Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
Pivot Concepts:   Target Concepts:
Query: UMLS:C0348321 (Haemophilus)
 15,372 document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)

During 1 year, the association between microbiological and pathological findings in 72 lungs from calves submitted to the Danish Veterinary Laboratory for diagnostic purposes was studied. All cases were evaluated pathologically and bacteriologically, whereas only 68 cases were examined for the presence of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), parainfluenza-3 virus (PI-3 virus) and bovine coronavirus, 62 cases for bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVD), 45 cases for bovine adenovirus and 51 cases for mycoplasmas. Based on histopathological examination, the cases were diagnosed as fibrinous and/or necrotizing bronchopneumonia, suppurative bronchopneumonia, embolic pneumonia and others. The diagnoses were based on the dominating and most severe lesions in each lung. Haemophilus somnus, Pasteurella multocida, Actinomyces pyogenes, P. haemolytica and BRSV were the most commonly found bacterial and viral lung pathogens, respectively. Pasteurella spp. and H. somnus were often associated with the more severe fibrinonecrotizing type of bronchopneumonia, whereas BRSV was primarily detected in cases of suppurative bronchopneumonia. Mycoplasma bovis was isolated from one case only, whereas M. dispar, M. bovirhinis and Ureaplasma diversum were present, often concomitantly, in the majority of cases. Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from one case.
 ...
PMID:Pathological and microbiological studies on pneumonic lungs from Danish calves. 1067 47

Azithromycin is an azalide with potent activity against Haemophilus influenzae including ampicillin-resistant strains. We evaluated the efficacy of azithromycin, clarithromycin and three beta -lactams when used for 1 day only and for 3 days for the treatment of a murine model of bronchopneumonia, using three strains of H. influenzae, two of which were ampicillin resistant. MICs of azithromycin (1-2 mg/L) and clarithromycin (4-8 mg/L) were similar for the three strains. The MICs of cefdinir and cefcapene for beta-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) H. influenzae were 32 times higher than those for beta-lactamase-positive ampicillin-resistant and ampicillin-susceptible strains. The viable counts in the infected tissues of azithromycin-treated mice with bronchopneumonia caused by the susceptible strain TUM8, beta-lactamase-positive strain TUH36 and BLNAR strain TUH267 were less than the counts obtained with the other antibiotics used, irrespective of MIC. At a dose of 50 mg/kg, the area under the concentration curve and the half-life of azithromycin in the lungs were respectively three times higher and six times longer than those of clarithromycin. Our results indicate that azithromycin may be useful for both ampicillin-susceptible and ampicillin-resistant bronchopneumonial infections caused by H. influenzae.
 ...
PMID:Efficacy of azithromycin, clarithromycin and beta-lactam agents against experimentally induced bronchopneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae in mice. 1153 11

We investigated the role of cytokines in differences in histopathologic changes in the lung between bronchopneumonia caused by non-encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae strain 770235f(0)b(0)and systemic disease caused by type b H. influenzae strain 770235f(0)b(+). Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-(IL)-6 and IL-1 beta levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples of mice infected with strain 770235f(0)b(0)were higher than in those infected with strain 770235f(0)b(+)until 24 h post-infection. Serum IL-6 rapidly increased in strain 770235f(0)b(0)infection after 72 h post-infection. Serum TNF-alpha level in strain 770235f(0)b(0)infection appeared earlier than in strain 770235f(0)b(+)infection. IL-1 beta production in strain 770235f(0)b(+)infection was later than in strain 770235f(0)b(0)infection. Moreover, a biphasic concentration pattern of TNF-alpha and IL-6 was noted in BALF of mice with strain 770235f(0)b(0)infection.
 ...
PMID:Lipoolygosaccharide indirectly enhances inflammatory lesions in lungs as a primary infection site by non-encapsulated and type B Haemophilus influenzae through production of cytokines. 1155 87

Immunoperoxidase assays were performed on 21 archived formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues from from American bison (Bison bison) with bronchopneumonia. Seven of the 21 bison had positive staining for Haemophilus somnus in alveolar exudate, visceral pleura, lung parenchyma, and chronic necrotic lesions, and H. somnus was isolated from tissues from 1 of these 7 animals. Results suggest that H. somnus is a respiratory pathogen in bison.
 ...
PMID:Haemophilus somnus bronchopneumonia in American bison (Bison bison). 1158 65

The in vitro activity of ampicillin, cefotaxime, meropenem, panipenem, imipenem and biapenem was assayed using ampicillin-susceptible, beta-lactamase-positive and beta-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) Haemophilus influenzae isolated recently in Japan. Against ampicillin-susceptible isolates, cefotaxime was the most potent (MIC(90) 0.016 mg/mL). Both cefotaxime and meropenem (MIC(90) of both, 0.5 mg/L) were the most potent against beta-lactamase-positive isolates. Against BLNAR isolates, meropenem (MIC(90) 0.5 mg/L) was the most potent. In murine bronchopneumonia caused by ampicillin-susceptible and BLNAR H. influenzae, cefotaxime showed the best efficacy, followed by meropenem. Our results indicate that meropenem could be a useful intravenous agent for infections caused by H. influenzae, including BLNAR strains.
 ...
PMID:In vitro and in vivo activities of meropenem and comparable antimicrobial agents against Haemophilus influenzae, including beta-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant strains. 1167 63

A prospective study was carried out on 210 cases of children under 10 years of age with fever. Cases of gastroenteritis, respiratory tract infections, and suspected sepsis in children seen or admitted to the pediatric hospital were studied. Clinical and microbiological data were recorded in a questionnaire or obtained from patient medical records. Most of the children with septicemia (71.3 per cent) were less than 1 year old. Focal source of bacteremia was gastroenteritis (40.4 per cent), pneumonia or bronchopneumonia (20 per cent), meningitis (7.4 per cent), and urinary tract infections (7.4 per cent). The predominant pathogens isolated from blood or stool specimens were gram-positive bacteria (53.3 per cent), mainly Streptococcus pneumoniae and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. The gram-negative bacteria (45.6 per cent) were mainly Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Yersinia spp. One case of Candida albicans (1.1 per cent) was reported. Pasteurella pneumotropica was reported in two cases for the first time. The mortality rate was 4 per cent, mostly from septicemia cases. Long duration of hospitalization (> 10 days) and parenteral feeding were identified as risk factors. Resistance of the isolated pathogens to several commonly used antibiotics was observed. Empirical treatment with antibiotics is recommended only in life-threatening cases.
 ...
PMID:Bacteremia in children: etiologic agents, focal sites, and risk factors. 1182 4

Mice infected with a non-mouse-adapted Asian strain of influenza A virus suffered an impaired capacity to destroy or remove staphylococci introduced by the respiratory route. This temporary inhibition of local defense mechanisms was of 7 to 10 days' duration. The persistence of staphylococci in the lung following influenza did not appear to alter the nature of the pathologic reaction to influenza virus. The presence of influenza virus infection in the respiratory tract of the mouse did not alter the fate of intravenous staphylococci in the lung or other organs. In 40 to 50 per cent of mice with influenza, purulent bronchopneumonia and infection with Pasteurella and Hemophilus of murine origin were noted. A minority of control animals evidenced such infection. The administration of antimicrobials to which the murine bacteria were susceptible prevented both the appearance of the endogenous infection with Pasteurella or Hemophilus and the purulent sequelae to influenza virus infection. The true picture of uncomplicated bronchopulmonary influenza virus infection was thus separated from the combined virus-bacteria effect otherwise encountered.
 ...
PMID:The influence of influenza virus infection on exogenous staphylococcal and endogenous murine bacterial infection of the bronchopulmonary tissues of mice. 1374 20

Histology and immunohistochemistry were used to analyse the lesions and distribution of Mycoplasma bovis antigen in the lungs of 18 naturally infected calves. Microscopic examination of pneumonic lungs revealed two distinct patterns of necrosis and inflammation. The first pattern was observed in six of 18 (33.3%) calves in which microscopic lesions were characterized by large irregular areas of coagulative necrosis surrounded by a dense zone of degenerated neutrophils. Moderate amounts of mycoplasmal antigen were in the centre and periphery of these necrotic foci and, to a lesser extent, in mononuclear cells of the peribronchial lymphoid tissue. The second pattern was observed in 18 of 18 (100%) calves and consisted of rounded foci of caseous necrosis composed by granular eosinophilic material surrounded by a rim of granulation tissue. Large amounts of M. bovis antigen were detected in the centre and periphery of these necrotic foci and, to a lesser extent, in the peribronchial lymphoid tissue, and alveolar and interstitial macrophages. It was concluded that both caseous and coagulative necrosis of the lung parenchyma was primarily caused by M. bovis. Infection with M. bovis should be suspected in bovine necrotic bronchopneumonia, particularly in cases in which the pulmonary necrosis is part of a pyogranulomatous inflammation centred around airways. The pattern of caseous necrosis with pyogranulomatous inflammation is characteristic of M. bovis infection while the pattern of coagulative necrosis is similar to and must be differentiated from Mannheimia haemolytica and Haemophilus somnus infection.
 ...
PMID:Immunohistopathological findings in the lungs of calves naturally infected with Mycoplasma bovis. 1508 4

The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and influence of different causative organisms involved in the development of pneumonia and bronchopneumonia in pigs. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from 339 pigs was examined molecular-biologically and culturally. The evaluation considered the following pathogens: Mycoplasma (M.) hyopneumoniae, Mycoplasma (M.) hyorhinis, PRRSV (US-Type), PRRSV (EU-Type), PCV-2, Influenzavirus Type A, alpha-haemolytic Streptococci, beta-haemolytic Streptococci, Pasteurella (P.) multocida, Bordetella (B.) bronchiseptica, Haemophilus (H.) parasuis and Actinobacillus (A.) pleuropneumoniae. This was followed by a pathological-anatomical examination in 168 pigs. Pathological-anatomical examination was evaluated for possible interstitial pneumonia, catarrhal-purulent bronchopneumonia and pleuritis. alpha-haemolytic Streptococci, PCV-2, H. parasuis, M. hyorhinis, M. hyopneumoniae, B. bronchiseptica, PRRSV (US-Type), P. multocida, PRRSV (EU-Type) and Influenzavirus Type A were evident in descending incidence in the BALF. A. pleuropneumoniae were only isolated culturally in two cases in the BALF. The frequency and semiquantitative detection rate in the bacteriological culture of alpha-haemolytic Steptococci, M. hyopneumoniae, P. multocida and B. bronchiseptica correlated significantly with the ascertained clinical evaluation score and the pathological-anatomical examination score. M. hyorhinis and Influenzavirus Type A only correlated with the severity degree of clinical appearance, while PCV-2 and PRRSV (US-Type) correlated with the frequency of pathological-anatomical changes. The higher the clinical score, the higher was the number of animals ascertained with five or more different pathogens. The more different causal agents were isolated in the BALF of one animal, the higher was the average pathological-anatomical examination score. For the diagnosis of pneumonia, especially when analysing facultative pathogens or secondary pathogens, a useful interpretation of analysis results is only possible in connection with a clinical and pathological evaluation.
 ...
PMID:[Frequency of occurrence of pneumonia associated agents and their correlation with clinical and pathological-anatomical findings in pigs]. 1808 59

The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between different pathogens in the development of pneumonia and bronchopneumonia in pigs. Samples of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from 100 pigs showing no clinical signs and 239 pigs with clinical signs of respiratory disease were examined for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Mycoplasma hyorhinis, US-type porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus (PRRSV), EU-type PRRSV, porcine circovirus type 2 (pcv-2), influenza virus type A, alpha-haemolytic Streptococcus species, beta-haemolytic Streptococcus species, Pasteurella multocida, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Haemophilus parasuis and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. These potential pathogens were detected more frequently in the pigs with respiratory problems than in the pigs with no clinical signs. pcv-2 and alpha-haemolytic streptococci were the pathogens most frequently detected; A pleuropneumoniae was isolated in only two cases. There were more often associations between the organisms in the pigs with clinical signs than in the healthy pigs. In particular, alpha-haemolytic streptococci and M hyopneumoniae were both associated with the presence of M hyorhinis, EU-type PRRSV, P multocida and B bronchiseptica, and alpha-haemolytic streptococci also occurred more often in pigs that were already infected with other pathogens. P multocida and B bronchiseptica were both significantly associated with M hyopneumoniae, alpha-haemolytic streptococci, EU-type PRRSV and US-type PRRSV.
 ...
PMID:Associations between pathogens in healthy pigs and pigs with pneumonia. 1831 May 58


<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next >>