Bartonella species as a cause of culture-negative endocarditis in South Africa

Autor: Colette C Pienaar, Jantjie J Taljaard, Hans Prozesky, Philip Pg Herbst, Jacques Jt Janson, Alfonso Ajk Pecoraro, Anton Af Doubell

Publikováno v: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 40:1873-1879

Previous reports have highlighted the high prevalence of blood culture negative endocarditis (BCNE) in South Africa. The Tygerberg Endocarditis Cohort (TEC) study is an ongoing prospective cohort study of patients with confirmed or suspected IE prese

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-021-04239-w

Early Surgery Determines Prognosis in Patients with IE: Outcome of Patients Managed by an Endocarditis Team - a Prospective Cohort Study

Autor: Zane Ismail, Alfonso Pecoraro, Jacques T. Janson, Anton Doubell, Colette C Pienaar, Riegardt Wagenaar, Philipus George Herbst, Jantjie J Taljaard, Hans Prozesky

Publikováno v: SSRN Electronic Journal.

Background: Infective endocarditis(IE) in South Africa is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, despite occurring in younger patients with fewer co-morbidities. Possible contributors include the high rates of blood culture negative end

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https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3869652

Early surgery determines prognosis in patients with infective endocarditis: outcome in patients managed by an Endocarditis Team-a prospective cohort study.

Autor: Pecoraro AJK; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., Herbst PG; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., Janson JT; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., Wagenaar R; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., Ismail Z; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., Taljaard JJ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., Prozesky HW; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., Pienaar C; Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.; National Health Laboratory Service, Division of Medical Microbiology, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., Doubell AF; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

Publikováno v: Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy [Cardiovasc Diagn Ther] 2022 Aug; Vol. 12 (4), pp. 453-463.

Causes of infective endocarditis in the Western Cape, South Africa: a prospective cohort study using a set protocol for organism detection and central decision making by an endocarditis team.

Autor: Pecoraro AJK; Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa pecoraro@sun.ac.za., Pienaar C; Microbiology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Herbst PG; Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Poerstamper S; Medicine, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Joubert L; Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Taljaard J; Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Prozesky H; Medicine, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Janson J; Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Newton-Foot M; Microbiology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Doubell AF; Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Publikováno v: BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2021 Dec 06; Vol. 11 (12), pp. e053169. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 06.

High prevalence of ST131 isolates producing CTX-M-15 and CTX-M-14 among extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates from Canada.

Autor: Peirano G; Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada., Richardson D, Nigrin J, McGeer A, Loo V, Toye B, Alfa M, Pienaar C, Kibsey P, Pitout JD

Publikováno v: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy [Antimicrob Agents Chemother] 2010 Mar; Vol. 54 (3), pp. 1327-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Jan 04.