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Rotavirus infection without symptoms
Hello, our son (three years old, in kindergarten since August), has been having rotaviruses for at least three weeks now. It was a chance finding -- the actual reasons for the exam were loss of appetite, abdominal pain and floating stools. He does not show the typical rotavirus symptoms. Is ...
27.10.2011
Bacterial density in sputum : is it reliable ?
Hello, What does the density of bacteria found in the sputum mean (result given by the microbial laboratory versus the lung reality)? And then, when extrapolating, is a variation of the bacterial density (increase or decrease within 6 months for instance) representative of the amount of bacteria ...
10.10.2011
stenotrophomonas maltophilia
To which hospital can one address to?
10.10.2011
Boyfriend HIV positive
Hello, I had a lung transplant nine months ago. Now I have fallen in love and my boyfriend is HIV positive. What do we have to keep in mind, and what are the risks? Many thanks for your answer!
04.10.2011
treatment of ralstonia pickettii
Dear team, Recently the germ Ralstonia pickettii was found in my sputum for the first time. It was resistant against all tested antibiotics. In between my sputum is tested in a more specialized lab but there is no result so far. These results shall help to organize the next infusions which are due ...
01.09.2011
Humid sulfur rooms - treatment of pseudomonas or other bacterias
First of all I would like to tell that I have son with CF, 2 y.o. He had pseudomonas 1 year ago, treated succesfully but now he has pseudomonas again. Waiting for 2nd phase of treatment in the hospital. I want to tell another thing:I visited in Sicilia, Italia, Terme di Sciacca. I spoke to the ...
30.08.2011
Burkholderia gladioli
Dear expert team, after a 15-day imipenem therapy against Burkholderia gladioli, the first germ test was negative; now a few weeks later, however, an infection is traceable again. How would you proceed? Symptomatically, there is pain during breathing, which had ceased immediately after therapy ...
30.08.2011
Further question on ESBL
Hello, Recently there was a question and answer on ESBL e.coli. Both our children have CF and keep having germs with ESBL feature again and again, which have not caused any clinical problems so far. Now, however, a planned rehabilitation measure was cancelled on short notice because of this ...
30.08.2011
Ripened cheeses, bacteria, moistures
Hi. In our family we like sometimes to eat not pasteurized and well ripened cheeses. Is it dangerous for our child to come with us to the cheese dairy (he doesn’t touch the cheeses and doesn’t visit the maturing cellars)? On the other hand, can he eat these cheeses (I think to the blue cheeses ...
02.08.2011
pepper
Hi, we have heard about bacteria in pepper (pseudomonas ? cepacia complex ?). Is it true, because we don’t use pepper yet? Thanks.
02.08.2011
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