Issue 11/2017
Content (37 Articles)
Nosocomial pneumonia in 27 ICUs in Europe: perspectives from the EU-VAP/CAP study
D. Koulenti, E. Tsigou, J. Rello
Bacterial genome sequencing in clinical microbiology: a pathogen-oriented review
F. Tagini, G. Greub
Clinical implication of novel drug resistance-conferring mutations in resistant tuberculosis
N. P. Mnyambwa, D.-J. Kim, E. S. Ngadaya, R. Kazwala, P. Petrucka, S. G. Mfinanga
Present status of laboratory diagnosis of human taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe
M. A. Gómez-Morales, T. Gárate, J. Blocher, B. Devleesschauwer, G. S. A. Smit, V. Schmidt, M. J. Perteguer, A. Ludovisi, E. Pozio, P. Dorny, S. Gabriël, A. S. Winkler
Zika virus infection in Vietnam: current epidemic, strain origin, spreading risk, and perspective
Dinh-Toi Chu, Vo Truong Nhu Ngoc, Yang Tao
Suppressing the CRISPR/Cas adaptive immune system in bacterial infections
P. Gholizadeh, M. Aghazadeh, M. Asgharzadeh, H. S. Kafil
High-touch surfaces: microbial neighbours at hand
L. Cobrado, A. Silva-Dias, M. M. Azevedo, A. G. Rodrigues
Comparison of the characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from sputum and lung lesions in chronic tuberculosis patients
M.-S. Hong, Y. Kim, E.-J. Cho, J.-S. Lee, H.-K. Kwak, J.-H. Kim, C.-T. Kim, J.-S. Cho, S.-K. Park, D. Jeon, Y.-I. Choi, H. Lee, S.-Y. Eum
Mucosa-associated microbiota signature in colorectal cancer
R. Gao, C. Kong, L. Huang, H. Li, X. Qu, Z. Liu, P. Lan, J. Wang, H. Qin
Counter-intuitive plasma vitamin D and zinc status in HIV-1-infected adults with persistent low-level viraemia after treatment initiation: a pilot case–control study
H. Melliez, A. Duhamel, O. Robineau, L. Bocket, I. Kim, E. Sauser, F. Loiseleur, N. Viget, A. Pasquet, E. Senneville, D. Seguy
Impact of appropriateness of empiric therapy on outcomes in community-onset bacteremia by extended-spectrum-β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebisella pneumoniae definitively treated with carbapenems
E.-J. Joo, D. A. Park, N. R. Lee, S.-y. Moon, J.-K. Choi, J.-H. Ko, K. R. Peck
Antibiotic susceptibility profiles among Campylobacter isolates obtained from international travelers between 2007 and 2014
A. Post, D. Martiny, N. van Waterschoot, M. Hallin, U. Maniewski, E. Bottieau, M. Van Esbroeck, E. Vlieghe, S. Ombelet, O. Vandenberg, J. Jacobs
Streptococcus pneumoniae antimicrobial resistance decreased in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area after routine 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination of infants in Finland
R. Sihvonen, L. Siira, M. Toropainen, P. Kuusela, A. Pätäri-Sampo
Cross-resistance between voriconazole and fluconazole for non-albicans Candida infection: a case-case-control study
Y. Wang, Q. Yang, L. Chen, L. Liu, R. Hao, T. Zhang, X. Wang, J. Lei, J. Xie, Y. Dong
Molecular characterization of intestinal carriage of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae among inpatients at two Iranian university hospitals: first report of co-production of bla NDM-7 and bla OXA-48
H. Solgi, F. Badmasti, Z. Aminzadeh, C. G. Giske, M. Pourahmad, F. Vaziri, S. A. Havaei, F. Shahcheraghi
Disagreement between the results from three commercial tests for the detection of Borrelia-specific serum antibodies in the Netherlands associated with antibiotic treatment for Lyme borreliosis: a retrospective study
T. van Gorkom, K. Kremer, W. Voet, D. W. Notermans, B. J. M. Vlaminckx, S. U. C. Sankatsing, S. F. T. Thijsen
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are modulated during in vitro and in vivo infection with the intracellular bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei
R. V. D’Elia, R. J. Saint, S. L. Newstead, G. C. Clark, H. S. Atkins
The clinical significance of pneumonia in patients with respiratory specimens harbouring multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a 5-year retrospective study following 5667 patients in four general ICUs
B. Borgatta, S. Gattarello, C. A. Mazo, A. T. Imbiscuso, M. N. Larrosa, M. Lujàn, J. Rello
Development of a peptide ELISA to discriminate vaccine-induced immunity from natural infection of hepatitis A virus in a phase IV study
C. Ye, J. Luo, X. Wang, J. Xi, Y. Pan, J. Chen, X. Yang, G. Li, Q. Sun, J. Yang
Lipid peroxidation in Gram-negative bacteremia modulates the risk for septic shock and infections by resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
S. Christodoulou, E. Kyriazopoulou, M. Chrysanthakopoulou, G. Karlis, I. Karampela, K. Gkizeli, N. Veliki, A. Safarika, E. J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, G. Adamis
Suggested new breakpoints of anti-MERS-CoV antibody ELISA titers: performance analysis of serologic tests
J.-H. Ko, M. A. Müller, H. Seok, G. E. Park, J. Y. Lee, S. Y. Cho, Y. E. Ha, J. Y. Baek, S. H. Kim, J.-M. Kang, Y.-J. Kim, I. J. Jo, C. R. Chung, M.-J. Hahn, C. Drosten, C.-I. Kang, D. R. Chung, J.-H. Song, E.-S. Kang, K. R. Peck
agr functionality affects clinical outcomes in patients with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
C. K. Kang, Y. K. Kim, S.-I. Jung, W. B. Park, K.-H. Song, K.-H. Park, P. G. Choe, H.-C. Jang, S. Lee, Y.-S. Kim, Y. G. Kwak, K. T. Kwon, S. Kiem, C.-J. Kim, E. S. Kim, H. B. Kim
Mobile health clinic for the medical management of clinical sequelae experienced by survivors of the 2013–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak in Sierra Leone, West Africa
R. E. Guetiya Wadoum, A. Samin, N. G. Mafopa, M. Giovanetti, G. Russo, P. Turay, J. Turay, M. Kargbo, M. T. Kanu, B. Kargbo, J. Akpablie, C. J. Cain, P. Pasin, V. Batwala, M. S. Sobze, M. Potestà, A. Minutolo, V. Colizzi, C. Montesano
Performance of microbial identification by MALDI-TOF MS and susceptibility testing by VITEK 2 from positive blood cultures after minimal incubation on solid media
S. L. Mitchell, K. Alby
Bartonella henselae is usually not viable in lymph nodes of patients with cat scratch disease
E. Prudent, H. Lepidi, G. Audoly, B. La Scola, P.-E. Fournier, S. Edouard, E. Angelakis, D. Raoult
Association of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis with persistence of female genital human papillomavirus infection
K. Kero, J. Rautava, K. Syrjänen, S. Grenman, S. Syrjänen
The recomBead Borrelia antibody index, CXCL13 and total IgM index for laboratory diagnosis of Lyme neuroborreliosis in children
B. H. Skogman, M. Lager, A. J. Henningsson, I. Tjernberg
Co-infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in hospitalised pneumonia patients has a synergic and significant impact on clinical outcomes
C. Yin, W. Yang, J. Meng, Y. Lv, J. Wang, B. Huang
Compatibility of fosfomycin with different commercial peritoneal dialysis solutions
M. Kussmann, A. Baumann, S. Hauer, P. Pichler, M. Zeitlinger, M. Wiesholzer, H. Burgmann, W. Poeppl, G. Reznicek
Blastocystis in Côte d’Ivoire: molecular identification and epidemiological data
R. D’Alfonso, M. Santoro, D. Essi, A. Monsia, Y. Kaboré, C. Glé, D. Di Cave, R. P. Sorge, V. Di Cristanziano, F. Berrilli
Increasing incidence of Clostridium difficile ribotype 001 associated with severe course of the infection and previous fluoroquinolone use in the Czech Republic, 2015
M. Krutova, J. Matejkova, P. Drevinek, E. J. Kuijper, O. Nyc, Renata Tejkalova, Katarina Petrlova, Marketa Hanslianova, Magda Balejova, Vera Paleckova, Antonin Melichar, Lenka Ryskova, Dana Nemcova, Denisa Vesela, Miloslava Rumlerova, Lenka Havlinova, Otakar Nyc, Dana Zamazalova, Katerina Laskafeldova, Iva Vagnerova, Pavlina Uhorskai, Lenka Geigerova, Petr Jezek, Marketa Hajna, Alice Kucharova, Natasa Bartonikova, Martina Curdova, Vaclav Vanis, Helena Skacani
Nasopharyngeal pertussis toxin IgA antibodies in the diagnosis of pertussis in Australian community patients
D. Norman, M. Karimi, A. Herbert, M. H. Beaman
Clinical and microbiological profile of chronic Burkholderia cepacia complex infections in a cystic fibrosis reference hospital in Brazil
C. P. da Costa Capizzani, N. C. Caçador, L. A. G. M. M. Torres, L. Tonani, P. Vandamme, A. L. da Costa Darini
Evidence of dengue and chikungunya virus co-infection and circulation of multiple dengue serotypes in a recent Indian outbreak
S. Mukherjee, S. K. Dutta, S. Sengupta, A. Tripathi
Evaluation of the Carba NP test for carbapenemase detection in Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp., and its practical use in the routine work of a national reference laboratory for susceptibility testing
E. Literacka, M. Herda, A. Baraniak, D. Żabicka, W. Hryniewicz, A. Skoczyńska, M. Gniadkowski
Erratum to: Changes in the pneumococcal disease-related hospitalisations in Spain after the replacement of 7-valent by 13-valent conjugate vaccine
L. Georgalis, A. Mozalevskis, M. V. Martínez de Aragón, M. Garrido-Estepa