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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Issue 9/2020

Content (24 Articles)

The genetic sequence, origin, and diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2

Huihui Wang, Xuemei Li, Tao Li, Shubing Zhang, Lianzi Wang, Xian Wu, Jiaqing Liu

Anti-Influenza Drug Original Article

Early combination treatment with baloxavir and peramivir for hospitalized adults with influenza A in Yokohama, Japan

Yukihiro Yoshimura, Hiroaki Sasaki, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Nobuyuki Miyata, Chiharu Kawakami, Shuzo Usuku, Natsuo Tachikawa

Original Article

Comparison of Legionella K-set® and BinaxNOW® Legionella for diagnosing Legionnaires’ disease on concentrated urine samples

Aubin Souche, Ghislaine Descours, Anne-Gaëlle Ranc, Gérard Lina, Sophie Jarraud, Laetitia Beraud

Tuberculosis Original Article

Performances and usefulness of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in low-incidence settings: not that bad?

Truong-Thanh Pham, Jacques Schrenzel, Jean-Paul Janssens, Stéphane Emonet

Open Access Carbapenem Antibiotic Original Article

Molecular epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Finland, 2012–2018

Kati Räisänen, Outi Lyytikäinen, Jari Kauranen, Eveliina Tarkka, Benita Forsblom-Helander, Juha O. Grönroos, Risto Vuento, Dinah Arifulla, Emmi Sarvikivi, Saija Toura, Jari Jalava

Lice Original Article

Epidemiological serosurvey of vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens among homeless people living in shelters in Marseille: cross-sectional one-day surveys (2005–2015)

Tran Duc Anh Ly, Meriem Louni, Van Thuan Hoang, Thi Loi Dao, Sekene Badiaga, Phillipe Brouqui, Hervé Tissot-Dupont, Didier Raoult, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Philippe Gautret

Original Article

Identification of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates using the string test in combination with Galleria mellonella infectivity

Gang Li, Jimin Shi, Yan Zhao, Yingzhou Xie, Yu Tang, Xiaofei Jiang, Yuan Lu

Influenza Original Article

Improved performances of the second generation of the ID NOW influenza A&B 2® and comparison with the GeneXpert®

Eric Farfour, Antoine Roux, Marie Ballester, Léa Gagneur, Claudine Renaux, Emilie Jolly, Marc Vasse

Chloroquin Original Article

Drugs with new lease of life as quorum sensing inhibitors: for combating MDR Acinetobacter baumannii infections

Noura M. Seleem, Hemat K. Abd El Latif, Moataz A. Shaldam, Amira El-Ganiny

Open Access Meningococcus Original Article

Pharyngeal carriage rates of Neisseria meningitidis in health care professionals at a tertiary university pediatric hospital

Lisa-Maria Steurer, Mathias Hetzmannseder, Birgit Willinger, Peter Starzengruber, Claudia Mikula, Andrea Kormann-Klement, Michael Weber, Angelika Berger, Agnes Grill

Is brucellosis a great mimic of tuberculosis? A case report

Dimitrios Sfairopoulos, Stavroula Tsiara, Fotios Barkas, Persefoni N. Margariti, Aris P. Agouridis, Constantinos Tsioutis, Evangelia E. Ntzani, Evangelos C. Rizos

Open Access Antibiotic Original Article

Emergence of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the tertiary children’s hospital in Cracow, Poland

Maja Kosecka-Strojek, Ewa Sadowy, Iwona Gawryszewska, Joanna Klepacka, Tomasz Tomasik, Michal Michalik, Waleria Hryniewicz, Jacek Miedzobrodzki

Original Article

Infection and colonization by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum: a 9-year observational study in a university central hospital

Sofia R. Valdoleiros, Catarina Sousa Neves, João Abranches Carvalho, Celina Gonçalves, Paulo Pereira, Olga Vasconcelos, Ana Paula Castro, Maria Helena Ramos

Fifteen years of a nationwide culture collection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance in Portugal

Miguel Pinto, João Carlos Rodrigues, Rui Matias, Ivone Água-Doce, Dora Cordeiro, Cristina Correia, João Paulo Gomes, Maria José Borrego, Filipa Alegria, Ana Jacinta Piedade, Maria Beatriz Tomaz, Cristina Toscano, Mariana Pessanha, Eliana Costa, Agostinho Lira, Catarina Chaves, Ana Cristina Silva, Margarida Feijó Pinto, Manuela Ribeiro, Angélica Costa Ramos, Hugo Cruz, Maria Helena Ramos, José Melo Cristino, Maria Inês Stilwell, Carlos Marques, Mariana Garcez, Maritza Pereira, Vera Santos, Marco Amaral, Maria José Rego de Sousa, Maria Favila Menezes, Elsa Calado, Luís Dias, Florbela Pereira, Idalina Rocha, Paula Mota Vieira, Maria Alberta Faustino, Maria Carmen Iglesias, Rita Pinto, Lúcia Serpa, Adriana Coutinho, Filomena Caldeira, José Diogo, Luísa Sancho, Sandra Schafer, José Carlos Camisão, Graça Trigueiro, Alexandra Costa, Alda Campos, Alexandra Pereira, Ana Catarina Guerreiro, Gizela Santos, Mónica Cardoso, Filomena Lencastre, Luísa Frazão, Sofia Soares, Inês Figueiredo, Vitória Rodrigues, Eugénio Corrêa, Rui Campainha, Maria Rosário Barros, Sofia Botelho Moniz

Antibiotic Brief Report

Pentamidine sensitizes FDA-approved non-antibiotics for the inhibition of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens

Chenxuan Wu, Ling Xia, Wei Huang, Yangfan Xu, Yuanxin Gu, Chang Liu, Luting Ji, Wenyao Li, Yandong Wu, Kai Zhou, Xinxin Feng

Ciprofloxacin Brief Report

First case of infective endocarditis caused by Methylobacterium radiotolerans

Ruifei Chen, Xinkun Qi, Bing Ma, Poshi Xu, Youhua Yuan

Brief Report

Hepatosplenic bartonellosis in immunocompetent adults: a case series and literature review

Florian Berteau, Rafael Mahieu, Paul Le Turnier, Jean-Baptiste Nousbaum, Luc Quaesaet, Didier Tandé, Bénédicte Rouvière, Matthieu Revest, David Boutoille, Séverine Ansart, Pierre Tattevin

Escherichia Coli Letter to the Editor

Activity of temocillin and comparators against urinary Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Iran

Mohammad Rahbar, Sébastien Van de Velde, Parisa Eslami, Masoud Mardani

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.