Sertaconazole: updated review of a topical antifungal agent.

abstract：:bla NDM is a major mechanism of resistance of Gram-negative bacteria to β-lactam antibiotics including the carbapenems. bla NDM has been acquired by a large range of Gram-negative bacilli, especially by the Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter spp. The combination of human factors (suboptimal antibiotic stewardship an...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Wailan AM,Paterson DL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We performed a meta-analysis to determine diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of abdominal (intestinal or peritoneal) tuberculosis (TB) in various tissues (intestinal, omental/peritoneal tissue or ascitic fluid). METHODS:Electronic databases were searched for observational studies on use of X...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Sharma V,Soni H,Kumar-M P,Dawra S,Mishra S,Mandavdhare HS,Singh H,Dutta U

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection, previously only seen in tropical regions. This changed in 2003 when the first endemically acquired LGV cases were reported in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, among predominantly HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM). Early diagnosis is important to...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： de Vrieze NH,de Vries HJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we focus on the pathogenesis and clinical characteristics of schistosomiasis infection on the lung vasculature. Overall, the basic biology and understanding of Schistosoma immune responses and their effect on the cardiopulmonary system is limited in both animal and human models, which hinders clinical ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Kolosionek E,Crosby A,Harhay MO,Morrell N,Butrous G

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus is a large DNA virus that is well-equipped to evade both innate and adaptive host immune responses and to establish lifelong latency. It is a major opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised hosts. Following allogeneic transplantation, immune responses are often inadequate to inhibit viral react...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Peggs KS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteremias represent severe infectious complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Frequency is highest during the pre-engraftment period, both in autologous and in allogeneic HSCT, when patients are granulocytopenic. In the postengraftment period, bacteremias are also frequent in the abse...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Castagnola E,Faraci M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antifungal susceptibility testing should identify in vitro resistance among a normally susceptible population or should detect the development of resistance during therapy. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI; formerly the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards [NCCLS]) has developed re...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Cantón E,Espinel-Ingroff A,Pemán J

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (pPROM) is the precursor of up to 40% of preterm deliveries and an independent risk factor for neonatal disease, death and long-term pulmonary and neurodevelopmental deficits. A significant proportion of cases of pPROM are infection driven, although these are difficult to delineat...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Ugwumadu A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of HIV 30 years ago, we have learned much about HIV in children and adolescents. Dramatic declines have occurred in mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-rich countries. Resource-poor countries struggle with improving prevention of mother-to-child transmission due to the lack of universal...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Anderson EJ,Yogev R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linezolid is the first member of a new generation of antibiotics, the synthetic oxazolidinones, to become available, with a broad spectrum of in vitro activity against gram-positive organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and vancomycin-resistant E. ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Velissariou IM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitazoxanide (Alinia, Romark Laboratories) was synthesized based on the structure of niclosamide. In vitro studies have demonstrated activity against a broad range of parasites as well as some bacteria. Three controlled trials demonstrated efficacy in cryptosporidiosis, however, the efficacy in advanced AIDS patients ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： White CA Jr

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the discovery of innate immune receptors, the topics of innate immunity and its role in defense against infective agents have recently blossomed into very active research fields, after several decades of neglect. Among innate immune cells, natural killer (NK) cells are endowed with the unique ability to reco...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Zucchini N,Crozat K,Baranek T,Robbins SH,Altfeld M,Dalod M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant advances in the day-to-day management of patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantations, including the introduction of new antiviral drugs, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this article is to undertake a literature-bas...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Bacigalupo A,Boyd A,Slipper J,Curtis J,Clissold S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 49th Annual Spring Meeting of the British Society of Parasitology was held at Nottingham University, UK, on 11-14 April 2011. Although a meeting of a national parasitological society, the meeting attracted approximately 375 delegates from 30 countries worldwide. Of the various themes at this meeting, two were focu...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Staines HM,Croft SL,Horrocks PD

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis continues to be a major global health problem. Lack of accurate, rapid and cost-effective diagnostic tests poses a huge obstacle to global TB control. While several new diagnostic tools are being developed and evaluated for TB, it is important that new tools are introduced for widespread use only after ca...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Sohn H,Minion J,Albert H,Dheda K,Pai M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulism is a severe neuroparalytic disease resulting from exposure to one of the most poisonous toxins to humans. Because of this high potency and the use of toxins as biological weapons, botulism is a public health concern and each case represents an emergency. Current therapy involves respiratory supportive care an...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Anniballi F,Lonati D,Fiore A,Auricchio B,De Medici D,Locatelli CA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Listeriosis is an uncommon foodborne infection that may cause moderate maternal illness, but can be extremely serious for the fetus and the newborn. Several guidelines have been elaborated in order to help clinicians on the care of pregnant women with known or suspected exposure to Listeria monocytogenes. ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Pucci L,Massacesi M,Liuzzi G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 2010 HIV Diagnostics Conference, which took place in Orlando (FL, USA) between 24 and 26 March 2010, salient new data related to three aspects of HIV testing (rapid point-of-care testing, laboratory assays and new technologies) were presented and discussed. A conundrum central to HIV diagnostics in the USA ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Pandori MW,Branson BM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fixed dose combination of abacavir with lamivudine represents a new treatment option for patients infected with HIV. Fixed dose combination abacavir/lamivudine has the convenience of one pill and once-daily dosing. It achieves comparable suppression of plasma HIV RNA with the pill's individual components dosed twi...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Anderson AM,Bartlett JA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors sought to study whether extended or continuous infusion of cephalosporins is associated with better clinical outcomes than short-term infusion. PubMed and Scopus databases were systematically searched. Studies reporting the clinical outcomes of patients receiving extended or continuous infusion (≥3 or 24 h...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Korbila IP,Tansarli GS,Karageorgopoulos DE,Vardakas KZ,Falagas ME

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pneumocystis pneumonia is a potentially life-threatening pulmonary infection that occurs in immunocompromised individuals and HIV-infected patients with a low CD4 cell count. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole has been used as the first-line agent for treatment, but mutations within dihydropteroate synthase gen...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Huang YS,Yang JJ,Lee NY,Chen GJ,Ko WC,Sun HY,Hung CC

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre- and neonatal screening for congenital toxoplasmosis rests upon the assumption that treatment is beneficial on either acute symptoms or in preventing later reactivation. Postpartum treatment of congenital toxoplasmosis with sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine has remained almost unchanged for 50 years. More recently, s...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Petersen E,Schmidt DR

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is a curable disease, provided timely access to efficacious drugs is sought. Poor quality and, in particular, falsified antimalarial drugs harm the population of malaria endemic areas; they put lives in peril, cause economic losses to patients, families, industry, and generally undermine the trust in health sy...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Chaccour C,Kaur H,Del Pozo JL

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prodrug isavuconazonium sulfate (BAL8557) is an extended-spectrum water-soluble triazole, developed for the treatment of severe invasive and life-threatening fungal diseases. Its active moiety, BAL4815, is a potent inhibitor of ergosterol biosynthesis, resulting in the disruption of fungal membrane structure and f...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Seyedmousavi S,Verweij PE,Mouton JW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The nervous system is involved in 10-15% of patients infected with B. burgdorferi, B. afzelii and B. garinii. This review will address widespread misconceptions about the clinical phenomenology, diagnostic approach and response to treatment of neuroborreliosis. Areas covered: Improvements in diagnostic tes...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Halperin JJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhoea is one of the most commonly occurring diseases. This article presents a review of the current state of the treatment of acute infectious diarrhoea, as well as of the most important pathogens. The general principles of the therapy of diarrhoea are exemplified, followed by a description of the targeted antimic...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Lübbert C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) represent a global public health problem. Precision medicine (PM) is a multicomponent medical approach that should be used to individualize the management of patients infected with CRE. AREAS COVERED:Here, we differentiate carbapenem-producing CRE (CP-CRE) from ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Reyes S,Nicolau DP

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has brought aminoglycosides to the frontline since an aminoglycoside may be the only antimicrobial to which CRE isolates show in vitro susceptibility. The appropriateness of aminoglycoside-based therapies for severe infections by CRE is discuss...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Zavascki AP,Klee BO,Bulitta JB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax, a disease that plagues both humans and various animal species. Effective vaccines are available, but those approved for human use are crude culture supernatants that require multiple injections and a yearly boost. Many experts agree that it is now time for the next...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Tournier JN,Ulrich RG,Quesnel-Hellmann A,Mohamadzadeh M,Stiles BG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation represents a complex biologic and biochemical process involving cells of the immune system and a plethora of biologic mediators in response to mechanical, chemical or infectious injuries. When mobilization of effector cells and molecules becomes excessive, the beneficial aspect of this response--to limit ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Labro MT

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00