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Ochrobactrum anthropi is a non-glucose fermentative, aerobic gram-negative bacillus, formerly known as Achromobacter sp or CDC group Vd. It has been isolated from the environment and from infections in usually immunocompromised human beings. The documented infections frequently involved catheter related bacteremia whereas endophthalmitis, urinary infections, meningitis, endocarditis, hepatic abscess, osteochondritis, pelvic abscess and pancreatic abscess were rarely involved. Here it is presented the case of a male patient aged 69 years with sustained hypotension, four day febrile syndrome, chill, lavish perspiration and sensorium deterioration. He had type 2 diabetes and antecedent of cerebrovascular accident. A double-lumen dialysis catheter was present due to chronic renal insufficiency. An episode of catheter-related bloodstream infection was documented by using Bact-Alert Blood Culture System and Differential-Time-to-Positivity Method for central venous catheter versus peripheral blood cultures (>120 min). Once removed, it was confirmed through Maki semi quantitative technique (>15 FCU). The microorganism was identified by API 20NE and Vitek 1 as Ochrobactrum anthropi.
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PMID:[Catheter- associated bacteremia caused by Ochrobactrum anthropi]. 2005 8

This paper proposes a quantitative assessment test of stroke patients' upper limb motor functions during occupational therapy. Conventional assessments are performed based on therapists' observations and subjective judgments which make it hard to recognize the qualitative functional changes. To suggest quantitative function indices, we measured electromyogram and kinematic parameters from 6 stroke patients during the `stacking cones' task and the `ROM arc' task using motion sensors and EMG sensor attached on the brachial, and analyzed motor functions. The selected indices that represent the motor function were the mean of angular velocity, the number of extrema, and the difference between tension of flexor (FCU, FCR and Brachioradialis m.) and extensor ECU, ECR and EDM). We compared the indices of affected and less affected upper limbs of each subject and it showed statistical significance during the given tasks (p<;0.05). Therefore, the quantitative assessment is expected to integrate the process of treatment and evaluation.
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PMID:Quantitative assessment test for upper-limb motor function by using EMG and kinematic analysis in the practice of occupational therapy. 2906 80