Issue 2/2013
Content (46 Articles)
Sources of systematic errors in the epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci
N. T. Mutters, U. Frank
Compliance with antimalarial chemoprophylaxis in German soldiers: a 6-year survey
H. Frickmann, N. G. Schwarz, H.-U. Holtherm, W. Maaßen, F. Vorderwülbecke, K. Erkens, M. Fischer, T. Morwinsky, R. M. Hagen
Comparison of polymyxin B with other antimicrobials in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia and tracheobronchitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Acinetobacter baumannii
M. H. Rigatto, V. B. Ribeiro, D. Konzen, A. P. Zavascki
The relationship between the new taxonomy of Streptococcus bovis and its clonality to colon cancer, endocarditis, and biliary disease
T. Lazarovitch, M. Shango, M. Levine, R. Brusovansky, R. Akins, K. Hayakawa, P. R. Lephart, J. D. Sobel, K. S. Kaye, D. Marchaim
Real-time PCR to distinguish livestock-associated (ST398) from non-livestock-associated (methicillin-resistant) Staphylococcus aureus
M. L. J. G. M. van Meurs, J. J. A. Schellekens, A. J. de Neeling, B. Duim, P. M. Schneeberger, M. H. A. Hermans
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an emerging comorbidity in HIV-infected patients in the HAART era?
G. Madeddu, A. G. Fois, G. M. Calia, S. Babudieri, V. Soddu, F. Becciu, M. L. Fiori, V. Spada, C. Lovigu, M. Mannazzu, A. Caddeo, B. Piras, P. Pirina, M. S. Mura
Antimicrobial prescribing in nursing homes in Finland: results of three point prevalence surveys
M.-L. Rummukainen, T. Kärki, M. Kanerva, M. Haapasaari, J. Ollgren, O. Lyytikäinen
Previous outpatient antibiotic use in patients admitted to hospital for COPD exacerbations: room for improvement
M. Miravitlles, J. J. Soler-Cataluña, F. Baranda, P. Cordero, J.-V. Greses, C. de la Roza
Polymorphism of estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) is associated with virological response to entecavir (ETV) in nucleoside-naïve adult patients with chronic hepatitis B
T.-T. Zhang, J. Ye, S.-L. Xia, Y.-F. Zhang, Q. Su, Z.-H. Zhang, X. Li
Organic cation transporters OCT1 and OCT2 determine the accumulation of lamivudine in CD4 cells of HIV-infected patients
N. Jung, C. Lehmann, A. Rubbert, E. Schömig, G. Fätkenheuer, P. Hartmann, D. Taubert
Screening for bacteremia in sepsis and renal failure using hemofilters for renal replacement therapy
G. P. Otto, M. Kropf, M. Sossdorf, P. Recknagel, W. Lösche, J. Rödel, R. A. Claus, M. Busch
Tularemia in Central Anatolia
A. Ulu-Kilic, G. Gulen, F. Sezen, S. Kilic, I. Sencan
Trends in outpatient antibiotic use in Israel during the years 2000–2010: setting targets for an intervention
M. Low, O. Nitzan, H. Bitterman, C. Cohen, A. Hammerman, N. Lieberman, R. Raz, R. D. Balicer
Extrapulmonary mycobacterial infections in a cohort of HIV-positive patients: ultrasound experience from Vicenza, Italy
Maria Teresa Giordani, Enrico Brunetti, Raffaella Binazzi, Paolo Benedetti, Clara Stecca, Sam Goblirsch, Tom Heller
Nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial consumption and resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates at 203 Japanese hospitals in 2010
Y. Muraki, M. Kitamura, Y. Maeda, T. Kitahara, T. Mori, H. Ikeue, M. Tsugita, K. Tadano, K. Takada, T. Akamatsu, T. Yamada, T. Yamada, T. Shiraishi, M. Okuda
Absence of liver steatosis in HIV–HCV co-infected patients receiving regimens containing tenofovir or abacavir
V. Borghi, L. Bisi, L. Manzini, A. Cossarizza, C. Mussini
Factors associated with rifampin resistance in staphylococcal periprosthetic joint infections (PJI): a matched case–control study
Y. Achermann, K. Eigenmann, B. Ledergerber, L. Derksen, P. Rafeiner, M. Clauss, R. Nüesch, C. Zellweger, M. Vogt, W. Zimmerli
Incidence of pneumococcal infections among children under 15 years in southern Catalonia throughout the heptavalent conjugate vaccine era, 2002–2009
A. Vila-Corcoles, O. Ochoa-Gondar, A. Guzman-Avalos, F. Gomez-Bertomeu, E. Figuerola-Massana, X. Raga-Luria, C. de Diego-Cabanes, A. Gutierrez-Perez, A. Vila-Rovira, M. Rodriguez-Fernandez
Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in 11 adult intensive care units from 10 cities of Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
H. Leblebicioglu, A. N. Yalcin, V. D. Rosenthal, I. Koksal, F. Sirmatel, S. Unal, H. Turgut, D. Ozdemir, G. Ersoz, C. Uzun, S. Ulusoy, S. Esen, F. Ulger, A. Dilek, H. Yilmaz, O. Turhan, N. Gunay, E. Gumus, O. Dursun, G. Yýlmaz, S. Kaya, H. Ulusoy, M. Cengiz, L. Yilmaz, G. Yildirim, A. Topeli, S. Sacar, H. Sungurtekin, D. Uğurcan, M. F. Geyik, A. Şahin, S. Erdogan, A. Kaya, N. Kuyucu, B. Arda, F. Bacakoglu
Clinical and pathological characteristics of mycobacterial tenosynovitis and arthritis
C.-H. Hsiao, A. Cheng, Y.-T. Huang, C.-H. Liao, P.-R. Hsueh
Adherence and factors associated with influenza vaccination among subjects with asthma in Spain
J. M. Santos-Sancho, A. López-de Andrés, I. Jimenez-Trujillo, V. Hernández-Barrera, P. Carrasco-Garrido, P. Astasio-Arbiza, R. Jimenez-Garcia
Risk factors for non-Escherichia coli community-acquired bacteriuria
M. A. Amna, B. Chazan, R. Raz, H. Edelstein, R. Colodner
Is there a benefit to a routine preoperative screening of infectivity for HIV, hepatitis B and C virus before elective orthopaedic operations?
P. Weber, J. Eberle, J. R. Bogner, F. Schrimpf, V. Jansson, S. Huber-Wagner
Aseptic meningoencephalitis mimicking transient ischaemic attacks
V. Papavasileiou, H. Milionis, M. Cordier, A. Eskandari, G. Ntaios, P. Michel
Clinical spectrum and outcome of critically ill patients suffering from prosthetic joint infections
Y. Maaloum, A. Meybeck, D. Olive, N. Boussekey, P.-Y. Delannoy, A. Chiche, H. Georges, E. Beltrand, E. Senneville, T. d’Escrivan, O. Leroy
Risk factors for bacteriuria with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and its impact on mortality: a case–control study
S. Shilo, M. V. Assous, T. Lachish, P. Kopuit, T. Bdolah-Abram, A. M. Yinnon, Y. Wiener-Well
Conversion rates of an interferon-γ release assay and the tuberculin skin test in the serial monitoring of healthcare workers
S. Y. Kim, M. S. Park, Y. S. Kim, S. K. Kim, J. Chang, Y. A. Kang
Empiric therapy directed against MRSA in patients admitted to the intensive care unit does not improve outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia
A. T. Griffin, P. Peyrani, T. L. Wiemken, J. A. Ramirez, F. W. Arnold
Abscesses and wound infections due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis: report of 16 cases
N. Papapetropoulos, M. Papapetropoulou, A. Vantarakis
Relationship between age and prevalence of hepatitis B infection in first-year university students in Hong Kong
S. S. H. Suen, T. T. Lao, O. K. Chan, T. K. Lau, T. Y. Leung, P. K. S. Chan
Paradoxical reactions during treatment of tuberculosis with extrapulmonary manifestations in HIV-negative patients
G. Geri, A. Passeron, B. Heym, J.-B. Arlet, J. Pouchot, L. Capron, B. Ranque
All-cause mortality in hospitalized HIV-infected patients at an acute tertiary care hospital with a comprehensive outpatient HIV care program in New York City in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
J. H. Kim, G. Psevdos Jr., E. Gonzalez, S. Singh, M. C. Kilayko, V. Sharp
Experience with daptomycin daily dosing in ICU patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy
B. Preiswerk, A. Rudiger, J. Fehr, N. Corti
Survey of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia in two South Australian hospitals and detection of hypermucoviscous phenotype and magA/rmpA genotypes in K . pneumoniae isolates
Lisa Chang, Ivan Bastian, Morgyn Warner
An unusual presentation of a common infection
J. Richter, L. Quintanilla-Martinez, K. Bienemann, T. Zeus, U. Germing, O. Sander, R. Kandolf, D. Häussinger, K. Klingel
Meningitis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva: case report and literature review
D. Tena, S. Solís, S. Lainez, M. Torralba, P. Chacón, S. Valdezate, J. A. Sáez-Nieto, J. Bisquert
Visceral leishmaniasis revealed by a squamous cell carcinoma in an HIV-1 infected patient
P. Donati, G. Paolino, C. Panetta, L. Muscardin, C. Cota, M. Giuliani
Severe anaphylaxis caused by orally administered vancomycin to a patient with Clostridium difficile infection
D. Bossé, C. Lemire, J. Ruel, A. M. Cantin, F. Ménard, L. Valiquette
Multidisciplinary intensive care in extensive necrotizing fasciitis
Guo-Wei Tu, J. O. Hwabejire, Min-Jie Ju, Yuan-Feng Yang, Guang-Jian Zhang, Jian-Wei Xu, Zhang-Gang Xue, C. Jiang, Z. Luo
Concurrent dengue virus and Japanese encephalitis virus infection
B. Joob, V. Wiwanitkit
Polymicrobial endocarditis involving Veillonella parvula in an intravenous drug user: case report and literature review of Veillonella endocarditis
M. A. Pérez-Jacoiste Asín, M. Fernández-Ruiz, I. Serrano-Navarro, S. Prieto-Rodriguez, J. M. Aguado
Cutaneous abscess leading to sepsis by Aeromonas hydrophila
A. S. S. L. Coutinho, O. O. de Morais, C. M. Gomes, J. de Oliveira Carneiro da Motta
Souvenir from South Africa
A. S. Antal, M. J. Flaig, C. Schneck, B. Thoma, T. Herzinger
Mass invading the trachea: a rare presentation of tuberculosis simulating lung cancer
B. Hochhegger, G. Zanetti, E. Marchiori
Erratum to: Multidisciplinary intensive care in extensive necrotizing fasciitis
Guo-Wei Tu, J. O. Hwabejire, Min-Jie Ju, Yuan-Feng Yang, Guang-Jian Zhang, Jian-Wei Xu, Zhang-Gang Xue, Chun Jiang, Zhe Luo