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Infectious Diseases and Therapy

Issue 2/2019

Content (13 Articles)

Open Access Aminoglycoside Review

Teaching an Old Class New Tricks: A Novel Semi-Synthetic Aminoglycoside, Plazomicin

Jacinda C. Abdul-Mutakabbir, Razieh Kebriaei, Sarah C. J. Jorgensen, Michael J. Rybak

Open Access Antibiotic Original Research

Dalbavancin Use in Vulnerable Patients Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy for Invasive Gram-Positive Infections

Jacqueline T. Bork, Emily L. Heil, Shanna Berry, Eurides Lopes, Rohini Davé, Bruce L. Gilliam, Anthony Amoroso

Open Access Levofloxacin Original Research

A Retrospective Analysis of Probability of Target Attainment in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Ceftaroline Fosamil Versus Comparators

Andrew Cristinacce, James G. Wright, Gregory G. Stone, Jennifer Hammond, Lynn McFadyen, Susan Raber

Open Access Antibiotic Original Research

Open-Label Randomized Trial of Early Clinical Outcomes of Ceftaroline Fosamil Versus Vancomycin for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections at Risk of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Kimberly C. Claeys, Evan J. Zasowski, Trang D. Trinh, Anthony M. Casapao, Jason M. Pogue, Nitin Bhatia, Ryan P. Mynatt, Suprat S. Wilson, Crystal Arthur, Robert Welch, Robert Sherwin, Wasif Hafeez, Donald P. Levine, Keith S. Kaye, George Delgado, Christopher A. Giuliano, Robert Takla, Colleen Rieck, Leonard B. Johnson, Kyle P. Murray, James Gordon, Kate Reyes, Pamela Hartman, Susan L. Davis, Michael J. Rybak

Open Access Septicemia Original Research

Determinants of Initial Antibiotic Duration in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates

Alexandra C. Charron, Mike A. Carl, Barbara B. Warner, Jason G. Newland, Christopher C. McPherson

Open Access Hepatitis B Original Research

Burden of Co-Infection: A Cost Analysis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Commercially Insured Hepatitis C Virus Population

T. Joseph Mattingly II, Neha S. Pandit, Eberechukwu Onukwugha

Open Access Soft Tissue Infection Original Research

Diagnostic Stewardship: A Clinical Decision Rule for Blood Cultures in Community-Onset Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Sarah C. J. Jorgensen, Abdalhamid M. Lagnf, Sahil Bhatia, Nivedita B. Singh, Laila K. Shammout, Susan L. Davis, Michael J. Rybak

Open Access Cephalosporin Antibiotic Original Research

The Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of CTX-M-9 Group Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children

Latania K. Logan, Rachel L. Medernach, T. Nicholas Domitrovic, Jared R. Rispens, Andrea M. Hujer, Nadia K. Qureshi, Steven H. Marshall, David C. Nguyen, Susan D. Rudin, Xiaotian Zheng, Sreenivas Konda, Robert A. Weinstein, Robert A. Bonomo

Open Access Candidiasis Original Research

Effectiveness and Safety of Micafungin in Managing Invasive Fungal Infections among Patients in Greece with Hematologic Disorders: The ASPIRE Study

Maria Kotsopoulou, Christina Papadaki, Konstantinos Anargyrou, Alexandros Spyridonidis, Ioannis Baltadakis, Helen A. Papadaki, Maria Angelopoulou, Vasiliki Pappa, Kleoniki Liakou, Manto Tzanetakou, Marina Moustaka, George Vassilopoulos

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Original Research

An Evaluation to Determine the Strongest CD4 Count Covariates during HIV Disease Progression in Women in South Africa

Partson Tinarwo, Temesgen Zewotir, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Nigel J. Garrett, Delia North

Open Access Stem Cell Transplantion Brief Report

Safety of Probiotics Among High-Risk Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

Arhanti Sadanand, Jason G. Newland, Jeffrey J. Bednarski

Live Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Live: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

WHO estimates that half of all patients worldwide are non-adherent to their prescribed medication. The consequences of poor adherence can be catastrophic, on both the individual and population level.

Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
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.