Issue 1/2018
Content (22 Articles)
Impact of nasopharyngeal microbiota on the development of respiratory tract diseases
S. Esposito, N. Principi
The reliability of rifampicin resistance as a proxy for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review of studies from Iran
M. J. Nasiri, S. Zamani, A. Pormohammad, M. M. Feizabadi, H. R. Aslani, M. Amin, R. Halabian, A. A. Imani Fooladi
Similarities and differences between doxycycline and minocycline: clinical and antimicrobial stewardship considerations
B. A. Cunha, J. Baron, C. B. Cunha
MRSA prevalence rates detected in a tertiary care hospital in Austria and successful treatment of MRSA positive patients applying a decontamination regime with octenidine
G. Pichler, C. Pux, R. Babeluk, B. Hermann, E. Stoiser, A. De Campo, A. Grisold, I. Zollner-Schwetz, R. Krause, W. Schippinger
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination at birth and in vitro cytokine responses to non-specific stimulation. A randomized clinical trial
T. N. Nissen, N. M. Birk, B. A. Blok, R. J. W. Arts, A. Andersen, J. Kjærgaard, L. M. Thøstesen, T. Hoffmann, D. L. Jeppesen, S. D. Nielsen, P.-E. Kofoed, L. G. Stensballe, P. Aaby, M. Ruhwald, M. G. Netea, C. S. Benn, O. Pryds
Infection control interventions affected by resource shortages: impact on the incidence of bacteremias caused by carbapenem-resistant pathogens
E. Kousouli, O. Zarkotou, L. Politi, K. Polimeri, G. Vrioni, K. Themeli-Digalaki, A. Tsakris, S. Pournaras
Clinical predictors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nosocomial and healthcare-associated pneumonia: a multicenter, matched case–control study
J. Torre-Cisneros, C. Natera, F. Mesa, M. Trikic, J. Rodríguez-Baño
Development of a rapid MALDI-TOF MS based epidemiological screening method using MRSA as a model organism
Åsa Lindgren, Nahid Karami, Roger Karlsson, Christina Åhrén, Martin Welker, Edward R. B. Moore, Liselott Svensson Stadler
Prevalence and risk factors for intestinal carriage of CTX-M-type ESBLs in Enterobacteriaceae from a Thai community
P. R. Niumsup, U. Tansawai, A. Na-udom, D. Jantapalaboon, K. Assawatheptawee, A. Kiddee, T. Romgaew, S. Lamlertthon, T. R. Walsh
Determination of avidity of IgG against protein antigens from Streptococcus pneumoniae: assay development and preliminary application in clinical settings
D. C. Andrade, I. C. Borges, N. Ekström, T. Jartti, T. Puhakka, A. Barral, H. Kayhty, O. Ruuskanen, C. M. Nascimento-Carvalho
Clinical significance of Aspergillus species isolated from respiratory specimens in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease
K. Furuuchi, A. Ito, T. Hashimoto, S. Kumagai, T. Ishida
Genetic diversity and macrolide resistance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates from two consecutive epidemics in Slovenia
R. Kogoj, M. Praprotnik, T. Mrvič, M. Korva, D. Keše
Prospective evaluation of a high multiplexing real-time polymerase chain reaction array for the rapid identification and characterization of bacteria causative of nosocomial pneumonia from clinical specimens: a proof-of-concept study
S. Roisin, T-D. Huang, R. de Mendonça, C. Nonhoff, P. Bogaerts, M. Hites, B. Delaere, S. Hamels, F. de Longueville, Y. Glupczynski, O. Denis
Automated direct screening for resistance of Gram-negative blood cultures using the BD Kiestra WorkCell
C. S. Heather, M. Maley
Intestinal colonization with resistant bacteria: a prognostic marker of mortality in decompensated cirrhosis
S. Pouriki, G. Vrioni, H. Sambatakou, A. Alexopoulou, L. Vasilieva, I. Mani, A. Tsakris, S. P. Dourakis
Acute hantavirus infection presenting as haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS): the importance of early clinical diagnosis
J. Clement, A. P. K. Lee, G. A. Verpooten, L. Laenen, V. Vergote, H. De Samblanx, Z. N. Berneman, M. Van Ranst, P. Maes
Repurposing Zidovudine in combination with Tigecycline for treating carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections
S. M. S. Ng, J. S. P. Sioson, J. M. Yap, F. M. Ng, H. S. V. Ching, J. W. P. Teo, R. Jureen, J. Hill, C. S. B. Chia
Comparison of MALDI-ToF MS with the Rapidec Carba NP test for the detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
M. Choquet, R. Guiheneuf, S. Castelain, V. Cattoir, M. Auzou, E. Pluquet, V. Decroix
Diagnostic accuracy of fungal identification in histopathology and cytopathology specimens
V. L. Kung, R. D. Chernock, C.-A. D. Burnham
A 72-h intervention for improvement of the rate of optimal antibiotic therapy in patients with bloodstream infections
R. Murri, F. Taccari, T. Spanu, T. D’Inzeo, I. Mastrorosa, F. Giovannenze, G. Scoppettuolo, G. Ventura, C. Palazzolo, M. Camici, S. Lardo, B. Fiori, M. Sanguinetti, R. Cauda, M. Fantoni
Extensive colonization with carbapenemase-producing microorganisms in Romanian burn patients: infectious consequences from the Colectiv fire disaster
L. E. Pirii, A. W. Friedrich, J. W.A. Rossen, W. Vogels, G. I. J. M. Beerthuizen, M. K. Nieuwenhuis, A. M. D. Kooistra-Smid, E. Bathoorn
Carbapenem-heteroresistance among isolates of the Enterobacter cloacae complex: is it a real concern?
A. E. B. da Silva, A. F. Martins, C. S. Nodari, C. M. Magagnin, A. L. Barth