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Infection

Issue 4/2014

Content (31 Articles)

Review

Acute hepatitis C: clinical and laboratory diagnosis, course of the disease, treatment

E. Sagnelli, T. Santantonio, N. Coppola, M. Fasano, M. Pisaturo, C. Sagnelli

Review

Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in the HIV population in Europe in the HAART era. Case report and literature review

R. Martin-Iguacel, J. Kurtzhals, G. Jouvion, S. D. Nielsen, J. M. Llibre

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Value of multiplex PCR using cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of ventriculostomy-related meningitis in neurosurgery patients

P.-M. Rath, B. Schoch, M. Adamzik, E. Steinmann, J. Buer, J. Steinmann

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Safety, tolerability, and feasibility of antifungal prophylaxis with micafungin at 2 mg/kg daily in pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

K. Yoshikawa, Y. Nakazawa, Y. Katsuyama, K. Hirabayashi, S. Saito, T. Shigemura, M. Tanaka, R. Yanagisawa, K. Sakashita, K. Koike

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis: a biomarker analysis

J. Fortún, P. Martín-Dávila, E. Gómez-Mampaso, A. Vallejo, C. Cuartero, A. González-García, J. Rubí, E. Pallarés, S. Moreno

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Association between genetic variants in the IRGM gene and tuberculosis in a Korean population

J. H. Song, S. Y. Kim, K. S. Chung, C. M. Moon, S. W. Kim, E. Y. Kim, J. Y. Jung, M. S. Park, Y. S. Kim, S. K. Kim, J. Chang, D. J. Shin, Y. A. Kang

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Diagnostic accuracy of urinary dipstick to exclude catheter-associated urinary tract infection in ICU patients: a reappraisal

T. Coman, G. Troché, O. Semoun, B. Pangon, F. Mignon, G. Jacq, S. Merceron, N. Abbosh, V. Laurent, P. Guezennec, M. Henry-Lagarrigue, L. Revault-d’Allonnes, H. Ben-Mokhtar, J. Audibert, F. Bruneel, M. Resche-Rigon, J.-P. Bedos, S. Legriel

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Predictive factors of bacteremia in patients with febrile urinary tract infection: an experience at a tertiary care center

H. Lee, Y.-S. Lee, R. Jeong, Y.-J. Kim, S. Ahn

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

HBV whole-genome mutation profile in HIV-1/HBV coinfected patients in a long-term follow-up study

S. Taffon, D. Genovese, M. Blasi, P. Pierotti, A. Degli Esposti, S. Catone, P. Chionne, B. Pulimanti, A. Candido, S. Dettori, M. E. Tosti, C. Argentini, F. Mazzotta, M. Rapicetta

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

First evidence of simultaneous occurrence of West Nile virus and Usutu virus neuroinvasive disease in humans in Croatia during the 2013 outbreak

T. Vilibic-Cavlek, B. Kaic, L. Barbic, I. Pem-Novosel, V. Slavic-Vrzic, V. Lesnikar, S. Kurecic-Filipovic, A. Babic-Erceg, E. Listes, V. Stevanovic, I. Gjenero-Margan, G. Savini

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Comparison of the incidence between tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease after gastrectomy

C. H. Kim, K. H. Im, S. S. Yoo, S. Y. Lee, S. I. Cha, H. Y. Jung, J. Y. Park, W. Yu, J. Lee

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Linezolid in the treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

L. Zhang, Y. Pang, X. Yu, Y. Wang, M. Gao, H. Huang, Y. Zhao

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Adherence to an antibiotic stewardship bundle targeting Staphylococcus aureus blood stream infections at a 200-bed community hospital

Johannes P. Borde, Nadide Batin, Siegbert Rieg, Rüdiger Feik, Christian Reimling, Winfried V. Kern, Katja de With, Johannes Hübner, Michaela Ruhnke, Klaus Kaier

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of adult cancer patients with extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

G. Samonis, K. Z. Vardakas, D. P. Kofteridis, D. Dimopoulou, A. M. Andrianaki, I. Chatzinikolaou, E. Katsanevaki, S. Maraki, M. E. Falagas

Open Access Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Risk of herpes zoster among diabetics: a matched cohort study in a US insurance claim database before introduction of vaccination, 1997–2006

A. P. Guignard, M. Greenberg, C. Lu, D. Rosillon, V. Vannappagari

Brief Report

Echocardiographic screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in HIV-positive patients

H. ten Freyhaus, D. Vogel, C. Lehmann, T. Kümmerle, C. Wyen, G. Fätkenheuer, S. Rosenkranz

Brief Report

Predictive factors for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae causing infection among intensive care unit patients with prior colonization

D. Vodovar, G. Marcadé, H. Rousseau, L. Raskine, E. Vicaut, N. Deye, F. J. Baud, B. Mégarbane

Brief Report

Detection of opsonic antibodies against Enterococcus faecalis cell wall carbohydrates in immune globulin preparations

M. Hufnagel, K. Sixel, F. Hammer, A. Kropec, I. G. Sava, C. Theilacker, R. Berner, J. Huebner

Open Access Brief Report

A survey of ATRIPLA use in clinical practice as first-line therapy in HIV-positive persons in Europe

A. Mocroft, P. Reiss, A. Rakhmanova, D. Banhegyi, A. N. Phillips, S. De Wit, M. Ristola, J. D. Lundgren, J. Grarup, O. Kirk

Brief Report

Measles in adults during an outbreak in Spain: hospitalization associated with gastrointestinal and liver involvement

Esperanza Merino, José M. Ramos, Sergio Reus, Vicente Boix, Alina Zurita, Elizabeth Alzate, Carmen Giner, Joaquín Portilla

Case Report

A rare case of Cryptococcus luteolus-related tenosynovitis

L. Hunter-Ellul, E. D. Schepp, A. Lea, M. G. Wilkerson

Case Report

Pharmacokinetics of etravirine in HIV-infected patients concomitantly treated with rifampin for tuberculosis

R. Gagliardini, M. Fabbiani, S. Fortuna, E. Visconti, P. Navarra, R. Cauda, M. Colafigli, A. De Luca, E. M. Trecarichi, S. Di Giambenedetto

Case Report

Histopathological evidence of invasive gastric mucormycosis after transarterial chemoembolization and liver transplantation

P. Kaiser, E. M. Maggio, T. Pfammatter, B. Misselwitz, S. Flury, P. M. Schneider, P. Dutkowski, S. Breitenstein, B. Müllhaupt, P. A. Clavien, N. J. Mueller

Case Report

An atypical case of tularemia presented with pseudoptosis

T. Celik, M. Kosker, K. Kirboga

Correspondence

Case of Shigella flexneri infection with treatment failure due to azithromycin resistance in an HIV-positive patient

R.-J. Hassing, D. C. Melles, W. H. F. Goessens, B. J. A. Rijnders

Images in Infection

Erythema multiforme associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae

J. A. Vargas-Hitos, M. V. Manzano-Gamero, J. Jiménez-Alonso

Images in Infection

A case of erythema multiforme followed by herpes zoster

I. H. Park, J. N. Kang, J. E. Seol, H. S. Sung, H. Kim

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.