Issue 8/2015
Content (28 Articles)
Double- and multi-carbapenemase-producers: the excessively armored bacilli of the current decade
G. Meletis, D. Chatzidimitriou, N. Malisiovas
Is prosthesis retention effective for chronic infections in hip arthroplasties? A systematic literature review
M. Maillet, P. Pavese, D. Bruley, A. Seigneurin, P. François
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
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
Burkholderia gladioli infection isolated from the blood cultures of newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit
F. Zhou, H. Ning, F. Chen, W. Wu, A. Chen, J. Zhang
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Uni-Gold™ Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen test: an interassay comparison with the BinaxNOW® Streptococcus pneumoniae test on consecutive urine samples and evaluation on patients with bacteremia
S. Athlin, O. Altun, H. B. Eriksen, V. Özenci, K. Strålin
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
A rural worker infected with a bovine-prevalent genotype of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus supports zoonotic transmission and inconsistency of MLST and whole-genome typing
G. Iraola, L. Betancor, L. Calleros, P. Gadea, G. Algorta, S. Galeano, P. Muxi, G. Greif, R. Pérez
Dramatic reduction in Clostridium difficile ribotype 027-associated mortality with early fecal transplantation by the nasogastric route: a preliminary report
J.-C. Lagier, M. Delord, M. Million, P. Parola, A. Stein, P. Brouqui, D. Raoult
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
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
Are incidence and epidemiology of anaerobic bacteremia really changing?
A. Vena, P. Muñoz, L. Alcalá, A. Fernandez-Cruz, C. Sanchez, M. Valerio, E. Bouza
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
Application of immobilized synthetic anti-lipopolysaccharide peptides for the isolation and detection of bacteria
N. Sandetskaya, B. Engelmann, K. Brandenburg, D. Kuhlmeier
An outbreak of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Netherlands (July to December 2013), with inter-institutional spread
V. Weterings, K. Zhou, J. W. Rossen, D. van Stenis, E. Thewessen, J. Kluytmans, J. Veenemans
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
A comparison of monomicrobial versus polymicrobial Enterococcus faecalis bacteriuria in a French University Hospital
C. Fourcade, L. Canini, J.-P. Lavigne, A. Sotto
Influence of daily dosage and frequency of administration of rifampicin–levofloxacin therapy on tolerance and effectiveness in 154 patients treated for prosthetic joint infections
S. Nguyen, O. Robineau, M. Titecat, N. Blondiaux, M. Valette, C. Loiez, E. Beltrand, H. Migaud, E. Senneville
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
Amoxicillin plus temocillin as an alternative empiric therapy for the treatment of severe hospital-acquired pneumonia: results from a retrospective audit
H. Habayeb, B. Sajin, K. Patel, C. Grundy, A. Al-Dujaili, S. Van de Velde
The emergence of Clostridium difficile PCR-ribotype 001 in Slovakia
O. Nyc, M. Krutova, A. Liskova, J. Matejkova, J. Drabek, E. J. Kuijper