Issue 6/2017
Content (26 Articles)
Infectious keratitis and orthokeratology lens use: a systematic review
Ka Wai Kam, Wing Yung, Gabriel Ka Hin Li, Li Jia Chen, Alvin L. Young
Pharmacokinetics of antifungal drugs: practical implications for optimized treatment of patients
Romuald Bellmann, Piotr Smuszkiewicz
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of septic bursitis
Sarah B. Lieber, Mary Louise Fowler, Clara Zhu, Andrew Moore, Robert H. Shmerling, Ziv Paz
The dangers of extreme body mass index values in patients with Clostridium difficile
Brian H. Nathanson, Thomas L. Higgins, William T. McGee
Bacterial meningitis complicating the course of liver cirrhosis
Pasquale Pagliano, Giovanni Boccia, Francesco De Caro, Silvano Esposito
Community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy: predictors in a contemporary cohort study
Cristiane C. Lamas, Lara E. Coelho, Beatriz J. Grinsztejn, Valdilea G. Veloso
Acute gastroenteritis in primary care: a longitudinal study in the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network, Sentinella
Claudia Schmutz, Philipp Justus Bless, Daniel Mäusezahl, Marianne Jost, Mirjam Mäusezahl-Feuz
Pathogen or contaminant? Distinguishing true infection from synovial fluid culture contamination in patients with suspected septic arthritis
Mary Louise Fowler, Clara Zhu, Kevin Byrne, Sarah B. Lieber, Andrew Moore, Robert H. Shmerling, Ziv Paz
Outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Zambia: a cohort analysis
Nathan Kapata, Martin P. Grobusch, Gershom Chongwe, Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, William Ngosa, Mathias Tembo, Shebba Musonda, Patrick Katemangwe, Matthew Bates, Peter Mwaba, Alimuddin Zumla, Frank Cobelens
Characteristics of meningitis following transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery: a case series and a systematic literature review
Pasquale Pagliano, Chiara Caggiano, Tiziana Ascione, Domenico Solari, Giusy Di Flumeri, Luigi Maria Cavallo, Fabio Tortora, Paolo Cappabianca
Impact of a mixed educational and semi-restrictive antimicrobial stewardship project in a large teaching hospital in Northern Italy
Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Valerio Del Bono, Malgorzata Mikulska, Giulia Gustinetti, Anna Marchese, Federica Mina, Alessio Signori, Andrea Orsi, Fulvio Rudello, Cristiano Alicino, Beatrice Bonalumi, Alessandra Morando, Giancarlo Icardi, Sabrina Beltramini, Claudio Viscoli, Antonio Ferrazin, Ferdinando Dodi, Norberto Morandi, Federica Toscanini, Marco Camera, Antonio Di Biagio, Giovanni Mazzarello, Anna Ida Alessandrini, Andrea De Maria, Emanuele Delfino, Laura Ambra Nicolini, Carolina Saffioti, Federica Magnè, Nemo Gandolfo
Impact of perioperative liver dysfunction on in-hospital mortality and long-term survival in infective endocarditis patients
M. Diab, C. Sponholz, C. von Loeffelholz, P. Scheffel, M. Bauer, A. Kortgen, T. Lehmann, G. Färber, M. W. Pletz, T. Doenst
Diagnosing filamentous fungal infections in immunocompromised patients applying computed tomography-guided percutaneous lung biopsies: a 12-year experience
Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Maria Aigner, David Nachbaur, Stephan Eschertzhuber, Brigitte Bucher, Christian Geltner, Romuald Bellmann, Michaela Lackner, Dorothea Orth-Höller, Reinhard Würzner, Günter Weiss, Bernhard Glodny
Performance of automated multiplex PCR using sonication fluid for diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: a prospective cohort
Nora Renz, Susanne Feihl, Sabrina Cabric, Andrej Trampuz
The influence of antibiotic-loaded cement spacers on the risk of reinfection after septic two-stage hip revision surgery
Kevin Staats, Florian Sevelda, Alexandra Kaider, Christoph Böhler, Irene K. Sigmund, Stephan E. Puchner, Reinhard Windhager, Johannes Holinka
Application of the qSOFA score to predict mortality in patients with suspected infection in a resource-limited setting in Malawi
Michaëla A. M. Huson, Chawezi Katete, Lilian Chunda, Jonathan Ngoma, Claudia Wallrauch, Tom Heller, Tom van der Poll, Martin P. Grobusch
Noma in an HIV infected patient in Guinea-Bissau: a case report
Tina Madsen, Candida Medina, Sanne Jespersen, Christian Wejse, Bo Langhoff Hønge
Respiratory diphtheria due to Corynebacterium ulcerans transmitted by a companion dog, Italy 2014
Monica Monaco, Anna Rita Sacchi, Marzia Scotti, Fabiola Mancini, Carlo Riccio, Giulia Errico, Giovanna Ratti, Filippo Bondi, Alessandra Ciervo, Annalisa Pantosti
Thelazia callipaeda infection in a 5-month-old infant
Xinyue Zhao, Yao Shi, Zhengming Fang, Zhi Wang, Xiaobo Yang
Low antibodies titer and serological cross-reaction between Coxiella burnetii and Legionella pneumophila challenge the diagnosis of mediastinitis, an emerging Q fever clinical entity
Sophie Edouard, Matthieu Million, Jean-Paul Casalta, Frédéric Collart, Bernard Amphoux, Didier Raoult
A 38-year-old woman with necrotising cervical lymphadenitis due to Histoplasma capsulatum
Esther van de Vosse, Annelies van Wengen, Wendy F. van der Meide, Leo G. Visser, Jaap T. van Dissel
Peritonitis in a neonate due to Cyberlindnera fabianii, an ascomycetic yeast
H. Hof, V. Amann, C. Tauber, A. Paulun
Provider perceptions on procalcitonin testing: a survey to tailor facility implementation
Jennifer L. Cole
Primary cutaneous nocardiosis: a pitfall in the diagnosis of skin infection
Mercè Grau Pérez, Antonio Casabella Pernas, María del Pilar de la Rosa del Rey, Rosa Torrado González
Correction to: Impact of a mixed educational and semi-restrictive antimicrobial stewardship project in a large teaching hospital in Northern Italy
Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Valerio Del Bono, Malgorzata Mikulska, Giulia Gustinetti, Anna Marchese, Federica Mina, Alessio Signori, Andrea Orsi, Fulvio Rudello, Cristiano Alicino, Beatrice Bonalumi, Alessandra Morando, Giancarlo Icardi, Sabrina Beltramini, Claudio Viscoli, Antonio Ferrazin, Ferdinando Dodi, Norberto Morandi, Federica Toscanini, Marco Camera, Antonio Di Biagio, Giovanni Mazzarello, Anna Ida Alessandrini, Andrea De Maria, Emanuele Delfino, Laura Ambra Nicolini, Carolina Saffioti, Federica Magnè, Nemo Gandolfo
Erratum to: Respiratory diphtheria due to Corynebacterium ulcerans transmitted by a companion dog, Italy 2014
Monica Monaco, Anna Rita Sacchi, Marzia Scotti, Fabiola Mancini, Carlo Riccio, Giulia Errico, Giovanna Ratti, Filippo Bondi, Alessandra Ciervo, Annalisa Pantosti