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Infectious Diseases and Therapy

Issue 6/2023

Content (18 Articles)

Open Access Commentary

Rapid Diagnostic Test Value and Implementation in Antimicrobial Stewardship Across Low-to-Middle and High-Income Countries: A Mixed-Methods Review

Luke S. P. Moore, Maria Virginia Villegas, Eric Wenzler, Timothy M. Rawson, Rita O. Oladele, Yohei Doi, Anucha Apisarnthanarak

Incidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Older Adults: Limitations of Current Data

Mark H. Rozenbaum, Elizabeth Begier, Samantha K. Kurosky, Jo Whelan, Danai Bem, Koen B. Pouwels, Maarten Postma, Louis Bont

Open Access Gonorrhoea Review

Burden of Disease of Gonorrhoea in Latin America: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Ariel Bardach, Tomás Alconada, Carolina Palermo, Carlos Rojas-Roque, María Macarena Sandoval, Jorge Gomez, Thatiana Pinto, Agustin Ciapponi

Open Access Shingles Review

Systematic Literature Review of Herpes Zoster Disease Burden in Southeast Asia

Peter San Martin, Kobkul Aunhachoke, Maria Christina Filomena Batac, Kris Lodrono-Lim, Chanida Kwanthitinan, Dicky Santoso, Thanabalan Fonseka, Minh Nguyen, Adriana Guzman-Holst

Open Access Septic Shock Original Research

Pharmacist-Driven Dosing Services and Pharmaceutical Care Increase Probability of Teicoplanin Target Concentration Attainment and Improve Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Non-Critically Ill Patients

Dayu Chen, Bo Wen, Xuanyu Wu, Xinxin Zheng, Huaijun Zhu, Xingkai Chen, Dan Han, Jinchun Liu, Yunxing Liu, Jiayue Guo, Shaoshi Zhu, Haozhen Ren, Weihong Ge, Haixia Zhang

Open Access Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Original Research

Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adults Substantially Increases When Adding Sputum, Saliva, and Serology Testing to Nasopharyngeal Swab RT–PCR

Julio Ramirez, Ruth Carrico, Ashley Wilde, Alan Junkins, Stephen Furmanek, Thomas Chandler, Paul Schulz, Robin Hubler, Paula Peyrani, Qing Liu, Sonali Trivedi, Sonal Uppal, Warren V. Kalina, Ann R. Falsey, Edward E. Walsh, Kari Yacisin, Luis Jodar, Bradford D. Gessner, Elizabeth Begier

Open Access Tuberculosis Original Research

Safety and Immunogenicity of the ID93 + GLA-SE Tuberculosis Vaccine in BCG-Vaccinated Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Trial

Yu Hwa Choi, Young Ae Kang, Kwang Joo Park, Jae Chol Choi, Kwan Goo Cho, Da Yeon Ko, Jun Ho Ahn, Boram Lee, Eunsol Ahn, Yun Ju Woo, Kwangsoo Jung, Nan Yul Kim, Valerie A. Reese, Sasha E. Larsen, Susan L. Baldwin, Steven G. Reed, Rhea N. Coler, Hyejon Lee, Sang-Nae Cho

Open Access COVID-19 Original Research

Dynamic NLR and PLR in Predicting COVID-19 Severity: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Erika Asperges, Giuseppe Albi, Valentina Zuccaro, Margherita Sambo, Teresa C. Pieri, Matteo Calia, Marta Colaneri, Laura Maiocchi, Federica Melazzini, Angioletta Lasagna, Andrea Peri, Francesco Mojoli, Paolo Sacchi, Raffaele Bruno

Open Access Aspergillosis Original Research

A Comparison of Diagnostic Criteria for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients

Rui-ting Liu, Yan Chen, Shan Li, Xi-xi Wan, Li Weng, Jin-min Peng, Bin Du

Open Access Care Original Research

Remdesivir for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the United States: Optimization of Health Care Resources

Lianne Barnieh, Rachel Beckerman, Sushanth Jeyakumar, Alice Hsiao, James Jarrett, Robert L. Gottlieb

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Original Research

Thalidomide for Recurrence of Symptoms following HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis

Tangkai Qi, Fang Chen, Siyue Ma, Renfang Zhang, Li Liu, Zhenyan Wang, Yang Tang, Wei Song, Jianjun Sun, Junyang Yang, Shuibao Xu, Bihe Zhao, Yinzhong Shen, Jun Chen

Open Access Vancomycin Original Research

An Economic Evaluation Estimating the Clinical and Economic Burden of Increased Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Infection Incidence in Japan

Motoyuki Sugai, Akira Yuasa, Ryan L. Miller, Vasileios Vasilopoulos, Hitomi Kurosu, Amer Taie, Jason P. Gordon, Tetsuya Matsumoto

Open Access Soft Tissue Infection Brief Report

A Needs Assessment for Infectious Diseases Consultation in Community Hospitals

Caitlyn M. Hollingshead, Ana E. Khazan, Justin H. Franco, Jacob A. Ciricillo, Michael N. Haddad, Julia T. Berry, Joel A. Kammeyer

Open Access Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Author Correction

Correction to: Preventing Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children in France: A Narrative Review of the Importance of a Reinforced Partnership Between Parents, Healthcare Professionals, and Public Health Authorities

Didier Pinquier, Pascal Crépey, Pierre Tissières, Astrid Vabret, Jean-Christophe Roze, François Dubos, Fabienne Cahn-Sellem, Etienne Javouhey, Robert Cohen, Catherine Weil-Olivier

Live Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Live: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

WHO estimates that half of all patients worldwide are non-adherent to their prescribed medication. The consequences of poor adherence can be catastrophic, on both the individual and population level.

Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
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 discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.