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Infectious Diseases and Therapy

Issue 4/2020

Content (29 Articles)

Open Access Septicemia Commentary

Interleukin-6 Blocking vs. JAK-STAT Inhibition for Prevention of Lung Injury in Patients with COVID-19

Joseph Meletiadis, Sotirios Tsiodras, Panagiotis Tsirigotis

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Commentary

Early Treatment of COVID-19 Disease: A Missed Opportunity

Jamie I. Forrest, Craig R. Rayner, Jay J. H. Park, Edward J. Mills

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Early Treatment of COVID-19 Disease: A Missed Opportunity

Jamie I. Forrest, Craig R. Rayner, Jay J. H. Park, Edward J. Mills

Open Access Pneumococcus Review

Epidemiology, Nasopharyngeal Carriage, Serotype Prevalence, and Antibiotic Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Indonesia

Cissy B. Kartasasmita, Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro, Nia Kurniati, Rina Triasih, Carolina Halim, Amgad Gamil

Open Access Soft Tissue Infection Review

Emerging Viral and Bacterial Infections: Within an Era of Opioid Epidemic

Jessica F. Jones, Jamie Legaspi, Eric Chen, Kelly Lee, Jennifer Le

Open Access Hepatitis A Original Research

Long-Term Persistence of Antibody Response with Two Doses of Inactivated Hepatitis A Vaccine in Children

Ashish Agrawal, Shafi Kolhapure, Anar Andani, Martin O. C. Ota, Selim Badur, Naveen Karkada, Monjori Mitra

Open Access Tuberculosis Original Research

Combination of Percutaneous Lung Biopsy and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Enhances the Differential Diagnosis of Tuberculosis: A Prospective Cohort Study

Zhen Zhou, Chenghai Li, Rui Zhu, Dongpo Wang, Tao Liu, Junnan Jia, Fen Wang, Liping Zhao, Lingling Dong, Xia Yu, Hairong Huang

Open Access Acute Myeloid Leukemia Original Research

Genetic Risk Surveillance for Invasive Aspergillosis in Hematology Patients: A Prospective Observational Study

Tananun Tanpaibule, Natini Jinawath, Aruchalean Taweewongsounton, Pimjai Niparuck, Porpon Rotjanapan

Open Access Coronavirus Original Research

Efficacy Evaluation of Early, Low-Dose, Short-Term Corticosteroids in Adults Hospitalized with Non-Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Qiang Li, Weixia Li, Yinpeng Jin, Wei Xu, Chenlu Huang, Li Li, Yuxian Huang, Qingchun Fu, Liang Chen

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Original Research

Strategic Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing in a Low Prevalence Setting: The COVID-19 Contact (CoCo) Study in Healthcare Professionals

Georg M. N. Behrens, Anne Cossmann, Metodi V. Stankov, Bianca Schulte, Hendrik Streeck, Reinhold Förster, Berislav Bosnjak, Stefanie Willenzon, Anna-Lena Boeck, Anh Thu Tran, Thea Thiele, Theresa Graalmann, Moritz Z. Kayser, Anna Zychlinsky Scharff, Christian Dopfer, Alexander Horke, Isabell Pink, Torsten Witte, Martin Wetzke, Diana Ernst, Alexandra Jablonka, Christine Happle

Open Access Esophageal Varices Original Research

Real-World Clinical Application of 12-Week Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir Treatment for Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients with Genotype 1 and 2: A Prospective, Multicenter Study

Masanori Atsukawa, Akihito Tsubota, Chisa Kondo, Hidenori Toyoda, Makoto Nakamuta, Koichi Takaguchi, Tsunamasa Watanabe, Atsushi Hiraoka, Haruki Uojima, Toru Ishikawa, Motoh Iwasa, Toshifumi Tada, Akito Nozaki, Makoto Chuma, Shinya Fukunishi, Akira Asai, Toru Asano, Chikara Ogawa, Hiroshi Abe, Naoki Hotta, Toshihide Shima, Etsuko Iio, Shigeru Mikami, Yoshihiko Tachi, Shinichi Fujioka, Hironao Okubo, Noritomo Shimada, Joji Tani, Isao Hidaka, Akio Moriya, Kunihiko Tsuji, Takehiro Akahane, Naoki Yamashita, Tomomi Okubo, Taeang Arai, Kiyoshi Morita, Kazuhito Kawata, Yasuhito Tanaka, Takeshi Okanoue, Shin Maeda, Takashi Kumada, Katsuhiko Iwakiri

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Original Research

Seroprevalence and Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Women of Reproductive Age in Mozambique: A Multilevel Analysis

Michael Ekholuenetale, Faith Owunari Benebo, Amadou Barrow, Ashibudike Francis Idebolo, Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam

Open Access Hepatitis B Original Research

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection, Mother-To-Child Transmission, and Associated Risk Factors Among Delivering Mothers in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia: a Cross-Sectional Study

Kbrom Gemechu Kiros, Mekonnen Haftom Goyteom, Yohannes Ashebir Tesfamichael, Haftea Hagos Mekonen, Tsegu Hailu Gebru, Tesfay Gebreslassie Gebrehiwot, Yared Hailesilassie Teka, Woldu Aberhe Abrha, Degena Bahrey Tadesse

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Original Research

Factors Associated with Good Patient Outcomes Following Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19: A Prospective Phase II Clinical Trial

Danyal Ibrahim, Latha Dulipsingh, Lisa Zapatka, Reginald Eadie, Rebecca Crowell, Kendra Williams, Dorothy B. Wakefield, Lisa Cook, Jennifer Puff, Syed A. Hussain

Open Access Fosfomycin Original Research

In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Fosfomycin, Vancomycin and Daptomycin Alone, and in Combination, Against Linezolid-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis

Wei Yu, Jiajie Zhang, Jiepeng Tong, Li Zhang, Yaqiong Zhan, Yicheng Huang, Yunqing Qiu

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Original Research

Effect of Corticosteroid Therapy on the Duration of SARS-CoV-2 Clearance in Patients with Mild COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Cheng Ding, Xuewen Feng, Yanfei Chen, Jing Yuan, Ping Yi, Yongtao Li, Qin Ni, Rongrong Zou, Xiaohe Li, Jifang Sheng, Lanjuan Li, Kaijin Xu

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Original Research

Multidimensional Analysis of Risk Factors for the Severity and Mortality of Patients with COVID-19 and Diabetes

Juan Huang, Lin Zhu, Xiangli Bai, Xiong Jia, Yajing Lu, Aiping Deng, Juyi Li, Si Jin

Open Access Community-Acquired Pneumonia Original Research

Etiology of Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults Based on Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Xiaodong Wu, Yuanyuan Li, Ming Zhang, Miaomiao Li, Rong Zhang, Xin Lu, Wei Gao, Qin Li, Yang Xia, Pinhua Pan, Qiang Li

Open Access Antibiotic Original Research

A Real-World Assessment of Clinical Outcomes and Safety of Eravacycline: A Novel Fluorocycline

Nicholas Van Hise, Russell M. Petrak, Nathan C. Skorodin, Robert M. Fliegelman, Michael Anderson, Vishal Didwania, Alice Han, Kairav Shah, Vishnu Chundi, David Hines, Ingrid Roig, Apoorv Kalra

Open Access Computed Tomography Original Research

Chest CT Features of 182 Patients with Mild Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia: A Longitudinal, Retrospective and Descriptive Study

Huaping Liu, Shiyong Luo, Youming Zhang, Yuzhu Jiang, Yuting Jiang, Yayi Wang, Hailan Li, Chiyao Huang, Shunzhen Zhang, Xili Li, Yiqing Tan, Wei Wang

Open Access Brief Report

Financial Analysis of Dalbavancin for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections for Self-Pay Patients

Adam G. Pizzuti, E. Yancy Murray, Jamie L. Wagner, Derek A. Gaul, Christopher M. Bland, Bruce M. Jones

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.