Toward the elimination of lymphatic filariasis by 2020: treatment update and impact assessment for the endgame.

abstract：:In 2013, an estimated 1.5 million HIV-positive pregnant women gave birth, with 240,000 children worldwide acquiring HIV. More than 90% of new pediatric infections occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa. The latest WHO guidelines recommended efavirenz (EFV)-based antiretroviral therapy as the first-line regimen for prevention ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： De Nardo P,Gentilotti E,Nguhuni B,Vairo F,Chaula Z,Nicastri E,Ippolito G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sertaconazole is an imidazole-type antifungal agent that has shown considerable in vitro activity against pathogenic fungi. Various studies carried out in animal models, clinical and toxicologic trials have confirmed the value of sertaconazole in the topical treatment of superficial mycoses in dermatology and gynecolo...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Carrillo-Muñoz AJ,Giusiano G,Ezkurra PA,Quindós G

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthy children are high transmitters of influenza and can experience poor influenza outcomes. Many questions remain about the efficacy and impect of preventive measures because most existing studies report imprecise proxies of influenza incidence, do not follow subjects throughout the entire influenza season and acr...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Lee BY,Shah M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of antibiotics into modern medicine has changed clinical care by saving millions of lives. However, misuse of antibiotics has led to their benefits being overshadowed by the development of antimicrobial resistance. AIMS OF STUDY:This study aimed to assess university students' knowledge and ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Haque M,Rahman NAA,McKimm J,Binti Abdullah SL,Islam MZ,Zulkifli Z,Saidin NB,Azhar NIK,Binti Lutfi SNN,Binti Othman NSA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antifungal susceptibility testing should identify in vitro resistance among a normally susceptible population or should detect the development of resistance during therapy. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI; formerly the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards [NCCLS]) has developed re...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Cantón E,Espinel-Ingroff A,Pemán J

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Syphilis continues to be a growing epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM), particularly for those living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In 2016, MSM accounted for 80% of primary and secondary syphilis diagnoses in men in the United States; almost half of who were also HIV-infected. Th...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Refugio ON,Klausner JD

更新日期：2018-04-01 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:COVID-19 disease progresses through a number of distinct phases. The management of each phase is unique and specific. The pulmonary phase of COVID-19 is characterized by an organizing pneumonia with profound immune dysregulation, activation of clotting, and a severe microvascular injury culminating in seve...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Marik PE,Kory P,Varon J,Iglesias J,Meduri GU

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection, previously only seen in tropical regions. This changed in 2003 when the first endemically acquired LGV cases were reported in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, among predominantly HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM). Early diagnosis is important to...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： de Vrieze NH,de Vries HJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A current focus in HIV management is improving adherence by minimizing pill burden with convenient formulations, including fixed-dose combinations (FDCs). Darunavir, a HIV protease inhibitor, co-administered with low-dose ritonavir (800/100 mg once daily), is recommended in guidelines in combination with other antiret...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Kakuda TN,Crauwels H,Opsomer M,Tomaka F,van de Casteele T,Vanveggel S,Iterbeke K,de Smedt G

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：:Since the discovery of HIV 30 years ago, we have learned much about HIV in children and adolescents. Dramatic declines have occurred in mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-rich countries. Resource-poor countries struggle with improving prevention of mother-to-child transmission due to the lack of universal...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Anderson EJ,Yogev R

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：: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：:Following the discovery of innate immune receptors, the topics of innate immunity and its role in defense against infective agents have recently blossomed into very active research fields, after several decades of neglect. Among innate immune cells, natural killer (NK) cells are endowed with the unique ability to reco...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Zucchini N,Crozat K,Baranek T,Robbins SH,Altfeld M,Dalod M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Listeriosis is an uncommon foodborne infection that may cause moderate maternal illness, but can be extremely serious for the fetus and the newborn. Several guidelines have been elaborated in order to help clinicians on the care of pregnant women with known or suspected exposure to Listeria monocytogenes. ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Pucci L,Massacesi M,Liuzzi G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fixed dose combination of abacavir with lamivudine represents a new treatment option for patients infected with HIV. Fixed dose combination abacavir/lamivudine has the convenience of one pill and once-daily dosing. It achieves comparable suppression of plasma HIV RNA with the pill's individual components dosed twi...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Anderson AM,Bartlett JA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human enteritis resulting from the consumption of poultry products contaminated with serovars of Salmonella enterica remains a major public-health concern. Reducing food contamination by preventing or controlling infection in the chicken during rearing is an attractive solution. An accurate understanding of the mechan...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Beal RK,Smith AL

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular pathogens present a major health risk because of their innate ability to evade clearance. Their location within host cells and ability to react to the host environment by mutation or transcriptional changes often enables survival mechanisms to resist standard therapies. Host-directed drugs do not target ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Collier MA,Gallovic MD,Peine KJ,Duong AD,Bachelder EM,Gunn JS,Schlesinger LS,Ainslie KM

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report, completed in November 2003, is intended to serve as a resource for physicians, public health officials and organizations involved in the evaluation and treatment of Lyme disease. ...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Cameron D,Gaito A,Harris N,Bach G,Bellovin S,Bock K,Bock S,Burrascano J,Dickey C,Horowitz R,Phillips S,Meer-Scherrer L,Raxlen B,Sherr V,Smith H,Smith P,Stricker R,ILADS Working Group.

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has brought aminoglycosides to the frontline since an aminoglycoside may be the only antimicrobial to which CRE isolates show in vitro susceptibility. The appropriateness of aminoglycoside-based therapies for severe infections by CRE is discuss...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Zavascki AP,Klee BO,Bulitta JB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoroquinolones are an important group of antibiotics that are used widely in the treatment of various infectious diseases in adults as a result of their excellent spectrum of activity, significant tissue penetration and convenient routes of administration. Their use in children, however, has been limited until recen...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Velissariou IM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceftobiprole is among the first of a new generation of cephalosporins with activity against aerobic Gram-negative bacilli, which extends to cefepime-sensitive Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and activity against Gram-positive organisms, which includes methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Ceftobiprole is currently unde...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Schirmer PL,Deresinski SC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus remains a serious and life-threatening disease for approximately 5% of the world's population, despite the availability of effective vaccines. Although prognoses can be improved by chemotherapy, treatment options are limited and none has been consistently successful. Interf...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Shaw T,Locarnini S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea is the second largest cause of mortality worldwide in children from the perinatal period to the age of 5 years. Rotavirus has been the most commonly identified viral cause of diarrhea in children. Norovirus is now recognized as the second most common viral pathogen. Adenovirus, astrovirus and sapovirus are th...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Anderson EJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: In the current scenario, COVID-19 is a clinical and public health problem globally. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains the causative agent, emerged in China and continuously spreading across the globe. Until now, no efficient therapeutics have been approved, which combat...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Sharma D,Kunamneni A

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:GB virus C (GBV-C) is a member of the Flaviviridae family and the most closely related human virus to HCV. However, GBV-C does not replicate in hepatocytes, but rather in lymphocytes. GBV-C has a worldwide distribution and is transmitted sexually, parenterally and through mother-to-child transmission. Thus, co-infecti...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Schwarze-Zander C,Blackard JT,Rockstroh JK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax, a disease that plagues both humans and various animal species. Effective vaccines are available, but those approved for human use are crude culture supernatants that require multiple injections and a yearly boost. Many experts agree that it is now time for the next...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Tournier JN,Ulrich RG,Quesnel-Hellmann A,Mohamadzadeh M,Stiles BG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors sought to study whether extended or continuous infusion of cephalosporins is associated with better clinical outcomes than short-term infusion. PubMed and Scopus databases were systematically searched. Studies reporting the clinical outcomes of patients receiving extended or continuous infusion (≥3 or 24 h...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Korbila IP,Tansarli GS,Karageorgopoulos DE,Vardakas KZ,Falagas ME

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with C. difficile infection (CDI) experience intestinal microflora changes that can promote the overgrowth and subsequent translocation of gut resident pathogens into the blood. Consistently, CDI due to PCR-ribotype 027 strain, severe or relapsing CDI, and treatment with high-dosage vancomycin are...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Falcone M,Venditti M,Sanguinetti M,Posteraro B

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00