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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Issue 11/2018

Content (25 Articles)

Review

Zika virus: epidemiology, clinical aspects, diagnosis, and control of infection

Ahmad Karkhah, Hamid Reza Nouri, Mostafa Javanian, Veerendra Koppolu, Jila Masrour-Roudsari, Sohrab Kazemi, Soheil Ebrahimpour

Review

Current taxonomy of Rhodococcus species and their role in infections

Mohadeseh Majidzadeh, Mehdi Fatahi-Bafghi

Original Article

Evaluation of ceftriaxone prescriptions in the emergency department of a university hospital: an urgent need for improvement and alternative therapy

Stéphane Gennai, Stéphanie Ortiz, Bastien Boussat, Patrice François, Patricia Pavese

Original Article

A survey on practices for active surveillance of carriage of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospitals in the Autonomous Community of Valencia, Spain

Nuria Tormo, Eliseo Albert, Emilio Borrajo, Monserrat Bosque, Juan José Camarena, Victoria Domínguez, Encarnación Fuentes, Isabel Gascón, Bárbara Gomila, Nieves Gonzalo, Marta Jiménez, Olalla Martínez, José Miguel Nogueira, Nieves Orta, Josep Prat, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Concepción Gimeno, David Navarro

Original Article

Prognosis of Clostridium difficile infection in adult oncohaematological patients: experience from a large prospective observational study

Thais Larrainzar-Coghen, Dolors Rodríguez-Pardo, Pere Barba, Juan Aguilar-Company, Virginia Rodríguez, Gloria Roig, Carmen Ferrer, Isabel Ruiz-Camps, Benito Almirante

Original Article

A prognostic score for the resolution of bacteremia by Gram-negative bacteria resistant to carbapenems

Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Antigone Kotsaki, Christina Routsi, Elena Graziano, Elda Righi, Matteo Bassetti

Original Article

A 5-year study of the performance of the Verigene Gram-positive blood culture panel in a pediatric hospital

Chairut Vareechon, Javier Mestas, Claudia M. Polanco, Jennifer Dien Bard

Open Access Original Article

Fidaxomicin for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in at-risk patients with inflammatory bowel disease, fulminant CDI, renal impairment or hepatic impairment: a retrospective study of routine clinical use (ANEMONE)

Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild, Surabhi Taori, Simon D. Goldenberg, Florian Thalhammer, Emilio Bouza, Joop van Oene, Graham Wetherill, Areti Georgopali

Original Article

Multicenter performance evaluation of the Unyvero IAI cartridge for detection of intra-abdominal infections

H. Ciesielczuk, M. Wilks, S. Castelain, M. Choquet, M. Morotti, E. Pluquet, V. Sambri, M. Tassinari, S. Zannoli, L. Cavalié, H. Dupont, H. Guet-Revillet

Original Article

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis mRNA using digital PCR as a more accurate marker of viable organism

Samuel Phillips, Lenka A. Vodstrcil, Wilhelmina M. Huston, Amba Lawerence, Peter Timms, Marcus Y. Chen, Karen Worthington, Ruthy McIver, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Suzanne M. Garland, Sepehr N. Tabrizi, Jane S. Hocking

Original Article

Outcomes of Clostridium difficile-suspected diarrhea in a French university hospital

Nagham Khanafer, Philippe Vanhems, Frédéric Barbut, Catherine Eckert, Michel Perraud, François Vandenesch, Christine Luxemburger, Clarisse Demont, Monique Hulin, Luc Oltra, Olivier Dauwalder, Mustapha Adham, Laurent Argaud, Lionel Badet, Xavier Barth, Malik Bertrand, Carole Burillon, Roland Chapurlat, Michel Chuzeville, François Disant, Arnaud Hot, Laurent Juillard, Patrick Lermusiaux, Catherine Bohas Lombard, Geraldine Martin-Gaujard, Olivier Monneuse, Emmanuel Morelon, Thierry Ponchon, Emmanuel Poulet, Thomas Rimmelé, Karim Tazarourte

Original Article

Presence of anaerobic bacteria in the urinary tract of catheterized ICU patients

Keren Lee Rozenfeld, Orna Nitzan, Avi Peretz

Open Access Original Article

Sensitive and specific assay for the simultaneous detection of Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance-associated mutations

Joyce F. Braam, Sebastian van Marm, Tim T. Severs, Yevgeniy Belousov, Walt Mahoney, Johannes G. Kusters

Original Article

Evaluation of the Bruker® MBT Sepsityper IVD module for the identification of polymicrobial blood cultures with MALDI-TOF MS

Anaïs Scohy, Audrey Noël, Anca Boeras, Laetitia Brassinne, Terry Laurent, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos, Alexia Verroken

Original Article

Prevalence and risk factors of post chikungunya rheumatic musculoskeletal disorders: a prospective follow-up study in French Guiana

Timothée Bonifay, Jean-François Lienne, Cécile Bagoée, Florin Santa, Guillaume Vesin, Gaëlle Walter, Mathieu Nacher, Nathalie Vaserman, Félix Djossou, Loïc Epelboin

Original Article

Dissemination of blaOXA-370 is mediated by IncX plasmids and the Tn6435 transposon

Cibele M. Magagnin, Juliana C. Campos, Darlan A. da Rocha, Suely C. F. Sampaio, Franciéli P. Rozáles, Afonso L. Barth, Alexandre P. Zavascki, Jorge L. M. Sampaio

Original Article

An evaluation of risk factors to predict target concentration non-attainment in critically ill patients prior to empiric β-lactam therapy

Sahand Imani, Hergen Buscher, Richard Day, Sheridan Gentili, Graham R. D. Jones, Debbie Marriott, Ross Norris, Indy Sandaradura

Original Article

Geographic distribution of anti-Leptospira antibodies in humans in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

Stephane Kouadio Koffi, Syndou Meite, Abdoulaye Ouattara, Stephane Kan Kouassi, Sylla Aboubacar, Veronique Agbaya Akran, Pascale Bourhy, Mireille Dosso

Original Article

Ceftolozane/tazobactam for the treatment of multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: experience from the Balearic Islands

Manuel Díaz-Cañestro, Leonor Periañez, Xavier Mulet, M. Luisa Martin-Pena, Pablo A. Fraile-Ribot, Ignacio Ayestarán, Asunción Colomar, Belén Nuñez, Maria Maciá, Andrés Novo, Vicente Torres, Javier Asensio, Carla López-Causapé, Olga Delgado, José Luis Pérez, Javier Murillas, Melchor Riera, Antonio Oliver

Original Article

Molecular characterization of fluoroquinolones, macrolides, and imipenem resistance in Haemophilus influenzae: analysis of the mutations in QRDRs and assessment of the extent of the AcrAB-TolC-mediated resistance

Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Nadia Gaïa, Damien Baud, Stefano Leo, Adrien Fischer, Etienne Ruppe, Patrice François, Jacques Schrenzel

Original Article

New clinical and seasonal evidence of infections by Human Parainfluenzavirus

Marta E. Álvarez-Argüelles, Susana Rojo-Alba, Zulema Pérez Martínez, Álvaro Leal Negredo, José Antonio Boga Riveiro, María Agustina Alonso Álvarez, Julián Rodríguez Súarez, María de Oña Navarro, Santiago Melón García

Open Access Brief Communication

Pragmatic criteria to define chronic pseudomonas aeruginosa infection among adults with cystic fibrosis

Zhe Hui Hoo, Elizabeth Coates, Chin Maguire, Hannah Cantrill, Nadia Shafi, Edward F. Nash, Angela McGowan, Stephen J. Bourke, William G. Flight, Thomas V. Daniels, Julia A. Nightingale, Mark I. Allenby, Rachael Curley, Martin J. Wildman

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Implementing a hospital-wide protocol for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

K. Bolhuis, L. J. Bakker, J. T. Keijer, P. J. de Vries

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

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