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Infection

Issue 6/2012

Content (20 Articles)

Editorial

Infections are a global issue: Infection addresses global issues

M. P. Grobusch, G. Calleri, J. R. Bogner

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Intestinal colonisation and blood stream infections due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLE) in patients with haematological and oncological malignancies

B. J. Liss, J. J. Vehreschild, O. A. Cornely, M. Hallek, G. Fätkenheuer, H. Wisplinghoff, H. Seifert, M. J. G. T. Vehreschild

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Hepatitis delta: on soft paws across Germany

C. Reinheimer, H. W. Doerr, A. Berger

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Causes of death among Danish HIV patients compared with population controls in the period 1995–2008

M. Helleberg, G. Kronborg, C. S. Larsen, G. Pedersen, C. Pedersen, J. Gerstoft, N. Obel

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Lack of benefit of preoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis in children with acute appendicitis: a prospective cohort study

V. Bansal, S. Altermatt, D. Nadal, C. Berger

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Impact of surgical site infections after open and laparoscopic colon and rectal surgeries on postoperative resource consumption

H. Fukuda, K. Morikane, M. Kuroki, S. Kawai, K. Hayashi, Y. Ieiri, H. Matsukawa, K. Okada, F. Sakamoto, T. Shinzato, S. Taniguchi

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

Efficacy and safety of voriconazole in the treatment of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: experience in Japan

T. Saito, S. Fujiuchi, Y. Tao, Y. Sasaki, K. Ogawa, K. Suzuki, A. Tada, M. Kuba, T. Kato, M. Kawabata, A. Kurashima, M. Sakatani

Clinical and Epidemiological Study

A stringent preemptive protocol reduces cytomegalovirus disease in the first 6 months after kidney transplantation

M. Greiner, A. Cusini, M. Ruesch, M. Schiesser, B. Ledergerber, T. Fehr, N. J. Mueller

Brief Report

Human metapneumovirus infection after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

A. Egli, C. Bucher, A. Dumoulin, M. Stern, A. Buser, L. Bubendorf, M. Gregor, P. Servida, G. Sommer, J. Bremerich, A. Gratwohl, N. Khanna, A. F. Widmer, M. Battegay, M. Tamm, H. H. Hirsch, J. P. Halter

Case Report

Dengue virus identification by transmission electron microscopy and molecular methods in fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever

D. Limonta, V. Falcón, G. Torres, V. Capó, I. Menéndez, D. Rosario, Y. Castellanos, M. Alvarez, R. Rodríguez-Roche, M. C. de la Rosa, A. Pavón, L. López, K. González, G. Guillén, J. Diaz, M. G. Guzmán

Case Report

Aseptic meningitis and adult respiratory distress syndrome caused by Borrelia persica

O. Yossepowitch, T. Gottesman, O. Schwartz-Harari, A. Soroksky, M. Dan

Case Report

Pulmonary coccidiomycosis in New Delhi, India

J. K. Oberoi, C. Wattal, P. K. Aggarwal, S. Khanna, A. K. Basu, K. Verma

Case Report

Rare pediatric rhino-orbital infection caused by Saksenaea vasiformis

S. J. Taj-Aldeen, A. Falamarzi, A. AlMuzrkchi, J. Guarro

Case Report

Four cases of possible human infections with Delftia lacustris

S. Y. Shin, J. Y. Choi, K. S. Ko

Images in Infection

Purpura fulminans in a child due to Neisseria meningitidis

H. Özdemir, T. Kendirli, E. Çiftçi, E. İnce

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 discuss last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.