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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Issue 2/2021

Content (30 Articles)

Bronchiectasis Original Article

Clinical risk factors related to treatment failure in Mycobacterium abscessus lung disease

Keiji Fujiwara, Koji Furuuchi, Akio Aono, Fumiko Uesugi, Tatsuya Shirai, Keitaro Nakamoto, Takafumi Shimada, Fumi Mochizuki, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Hiroaki Iijima, Takashi Yoshiyama, Yuji Shiraishi, Atsuyuki Kurashima, Ken Ohta, Satoshi Mitarai, Kozo Morimoto

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Original Article

Antibody response and the clinical presentation of patients with COVID-19 in Croatia: the importance of a two-step testing approach

Oktavija Đaković Rode, Ivan-Christian Kurolt, Ivan Puljiz, Rok Čivljak, Nataša Cetinić Balent, Renata Laškaj, Mirjana Kujundžić Tiljak, Radojka Mikulić, Alemka Markotić

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Original Article

Evaluation of three commercial assays for SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection in upper respiratory tract samples

Flora Marzia Liotti, Giulia Menchinelli, Simona Marchetti, Grazia Angela Morandotti, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Paola Cattani

Public Health Original Article

Outbreak of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) Shigella flexneri in northern Australia due to an endemic regional clone acquiring an IncFII plasmid

Christine J. D. Guglielmino, Asha Kakkanat, Brian M. Forde, Sally Rubenach, Lea Merone, Russell Stafford, Rikki M. A. Graham, Scott A. Beatson, Amy V. Jennison

Streptococci Original Article

Microbiological diagnosis of suspected vertebral osteomyelitis with a focus on the yield of percutaneous needle biopsy: a 10-year cohort study

Gilles Avenel, Pauline Guyader, Elise Fiaux, Didier Alcaix, Charles Zarnitsky, Sophie Pouplin-Jardin, Marie Kozyreff-Meurice, Thierry Lequerré, Olivier Vittecoq

Gentamicin Original Article

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia from an Indian tertiary hospital

Chandrabhan Rao, Benu Dhawan, Sreenivas Vishnubhatla, Arti Kapil, Bimal Das, Seema Sood

Gastrointestinal symptoms and the acquisition of enteric pathogens in Hajj pilgrims: a 3-year prospective cohort study

Van-Thuan Hoang, Thi-Loi Dao, Tran Duc Anh Ly, Doudou Sow, Khadidja Belhouchat, Kamel Larbi Chaht, Laetitia Ninove, Tassadit Drali, Saber Yezli, Badriah Alotaibi, Didier Raoult, Philippe Parola, Vincent Pommier de Santi, Philippe Gautret

Amphotericin B Original Article

Change in species distribution and antifungal susceptibility of candidemias in an intensive care unit of a university hospital (10-year experience)

Bilgul Mete, Esra Yerlikaya Zerdali, Gokhan Aygun, Nese Saltoglu, Ilker Inanc Balkan, Ridvan Karaali, Sibel Yildiz Kaya, Berna Karaismailoglu, Abdurrahman Kaya, Seval Urkmez, Gunay Can, Fehmi Tabak, Recep Ozturk

Hepatitis A Original Article

Recent outbreaks of severe hepatitis A virus infections in Vienna

David Bauer, Anna Farthofer, David Chromy, Benedikt Simbrunner, Lisa Steininger, Caroline Schmidbauer, Teresa Binter, Michael Trauner, Mattias Mandorfer, Ralf Schmidt, Florian Mayer, Heidemarie Holzmann, Robert Strassl, Thomas Reiberger

Septicemia Original Article

Laboratory and clinical impacts of an overnight laboratory service

Paul R. Ingram, L. Barrett, E. Raby, P. Boan, G. A. Weaire-Buchanan, H. Darragh, P. Lloyd, I. Kay, J. Flexman

Coronavirus Original Article

Evaluating the serological status of COVID-19 patients using an indirect immunofluorescent assay, France

S. Edouard, P. Colson, C. Melenotte, F. Di Pinto, L. Thomas, B. La Scola, M. Million, H. Tissot-Dupont, P. Gautret, A. Stein, P. Brouqui, P. Parola, J.-C. Lagier, D. Raoult, Michel Drancourt

Ertapenem Brief Report

Rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing organisms directly from blood cultures positive for Gram-negative bacilli

William Stokes, Johann Pitout, Lorraine Campbell, Deirdre Church, Daniel Gregson

Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii carrying blaOXA-23-like and armA in a hospital after an intervention in the intensive care unit which ended a long-standing endemicity

Carlos Rodríguez-Lucas, M. Rosario Rodicio, Xenia Vázquez, Dolores Escudero, Brígida Quindós, Miguel Alaguero, Javier Fernández

Brief Report

Rapid identification of fungi from respiratory samples by Bruker Biotyper matrix–assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight using ID-FUNGI plates

Emilie Cardot Martin, Claudine Renaux, Emilie Catherinot, Lucie Limousin, Louis Jean Couderc, Marc Vasse

Antibiotic Brief Report

Tedizolid: a service evaluation in a large UK teaching hospital

Joshua A. York, Kate Adams, Lorraine Cullen, Joanne Delahay, Monica Ivan, Patrick J. Lillie, Laura MacLachlan, Gavin Barlow

Doxycycline Brief Report

RETRACTED ARTICLE: A novel approach to managing COVID-19 patients; results of lopinavir plus doxycycline cohort

Yasemin Cag, Sacit Icten, Burcu Isik-Goren, Naciye Betul Baysal, Begum Bektas, Ece Selvi, Pinar Ergen, Ozlem Aydin, Ayse Canan Ucisik, Fatma Yilmaz-Karadag, Hulya Caskurlu, Tulin Akarsu-Ayazoglu, Hasan Kocoglu, Sinan Uzman, Muge Nural-Pamukcu, Ferhat Arslan, Gurhan Bas, Mahmut Tayyar Kalcioglu, Haluk Vahaboglu

COVID-19 Brief Report

Prevalence and outcomes of re-positive nucleic acid tests in discharged COVID-19 patients

Hou-wei Du, Jun-nian Chen, Xiao-bin Pan, Xiao-ling Chen, Yixian-Zhang, Shuang-fang Fang, Xiao-qing Li, Pin-cang Xia, Lei Gao, Hai-long Lin, Li-min Chen, Nan Liu

Open Access Gentamicin Brief Report

Heterogeneous approach to nebulization of antimicrobial agents in mechanically ventilated adults in a German tertiary care hospital: a cross-sectional survey

Frieder Pfäfflin, Miriam Stegemann, Norbert Suttorp, Alexander Uhrig, Stephan Achterberg

Escherichia Coli Brief Report

Application and clinical impact of the RESIST-4 O.K.N.V. rapid diagnostic test for carbapenemase detection in blood cultures and clinical samples

Sophie Roth, Fabian K. Berger, Andreas Link, Anna Nimmesgern, Philipp M. Lepper, Niels Murawski, Jörg T. Bittenbring, Sören L. Becker

Open Access Care Brief Report

How are rapid diagnostic tests for infectious diseases used in clinical practice: a global survey by the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC)

Stephen Poole, Jennifer Townsend, Heiman Wertheim, Stephen P. Kidd, Tobias Welte, Philipp Schuetz, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Albertus Beishuizen, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen, Juan González del Castillo, Mario Plebani, Kordo Saeed

Open Access Glucocorticoid Brief Report

Letermovir for the compassionate therapeutic use of cytomegalovirus infection

Lorenz Schubert, Lisa Fisecker, Florian Thalhammer, Heinz Burgmann, Christoph Steininger

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Brief Report

Sensitivity of nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, and nasal wash specimens for SARS-CoV-2 detection in the setting of sampling device shortage

Adrien Calame, Léna Mazza, Adriana Renzoni, Laurent Kaiser, Manuel Schibler

SARS-CoV-2 Brief Report

Practical challenges to the clinical implementation of saliva for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Nancy Matic, Aleksandra Stefanovic, Victor Leung, Tanya Lawson, Gordon Ritchie, Lynne Li, Sylvie Champagne, Marc G. Romney, Christopher F. Lowe

SARS-CoV-2 Brief Report

Expression and co-expression analyses of TMPRSS2, a key element in COVID-19

Francesco Piva, Berina Sabanovic, Monia Cecati, Matteo Giulietti

Coronavirus Brief Report

COVID-19 IgG/IgM antibody testing in Los Angeles County, California

Khadije Ahmad, Vahid Rezvanizadeh, Suraj Dahal, April Kinninger, Ahmed K. Ghanem, Suvasini Lakshmanan, Sajad Hamal, Ferdinand Flores, Christopher Dailing, Sion K. Roy, Matthew J. Budoff

Live Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Live: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

WHO estimates that half of all patients worldwide are non-adherent to their prescribed medication. The consequences of poor adherence can be catastrophic, on both the individual and population level.

Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.