Home and hospital antibiotic treatment prove similarly effective in cystic fibrosis.

abstract：:Intestinal infection by Escherichia coli O157 and other verotoxin (VT) producing E. coli has been increasingly recognized as an important factor for the causation of classic (enteropathic) hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and hemorrhagic colitis (HC). Toxins most frequently involved are VT1 and VT2. As with other toxin...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Bitzan M,Klemt M,Steffens R,Müller-Wiefel DE

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Peripheral facial nerve palsy (FP) is the most common single nerve affection. Most cases are idiopathic, but a relevant fraction is caused by potentially treatable aetiologies including infections. Not all current diagnosis and treatment guidelines recommend routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis in the dia...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Henkel K,Lange P,Eiffert H,Nau R,Spreer A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of the acylureidopenicillins azlocillin and mezlocillin to serum proteins was investigated by means of equilibrium dialysis and ultracentrifugation. The penicillin concentrations were determined by the agar diffusion test and by circular dichroism. The degree of binding is dependent on the penicillin conce...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Rosenkranz H,Förster D

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of Kytococcus schroeteri implant-related septic arthritis and osteomyelitis, identified by phenotypic tests and 16S rRNA sequencing, which responded to implant removal and doxycycline. 16S rRNA sequencing was useful for the accurate and rapid identification of the organism as it exhibited thre...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Chan JF,Wong SS,Leung SS,Fan RY,Ngan AH,To KK,Lau SK,Yuen KY,Woo PC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred and one patients with maxillary sinusitis participated in a double-blind, randomized study at 11 ENT-clinics in Europe. Sinusitis was diagnosed by the presence of at least two signs and symptoms and sinus X-ray showing more than 6 mm swelling of the maxillary mucosa. A microbiological specimen was obtain...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Nord CE

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some industrialized countries reemergence of tuberculosis has been recorded. Most cases are thought to be caused by reactivation of infections that had been acquired many years before, but in some geographical areas up to 40% of diagnosed infections have been estimated to be newly acquired, based on the results of ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Nastasi A,Mammina C

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To prevent transmission of MRSA, eradication by antiseptic washings and nasal ointment is recommended. There are few studies, which investigated the success of eradication of MRSA carriage during everyday clinical working conditions and results are controversial. We wanted to assess the effectiveness of MRSA...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Hansen D,Patzke PI,Werfel U,Benner D,Brauksiepe A,Popp W

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in conjunctival secretions from patients without ocular symptoms. METHODS:Conjunctival swabs were prospectively collected from laboratory-confirmed Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients without ocular symptoms for r...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Li X,Chan JF,Li KK,Tso EY,Yip CC,Sridhar S,Chung TW,Chiu KH,Hung DL,Wu AK,Chau SK,Liu R,Lung KC,Tam AR,Cheng VC,To KK,Chan KH,Hung IF,Yuen KY

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic enterococcal infections often lead to life-threatening disease. By analyzing the immune response of two patients with systemic enterococcal infections against enterococcal polysaccharide antigens, we found that both patients had antibodies against all four of the capsular serotypes identified to date. Antibod...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Hufnagel M,Huebner J

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an experimental infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes in mice a considerable enhancement (90-fold) of the therapeutic activity of ampicillin resulting from liposomal encapsulation was observed. The mechanism by which liposomes improved the therapeutic index of ampicillin in this infection appeared to be an inc...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Bakker-Woudenberg IA,Lokerse AF,Vink-van den Berg JC,Roerdink FH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium kansasii infection is a recognized complication of AIDS and a broad spectrum of extrapulmonary manifestations has been reported. However, AIDS-related M. kansasii pericarditis is an extremely rare disease. We report the first European case of this infection, that presented some different clinical finding...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Pintado V,Fortún J,Casado JL,Gómez-Mampaso E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a previous controlled study, we investigated the relationship between Bordetella pertussis infections and sudden unexpected deaths among German infants (sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS). In this present study, we investigated further the respiratory pathology in a subset of infants in the original stud...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Cherry JD,Paddock CD,Greer PW,Heininger U

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is increasing evidence indicating an association between invasive non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) infection in pregnancy and early pregnancy loss. As the diagnosis relies on microbiological investigation of post-mortem placental and foetal samples, a significant proportion of NTHi-related pr...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Cevik M,Moncayo-Nieto OL,Evans MJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combinations of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid were tested against 11 Escherichia coli strains and five Klebsiella aerogenes strains. Apart from one E. coli, the strains were highly resistant to amoxicillin due to beta-lactamase production. Synergy was demonstrated in all strains by agar dilution. Synergy was detecte...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Fuglesang JE,Bergan T

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old boy presented with a severe form of an acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) with hemiparesis and coma after initial symptoms of a flu-like febrile infection 1 week previously. Titers against Mycoplasma pneumoniae were significantly increased in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Detection of M. ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Riedel K,Kempf VA,Bechtold A,Klimmer M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiological survey was carried out in a Calabrian population in order to ascertain the incidence of antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae. In the past it has been felt that this infection does not occur in Southern Italy. We have found an incidence in our survey equal to that of the other countries. It was impos...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Calisto ML,Farina W,Picerno I,Ceccarelli G

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The minimal inhibitory concentrations of ceftizoxime, cefotaxime, moxalactam, cefoperazone, cefotiam and cefamandole were determined against various species of gram-negative bacteria and against Staphylococcus aureus. Ceftizoxime was more active against Enterobacteriaceae than cefamandole, cefotiam and cefoperazone an...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Husson MO,Courcol R,Izard D,Leclerc H

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify risk factors associated with mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by S. pneumoniae who require intensive care unit (ICU) management, and to assess the prognostic values of these risk factors at the time of admission. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of all conse...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Que YA,Virgini V,Lozeron ED,Paratte G,Prod'hom G,Revelly JP,Pagani JL,Charbonney E,Eggimann P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in the pathogenesis of hospital-acquired respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in critically ill patients. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study of all ICU-patients ≥ 18 years with RTI who underwent conventional culture techniques a...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Hagel S,Schmitt S,Kesselmeier M,Baier M,Welte T,Ewig S,Pletz MW

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Invasive Mycobacterium marinum disease (tenosynovitis and osteomyelitis) may be an increasingly common manifestation of M. marinum infection that presents unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We conducted a retrospective case series and literature review of M. marinum infection to better understand the...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Johnson MG,Stout JE

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiologic surveillance of smokers with low-dose CT scan has led to a significant surge of radiologic incidental findings, including the detection of early stages of pulmonary infections including nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). This causes a state of overdiagnosis and potential overtreatment of NTM lung diseas...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Calzadilla A,Holt G,Campos M,Mirsaeidi M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a patient seropositive for hepatitis B e antigen experienced four episodes of acute hepatic necroinflammation. Serum HBV-DNA concentration elevated immediately before the first and third exacerbations, whereas serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA was detecte...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Chen LW,Yeh CT,Fang KM,Chu CM,Liaw YF

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a unique case of sacral Capnocytophaga canimorsus abscess successfully treated with surgery and antibiotics. Close contact to a dog was assumed to be the most likely source of infection. Established risk factors for invasive C. canimorsus infection such as splenectomy, alcoholism or overt immunosuppression c...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Joswig H,Gers B,Dollenmaier G,Heilbronner R,Strahm C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the role of pro- and antiinflammatory cytokines in the development of Lyme arthritis (LA) has been widely discussed. The purpose of the present study was to determine the concentration of interleukin-18 (IL-18), interleukin-1beta (IL-beta) and its soluble receptor sIL-1RII in serum of patien...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Pietruczuk A,Swierzbińska R,Pancewicz S,Pietruczuk M,Hermanowska-Szpakowicz T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) causes a variety of clinical conditions, the most important being hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. A curative therapy of EHEC diseases is not yet feasible. This study investigates the antibody reactivity of Lactobin, a standardized immunoglobulin (Ig) prepara...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Lissner R,Schmidit H,Karch H

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTI) are only rarely an indication of the presence of the disease in childhood. Of decisive importance for the detection of UTI is an appropriate investigation to determine whether there is significant bacteriuria. Since in a significant proportion of cases of UTI in ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Straub E

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) recurs in nearly one-third of patients who develop an initial infection. Recurrent CDI (RCDI) is associated with considerable morbidity, mortality, and cost. Treatment for RCDI has not been not well examined. METHODS:A systematic review. RESULTS:Sixty-four articles wer...

journal_title：Infection

authors： O'Horo JC,Jindai K,Kunzer B,Safdar N

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report concerns a case of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) with atypical immune response affecting an infant whose mother had repeated evidence of immunity before pregnancy. Laboratory diagnosis of CRS could only clearly be achieved by virus isolation after the second month of life despite typical clinical featu...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Weber B,Enders G,Schlösser R,Wegerich B,Koenig R,Rabenau H,Doerr HW

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic meningitis following lumbar puncture is a rare complication of myelography, spinal anesthesia, intrathecal chemotherapy, and epidural anesthesia. Sporadic cases and clusters of iatrogenic meningitis have been reported after intrathecal therapy, but most incidental cases are reported after myelography. Four ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Schneeberger PM,Janssen M,Voss A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To quantify the relative antibacterial efficacy of beta-lactam antibiotics in vitro, a mathematical description of bacterial growth was developed. Curves of growth in the presence of the antibiotic are expressed as quadratic functions of time, with initial growth rate (ko) and rate of change of growth (a) as concentra...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Mattie H,van der Voet GB

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00