Comparative effectiveness of antifungal agents in patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

abstract：Background:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes serious nosocomial infections, especially in immunodeficient patients and cystic fibrosis, cancer, and burned individuals. The biofilm that plays an important role in the virulence of P. aeruginosa is under the regulation of quorum sensing and t...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sharifian P,Yaslianifard S,Fallah P,Aynesazi S,Bakhtiyari M,Mohammadzadeh M

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic and cellular studies have shown that the host's innate and adaptive immune responses are an important correlate of viral infection outcome. The features of the host's immune response (host resistance) reflect the coevolution between hosts and pathogens that has occurred over millennia, and that has also result...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Plauzolles A,Lucas M,Gaudieri S

更新日期：2015-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:China is facing a great challenge of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections. This primary objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of NTM isolates among patients with presumptive TB in Fujian. Methods:The mycobacterial isolates were collected from the tuberculosis survey from Fuj...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Lin S,Wei S,Zhao Y,Lin J,Pang Y

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Carbapenem-resistant Proteeae (CRP) is a group of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms that raise special treatment problems due to their intrinsic resistance to colistin. In this study, our aim is to provide a phenotypic and molecular characterization of the carbapenemases secreted by CRP strains isolat...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Rus M,Licker M,Musuroi C,Seclaman E,Muntean D,Cirlea N,Tamas A,Vulpie S,Horhat FG,Baditoiu L

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The incidence of human papilloma virus (HPV) infections in conservative populations is increasing, yet vaccination is not routinely recommended by primary health care (PHC) physicians. The aim of this study is to evaluate PHC physicians' awareness of HPV infections and vaccination in Saudi Arabia. Materials...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Almughais ES,Alfarhan A,Salam M

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The problem of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in health-care settings is growing worse. This study was conducted to investigate the rate of carbapenemase genes, antibiotic resistance, and virulence factors in carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa associated with hospital-acquired infections. Patients...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： El-Mahdy R,El-Kannishy G

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In recent decades, antimicrobial resistance has become a public health problem, particularly in cases of healthcare-associated infections. Interaction between antibiotic consumption and resistance development is of particular interest regarding Gram-negative bacilli, whose growing resistance has represente...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Oliveira PR,Paula AP,Dal-Paz K,Felix CS,Rossi F,Silva JS,Lima AL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In Saudi Arabia, cross-border transmission of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains might be particularly fostered by high immigration rates. Herein, we aimed to elucidate the transmission dynamics of MDR-MTBC strains and reveal a detailed prediction of all resistance-co...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Al-Ghafli H,Kohl TA,Merker M,Varghese B,Halees A,Niemann S,Al-Hajoj S

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Candida species, one among the opportunistic fungi, has become a common pathogen causing vaginal thrush and nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs). This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and antifungal susceptibility of various Candida species and slime production by Candida species in BSIs and vulvo...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Tulasidas S,Rao P,Bhat S,Manipura R

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceftaroline is an advanced-generation cephalosporin antibiotic recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections (cSSSIs). This intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotic exerts potent bactericidal activity by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesi...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Hernandez PO,Lema S,Tyring SK,Mendoza N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Escherichia (E.) coli can cause intestinal and extra-intestinal infections which ranged from mild to life-threatening infections. The severity of infection is a product of many factors including virulence properties and antimicrobial resistance. Objectives:To determine the antibiotic resistance pattern, t...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Abd El-Baky RM,Ibrahim RA,Mohamed DS,Ahmed EF,Hashem ZS

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) continues to evolve as common uropathogens increasingly become resistant to previously active antimicrobial agents. In addition, bacterial isolates, which were once considered to be either colonizers or contaminants, have emerged as true pathogens, likely related to the...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Bush LM,Chaparro-Rojas F,Okeh V,Etienne J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic review was conducted to determine the distribution and prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), antimicrobial-resistant genes (ARGs), and antimicrobial-resistant gene determinants (ARGDs) in clinical, environmental, and farm settings and to identify key knowledge gaps in a bid to contain their s...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Ekwanzala MD,Dewar JB,Kamika I,Momba MNB

更新日期：2018-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To develop a rapid EDTA-modified carbapenem inactivation method (reCIM) combined with modified rapid carbapenem inactivation method (mrCIM) to detect carbapenemase and distinguish metallo-β-lactamases from carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae in 4 hrs. Materials and Methods:The sensitivities and specificities ...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Wei Q,Sun J,Wang Z,Yan L,Zhang C,Xu X

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

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journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

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更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The aim was to examine the clinical characteristics and risk factors for bloodstream infection (BSI) due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) in patients with hematologic malignancies. Materials and Methods:A single-centre, retrospective case-control study representing 734 patients with hematol...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Zhang P,Wang J,Hu H,Zhang S,Wei J,Yang Q,Qu T

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The risks of gastrointestinal disorders and cancer are higher in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients than the general population. There are only a few published reports on the association of helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, endoscopic findings, and histology in these patients. This study was desi...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Niknam R,Barfei M,Mahmoudi L

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background and purpose:Invasive nontyphoidal salmonellosis, mostly caused by serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis of Salmonella enterica, has emerged as a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was the clinical and microbiological characterization of nontyphoidal salmonellosis episodes...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： García V,Mandomando I,Ruiz J,Herrera-León S,Alonso PL,Rodicio MR

更新日期：2018-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Echinocandin antifungal agents have become the first-line therapy for invasive candidiasis (IC) in many countries. Despite their increasing use, resistance to this class of drug is, overall, still uncommon. Here, we report two patients from the People's Republic of China with IC, one with infection caused by pan-echin...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Xiao M,Fan X,Hou X,Chen SC,Wang H,Kong F,Sun ZY,Chu YZ,Xu YC

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Staphylococcus aureus is considered one of the major threats regarding food safety worldwide. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains in livestock, companion animals, and wild animals continue to be a potential risk to people working with them. Aim:The current research aims to investigate the potenti...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Hamza DA,Abd-Elsalam RM,Nader SM,Elhariri M,Elhelw R,El-Mahallawy HS

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of the spleen had already been established as a routine technique to treat splenic trauma and other diseases affecting the spleen before the anatomy, physiology, and function of the spleen were known in the mid-twentieth century. It is now widely accepted that the splenectomized individual is at increased risk...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Luu S,Spelman D,Woolley IJ

更新日期：2019-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Flomoxef is potentially effective against β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae because limited clinical data demonstrate its effectiveness against Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections (BSIs) based on its minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). This study was conducted to determine the optimal brea...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Lee CH,Chen IL,Li CC,Chien CC

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this study was to identify the common clinical presentations and the evidence on the presence of ageusia and anosmia as an emerging coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptom to better inform in both COVID-19 patients and clinicians. Patients and Methods:As part of a double-institutional collab...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Farah Yusuf Mohamud M,Garad Mohamed Y,Mohamed Ali A,Ali Adam B

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Raw meat is one of the commonly consumed traditional diets in Ethiopia. However, unhygienic processing and distribution practices are risky for contamination of meat leading to human infection. This study was conducted to assess the presence of multi-drug resistant E. coli with special emphasis on E. coli O1...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sebsibe MA,Asfaw ET

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB), especially when carbapenem resistant, have been very difficult to manage in the last fifteen years, owing to the paucity of dependable therapeutic options. Cefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin recently approved by the Food and Drug Administr...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Giacobbe DR,Ciacco E,Girmenia C,Pea F,Rossolini GM,Sotgiu G,Tascini C,Tumbarello M,Viale P,Bassetti M,ISGRI-SITA (Italian Study Group on Resistant Infections of the Italian Society of Anti-infective Therapy).

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Colistin acts as the last line of defense against severe infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Infections caused by extensively drug-resistant isolates coproducing MCR and carbapenemases have posed a serious public health concern. Purpose:In this study, we reported the first clinical...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Yuan Y,Li Y,Wang G,Li C,Xiang L,She J,Yang Y,Zhong F,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:To achieve target concentrations, the application of higher-than-standard doses of amikacin is proposed for the treatment of sepsis due to an increase in volume of distribution and clearance, but little data are available on aminoglycoside administration in critically ill elderly patients. Patients and me...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sadeghi K,Hamishehkar H,Najmeddin F,Ahmadi A,Hazrati E,Honarmand H,Mojtahedzadeh M

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：Backgrounds:The aim of this study was to evaluate both phenotypic and genotypic determinants of mupirocin resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) strains recovered from different clinical samples of children who were admitted to the Children's Med...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Mahmoudi S,Mamishi S,Mohammadi M,Banar M,Ashtiani MTH,Mahzari M,Bahador A,Pourakbari B

更新日期：2019-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Evaluate host and pathogen factors associated with mortality in those with hospital acquired infections (HAI) in a tertiary intensive care unit in Brazil. Methods:Observational and analytical cohort single center study in a general intensive care unit (ICU) in Northeastern Brazil between January 2016 and Aug...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Otero ML,Menezes RC,Ferreira IBB,Issa FL,Agareno G,Carmo TA,Arriaga MB,Fukutani KF,Pamplona Neto L,Agareno S,Filgueiras Filho NM,Akrami KM,Andrade BB

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Duodenoscopes have been widely used for both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures. Numerous outbreaks of duodenoscope-associated infections involving multidrug-resistant bacteria have recently been reported. Plasma activated water (PAW) has been widely consid...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Bălan GG,Roşca I,Ursu EL,Doroftei F,Bostănaru AC,Hnatiuc E,Năstasă V,Şandru V,Ştefănescu G,Trifan A,Mareş M

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00