… Egidija Sakiniene , Egidija Sakiniene … Anna Grankvist, Per-Ola Andersson, Mattias
Mattsson, Monica Sender, Krista Vaht, Linnea Höper, Egidija Sakiniene, Estelle Trysberg …

Objective. To evaluate the combined effect of systemic corticosteroid and antibiotic therapy
on the course of septic arthritis. Methods. The murine model of hematogenously acquired …

The staphylococci have been recognized as serious pathogens for over a century and are
the etiological agent of a variety of diseases ranging from mild cutaneous infections to often …

Background Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) and giant cell myocarditis (GCM) are rare diseases
that share some similarities, but also display different clinical and histopathological features. …

The aim of the study was to assess the role of the complement system in Staphylococcus
aureus arthritis and septicaemia. The murine model of haematogenously acquired septic …

Interactions between staphylococci and the joint tissues of the host lead typically to rapidly
progressing and highly destructive processes. Staphylococci possess a vast arsenal of …

Although early antibiotic treatment of patients with septic arthritis eradicates bacteria, joint
destruction commonly results from the unregulated host inflammatory responses to infection. …

Objective. Infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE). The high prevalence of infections in SLE is attributed to both …

BACKGROUND: The endothelin-1 (ET-1) system plays a pathophysiologic role in patients
with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Results from previous studies assessing the …

Purpose. Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for the majority of wound infections in clean
surgical procedures that involve implantation of foreign material, grafts or prosthetic devices. …