Antipsychotic drug use and community-acquired pneumonia.

abstract：:Fungal endocarditis (FE) is an increasingly prevalent and devastating disease in today's highly advancing medical practice. With more patients receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics or invasive interventions including long-term central venous catheters or prosthetic heart valve placements, FE is increasingly reported. R...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Varghese GM,Sobel JD

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a common cause of genitourinary sexually transmitted infections. N. gonorrhoeae is an obligate human pathogen that has evidence of tissue-specific host interactions and diverse extragenital manifestations of infection both in adult and pediatric populations. The clinical presentation of extrag...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Spencer SE,Bash MC

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are now recognized as the etiologic agents of invasive cervical cancer, a major cancer in women. A single HPV type (type 16) is responsible for about 50% of the cancers. The major capsid protein of papillomaviruses, L1, when expressed by recombinant DNA technology, has the intri...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Gravitt PE,Shah KV

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contact precautions are routinely employed for the control of multidrug-resistant organisms. Robust measures, however, for the incremental benefit of contact precautions, gowns, gloves, and active detection and isolation strategies for the prevention of cross-transmission in endemic settings are lacking. Unintended co...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Bearman G,Stevens MP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although modern medicine has improved survival in congenital heart disease dramatically, the long-term course carries a risk of late complications. The incidence of infective endocarditis in adults with congenital heart disease is more than 10 times higher than that of the normal population. Identification of the high...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Thilén U

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A broad range of disorders can cause inflammation of the thyroid gland. True thyroid infections are rare and can result from a variety of microorganisms, of which bacteria are the most common. Other rarer pathogens include fungi, parasites, and viruses. Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci, predominate as ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Shah SS,Baum SG

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first description of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in adults appeared in 1967 and was characterized by dyspnea, hypoxemia, diffuse alveolar infiltrates, and reduced respiratory system compliance. ARDS and acute lung injury (ALI) syndrome have no specific treatment, only supportive care: treating the u...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Chiumello D,Cressoni M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Africa carries a disproportionate burden of the global HIV endemic, accounting for two thirds of the global 33.3 million people living with HIV. While tremendous advances have been made in addressing the HIV epidemic in Africa, considerable challenges remain. Testing for HIV increased by 86% from 2007 to 2009 but more...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Gilliam BL,Patel D,Talwani R,Temesgen Z

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Determining the microbiologic etiology of enteric infection remains an elusive goal. Conventional approaches, including culture, microscopy, and antigen-based tests have significant limitations such as limit of detection and the need for multiple procedures. Molecular diagnostics, especially PCR based tests, are rapid...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Platts-Mills JA,Operario DJ,Houpt ER

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthroplasty of the knee and hip is a common procedure. There is a risk of infection with primary arthroplasty, with an incidence of 1% to 2%. Significant cost and morbidity are associated with infection of the prosthetic joint. Most infections (60% to 70%) are caused by staphylococci, but approximately 10% are caused...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Lentino JR

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 1% of all patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States are infected with HIV. With the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), HIV death rates have declined 80%, and chronic diseases resulting from HIV have replaced opportunistic infections as the leading cause of death among ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Locke JE,Segev DL

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a unique human virus, showing similarities with plant viroids. Although impressive knowledge on virus structure and replication has been achieved, several questions like HBV/HDV interaction and post translational modifications of HD antigens remain to be answered. Potential targets for t...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Niro GA,Smedile A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dogma is that the higher risk of pyelonephritis in pregnant women is explained entirely by anatomic/obstructive changes. If so, gestational pyelonephritis should be caused by random, nonpathogenic bacteria. Instead, gestational pyelonephritis is associated with a narrow group of genetically related Escherichia col...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Nowicki B

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility that infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae may somehow contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis continues to be explored by researchers worldwide. A direct cause-and-effect relationship between the bacterium and subsequent development of atherosclerosis has yet to be proved. However, compelling ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： O'Donnell JA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is strong evidence that preoperative nasal S. aureus screening/decolonization will significantly reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) after joint prostheses implantation. There is some evidence that antibiotic-containing bone cement may lower SSI rates. Timely administration of perioperative systemic antibioti...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Vonberg RP,Gastmeier P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin lesions provide an important clue to the diagnoses of many infections in returned travelers. New information related to epidemiology, recognition, diagnosis, or management is described for the systemic infections--dengue fever, several of the rickettsial infections, African trypanosomiasis, and coccidioidomycosis...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Wilson ME,Chen LH

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews techniques of rapid testing and the effective diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis. Despite 50 years' study of streptococcal pharyngitis and 20 years' experience with rapid tests for its diagnosis, the subject continues to evolve. Rapid diagnostic tests have become more sensitive. Experts now co...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Corneli HM

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:Candida species are an important cause of health care-related bloodstream infections (BSI). Understanding the current Candida BSI incidence trends, the dominant species causing disease, and the mortality associated with this infection are important to help guide therapeutic and prophylaxis measures. In this review, tr...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Morgan J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging studies have revealed that neurocysticercosis is a major cause of neurologic disease in most developing countries and is an emerging disease in industrialized areas. Patients with neurocysticercosis present mainly with seizures (parenchymal form) or intracranial hypertension (ventricular/subarachnoid form...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： White AC,Garcia HH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocarditis pathogens colonize valves with pre-existing sterile vegetations or valves with minimal endothelial lesions. Inflamed endothelia produce cytokines, integrins, and tissue factor, which in turn attract fibronectin, monocytes, and platelets. Bacteria attaching to such structures further activate the cascade, ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Widmer E,Que YA,Entenza JM,Moreillon P

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：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：:Intensive care unit (ICU) patients present several unusual pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics compared with less seriously ill patients, including increased distribution volume and variable clearance. Interpatient PK variability is often considerable and can produce a wide range of values for PK parameters and major...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Dufour G,Montravers P

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Two million of the 15 million (13.3%) new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among persons 15 to 49 years old occur in pregnant women. Access to care and a provider's ability to assess risk, screen, and treat STIs are critical factors in preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes. Significant variations in pro...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Johnson HL,Erbelding EJ,Ghanem KG

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review attempts to understand the reasons for the successes and failures of the two novel strategies that have slowly begun to emerge as potential counters for anti-malarial drug resistance-"Triple Combination Therapy" and "Drug Cycling." RECENT FINDINGS:Recent reports have suggested that increa...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Dipanjan B,Shivaprakash G,Balaji O

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00