Abstract Cardiothoracic surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) triggers an inflammatory state that may be difficult to differentiate from infection. Heparin-binding protein (HBP) is a candidate biomarker for sepsis. As data..
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Abstract A neonate with pulmonary hypertension was supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). During ECMO support, the patient developed Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia, treated with targeted antibiotics. Despite the maximum dose of antibiotics, routine blood..
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Abstract A cluster of hospital-acquired Burkholderia cepacia complex infections was found to be attributed to contaminated extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) water heaters. These findings were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. In December of 2020,..
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This case reports on a 54-year-old male patient with known arterial hypertension who was transferred from a peripheral hospital to the National Hospital with cough and progressive respiratory distress 6..
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