Issue 1/2020
Content (25 Articles)
Algorithm-aided diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in low- and middle-income countries by use of a lateral flow device
Richard Kwizera, Andrew Katende, Anneth Teu, Denise Apolot, William Worodria, Bruce J. Kirenga, Felix Bongomin
Melittin: a venom-derived peptide with promising anti-viral properties
Hamed Memariani, Mojtaba Memariani, Hamideh Moravvej, Mohammad Shahidi-Dadras
Serological and molecular rapid diagnostic tests for Toxoplasma infection in humans and animals
Amjad Hayat Khan, Rahmah Noordin
Effect of non-absorbent intravaginal menstrual/contraceptive products on Staphylococcus aureus and production of the superantigen TSST-1
Patrick M. Schlievert
Diagnostic performance of two molecular assays for the detection of vaginitis in symptomatic women
Alexandra Thompson, Karen Timm, Noelle Borders, Liz Montoya, Karissa Culbreath
Treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by Acinetobacter: results of prospective and multicenter ID-IRI study
Hakan Erdem, Yasemin Cag, Serap Gencer, Serhat Uysal, Zuhal Karakurt, Rezan Harman, Emel Aslan, Esmeray Mutlu-Yilmaz, Oguz Karabay, Yesim Uygun, Mehmet Ulug, Selma Tosun, Arzu Dogru, Alper Sener, Mustafa Dogan, Rodrigo Hasbun, Gul Durmus, Hale Turan, Ayse Batirel, Fazilet Duygu, Asuman Inan, Yasemin Akkoyunlu, Guven Celebi, Gulden Ersoz, Tumer Guven, Ozgur Dagli, Selma Guler, Meliha Meric-Koc, Serkan Oncu, Jordi Rello
Performance and potential clinical impact of Alfred60AST (Alifax®) for direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing on positive blood culture bottles
Bea Van den Poel, Philippe Meersseman, Yves Debaveye, Adrian Klak, Jan Verhaegen, Stefanie Desmet
Cinnamaldehyde: a compound with antimicrobial and synergistic activity against ESBL-producing quinolone-resistant pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae
Lena Dhara, Anusri Tripathi
Redundant combinations of antianaerobic antimicrobials: impact of pharmacist-based prospective audit and feedback and prescription characteristics
Moonsuk Kim, Hyung-Sook Kim, Young Joo Song, Eunsook Lee, Kyoung-Ho Song, Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Wan Beom Park, Ji Hwan Bang, Eu Suk Kim, Sang-Won Park, Nam Joong Kim, Myoung-don Oh, Hong Bin Kim
Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from sepsis patients in Pakistan and detection of antibodies against staphylococcal virulence factors
Stefan Monecke, Muhammad Ali Syed, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Shehzad Ahmed, Sadia Tabassum, Darius Gawlik, Elke Müller, Annett Reissig, Sascha D. Braun, Ralf Ehricht
Treatment and recurrence on re-treatment tuberculosis patients: a randomized clinical trial and 7-year perspective cohort study in China
Jian Du, Le Zhang, Yan Ma, X.-Y. Chen, Q.-P. Ge, X.-Z. Tian, Weiwei Gao, Zhongwei Jia
Evaluation of a laboratory-developed test for simultaneous detection of norovirus and rotavirus by real-time RT-PCR on the Panther Fusion® system
Robert K. Kulis-Horn, Carsten Tiemann
From contamination to infective endocarditis—a population-based retrospective study of Corynebacterium isolated from blood cultures
Magnus Rasmussen, Anna Wramneby Mohlin, Bo Nilson
Efficacy of cefoxitin versus carbapenem in febrile male urinary tract infections caused by extended spectrum beta-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli: a multicenter retrospective cohort study with propensity score analysis
O. Senard, M. Lafaurie, P. Lesprit, Y. Nguyen, X. Lescure, A. Therby, V. Fihman, N. Oubaya, R. Lepeule
Prevalence of Candida albicans in primary endodontic infections associated with a higher frequency of apical periodontitis in type two diabetes mellitus patients
Rocio De la Torre-Luna, Rubén Abraham Domínguez-Pérez, Ana Laura Guillén-Nepita, José Luis Ayala-Herrera, Rita Elizabeth Martínez-Martínez, Ma. Esther Romero-Ayala, Rosa Martha Pérez-Serrano, Ma. Soledad Vázquez-Garcidueñas
Rapid culture-based identification of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and Shigella spp./Enteroinvasive E. coli using the eazyplex® EHEC complete assay
Anika Penzel, Katrin Schützler, Jana Dröge, Alexander Mellmann, Ralf Ehricht, Ines Engelmann, Sascha D. Braun, Benjamin T. Schleenvoigt, Bettina Löffler, Jürgen Rödel
Clinical effectiveness of oral antimicrobial therapy for acute pyelonephritis caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriales
Si-Ho Kim, Kyoung Ree Lim, Hyunju Lee, Kyungmin Huh, Sun Young Cho, Cheol-In Kang, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck
Five-year Pan-European, longitudinal surveillance of Clostridium difficile ribotype prevalence and antimicrobial resistance: the extended ClosER study
Jane Freeman, Jonathan Vernon, Sally Pilling, Kirsti Morris, Scott Nicolson, Sharie Shearman, Emma Clark, Jose Alejandro Palacios-Fabrega, Mark Wilcox
Emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus EMRSA-15 clone as the predominant cause of diabetic foot ulcer infections in Portugal
Vanessa Silva, Francisco Almeida, José António Carvalho, Ana Paula Castro, Eugénia Ferreira, Vera Manageiro, María Teresa Tejedor-Junco, Manuela Caniça, Gilberto Igrejas, Patrícia Poeta
Breakpoint beware: reliance on historical breakpoints for Enterobacteriaceae leads to discrepancies in interpretation of susceptibility testing for carbapenems and cephalosporins and gaps in detection of carbapenem-resistant organisms
Melanie L. Yarbrough, Meghan A. Wallace, Robert F. Potter, Alaric W. D’Souza, Gautam Dantas, Carey-Ann D. Burnham
Distribution and relevance of Dientamoeba fragilis and Blastocystis species in gastroenteritis: results from a case-control study
Maria Dullaert- de Boer, Theo A. Schuurs, Marloes Vermeer, Gijs J.H.M. Ruijs, Adri G. M. van der Zanden, Jan F. Weel, Lesla E.S. Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet
Bead-captured Mycobacterium tuberculosis for next-generation sequencing diagnosis of uncultured tuberculosis
Jamal Saad, Ahmed Loukil, Michel Drancourt
Accurate identification of S. pneumoniae using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, still a challenge for clinical laboratories?
Eric Farfour, Nicolas Degand, Anaëlle Muggeo, Patricia Marcelino, Marc Vasse, Thomas Guillard
Correction to: Detection of Fusobacterium nucleatum in stool and colonic tissues from Norwegian colorectal cancer patients
Hege Smith Tunsjø, Gro Gundersen, Fredrik Rangnes, John Christopher Noone, Alexander Endres, Vahid Bemanian