Physical Functioning Among Patients Aging With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Versus HIV Uninfected: Feasibility of Using the Short Physical Performance Battery in Clinical Care of People Living With HIV Aged 50 or Older.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monitoring of immune function, measured by CD4 cell count, is an essential service for people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Prescription of antiretroviral (ARV) medications is contingent on CD4 cell count; patients without regular CD4 monitoring are unlikely to receive ARVs when indicated. This st...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Davis AC,Watson G,Pourat N,Kominski GF,Roby DH

更新日期：2014-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We engaged medical students with antimicrobial stewardship (AS) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through patient stories and a panel on AMR advocacy with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Students were surveyed on their perceptions about AS an...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Nori P,Cowman K,Jezek A,Nosanchuk JD,Slosar-Cheah M,Sarwar U,Bartash R,Ostrowsky B

更新日期：2019-11-13 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:Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are a major threat to public health, yet improper use of antibiotics remains high. Infectious Diseases (ID) fellows play a major role in antibiotic stewardship efforts, but there is little research on how they view stewardship activities. We performed a qualitative s...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Morgan JR,Barlam TF,Drainoni ML

更新日期：2018-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has not been well characterized in the United States. In an OPAT cohort, the short-form-12's median physical component score and mental component score were 40.3 and 54.4, respectively. HRQoL measures could be helpful in studi...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Keller SC,Williams D,Levering M,Cosgrove SE

更新日期：2018-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus gattii infections, especially including those with severe clinical manifestations, may be related to underlying host immunologic factors. We present 2 cases with autoantibodies to granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), a key cytokine in macrophage function. Immunologic evaluation for a...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Crum-Cianflone NF,Lam PV,Ross-Walker S,Rosen LB,Holland SM

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative infections are a common and often preventable complication of surgery. S. aureus is a prevalent organism cultured in these infections and is associated with morbidity, mortality, and increased healthcare utilization. However, the long-term burden of S. aureus infection in surgical patients is n...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： O'Brien WJ,Gupta K,Itani KMF

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) constitute a common reason for hospitalization. However, there is lack of standardization in empiric management of (1) anaerobes, (2) enterococci, (3) fungi, and (4) multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). The recommendation is to institute empiric coverage for some of these or...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Marcus G,Levy S,Salhab G,Mengesha B,Tzuman O,Shur S,Burke E,Mayeda RC,Cochavi L,Perluk I,Zaidenstein R,Lazarovitch T,Dadon M,Marchaim D

更新日期：2016-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium species are ubiquitous fungi causing a wide array of infections, including invasive disease in the immunosuppressed. We present a fusarium bone infection in a child with Pearson syndrome and review the literature. Ten cases of fusarium osteomyelitis were reported in the past 40 years, and we review the treatm...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Hiebert RM,Welliver RC,Yu Z

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Delayed pathogen identification and nonspecific clinical findings make definitive decisions regarding antibiotics challenging. The stimuli of bacterial toxins and inflammation make procalcitonin (PCT) unique in its ability to differentiate bacterial infection from other causes of inflammation, and thus it is...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Broyles MR

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among women of childbearing age have increased as a result of the opioid epidemic, especially in the nonurban white population. Recently updated US Preventative Services Task Force and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance have recommended universal HCV screenin...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kushner T,Park C,Masand D,Wagner B,Grace M,Rosenbluth E,Rodriquez-Rivas C,de la Cruz H,Overbey J,Sperling R

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of fetal parvovirus B19 infection resulting in preterm birth and leading to hydrops fetalis requiring multiple in utero transfusions. The infant developed chronic postnatal anemia responsive to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Serum viral load decreased after immunoglobulin treatment but remained...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Nadimpalli SS,Miller RS,Kamath VM,Farkouh CR,Nhan-Chang CL,Rathe JA,Collins A,Duchon JM,Neu N,Simpson LL,Ratner AJ

更新日期：2015-04-15 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.  Advanced fibrosis occurs more commonly in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfected individuals; therefore, fibrosis monitoring is important in this population. However, transient elastography (TE) data in HIV-HBV coinfection are lacking. We aimed to assess liver fibrosis using...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Audsley J,Robson C,Aitchison S,Matthews GV,Iser D,Sasadeusz J,Lewin SR

更新日期：2016-02-12 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：Background:The number of invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infections due to hitherto extremely rare type emm74 strains has increased in several Canadian provinces since late 2015. We hypothesized that the cases recorded in the different provinces are linked and caused by strains of an emm74 clone that recently eme...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Teatero S,McGeer A,Tyrrell GJ,Hoang L,Smadi H,Domingo MC,Levett PN,Finkelstein M,Dewar K,Plevneshi A,Athey TBT,Gubbay JB,Mulvey MR,Martin I,Demczuk W,Fittipaldi N

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Non-US-born individuals account for the majority of active tuberculosis (TB) in the United States. Interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) is the preferred diagnostic test for latent TB but can produce an indeterminate result. We investigated the prevalence and predictors of an indeterminate IGRA (IND-IGRA) in...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Sharninghausen JC,Shapiro AE,Koelle DM,Kim HN

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 2016 survey of 46 Michigan hospitals, we identified four key needs for antibiotic stewardship: clinically-relevant antibiotic data, monitoring compliance, syndrome-specific interventions, and discharge stewardship. A stewardship initiative now addresses these needs within the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Con...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Vaughn VM,Petty LA,Flanders SA,Malani AN,Patel T,Bernstein SJ,Hsaiky LM,Thyagarajan R,Osterholzer D,McLaughlin E,Horowitz JK,Gandhi TN

更新日期：2020-01-11 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:Concomitant dosing of ledipasvir (LDV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) results in an increased tenofovir (TFV) area under the curve (AUC). The aim of this study was to examine whether there was a correlation between the renal biomarkers retinol binding protein-4 (RBP-4) and β2 microglobulin (β2M) and...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Chan A,Park L,Collins LF,Cooper C,Saag M,Dieterich D,Sulkowski M,Naggie S

更新日期：2019-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Vancomycin is commonly added as empiric therapy for febrile neutropenia. A retrospective chart review was conducted at a large community teaching institution to evaluate vancomycin use in oncology patients. The results revealed that a majority of empiric vancomycin therapy was inappropriate, raising concern for antibi...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Libuit J,Whitman A,Wolfe R,Washington CS

更新日期：2014-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacteremia often requires a long treatment duration with antibiotics to prevent relapse due to the ability of SA to establish reservoirs of infection in sites such as heart and bone. These metastatic sites of infection cannot be serially sampled to monitor the clearance of SA infec...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Gutierrez J,Guimaraes AO,Lewin-Koh N,Berhanu A,Xu M,Cao Y,Kim J,Yan D,Chang JK,Dinoso JB,Koss CA,Clemenzi-Allen A,Chambers HF,Peck MC,Baruch A,Rosenberger CM

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection secondary to rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in individuals with underlying structural lung disease or immune compromise. Such infections, particularly those caused by the Mycobacterium abscessus group, are challenging to treat due to high...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： McGuffin SA,Pottinger PS,Harnisch JP

更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The US Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization for remdesivir use in patients with severe COVID-19. Methods:We utilized data from 2 quaternary acute care hospitals. The outcomes of interest were the impact of remdesivir on in-hospital death by day 28 and time to recovery, clinical...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kalligeros M,Tashima KT,Mylona EK,Rybak N,Flanigan TP,Farmakiotis D,Beckwith CG,Sanchez M,Neill M,Johnson JE,Garland JM,Aung S,Byrd KM,O'Brien T,Pandita A,Aridi J,Macias Gil R,Larkin J,Shehadeh F,Mylonakis E

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  Practicing antimicrobial stewardship in the setting of widespread antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative bacilli, particularly in urban areas, is challenging. Methods.  We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital with an established antimicrobial stewardship progra...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Vora NM,Kubin CJ,Furuya EY

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a sequel to visceral leishmaniasis (VL), which is found in VL-endemic countries including Bangladesh. Because of these enigmatic cases, the success of the National Kala-azar Elimination Program is under threat. To date, diagnostic methods for PKDL cases in endemi...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Ghosh P,Hasnain MG,Hossain F,Khan MAA,Chowdhury R,Faisal K,Mural MA,Baker J,Nath R,Ghosh D,Maruf S,Shomik MS,Haque R,Matlashewski G,Hamano S,Duthie MS,Mondal D

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There are few longitudinal data on the risk factors and mediators of racial disparities in sepsis among community- dwelling US adults. Methods:This is a longitudinal study of adult participants in the 1999-2005 National Health Interview Survey with data linked to the 1999-2011 National Death Index. We utili...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kempker JA,Kramer MR,Waller LA,Martin GS

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this brief report, we describe a 76-year-old patient with thymoma who underwent craniotomy for a left parietal lobe mass with pathologic findings consistent with Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis in the absence of any features of thymoma with immunodeficiency/Good's syndrome. His clinical course suggested likely Toxop...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Chastain DB,Sams JI,Steele GM,Lowder LO,Franco-Paredes C

更新日期：2018-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper disinfection using adequate disinfecting agents will be necessary for infection control strategies against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, limited guidance exists on effective surface disinfectants or best practices for their use against severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2. We outlined a proces...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Tyan K,Levin A,Avalos-Pacheco A,Plana D,Rand EA,Yang H,Maliszewski LE,Chylek LA,Atta L,Tye MA,Carmack MM,Oglesby NS,Burgin S,Yu SH,LeBoeuf NR,Kemp JM

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from 3 private healthcare claims repositories, we evaluated the incidence of pneumococcal disease among adults with US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) defined at-risk conditions or rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Crohn's disease, and neuromuscular disorder/seizures and those with traditiona...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Pelton SI,Shea KM,Weycker D,Farkouh RA,Strutton DR,Edelsberg J

更新日期：2015-03-20 00:00:00