The spread and acquisition of NDM-1: a multifactorial problem.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The management of latent tuberculosis (LTBI) in children represents an important issue for paediatricians because of the disease burden, the lack of a gold standard for the diagnosis and the high annual risk of progression to active disease. Areas covered: A review of English language articles on LTBI in c...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Venturini E,Tersigni C,Chiappini E,de Martino M,Galli L

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is mainly an intracellular infection of the lung alveolar macrophages, and any anti-TB agent must therefore be active at the macrophage. Among the available therapies, isoniazid and rifampicin are the most effective drugs against susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but they are ineffective agains...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Viveiros M,Martins M,Couto I,Rodrigues L,Machado D,Portugal I,Amaral L

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Monkeypox is a re-emerging viral zoonosis that occurs naturally in heavily forested regions of West and Central Africa. Inter-human transmission of monkeypox virus, although limited, drives outbreaks, particularly in household and health-care settings. But the available evidence suggests that without repea...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Reynolds MG,Doty JB,McCollum AM,Olson VA,Nakazawa Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lopinavir is a protease inhibitor (PI) for the treatment of HIV infection that was specifically designed to overcome the shortcomings of earlier agents in this class. It is the only PI coformulated with ritonavir, whose pharmacological boosting effect results in a highly potent, well-tolerated, clinically effective an...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Tan D,Walmsley S

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Due to increasing intensity and complexity of therapies and longer survivorship, many patients with haematologic malignancy (HM) are at risk of invasive fungal disease (IFD). Mortality from IFD is high and treatment of an episode of IFD results in an excess length of hospital stay and costs and delays deli...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Douglas AP,Slavin MA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive yeast infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with defective immune response, such as those with cancer-related immunosuppression, organ transplantation or other immunodeficiencies, and neonates. Hospitalization in the intensive care unit may increase the risk for such infect...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Garbino J,Katragkou A,Roilides E

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne enveloped positive-strand RNA virus that emerged in North America in 1999 in New York City. Over the past 15 years, WNV has become established throughout the USA and has spread into Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. CDC reports indicate >41,000 clinical cases, including more t...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Montgomery RR,Murray KO

更新日期：2015-03-01 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

abstract：:Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (pPROM) is the precursor of up to 40% of preterm deliveries and an independent risk factor for neonatal disease, death and long-term pulmonary and neurodevelopmental deficits. A significant proportion of cases of pPROM are infection driven, although these are difficult to delineat...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Ugwumadu A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Extent of post-treatment fibrosis change in patients with different stages of fibrosis not fully known. We aimed to study changes in liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients who were treated with pegylated interferon/ribavirin (PEG/RBV) or direct acting antivirals (DAAs). Methods: Retrospective evalu...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Abdelsameea E,Alsebaey A,Abdel-Samiee M,Abdel-Razek W,Salama M,Waked I

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinidazole has been used for bacterial vaginosis (BV) outside the USA for almost four decades. Tinidazole has recently been resurrected and FDA approved for trichomoniasis and BV in the USA and is being restudied as an alternative to metronidazole for BV. In vitro antimicrobial activity and pharmacokinetics studies in...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Nailor MD,Sobel JD

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coinfection with hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients has been reported in 15-70% of patients depending on the mode of acquisition of both viruses. As recent advances in HIV-directed antiviral therapy have markedly delayed HIV progression and mortality, the incidence of complications arising from hepatitis C-associate...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Vyas JJ,Brown RS,Gaglio PJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Riedel S, Melendez JH, An AT, Rosenbaum JE, Zenilman JM. Procalcitonin as a marker for the detection of bacteremia and sepsis in the emergency department. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 135(2), 182-189 (2011). In a recent report, Riedel et al. proposed a procalcitonin cutoff of 0.1 ng/ml to rule out bacteremia in...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Albrich WC,Mueller B

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with antiretrovirals is now widely used worldwide after either occupational contact (with blood or another blood-containing fluid), or nonoccupational contact (mainly sexual or injection-drug use). It is assumed to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by at least 80%, although its effica...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Rey D

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:Endobronchial tuberculosis is defined as tuberculous infection of the tracheobronchial tree. Although clinical features differ between various types and stages of endobronchial tuberculosis, common symptoms are cough, hemoptysis, sputum production, wheezing, chest pain, fever and dyspnea. Endobronchial tuberculosis is...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Rikimaru T

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the advent of combined antiretroviral therapy there have been reductions in mortality and morbidity from HIV, transforming the disease into a chronic medical condition where newly diagnosed individuals can expect to live a near-normal life expectancy. When choosing therapy, probably the most important considerat...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Scourfield A,Waters L,Nelson M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The true incidence of pulmonary bacterial coinfection in infants and children hospitalized with a viral respiratory infection is difficult to ascertain but can vary widely from under 1 to 44%. For the same patient group admitted to pediatric intensive care units and/or requiring ventilatory support, the evidence is mo...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Thorburn K,Riordan A

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:Infections due to multidrug-resistant pathogens have an increasing impact on patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Preoperative infections, such as endocarditis, and postoperative infections, including wound and device infection, influence patient outcomes. Special interest needs to be taken in patients admitted to car...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Kanzler I,Weis F,Beiras-Fernandez A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

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：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：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：: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：:In recent decades, the incidence of aspergillosis, candidiasis and clinically important deep mycoses has been increasing, with advances in transplantation medicine and anticancer chemotherapy. Micafungin (FK463, Fujisawa Healthcare) has been developed as a novel type of antifungal agent, which inhibits 1,3-beta-D-gluc...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Higashiyama Y,Kohno S

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：INTRODUCTION:We assessed the knowledge of, attitude toward antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and practice of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) among physicians in Nigeria to provide future guidance to the Nigerian National Action Plan for AMR. METHODS:A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study explored the phy...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Babatola AO,Fadare JO,Olatunya OS,Obiako R,Enwere O,Kalungia A,Ojo TO,Sunmonu TA,Desalu O,Godman B

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurocysticercosis is a major cause of neurologic disease worldwide. In India and other developing countries, single small enhancing computed tomographic lesions representing solitary cysticercus granuloma are a common cause of new-onset seizures. The interesting feature of these solitary enhancing lesions is their sp...

journal_title：Expert review of anti-infective therapy

authors： Garg RK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00