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1. Urosepsis caused by Globicatella sanguinis and Corynebacterium riegelii in an adult: case report and literature review.

Author

Matsunami M, Otsuka Y, Ohkusu K, Sogi M, Kitazono H, and Hosokawa N

Subjects
Aerococcaceae drug effects, Aerococcaceae genetics, Aged, 80 and over, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Coinfection diagnosis, Coinfection drug therapy, Coinfection microbiology, Corynebacterium drug effects, Corynebacterium genetics, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections diagnosis, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections drug therapy, Humans, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Nephrolithiasis microbiology, Urinary Tract Infections diagnosis, Urinary Tract Infections drug therapy, Aerococcaceae isolation & purification, Corynebacterium isolation & purification, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections microbiology, Urinary Tract Infections microbiology
Abstract

We report an extremely rare case of urosepsis caused by Globicatella sanguinis and Corynebacterium riegelii coinfection in a 94-year-old Japanese man with nephrolithiasis. Prompt identification of this coinfection is important so that effective antimicrobial coverage can be initiated.

Published
2012
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2. Anti-TNF therapy using etanercept suppresses degenerative and inflammatory changes in skeletal muscle of older SJL/J mice.

Author

Nemoto H, Konno S, Sugimoto H, Nakazora H, Nomoto N, Murata M, Kitazono H, and Fujioka T

Subjects
Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal therapeutic use, Disease Models, Animal, Dysferlin, Etanercept, Inflammation immunology, Inflammation pathology, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Muscle, Skeletal pathology, Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle immunology, Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle pathology, Survival Rate, Immunoglobulin G therapeutic use, Inflammation drug therapy, Membrane Proteins physiology, Muscle, Skeletal drug effects, Muscle, Skeletal immunology, Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle drug therapy, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor therapeutic use, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha antagonists & inhibitors
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B and Miyoshi myopathy are characterized by muscle fiber necrosis caused by a defect in dysferlin and inflammatory changes. SJL/J mice are deficient in dysferlin and display severe inflammatory changes, most notably the presence of cytokines, which may be related to destruction of the sarcolemma. We tested the hypothesis that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) contributes to myofibril necrosis. Administration of etanercept, an agent that blocks TNF, resulted in dose-dependent reductions in inflammatory change, necrosis, and fatty/fibrous change. These findings indicate that TNF does indeed play a role in the damage to muscle in SJL/J mice and that etanercept has the potential to reduce such damage., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Published
2011
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3. Triphasic waves in a patient with tuberculous meningitis.

Author

Konno S, Sugimoto H, Nemoto H, Kitazono H, Murata M, Toda T, Nakazora H, Nomoto N, Wakata N, Kurihara T, and Fujioka T

Subjects
Adult, Alpha Rhythm, Antitubercular Agents therapeutic use, Brain drug effects, Brain pathology, Diagnosis, Differential, Electroencephalography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Tuberculosis, Meningeal drug therapy, Tuberculosis, Meningeal pathology, Brain physiopathology, Tuberculosis, Meningeal physiopathology
Abstract

We report on the case of a 32-year-old woman with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) with electroencephalogram (EEG) output displaying triphasic waves (TWs). The EEG on day 8 revealed generalized slowing, frontal bilateral TWs, a background of 2Hz delta waves, and no epileptiform activity. The patient's condition improved slowly with antituberculosis chemotherapy treatment. A follow-up EEG on day 34 showed marked improvement, with no TWs, background activity improved to a 12Hz symmetric alpha wave pattern, and no epileptiform activity, as before. To our knowledge, this is the first report of TWs observed in a TBM case., (Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

Published
2010
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