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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Issue 6/2023

Content (15 Articles)

Open Access Escherichia Coli Original Article

Two-site study on performances of a commercially available MALDI-TOF MS-based assay for the detection of colistin resistance in Escherichia coli

Gerald Larrouy-Maumus, Laurent Dortet, Ilka D. Nix, Thomas Maier, Boris Oberheitmann, Katrin Sparbier, Markus Kostrzewa

Open Access Tick Original Article

Clinical usefulness of metagenomic next-generation sequencing for Rickettsia and Coxiella burnetii diagnosis

Xuan Zhang, Huixin Chen, Dongsheng Han, Wei Wu

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Original Article

A comparison of five Illumina, Ion Torrent, and nanopore sequencing technology-based approaches for whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2

Ellen C. Carbo, Kees Mourik, Stefan A. Boers, Bas Oude Munnink, David Nieuwenhuijse, Marcel Jonges, Matthijs R. A. Welkers, Sebastien Matamoros, Joost van Harinxma thoe Slooten, Margriet E. M. Kraakman, Evita Karelioti, David van der Meer, Karin Ellen Veldkamp, Aloys C. M. Kroes, Igor Sidorov, Jutte J. C. de Vries

Tuberculosis Original Article

Undiagnosed and missed active pulmonary tuberculosis during mass gatherings: a prospective cross-sectional study from the Hajj pilgrimage

Saber Yezli, Yara Yassin, Abdulaziz Mushi, Fuad Maashi, Nour M. Abdelmalek, Amnah H. Awam, Badriah M. Alotaibi

Open Access Herpes Virus Original Article

Development of subfamily-based consensus PCR assays for the detection of human and animal herpesviruses

God’spower Richard Okoh, Michelle Lockhart, Joanne Grimsey, David Whitmore, Ellen Ariel, Jeff Butler, Paul F. Horwood

Streptococci Original Article

Genomic characterization of emerging invasive Streptococcus agalactiae serotype VIII in Alberta, Canada

Ashley N. Williams, Matthew A. Croxen, Walter H. B. Demczuk, Irene Martin, Gregory J. Tyrrell

Toxoplasmosis Original Article

Serological diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: comparison between a manual commercial ELISA assay and the automated VIDAS® kit

Magalie Dambrun, Nawal Sare, Bertin Vianou, Richard Amagbégnon, Nadine Fievet, Achille Massougbodji, Sandrine Houzé, Florence Migot-Nabias

Open Access Escherichia Coli Original Article

Genome-wide association study of hemolytic uremic syndrome causing Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from Sweden, 1994–2018

Andreas Matussek, Sara Mernelius, Milan Chromek, Ji Zhang, Anne Frykman, Sverker Hansson, Valya Georgieva, Yanwen Xiong, Xiangning Bai

Pleural Effusion Brief Report

A rare case of presumptive pleural toxocariasis

Mickaël Hirabidian, Saelens Thierry, Anne-Sophie Deleplancque, Benoît Bergues, Séverine Loridant, Marjorie Cornu, Boualem Sendid, Jordan Leroy

Chlorhexidine susceptibility and Eagle effect in planktonic cells and biofilm of nosocomial isolates

Ana Paula Marchi, Marina Farrel Côrtes, Saidy Vásconez Noguera, Flavia Rossi, Anna Sara Levin, Silvia Figueiredo Costa, Lauro Vieira Perdigão Neto

Helminths Brief Report

Ocular thelaziosis: an emerging human parasitosis in Europe

Josué Pendones Ulerio, Mar Redero Cascón, Alejandra Maria Parra Morales, Juan Luis Muñoz Bellido, Ana Ávila Alonso

Penicillins Letter to the Editor

Author’s reply

Zachary A. Yetmar, Omar M. Abu Saleh

Hepatitis B Letter to the Editor

Risk of hepatitis B reactivation following baricitinib or tocilizumab for treatment of COVID-19

Hong Foo, Fiona Phan, Melissa Bagatella, Irene Petrovski, Vana Nagendra, Priya Acharya, Miriam Levy, Emilia Prakoso

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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.