Skin infections in returned travelers: an update.

abstract：:Pouchitis is an inflammatory complication after restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). IPAA is the surgical treatment of choice in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) who require colectomy. Initial episodes of acute pouchitis generally respond to antibiotics but significant numbers of c...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Chowdhry S,Katz JA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocarditis is an acquired form inflammatory heart muscle disease, manifested as acute and chronic conditions. While many etiologies have been reported, the most common cause of this disease is infection, primarily viral. Typically, the specific causative agent(s) and mechanism(s) are elusive. Over the past several ye...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Bowles NE,Towbin JA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a group of progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disorders that share a common spongiform histopathology. TSEs may be transmitted in a sporadic, familial, iatrogenic, or zoonotic fashion. The putative infectious agent of TSE, the prion, represents a novel paradigm of...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Janka J,Maldarelli F

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) due to mycobacteria is a rare but frequently fatal complication that may occur early after the surgical procedure, or even years later. Infection has been described with both mechanical and biologic valvular prosthesis. The most commonly implicated mycobacterial species belong to th...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Bush LM,Paturi A,Chaparro-Rojas F,Perez MT

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:The outcome for HIV-infected patients with cancer has dramatically improved in the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era, probably due to improvements in immune status and bone marrow function that allow the possibility of increased drug-dose intensity with a higher complete remission rate. Although data re...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Rosso R,Di Biagio A,Viscoli C

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporiasis is a food- and water-borne infection that affects healthy and immunocompromised individuals. Awareness of the disease has increased, and outbreaks continue to be reported among vulnerable hosts and now among local residents in endemic areas. Advances in molecular techniques have improved identification ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Warren CA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) does not eliminate HIV-1 from latently infected reservoirs, and this remains the critical obstacle to the eradication of infection. Although ART is effective in suppressing viral load, life-long ART is burdensome in many respects. Given expanding numbers of HIV-infected individuals on ART ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Margolis DM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common clinical syndrome in women. Most UTIs are caused by Escherichia coli. UTI has become a productive and accessible model system for studying the molecular details of how bacteria interact with mucosal surfaces and the nature of the host response. Important advances in the past y...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Stapleton AE

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starting from 2010, the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was introduced in several countries. This paper discusses some of the problems recently emerged after PCV13 use and their clinical impact. The impact of PCV13 has been relevant and has saved millions of children and adults by severe infectious di...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Principi N,Di Cara G,Bizzarri I,Isidori C,Borgia P,Mignini C,Saponara M,Argentiero A,Esposito S

更新日期：2018-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with sepsis may require mechanical ventilation due to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It has become increasingly accepted that mechanical ventilation can contribute to lung injury in these patients. The modern concept of ventilator-induced lung injury is described in the context of alveolar ov...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Hess DR,Thompson BT

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilia in patients exposed to tropical or subtropical environments is caused most commonly by helminth (worm) infections. Besides a detailed exposure history, the diagnostic approach must consider other infections and noninfectious causes of eosinophilia, as treatments for many of these disorders differ. ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Kim YJ,Nutman TB

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants. Although the pathogenesis of NEC remains unclear, abnormal bacterial colonization has been postulated as playing a central role. Various factors impact bacterial colonization following delivery. Compared to t...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Stenger MR,Reber KM,Giannone PJ,Nankervis CA

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Acute otitis media (AOM), when associated with a bulging or full tympanic membrane, has a bacterial etiology in more than 90% of cases. Not infrequently, the organisms present express resistance mechanisms to commonly prescribed antibiotic therapy. Tympanocentesis is a procedure advocated by several national guideline...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Pichichero ME,Wright T

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：: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：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients with COPD are at increased risk for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). COPD has been reported as a comorbidity in at least one third of the hospitalized patients with CAP. There is a controversy that the pre...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Cilli A

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Coronary heart disease (CHD) is an inflammatory process that takes decades to develop. In HIV-seronegative persons, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein is a biologic marker of CHD risk. HIV infection induces chronic inflammation, despite adequate suppression of HIV replication with antiretroviral therapy, resulting in...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Fichtenbaum CJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose of Review:In December 2019, outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected pneumonia patients were discovered in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. With the spread of the epidemic, new cases have been found in other regions of China and abroad. This review summarizes the curr...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Wang Y,Wang L,Li X,Gong Z

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Since the treatment of acute diverticulitis has become more conservative over the last years, knowledge of conservative treatment strategies is increasingly important. RECENT FINDINGS:Several treatment strategies that previously have been imposed as routine treatment are now obsolete. Uncomplicated d...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： van Dijk ST,Rottier SJ,van Geloven AAW,Boermeester MA

更新日期：2017-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi are common inhabitants of the oral and nasal mucosa, and therefore the differentiation between colonization and pathogenicity in the setting of upper respiratory tract infection symptoms can be difficult. Fungal head and neck infections occur in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised persons, and patients wi...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Miller DJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of antigen-capture assays are commercially available for the detection of influenza. In addition, real-time multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been used to detect influenza A and B in clinical specimens. The commercial assays can be completed in less than 30 minutes and have a sensitivity of at le...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Pachucki CT

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic failure due to hepatitis C is the leading indicator for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in the United States. Unfortunately, recurrent hepatitis C virus infection is essentially universal following orthotopic liver transplantation. Although significant advances have been made in the past decade for the ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： A Bobak D,Yadavalli G

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The increase in drug-resistant community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important problem all over the world. This article explores the current state of antimicrobial resistance of different bacteria that cause CAP and also assesses risk factors to identify those pathogens. RECENT FINDINGS:In the las...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Arancibia F,Ruiz M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increases in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) have coincided with recent increases in sexual risk behaviors across the United States and Europe. The identification of same-sex sexual risk behavior in men and the subsequent risk for certain bacterial and viral infections requir...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Klausner JD,Wong W

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this article is to perform a systematic review over the past 5 years on the role and effectiveness of clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) on antibiotic stewardship. RECENT FINDINGS:CDDS interventions found a significant impact on multiple outcomes relevant to antibiotic stewardsh...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Rittmann B,Stevens MP

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most cases of rhinosinusitis are benign, the disruption of quality of life due to disease symptoms leads patients to seek early medical care. Ongoing debates dispute the definition, bacteriology, and medical management of chronic sinusitis, while the criteria for acute sinusitis are relatively well establishe...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Hadley JA

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. In some individuals, it recurs frequently after treatment, frustrating both the patient and the physician. Standard BV treatment--metronidazole or clindamycin, administered either intravaginally or orally--is followed by rela...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Hay P

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00