Flow cytometry evaluation of infection-related biomarkers in febrile subjects in the emergency department.

abstract：:Invasive fungal infections are an important cause of infectious morbidity. Nonculture-based methods are increasingly used for rapid, accurate diagnosis to improve patient outcomes. New and existing DNA amplification platforms have high sensitivity and specificity for direct detection and identification of fungi in cli...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Lau A,Chen S,Sleiman S,Sorrell T

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illustrates the complex immunity and immunopathology to this ubiquitous virus, starting from the failed formalin-inactivated vaccine trials performed in the 1960s. An attractive alternative to traditional live or killed virus vaccines is a defined vaccine c...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Anderson R,Huang Y,Langley JM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the cost of antibiotic resistance versus the potential for resistant clones to adapt in maintaining polymorphism for resistance. MATERIALS & METHODS:Experimental evolution of Escherichia coli carrying different resistance alleles was performed under an environment devoid of antibiotics and evolution...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Moura de Sousa J,Sousa A,Bourgard C,Gordo I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To understand the relationship between ica, aap and bhp gene expression and the implications in biofilm formation in selected clinical and commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates. MATERIAL & METHODS:Isolates were analyzed regarding their biofilm-forming capacity, biochemical matrix composition, biofilm spati...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Freitas AI,Lopes N,Oliveira F,Brás S,França Â,Vasconcelos C,Vilanova M,Cerca N

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Recent guidelines recommended removing metronidazole as a therapeutic option for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). However, superiority of vancomycin over metronidazole in mild CDI is not established and use of vancomycin might lead to emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Patients & metho...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Zilberman-Itskovich S,Youngster I,Lazarovitch T,Bondarenco M,Toledano L,Kachlon Y,Mengesha B,Strul N,Zaidenstein R,Marchaim D

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori is arguably one of the most successful pathogens; it colonizes the stomachs of more than half of the human population. Colonization and persistence in such an inhospitable niche requires the presence of exquisite adaptive mechanisms. One of the proteins that contributes significantly to the remarka...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Pich OQ,Merrell DS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen responsible for a wide diversity of infections ranging from localized to life threatening diseases. From 1961 and the emergence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), this bacterium has shown a particular capacity to survive and adapt to drastic environmental changes...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Lazarevic V,Beaume M,Corvaglia A,Hernandez D,Schrenzel J,François P

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: We sought to investigate the genetic epidemiological relatedness of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) strains of a suspected outbreak in a Lebanese tertiary care hospital to implement necessary infection prevention and control measures. Methods: Twenty-eight nonduplicate CRAB isolates detected a...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Osman M,B Halimeh F,Rafei R,Mallat H,Tom JE,Raad EB,M Diene S,Jamal S,Atrouni AA,Dabboussi F,Moudani W,Madec JY,Saras E,Lupo A,Haenni M,Rolain JM,Hamze M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing burden of multidrug-resistant bacteria affects the management of several infections. In order to prescribe adequate antibiotics, clinicians facing severe infections such as hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) need to promptly identify the pathogens and know their antibiotic susceptibility profiles (AST), ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Ruppé E,Baud D,Schicklin S,Guigon G,Schrenzel J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The seriousness to treat burn wounds infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa led us to examine whether the effect of the carbapenem antibiotic imipenem is enhanced by hyperbaric oxygen (HBO). MATERIALS & METHODS:The effects of HBO (100% O2, 3 ATA, 5 h) in combination with imipenen on bacterial counts of six is...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Lima FL,Joazeiro PP,Lancellotti M,de Hollanda LM,de Araújo Lima B,Linares E,Augusto O,Brocchi M,Giorgio S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare two identification methods for coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolated from patients with urinary tract infections, VITEK® 2 and MALDI-TOF VITEK®MS, with genotypic identification by internal transcribed spacer PCR (ITS-PCR). RESULTS:A total of 217 CoNS isolates were studied. Agreement of the VI...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Martins KB,Ferreira AM,Mondelli AL,Rocchetti TT,Lr de S da Cunha M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breastfeeding is a major determinant of human health. Breast milk is not sterile and ecological large-scale sequencing methods have revealed an unsuspected microbial diversity that plays an important role. However, microbiological analysis at the species level has been neglected while it is a prerequisite before under...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Togo A,Dufour JC,Lagier JC,Dubourg G,Raoult D,Million M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a major global cause of human disease. Since the publication of the entire sequence of TIGR4 in 2001, our understanding of this human pathogen has increased significantly. Genetic studies, and the use of mutant strains have refined our understanding of the pathogenic mech...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Preston JA,Dockrell DH

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mark Wilcox speaks to Georgia Patey, Commissioning Editor: Professor Mark Wilcox is a Consultant Microbiologist and Head of Microbiology at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals (Leeds, UK), the Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Leeds (Leeds, UK), and is the Lead on Clostridium difficile and the Head of th...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Wilcox M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal and spatial fluctuations in the genotype distribution of human rotaviruses are continuously observed in surveillance studies. New genotypes, such as G9 and G12, have emerged and spread worldwide in a very short time span. In addition, reassortment events have the potential to contribute substantially to genet...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Matthijnssens J,Bilcke J,Ciarlet M,Martella V,Bányai K,Rahman M,Zeller M,Beutels P,Van Damme P,Van Ranst M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:AFN-1252 is a novel inhibitor of FabI, an essential enzyme in Staphylococcus spp. This study was undertaken to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic properties of AFN-1252, following oral administration in an ascending dose trial. MATERIALS & METHODS:This was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-cont...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Hafkin B,Kaplan N,Hunt TL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Measles virus (MV) infection induces a protective immunity that is accompanied by a transient pathologic suppression of the immune system. This immunologic paradox remains unexplained in spite of the numerous hypotheses that have been advanced (i.e., cytokine production, soluble immunosuppressive factor, cell cycl...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Kanduc D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the 33 confirmed Bartonella species to date, more than half are hosted by rodent species, and at least five of them have been involved in human illness causing diverse symptoms including fever, myocarditis, endocarditis, lymphadenitis and hepatitis. In almost all countries, wild rodents are infected by extremely...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Buffet JP,Kosoy M,Vayssier-Taussat M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica is an invasive, facultative intracellular gastrointestinal pathogen causing human diseases such as gastroenteritis and typhoid fever. Virulence-attenuated strains of this pathogen have interesting capacities for the generation of live vaccines. Attenuated live typhoidal and nontyphoidal Salmonella ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Hegazy WA,Hensel M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of polypeptide-enriched Gastrodia elata extracts (GE) on vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). Materials & methods: A VVC model induced by Candida albicans (C. albicans) infection was successfully developed in BALB/c mice. After treatment, the colony-formi...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Cai X,Kong F,Wang R,Zhai S,Guan X,Zhang G,Wang D

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: A major focus of tuberculosis drug discovery is aimed at the development of novel antibiotics with activity against drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Results: We have synthesized ten isoniazid derivatives and investigated for antibacterial activity toward M. tuberculosis H37Rv and isoni...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Volynets GP,Tukalo MA,Bdzhola VG,Derkach NM,Gumeniuk MI,Tarnavskiy SS,Yarmoluk SM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past few months, there has been public discussion relating to a new perspective on blood safety and specifically upon measures to prevent or discourage donation by individuals with a diagnosis of myalgic encephalopathy-chronic fatigue syndrome. This reflects an intriguing interplay between science, public healt...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Dodd RY

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus demonstrates predilection for invasion of the brain, but the mechanism by which Cryptococcus crosses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to cause brain invasion is largely unknown. In order for Cryptococcus to cross the BBB, there must be a way to either cross human brain microvascular endothelial cells, which ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Tseng HK,Huang TY,Wu AY,Chen HH,Liu CP,Jong A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Leprosy displays a spectrum of clinical manifestations, such as lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy, and type I and II lepra reactions, which are thought to be a reflection of the host's immunological response against Mycobacterium leprae. Therefore, differential recognition of M. leprae, as well as its degraded comp...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Degang Y,Nakamura K,Akama T,Ishido Y,Luo Y,Ishii N,Suzuki K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of antimicrobial resistance threatens current clinical practice across a range of infection types. Delafloxacin, a non-zwitterionic fluoroquinolone recently approved by the US FDA for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, has been developed to address some of these challeng...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Bassetti M,Righi E,Pecori D,Tillotson G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coxiella burnetii is an extremely infectious, zoonotic agent that causes Q fever in humans. With the exception of New Zealand, the bacterium is distributed worldwide. Coxiella is classified as a select agent based on its past and potential use as a bioweapon and its threat to public health. Despite decades of research...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Minnick MF,Raghavan R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral infections and opportunistic fungal pathogens represent a major menace for immunocompromised patients. Despite the availability of antifungal and antiviral drugs, mortality in these patients remains high, underlining the need of novel therapeutic options based on completely different strategies. This review desc...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Mancini N,Marrone L,Clementi N,Sautto GA,Clementi M,Burioni R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of current study is to find out relationship between cas9 gene and antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168. MATERIALS & METHODS:The involvement of the cas9 gene in antimicrobial resistance of C. jejuni was determined by assessment of minimum inhibitory concentration, clustered regula...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Shabbir MA,Wu Q,Shabbir MZ,Sajid A,Ahmed S,Sattar A,Tang Y,Li J,Maan MK,Hao H,Yuan Z

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The transmission dynamics of Acinetobacter baumannii in endemic settings, and the relation between microbial properties and patients' clinical outcomes, are yet obscure and hampered by insufficient metadata. METHODS & RESULTS:Of 20 consecutive patients with A. baumannii bloodstream infection that were thoroughly a...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Marchaim D,Levit D,Zigron R,Gordon M,Lazarovitch T,Carrico JA,Chalifa-Caspi V,Moran-Gilad J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis B virus infection is a global health concern as it affects over 240 million people worldwide and an estimated 686,000 people die annually as a result of complications of the disease. With the development of newer antiviral drugs, viral suppression of HBV is achievable, however elimination of HBV from...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Ward H,Tang L,Poonia B,Kottilil S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00