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Infection

Issue 2/2016

Content (18 Articles)

Review

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a review of current knowledge of oral systemic HIV PrEP in humans

Christoph D. Spinner, Christoph Boesecke, Alexander Zink, Heiko Jessen, Hans-Jürgen Stellbrink, Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh, Stefan Esser

Original Paper

Clinical and microbiological features of infective endocarditis caused by aerococci

Torgny Sunnerhagen, Bo Nilson, Lars Olaison, Magnus Rasmussen

Original Paper

Biomarker candidates for the detection of an infectious etiology of febrile neutropenia

Martin E. Richter, Sophie Neugebauer, Falco Engelmann, Stefan Hagel, Katrin Ludewig, Paul La Rosée, Herbert G. Sayer, Andreas Hochhaus, Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal, Tom Bretschneider, Christine Pausch, Christoph Engel, Frank M. Brunkhorst, Michael Kiehntopf

Original Paper

Burden and spectrum of infectious disease in Germany 2009–2014: a multicentre study from Berlin’s Municipal Hospitals

Juri Katchanov, Kai Wöstmann, Daniela Tominski, Laura Jefferys, Anna Liedtke, Arnim Schneider, Hortense Slevogt, Keikawus Arastéh, Hartmut Stocker

Original Paper

Heel quantitative ultrasound in HIV-infected patients: a cross-sectional study

Marilia Rita Pinzone, Daniela Castronuovo, Adriana Di Gregorio, Benedetto Maurizio Celesia, Maria Gussio, Marco Borderi, Paolo Maggi, Carmen Rita Santoro, Giordano Madeddu, Bruno Cacopardo, Giuseppe Nunnari

Original Paper

Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and outcome of candidemia in a tertiary referral center in Italy from 2010 to 2014

Francesco Barchiesi, Elena Orsetti, Rosaria Gesuita, Edlira Skrami, Esther Manso

Original Paper

Predicting mortality in burn patients with bacteraemia

Alexandra Ceniceros, Sonia Pértega, Rita Galeiras, Mónica Mourelo, Eugenia López, Javier Broullón, Dolores Sousa, David Freire

Original Paper

Evaluation of serum (1 → 3)-β-d-glucan clinical performance: kinetic assessment, comparison with galactomannan and evaluation of confounding factors

P. Pini, C. Bettua, C. F. Orsi, C. Venturelli, F. Forghieri, S. Bigliardi, L. Faglioni, F. Luppi, L. Serio, M. Codeluppi, M. Luppi, C. Mussini, M. Girardis, Elisabetta Blasi

Original Paper

HCV–HIV coinfected pregnant women: data from a multicentre study in Italy

S. Baroncelli, M. F. Pirillo, R. Amici, E. Tamburrini, O. Genovese, M. Ravizza, A. Maccabruni, G. Masuelli, G. Guaraldi, G. Liuzzi, C. Pinnetti, V. Giacomet, A. Degli Antoni, A. Vimercati, S. Dalzero, V. Sacchi, Marco Floridia

Brief Report

Miliary tuberculosis: sonographic pattern in chest ultrasound

L. Hunter, S. Bélard, S. Janssen, D. J. van Hoving, T. Heller

Case Report

Acne inversa complicated by Actinomyces neuii

Jakob Nedomansky, Doris Weiss, Birgit Willinger, Stefanie Nickl, Christoph Steininger

Case Report

Mycobacterium abscessus ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and review of the literature

Jose A. Montero, Sally F. Alrabaa, Todd S. Wills

Case Report

Recurrent seizures during acute acquired toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent traveller returning from Africa

Anna Beltrame, Sergio Venturini, Giovanni Crichiutti, Valeria Meroni, Dora Buonfrate, Matteo Bassetti

Case Report

Francisella tularensis aortitis

M. Briere, A. Kaladji, F. Douane, J. P. Breux, P. Touroult-Jupin, S. Boisset, S. Edouard, C. Biron, D. Boutoille

Images in Infection

Necrotizing herpes-simplex virus tonsillitis mimicking peritonsillar abscess

Cédric Hirzel, Susanne Nueesch, Thomas Wendland, Rupert Langer

Communications of the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI)

An urgent call for infectious diseases specialists

G. Fätkenheuer, W. V. Kern, B. Salzberger

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 discuss last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.