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BACKGROUND:Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to antituberculosis drugs is an increasingly common clinical problem. This study aimed to evaluate drug resistance profiles of TBM isolates in adult patients in nine European countries involving 32 centers to provide insight into the empiric treatment of TBM. METHODS:Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 142 patients and was tested for susceptibility to first-line antituberculosis drugs, streptomycin (SM), isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RIF) and ethambutol (EMB). RESULTS:Twenty of 142 isolates (14.1 %) were resistant to at least one antituberculosis drug, and five (3.5 %) were resistant to at least INH and RIF, [multidrug resistant (MDR)]. The resistance rate was 12, 4.9, 4.2 and 3.5 % for INH, SM, EMB and RIF, respectively. The monoresistance rate was 6.3, 1.4 and 0.7 % for INH, SM and EMB respectively. There was no monoresistance to RIF. The mortality rate was 23.8 % in fully susceptible cases while it was 33.3 % for those exhibiting monoresistance to INH, and 40 % in cases with MDR-TBM. In compared to patients without resistance to any first-line drug, the relative risk of death for INH-monoresistance and MDR-TBM was 1.60 (95 % CI, 0.38-6.82) and 2.14 (95 % CI, 0:34-13:42), respectively. CONCLUSION:INH-resistance and MDR rates seemed not to be worrisome in our study. However, considering their adverse effects on treatment, rapid detection of resistance to at least INH and RIF would be most beneficial for designing anti-TB therapy. Still, empiric TBM treatment should be started immediately without waiting the drug susceptibility testing.
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Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrobjournal_title
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobialsauthors
Senbayrak S,Ozkutuk N,Erdem H,Johansen IS,Civljak R,Inal AS,Kayabas U,Kursun E,Elaldi N,Savic B,Simeon S,Yilmaz E,Dulovic O,Ozturk-Engin D,Ceran N,Lakatos B,Sipahi OR,Sunbul M,Yemisen M,Alabay S,Beovic B,Ulu-Kildoi
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2015-11-04 00:00:00pages
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10.1186/s12941-015-0107-zjournal_volume
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杂志文章,多中心研究abstract:BACKGROUND:Although tuberculosis is not uncommon among patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), only a few reports of such patients suffering from miliary tuberculosis (MT) exist. MT often presents as a fever of unknown origin and it is a curable disease, yet fatal if left untreated. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-7-8
更新日期:2008-03-13 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Malaria and HIV/AIDS are the two most common infections in sub-Sahara Africa. There are hypotheses and study reports on the possible association between these two infections, hence the prevalence and outcome of their co-infection in an endemic population will be important in defining healthcare strategies. A...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-015-0064-6
更新日期:2015-03-07 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Diarrhoeal diseases constitute a major public health problem, particularly in the developing world, where the rate of mortality and morbidity is very high. The purpose of this study was to conduct a 2 years and 3 months study in order to determine the prevalence of five enteropathogen diarrheogenic agents in...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-6-17
更新日期:2007-12-28 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hepatotoxicity is one of the most serious complications of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The aim of this report is to analyse an HIV infected patient on HAART including nevirapine and taking antidepressive agents, with acute toxic hepatitis. CASE PRESENTATION:A 39 year old patient diagnosed ...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-1-1
更新日期:2002-09-16 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-5-23
更新日期:2006-09-18 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-13-24
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa harbours integrons and other mobile genetic elements such as plasmids and transposons, which easily disseminate antibiotic resistance genes among clinical strains of P. aeruginosa. METHODOLOGY:Plasmid extraction of 54 clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa was carried ...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-12-29
更新日期:2013-10-21 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-12-20
更新日期:2013-08-20 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/s12941-020-00375-x
更新日期:2020-07-30 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-016-0118-4
更新日期:2016-02-09 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-12-10
更新日期:2013-05-04 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-13-1
更新日期:2014-01-03 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Co-infection of HIV with HBV is common in West Africa but little information is available on the effects of HBV on short-term therapy for HIV patients. A 28 day longitudinal study was conducted to examine short-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) outcomes in HIV infected individuals with HBV co-infection. MET...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-016-0152-2
更新日期:2016-06-02 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) strains have emerged as a major problem for healthcare systems. The aim of this study was to determine the circulating clones and analyze the clinical and molecular characteristics of CPKP in our hospital. METHODS:A total of 74 carbapenemase producers col...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-015-0109-x
更新日期:2016-01-19 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The in vitro activity of tigecycline and comparator agents was evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates collected in Latin American centers between 2004 and 2015 as part of the Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial (T.E.S.T.) global surveillance study. METHODS:Minimum inhibitory co...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-017-0222-0
更新日期:2017-07-12 00:00:00
abstract::At the time of writing, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected more than 49 million people causing more than 1.2 million deaths worldwide since its emergence from Wuhan, China in December 2019. Vaccine development against SARS-CoV-2 has drawn the global attention in order to stop the spread of the virus, with more than 10 ...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/s12941-020-00402-x
更新日期:2020-11-30 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-015-0102-4
更新日期:2015-09-02 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-018-0276-7
更新日期:2018-06-04 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-018-0266-9
更新日期:2018-04-02 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-10-2
更新日期:2011-01-18 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-10-11
更新日期:2011-03-22 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hospitalized patients in critical care settings are at risk for bloodstream infections (BSI). Most BSIs originate from a central line (CL), and they increase length of stay, cost, and mortality. Open infusion containers may increase the risk of contamination and administration-related (CLAB) because they all...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-9-6
更新日期:2010-02-02 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In 2002 we investigated an outbreak comprising 231 patients in Norway, caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and linked to the use of contaminated mouth swabs called Dent-O-Sept. Here we describe the extent of contamination of the swabs, and identify critical points in the production process that made the contami...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-6-3
更新日期:2007-03-13 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Antibiotic resistance decreases success of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) eradication. Recently published results show low rate of resistance and better compliance with moxifloxacin based regiments. AIMS&METHODS: Whether 7 days moxifloxacin with lansoprasole and amoxycillin can be compared with 10 days moxifloxa...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-9-13
更新日期:2010-04-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Leishmaniasis and malaria are the two most common parasitic diseases and responsible for large number of deaths per year particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. Majority of Pakistan population rely on medicinal plants due to their low socio-economic status. The present review was designed to gath...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/s12941-016-0170-0
更新日期:2016-09-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A growing number of rapid Helicobacter pylori antibody tests are commercially available now, however, some of these tests are often used without sufficient evaluation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a commercially available rapid whole-blood immunoassay (gabControl(®) H. pylori; gab...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-016-0161-1
更新日期:2016-08-08 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Meningitis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings. In sub-Saharan Africa, the meningitis belt has been characterized by particularly high and seasonal incidences of bacterial meningitis extending throughout life. Despite the progress being made in treating the condition, th...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-11-28
更新日期:2012-10-04 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Penicillium sp., other than P. marneffei, is an unusual cause of invasive disease. These organisms are often identified in immunosuppressed patients, either due to human immunodeficiency virus or from immunosuppressant medications post-transplantation. They are a rarely identified cause of infection in immun...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-4-21
更新日期:2005-12-21 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Drug therapy is recommended in conjunction with surgery in treatment of actinomycetoma. The specific prescription depends on the type of bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma) causing the disease and their in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the antimicrobial susceptibi...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1476-0711-10-24
更新日期:2011-06-06 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Raoultella planticola, a Gram-negative, aerobic bacillus commonly isolated from soil and water, rarely causes invasive infections in humans. Septic shock from R. planticola after burn injury has not been previously reported. CASE PRESENTATION:A 79-year-old male was admitted to the emergency intensive care u...
journal_title:Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12941-018-0270-0
更新日期:2018-05-04 00:00:00