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B Korsager

Publications and source records attributed to B Korsager.

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PubMed1981

Legionnaires' disease imported to Denmark from Italy.

Three cases of imported Legionnaires' disease are reported. All 3 patients became ill after their return to Denmark from a holiday tour in northern Italy. High titers of antibodies to Legionella pneumophila in the indirect immunofluorescence (IF) test confirmed the diagnosis. The fact that the onset of illness was within 10 days of the last day the patients spent in Italy strongly suggests that the disease was imported to Denmark from Italy. 10 of the 77 tourists who participated in the study had IF titers of at least 256. Of these 6 had clinical signs of Legionnaires' disease. An additional case of legionella infection occurred months after the case described in this report and was probably contracted in Italy.

Antibodies, Bacterial↗
PubMed1977

Bacteremia after renal transplantation.

Of 291 patients who received renal allotransplants in 1964-74, 94 patients developed 121 bacteremic episodes within the first 6 months after transplantation. The death rate was 38%. The bacteremic episodes occurred mainly during the first 2-3 months after transplantation. In 65% of the episodes bacteremia was secondary to urinary tract infections. The bacteria fourn were most often gram-negative rods such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Proteus. Predisposing factors were ureteral complications such as leakage or necrosis of the ureter, leucopenia, immunosuppression, and source of the kidney. The frequency of bacteremia was the same in patients with infectious and non-infectious primary renal disease.

Escherichia coli Infections↗
PubMed1975

Renal excretion of vancomycinin in kidney disease.

The renal climination of vancomycin has been determined in 18 patients. In 4 anuric patients in intermittent haemodialysis the dosage of vancomycin necessary to treat infection with penicillin-resistantstrains of Staphylococcus aureus was determined. In 14 patients with varying degrees of renal insufficiency vancomycin, creatinine and 125-iothalamate clearances were measured and found to be closely correlated. After administration of the initial vancomycin dose and attainment of the serum concentration desired, the maintenance dose can be calculated on the basis of the GFR.

Adult↗
PubMed1975

Herpesvirus hominis infections in renal transplant recipients.

A longitudinal, prospective study of herpesvirus hominis (HVH, herpes simplex virus) was carried out in immunosuppressed renal allograft recipients using serologic, virologic and clinical techniques. The final study group consisted of 37 patients of which 31 were followed for at least 2 months and 26 for more than 1 year. A 4-fold rise or more in HVH complement-fixing antibody in relation to titers measured at the time of transplantation was found in 11 patients. Eight of these 11 patients had clinically recognizable herpetic lesions. An additional 9 patients had lesions without titer rise being demonstrable. The 20 of the 37 patients studied (54%) had evidence of active infection with HVH. Because of pain and discomfort herpetic sores were of clinical importance in 11 patients and lasted for 1 month or more in 9. Herpetic keratitis was seen in 3 and left permanent damage to sight in 2. Multiple, extensive, prolonged and sometimes destructive herpetic lesions affected 5 (16%) of all patients studied.

Adolescent↗