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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Issue 8/2015

Content (28 Articles)

Article

Impact of clinical awareness and diagnostic tests on the underdiagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection

L. Alcalá, E. Reigadas, M. Marín, A. Martín, P. Catalán, E. Bouza

Article

Implementation of MALDI-TOF MS technology for the identification of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium spp. in mycobacterial diagnosis

G. Tudó, M. R. Monté, A. Vergara, A. López, J. C. Hurtado, M. Ferrer-Navarro, J. Vila, J. Gonzalez-Martin

Article

Performance of Gram staining on blood cultures flagged negative by an automated blood culture system

A. Peretz, N. Isakovich, N. Pastukh, A. Koifman, T. Glyatman, D. Brodsky

Article

The search for endocarditis in patients with candidemia: a systematic recommendation for echocardiography? A prospective cohort

A. Fernández-Cruz, M. Cruz Menárguez, P. Muñoz, M. Pedromingo, T. Peláez, J. Solís, M. Rodríguez-Créixems, E. Bouza

Article

Detection of antibody responses against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis proteins in children with community-acquired pneumonia: effects of combining pneumococcal antigens, pre-existing antibody levels, sampling interval, age, and duration of illness

I. C. Borges, D. C. Andrade, A.-L. Vilas-Boas, M.-S. H. Fontoura, H. Laitinen, N. Ekström, P. V. Adrian, A. Meinke, M.-R. A. Cardoso, A. Barral, O. Ruuskanen, H. Käyhty, C. M. Nascimento-Carvalho

Article

Blood culture fluorescence rates predict severity and mortality of invasive pneumococcal pneumonia

D. Fink, F. Barakat, J. Ellis, C. Lakra, R. Bodhani, D. Creer, A. Elsaghier

Article

Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among healthcare workers in Kisangani, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

H. De Boeck, S. Vandendriessche, M. Hallin, B. Batoko, J.-P. Alworonga, B. Mapendo, C. Van Geet, N. Dauly, O. Denis, J. Jacobs

Article

Giardia duodenalis assemblages in Egyptian children with diarrhea

H. M. Fahmy, A. O. El-Serougi, H. K. El Deeb, H. M. Hussein, H. M. Abou-Seri, C. Klotz, T. Aebischer, K. El Sayed Khalifa Mohamed

Article

A comparison of paediatric and adult infectious diseases consultations in Australia and New Zealand

C. C. Blyth, T. Walls, A. C. Cheng, R. J. Murray, D. A. Fisher, P. R. Ingram, J. S. Davis

Article

Molecular epidemiology of community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Israel

A. Biber, M. Parizade, D. Taran, H. Jaber, E. Berla, C. Rubin, G. Rahav, D. Glikman, G. Regev-Yochay

Article

Control of emerging extensively drug-resistant organisms (eXDRO) in France: a survey among infection preventionists from 286 healthcare facilities

D. Lepelletier, J. C. Lucet, P. Astagneau, B. Coignard, S. Vaux, C. Rabaud, B. Grandbastien, P. Berthelot

Article

Are incidence and epidemiology of anaerobic bacteremia really changing?

A. Vena, P. Muñoz, L. Alcalá, A. Fernandez-Cruz, C. Sanchez, M. Valerio, E. Bouza

Open Access Article

Point prevalence of appropriate antimicrobial therapy in a Dutch university hospital

H. Akhloufi, R. H. Streefkerk, D. C. Melles, J. E. M. de Steenwinkel, C. A. M. Schurink, R. P. Verkooijen, C. P. van der Hoeven, A. Verbon

Article

Differences between endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis and Enterococcus spp. and their association with colorectal cancer

J. Corredoira, M. J. García-País, A. Coira, R. Rabuñal, F. García-Garrote, J. Pita, A. Rodríguez-Macías, M. Blanco, L. Lopez-Roses, M.J. López-Álvarez, M. P. Alonso-García

Article

Emergence of fusarioses in a university hospital in Turkey during a 20-year period

B. Dalyan Cilo, A. M. S. Al-Hatmi, S. Seyedmousavi, A. J. M. M. Rijs, P. E. Verweij, B. Ener, G. S. de Hoog, A. D. van Diepeningen

Article

The emergence of Clostridium difficile PCR-ribotype 001 in Slovakia

O. Nyc, M. Krutova, A. Liskova, J. Matejkova, J. Drabek, E. J. Kuijper

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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.