Do antibody-coated bacteria prove bacterial prostatitis?

abstract：:Pneumopericardium, the presence of air in the pericardial space, is a rare disorder that is usually caused by trauma. We describe a patient given induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia who developed pulmonary aspergillosis that resulted in pericarditis and pneumopericardium. He responded to antifungal t...

journal_title：Infection

authors： van Ede AE,Meis JF,Koot RA,Heystraten FM,de Pauw BE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized controlled, clinical study the efficacy of ceftazidime at a dosage of 2 g b. i. d. was compared to that of cefotaxime at a dosage of 2 g t. i. d. or more in the treatment of pneumonia or peritonitis in intensive care patients. 61 of 67 assessable cases were evaluable. In the ceftazidime group ten out o...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Müller E,Heinkelein J

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternatives to conventional hospitalization are needed to increase health systems resilience in the face of COVID-19 pandemic. Herein, we describe the characteristics and outcomes of 63 patients admitted to a single HaH during the peak of COVID-19 in Barcelona. Our results suggest that HaH seems to be a safe and effi...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Pericàs JM,Cucchiari D,Torrallardona-Murphy O,Calvo J,Serralabós J,Alvés E,Agelet A,Hidalgo J,Alves E,Castells E,Seijas N,Hernández C,Bodro M,Cardozo C,Coloma E,Nicolás D,Hospital Clínic 4H Team (Hospital at Home-Health H

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials using interleukin 2 as a therapeutic immunomodulating agent in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome have recently begun. In this article we present data from studies which indicate the ability of interleukin 2 in vitro to augment clinically important cytotoxic immune responses in lymphocyte...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Siegel JP,Rook AH,Djeu JY,Quinnan GV Jr

更新日期：1984-07-01 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：:The natural decline of passively acquired maternal antibody titers and the influence of these antibodies on the efficacy of live, further attenuated measles vaccine were studied in 7 to 12 month old infants. Hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibody titers were determined in the pre- and postvaccination sera. HI antib...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Stewien KE,Barbosa V,de Lima OS,Osiro K

更新日期：1978-01-01 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：PURPOSE:The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) is high in sub-Saharan Africa. This is fueled by a high prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), which can be associated with necrotizing disease. The aim was to describe the clinical presentation and the treatment of SSTI in t...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Alabi A,Kazimoto T,Lebughe M,Vubil D,Phaku P,Mandomando I,Kern WV,Abdulla S,Mellmann A,Peitzmann L,Bischoff M,Peters G,Herrmann M,Grobusch MP,Schaumburg F,Rieg S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis is still a major cause of serious illness in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical, laboratory, radiological and prognostic features of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in immuncompetent adult patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixty-one patients with confirmed or...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Sütlaş PN,Unal A,Forta H,Senol S,Kirbaş D

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of sustained release of vancomycin and teicoplanin from a resorbable gelatin glycerol sponge, in order to establish a new delivery system for local anti-infective therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:60 plasticized glycerol gelatin sponges containing either 10 or...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Drognitz O,Thorn D,Krüger T,Gatermann SG,Iven H,Bruch HP,Muhl E

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The penicillins, the tetracyclines and the sulfonamides have often been used in the last few decades in spite of their well-known side effects. Hypersensitivity reactions to penicillins are among the most important adverse reactions in these antibiotics; in every case a careful medical history has to be taken before a...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Keller H

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:A 53-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of anorexia nervosa developed a bilateral lower extremity rash comprised of palpable red to violaceous, sub-centimeter papular lesions that increased in quantity rapidly. She also noted a 2-month history of non-productive cough. Imaging modalities revealed a thin-walled cav...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Walsh TL,Baca V,Stalling SS,Natalie AA,Veldkamp PJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the presence of Mycoplasma species in patients suffering from infertility was examined. 41 women and 37 men were examined, including 31 couples, and ten single women and six single men. Samples of vaginal and cervical mucus were taken from each woman, and samples of seminal fluid from each man. Identific...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Brenciaglia MI,Cipriani P,Lilli D,Lorino G,Mancini C,Sangnier C

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a primary immunodeficiency caused by impaired phagocyte killing of intracellular pathogens, is characterized by recurrent, life-threatening, bacterial and fungal infections. As a result of improvements in microbiologic culture and identification techniques, a number of unique filam...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Shigemura T,Nakazawa Y,Amano Y,Sudo A,Watanabe M,Kobayashi M,Kobayashi N,Koike K,Agematsu K,Nishimura K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial meningitis of infants and children exact a major toll worldwide. Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis continue to be the major causes, and efforts to reduce the incidence of this disease have had limited success. Major advances in rapid diagnosis, such as antigen detect...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Marks MI

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current data on the risk of transmission of 2009 H1N1 Influenza in public transportation systems (e.g., public trains, busses, airplanes) are conflicting. The main transmission route of this virus is thought to be via droplets, but airborne transmission has not been completely ruled out. METHODS:This is a c...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Piso RJ,Albrecht Y,Handschin P,Bassetti S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a study involving 200 patients, we previously found that 17.5% of patients developed viridans streptococcal (VS) bacteremia following autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (aPBSCT) when ciprofloxacin or ciprofloxacin plus ampicillin was used for prophylaxis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrosp...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Naqvi B,Dorsky D,Ali SA,Feingold JM,Edwards RL,Bona RD,Clive J,Tutschka PJ,Bilgrami S

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To detect microorganisms in the blood it is necessary not only that the microbiologist uses reliable methods, but also that the clinician takes a sufficient number of blood samples at the right point in time using a correct method for drawing the blood. The best results are obtained if the blood sample is transferred ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Rotter M

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The main purpose of this study was to examine the overall distribution of chronic comorbidities in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) infected populations and the risk of the underlying burden of disease in terms of the case fatality ratio (CFR). METHODS:We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of s...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Mahumud RA,Kamara JK,Renzaho AMN

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the results of passive immunization against CMV in 146 heart transplant recipients. The 65 seronegative recipients were prophylactically treated with anti-CMV immunoglobulins during and after the operation. Twenty-nine of these 65 patients received a seropositive donor heart. CMV infection occurred in 21/6...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Balk AH,Weimar W,Rothbarth PH,Meeter K,Metselaar HJ,Mochtar B,Simoons ML

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are conflicting results concerning an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and MS (multiple sclerosis). In the present study, we investigated a possible therapeutic option with antibiotics. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In our randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study, 28 patients with the confirme...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Woessner R,Grauer MT,Frese A,Bethke F,Ginger T,Hans A,Treib J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective was to develop a scoring system for easy use by the physician in daily clinical practice in deciding the appropriate treatment for his herpes zoster patient. Data from 635 patients who did not receive antiviral therapy were included in this analysis. Of these, 131 developed postherpetic neuralgia (P...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Meister W,Neiss A,Gross G,Doerr HW,Höbel W,Malin JP,von Essen J,Reimann BY,Witke C,Wutzler P

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：:Erythromycin ethylsuccinate was given orally (30-60 mg/kg/day) to 72 otherwise healthy children for different intervals before adenoidectomy. The concentration of erythromycin was assessed in homogenized tissue, in whole blood and in plasma, making it possible to calculate blood-free tissue levels. The tissue levels (...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Sundberg L,Edén T,Ernstson S

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：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 assay described is an agar diffusion test using Bacillus stearothermophilus as test organism. Incubation is at 62 degrees C; results can be obtained rapidly within 2 to 3 hours. The test was developed for the determination of gentamicin concentrations in serum and other body fluids. Because of its high sensitivity...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Wahlig H

更新日期：1977-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Investigation of the injecting drug users (IDUs) population is becoming extremely critical and timely in light of the recent evidence that IDUs now act as the core of hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics in developed countries. The purpose of this article, therefore, is not only to review the epidemiology of HCV i...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Ramia S,Melhem NM,Kreidieh K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00