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Infection

Issue 6/2019

Content (23 Articles)

Prognostic factors of mortality after surgery in infective endocarditis: systematic review and meta-analysis

Laura Varela Barca, Enrique Navas Elorza, Nuria Fernández-Hidalgo, Jose Luis Moya Mur, Alfonso Muriel García, B. M. Fernández-Felix, Javier Miguelena Hycka, Jorge Rodríguez-Roda, Jose López-Menéndez

Endocarditis Correction

Correction to: Prognostic factors of mortality after surgery in infective endocarditis: systematic review and meta-analysis

Laura Varela Barca, Enrique Navas Elorza, Nuria Fernández-Hidalgo, Jose Luis Moya Mur, Alfonso Muriel García, B. M. Fernández-Felix, Javier Miguelena Hycka, Jorge Rodríguez-Roda, Jose López-Menéndez

Comparison of three current Clostridioides difficile infection guidelines: IDSA/SHEA, ESCMID, and ACG guidelines

Abrar K. Thabit, Mawadah H. Alsolami, Nojoud A. Baghlaf, Raghad M. Alsharekh, Hadeel A. Almazmumi, Afrah S. Alselami, Fatmah A. Alsubhi

Open Access Computed Tomography Review

Invasive mould infections in solid organ transplant patients: modifiers and indicators of disease and treatment response

Tobias Welte, Oscar Len, Patricia Muñoz, Luigina Romani, Russell Lewis, Alessandro Perrella

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with neurocognitive impairment in HIV-infected subjects

Alessandra Vergori, Carmela Pinnetti, Patrizia Lorenzini, AnnaClelia Brita, Raffaella Libertone, Ilaria Mastrorosa, Stefania Cicalini, Andrea Antinori, Adriana Ammassari

Escherichia Coli Original Paper

In vitro efficacy of phytotherapeutics suggested for prevention and therapy of urinary tract infections

Julian Marcon, Sören Schubert, Christian G. Stief, Giuseppe Magistro

Meningitis Original Paper

Economic analysis of rapid multiplex polymerase chain reaction testing for meningitis/encephalitis in adult patients

Steve Duff, Rodrigo Hasbun, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat, Louise Zimmer, Samuel. A. Bozzette, Christine C. Ginocchio

Computed Tomography Original Paper

AE hepatic lesions: correlation between calcifications at CT and FDG-PET/CT metabolic activity

Eleonore Brumpt, Oleg Blagosklonov, Paul Calame, Solange Bresson-Hadni, Dominique Angèle Vuitton, Eric Delabrousse

Original Paper

Epidemiology and Outcome Determinants of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Revisited: A Population-Based Study

John C. Lam, Daniel B. Gregson, Stephen Robinson, Ranjani Somayaji, John M. Conly, Michael D. Parkins

Echinococcosis Original Paper

Not just minor resections: robotic approach for cystic echinococcosis of the liver

Paolo Magistri, Annarita Pecchi, Erica Franceschini, Benedetta Pesi, Simone Guadagni, Barbara Catellani, Giacomo Assirati, Cristiano Guidetti, Gian Piero Guerrini, Giuseppe Tarantino, Roberto Ballarin, Mauro Codeluppi, Luca Morelli, Andrea Coratti, Fabrizio Di Benedetto

Sectio Ceasarea Original Paper

Vaginal delivery in women with HIV in Italy: results of 5 years of implementation of the national SIGO-HIV protocol

Cecilia Tibaldi, Giulia Masuelli, Matilde Sansone, Beatrice Tassis, Irene Cetin, Laura Franceschetti, Arsenio Spinillo, Giuliana Simonazzi, Antonella Vimercati, Serena Dalzero, Alessandra Meloni, Maria Bernardon, Valentina Frisina, Cosimo Polizzi, Tullia Todros, Pasquale Martinelli, Marco Floridia, Marina Ravizza, C. Tibaldi, T. Todros, G. Masuelli, V. Frisina, L. Trentini, B. Tassis, G. Tiso, I. Cetin, T. Brambilla, V. Savasi, C. Personeni, G. Zuccotti, V. Giacomet, S. Coletto, F. Di Nello, C. Madia, L. Franceschetti, M. A. Forleo, R. Badolato, A. Spinillo, M. Roccio, D. Zanaboni, M. Sansone, P. Martinelli, A. Sirico, G. M. Maruotti, A. Capone, G. Simonazzi, B. Guerra, F. Cervi, E. Margarito, M. G. Capretti, C. Marsico, G. Faldella, A. Vimercati, F. M. Crupano, D. Calabretti, M. Ravizz, A. M. Marconi, S. Dalzero, V. Galiano, Sara Charlotte Simonetti M. Ierardi, A. Meloni, A. Chiodo, F. Ortu, P. Piano, I. M. Dedoni, M. Bernardon, G. Maso, C. Belcaro, E. Rizzante, S. Alberico, A. Citernesi, I. Bordoni Vicini, K. Luzi

Childhood Asthma Original Paper

Exposure to Ascaris lumbricoides infection and risk of childhood asthma in north of Iran

Iraj Mohammadzadeh, Ali Rostami, Sorena Darvish, Saeed Mehravar, Mohammad Pournasrollah, Mostafa Javanian, Mohammadreza Esmaeili Dooki, H. Ray Gamble

Open Access Septicemia Original Paper

Therapeutic drug monitoring-guided continuous infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam significantly improves pharmacokinetic target attainment in critically ill patients: a retrospective analysis of four years of clinical experience

Daniel C. Richter, Otto Frey, Anka Röhr, Jason A. Roberts, Andreas Köberer, Thomas Fuchs, Nikolaos Papadimas, Monika Heinzel-Gutenbrunner, Thorsten Brenner, Christoph Lichtenstern, Markus A. Weigand, Alexander Brinkmann

Open Access Soft Tissue Infection Original Paper

Real-world experience with dalbavancin therapy in gram-positive skin and soft tissue infection, bone and joint infection

Selma Tobudic, Christina Forstner, Heinz Burgmann, Heimo Lagler, Christoph Steininger, Ludwig Traby, Mathias G. Vossen, Stefan Winkler, Florian Thalhammer

Streptococci Original Paper

Bloodstream infection due to β-hemolytic streptococci: a population-based comparative analysis

Kevin B. Laupland, Kelsey Pasquill, Elizabeth C. Parfitt, Lisa Steele

Fosfomycin Original Paper

Active surveillance of antibiotic resistance patterns in urinary tract infections in primary care in Switzerland

Andreas Plate, Andreas Kronenberg, Martin Risch, Yolanda Mueller, Stefania Di Gangi, Thomas Rosemann, Oliver Senn

Pneumococcus Original Paper

Efficacy of educational intervention on reducing the inappropriate use of oral third-generation cephalosporins

Atsushi Uda, Takeshi Kimura, Sho Nishimura, Kei Ebisawa, Goh Ohji, Mari Kusuki, Mariko Yahata, Rie Izuta, Tomoyuki Sakaue, Tatsuya Nakamura, Chihiro Koike, Issei Tokimatsu, Ikuko Yano, Kentaro Iwata, Takayuki Miyara

Erythromycin Case Report

An unusual case of post-trauma polymicrobial cutaneous diphtheria

Aishwarya Govindaswamy, Vivek Trikha, Anupam Gupta, Purva Mathur, Samarth Mittal

Angiography Case Report

Non-typhoidal Salmonella aortitis

Giulia Gardini, Paola Zanotti, Alessandro Pucci, Lina Tomasoni, Silvio Caligaris, Barbara Paro, Emanuele Gavazzi, Domenico Albano, Stefano Bonardelli, Roberto Maroldi, Raffaele Giubbini, Francesco Castelli

Open Access Rifampicin Case Report

Report on an unusual case of leprosy from Germany: just an exception of the rule?

Malkin Saar, Ingrid Hanus, Kristina Huber, Marcus Beissner, Thomas Löscher, Gisela Bretzel

Praziquantel Images in Infection

Sigmoid colon cancer due to Schistosomiasis

Bianca V. A. Eder, Hans Bösmüller, Thomas Schubert, Alfred L. Bissinger

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.