Eosinophilia: causes and pathobiology in persons with prior exposures in tropical areas with an emphasis on parasitic infections.

abstract：:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common clinical syndrome in women. Most UTIs are caused by Escherichia coli. UTI has become a productive and accessible model system for studying the molecular details of how bacteria interact with mucosal surfaces and the nature of the host response. Important advances in the past y...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Stapleton AE

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis still represents an unmet medical need. Presently, the US Food and Drug Administration has not approved any drugs for the treatment of this common condition. Various inflammatory processes are involved in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis. Treatment of infection and surgica...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Hatipo U,Rubinstein I

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to investigate the evolution and epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing organisms and the current and future treatment options for infections caused by KPC-producing isolates. RECENT FINDINGS:The emergence of resistance in Enterobacteriaceae ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Porreca AM,Sullivan KV,Gallagher JC

更新日期：2018-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of vulvovaginal candidiasis, which is caused by Candida albicans, is poorly understood. Despite a strong protective role for cell-mediated immunity (CMI) against other mucosal candidal infections, numerous studies in humans and most animal models have revealed little to no role for CMI or other forms ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Fidel PL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly are at high risk for hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), especially due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, and seasonal influenza viruses. Data suggest PPV23's influence on various CAP-related outcomes among the elderly may depend upon how many years have elapsed since they received this vaccine....

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Gubbins PO,Li C

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review highlights current knowledge in travel-related neuroinfectious diseases, providing insight on approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infections of the central nervous system (CNS) in travelers and immigrants. RECENT FINDINGS:Updates on travel vaccine recommendations includi...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Thompson H,Thakur K

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) due to mycobacteria is a rare but frequently fatal complication that may occur early after the surgical procedure, or even years later. Infection has been described with both mechanical and biologic valvular prosthesis. The most commonly implicated mycobacterial species belong to th...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Bush LM,Paturi A,Chaparro-Rojas F,Perez MT

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) or Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus is a recently identified virus that is associated with KS, multicentric Castleman's disease, and body cavity-based lymphomas. KS is the most common kind of cancer in AIDS patients and the initial AIDS-defining condition in over 20% of patients...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Greenblatt RM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. While treatment regimens for C. difficile have been available for decades, they remain less than optimal due to the frequent recurrences that occur after therapy is completed. Moreover, the morbidity and expense associated with C. difficile have...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Ciesla WP,Bobak DA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most high-income countries, fewer children now acquire meningitis, and many of those who do will survive. Globally, however, meningitis still remains a significant cause of child morbidity and mortality. In this article, the authors review recent evidence on the morbidity faced by childhood survivors of bacterial m...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Hudson LD,Viner RM,Christie D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are a global burden to public health and are frequently caused by respiratory viruses. Advances in molecular diagnostic techniques have allowed the identification of previously undetected viral pathogens and have improved our understanding of respiratory virus infections. Her...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Ren L,Xiang Z,Guo L,Wang J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem globally. The appearance and spread of bacteria that are resistant to most or all commonly available antibiotics has raised the specter of untreatable bacterial infections. The New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) has received wide attention because of the extreme re...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Wilson ME,Chen LH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocarditis is an acquired form inflammatory heart muscle disease, manifested as acute and chronic conditions. While many etiologies have been reported, the most common cause of this disease is infection, primarily viral. Typically, the specific causative agent(s) and mechanism(s) are elusive. Over the past several ye...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Bowles NE,Towbin JA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with sepsis may require mechanical ventilation due to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It has become increasingly accepted that mechanical ventilation can contribute to lung injury in these patients. The modern concept of ventilator-induced lung injury is described in the context of alveolar ov...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Hess DR,Thompson BT

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Suppressive therapy and periodic presumptive treatment (PPT) are distinct but related strategies that have been used to reduce the incidence of bacterial vaginosis (BV). Here, we review clinical trial evidence of the effectiveness of suppressive therapy and PPT to reduce BV, and discuss their roles fo...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Balkus JE,Carter KA,McClelland RS

更新日期：2019-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients may be exposed to diseases which may be prevented through live attenuated virus vaccines (LAVV). Because of their immunosuppression, these diseases can lead to severe complications in transplant recipients. Despite increasing evidence regarding the safety a...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Verolet CM,Posfay-Barbe KM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematologic malignancy, prolonged neutropenia, or after hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Antifungal prophylaxis prevents IFI in high-risk hematology patients. This article discusses recent developments in antifungal pr...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Wolf J,Slavin MA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Before the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART), CMV retinitis was a common, debilitating opportunistic infection in the HIV-infected population. ART has had such a favorable impact on the prevention and management of CMV retinitis that it can be considered in some ways to be CMV therapy. Currently available CMV dir...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Barrett L,Walmsley S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The infectious complications of transplantation can have devastating consequences for patients. Early and accurate diagnosis is essential to good outcomes. This review describes recent advances in pathogen-directed diagnostic testing and discusses the role of new methods for transplant infectious dise...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Young BA,Hanson KE,Gomez CA

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae are a group of respiratory pathogens that have similar pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations. Recent studies suggest that C. pneumoniae and M. pneumoniae may play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma, but further studies are needed to delineate ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Atmar RL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three newer oral antifungal agents, itraconazole, terbinafine and fluconazole, have revolutionized treatment of superficial mycoses. The tissue pharmacokinetics of itraconazole and terbinafine allow much shorter courses of therapy- with higher efficacy-in the treatment of onychomycosis, compared to other oral agents. ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Del Rosso JQ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocysticercosis, caused by infection with the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is increasingly recognized as a cause of neurologic disease worldwide. Because the clinical presentation is nonspecific, diagnosis has been difficult. Advances in imaging studies and serodiagnostic techniques are facilitating the diagnosis o...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Yancey LS,Diaz-Marchan PJ,White AC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although highly active antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV replication resulting in extraordinary clinical benefits, toxicity, adherence difficulties, and the monetary cost of medications limit the long-term effectiveness and availability of therapy for many HIV-infected individuals. Strategies to interrupt therapy ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Dybul M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) was responsible for the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century. The virus- a previously unknown triple-reassortant virus containing segments of avian, human, and swine origins- generally caused mild disease. Unlike seasonal influenza, 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) primaril...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Swedish KA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that the immunological response to the seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine is attenuated in cancer patients. Furthermore, rates of seroprotection and seroconversion vary by malignancy type and are higher in patients with solid tumors, as compared either with those with hematologic malignancies ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Baluch A,Pasikhova Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatologic manifestations of travel-related illness are particularly vexing due to the broad differential diagnosis and clinicians' unfamiliarity with uncommonly seen diseases. This paper aims to educate and update the reader on selected infectious diseases in the returned traveler whose disease manifestations are p...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Zimmerman RF,Belanger ES,Pfeiffer CD

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections have been reported with increasing frequency from many parts of the world. Most infections involve the skin and soft tissue structures, and CA-MRSA is now the most commonly identifiable cause of purulent skin and soft tissue infectio...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Abrahamian FM,Snyder EW

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious myositis is defined as an infection of a skeletal muscle. Infectious myositis is most commonly caused by bacteria; however, a variety of viral, parasitic, and fungal agents may also cause myositis. The pathogenesis of nonbacterial infectious myositis is via direct or hematogenous infection of the musculatur...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Crum-Cianflone NF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute otitis media (AOM), when associated with a bulging or full tympanic membrane, has a bacterial etiology in more than 90% of cases. Not infrequently, the organisms present express resistance mechanisms to commonly prescribed antibiotic therapy. Tympanocentesis is a procedure advocated by several national guideline...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Pichichero ME,Wright T

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The global emergence of antifungal resistance among Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp. is a growing threat to public health, driven largely by the expanding use of antifungals in both the clinical and agricultural settings. As treatment options remain limited, understanding mechanisms and risk factors ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Hendrickson JA,Hu C,Aitken SL,Beyda N

更新日期：2019-11-16 00:00:00