BACKGROUND: Periampullary tumours (PAT) may cause obstruction of distal choledochus. The bile stasis is a risk factor for microbial colonisation of bile (bacteriobilia), cholangitis, hepatic insufficiency and coagulopathy. PAT obstruction can be managed surgically or non-operatively - by inserting a biliary drain or stent (BDS). Although BDS allows for adequate bile drainage, liver function restitution and coagulopathy, increased bacteriobilia has been reported and this is associated with an increased incidence of postoperative complications. METHODS: A monocentric, prospective, comparative study including 100 patients operated with PAT. The effects of bacteriobilia and the presence of a drain in the biliary tract on the development of postoperative complications were evaluated. RESULTS: Positive microbial findings in bile were found in 67% of patients. It was 98% in the biliary drain group vs. 36% in non-drained patients (p = 0.0001). In 68% 2 or more different bacterial strains were simultaneously present (p = 0.0001). Patients with a positive microbial finding in bile had more frequent incidence of infectious complications 40.2% (27) vs. 9.1% (3); p = 0.0011. The most frequent infectious complication was wound infection 29.8% (20) vs. 3.03% (1); p = 0.0014. Similarly, a higher incidence of postoperative infectious complications occurred in patients with BDS - 36% (18) vs. 24% (12); p = 0.2752. CONCLUSION: The presence of a drain or stent in the biliary tract significantly increases the microbial colonisation of bile. It is associated with a significant increase in infectious complications, especially infections in the wound.

• MeSH
• cholangitida * epidemiologie   etiologie   chirurgie   MeSH
• cholestáza * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• nádory * MeSH
• pooperační komplikace epidemiologie   etiologie   MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening skin and soft tissue infection associated with high morbidity and mortality in adult patients. This infection can present as either type 1 infection caused by a mixed microflora (Streptococci, Enterobacteriacae, Bacteroides sp., and Peptostreptococcus sp.), most commonly developing in patients after surgery or in diabetic patients, or as type 2. The latter type is monomicrobial and, usually, caused by group A Streptococci. Rarely, this type can be also caused by other pathogens, such as Vibrio vulnificus. V vulnificus is a small mobile Gram-negative rod capable of causing 3 types of infections in humans-gastroenteritis, primary infection of the vascular bed, and wound infections. If infecting a wound, V vulnificus can cause a life-threatening condition-necrotizing fasciitis. We present a rare case of necrotizing fasciitis developing after an insect bite followed by exposure to the seawater. Rapid propagation of the infectious complication in the region of the right lower limb led to a serious consideration of the necessity of amputation. Due to the clearly demarcated necroses and secondary skin and soft tissue infection caused by a multiresistant strain of Acinetobacter baumannii, we, however, resorted to the use of selective chemical necrectomy using 40% benzoic acid-a unique application in this kind of condition. The chemical necrectomy was successful, relatively gentle and thanks to its selectivity, vital parts of the limb remained preserved and could have been subsequently salvaged at minimum blood loss. Moreover, the antimicrobial effect of benzoic acid led to rapid decolonization of the necrosis and wound bed preparation, which allowed us to perform defect closure using split-thickness skin grafts. The patient subsequently healed without further complications and returned to normal life.

• MeSH
• Acinetobacter baumannii * MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• fasciitida nekrotizující * diagnóza   MeSH
• infekce bakteriemi rodu Vibrio * komplikace   MeSH
• infekce měkkých tkání * diagnóza   komplikace   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• Vibrio vulnificus * MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• kazuistiky MeSH

Staphylococcus aureus is a major bacterial human pathogen that causes a wide variety of clinical manifestations. The main aim of the presented study was to determine and optimize a novel sequencing independent approach that enables molecular typing of S. aureus isolates and elucidates the transmission of emergent clones between patients. In total, 987 S. aureus isolates including both methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) isolates were used to evaluate the novel typing approach combining high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis of multilocus sequence typing (MLST) genes (mini-MLST) and spa gene (spa-HRM). The novel approach's discriminatory ability was evaluated by whole-genome sequencing (WGS). The clonal relatedness of tested isolates was set by the BURP and BURST approach using spa and MLST data, respectively. Mini-MLST classified the S. aureus isolates into 38 clusters, followed by spa-HRM classifying the isolates into 101 clusters. The WGS proved HRM-based methods to effectively differentiate between related S. aureus isolates. Visualizing evolutionary relationships among different spa-types provided by the BURP algorithm showed comparable results to MLST/mini-MLST clonal clusters. We proved that the combination of mini-MLST and spa-HRM is rapid, reproducible, and cost-efficient. In addition to high discriminatory ability, the correlation between spa evolutionary relationships and mini-MLST clustering allows the variability in population structure to be monitored. IMPORTANCE Rapid and cost-effective molecular typing tools for Staphylococcus aureus epidemiological applications such as transmission tracking, source attribution and outbreak investigations are highly desirable. High-resolution melting based methods are effective alternative to those based on sequencing. Their good reproducibility and easy performance allow prospective typing of large set of isolates while reaching great discriminatory power. In this study, we established a new epidemiological approach to S. aureus typing. This scheme has the potential to greatly improve epidemiological investigations of S. aureus.

• MeSH
• kontrola infekce * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• methicilin rezistentní Staphylococcus aureus genetika   izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• molekulární typizace metody   MeSH
• multilokusová sekvenční typizace MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• reprodukovatelnost výsledků MeSH
• sekvenování celého genomu MeSH
• stafylokokové infekce diagnóza   mikrobiologie   MeSH
• Staphylococcus aureus klasifikace   genetika   izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• techniky typizace bakterií metody   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica are bacteria that cause rare infections, typically associated with the infestation of an open wound with fly larvae. Here, we present a unique case report of the first W. chitiniclastica isolation from a burn wound with accidental myiasis in a 63-year-old homeless man and a literature review focused on human infections caused by these bacteria. So far, 23 cases of infection with W. chitiniclastica have been reported; in 52% of these, larvae were found in the wound area. Most of these cases suffered from chronic non-healing wound infections but none of these were burn injuries. The overall fatality rate associated directly with W. chitiniclastica in these cases was 17%. Infections with parasitic larvae occur in moderate climates (especially in people living in poor conditions); therefore, an infection with rare bacteria associated with accidental myiasis, such as W. chitiniclastica, can be expected to become more common there. Thus, in view of the absence of recommendations regarding the treatment of patients with accidental myiasis and, therefore, the risk of infection with W. chitiniclastica or other rare pathogens, we provide a list of recommendations for the treatment of such patients. The importance of meticulous microbial surveillance using molecular biological methods to facilitate the detection of rare pathogens is emphasized.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH

Infectious complications are responsible for the majority of mortalities and morbidities of patients with critical burns. Although bacteria are the predominant etiological agents in such patients, yeasts and fungi have become relatively common causes of infections over the last decade. Here, we report a case of a young man with critical burns on 88% TBSA (total body surface area) arising as a part of polytrauma. The patient's history of orthotopic liver transplantation associated with the patient's need to use combined immunosuppressant therapy was an additional complication. Due to deep burns in the forearm region, we have (after a suitable wound bed preparation) applied a new bi-layered dermal substitute. The patient, however, developed a combined fungal infection in the region of this dermal substitute caused by Trichoderma longibrachiatum and Aspergillus fischeri (the first case ever reported). The infection caused the loss of the split-thickness skin grafts (STSGs); we had to perform repeated hydrosurgical and mechanical debridement and a systemic antifungal treatment prior to re-application of the STSGs. The subsequent skin transplant was successful.

• Publikační typ
• kazuistiky MeSH

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are a large group of diseases with a wide range of clinically different conditions, some of which can be immediately life-threatening. A number of bacteria play an important role in the etiology of SSTIs, especially gram-positive cocci Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. In this case report, a young woman with skin defects after a fasciotomy was treated using a dermal substitute application. Multiple infectious complications in the skin and soft tissues with a high risk of development of phlebitis and with significant intolerance to a variety of antimicrobials were observed. The dramatic SSTI was treated using intravenous administration of dalbavancin, a very potent bactericidal antibio tic representing a rational option in the treatment of SSTIs caused by gram-positive bacteria.

Infekce kůže a měkkých tkání jsou rozsáhlou skupinou onemocnění s širokým spektrem klinických projevů. Některé z těchto infekcí mohou bezprostředně ohrožovat život. V rámci etiologie se uplatňuje celá řada bakterií, mezi epidemiologicky privilegované patogeny patří bezesporu gram-pozitivní koky Staphylococcus aureus a Streptococcus pyogenes. V kazuistice prezentujeme komplikovaný případ mladé ženy s kožními defekty po fasciotomii řešenými aplikací dermální náhrady. U pacientky s výraznou nesnášenlivostí k celé řadě antimikrobiálních preparátů došlo k rozvoji mnohočetných infekčních komplikací v oblasti kůže a měkkých tkání s vysokým rizikem rozvoje flebitid. Dramatický obraz se podařilo zvládnout za pomoci intravenózního podání dalbavancinu, potentního baktericidního antibiotika reprezentujícího racionální možnost v léčbě SSTIs způsobených gram-pozitivními bakteriemi.

• Klíčová slova
• dalbavancin,
• MeSH
• antibakteriální látky terapeutické užití   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• grampozitivní bakterie účinky léků   MeSH
• infekce měkkých tkání * etnologie   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• teikoplanin * analogy a deriváty   farmakologie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• výsledek terapie MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• kazuistiky MeSH

Zánětlivá onemocnění kůže a měkkých tkání představují významnou skupinu infekcí člověka. Jejich nejčastějšími původci jsou bakterie Staphylococcus aureus a Streptococcus pyogenes. S ohledem na pokračující růst antibiotické rezistence těchto patogenů se aktuální výzkum zaměřuje na hledání nových látek účinných na infekce, u nichž selhává konvenční antimikrobní terapie. Slibnou v tomto smyslu je léčba založená na antibakteriálním účinku enzymatických preparátů (tzv. enzybiotik), které degradují bakteriální buněčnou stěnu. Tyto látky působí specificky na daný patogen, nikoliv však na kožní mikrobiom, což příznivě ovlivňuje léčebný proces. Enzymy mohou být špatně rozpustné, nestabilní nebo se rychle eliminují z organismu, a proto je snaha o vytvoření tzv. "biobetters", enzymů s vylepšenými vlastnostmi. Důraz je také kladen na vývoj nových nosičů pro enzybiotika či krytů s hojivým efektem, do nichž jsou enzymy inkorporovány.

Inflammatory diseases of the skin and soft tissues are an important group of human infections. The most common causes are the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. Given the growing resistance of these pathogens to antimicrobials, the current research focuses on the search for novel therapeutic options that would be effective against infections refractory to conventional antimicrobials. A promising alternative is the use of enzyme-based antimicrobials (enzybiotics) that degrade the bacterial cell wall. They target the specific pathogen but do not affect the skin microbiome, thus helping the healing process. As enzymes can be poorly soluble, unstable, or subject to rapid elimination from the body, efforts are made to create biobetters, i.e., enzymes with improved characteristics. Emphasis is also put on the development of novel enzybiotic carriers or wound healing dressings with integrated enzymes.

• Klíčová slova
• enzybiotika, biobetters,
• MeSH
• antibakteriální látky terapeutické užití   MeSH
• antibiotická rezistence MeSH
• biokompatibilní materiály MeSH
• enzymoterapie * MeSH
• hojení ran MeSH
• infekce měkkých tkání * farmakoterapie   klasifikace   terapie   MeSH
• infekční nemoci kůže * farmakoterapie   klasifikace   terapie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• Staphylococcus aureus patogenita   účinky léků   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare disease, which predominantly manifests as damage to the skin and mucosa. Antibiotics count among the most common triggers of this hypersensitive reaction. Patients with TEN are highly susceptible to infectious complications due to the loss of protective barriers and immunosuppressant therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential relationship between antibiotics used before the development of TEN and early and late-onset infectious complications in TEN patients. In this European multicentric retrospective study (Central European Lyell syndrome: therapeutic evaluation (CELESTE)), records showed that 18 patients with TEN used antibiotics (mostly aminopenicillins) before the disease development (group 1), while in 21 patients, TEN was triggered by another factor (group 2). The incidence of late-onset infectious complications (5 or more days after the transfer to the hospital) caused by Gram-positive bacteria (especially by Enterococcus faecalis/faecium) was significantly higher in group 1 than in group 2 (82.4% vs. 35.0%, p = 0.007/pcorr = 0.014) while no statistically significant difference was observed between groups of patients with infection caused by Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous fungi (p > 0.05). Patients with post-antibiotic development of TEN are critically predisposed to late-onset infectious complications caused by Gram-positive bacteria, which may result from the dissemination of these bacteria from the primary focus.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

OBJECTIVES: To gain data on the current molecular epidemiology and resistance of MRSA in the Czech Republic. METHODS: Between September 2017 and January 2018, a total of 441 single-patient MRSA isolates were collected from 11 Czech hospitals and analysed by spa typing, SCCmec typing, antibiotic susceptibility testing, detection of the PVL toxin and the arcA gene. RESULTS: Of all MRSA isolates, 81.41% (n = 359) belonged to the CC5-MRSA clone represented by the spa types t003 (n = 136), t586 (n = 92), t014 (n = 81), t002 (n = 20) and other spa types (n = 30); a majority of the CC5 isolates (n = 348, 96.94%) carried SCCmec type II. The occurrence of CC5-MRSA was more likely in older inpatients and associated with a healthcare origin (P < 0.001). The CC5-MRSA isolates were resistant to more antimicrobial drugs compared with the other MRSAs (P < 0.001). Interestingly, t586 was detected in blood samples more often than the other spa types and, contrary to other spa types belonging to CC5-MRSA, t586 was not associated with patients of advanced age. Other frequently found lineages were CC8 (n = 17), CC398 (n = 11) and CC59 (n = 10). The presence of the PVL was detected in 8.62% (n = 38) of the MRSA isolates. CONCLUSIONS: The healthcare-associated CC5-MRSA-II lineage (t003, t586, t014) was found to be predominant in the Czech Republic. t586 is a newly emerging spa type in the Czech Republic, yet reported rarely in other countries. Our observations stress the need for MRSA surveillance in the Czech Republic in order to monitor changes in MRSA epidemiology.

• MeSH
• antibakteriální látky farmakologie   MeSH
• genotyp MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• methicilin rezistentní Staphylococcus aureus * genetika   MeSH
• mikrobiální testy citlivosti MeSH
• molekulární epidemiologie MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• stafylokokové infekce * epidemiologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH

V současné době patří rekonstrukce volným lalokem k zlatému standardu léčby devastačních poranění dolní končetiny. Jedním z hlavních faktorů přímo ovlivňujících úspěšnost léčby je riziko infekčních komplikací. Kolonizace a následná infekce vláknitými houbami patří i v dnešní době v případě imunokompetentních pacientů k raritně se vyskytujícím. Jejich nízký výskyt je nicméně kompenzován fulminantním a často podceňovaným průběhem. Charakteristickými rysy je rychlá lokální destrukce tkáně, která spolu se silným angio-invazivním potenciálem snadno vede k diseminaci do organismu. V této případové studii prezentujeme případ devastačního poranění dolní končetiny, kde bylo k záchraně končetiny využito přenosu volného svalu latissimus dorsi. Stav byl dále komplikován v důsledku invazivní infekce vláknitými houbami zástupci Mucor circinelloides a Fusarium. V závěrečné části článku se rovněž stručně věnujeme výskytu podobných případů v literatuře v podobě krátkého literárního review.

Nowadays, free flap reconstruction in devastating lower limb trauma is a standard procedure in reconstructive surgery. The greatest factor directly affecting limb salvage is still the risk of infectious complications, whether local or systemic. Fungal wound infections are not among the most common infection complications in surgery, but their low incidence is compensated for by their fulminant and serious course, as well as severe local tissue destruction and strong angio-invasive potential together with the possibility of dissemination. In this case study, we present an example of a devastating lower leg injury, solved using latissimus free flap reconstruction, with subsequent difficult and prolonged healing, due to an invasive filamentous fungi infection. In the final part of the article, we focus briefly on the occurrence of similar cases in the literature.

• MeSH
• dopravní nehody MeSH
• houby MeSH
• infekce v ráně etiologie   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mykózy MeSH
• poranění nohy (od hlezna dolů) * chirurgie   komplikace   MeSH
• volné tkáňové laloky MeSH
• výsledek terapie MeSH
• zákroky plastické chirurgie MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• kazuistiky MeSH