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Infectious Diseases and Therapy

Issue 2/2014

Content (23 Articles)

Open Access Commentary

Chikungunya in the Caribbean: An Epidemic in the Making

Lizette Mowatt, Sandra T. Jackson

Open Access Review

Safety and Effectiveness of Palivizumab in Children at High Risk of Serious Disease Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: A Systematic Review

Colleen Wegzyn, Lim Kai Toh, Gerard Notario, Sophie Biguenet, Kristina Unnebrink, Caroline Park, Doris Makari, Michael Norton

Open Access Original Research

Early Viral Kinetics with Telbivudine, Tenofovir or Combination of Both in Immunotolerant Patients with Hepatitis B e Antigen-Positive Chronic Hepatitis B

Nancy W. Y. Leung, Eva Herrmann, George K. K. Lau, Henry L. Y. Chan, Tokutei M. K. So, Stefan Zeuzem, Yu Dong, Aldo Trylesinski, Nikolai V. Naoumov

Open Access Original Research

Randomized, Double-Blind Study of the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Palivizumab Liquid Formulation Compared with Lyophilized Formulation

Gabriel J. Robbie, Doris Makari, Brian Harris, Genevieve A. Losonsky, Hasan S. Jafri

Open Access Original Research

Tolerability of High Doses of Daptomycin in the Treatment of Prosthetic Vascular Graft Infection: A Retrospective Study

Laurence Legout, Piervito D’Elia, Beatrice Sarraz-Bournet, Nicolas Ettahar, Stephan Haulon, Olivier Leroy, Eric Senneville

Open Access Original Research

A Retrospective Review of the Clinical Experience of Linezolid with or Without Rifampicin in Prosthetic Joint Infections Treated with Debridement and Implant Retention

Laura Morata, Eric Senneville, Louis Bernard, Sophie Nguyen, Rodolphe Buzelé, Jérome Druon, Eduard Tornero, Josep Mensa, Alex Soriano

Open Access Original Research

Current Microbiology of Surgical Site Infections in Patients with Cancer: A Retrospective Review

Kenneth V. I. Rolston, Lior Nesher, Jeffrey T. Tarrand

Open Access Original Research

Antibacterial Treatment of Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: a Cost and Budget Impact Analysis in Greek Hospitals

Kostas Athanasakis, Ioannis Petrakis, Mark Ollandezos, Christos Tsoulas, Dipen A. Patel, Eleftheria Karampli, John Kyriopoulos

Open Access Original Research

Cost and Impact on Patient Length of Stay of Rapid Molecular Testing for Clostridium difficile

Bernadette Sewell, Eugene Rees, Ian Thomas, Chin Lye Ch’ng, Mike Isaac, Nidhika Berry

Open Access Original Research

Point-of-Care Testing for Clostridium Difficile Infection: A Real-World Feasibility Study of a Rapid Molecular Test in Two Hospital Settings

Simon D. Goldenberg, Karen N. Bisnauthsing, Amita Patel, Anne Postulka, Duncan Wyncoll, Rebekah Schiff, Gary L. French

Open Access Original Research

Necrotizing Fasciitis Associated with Pregnancy: a Population-Based Cohort Study

Lavi Oud, Phillip Watkins

Open Access Case Report

Tigecycline for the Treatment of Severe and Severe Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection

Nicholas S. Britt, Molly E. Steed, Emily M. Potter, Lisa A. Clough

Open Access Case Report

A Bad Case of Good’s Syndrome

Raffi Tachdjian, Janet J. Keller, Michael Pfeffer

Open Access Brief Report

Developing a Method for Reporting Patient Harm Due to Antimicrobial Shortages

Milena M. McLaughlin, Erik Skoglund, Zachary Pentoney, Marc H. Scheetz

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.