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Infection

Issue 2/2019

Content (25 Articles)

Review

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy and antibiotic stewardship: opponents or teammates?

Ester Steffens, Charlotte Quintens, Inge Derdelinckx, Willy E. Peetermans, Johan Van Eldere, Isabel Spriet, Annette Schuermans

Original Paper

High antibiotic prescription rates in hospitalized children with human metapneumovirus infection in comparison to RSV infection emphasize the value of point-of-care diagnostics

D. Schreiner, B. Groendahl, W. Puppe, H. Naraghi Taghi Off, K. Poplawska, M. Knuf, C. U. Meyer, A. T. Reischl, Stephan Gehring

Original Paper

Increasing incidence of candidaemia and shifting epidemiology in favor of Candida non-albicans in a 9-year period (2009–2017) in a university Greek hospital

Matthaios Papadimitriou-Olivgeris, Anastasia Spiliopoulou, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Christina Bartzavali, Anastasia Lambropoulou, Panagiota Xaplanteri, Evangelos D. Anastassiou, Markos Marangos, Iris Spiliopoulou, Myrto Christofidou

Original Paper

Serological biomarkers of candidemia: a retrospective evaluation of three assays

Karl Dichtl, Ulrich Seybold, Johannes Wagener

Original Paper

Dialysis drains as a possible source for carbapenem-resistant pathogens causing an ICU outbreak

Birgit Ross, Marco Krull, Peter Rath, Andreas Kribben, Dana Dopadlik, Irmgard Erlemann, Ina Wiegard‑Szramek, Bartosz Tyczynski, Jan Buer, Frank Herbstreit

Original Paper

Risk factors for recurrent percutaneous nephrostomy catheter-related infections

Ariel D. Szvalb, Hanine El Haddad, Kenneth V. Rolston, Sharjeel H. Sabir, Ying Jiang, Issam I. Raad, George M. Viola

Original Paper

Antiretroviral treatment indications and adherence to the German-Austrian treatment initiation guidelines in the German ClinSurv HIV Cohort between 1999 and 2016

Melanie Stecher, Philipp Schommers, Daniel Schmidt, Christian Kollan, Barbara Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Clara Lehmann, Martin Platten, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Jörg Janne Vehreschild

Correction to: Antiretroviral treatment indications and adherence to the German-Austrian treatment initiation guidelines in the German ClinSurv HIV Cohort between 1999 and 2016

Melanie Stecher, Philipp Schommers, Daniel Schmidt, Christian Kollan, Barbara Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Clara Lehmann, Martin Platten, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Jörg Janne Vehreschild

Original Paper

Daptomycin vs. glycopeptides in the treatment of febrile neutropenia: results of the Izmir matched cohort study

Oguz Resat Sipahi, Hasip Kahraman, Huseyin Aytac Erdem, Funda Yetkin, Selcuk Kaya, Tuna Demirdal, Ozlem Guzel Tunccan, Omer Karasahin, Ebru Oruc, Yasemin Cag, Behice Kurtaran, Mehmet Ulug, Murat Kutlu, Meltem Avci, Nefise Oztoprak, Bilgin Arda, Husnu Pullukcu, Meltem Tasbakan, Tansu Yamazhan, Ozlem Kandemir, Murat Dizbay, Hilal Sipahi, Sercan Ulusoy

Original Paper

Challenges in HSV encephalitis: normocellular CSF, unremarkable CCT, and atypical MRI findings

Jan Philipp Bewersdorf, Uwe Koedel, Maximilian Patzig, Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Grit Paerschke, Hans-Walter Pfister, Matthias Klein

Brief Report

Chronic meningococcemia: a report of 26 cases and literature review

Benjamin Lefèvre, Yves Poinsignon, Caroline Piau, François-Charles Javaugue, Jean-Philippe Talarmin, Maeva Lefebvre, Nicolas Varache, Hélène Drouin, Pierre Tattevin

Brief Report

Lung transplantation in two cystic fibrosis patients infected with previously pandrug-resistant Burkholderia cepacia complex treated with ceftazidime–avibactam

Ibai Los-Arcos, Oscar Len, María Teresa Martín-Gómez, Juan José González-López, Berta Saéz-Giménez, María Deu, Xavier Nuvials, Ricard Ferrer, Antonio Román, Joan Gavaldà

Hepatitis B Brief Report

HBsAg-negative/anti-HBc-positive patients treated with rituximab: prophylaxis or monitoring to prevent hepatitis B reactivation?

Linda Drößler, Clara Lehmann, Karin Töpelt, Dirk Nierhoff, Jörg J. Vehreschild, Jan Rybniker, Michael Hallek, Julia Fischer, Verena Stormberg, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Ulrike Wieland, Norma Jung

Case Report

Osseous hydatidosis of the proximal femur: a rare diagnosis in revision total hip arthroplasty

Frank S. Fröschen, H. P. Fischer, G. T. Hischebeth, I. Reiter-Owona, T. M. Randau, S. Gravius, N. Gravius

Case Report

‘Lost in Nasal Space’: Staphylococcus aureus sepsis associated with Nasal Handkerchief Packing

Philipp Koehler, Norma Jung, Matthias Kochanek, Philipp Lohneis, Alexander Shimabukuro-Vornhagen, Boris Böll

Case Report

Late reactivation of hepatitis B virus after rituximab-containing chemotherapy for mantle cell lymphoma: a case report

Arturo Ciccullo, F. R. Ponziani, E. Maiolo, F. Pallavicini, M. Pompili

Case Report

Fluorescent in situ hybridization can be used as a complementary assay for the diagnosis of Tropheryma whipplei infection

Elsa Prudent, Guillaume Le Guenno, Stijn Jonckheere, Anne Vankeerberghen, Hubert Lepidi, Emmanouil Angelakis, Didier Raoult

Open Access Case Report

Cystic echinococcosis in the thigh: a case report

Katharina Kurz, Anton Schwabegger, Stephan Schreieck, Bettina Zelger, Guenter Weiss, Rosa Bellmann-Weiler

Correspondence

Daptomycin-associated myopathy induced by concomitant administration of mirabegron

Hideharu Hagiya, Ryohei Kokado, Hideo Okuno, Kazunori Tomono

Correction

Correction to: Mucormycosis in hospitalized patients at a tertiary care center in Lebanon: a case series

Saeed El Zein, Jean El‑Cheikh, Aline El Zakhem, Dima Ibrahim, Ali Bazarbachi, Souha S. Kanj

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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.

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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.