Issue 10/2017
Content (37 Articles)
Pitfalls of defining combination therapy for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in observational studies
D. R. Giacobbe, A. E. Maraolo, C. Viscoli
Importance of tissue sampling, laboratory methods, and patient characteristics for detection of Pneumocystis in autopsied lungs of non-immunosuppressed individuals
S. L. Vargas, C. Ponce, R. Bustamante, E. Calderón, G. Nevez, Y. De Armas, O. Matos, R. F. Miller, M. J. Gallo
New nucleic acid testing devices to diagnose infectious diseases in resource-limited settings
P. Maffert, S. Reverchon, W. Nasser, C. Rozand, H. Abaibou
The use of rapid test QuikRead go® Strep A in bacterial pharyngotonsillitis diagnosing and therapeutic decisions
E. Stefaniuk, K. Bosacka, M. Wanke-Rytt, W. Hryniewicz
Synergistic activity of synthetic N-terminal peptide of human lactoferrin in combination with various antibiotics against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains
P. Morici, W. Florio, C. Rizzato, E. Ghelardi, A. Tavanti, G. M. Rossolini, A. Lupetti
Increase of circulating endocan over sepsis follow-up is associated with progression into organ dysfunction
A. Ioakeimidou, E. Pagalou, M. Kontogiorgi, E. Antoniadou, K. Kaziani, K. Psaroulis, E. J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, A. Prekates, N. Antonakos, P. Lassale, C. Gogos
Pathogen-related factors affecting outcome of catheter-related bacteremia due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a Spanish multicenter study
R. San-Juan, D. Pérez-Montarelo, E. Viedma, A. Lalueza, J. Fortún, E. Loza, M. Pujol, C. Ardanuy, I. Morales, M. de Cueto, E. Resino-Foz, M. A. Morales-Cartagena, M. Fernández-Ruiz, A. Rico, M. P. Romero, M. Fernández de Mera, F. López-Medrano, M. Á. Orellana, J. M. Aguado, F. Chaves
Respiratory viral infections are underdiagnosed in patients with suspected sepsis
L. R. Ljungström, G. Jacobsson, B. E. B. Claesson, R. Andersson, H. Enroth
An outbreak of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 in Spain: risk factors for recurrence and a novel treatment strategy
E. Bouza, L. Alcalá, M. Marín, M. Valerio, E. Reigadas, P. Muñoz, M. González-Del Vecchio, V. de Egea
Household aggregation of Staphylococcus aureus by clonal complex and methicillin resistance profiles in Starr County, Texas
C. L. Hanis, K. E. Garrett, H. T. Essigmann, D. A. Robinson, S. M. Gunter, A. G. Nyitray, E. L. Brown
A controlled comparison of the BacT/ALERT® 3D and VIRTUO™ microbial detection systems
H. Totty, M. Ullery, J. Spontak, J. Viray, M. Adamik, B. Katzin, W. M. Dunne Jr, P. Deol
Budget impact and cost-effectiveness analyses of direct-acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C virus infection in Hong Kong
X. Li, N. S. Chan, A. W. Tam, I. F. N. Hung, E. W. Chan
Cytokine gene polymorphism associations with congenital cytomegalovirus infection and sensorineural hearing loss
B. Kasztelewicz, J. Czech-Kowalska, B. Lipka, B. Milewska-Bobula, M. K. Borszewska-Kornacka, J. Romańska, K. Dzierżanowska-Fangrat
Evaluation of sampling locations in pregnant women and newborns for the detection of colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
M. Zamfir, A. C. Adler, S. Kolb, A. Dammeyer, L. Nasri, L. Schomacher, B. Karlin, M. Franitza, S. Hörmansdorfer, C. Tuschak, G. Valenza, U. Ochmann, C. Herr
Impact of severe hematological abnormalities in the outcome of hospitalized patients with influenza virus infection
A. Lalueza, H. Trujillo, J. Laureiro, B. Ayuso, P. Hernández-Jiménez, C. Castillo, M. Torres, D. Folgueira, O. Madrid, C. Díaz-Pedroche, E. Arrieta, C. Arévalo, C. Lumbreras
Down-regulation of the two-component system and cell-wall biosynthesis-related genes was associated with the reversion to daptomycin susceptibility in daptomycin non-susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Y. Iwata, K. Satou, H. Tsuzuku, K. Furuichi, Y. Senda, Y. Sakai-Takemori, T. Wada, S. Fujita, T. Miyake, H. Yasuda, N. Sakai, S. Kitajima, T. Toyama, Y. Shinozaki, A. Sagara, T. Miyagawa, A. Hara, M. Shimizu, Y. Kamikawa, S. Kaneko, T. Wada
Importance of pre-enrichment for detection of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (3GCREB) from rectal swabs
N. Jazmati, T. Jazmati, A. Hamprecht
Clinical condition and comorbidity as determinants for blood culture positivity in patients with skin and soft-tissue infections
F. V. van Daalen, M. C. Kallen, C. M. A. van den Bosch, M. E. J. L. Hulscher, S. E. Geerlings, J. M. Prins
Molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli sequence type 131 and its H30/H30-Rx subclones recovered from extra-intestinal infections: first report of OXA-48 producing ST131 clone from Iran
Z. Hojabri, M. Mirmohammadkhani, F. Kamali, K. Ghassemi, S. Taghavipour, O. Pajand
Rapid diagnosis of acute norovirus-associated gastroenteritis: evaluation of the Xpert Norovirus assay and its implementation as a 24/7 service in three hospitals in Jönköping County, Sweden
A. J. Henningsson, A. Nilsson Bowers, J. Nordgren, M. Quttineh, A. Matussek, S. Haglund
Analysis of the incidence and risk factors of male urinary tract infection following urodynamic study
Z. Huang, H. Xiao, H. Li, W. Yan, Z. Ji
Impact of antimicrobial stewardship and rapid microarray testing on patients with Gram-negative bacteremia
K. R. Rivard, V. Athans, S. W. Lam, S. M. Gordon, G. W. Procop, S. S. Richter, E. Neuner
Impact of prompt intervention in response to positive blood culture results during weekends by collaboration between infectious disease specialists and microbiology laboratory staff
M. Tsuboi, K. Hayakawa, K. Mezaki, Y. Katanami, K. Yamamoto, S. Kutsuna, N. Takeshita, N. Ohmagari
Dissemination of bla OXA-370 gene among several Enterobacteriaceae species in Brazil
C. M. Magagnin, F. P. Rozales, L. Antochevis, L. S. Nunes, A. S. Martins, A. L. Barth, J. M. Sampaio, A. P. Zavascki
Emerging multidrug-resistant Bengal Bay clone ST772-MRSA-V in Norway: molecular epidemiology 2004–2014
A. Blomfeldt, K. W. Larssen, A. Moghen, C. Gabrielsen, P. Elstrøm, H. V. Aamot, S. B. Jørgensen
External quality assessment for molecular typing of Salmonella 2013–2015: performance of the European national public health reference laboratories
M. B. F. Jensen, S. Schjørring, J. T. Björkman, M. Torpdahl, E. Litrup, E. M. Nielsen, T. Niskanen
Comparison of the ImmuView and the BinaxNOW antigen tests in detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila in urine
S. Athlin, A. Iversen, V. Özenci
Clostridium difficile infections in Finland, 2008–2015: trends, diagnostics and ribotypes
S. Mentula, S. M. Kotila, O. Lyytikäinen, S. Ibrahem, J. Ollgren, A. Virolainen
Adherence to clinical practice guidelines for the management of Clostridium difficile infection in Japan: a multicenter retrospective study
K. Kobayashi, N. Sekiya, Y. Ainoda, H. Kurai, A. Imamura
Prevalence, clonality, and pathogenicity of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates in newborn feces
S Fill Malfertheiner, S. Wendt, F. Layer, M. Weigl, B. Seelbach-Göbel, W. König, B. König
Risk factors for recurrent carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: a prospective cohort study
Maddalena Giannella, Elena Graziano, Lorenzo Marconi, Nicolo Girometti, Michele Bartoletti, Sara Tedeschi, Fabio Tumietto, Francesco Cristini, Simone Ambretti, Andrea Berlingeri, Russell E. Lewis, Pierluigi Viale
Emergence of Clostridium difficile tcdC variant 078 in Marseille, France
N. Cassir, N. Fahsi, G. Durand, J.-C. Lagier, D. Raoult, P.-E. Fournier
Prevalence of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in patients operated for cerebral abscess: a retrospective cohort analysis
L. Larsen, C. R. Marker, A. D. Kjeldsen, F. R. Poulsen
Evaluation of Mycotube, a modified version of Lowenstein–Jensen (LJ) medium, for efficient recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
R. Nambiar, S. Chatellier, N. Bereksi, A. van Belkum, N. Singh, B. Barua, A. Shetty, C. Rodrigues
The difference in medical costs between carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and non-resistant groups: a case study from a hospital in Zhejiang province, China
X. Zhen, Y. Chen, X. Hu, P. Dong, S. Gu, Y. Y. Sheng, H. Dong
Does Helicobacter pylori infection increase the risk of adult-onset asthma?
D. G. Ribaldone, G. Saracco, R. Pellicano