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	s000412b - Purulent Pericarditis
		The purpose of this study was to review the features of purulent pericarditis in patients from a general: hospital during a recent 20-year period.
		Purulent: pericarditis was probably the direct cause of death in two patients.
		Purulent pericarditis is a relatively rare disorder in which fever and hypotension are common.
	www.emory.edu /WHSCL/grady/amreport/litsrch99/s000412b.html (1378 words)

	Texas Heart Institute Journal - Purulent and Constrictive Pericarditis
		Purulent and Constrictive Pericarditis Arising from a Staphylococcal Lumbar Infection
		Purulent (or bacterial) pericarditis is a rare, life-threatening condition that is most often a result of the spread of a contiguous pulmonary, intracardiac, or chest wall infection.
		Despite aggressive treatment of purulent pericarditis (pericardiocentesis, drainage of the infected pericardial fluid, and prolonged intravenous antibiotic therapy), constrictive pericarditis often complicates the patient's condition.
	www.bcm.edu /tmc/thi/ho283.html (1436 words)

	eMedicine - Pericarditis, Bacterial : Article by John Berger, MD
		Purulent pericarditis refers to pericardial fluid that is either culture positive regardless of appearance or purulent appearing despite, in some instances, inability to obtain a positive culture.
		Constrictive pericarditis is an infrequent sequel of purulent pericarditis.
		Purulent pericarditis should be suspected in any infant who appears to have sepsis and has an abnormal cardiovascular examination.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic1765.htm (4175 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 7, Ch. 85, Inner Ear
		Purulent (suppurative) labyrinthitis may be secondary to acute otitis media or purulent meningitis.
		Purulent labyrinthitis is frequently followed by meningitis as the microorganisms gain access to the subarachnoid space through the cochlear aqueduct.
		Purulent labyrinthitis is characterized by severe vertigo and nystagmus.
	www.merck.com /mrkshared/mmanual/section7/chapter85/85f.jsp (110 words)

	American Family Physician: Purulent nasal discharge in young children - Tips from Other Journals
		Purulent nasal discharge is a common clinical symptom, especially in children under three years of age.
		Purulent nasal discharge may be caused by an inflammatory disorder, an immunologic disorder or an intranasal structural abnormality (see table).
		In children with recurrent purulent nasal discharge (especially when associated with otitis media and lower respiratory tract infection), ciliary dyskinesia or an immunologic disorder should be suspected.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3225/is_n3_v44/ai_11460367 (460 words)

	Purulent definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		The term "purulent" is often used in regard to drainage.
		For example, gonorrhea in men usually causes a purulent discharge from the penis.
		Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Learn about COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease which is primarily two related diseases - chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=21858 (142 words)

	CHEST: Purulent Pericarditis With Tamponade in a Postpartum Patient Due to Group F Streptococcus - ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Purulent pericarditis due to S milleri, allowing for the difficulty in classification, has only rarely been reported,[4-7] and no group F [Beta]-hemolytic streptococci were noted.
		The possibility of purulent pericarditis complicating preceding nonsuppurative pericardial disease was first suggested by Solomon et al,[8] who cultured streptococci from the pericardium during a postmortem examination of four patients with uremic per/carditis.
		This case is unique in that the patient was early in the postpartum period when she developed purulent pericarditis with an organism known to be present in the perineum.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0984/is_6_115/ai_55051831 (1337 words)

	Purulence and Gram-Negative Bacilli in Tracheal Aspirates of Mechanically Ventilated Very Low Birth Weight Infants
		Purulence and bacteria in Gram stain of bronchopulmonary secretions are considered signs of respiratory infection, and medical decisions are made on the assumption that they are predictors of positive bacterial tracheal cultures (TCs).
		The purpose of this retrospective investigation was to establish the relationship of purulence and bacteria in TA from ventilated VLBW infants with positive TC and to identify its clinical significance.
		Understanding the clinical significance of purulence and GNB in TA from this unique patient population is important for management and prognosis, and it may decrease concern for infection and the associated use of antibiotics.
	www.nature.com /cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/jp/journal/v21/n6/abs/7210549a.html (538 words)

	Practice Parameters For Sinusitis - Cii. Clinical examination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Purulent exudates in the middle meatus are thought to be highly predictive of sinusitis but may be difficult to visualize unless the nasal mucosa is decongested with a vasoconstrictor (eg, ½% phenylephrine).
		The absence of visible purulent secretions does not rule out active sinus infections because drainage may be impeded by sinus ostia obstruction or may be directed posteriorly.
		abnormal transillumination combined with purulent nasal secretions and 3 symptoms (maxillary toothache, poor response to nasal decongestants, and a history of colored nasal discharge) was the best predictor of sinusitis in one prospective study.
	www.jcaai.org /PP/sinus_cii.asp (1178 words)

	* Purulent - (Disease): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		A chronic Bartholin's duct cyst may develop if the purulent fluid of the abscess is walled-off from the surrounding tissue.
		evaluating for lower abdominal tenderness, uterine and adnexal tenderness, and purulent discharge from the urethra or cervix.
		The most common initial symptom is a discharge from the urethra that is either mucus-like (clear or whitish discharge) or purulent (thick, yellowish, pus-like discharge).
	www.bestknows.com /disease/purulent.html (367 words)

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		However, such a reduction of the microbe count in tissues of purulent wounds rarely is achieved by scalpel and, furthermore, is usually insufficient for finishing the surgery by suturing, as is generally done in sterile surgery.
		Vacuum treatment of purulent wounds after surgical debridement significantly reduces the microbe count in the wound tissues, is performed without significant structural damage to the remaining tissues, and by itself improves the clinical outcome of wound cicatrization after primary sutures are applied.
		Bacteriological examination of the pus showed that the purulent process was activated by Staphylococcus aureus in 63.3% of the cases, by epidermal Staphylococcus in 16.6%, by Streptococcus in 3.3%, and by Staphylococcus in association with gram-negative bacteria in 16.8%.
	www.npwt.com /KremlinFinal02204.doc (4351 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade Secondary To Suppurative Pericarditis. A Case Report And Review Of The Literature
		Early diagnosis of purulent pericarditis is essential to survival.
		The diagnosis of purulent pericarditis requires a high index of suspicion and is difficult to make because the presence of coexistent local or systemic infection can mask the clinical manifestations of the disease.
		Because of the increased incidence of gram-negative enteric and anaerobic bacteria causing purulent pericarditis, broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics covering gram positive, gram negative, and anaerobic bacteria must be used (6).
	www.ispub.com /ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijc/vol1n1/pericarditis.xml (966 words)

	Web QnA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Etiology- Purulent (pus-producing) otitis media is often the result of previous bacterial or viral infections in the middle ear.
		Purulent otitis media is likely to the result of a chronic or recurrent infection.
		Patients with purulent otitis media are likely to have had persistent or recurrent otits media infections.
	curriculum.calstatela.edu /WebQnA/webqna.pl?module=tbell2-18&action=printall (8420 words)

	Antibiotics for acute purulent rhinitis -- Arroll and Kenealy 325 (7376): 1311 -- BMJ
		Antibiotics for acute purulent rhinitis -- Arroll and Kenealy 325 (7376): 1311 -- BMJ
		If they are prepared to wait, their purulent rhinitis
		Gonzales R, Barrett P, Steiner J. The relation between purulent manifestations and antibiotic treatment of upper respiratory tract infections.
	www.bmj.com /cgi/content/full/325/7376/1311 (1254 words)

	A review article on bronchiectasis
		Purulent sputum implies a higher level of disease activity and in patients with bronchiectasis is usually indicative of the presence of neutrophils (29) & a higher level of disease activity, although eosinophils may also cause purulence (30).
		24 hour purulent sputum volume (28) - by multiplication of the proportion of purulence in the morning sample by the 24 hour sputum volume, this useful estimate of disease activity is derived.
		In search of patients with daily purulent sputum expectoration and bronchiectasis in 1985 & 1986, the hospital notes of the whole population of patients coded for bronchiectasis at Brompton Hospital, London, between 1970 and January 1986 were screened.
	www.cysticfibrosismedicine.com /htmldocs/CFText/bronchiectasis.htm (9431 words)

	CARDITIS
		The inflammatory reaction results in the accumulation of serous or purulent exudate, which may in turn cause cardiac tamponade (the exertion of pressure or compression on the heart) and circulatory failure.
		The purulent material contains large numbers of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in a large volume of effusion.
		Pericardiocentesis can be used in some cases (purulent pericarditis, with cardiac tamponade) to culture for the infecting agent.
	www.kcom.edu /faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/CARDITIS.htm (3140 words)

	Hemophilus influenzae purulent pericarditis in children: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations -- Cheatham et al. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Hemophilus influenzae purulent pericarditis in children: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations -- Cheatham et al.
		Hemophilus influenzae purulent pericarditis in children: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations
		Purulent pericarditis is an unusual complication of infection in infancy
	jtcs.ctsnetjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/79/6/933 (251 words)

	YKL-40 Is Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Purulent Meningitis -- Østergaard et al. 9 (3): 598 ...
		YKL-40 Is Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Purulent Meningitis -- Østergaard et al.
		YKL-40 Is Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Purulent Meningitis
		Patients with purulent meningitis (n = 48) and patients with encephalitis (n = 5) had significantly higher levels of YKL-40 in CSF than patients with lymphocytic meningitis (n = 49) (Dunn's multiple-comparison test, P < 0.001) and than patients suspected of having but without evidence of having meningitis (n = 32) (P < 0.001).
	cdli.asm.org /cgi/content/full/9/3/598 (4642 words)

	Meningitis of the Brain
		•Purulent meningitis is due most often to hematogenous spread of bacteria to the leptomeninges.
		•In acute purulent meningitis, the subarachnoid space is filled with neutrophils and bacteria with increasing numbers of macrophages and lymphocytes over time.
		When the meningitis is not treated rapidly and correctly the patient may die or develop neurological defecits such as loss of hearing from infiltration of the 8th nerve, hydrocephalus, paraplegia or mental retardation.
	pathweb.uchc.edu /eAtlas/CNS/1827.htm (379 words)

	A preventable illness? Purulent pericarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae complicated by haemolytic uraemic ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Purulent pericarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae complicated by haemolytic uraemic syndrome in an infant
		He was found to have purulent pericarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, complicated by acute renal failure due to haemolytic uraemic syndrome.
		Pneumococcal pericarditis is a rare but recognised presentation of IPD and pneumococcal infection is a rare cause of purulent pericarditis.
	www.health.gov.au /internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/content/cda-cdi2901f.htm (1825 words)

	Web QnA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Purulent Otitis Media has the general symptoms of a sudden onset of pain, coughing, nasal congestion, fever and irritability.
		There is congestion in the middle ear mucus membrane, and the middle are is filled with purulent fluid.
		Purulent otitis media is an infection of the middle ear.
	curriculum.calstatela.edu /WebQnA/webqna.pl?module=tbell2-10&action=printall (8318 words)

	In Music We Trust - Sepsism: Purulent Decomposition
		With only a limited discography SEPSISM have managed to catapult themselves to the forefront of the underground gore grind scene over the last 5 years or so.
		"Purulent Decomposition" is the band's first full length release and is comprised of tracks from the scrapped "Necrotic Flesh Rot" EP as well as old demo tunes and three new tracks.
		The low tuned sickness of the band is greatly enhanced by their ability to pull out all the stops and rip through their music with reckless abandon.
	www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/22r25.html (153 words)

	Symptom resolution assessed using a patient directed diary card during treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic ...
		Figure 1 Mean total diary card scores for days 1 (presentation) to 10 (purulent group) and 14 (mucoid group) as well as in the stable clinical state.
		Figure 2 (A) Mean sputum colour score, (B) sputum volume score, and (C) dyspnoea score for days 1 (presentation) to 10 (purulent group) and 14 (mucoid group) as well as in the stable clinical state.
		The symptoms and PEF of patients with purulent sputum at presentation improved rapidly, returning to the stable state by the
	thorax.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/56/12/947 (4005 words)

	Search Results for purulent - Encyclopædia Britannica
		mildly contagious venereal disease occurring predominantly in tropical areas and more frequently affecting dark-skinned people, characterized by deep, purulent ulcers on or near the genital organs.
		The skin on these ear parts becomes dry, scaling, and itchy, and there may be foul-smelling watery or purulent...
		Information on this specific purulent invasive lesion caused by parasitic amebas.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=purulent&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (319 words)

	Relationship of Sputum Color to Nature and Outpatient Management of Acute Exacerbations of COPD -- Stockley et al. 117 ...
		All patients with purulent sputum and 86.5% of
		Sputum characteristics are shown for samples classified as purulent and mucoid exacerbations at presentation.
		Purulent Exacerbations (n = 87): In contrast to the mucoid exacerbation
	www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/full/117/6/1638 (4968 words)

	Review: specific signs and symptoms can help practitioners to diagnose acute purulent sinusitis in general practice -- ...
		Lindbæk M, Hjortdahl P. The clinical diagnosis of acute purulent sinusitis in general practice—a review.
		What is the accuracy of clinical assessment and close examination of patients in diagnosing purulent sinusitis in general practice?
		acute purulent sinusitis in a general practice population.
	ebn.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/6/1/24 (574 words)

	A purulent pericarditis caused by Salmonella typhimurium -- Can et al. 53 (10): 1051 -- Journal of Medical Microbiology
		A purulent pericarditis caused by Salmonella typhimurium -- Can et al.
		Purulent pericarditis is a rare complication of Salmonella infections
		Klacsmann, P. G., Bulkley, B. and Hutchins, G. The changed spectrum of purulent pericarditis: an 86 year autopsy experience in 200 patients.
	jmm.sgmjournals.org /cgi/content/full/53/10/1051 (923 words)

	Antibiotics for acute purulent rhinitis -- Arroll and Kenealy 325 (7376): 1311 -- BMJ
		Antibiotics for acute purulent rhinitis -- Arroll and Kenealy 325 (7376): 1311 -- BMJ
		Gonzales R, Barrett P, Steiner J. The relation between purulent manifestations and antibiotic treatment of upper respiratory tract infections.
		Todd J, Todd N, Damato J, Todd W. Bacteriology and treatment of purulent nasopharyngitis: a double blind, placebo-controlled evaluation.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/325/7376/1311 (1200 words)

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