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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Issue 7/2023

Content (15 Articles)

Open Access Toxoplasmosis Original Article

A ring trial to harmonize Toxoplasma gondii microsatellite typing: comparative analysis of results and recommendations for optimization

M. Joeres, G. Cardron, K. Passebosc-Faure, N. Plault, M. Fernández-Escobar, C. M. Hamilton, L. O’Brien-Anderson, R. Calero-Bernal, L. Galal, C. Luttermann, P. Maksimov, F. J. Conraths, M. L. Dardé, L. M. Ortega-Mora, P. Jokelainen, A. Mercier, G. Schares

Open Access Streptococci Original Article

Incidence, seasonal pattern, and clinical manifestations of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis bacteremia; a population-based study

Viivi Nevanlinna, Reetta Huttunen, Janne Aittoniemi, Tiina Luukkaala, Sari Rantala

Open Access Septicemia Original Article

Antenatal pyelonephritis: a three-year retrospective cohort study of two Irish maternity centres

Rachel Barry, Elaine Houlihan, Susan J. Knowles, Maeve Eogan, Richard J. Drew

Original Article

An assessment of the downstream implications of blood culture collection and transit

Peter J. B. Davies, Timothy P. W. Jones, Mairi Macleod

Open Access Minocycline Original Article

In vitro activities of omadacycline, eravacycline, cefiderocol, apramycin, and comparator antibiotics against Acinetobacter baumannii causing bloodstream infections in Greece, 2020–2021: a multicenter study

Irene Galani, Vassiliki Papoutsaki, Ilias Karaiskos, Nikolaos Moustakas, Lamprini Galani, Sofia Maraki, Viktoria Eirini Mavromanolaki, Olga Legga, Kimon Fountoulis, Evangelia D. Platsouka, Panagiota Giannopoulou, Helen Papadogeorgaki, Maria Damala, Efrosini Chinou, Aggeliki Pasxali, Ioannis Deliolanis, Helen Vagiakou, Efthymia Petinaki, Anastasia Chli, Eleni Vagdatli, Polyzo Kazila, Vassiliki Papaioannou, Konstantina Kontopoulou, Atalia Noemi Ferke, Eleni Moraitou, Anastasia Antoniadou, Helen Giamarellou

Amphotericin B Original Article

Clinical epidemiology of pulmonary aspergillosis in hospitalized patients and contribution of Cyp51A, Yap1, and Cdr1B mutations to voriconazole resistance in etiologic Aspergillus species

Zahra Salehi, Somayeh Sharifynia, Fatemehsadat Jamzivar, Masoomeh Shams-Ghahfarokhi, Mihan Poorabdollah, Zahra Abtahian, Naser Nasiri, Majid Marjani, Afshin Moniri, Mohammadreza Salehi, Payam Tabarsi, Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh

Expectoration Original Article

Molecular detection of Nocardia: development and application of a real-time PCR assay in sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples

Shuai Wang, Peng Wang, Jun Liu, Chunxia Yang, Tianmeng Li, Jingxian Yang, Li Gu, Ming Wei

Adenovirus Original Article

Profile analysis of emerging respiratory virus in children

André Luís Elias Moreira, Paulo Alex Neves da Silva, Leandro do Prado Assunção, Mônica de Oliveira Santos, Célia Regina Malveste Ito, Kelliane Martins de Araújo, Marcos de Oliveira Cunha, Vívian da Cunha Rabelo, Paula Pires de Souza, Sibely Braga Santos Maia, Fernanda Aparecida de Oliveira Peixoto, Isabela Jubé Wastowski, Lilian Carla Carneiro, Melissa Ameloti Gomes Avelino

Open Access Gonococcus Original Article

Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profile of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Catalonia, Spain, 2016–2019

Mercè Herrero, Sonia Broner, Adrià Cruells, Silvia Esteve, Lourdes Ferré, Jacobo Mendioroz, Mireia Jané, Pilar Ciruela, Miguel Ángel Benítez, Jordi Bosch, Cristina Pitart, Frederic Ballester, Ana Calderón, Teresa Falgueras, Carmina Martí, Mª Àngeles Pulido, Margarida Curriu, Ester Sanfeliu, Percy Juan Ayala, Carme Gallés, Elisenda Capdevila, Pilar Hernández, Paula Gassiot, Carme Mora, Frederic Gómez, Araceli González, Màrius Juanpere Aixalà, Eduardo Padilla, Amadeu Gené, Ferran Navarro, Alba Rivera, Ferran Sánchez, Gloria Trujillo, Joan López, Montserrat Olsina, Pepa Pérez, Mar Olga Pérez, Joan Manel Ramírez, Xavier Raga, Judith Lucena, Jesús Aramburu, Esther Sanfeliu Riera, Goretti Sauca, Inés Valle, Anna Vilamala, Yannick Hoyos, Jordi Cámara, Jordi Niubó, Graciela Rodríguez, Fe Tubau, Maria Dolores Quesada, Nuria Torrellas, Natàlia Claver, Teresa Bastida, Rosalia Santos, Olga González-Moreno

Open Access Clostridium Original Article

Assessing the quality of the anaerobic environment — a method developed to support EUCAST disk diffusion of anaerobic bacteria

Ulrik Stenz Justesen, Jenny Åhman, Erika Matuschek, Gunnar Kahlmeter

Tuberculosis Brief Report

Prevalence of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation comparing tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay

Victor A C Castro-Lima, Ana Paula T Santos, Priscila T Musqueira, Natalya Z Maluf, Jéssica F Ramos, Lívia Mariano, Vanderson Rocha, Silvia F Costa

Pleural Empyema Brief Report

Parvimonas micra a new potential pathogen in hospitalized patients: a case series from 2015–2022

Daniele Piccinini, Enos Bernasconi, Mattia Carelli, Giorgia Luvini, Caroline Di Benedetto, Gladys Martinetti Lucchini, Beatrice Barda, Marco Bongiovanni

Streptococci Brief Report

The interaction between liver cirrhosis, infection by Streptococcus bovis, and colon cancer

Juan Corredoira, Enrique Miguez, Lara María Mateo, Ricardo Fernández-Rodríguez, José Francisco García-Rodríguez, Alexandre Pérez-González, Ana Sanjurjo, María Victoria Pulian, Blanca Ayuso-García, M. Serrano, M. J. Jove, P. Alonso, E. Justo, J. C. Piñeiro, M. P. Alonso, F. García-Garrote, M. A. Coira, A. Blanco, R. Gómez-Méndez, M. J. García-Pais, R. Rabuñal, M. J. López-Álvarez, J. Corredoira, E. Romay, V. Abel, E. Miguez, A. Cerezales, D. Vieito, M. Rodriguez-Mayo, M. J. Gude, P. Capón, L. Sante, J. F. García-Rodríguez, J. A. Agulla, L. M. Mateo, A. González-Quintela, M. Hernández, T. Manso, A. Aguilera, M. L. Pérez del Molino, L. Martínez-Braña, R. Fernández-Rodríguez, M. I. Paz, M. González-Dominguez, F. Morales, I. Soto, F. J. Vasallo, A. Pérez-Gonzalez, R. Pérez-Alvarez, J. de la Fuente, A. Sanjurjo, J. L. Lamas, J. Álvarez-Ferreiro, M. I. Rodríguez-Conde, A. Pazos, M. V. Pulian, D. M. Guzmán, M. García-Campello, J. Diz

Streptococci Brief Report

Group B streptococci (GBS) strains evading molecular diagnostics showed novel chromosomal deletions encompassing the CAMP-factor (cfb) encoding gene

Roberta Creti, Monica Imperi, Andrea Stanziale, Giorgia Giuliani, Paolo Fazii, Vincenzo Savini

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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.

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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.