Detection of legionella species in clinical samples: Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and urinary antigen detection kits.

abstract：:A 12-year-old girl with a 2-month history of fever and abdominal pain was admitted to our hospital. Ultrasound and CT scans of the abdomen showed multiple hypoechoic lesions of liver and spleen. Screening for zoonosis revealed high positive titers to Bartonella henselae. T-cell deficiency was demonstrated and remained...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Kahr A,Kerbl R,Gschwandtner K,Heinzl B,Lackner H,Schwinger W,Stünzner D,Lindbichler F,Urban EC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus that causes skin and soft tissue infections and occasionally life threatening endocarditis of native valves. Prosthetic valve infection due to this pathogen is very rare and has not been described in HIV infected individuals. We report on the first case...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Kourbeti IS,Alegakis DE,Roditakis GE,Samonis G

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Giving advice about antibiotic prescription through dedicated consultations is a cornerstone of antibiotic stewardship programmes. Our objective was to explore practices, organisation, and regulatory requirements related to antibiotic advising. METHODS:We performed an international, exploratory, Internet-based...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Tebano G,Dyar OJ,Beovic B,Claudot F,Béraud G,Thilly N,Pulcini C,European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Antimicrobial stewardshiP (ESGAP).

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical efficacy and tolerance of cefixime were investigated in an open, uncontrolled trial. 200 mg of cefixime were applied twice daily, duration of therapy was between eight and 14 days (mean value 10.1 days, standard deviation +/- 1.4 days). Ten male patients (mean age 42.7 years) and 19 female patients (mean age ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Theopold M,Benner U,Bauernfeind A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date there have been no standard methods for assessing the thrombogenicity of central venous catheters. A procedure for testing the thrombogenicity of intravenous lines such as the silver-impregnated catheter by continuous blood flow in vitro was therefore developed. For this test, fresh blood was drawn from health...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Böswald M,Lugauer S,Bechert T,Greil J,Regenfus A,Guggenbichler JP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Myopia is a prevalent condition among Asians. Orthokeratology lens has gained popularity as a method of myopia control. This systematic review is to summarize the clinical profile of infectious keratitis in association with orthokeratology lens wear. METHODS:We searched in the PubMed and EMBASE for articles ad...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Kam KW,Yung W,Li GKH,Chen LJ,Young AL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza infections are frequently implicated in the exacerbation of asthma. The aim of this study was to assess vaccination coverage among Spanish children and adults with asthma and to describe the factors associated(predictors) with vaccination, using data from the 2006 Spanish National Health Survey. P...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Jiménez-García R,Hernández-Barrera V,Carrasco-Garrido P,de Andrés AL,de Miguel Diez J,de Miguel AG

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the diagnostic utility of C-reactive protein (CRP) for the detection of sepsis in bone marrow transplantation, CRP levels were analyzed after pretransplant conditioning and variably combined in septic, focal or viral infections with graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in 64 bone marrow recipients. The CRP lev...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Rintala E,Remes K,Salmi TT,Koskinen P,Nikoskelainen J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year old immunocompetent Swiss female is described who developed severe meningoencephalitis due to infection with Cryptococcus gattii 13 months following exposure on Vancouver Island, Canada. Diagnosis was based on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination, i.e., positive India-ink staining, positive latex particle a...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Georgi A,Schneemann M,Tintelnot K,Calligaris-Maibach RC,Meyer S,Weber R,Bosshard PP

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 100 male patients aged from 20 to 45 years were treated for chronic brucellosis. Sixty-eight complained of impaired sexual potency. The percentage of patients with sexual disorders increased parallel to the duration of the disease. Andrologic investigations comprised a study sexual history, physical examination of t...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Kassur B,Dziubek Z

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pyogenes rarely causes meningitis. A recent increase in the incidence and severity of diseases due to S. pyogenes has been observed worldwide, without an apparent increase in the incidence of S. pyogenes meningitis. However, more recently severe and fulminant cases of S. pyogenes meningitis have been rep...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Steppberger K,Adams I,Deutscher J,Müller H,Kiess W

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-infected standardized burns and those contaminated experimentally with a constant number of organisms of a selected Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain underwent varying forms of treatment with silver sulfadiazine, cefsulodin cream and povidone iodine ointment. Wound healing was controlled by evaluating the wound area. ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Kaiser W,von der Lieth H,Potel J,Heymann H

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Influenza continues to be a considerable health problem in Europe. Vaccination is the only preventive measure, reducing mortality and morbidity of influenza in all age groups OBJECTIVES:The objective of this survey was to assess and compare the level of influenza vaccination coverage during three consecut...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Müller D,Szucs TD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 66-year-old woman hospitalized with fever, fatigue and hepatopathy. In her medical history arterial hypertension (treated with propranolol and lisinopril), diabetes mellitus type 2 (no treatment before admission) and a gout arthropathy were noted wherefore a therapy with allopurinol 300 mg per day has be...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Khanlari B,Bodmer M,Terracciano L,Heim MH,Fluckiger U,Weisser M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since little is known about the burden of viral hepatitis in Kurds, the prevalence of infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis E virus (HEV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) was investigated in a sample of refugee Kurds from Iraq and Turkey. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A cross-sectiona...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Chironna M,Germinario C,Lopalco PL,Carrozzini F,Barbuti S,Quarto M

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:Three parameters--urinary symptoms, pyuria, and bacteriuria--can be used independently or in combination to define the presence of urinary tract infection. Using these parameters, several approaches to defining urinary infection in various clinical contexts are discussed. Similarly, approaches to the definition and cl...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Stamm WE

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-six consecutive patients with pneumococcal meningitis were treated with cefotaxime (CTX). Ages ranged from 1-79 years: 29 adults, six adolescents, six children and five infants. Underlying diseases were found in 38 patients (82.6%). Twenty-six patients (56.5%) were admitted in coma. All isolates were sensitive t...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Lecour H,Seara A,Miranda AM,Cordeiro J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a well-defined clinical syndrome attributed to certain exotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus. The acute episode is often characterized by a toxic encephalopathy, possibly caused by direct neurotoxicity of these exotoxins, although this mechanism has never been proven. We describe a ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Arend SM,Steenmeyer AV,Mosmans PC,Bijlmer HA,van't Wout JW

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility to HIV-1 infections is, beside other factors, determined by individual host genetic variants like HLA class I alleles, CCR5 and CCR2 variants and levels of CCR5 binding chemokines. A new approach to determine the individual risk of acquiring an HIV infection or to estimate the disease progression could ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Jülg B,Goebel FD

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary objective of patient-oriented hospital hygiene is the reduction in frequency of the five most important nosocomial infections: urinary tract infection, wound infection, respiratory tract infection, sepsis and infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The less the effect of individual measures on the rate ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Daschner F

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, there is no definitive antiviral treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We describe our early experience with remdesivir in four critically ill COVID-19 patients. Patients received a 200 mg loading dose, followed by 100 mg daily intravenously for up to 10 days. All patients had been previously ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Durante-Mangoni E,Andini R,Bertolino L,Mele F,Florio LL,Murino P,Corcione A,Zampino R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of clarithromycin alone and in combination with its primary human metabolite, 14-hydroxy-clarithromycin, was determined against 203 strains of Haemophilus influenzae. Microdilution broth MICs and MBCs of both clarithromycin and 14-hydroxy-clarithromycin were determined. The clarithromycin MIC50 w...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Bergeron MG,Bernier M,L'Ecuyer J

更新日期：1992-05-01 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

abstract：:We studied the activity of cefotaxime both microbiologically and clinically. 138 blood cultures positive for gram-positive cocci were evaluated (90 strains of Staphylococcus aureus, 25 of Streptococcus faecalis, 13 of Streptococcus alpha and ten of Streptococcus mutans). Cefotaxime showed good activity against all str...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Bassetti D,Solbiati M,Fraizzoli G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and effects on pulmonary function tests of weekly 600 mg aerosolised pentamidine as prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) amongst two groups of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Group 1 (primary prophylaxis) consisted o...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Ong EL,Dunbar EM,Mandal BK

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Limited data are available on immunologic responses to primary pandemic H1N1 (2009) vaccination in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients. In 2009 serologic responses to either pandemic H1N1 (2009) vaccine (n = 36) or pandemic H1N1 (2009) infection (n = 2) were studie...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Roll D,Ammer J,Holler B,Salzberger B,Schweiger B,Jilg W,Andreesen R,Edinger M,Wolff D,Holler E

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outer membrane proteins, F, H2 and I, from PA12 strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, were purified and used successfully for immunization of Balb/c mice. The immunized mice were protected against challenge with a 2-26 fold LD50 of all known 19 serogroups of P. aeruginosa. ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： von Specht BU,Strigl G,Ehret W,Brendel W

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Shoulder arthroplasties are increasingly performed, but data on periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) in this anatomical position are limited. We retrospectively investigated the characteristics and outcome of shoulder PJI after primary arthroplasty from 1998 to 2010 in a single centre. METHODS:Periprosthetic ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Achermann Y,Sahin F,Schwyzer HK,Kolling C,Wüst J,Vogt M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The humoral and cell mediated immune response was investigated in 90 patients suffering from chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis. In 10-20% of the patients the serum IgG and IgM was increased, in 5-10% the levels were decreased. The values were compared with those of a control group of 35 normal healthy volunteers. Of...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Ring J,Seifert J,Zinn K,Stickl H,Probst J,Brendel W

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00