Efficacy of penicillin treatment in purulent maxillary sinusitis. A European multicenter trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to evaluate the mortality of and risk factors for bacteriuria due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKp) versus carbapenem-susceptible K. pneumoniae (CSKp) producing extended spectrum β lactamase (ESBL). METHODS:This was a retrospective case-control study in whi...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Shilo S,Assous MV,Lachish T,Kopuit P,Bdolah-Abram T,Yinnon AM,Wiener-Well Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify risk factors associated with mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by S. pneumoniae who require intensive care unit (ICU) management, and to assess the prognostic values of these risk factors at the time of admission. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of all conse...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Que YA,Virgini V,Lozeron ED,Paratte G,Prod'hom G,Revelly JP,Pagani JL,Charbonney E,Eggimann P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the results of passive immunization against CMV in 146 heart transplant recipients. The 65 seronegative recipients were prophylactically treated with anti-CMV immunoglobulins during and after the operation. Twenty-nine of these 65 patients received a seropositive donor heart. CMV infection occurred in 21/6...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Balk AH,Weimar W,Rothbarth PH,Meeter K,Metselaar HJ,Mochtar B,Simoons ML

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to assess the integrity of non-sterile latex gloves (Biogel Diagnostic (A), Biogel Dental (B), Gentle Skin (C) and Manufix (D)) in clinical dental practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS:After use, the gloves were collected and examined for perforations using the water inflation test accord...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Pitten FA,Herdemann G,Kramer A

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus that causes skin and soft tissue infections and occasionally life threatening endocarditis of native valves. Prosthetic valve infection due to this pathogen is very rare and has not been described in HIV infected individuals. We report on the first case...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Kourbeti IS,Alegakis DE,Roditakis GE,Samonis G

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ciprofloxacin (200 mg) was infused to seven patients at the beginning of elective colorectal surgery. Thirty minutes after the end of infusion (i.e. 60 min after the start of the operation) ciprofloxacin reached concentrations of 1.60 mg/l in serum and of 3.42-6.07 mg/kg fresh weight in the ileum and colon. During the...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Viell B,Krause B,Vestweber KH,Schaaf S,Scholl H

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the time of increasing resistance and paucity of new drug development there is a growing need for strategies to enhance rational use of antibiotics in German and Austrian hospitals. An evidence-based guideline on recommendations for implementation of antibiotic stewardship (ABS) programmes was developed...

journal_title：Infection

authors： de With K,Allerberger F,Amann S,Apfalter P,Brodt HR,Eckmanns T,Fellhauer M,Geiss HK,Janata O,Krause R,Lemmen S,Meyer E,Mittermayer H,Porsche U,Presterl E,Reuter S,Sinha B,Strauß R,Wechsler-Fördös A,Wenisch C,Kern

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Material from 50 patients with purulent otitis media was investigated. All patients had undergone surgical operation. The results indicate that anaerobic non spore-forming bacteria, especially gram-negative rods of the family Bacteroidaceae, may play an important role in the aetiology of purulent otitis media. In a fu...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Hudác A

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) died aged 49 years after 3 months of excruciating pain following a trivial lesion in his right foot. Erysipelas, a superficial bacterial infection of the skin, and subsequent sepsis were previously suggested as the cause of his death. Here, an alternative diagnosis is proposed....

journal_title：Infection

authors： Bianucci R,Appenzeller O,Evans P,Charlier P,Perciaccante A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness and tolerability of norfloxacin, cinoxacin and oxolinic acid in the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI) in comparison to nalidixic acid. 125 patients were given the drugs in the appropriate doses for 10-14 days and 30 patients were treated for six we...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Sabbour MS,El Bokl MA,Osman LM

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility to HIV-1 infections is, beside other factors, determined by individual host genetic variants like HLA class I alleles, CCR5 and CCR2 variants and levels of CCR5 binding chemokines. A new approach to determine the individual risk of acquiring an HIV infection or to estimate the disease progression could ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Jülg B,Goebel FD

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of Actinobacillus actinomycetem-comitans endocarditis in a child with a prosthetic cardiac valve is reported. Endocarditis was possibly caused by dental work done without antibiotic prophylaxis four weeks prior to admission. ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Felius A,Fleer A,Moulaert A

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of thyroiditis due to Brucella melitensis are reported. Both occurred in foreigners working in Switzerland and presented with characteristic symptoms of thyroiditis which masked those of brucellosis. Cultures were diagnostic. One patient had concomitant thyroid malignancy. Both showed normal thyroid function...

journal_title：Infection

authors： von Graevenitz A,Colla F

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary data from the U.S. regarding the safety and efficacy of ofloxacin in the treatment of urinary tract infections are presented. Treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections with either 200 mg or 300 mg ofloxacin b.i.d. was as effective as treatment with a standard therapy, co-trimoxazole. In another s...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Cox CE,Callery SV,Tack KJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is currently a paucity of published literature focused on the treatment of infections caused by NDM-producing organisms. METHODS:We describe a case of a bacteraemia caused by an extensively drug-resistant (XDR) New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-producing Serratia marcescens and review the treatment opt...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Chibabhai V,Nana T,Bosman N,Thomas T,Lowman W

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:As the number of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in German intensive care units increases, the problem of MRSA infection as such is becoming ever more serious. The aim of this study was to investigate whether mortality rates from nosocomial MRSA pneumonia and primar...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Gastmeier P,Sohr D,Geffers C,Behnke M,Daschner F,Rüden H

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of the acylureidopenicillins azlocillin and mezlocillin to serum proteins was investigated by means of equilibrium dialysis and ultracentrifugation. The penicillin concentrations were determined by the agar diffusion test and by circular dichroism. The degree of binding is dependent on the penicillin conce...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Rosenkranz H,Förster D

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To detect microorganisms in the blood it is necessary not only that the microbiologist uses reliable methods, but also that the clinician takes a sufficient number of blood samples at the right point in time using a correct method for drawing the blood. The best results are obtained if the blood sample is transferred ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Rotter M

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis is characterized by special clinical, biochemical and serological findings. This study was planned to determine the seroprevalence, epidemiological characteristics and clinical and biochemical findings of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections during an outbreak of jau...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Yayli G,Kiliç S,Ormeci AR

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly everyone agrees that violations in research occur. Nobody knows how often. But if Pediatrics is to progress children must be the subjects of research carried out in an acceptable way. The following guidelines should be followed in childhood experimentation: (1) Research should not be done on children if the sam...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Papadatos CJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) prolongs the life of HIV-infected individuals and reduces mortality associated with opportunistic infections, liver diseases have become a major challenge in the management of these patients. up to 45% of deaths of persons with HIV are related to endstage liver disease...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Horster S,Goebel FD

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:13 cases of osteomyelitis caused by Aspergillus nidulans have been previously reported in patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). All of them have been associated with simultaneous pulmonary infection and have had an extremely poor outcome. We report an unusual case of femoral osteomyelitis due to A. nidula...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Dotis J,Panagopoulou P,Filioti J,Winn R,Toptsis C,Panteliadis C,Roilides E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We compared standard antibiotic use with an antibiotic policy based on selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) for cost and microbiology. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A 2-year before-after observational study was performed in an 11-bed, mixed medical and surgical intensive care unit (ICU). We include...

journal_title：Infection

authors： van der Voort PH,van Roon EN,Kampinga GA,Boerma EC,Gerritsen RT,Egbers PH,Kuiper MA

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In endemic countries with a high level of chloroquine resistance, Plasmodium vivax malaria is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In these areas, the dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine combination resulted in clinical response, a more rapid clearance of parasitaemia, compared to chloroquine therapies, ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Corpolongo A,Pisapia R,Oliva A,Giancola ML,Mencarini P,Bevilacqua N,Ghirga P,Mariano A,Vulcano A,Paglia MG,Nicastri E

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the in-vitro activity of cefoperazone-sulbactam (2:1), other beta-lactams, amino-glycosides and ciprofloxacin against cefoperazone-susceptible and -resistant nosocomial gram-negative bacilli. Resistant isolates including Pseudomonas aeruginosa were susceptible to cefoperazone-sulbactam; the susceptible iso...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Chandrasekar PH,Sluchak JA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of clavulanic acid to inactivate beta-lactamase was investigated using 47 amoxicillin-resistant bacteria. In the presence of 10 mg/l clavulanic acid most strains of staphylococci, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Proteus mirabilis became fully amoxicillin-sensitive. This effect of clavulanic acid was in mo...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Peters G,Pulverer G,Neugebauer M

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date there have been no standard methods for assessing the thrombogenicity of central venous catheters. A procedure for testing the thrombogenicity of intravenous lines such as the silver-impregnated catheter by continuous blood flow in vitro was therefore developed. For this test, fresh blood was drawn from health...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Böswald M,Lugauer S,Bechert T,Greil J,Regenfus A,Guggenbichler JP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined patients attending an STD clinic (Department of Dermatology, Lasarettet, Lund). Chlamydia trachomatis was demonstrated in 26% of 2021 male patients by culture from the urethra (using cyclo-heximide-treated McCoy cells). The corresponding figure for Neisseria gonorrhoeae was 15%. Both organisms were found i...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Thelin I

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the impact of country socioeconomic status and hospital type on device-associated healthcare-associated infections (DA-HAIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). METHODS:Data were collected on DA-HAIs from September 2003 to February 2010 on 13,251 patients in 30 NICUs in 15 countries. DA-HAIs ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Rosenthal VD,Lynch P,Jarvis WR,Khader IA,Richtmann R,Jaballah NB,Aygun C,Villamil-Gómez W,Dueñas L,Atencio-Espinoza T,Navoa-Ng JA,Pawar M,Sobreyra-Oropeza M,Barkat A,Mejía N,Yuet-Meng C,Apisarnthanarak A,International N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 100 male patients aged from 20 to 45 years were treated for chronic brucellosis. Sixty-eight complained of impaired sexual potency. The percentage of patients with sexual disorders increased parallel to the duration of the disease. Andrologic investigations comprised a study sexual history, physical examination of t...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Kassur B,Dziubek Z

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00