Issue 10/2012
Content (44 Articles)
Healthcare-associated infection prevention in pediatric intensive care units: a review
N. Joram, L. de Saint Blanquat, D. Stamm, E. Launay, C. Gras-Le Guen
Transmission rates, screening methods and costs of MRSA—a systematic literature review related to the prevalence in Germany
A. Tübbicke, C. Hübner, A. Kramer, N.-O. Hübner, S. Fleßa
The effect of biomaterials and antifungals on biofilm formation by Candida species: a review
M. Cuéllar-Cruz, A. Vega-González, B. Mendoza-Novelo, E. López-Romero, E. Ruiz-Baca, M. A. Quintanar-Escorza, J. C. Villagómez-Castro
Microbiologic characteristics of pathogenic bacteria from hospitalized trauma patients who survived Wenchuan earthquake
B. Zhang, Z. Liu, Z. Lin, X. Zhang, W. Fu
Initial dose of vancomycin based on body weight and creatinine clearance to minimize inadequate trough levels in Japanese adults
N. Maki, A. Ohkuchi, Y. Tashiro, M. R. Kim, M. Le, T. Sakamoto, S. Matsubara, Y. Hakamata
The optimal aminoglycoside and its dosage for the treatment of severe Enterococcus faecalis infection. An experimental study in the rabbit endocarditis model
L. Dubé, J. Caillon, C. Jacqueline, D. Bugnon, G. Potel, N. Asseray
The safety and efficacy of live attenuated influenza vaccine in young children with asthma or prior wheezing
C. S. Ambrose, F. Dubovsky, T. Yi, R. B. Belshe, S. Ashkenazi
Molecular fingerprinting of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with osteomyelitis in Argentina and clonal distribution of the cap5(8) genes and of other selected virulence genes
S. M. Lattar, L. P. N. Tuchscherr, D. Centrón, K. Becker, S. C. Predari, F. R. Buzzola, D. A. Robinson, D. O. Sordelli
Linezolid as rescue treatment for left-sided infective endocarditis: an observational, retrospective, multicenter study
T. K. Lauridsen, L. E. Bruun, R. V. Rasmussen, M. Arpi, N. Risum, C. Moser, H. K. Johansen, H. Bundgaard, C. Hassager, N. E. Bruun
Quantification of cultivable bacteria and endotoxin in post-treatment apical periodontitis before and after chemo-mechanical preparation
M. S. Endo, F. C. Martinho, A. A. Zaia, C. C. R. Ferraz, J. F. A. Almeida, B. P. F. A. Gomes
Infectious diseases publications in leading medical journals—a comparative analysis
G. Fätkenheuer, F. Roer, B. Hirschel, O. A. Cornely, B. Salzberger
Emergence of multidrug-resistant NDM-1-producing Gram-negative bacteria in Bangladesh
M. A. Islam, P. K. Talukdar, A. Hoque, M. Huq, A. Nabi, D. Ahmed, K. A. Talukder, M. A. C. Pietroni, J. P. Hays, A. Cravioto, H. P. Endtz
Risk factors for Clostridium difficile toxin-positive diarrhea: a population-based prospective case–control study
I. Vesteinsdottir, S. Gudlaugsdottir, R. Einarsdottir, E. Kalaitzakis, O. Sigurdardottir, E. S. Bjornsson
Self-administration of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy and risk of catheter-related adverse events: a retrospective cohort study
D. A. Barr, L. Semple, R. A. Seaton
Ventilator-associated pneumonia with or without toothbrushing: a randomized controlled trial
L. Lorente, M. Lecuona, A. Jiménez, S. Palmero, E. Pastor, N. Lafuente, M. J. Ramos, M. L. Mora, A. Sierra
Identification of blood and wound isolates of C. canimorsus and C. cynodegmi using VITEK2 and MALDI-TOF
S. Zangenah, V. Özenci, S. Boräng, P. Bergman
True bacteremias caused by coagulase negative Staphylococcus are difficult to distinguish from blood culture contaminants
M. Rahkonen, S. Luttinen, M. Koskela, T. Hautala
Epidemiology of Acinetobacter spp.-associated healthcare infections and colonization among children at a tertiary-care hospital in Saud Arabia: a 6-year retrospective cohort study
H. H. Balkhy, M. S. Bawazeer, R. F. Kattan, H. M. Tamim, S. M. Al Johani, F. A. Aldughashem, H. A. Al Alem, A. Adlan, L. A. Herwaldt
A Streptococcus pneumoniae infection model in larvae of the wax moth Galleria mellonella
B. A. Evans, D. E. Rozen
Arthritis related to systemic meningococcal disease: 34 years’ experience
C. Cabellos, J. M. Nolla, R. Verdaguer, I. Pelegrin, A. Ribera, J. Ariza, P. F. Viladrich
Prospective evaluation of clinical scoring systems in infants with bronchiolitis admitted to the intensive care unit
S. Rödl, B. Resch, N. Hofer, I. Marschitz, G. Madler, E. Eber, G. Zobel
Evaluation of the prognosis of fulminant viral hepatitis in late pregnancy by the MELD scoring system
Y. Yang, L. Deng, X. Li, Z. Shi, D. Chen, X. Chen, M. Li, L. Ma
Pyrosequencing reveals the complex polymicrobial nature of invasive pyogenic infections: microbial constituents of empyema, liver abscess, and intracerebral abscess
C. D. Sibley, D. L. Church, M. G. Surette, S. E. Dowd, M. D. Parkins
Score to identify the severity of adult patients with influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection at hospital admission
A. Capelastegui, J. M. Quintana, A. Bilbao, P. P. España, O. Garin, J. Alonso, J. Astray, R. Cantón, J. Castilla, A. Castro, M. Delgado-Rodríguez, P. Godoy, F. Gónzález-Candelas, V. Martín, J. M. Mayoral, T. Pumarola, S. Tamames, N. Soldevila, M. Baricot, A. Domínguez
A comparative study of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prophylaxis in premature infants within the Canadian Registry of Palivizumab (CARESS)
B. Paes, I. Mitchell, A. Li, K. L. Lanctôt
Distinctive features between community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) due to Chlamydophila psittaci and CAP due to Legionella pneumophila admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)
A. Gacouin, M. Revest, J. Letheulle, P. Fillatre, S. Jouneau, C. Piau, F. Uhel, P. Tattevin, Y. Le Tulzo
Bacteremia with Streptococcus pneumoniae: sepsis and other risk factors for 30-day mortality—a hospital-based cohort study
J. S. Christensen, T. G. Jensen, H. J. Kolmos, C. Pedersen, A. Lassen
Predicting methicillin resistance among community-onset Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia patients with prior healthcare-associated exposure
S.-Y. Chen, W.-C. Chiang, M. H.-M. Ma, P.-R. Hsueh, S.-C. Chang, C.-C. Fang, S.-C. Chen, W.-J. Chen, W.-C. Chie, M.-S. Lai
Bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter junii at a medical center in Taiwan, 2000–2010
H.-Y. Tsai, A. Cheng, C.-Y. Liu, Y.-T. Huang, Y.-C. Lee, C.-H. Liao, P.-R. Hsueh
Dectin-1 is inducible and plays a crucial role in Aspergillus-induced innate immune responses in human bronchial epithelial cells
W.-K. Sun, X. Lu, X. Li, Q.-Y. Sun, X. Su, Y. Song, H.-M. Sun, Y. Shi
Aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia among adults in an H1N1 pandemic year: the role of respiratory viruses
A. Sangil, E. Calbo, A. Robles, S. Benet, M. E. Viladot, V. Pascual, E. Cuchí, J. Pérez, B. Barreiro, B. Sánchez, J. Torres, L. Canales, J. A. De Marcos, J. Garau
Pediatric osteoarticular infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after the introduction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
C. Lemaître, A. Ferroni, C. Doit, H. Vu-Thien, C. Glorion, J. Raymond, P. Mary, P. Wicart, E. Bingen, B. Ilharreborde, M. Lorrot
Molecular epidemiology of the Bacillus anthracis isolates collected throughout Turkey from 1983 to 2011
R. Durmaz, M. Doganay, M. Sahin, D. Percin, M. K. Karahocagil, U. Kayabas, B. Otlu, A. Karagoz, F. Buyuk, O. Celebi, Z. Ozturk, M. Ertek
Extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: risk of bloodstream infection in hospitalized patients
C. Peña, S. Gómez-Zorrilla, C. Suarez, M. A. Dominguez, F. Tubau, O. Arch, A. Oliver, M. Pujol, J. Ariza
Impact on knowledge and practice of an intervention to control catheter infection in the ICU
M. Guembe, A. Pérez-Parra, E. Gómez, M. Sánchez-Luna, A. Bustinza, E. Zamora, A. Carrillo-Álvarez, A. Cuenca, B. Padilla, P. Martín-Rabadán, E. Bouza
Cytokine response in patients with chronic infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains and diversification of their Agr system classes
A. Szkaradkiewicz, T. M. Karpiński, A. Zeidler, A. K. Szkaradkiewicz, H. Masiuk, S. Giedrys-Kalemba
Identification of group A streptococcal emm types commonly associated with invasive infections and antimicrobial resistance by the use of multiplex PCR and high-resolution melting analysis
P. Bidet, S. Liguori, C. Plainvert, S. Bonacorsi, C. Courroux, C. d’Humières, C. Poyart, A. Efstratiou, E. Bingen
Raman spectroscopic analysis of the clonal and horizontal spread of CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit
K. Guyot, V. Biran, C. Doit, D. Moissenet, T. Guillard, L. Brasme, C. Courroux, K. Maquelin, W. van Leeuwen, H. VuThien, Y. Aujard, C. De Champs, E. Bingen
One-step sample preparation of positive blood cultures for the direct detection of methicillin-sensitive and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci within one hour using the automated GenomEra CDX™ PCR system
J. J. Hirvonen, P. von Lode, M. Nevalainen, K. Rantakokko-Jalava, S.-S. Kaukoranta
Direct identification of bacteria from charcoal-containing blood culture bottles using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry
N. Wüppenhorst, C. Consoir, D. Lörch, C. Schneider
Performance of a novel microarray multiplex PCR for the detection of 23 respiratory pathogens (SYMP-ARI study)
S. Bierbaum, N. Königsfeld, N. Besazza, K. Blessing, G. Rücker, U. Kontny, R. Berner, M. Schumacher, J. Forster, V. Falcone, C. van de Sand, A. Essig, D. Huzly, G. Rohde, D. Neumann-Haefelin, M. Panning
Erratum to: Underestimation of Clostridium difficile infection among clinicians: an international survey
M. N. Mavros, V. G. Alexiou, K. Z. Vardakas, K. Tsokali, T. A. Sardi, M. E. Falagas