Comment diagnostiquer une infection à Vibrio ?

Le diagnostic repose sur des cultures bactériennes à partir d'échantillons de selles.

Quels tests sont utilisés pour identifier Vibrio ?

Des tests de culture et des tests biochimiques spécifiques sont utilisés.

Les tests sérologiques sont-ils utiles ?

Les tests sérologiques ne sont généralement pas utilisés pour Vibrio.

Peut-on diagnostiquer Vibrio par PCR ?

Oui, la PCR peut être utilisée pour détecter l'ADN de Vibrio dans les échantillons.

Quels symptômes orientent vers un diagnostic de Vibrio ?

Des symptômes gastro-intestinaux comme la diarrhée aiguë peuvent indiquer une infection.

Quels sont les symptômes d'une infection à Vibrio ?

Les symptômes incluent diarrhée, vomissements, douleurs abdominales et fièvre.

La diarrhée est-elle toujours présente ?

Non, la diarrhée est fréquente mais pas systématique dans les infections à Vibrio.

Les infections à Vibrio causent-elles de la fièvre ?

Oui, la fièvre peut accompagner les infections à Vibrio, mais ce n'est pas toujours le cas.

Y a-t-il des symptômes graves associés ?

Des symptômes graves peuvent inclure déshydratation et choc septique dans les cas sévères.

Les symptômes apparaissent-ils rapidement ?

Les symptômes peuvent apparaître rapidement, souvent dans les 24 heures suivant l'infection.

Comment prévenir les infections à Vibrio ?

Évitez de consommer des fruits de mer crus ou mal cuits et lavez-vous les mains.

Le lavage des mains est-il important ?

Oui, le lavage des mains réduit le risque d'infection par Vibrio et d'autres pathogènes.

Les vaccinations existent-elles contre Vibrio ?

Actuellement, il n'existe pas de vaccin efficace contre les infections à Vibrio.

Faut-il éviter certains aliments ?

Oui, évitez les fruits de mer crus, surtout en période de chaleur ou d'épidémies.

Les voyages augmentent-ils le risque d'infection ?

Oui, voyager dans des zones où Vibrio est endémique augmente le risque d'infection.

Quel est le traitement principal pour Vibrio ?

Le traitement principal est la réhydratation, souvent accompagnée d'antibiotiques si nécessaire.

Quels antibiotiques sont efficaces contre Vibrio ?

Des antibiotiques comme la doxycycline et l'azithromycine sont souvent utilisés.

La réhydratation est-elle toujours nécessaire ?

Oui, la réhydratation est cruciale, surtout en cas de diarrhée sévère.

Les traitements sont-ils différents selon le type de Vibrio ?

Oui, le traitement peut varier selon le type de Vibrio et la gravité de l'infection.

Les probiotiques aident-ils dans le traitement ?

Les probiotiques peuvent aider à restaurer la flore intestinale, mais ne remplacent pas le traitement.

Quelles complications peuvent survenir avec Vibrio ?

Les complications incluent la déshydratation sévère, le choc septique et l'insuffisance rénale.

La déshydratation est-elle une complication fréquente ?

Oui, la déshydratation est une complication courante, surtout en cas de diarrhée sévère.

Les infections à Vibrio peuvent-elles être mortelles ?

Oui, dans les cas graves, les infections à Vibrio peuvent être mortelles sans traitement rapide.

Y a-t-il des risques pour les personnes immunodéprimées ?

Oui, les personnes immunodéprimées sont à risque accru de complications graves.

Les infections cutanées sont-elles possibles ?

Oui, Vibrio peut causer des infections cutanées, surtout après des blessures en milieu aquatique.

Quels sont les principaux facteurs de risque pour Vibrio ?

Les principaux facteurs incluent la consommation de fruits de mer crus et l'immunodépression.

Les personnes âgées sont-elles plus à risque ?

Oui, les personnes âgées ont un risque accru de complications graves liées à Vibrio.

Le diabète augmente-t-il le risque d'infection ?

Oui, le diabète peut augmenter le risque d'infections graves à Vibrio.

Les personnes vivant près de l'eau sont-elles plus exposées ?

Oui, elles peuvent être plus exposées aux infections à Vibrio, surtout en été.

Les voyages dans des zones endémiques sont-ils risqués ?

Oui, voyager dans des zones où Vibrio est courant augmente le risque d'infection.

Vibrio - Informations médicales vérifiées

Unencapsulated penicillin-resistant

Sep 2022

DOI: 10.1177/09564624221113686 PMID: 35790349

We report a case of...

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A systematic review of the role of penicillin versus penicillin plus metronidazole in the management of peritonsillar abscess.

Sep 2023

DOI: 10.1017/S0022215123000804 PMID: 37194922

Peritonsillar abscess is a localised infection in the peritonsillar space. Pus from the abscess can contain anaerobes. Many clinicians prescribe metronidazole in addition to penicillin, but evidence t... A systematic review was conducted of the literature and databases including Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase, PubMed and Cochrane library. Search terms included all variations of peritonsillar abscess, penic... Three randomised, control trials were included. All studies assessed the clinical outcomes after treatment for peritonsillar abscess, including recurrence rate, length of hospital stay and symptom imp... Evidence does not support the addition of metronidazole in first-line management of peritonsillar abscess. Further trials to establish optimum dose and duration schedules of oral phenoxymethylpenicill...

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Antibiotic Prescribing Practices Differ between Patients with Penicillin Intolerance and Penicillin Allergy Labels.

2023

DOI: 10.1159/000526424 PMID: 36380659

Penicillin allergy labels are common. However, many penicillin allergy labels have been applied incorrectly and in fact represent penicillin intolerance. Patients with penicillin intolerance can recei... This multicenter retrospective cohort study included consecutive general medicine patients admitted to two tertiary hospitals over a 12-month period. Electronic medical records were reviewed for aller... There were 12,134 individual hospital admissions included in the study. The number of admissions with a previous penicillin allergy label was 1,312 (10.8%) and with a penicillin intolerance label was ... This study supports that prescribing practices differ between patients with penicillin allergy labels and intolerance labels. Penicillin challenges may be undertaken safely in the inpatient setting. F...

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Follow-up of penicillin allergy labels 1 year after successful penicillin delabeling.

01 2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.09.012 PMID: 36116749

Penicillin allergy delabeling confers many benefits, including reduced patient morbidity and mortality and improved health economics. Reports suggest that both patients and clinicians often remain hes... To evaluate the status of penicillin allergy labels in the community 1 year after penicillin delabeling at a tertiary hospital in Australia.... A cross-sectional study was performed using follow-up interviews with patients and community primary care providers after 1 year from the date of patients' penicillin delabeling at a tertiary hospital... A total of 86 patients were included in this study. The percentage of patients with a correct penicillin allergy status at 1-year follow-up was 94% in the hospital electronic medical record but only 3... Better strategies are required to increase patient confidence in receiving penicillins after penicillin delabeling and to ensure that penicillin allergy labels are translated into the medical records ...

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Resensitization in suspected penicillin allergy.

01 2023

DOI: 10.1111/all.15508 PMID: 36067012

The diagnosis of allergic reactions to penicillins (AR-PEN) is very complex as there is a loss of sensitization over time, which leads to negative skin tests (STs) and specific IgE in serum, and even ... To analyze the rate of resensitization in patients with suggestive AR-PEN by repeating STs (retest) after an initial evaluation (IE).... Patients with suspected AR-PEN were prospectively evaluated between 2017 and 2020. They underwent STs, and a randomized group also underwent a drug provocation test (DPT) with the culprit. Only patien... A total of 545 patients were included: 296 reporting immediate reactions (IRs) and 249 non-immediate reactions (NIRs). Eighty (14.7%) cases had positive results in retest (RT+): 63 (21.3%) IRs and 17 ... Due to the high rate of resensitization, retest should be included in the diagnostic algorithm of IRs to penicillins after an initial negative study, especially in anaphylaxis, to avoid potentially se...

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Penicillium chrysogenum: Beyond the penicillin.

2024

DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2024.02.006 PMID: 38763527

Almost one century after the Sir Alexander Fleming's fortuitous discovery of penicillin and the identification of the fungal producer as Penicillium notatum, later Penicillium chrysogenum (currently r...

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Penicillin Allergy: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Management.

Jun 2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2022.11.002 PMID: 37105603

Allergy to penicillin can occur via any of the 4 types of Gel-Coombs hypersensitivity reactions, producing distinct clinical histories and physical examination findings. Treatments include penicillin ...

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Delabeling of Penicillin Allergy: Room for Improvement.

2023

DOI: 10.1159/000530770 PMID: 37321191

Penicillin allergy labels have been shown to be associated with suboptimal treatment, negative health outcomes, and increased antibiotic resistance. Many inpatients claim to have penicillin allergy, b... The purpose of the study was to investigate the proportion of patients with a penicillin allergy label in a Danish hospital and to classify patients according to the risk of having penicillin allergy ... For 22 days, inpatients with penicillin allergy labels were interviewed, had their dispensed penicillin prescriptions examined, and were subsequently categorized into risk groups based on the risk eva... In total, 260 patients had a penicillin allergy label (10% of the inpatients). Out of 151 included patients, 25 were "no risk" patients (17%), who could potentially have their penicillin allergy label... Ten percent of inpatients have a penicillin allergy label in a Danish hospital. 17% of these could potentially have their penicillin allergy label removed without allergy testing....

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Penicillin-Binding Proteins and Alternative Dual-Beta-Lactam Combinations for Serious Enterococcus faecalis Infections with Elevated Penicillin MICs.

16 02 2023

DOI: 10.1128/aac.00871-22 PMID: 36719223

Ampicillin-ceftriaxone has become a first-line therapy for Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis. We characterized the penicillin-binding protein (PBP) profiles of various E. faecalis strains and tested ...

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Diversity of amino acid substitutions of penicillin-binding proteins in penicillin-non-susceptible and non-vaccine type Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Nov 2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2022.08.006 PMID: 35963598

In Japan, the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in children has decreased vaccine-type (VT) pneumococcal infections caused by penicillin (PEN)-non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoni... Pneumococcal 41 strains of NVT isolated from patients with invasive pneumococcal infection were randomly selected. Nucleotide sequences for pbp genes encoding PBP1A, PBP2X, and PBP2B were analyzed, an... In PEN-non-susceptible NVT strains, Thr to Ala or Ser substitutions in the conserved AA motif (STMK) were important in PBP1A and PBP2X. In PBP2B, substitutions from Thr to Ala, adjacent to the SSN mot... NVT with diverse AA substitutions increased gradually with pressure from both antimicrobial agents and vaccines....

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Vibrio : Questions médicales fréquentes

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Diagnostic 5

Symptômes 5

Prévention 5

Traitements 5

Complications 5

Facteurs de risque 5

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