephelopathy and neuroretinitis...
- Hemin Receptor Gene Family of Bartonella quintanaMICHAEL MINNICK; Fiscal Year: 2006..Life-threatening complications of bartonellosis can include endocarditis, peliosis hepatis, relapsing bacteremia, encephelopathy and neuroretinitis...
- Host Response in S. aureus Infections: Role of T cellsArthur Tzianabos; Fiscal Year: 2006..a diverse spectrum of human and animal diseases, including wound infections, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, and bacteremia leading to secondary abscesses in any of the major organ systems...
- STAPHYLOCOCCAL METHICILLIN RESISTANCE LOCUSGordon Archer; Fiscal Year: 2007Staphylococci are the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections, especially nosocomial bacteremia. The two most effective and widely used anti-staphylococcal therapeutic agents are glycopeptides and beta-lactams, both of which target ..
- In Vivo Virulence Gene Expression in Acute Otitis MediaHa Sheng Li Korotky; Fiscal Year: 2007..otitis media (OM) and responsible for over 1 million infant deaths each year from pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia. With the emergence and dissemination of antibiotic resistant pneumococcal strains, coupled to changing patterns ..
- LISTERIA AND SHIGELLA USE HOST CELL ACTINFrederick Southwick; Fiscal Year: 2006The gram-positive bacillus Listeria monocytogenes predominantly infects immunocompromised patients, causing bacteremia and meningitis while the gram-negative bacillus Shigella flexneri infects normal hosts causing severe diarrhea and ..
- CONJUGAL TRANSFER OF BACTEROIDES ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCESAbigail Salyers; Fiscal Year: 1999..genera of bacteria in the human colon and female vaginal tract, is also a common cause of internal abscesses and bacteremia in people with colon cancer or abdominal trauma. Enterotoxin producing strains of B...
- INTERACTION OF GROUP A STREP WITH THE PLASMINOGEN SYSTEMMichael Boyle; Fiscal Year: 2001..with a variety of diseases including pharyngitis, impetigo, and invasive infections such as cellulitis and bacteremia. Recently, the incidence and severity of streptococcal disease has increased and the exact nature of the ..
- CHLORHEXIDINE IRRIGATION TO PREVENT INFECTIONDwight Rouse; Fiscal Year: 2001..Chorioamnionitis is a recognized risk factor for bacteremia and septic shock and is associated with a several-fold increase in the risk for cesarean delivery...
- Novel Bioconjugate Vaccines to Prevent Staphylococcus aureus InfectionJEAN CLAIRE LEE; Fiscal Year: 2010..In addition, passive transfer of CP5-EPA antibodies resulted in a 98% reduction in S. aureus bacteremia in mice. These data provide a strong foundation for the proposed studies to determine whether multicomponent S...
- PGA antigenemia for early diagnosis of anthraxThomas Kozel; Fiscal Year: 2007..results showed that the initial presence of detectable PGA in blood coincided with the occurrence of detectable bacteremia. Full bacteremia was accompanied by a massive antigenemia with antigen titers as high as 1/5,000,000 48 h after ..
- A CDSS to Translate Pressure Ulcer Prediction and Prevention to Home Health CareSandra Bergquist Beringer; Fiscal Year: 2007..in mortality, suffer extreme pain, social isolation and many develop complications such as osteomyelitis or bacteremia that require hospitalization. Overall costs for treatment are $9.1 to $11.6 billion per year...
- LIVER LUNG INTERACTIONS DURING GRAM NEGATIVE ENDOTOXEMIAGeorge Matuschak; Fiscal Year: 1999Circulatory shock and critical organ injury during gram-negative bacteremia (GNB) result from inappropriate regulation of a cytokine network involving tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL4, and ..
- Study of S pneumoniae Virulence Gene RegulationAndrew Camilli; Fiscal Year: 2002..goal of our research is to understand the pathogenicity of Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common cause of bacteremia, bacterial meningitis, otitis media and community-acquired pneumonia in the U.S.A...
- Role of phase-variable DNA methylase in virulence of Haemophilus influenzaeArnold Smith; Fiscal Year: 2007..of the upper respiratory tract, such as otitis media and bronchitis, and of systemic infections, such as bacteremia and meningitis. Ideally, prevention or treatment of H...
- Physiology and Cloning of B. Fragilis EnterotoxinCYNTHIA SEARS; Fiscal Year: 2005Bacteroides fragillis are the leading causes of anaerobic bacteremia and intraabdominal abscesses. Certain strains of B. fragilis termed enterotoxigenic B...
- Biomechanics of Blood Stream InfectionsJOHN YOUNGER; Fiscal Year: 2009Intravascular device-related blood stream infection is the leading cause of bacteremia in the United States and is a common and life threatening complication among ill and injured patients...
- Characterization of iron transport in GBSKATHRYN CLANCY; Fiscal Year: 2004Group B streptococcus is the predominant etiological agent of neonatal bacteremia, sepsis and meningitis, and has been correlated with preterm membrane rupture and premature birth...


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Lawrence Schall was so horrified when he saw the reports of innocent young children massacred in Connecticut he had to do something.
"I got up in the middle of the night and started to write," Schall said.
Schall, the president of Oglethorpe University, ended up writing a letter asking President Barack Obama as well as lawmakers in Washington and in Georgia "to take action on gun control now."
"It feels like staying silent is just not the right thing to do anymore," he said.
So far, more than 300 college and university presidents have signed the petition.
It asks political leaders for policies that would lead to better identification and treatment of the mental health issues; end the gun show loophole; and reinstate the ban on military-style semi-automatic assault weapons.
"It feels to me like this is the tipping point. If we don't do something now, we're not likely to," Schall said. "This is not an issue on which people should fall along party lines."
The petition will be hard to sell in Georgia, a state that historically has expanded gun owners' rights, said Page Pate, a legal expert on gun control.
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A hunting trip turned into a dangerous 200-foot tumble and then a daring rescue in Sumner County last weekend.
Jim Early was looking for a deer near White House, TN, but ended up on his back, unconscious and unable to move after accidentally driving his four-wheeler off a cliff into a ravine.
It took hours for rescue workers to pull him to safety.
Early has been hunting for nearly 40 years, but even the best can run into trouble in the woods.
"I guess when I started off that pretty steep hollow, with all the leaves, the traction broke loose, and it started sliding. I don't know beyond that. I know it crashed," Early said.
Early and his friends had gone hunting Saturday on his property off Garrison Branch Road. At one point, Early thought he had shot a deer, but it was too dark to tell. So, the next day, the hunter went out alone looking for the buck on his four-wheeler.
It wasn't long before Early lost traction and began tumbling 200 feet before landing on his back.
"I sorta have a vague memory of the bike coming up and throwing me over the handle bars," Early said.
A cell phone helped save his life. He called his brother-in-law, Pinky Amons, who rushed to the scene.
"When I saw him, I realized there was no way to get him out without help," Amons said.
Help came from all directions. Rescue crews from Gallatin, Cottontown and other nearby communities lined the hollow, sending ropes and blankets down to keep Early warm and to get him out.
Early was on his back for three hours until EMTs got him out, using ropes, a gurney and lots of ingenuity.
"They were a great bunch of guys, and I thank them all from Cottontown and from Gallatin. I told one of the EMTs, 'you be sure the other guys get the word I appreciate very much what they did for me,'" Early said.
Now, Early is at home nursing lacerations on his head, sore ribs, a busted right leg and other bumps and bruises. But, most importantly, he is alive, and grateful to be out of that cold, dark place.
Early's prognosis is good, and doctors feel he will recover from his injuries.
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Motorsport Ireland Young Driver of the Year Aron Smith took his maiden run in the Motorbase Performance-built NGTC Ford Focus ST at the team's local track, Brands Hatch yesterday (October 6).
David Bartrum's Kent-based squad spent the day running both Focus ST models alongside its British GT title winning Porsche 911 GT3, and 22 year-old Smith took full advantage of having the Mountune-powered NGTC on hand to get behind the wheel ahead of a full test day this coming Thursday (October 8).
Dubliner Smith; recently named as 'most promising newcomer' by BTCC commentator Tim Harvey following his impressive debut BTCC season competing in the Motorbase-run S2000 Focus, was keen to see how the race winning NGTC compared for himself; "As soon as I got into the NGTC I could immediately feel the difference from the S2000. It's got so much more grip, and as good as the car is in its current set up, you can tell that it's still only running at about 70% of what it's capable of."
Having watched from the side-lines this season as the Motorbase squad constructed the NGTC Focus from scratch with team-mate Mat Jackson helping develop and go on to win races in it, Smith is full of praise for the machine that has been put together; "Even in just the 10 or 12 laps I got in around Brands I loved being in the NGTC. You can just sense that the car has potential to be unbelievably good – in the areas where the guys have cracked the set up, it's mind-blowingly strong."
Smith has made no secret of his plans and hopes of competing in a Motorbase NGTC Focus for the 2013 BTCC season, and his maiden run has further whetted the Irishman's appetite; "I have no doubt that with some more testing and development over the winter, the Motorbase NGTC has the potential to beat the Hondas and MGs and win the Championship in 2013, and I'm working very hard to secure a deal to be in it!"


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MONTELLO, Wis. -A man and two women were arrested in a heroin investigation that involved 10 different municipalities, according to the Marquette County Sheriff's Office.
According to criminal complaints, Corey B. Jerome, 35, of Westfield, met with an undercover officer on May 14 at a restaurant in Westfield where the officer bought heroin from Jerome. Jerome was arrested on suspicion of delivery of heroin.
Jerome's sister, Christel R. Jerome, 36, of Wisconsin Rapids, was arrested on suspicion of party to a crime of delivery of heroin. Police said she arranged the undercover officer's meeting with her brother.
The complaints state that they used GPS tracking on Christel Jerome's vehicle to determine that she was in the Chicago area on June 2. They stopped her vehicle the early morning hours of June 3 when it returned to the Westfield area. The complaint states Claudine S. Maltais, 40, of Lyndon Station, was a passenger in the vehicle. Jerome told police Maltais knew they were in Chicago to buy heroin and had used some on their return trip.
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John Mazelin declined a ticket to Churchill Downs for our day at the races, saying he would use his "owners pass."
Little did we know, nor did he tell us, that one of his horses was running that day. Only after the race, when we had missed
the opportunity to bet on his steed, did he announce, as he ran down to the trophy presentation, that his horse had won.
It should be noted that one of our members had a formula for betting that proved successful. Those of us who stuck with his
betting scheme made a considerable profit on their investment. Not a get rich quick scheme, that usually results in losses,
but a method of slow steady investment that allowed our tickets to be cashed on 5 out of 6 races where a bet was placed using
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Want to volunteer with Golden Cresent Habitat for Humanity, but can't make Saturday builds?
There are numerous other ways you can get involved with Habitat Victoria – committees, special projects, and board membership to name a few.
Golden Crescent Habitat for Humanity relies upon volunteer committees to assist with much of the operational functions of the organization.
Committees bring new ideas and keep paid staffing at a minimum, allowing for more organizational resources to be devoted to building affordable homes.
The following are Standing Golden Crescent Habitat for Humanity Committees and Teams each welcomes new volunteers with
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Special Projects
Throughout the year there are special projects that Golden Crescent Habitat for Humanity undertakes, which increase our need for volunteers.
Special events such as the First Victoria National Bank fishing tournament, our signature "Speaking of Sweat Equity" event and our Volunteer/Donor Holiday Open House recognition event all require extra man hours.
If you are interested in working on these types of projects, which have very specific job descriptions and timelines, please contact Sharon Ross, our Advancement Director, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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If you have contributed to Habitat financially or as a volunteer regularly during the years, you may be ready to step into a different type of leadership role with the affiliate.
Board members contribute a minimum of 5 – 7 hours per month, depending on committee assignment, contribute financially to the organization and commit to attend at least ten of twelve monthly board meetings each fiscal year.
The Nominating Committee presents potential board member nominations in June.
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Online dating the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.
This past spring I met Jakob. He told me he was a corporate fraud investigator for a company like Kroll. He claimed to have a Masters degree in Criminal Justice from San Jose State University. The funny thing about Jakob was that he kept flaking. Our attempts to meet were met with cancellations and excuses. After the third time I gave up and blocked him from being able to contact me. While I was able to ascertain that he was not an imposter there seemed to be an anxiety about him. Something was off. My radar eventually went on high alert with him. From the start I ignored my intuition because my gut sense felt a trepidation over him. I couldn't quite place it at first but there was lie in the background. My unease was hinting at something. In truth, Jakob was a loss prevention security guard at Abercrombie & Fitch. My girlfriend had no memory of him at San Jose State in the very program he claimed to have graduated from. That is because he never went.
A month later I met Harrison. Like Jakob he too cancelled two meetings because of work but my reaction to him was very different. There was no sense of Harrison being a flake. Rather it just felt like his reason for not making the date was because of work. Harrison said he was an engineer for a technology company in the South Bay. With the kinds of projects he was working on it just made sense. Unlike Jakob he disclosed to me that he had been divorced and already a parent. So my gut sense didn't alert me. I was right. When Harrison and I finally met it was because he suddenly had the time and asked to meet downtown. Usually I would have declined but something told me to go. Glad it did. Harrison was the real deal in more ways than one. Everything Jakob wanted to be and misrepresented himself as … Harrison is and more.
Two different dates. Two distinct experiences. The same behavior but two very different reactions. One man was lying and he made me nervous and anxiety ridden. Another man was open and he gave me a comfortable feeling. I thought I really did like Jakob. I did but it was a tightrope feeling. It turned out that I quite liked Harrison alot more and it was grounded almost peaceful sentiment. Neither worked out. Jakob I frooze out while Harrison put me in the friendzone. The perils of online dating are just that. Plenty of people but not always a connection worth mentioning. Neither are a reason to give up but I deleted all my online dating profiles tonight. Instead I opted to try HowAboutWe.com which focuses on getting to a first in person date fast. Emails, text messages, and phone calls are only good for so long.
Despite a connection online and offline you could still end up single. Why? It's all about intention. People go online with different reasons and too many options can work for or against you. I'd rather feel the spark for the first time in person rather then relate to a profile like I was shopping. That's one of the issues with online. It can reduce you in some people's minds to an item on the screen and human beings are so much more than that. Sometimes I want to do an experiment. Create an online profile based on a famous person and use a picture of said figure in their 20's or 30's but modernized. Something tells me they may not be as successful as one would think. Why? Because online dating can foster a false and shallow notion about others. They aren't real people. Just commodities to select from. We are all guilty of doing that online. The medium makes us so. In that we get an experience that is more or less than we expected.
And yes … I would have been very happy if Harrison felt the same way about me but instead I am on HowAboutWe. As for Jakob, I'm glad he wasn't feeling it for me at the time after all. Had he did and met me I would never have met Harrison. At least Harrison was a nice benchmark to prove that there are men out there instead of overgrown boys. My intention is that someone new will eventually make me glad Harrison was just not into me.
Online dating the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.
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On Tuesday workers made their final preparations for the city of Austin's New Year's Eve celebration at auditorium shores.
The annual event is free and family friendly. People will be able to start showing up at 5:00 PM.
LINK: Austin's New Year
Stages have been set up for live music which will include performances by Groundwork Music Orchestra and Sara Hickman. There will also be dance performances from a number of groups. Local food vendors will also be a part of the event.
A screen has been set up to show selections from Austin film organizations as well.
The event will end with a fireworks show at 10:00 PM.
There will be some road closures for the event:
Cesar Chavez will be closed from MoPac to the South First Street bridge from 9 to 11 PM
South First Street from Cesar Chavez to Riverside will be closed from 9 to 11 PM
Riverside Drive east of the Palmer Events Center will be closed from 4 to 11 PM
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Gadget Review – The 3M PocketProjector MP180
Last week I published a review of Visualize This, the new visualisation book and I'm continuing on the review trail today but this time its about a very different subject. The 3M PocketProjector MP180 is a gadget that will be extremely useful to any visualisation or design professionals who need a hyper-portable presentation solution. I was very grateful to be offered the chance to road test one of these devices straight off the production line and so wanted to offer some thoughts about its benefits and potential value to readers of this site.
The MP180 is a portable-sized projector described as 'your office on the go' and claims to introduce a whole new world to projecting. It is not intended to be a replacement for full-powered projectors you in the office, rather an invaluable tool for those working in a mobile environment. Having the ability to present design work, share ideas or even make an impromptu pitch outside of the limited space offered by a laptop screen would seem a great advantage and that is something a pocket projector of this nature can offer.
I'm not going to go into great detail about the device's specifications, you can find those out if on the 3M site if you wish. Instead, I'm offering some personal observations about how well the device performs and how useful it proves to be.
The MP180 is packed with functionality and claims to offer several features that no other pocket projectors offer including WiFi, Bluetooth, PowerPoint/pdf/MS Office viewers, and a touchscreen interface. You can play movies, image slideshows, audio files and project office documents with good quality results.
One thing that stands out as a major advantage of the MP180 is its versatility, compatibility and connectivity with so many different formats and devices. With 4GB internal memory and a micro SD card slot, it provides a great platform for storing your documents or presentation material on the decide and providing complete freedom from cables or connections. However, if you do wish to connect up to other devices you have SVGA and mini-USB connectors to hook up to and project from PCs, laptops, and smart phones (including the new 3M Apple Cable for iPhone/iPad).
I found the menu navigation and icon selecting no trouble at all, despite reading reviews to the contrary. The evolving display brings greater potential and flexibility than any fixed alternatives. I did, however, find the touchscreen quite fiddly to use and awkward to get achieve complete accuracy of touch. This was particularly evident when it came to using the in-device Browser, which I don't personally see a great need for nor value – it strikes me as an example of feature creep, best to leave this to projecting from a PC/Laptop.
Like a couple of other reviews I have read, I found the transfer and projection of video a bit fiddly and frustrating as I had to reconfigure all my original video file formats. The MP180 plays MPEG4 files with resolution no greater than 720×480(NTSC) and a frame rate no greater than 40 frames per second and so you may need to reformat your files using the recommended Handbrake or iWisoft software.
One note about the Bluetooth feature – the device supports Bluetooth 2.0 file transfer but the Apple iOS does not so the Bluetooth on 3M MP180 does not work with iPhones.
As the name suggests it is a pocket sized projector - but I guess it depends on the pocket in question! Semantics aside, it is a very portable product, especially when you consider the sofa-sized beasts hanging precariously from ceilings in office conference rooms around the world. As the pair of images on this page show, it is certainly a nice convenient size but I'm not convinced it is sufficiently handy to enable you to project from the palm of your hand – unless you are an accomplished street performer with world-class standing-still skills, your viewers are going to quickly feel travel sick. A useful little stand comes with the device as standard to avoid the need for this. Of course with each additional stand, battery pack and set of connecting leads, this adds to the amount of kit you are having to carry around with you.
Projection Quality
Unlike the sort of reviews you get in gadget magazines, I can't offer comprehensive test results to reveal how well the MP180 performs in its project quality against comparable devices. It provides 32 lumens of brightness – I have no real sense of judging this other than to say the nice, bright and crisply-detailed pictures I projected were absolutely perfect for my needs. It provides a much bigger vista to demonstrate or present work than a 13inch laptop screen does, with an 80″ (approx) screen size being possible. There is a handy focus wheel on the front enabling you to quickly adjust the settings to suit your position. Its worth remembering that, as with any projector device, you can have the most powerful and impressive features to hand but you're projected picture quality is only going to be as clear as the light level and wall/screen texture allows.
The MP180′s battery life is said to last for about 2 hours of continued use. As I said above, it doesn't claim to be a replacement for a full blown project, rather it is a device that can really help you in those spontaneous or short-lasting situations where a quick projected presentation is advantageous. To that extent, you don't really need anything much longer than 2 hours and can most likely happily leave the office without feeling the need to drag along the charging plug. That said, I did notice a certain amount of battery drain during periods when it was not being used. Apparently, when the device is switched off it actually enters a kind of sleep mode to enable faster reboot and this means energy continues to be consumed. I would therefore recommend keeping it charged up to the point when you set off for your meeting, demo etc. and then flicking out the battery pack when not using it. A battery that is fully drained will take 3 hours to charge while not in use.
Another key point here is a really critical piece of advice for any users of this device. When you leave the battery pack inserted in the device and perhaps pack it away in your bag, you run the very likely risk of the device switching itself on as the on/off button is very sensitive to any touch or pressure. On a number of occasions already I have discovered the device both on and projecting in my bag, tucked away in the leather pouch this creates a lot of heat and in my mind could prove quite dangerous. In my mind there should be a more rigorous on/off button that reduces the risk of it being launched accidentally.
Some recent prices I found (inc. VAT) included Amazon.co.uk at £369.99 and a cheaper rate on PersonalProjector.co.uk at £347.99 (there is an exclusive additional £29.99 discount available for visualisingdata.com readers, see below). This price appears to position the MP180 at the higher end of the mobile projector market, but then it does offer a great deal more than the standard products in terms of features and functionality.
Final thoughts
When all factors are taken into account I must say was impressed with the performance and portable nature of the MP180. I feel it adds particular value in situations when you are otherwise having to squeeze a number of people around a laptop screen and it did seem to impress those viewing with me when I used it.
I feel there are some unnecessary features, such as the browser, that are included because they can, rather than because they should, but the essential functions are done very well. It projects a really clear and crisp picture doing justice to original photo images, for example, and videos (inc. sound) are slick. The video formatting issue was annoying but this kind of reflects the lack of standard across video formats which crops up in many other circumstances.
The MP180 offers great compatibility, portability and connectivity which you really need when on-the-move. Despite the battery drain when in off/sleep mode, the 2 hours continual use is absolutely fine. The on/off button issue is a real concern, though, and I think the potential of the device launching accidentally should be designed out in future developments.
Overall, if your budgets are tight or if you need to upgrade other pc/laptop equipment as a priority, you would probably see this as a luxury gadget. However, if you're already well stocked on well-performing kit, I would recommend the MP180 should prove a tempting addition .
Chance to win or buy at a discount!
Does this sound like the sort of device you would find useful? If you'd like to get your hands on a 3M MP180 there are two ways you can do this:
1) The conventional way: 3M have teamed up with Personal Projector, the Pocket Projection specialists, to offer an exclusive £29.99 discount on the 3M PocketProjector MP180. Additionally this offer also includes a 3M iPhone/iPad AV cable, worth £34, to connect to your projector. Click here to visit the site and use the code 3m14 before August 31st to claim your discount.
2) The contest way: I am about to publish a follow-up post which will provide details of a rapid and simple-to-enter contest where you could win your own 3M PocketProjector MP180. The closing date for this contest will be 17th August so if you're not victorious there will still be plenty of time to take advantage of the above offer.


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2. Dharma Svagriha: Home Worship
Loving fathers and mothers should establish a separate shrine room in the home for God, Gods and guardian devas of the family. Ideally it should be large enough for all the dear children. It is a sacred place for scriptural study, a refuge from the karmic storms of life.
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TROY, N.Y.-- The Troy Housing Authority began accepting Section 8 applications on Monday at 9 am, but people started waiting on line three hours earlier.
The line started growing at the crack of dawn, as nearly 200 people waited for just the chance to get help with rent before the doors even opened. The last time they opened the list for help with rent was November of 2008 and they got 700 applications. However, with the current state of the economy, the number of families in need is expected to grow.
"People are having a very difficult time, out of work, low paying jobs, not really much for people," said Lorna Moffre, a Tenant Relations Supervisor
Those economic difficulties are in full evidence by the overwhelming number of people waiting for their chance to apply for section 8 housing. Through this program, eligible families rent from private landlords and get help subsidizing their rent. Renters pay 30% of their adjusted family income towards the apartment and the THA helps with the rest.
With this program families are not limited to public housing.
"It's going to help me out with my family," said Geraldine Montgomery.
"I have two children and this would help me and my family a great deal to have the assistance with the rent," said Tasheeka Williams.
This application is just the first step to get help and it's not a guarantee. Some families are still waiting since the last time the list was opened.
"That list we're getting towards the bottom, there's only 30 or 40 families on that list when we opened the list in 2008 we took in about 700 applications," said Moffre.
About 400 people had applied by the end of Monday and applications will continue to be accepted until the end of June. Proof of current address is needed to start the process.
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Dr. Todd Goldberg is an associate professor of geriatric medicine at West Virginia University, Charleston Division, and medical director of Heartland of Charleston and Edgewood Summit Retirement Community in Charleston.
Since "Obamacare" (officially known as the Affordable Care Act, or ACA) was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2012, and President Barack Obama has been reelected, it appears that contrary to whatever anyone may have preferred, Obamacare is now definitively the law of the land. At least until things change again! But in any case it behooves us all in the medical, legal and political communities to understand exactly what is contained in this complex bill.
The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act of 2010 was signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010, after almost a year of debate. Its more than 900 pages contain many complex provisions phased in over a period of 10 years. Some of the most significant provisions, by year, include the following:
2010: No one with preexisting conditions can be denied insurance. New policies cannot include lifetime dollar limits on essential benefits. Insurers can't drop customers once they get sick. Dependents (children) can remain on their parents' health insurance until age 26.
2011: Insurers must spend 80-85 percent of premium dollars on health costs and claims or rebate funds to the policy holders. Insurers must also notify the public before any rate increase of 10 percent or more. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation was established.
2012: Tax reporting changes. All new plans must cover preventive services as of Aug. 1 without deductibles or copays (e.g. mammograms and colonoscopies). Effective Oct. 1, CMS may reduce payments to hospitals with "excessive readmissions."
2013: Tax increases, followed by 2-3 percent across the board cuts under the "sequester" exclude Medicare. Pre-tax contributions to flexible spending accounts capped at $2500 per year.
Jan. 1, 2014: Full implementation of ACA including the individual insurance mandate and health insurance exchanges. Employers with more than 50 employees will be required to offer health insurance or pay significant financial penalties ($2,000 per year per employee). Annual spending caps are prohibited. Each state will offer consumer health insurance exchanges or the federal government will do so. A variety of plans may be offered but all must cover certain "essential health benefits." The website www.healthcare.gov is already up and running. Most Americans will be required to document they have insurance, probably on their tax return, by virtue of a tax penalty if they do not have an approved plan. (You will not go to jail and get free health care there if you don't have insurance!)There will be certain poverty and religious exemptions. Members of Congress will choose their insurances through the same exchanges as everyone else rather than their current government-provided plans. Everyone up to 133 percent of the poverty line can be covered by Medicaid, subject to state implementation. Subsidies or discounts on health insurance via the exchanges will be available for households with income up to 400 percent of the poverty line. A controversial "Independent Payment Advisory Board" will attempt to restrain Medicare and Medicaid spending beginning 2015.
Also in 2015: CMS will give larger Medicare patients to physicians who provide "higher quality care."By 2016, states will be permitted to form "health choice compacts" allowing insurers to sell policies in multiple states. Also, the threshold for itemizing and deducting medical expenses on your income tax increases from 7.5 percent to 10 percent for seniors.
By 2017, states may apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for "waivers for state innovation" allowing variations from the standard requirements of the ACA. Large employers and health plans will be able purchase coverage in the exchanges. Multi-state health plan (MSP) insurers will be available to all states.
2018: All existing health plans must cover approved preventive care and checkups. A 40 percent excise tax on high cost ("Cadillac") insurance plans will be introduced.
2019: Medicaid will extend coverage to former foster care youths up to age 25.
By Jan. 1, 2020, the Medicare Part D coverage gap (the "doughtnut hole") will be phased out.
With regard to Medicare specifically, with the main focus on expanding coverage to the uninsured, there were only a few small changes in Medicare include reducing the Part D "doughnut hole" and adding an "annual wellness visit." It is unknown at this juncture what effects the IPAB will have since it has not begun to function yet and there is a great deal of pressure to eliminate or water down its powers. Medicare alone comprises a full comprises 12 percent of the national budget, and public sources are estimated to pay for over 50 percent of the nation's $15 trillion health care bill. So in reality despite criticisms of both "corporate" and "socialized" medicine, the fact is the government actually already controls a majority of our supposedly "private" medical care system, and without controlling government medical expenditures there seems little hope of reducing the overall national deficit.
Section 1554 of the ACA states that the Secretary of Health and Human services shall not promote any regulations which limits peoples' ability to get health care or limits doctors' ability to communicate with patients. I hope this remains true, but it remains difficult to see how the country can save money on health care without limiting and rationing such care.
Nevertheless the Congressional Budget Office predicts that with full implementation the ACA will eventually reduce the budget deficit, extend Medicare solvency and increase the Social Security Trust Fund. Are these claims realistic or are they wishful thinking? Only time will tell.