Plasmid fingerprinting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated in Hamburg.

abstract：:Mediterranean spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia conorii, is a tick-borne infection. Serum samples for screening R. conorii antibodies of professionally exposed persons in the Antalya region, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, were analyzed. R. conorii IgG antibodies were detected in 13 of 98 (13.3%) serum samples...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Vural T,Ergin C,Sayin F

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chlamydophila pneumoniae has been implicated in atherosclerosis/restenosis; however, clear evidence is missing. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine the influence of intimal infection and systemic inflammation on cardiovascular complications after coronary intervention. METHODS:45 atheroma specimens ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Tuleta I,Reek D,Braun P,Bauriedel G,Nickenig G,Skowasch D,Andrié R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in the pathogenesis of hospital-acquired respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in critically ill patients. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study of all ICU-patients ≥ 18 years with RTI who underwent conventional culture techniques a...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Hagel S,Schmitt S,Kesselmeier M,Baier M,Welte T,Ewig S,Pletz MW

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal microsporidiosis with Enterocytozoon bieneusi was diagnosed in three of 18 HIV-infected patients with chronic diarrhoea. In two cases all known stages of the life cycle of E. bieneusi (merogonial plasmodia, sporogonial plasmodia, sporoblasts, spores) were found in duodenal biopsies by electron microscopical...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Franzen C,Fätkenheuer G,Salzberger B,Müller A,Mahrle G,Diehl V,Schrappe M

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Q fever is an zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetti, the clinical features of which are often nonspecific and self-limited. Involvement of the central nervous system is rare and is usually seen as a complication of endocarditis caused by this rickettsial organism in the chronic disease. Specific neurological manifestat...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Shaked Y,Samra Y

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of the efficacy and possible intolerance of an antibacterial chemotherapy is based on the exact analysis of patient specific signs and symptoms, pathogenetic factors of the specific bacteria and parameters of the specific substance. One has to differentiate between usefulness of the antibiotics (effect)...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Lode H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical efficacy and tolerance of cefixime were investigated in an open, uncontrolled trial. 200 mg of cefixime were applied twice daily, duration of therapy was between eight and 14 days (mean value 10.1 days, standard deviation +/- 1.4 days). Ten male patients (mean age 42.7 years) and 19 female patients (mean age ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Theopold M,Benner U,Bauernfeind A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious complication of bacteremia and is most often caused by Gram positive cocci. We investigated the prevalence of IE in patients where echocardiography was encouraged when bacteremia with Gram positive cocci was present. METHODS:The study included patients with Gram positiv...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Andersen MH,Holle SLK,Klein CF,Bruun NE,Arpi M,Bundgaard H,Tønder N,Iversen KK

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the diagnostic value of a direct immunofluorescence test (DIF-test), urethral samples and first catch urine (FCU) from 153 male patients attending an outpatient clinic for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) were studied. Of the male patients, 40 (26.1%) had a positive urethral culture, 39 (25.5%) had a...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Stary A,Genç M,Heller-Vitouch C,Mårdh PA

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, sensitive and rapid ELISA method for the quantification and characterization of antibodies to lipid A has been developed, which can also be applied to other hydrophobic antigens. For coating, antigens were applied to the wells of ELISA plates as solutions in a mixture of chloroform and ethanol 1:9 (v/v), and...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Freudenberg MA,Fomsgaard A,Mitov I,Galanos C

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For successful treatment of bacterial osteomyelitis the administered antibiotic must reach sufficiently high concentrations in bone tissues. Therefore concentrations of enoxacin in bone in ten patients requiring hip surgery were measured. To prevent a postoperative infection, 400 mg enoxacin b.i.d. for two days were a...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Adam D,Weismeier K,Sörgel F,Zürcher J

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of this study was to evaluate whether risk factors which predict the development of candidemia may also predict death in ICU patients with candidemia. During an 8-year-period all ICU patients whose blood cultures yielded Candida species (n = 40) were retrospectively evaluated in a case-control fashion. The average...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Voss A,le Noble JL,Verduyn Lunel FM,Foudraine NA,Meis JF

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We wanted to assess the diagnostic accuracy of urinary dipstick testing in excluding catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with fever or hypothermia. METHODS:This was a prospective observational cohort study in a medical-surgical ICU. Patients with new-ons...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Coman T,Troché G,Semoun O,Pangon B,Mignon F,Jacq G,Merceron S,Abbosh N,Laurent V,Guezennec P,Henry-Lagarrigue M,Revault-d'Allonnes L,Ben-Mokhtar H,Audibert J,Bruneel F,Resche-Rigon M,Bedos JP,Legriel S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using bDNA, the plasma viral load trend of HCV-infected patients undergoing IFN therapy was analyzed. Nine patients were enrolled, each assigned to one of three groups, based on IFN response as determined by ALT and AST level trend. HCV was genotyped using DEIA. Each patient's clinical stage was determined by liver bi...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Iuliano R,Pizzigallo AM,Alecci A,Barsanti L,Trovato R,Forastieri G,Lico S,Palmieri C,Brizzi M,Marino N,Mecocci L,Mazzotta F,Ceccherini-Nelli L

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection is an important cause of death in patients receiving cytostatic drugs or with any other impairment of host resistance. Such infections are frequently due to opportunist micro-organisms usually belonging to the endogenous flora of the patient. It is often difficult to obtain an exact diagnosis of the cause an...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Nauta EH,van Furth R

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of an HIV-infected patient with low CD4+ cell count and localized pulmonary infection associated with Mycobacterium tilburgii, a recently recognized atypical mycobacterial species, is reported. Diagnosis was confirmed by repeated detection of mycobacterial DNA in lung biopsy specimens. After surgical removal ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Kolditz M,Halank M,Spornraft-Ragaller P,Schmidt H,Höffken G

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the demographic, clinical, and microbiological profile of native vertebral osteomyelitis (NVO) in aged patients as compared to that of younger patients, to identify differences that could motivate changes in clinical management. METHODS:Retrospective, observational cohort study (1990-2015) includin...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Aguilar-Company J,Pigrau C,Fernández-Hidalgo N,Rodríguez-Pardo D,Falcó V,Lung M,Pellisé F,Almirante B

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Risk factors for nosocomial candidemia, severity of sepsis, treatment, and outcome were compared between patients admitted to medicine wards and those to surgical and intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS:Data were retrospectively collected from patients belonging to six referral hospitals in Italy between Janu...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Luzzati R,Merelli M,Ansaldi F,Rosin C,Azzini A,Cavinato S,Brugnaro P,Vedovelli C,Cattelan A,Marina B,Gatti G,Concia E,Bassetti M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home intravenous antibiotic treatment has added to therapeutic options against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients leading to increased flexibility. A prospective clinical study was carried out to compare home and hospital iv antibiotic treatment in CF patients with chronic P. aeruginosa ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Riethmueller J,Busch A,Damm V,Ziebach R,Stern M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing spondylodiscitis and its complications, such as epidural and paraspinal abscesses. METHODS:From Ja...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Smids C,Kouijzer IJ,Vos FJ,Sprong T,Hosman AJ,de Rooy JW,Aarntzen EH,de Geus-Oei LF,Oyen WJ,Bleeker-Rovers CP

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential risk factors for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection or development of disease remain unclear. Here, we investigated the genetic polymorphisms in natural killer (NK) group 2, member D (NKG2D), an activating receptor expressed on NK cells, and in MHC class I-related chains A, the ligand of NKG2D, ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Taniguchi R,Koyano S,Suzutani T,Goishi K,Ito Y,Morioka I,Nakamura H,Yamada H,Oka A,Inoue N

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in conjunctival secretions from patients without ocular symptoms. METHODS:Conjunctival swabs were prospectively collected from laboratory-confirmed Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients without ocular symptoms for r...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Li X,Chan JF,Li KK,Tso EY,Yip CC,Sridhar S,Chung TW,Chiu KH,Hung DL,Wu AK,Chau SK,Liu R,Lung KC,Tam AR,Cheng VC,To KK,Chan KH,Hung IF,Yuen KY

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, there is no definitive antiviral treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We describe our early experience with remdesivir in four critically ill COVID-19 patients. Patients received a 200 mg loading dose, followed by 100 mg daily intravenously for up to 10 days. All patients had been previously ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Durante-Mangoni E,Andini R,Bertolino L,Mele F,Florio LL,Murino P,Corcione A,Zampino R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the role played by zidovudine (ZDV) as immune modulator, particularly on B-cell response, the anti-V3 loop spectrotype in 115 sera from 26 HIV-infected individuals was evaluated, prior to and during treatment with ZDV, by isoelectric focusing and reverse blotting (IEF-RB), a technique useful fo...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Biselli R,Del Bono V,Anselmo M,Canessa A,Mazzarello G,D'Amelio R,Bassetti D

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old man presented with vague abdominal fullness and a mild epigastric dull pain for about 3 months was found to have a pancreatic head tumor at a medical center 2 months ago. He came to our hospital for further treatment. Ultrasonography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and abdominal co...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Wu CS,Wang SH,Kuo TT

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Microorganisms become attracted to polymer surfaces for a number of reasons including positive charge of biomaterial or concentration of nutrients on the biomaterial surface. Many bacteria additionally possess specific receptors for the interaction with extracellular host protein components that adhere on th...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Freytag CC,Thies FL,König W,Welte T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent literature on clostridial infections of animals and infections due to gram-negative anaerobic rods is reviewed. It is stressed that quite recently the literature is concerned with animal models for the evaluation and study of the chemotherapy, immunity mechanisms and pathogenesis of Fusobacterium and Bacter...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Goldberg HS

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients suffering from bacteriogenic skin diseases were given cefaclor, in most cases simultaneously with classical external dermatological therapy. The results of therapy were satisfactory in 29 of the 30 patients. Only in one relatively severe case of erysipelas did the disease continue to spread despite the...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Paul E

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an open randomised crossover study the antibacterial activity of pefloxacin and norfloxacin was assessed in the urine after a single 800-mg oral dose in 14 healthy female volunteers. Pefloxacin demonstrated lower peak concentrations in the urine than norfloxacin (mean, 217.2 mg/l versus 492.9 mg/l as determined by ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Hofbauer H,Naber KG,Kinzig-Schippers M,Sörgel F,Rustige-Wiedemann C,Wiedemann B,Reiz A,Kresken M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00