Bacterial Infections

Bacterial Infections - Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.
Central Nervous System Infections - Pathogenic infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
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Enterobacterial infections
Definition
Enterobacterial infections are disorders of the digestive tract and other organ systems produced by a group of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae.
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Bacterial infections
Bacterial pneumonia. Worldwide, this is one of the most common opportunistic infections occurring in people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Bacterial infections. An estimated 59% to 75% of all ear infections are caused by bacteria. 3, 4 The most common bacteria are Streptococcus pneumoniae (also called pneumococcus), Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis.
Viral infections.
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Bacterial Infections in the Brain. Bacterial encephalitis may occur in Legionnaire disease or mycoplasma infection. Bacterial meningitis may cause similar symptoms and is also very serious.
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Frequent bacterial infections of the upper respiratory system can also cause chronic bronchitis. The upper respiratory system includes the nose, sinuses, voice box (larynx), and the trachea (windpipe).
What are the symptoms?
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secondary bacterial infections
pneumonia
encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)
cerebellar ataxia (defective muscular coordination)
transverse myelitis (inflammation along the spinal cord) ...
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Waterborne bacterial infections account for 2-3 billion episodes of diarrhea resulting in 1-2 million deaths a year.
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Because many bacterial infections can permanently destroy cartilage around joints, a joint infected with bacteria needs to be treated immediately with antibiotics.
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Treatment: Mycobacterial infections are difficult to cure, although medications such as Kanamycin and Erythromycin are sometimes effective. Combination antibiotics may be used in extreme cases.
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It can be caused by viral or bacterial infections or by allergic reactions to irritants such as tobacco smoke. The disease is characterized by low-grade fever, chest pains, hoarseness, and productive cough.
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Tequin (gatifloxacin) A broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic for the treatment of bacterial infections, including urinary tract and respiratory infections. Indications, dosage/administration: ...
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Colds can accompany other bacterial infections such as bronchitis or otitis (middle ear infection). Common colds and the flu do not, be themselves, require any invasive medical treatment (as mentioned above).
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"Ertapenem: A Review of Its Use in the Management of Bacterial Infections." Drugs 63 (2003): 1855-1878.
Lyseng-Williamson, K. A., and K. L. Goa. "Linezolid: In Infants and Children with Severe Gram-Positive Infections.
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Neutrophils are also major players in the body's defense against bacterial infections. Neutrophils are made in the bone marrow and circulate in the bloodstream. Neutrophils move out of the blood vessels into the infected tissue to attack the bacteria.
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SULFA DRUG: A sulfonamide drug used to treat bacterial infections. These drugs inhibit the action of p-aminobenzoic acid, a substance bacteria need in order to reproduce.
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Then, as damage to the immune system increases, additional problems may appear, including bacterial infections of the blood and lungs, a severe form of pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii, various cancers such as lymphoma, ...
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Acute upper airway obstruction may have any of a number of causes including viral and bacterial infections, fire or inhalation burns, chemical burns and reactions, allergic reactions, foreign bodies, and trauma.
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Bacterial infections are treated with at least a two-week course of antibiotics. Usually this is successful in stopping the symptoms and eliminating the underlying infection.
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Some insect bites can cause bacterial infections, such as impetigo, a contagious superficial skin infection produced when bacteria commonly present on the skin enter through the bite opening.
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Medications, viral or bacterial infections, excessive alcohol consumption, obesity, lack of sunlight, sunburn, stress, general poor health, cold climate, and frequent friction on the skin are also associated with psoriasis flare-ups.
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Most anorectal abscesses begin as bacterial infections of the glands in the anus that produce mucus. Infection can cause inflammation. Inflammation creates a wall around the bacteria and forms an abscess.
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A substance used to treat bacterial infections. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.
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The permanent enlargement of blood vessels, causing redness in the skin or mucous membranes.
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In the first months of life, antibiotic drugs may prevent pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)—an often-fatal AIDS-related infection—and other bacterial infections.
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Those affected suffer recurrent and severe bacterial infections. This usually begins in early childhood although the condition is sometimes diagnosed in young adults who have a milder form of the disease.
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Although antibiotics are useful in a wide variety of infections, it is important to realize that antibiotics only treat bacterial infections.
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Today, it is used to treat bacterial infections. Sunlight on the body dramatically lowers high blood pressure, decreases blood cholesterol, lowers excessively high blood sugars, and increases white blood cells.
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Metronidazole is used to fight bacterial infections. This article outlines how the drug works and its potential side effects.
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In ulcerative athlete's foot, the peeling skin worsens and large cracks develop in the skin, making the patient susceptible to secondary bacterial infections.
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) can be caused by severe bacterial infections (sepsis), extensive burns, trauma, retained dead fetus, heat stroke, mismatched blood transfusion, metastatic cancer, and some forms of leukemia.
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include chronic dermatitis, seborrhea or eczema, and allergies, particularly to soaps, colored toilet paper, vaginal sprays, laundry detergents, bubble bath, or fragrances. It can also be caused by infections such as fungal and bacterial infections, ...
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A randomized study of intravenous immunoglobulin (400 mg/kg every 3 weeks for 1 year) in patients with CLL and hypogammaglobulinemia produced significantly fewer bacterial infections and a significant delay in onset of first infection during the ...
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abdominal cramps, and vomiting Weight loss and extreme fatigue Severe headaches Coma Children with AIDS may get the same opportunistic infections as do adults with the disease. In addition, they also have severe forms of the bacterial infections all ...
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Is also thought to upregulate HIV replication, and may contribute to the pathogenesis of wasting (cachexia) due to the loss of fat from fat cells and increased metabolism of muscle cells. TNF causes the symptoms associated with bacterial infections ...
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