2017
A Dual Case of Peritonitis and Central Nervous System Infection Caused by Nutritionally Variant Streptococcal Species
Vivar S, Girotto JE, Murray TS. A Dual Case of Peritonitis and Central Nervous System Infection Caused by Nutritionally Variant Streptococcal Species. Case Reports In Infectious Diseases 2017, 2017: 6012964. PMID: 28239499, PMCID: PMC5292362, DOI: 10.1155/2017/6012964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNutritional variant streptococciCentral nervous system infectionCentral nervous system involvementEtiology of peritonitisVentriculoperitoneal shunt revisionNervous system infectionNervous system involvementCause of peritonitisEfficacy of treatmentClinical responseSystem infectionVP shuntShunt revisionSystem involvementInvasive infectionsPrevious neurosurgeryCNS penetrationVariant streptococciPeritonitisSusceptibility testingPotential roleSignificant pathogenStreptococcal speciesSecond agentInfection
2012
Comparison of Disk Diffusion and Etest Methods to Determine the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Fusidic Acid
Somily AM, Peaper DR, Paintsil E, Murray TS. Comparison of Disk Diffusion and Etest Methods to Determine the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Fusidic Acid. International Journal Of Microbiology 2012, 2012: 391251. PMID: 22888356, PMCID: PMC3409531, DOI: 10.1155/2012/391251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean inhibitory concentrationFusidic acidClinical isolatesDisk diffusionLarge academic hospitalS. aureusHigh rateFusidic acid resistanceCommon therapySaudi ArabiaAcademic hospitalStaphylococcal infectionsEtest methodSusceptibility testingLack of consensusInhibitory concentrationStaphylococcus aureusSusceptibility resultsEtestAureusRiyadhIsolatesExcellent correlationHospitalTherapy