A clear and present danger: tick-borne diseases in Europe.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Herpes zoster (HZ) or shingles occurs as a result of reactivation after a primary infection with varicella zoster virus (chickenpox). The burden of HZ in older adults in China is not well understood. We conducted a systematic literature review to understand the burden of disease related to HZ, its complica...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Yin D,Van Oorschot D,Jiang N,Marijam A,Saha D,Wu Z,Tang H,Diaz-Decaro J,Watson P,Xie X,Ren Y,He Y,Feng Y

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis continues to be a major health problem worldwide, affecting millions of people each year. Accurate and rapid diagnosis is key to controlling the disease, yet the traditional tests for TB produce results that are either inaccurate or take too long to be definitive. A fast and reliable diagnostic method tha...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Al-Zamel FA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of HIV-1 integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) has been a major therapeutic breakthrough in the management of HIV-1 infection. The first HIV-1 integrase inhibitor, raltegravir, was licensed in 2007 and was subsequently approved for use in treatment-naive patients. Since then, newer members of t...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Lampiris HW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Coronavirus Disease 2019 is a contagious infection that has infected millions worldwide. The objective of this systematic review is to identify studies pertaining to antivirals, both as sole and combined therapies, in COVID-19 patients and review the clinical outcomes of these treatment methods. AREAS COV...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Hussain N,Yoganathan A,Hewage S,Alom S,Harky A

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Although efforts to combat the HIV epidemic have focused on the perinatal reduction of HIV transmission, many children are still being infected with HIV in resource-limited settings. Access to HIV care, cotrimoxazole and antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected children has greatly improved in recent years, and h...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Callens SF,McKellar MS,Colebunders R

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article is to review the current literature examining the use of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. Procalcitonin is a serum marker that rises in response to bacterial infections, but remains low in nonbacterial infectio...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Tokman S,Schuetz P,Bent S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is currently an important cause of morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplant and solid organ transplant recipients. A high index of suspicion and careful clinical and radiological examinations are the keys to identifying infected patients early. Chest computerized axial ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Salman N,Törün SH,Budan B,Somer A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In susceptible patients, invasive aspergillosis has a high incidence and a mortality of up to 80%. The diagnosis of this condition is difficult, especially in the early stages of the disease and, as a consequence, antifungal therapy, despite its expense and toxicity, is often initiated empirically. Until recently, the...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Doffman SR,Agrawal SG,Brown JS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversing the spread of HIV infection and the incidence of malaria constitute two of the Millenium Development Goals. However, despite recent achievements, both diseases still entail global heath problems. Furthermore, their overlapping geographical distribution raises concerns and challenges for potential immunologic...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： González R,Ataíde R,Naniche D,Menéndez C,Mayor A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza is a ubiquitous infection with a spectrum ranging from mild to severe. The mystery regarding such variability in the clinical spectrum has not been fully unravelled, although a role for the complex interplay among virus characteristics, host immune response and environmental factors has been suggested. Antiv...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Virk RK,Gunalan V,Tambyah PA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively-drug-resistant (XDR) Gram-negative bacteria have emerged as a major threat to human health globally. This has resulted in the 're-discovery' of some older antimicrobials and development of new agents, however resistance has also rapidly emerged to these agents. Are...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Sherry N,Howden B

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Influenza-Like Illness is a leading cause of hospitalization in children. Disease burden due to influenza and other respiratory viral infections is reported on a population level, but clinical scores measuring individual changes in disease severity are urgently needed. Areas covered: We present a composite...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Rath B,Conrad T,Myles P,Alchikh M,Ma X,Hoppe C,Tief F,Chen X,Obermeier P,Kisler B,Schweiger B

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:Having available tools to determine the prognosis of pediatric meningococcal sepsis at admission to the Intensive Care Unit or during the course of the disease constitutes a clinical necessity. Recently, new readily measurable circulating biomarkers have been described as an additional tool for severity classification...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Briassoulis G,Galani A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nosocomial infections are the most frequent complications observed in surgical patients. In colorectal surgery, the opening of the viscera causes the dissemination into the operative field of microorganisms originating from endogenous sources, increasing the chance of developing postoperative complications. It is repo...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Rovera F,Diurni M,Dionigi G,Boni L,Ferrari A,Carcano G,Dionigi R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The combination of growing antimicrobial resistance with a dry pipeline has resulted in infections that can no longer be treated. Specific reasons have led to companies' exit from the antibacterial space, however recent incentives are spurring interest to reinvigorate the pipeline. Areas covered: This arti...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Luepke KH,Mohr JF 3rd

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) reduce influenza symptoms but clear evidence of relationships between viral titer reduction and symptom alleviation is lacking. This open-label, randomized study evaluated differences in viral dynamics between NAIs, and relationships between viral dynamics and influenza sympto...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Hirotsu N,Saisho Y,Hasegawa T,Shishido T

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an important emerging respiratory pathogen. MERS-CoV resulted in multiple hospital outbreaks within and outside the Arabian Peninsula. The disease has a high case fatality rate, with the need for a therapeutic option. Areas covered: In this rev...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Al-Tawfiq JA,Memish ZA

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:Use of nonsystemic antimicrobials with activity against enteropathogens is a promising approach for treatment of infectious diarrhea and other nonsystemic gastrointestinal infections. Rifaximin is approved by the US FDA for the treatment of travelers' diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli in patie...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Cottreau J,Baker SF,DuPont HL,Garey KW

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) have received attention as an emerging public health threat, are difficult to diagnose and to treat, and are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. The standard of care in IFD management requires an early and targeted antifungal treatment, hence covers - amongs...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Knabl L,Lass-Flörl C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In clinical practice, a significant proportion of HIV-infected patients receive lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) as a component of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The study by Israr et al. was designed to evaluate the effects of the HIV protease inhibitor LPV/r on gingival epithelium growth and differentiatio...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Rivero A,Pérez-Camacho I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Malaysia, various aspects of the epidemiology of pneumococcal carriage and disease remain largely unclear due to the lack of supporting data. Although a number of relevant studies have been documented, their individual discrete findings are not sufficient to inform experts on pneumococcal epidemiology at a national...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Le CF,Jefferies JM,Yusof MY,Sekaran SD,Clarke SC

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Over the last few decades, various extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), which are remotely related to the classical TEM and SHV families, have emerged. Among these, CTX-M, VEB and PER variants are of particular interest due to their widespread dissemination. This article will focus on these emerging ESBLs. CTX-M wa...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Akinci E,Vahaboglu H

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A defective mucociliary clearance facilitates colonization with bacteria and fungal spores in cystic fibrosis patients. Yeasts and molds are cultured from the cystic fibrosis respiratory tract and often their clinical relevance is unknown. Candida spp. are the most commonly isolated yeasts, whereas Aspergillus spp., S...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Müller FM,Seidler M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C is a major worldwide health problem with an estimated prevalence of 1.6-2%. The prognosis of chronic hepatitis C depends on the rate of fibrosis progression which, over a 20-30-year time span, may determine the risk of developing cirrhosis and its complications, namely hepatocellular carcinoma, liv...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Aghemo A,Rumi MG,Colombo M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HBV infection remains a major global health problem and continues to be a common cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals. Reactivation of HBV is a serious complication of chemotherapy/immunosuppressive therapy in patients with HBV infection. In this artic...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Idilman R,Arat M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tocilizumab, an inhibitor of the interleukin-6 receptor, may decrease the inflammatory response and control the symptoms of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the evidence is scarce. METHODS:This retrospective study included patients with severe COVID-19 requiring oxygen therapy who received to...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Tomasiewicz K,Piekarska A,Stempkowska-Rejek J,Serafińska S,Gawkowska A,Parczewski M,Niścigorska-Olsen J,Łapiński TW,Zarębska-Michaluk D,Kowalska JD,Horban A,Flisiak R

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00