Internal Medicine Residents' Knowledge and Practice of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis.

abstract：:A 7-year-old child of Turkish origin presented with headache and vomiting in the context of prolonged fever of unknown source. At examination, oral candidiasis and chronic onychomycosis were noted. A Candida meningoencephalitis was diagnosed and intravenous Amphotericin B liposomal was given during 6 months relayed by...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Martin S,Balligand E,Peeters J,Nassogne MC,Mondovits B,Loop M,de Selys A,Vanclaire J,Vermylen C,De Bruyckere JJ,Chatzis O,Puel A,Gilliaux O,Van Der Linden D

更新日期：2019-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Inpatient HIV care often requires specialized laboratory testing with which practitioners may not be familiar. In addition, computerized physician order entry allows for ordering tests without understanding test indications, but it can also provide a venue for education and diagnostic stewardship. Methods:A...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Bolles K,Woc-Colburn L,Hamill RJ,Hemmige V

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Orbital actinomycosis is an unusual clinical manifestation of orbital infection caused by Actinomyces species. Herein we report a case of orbital actinomycosis in a 67-year-old woman with recurrent swelling and erythema around her left eye with an orbital mass initially thought to be a meningioma. ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kobayashi T,Ford B,Fujita N,Appenheimer AB

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveillance represents an important informational tool for planning actions to monitor emerging antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance surveillance (ARS) programs may have many different designs and can be grouped in 2 major categories based on their main objectives: (1) public health ARS programs and (2)...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Sader HS,Rhomberg PR,Fuhrmeister AS,Mendes RE,Flamm RK,Jones RN

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The diabetic foot infection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many patients and remains a challenging diagnosis for most clinicians. Diagnosis is largely based on clinical signs supplemented by various imaging tests. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not readily available to many clinicians, and bo...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Markanday A

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic free-living amoeba that is found in warm, fresh water and causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The following report demonstrates the rapid and destructive clinical features of PAM in an 8-year-old male who presented with severe headaches approximately 12 days after swimm...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Vareechon C,Tarro T,Polanco C,Anand V,Pannaraj PS,Dien Bard J

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, once considered a disease confined to Mexico, Central America, and South America, is now an emerging global public health problem. An estimated 300 000 immigrants in the United States are chronically infected with T. cruzi. However, awareness of Chaga...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Zheng C,Quintero O,Revere EK,Oey MB,Espinoza F,Puius YA,Ramirez-Baron D,Salama CR,Hidalgo LF,Machado FS,Saeed O,Shin J,Patel SR,Coyle CM,Tanowitz HB

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) syndrome in a patient with chronic HIV infection with acute illness indistinguishable from acute retroviral syndrome. The patient presented with an acute febrile mononucleosis-like illness after increasing nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy. A marke...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Choi SK,Graber CJ

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Whether antibiotic treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) can prevent acute graft pyelonephritis (AGP) in kidney transplant (KT) recipients has not been elucidated. Methods:In this multicenter, open-label, nonblinded, prospective, noninferiority, randomized controlled trial, we compared antibiotic treat...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Sabé N,Oriol I,Melilli E,Manonelles A,Bestard O,Polo C,Los Arcos I,Perelló M,Garcia D,Riera L,Tebé C,Len Ò,Moreso F,Cruzado JM,Carratalà J

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the microbial burden on the operating room environment when patients on contact precautions for a multidrug-resistant pathogen received surgery. Our study demonstrated that the perioperative environment was contaminated with aerobic bacteria and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) after ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kanamori H,Rutala WA,Gergen MF,Weber DJ

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of death in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The World Health Organizations recommends pre-antiretroviral treatment (ART) cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) screening in persons with CD4 below 100 cells/µL. We as...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Letang E,Müller MC,Ntamatungiro AJ,Kimera N,Faini D,Furrer H,Battegay M,Tanner M,Hatz C,Boulware DR,Glass TR

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Maintaining retention in preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care among diverse patient populations will be needed to support PrEP's efficacy. We characterized patterns of PrEP care retention in a US municipal primary care health network and examined whether missed visits, a metric of care retention that is easy ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Spinelli MA,Scott HM,Vittinghoff E,Liu AY,Gonzalez R,Morehead-Gee A,Gandhi M,Buchbinder SP

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Recent mumps outbreaks among 2-dose measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine recipients have raised questions regarding the potential benefits of a third dose of vaccine (MMR3). If MMR3 provides a sustained elevation in mumps antibody, it may be beneficial for certain at-risk groups or as an outbreak control meas...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Latner DR,Parker Fiebelkorn A,McGrew M,Williams NJ,Coleman LA,McLean HQ,Rubin S,Hickman CJ

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Penicillin allergy frequently impacts antibiotic choice. As beta-lactams are superior to vancomycin in treating methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia, we examined the effect of reported penicillin allergy on clinical outcomes in patients with MSSA bacteremia. Methods:In this retros...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Turner NA,Moehring R,Sarubbi C,Wrenn RH,Drew RH,Cunningham CK,Fowler VG,Anderson DJ

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Coagulation activity among persons with HIV is associated with end-organ disease risk, but the pathogenesis is not well characterized. We tested a hypothesis that hypercoagulation contributes to disease risk, in part, via upregulation of inflammation. Methods:Treatment effects of edoxaban (30 mg), a direct ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Baker JV,Wolfson J,Peterson T,Mooberry M,Gissel M,Mystakelis H,Henderson MW,Garcia-Myers K,Rhame FS,Schacker TW,Brummel-Ziedins KE,Sereti I,Key NS,Tracy RP

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a striking observation that tissue of patients invaded by the deep mycoses often lacks evidence of an inflammatory response. This lack of host response is often attributed to neutropenia secondary to chemotherapy. However, systematic studies do not support this simplistic explanation. However, invasive fungal le...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Klotz SA,Sobonya RE,Lipke PN,Garcia-Sherman MC

更新日期：2016-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We implemented a real-time report to distribute respiratory pathogen data for our 8-hospital system to anyone with an Internet connection and a web browser. Real-time access to accurate regional laboratory observation data during an epidemic influenza season can guide diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Christensen PA,Olsen RJ,Perez KK,Cernoch PL,Long SW

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  Extraintestinal Escherichia coli infections are common, costly, and potentially serious. A better understanding of their pathogenesis is needed. Methods.  Sixty-seven E coli bloodstream isolates from adults with urosepsis (Seattle, WA; 1980s) underwent extensive molecular characterization and virulence as...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Johnson JR,Porter S,Johnston B,Kuskowski MA,Spurbeck RR,Mobley HL,Williamson DA

更新日期：2015-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：: Background.  School closures are an important mitigation strategy during influenza pandemic: if implemented early in a local outbreak, they can slow the disease spread in the surrounding community. During seasonal influenza epidemics, school closures may occur reactively, ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Russell ES,Zheteyeva Y,Gao H,Shi J,Rainey JJ,Thoroughman D,Uzicanin A

更新日期：2016-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Preventing severe complications of influenza such as hospitalization is a public health priority; however, estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) against influenza-associated acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) hospitalizations are limited. We examined influenza VE against influenza-ass...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Chow EJ,Rolfes MA,Carrico RL,Furmanek S,Ramirez JA,Ferdinands JM,Fry AM,Patel MM

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of West Nile virus (WNV) infection continues to be elucidated. Many cases of WNV are asymptomatic; however, in immunocompromised patients, symptoms are more likely to be severe. We describe fatal WNV central nervous system disease in lymphoma patients who received rituximab, blunting the inflammatory resp...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Morjaria S,Arguello E,Taur Y,Sepkowitz K,Hatzoglou V,Nemade A,Rosenblum M,Cavalcanti MS,Palomba ML,Kaltsas A

更新日期：2015-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Little information is available on the relative tolerability of ceftaroline versus other cephalosporins in clinical practice. We sought to compare adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with ceftaroline with those associated with ceftriaxone in hospitalized patients. Materials and Methods:This was a retro...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Jansen JW,Linneman TW,Tan X,Moenster RP

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune suppression is a recognized risk factor for necrotizing fasciitis. In patients with hematological malignancies, a profoundly immunocompromised group, the predominant causative organisms are Gram negative. Clinical presentation and outcomes in these patients are similar to the immunocompetent. The Laboratory Ris...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Foo RM,Tung ML,Poon LM,Chan D,Smitasin N,Koh LP,Chng WJ,Chai LY

更新日期：2015-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Elimination of a rifamycin from the treatment regimen for tuberculosis negatively impacts outcomes. Cross-reactivity between the rifamycins after drug eruptions is unclear. We report 6 consecutive human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with rifampicin-associated drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptom...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Lehloenya RJ,Dlamini S,Muloiwa R,Kakande B,Ngwanya MR,Todd G,Dheda K

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  The efficacy of live, attenuated live attenuated influenza vaccine(LAIV) and inactivated influenza vaccine(IIV) is poorly explained by either single or composite immune responses to vaccination. Protective biomarkers were therefore studied in response to LAIV or IIV followed by LAIV challenge in children....

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Wright PF,Hoen AG,Ilyushina NA,Brown EP,Ackerman ME,Wieland-Alter W,Connor RI,Jegaskanda S,Rosenberg-Hasson Y,Haynes BC,Luke CJ,Subbarao K,Treanor JJ

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Among a cohort of men who have sex with men in a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence trial, syphilis requiring treatment was associated with white coat dosing (increased PrEP adherence immediately preceding study visits) when compared with participants with optimal drug concentrations. The findings highlight the...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Blair CS,Beymer MR,Kofron RM,Bolan RK,Jordan WC,Haubrich RH,Wohl AR,Landovitz RJ

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our objective was to study the prognostic value of liver stiffness (LS) in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). METHODS:We analyzed HIV-infected patients with compensated CHC and at least 1 determination of LS. The primary outcome was the occurrence of liver-related events (LRE), namely, de...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Pérez-Latorre L,Rivero-Juárez A,Hontañón V,Díez C,Cuenca F,Martín-Carbonero ML,Montes ML,Bellón JM,Aldámiz-Echevarría T,Carrero A,Rivero A,González-García J,Berenguer J

更新日期：2016-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia is a characteristic feature during the acute phase of dengue infection and has been found to associate with vascular leakage in severe dengue. Although dengue antigens have been observed in platelets, there is no strong evidence to suggest a direct infection of platelets by dengue virus as a contribut...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kar M,Singla M,Chandele A,Kabra SK,Lodha R,Medigeshi GR

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panel is a novel syndromic, nucleic acid amplification test for diagnosis of acute meningitis and encephalitis. Emerging data on its performance are concerning for false-positive results. We present a case of tuberculous meningitis misdiagnosed as herpes simplex virus-1 encep...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Gomez CA,Pinsky BA,Liu A,Banaei N

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:During the current Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak, acute symptomatic ZIKV infection in adults appears to be a mild-to-moderate, self-limited illness. We present a case of ZIKV rash illness that improved and then relapsed without repeat exposure to ZIKV. Clinicians should be alert for relapses in patients with ZIKV infecti...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Edupuganti S,Natrajan MS,Rouphael N,Lai L,Xu Y,Feldhammer M,Hill C,Patel SM,Johnson SJ,Bower M,Gorchakov R,Berry R,Murray KO,Mulligan MJ

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00