Anti-V3 loop spectrotype in HIV-infected individuals during zidovudine therapy.

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：: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：:Primary objective of patient-oriented hospital hygiene is the reduction in frequency of the five most important nosocomial infections: urinary tract infection, wound infection, respiratory tract infection, sepsis and infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The less the effect of individual measures on the rate ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Daschner F

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we present a case of an immunocompetent 37-year old male who developed Aspergillus fumigatus osteomyelitis 16 years after extensive chest wall reconstructive surgery for Ewing sarcoma. His treatment course was complicated by a severe adverse drug reaction to voriconazole, requiring the use of oral posaconazole t...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Doub JB,Mathur P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loxoscelism is an envenomation due to a bite by spiders of the genus Loxosceles, very well known on the American continent but unrecognized in Europe. CASE REPORT:We report the case of a 36-year-old woman, without any medical history or treatment, who went to a University Hospital in the South of France, fo...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Rubenstein E,Stoebner PE,Herlin C,Lechiche C,Rollard C,Laureillard D,Sotto A

更新日期：2016-06-01 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

abstract：:To assess the in vitro activity of cefpodoxime against anaerobic respiratory tract and oropharyngeal pathogens 77 strains belonging to 18 gram-negative and 7 gram-positive species were studied by means of agar dilution tests. For comparison cefuroxime, amoxicillin, amoxicillin + clavulanic acid and clindamycin were al...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Werner H,Heizmann WR,Höflsauer M

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of 17 beta-estradiol on in vitro adherence of six strains of uropathic Escherichia coli to human endometrial stromal cells was examined. In contrast to the findings of earlier investigations using murine urogenital cells and malignant human urogenital cell lines, our studies showed no significant effect of ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Mackowiak PA,Goggans ML

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are presenting a new case of meningitis due to the Micrococcus luteus species. This germ was isolated twice in eight days from the CSF of a 57-year old woman. The patient had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt implanted for hydrocephalus following a meningeal haemorrhage. Antibiotic therapy was efficient but the patient ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Fosse T,Peloux Y,Granthil C,Toga B,Bertrando J,Sethian M

更新日期：1985-11-01 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：:We report the first case of Kytococcus schroeteri implant-related septic arthritis and osteomyelitis, identified by phenotypic tests and 16S rRNA sequencing, which responded to implant removal and doxycycline. 16S rRNA sequencing was useful for the accurate and rapid identification of the organism as it exhibited thre...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Chan JF,Wong SS,Leung SS,Fan RY,Ngan AH,To KK,Lau SK,Yuen KY,Woo PC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTI) are only rarely an indication of the presence of the disease in childhood. Of decisive importance for the detection of UTI is an appropriate investigation to determine whether there is significant bacteriuria. Since in a significant proportion of cases of UTI in ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Straub E

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Differential diagnosis between acute viral and bacterial infection is an emerging common challenge for a physician in the emergency department. Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is used to support diagnosis of bacterial infection, but in patients admitted with low CRP, its ability to discriminate between viral and...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Coster D,Wasserman A,Fisher E,Rogowski O,Zeltser D,Shapira I,Bernstein D,Meilik A,Raykhshtat E,Halpern P,Berliner S,Shenhar-Tsarfaty S,Shamir R

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pyogenes rarely causes meningitis. A recent increase in the incidence and severity of diseases due to S. pyogenes has been observed worldwide, without an apparent increase in the incidence of S. pyogenes meningitis. However, more recently severe and fulminant cases of S. pyogenes meningitis have been rep...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Steppberger K,Adams I,Deutscher J,Müller H,Kiess W

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim against 144 strains of obligately anaerobic bacteria were determined on supplemented Diagnostic Sensitivity Test (Oxoid) agar or broth. 58% of the strains were susceptible to sulfamethoxazole alone (MIC less than or equal to 16 micrograms...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Wüst J

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1998, an unexpected increase of group A streptococci (GAS) in blood cultures was observed at our institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS:To determine whether they were from unrelated sporadic cases or attributable to a common source, all isolates were analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and by...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Brunner S,Fleisch F,Ruef C,Altwegg M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower urinary tract infection is a common problem for women, and tends to be recurrent. It is not associated with significant long term morbidity. Optimal management for symptomatic infection is short course antimicrobial therapy. For women with frequent, symptomatic, recurrent infection a number of therapeutic option...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Nicolle LE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred and forty-three healthy adults were vaccinated with five different lots of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Three hundred and forty (99.1%) individuals produced antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs). Peak anti-HBs concentrations were significantly higher in females and younger individ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Jilg W,Schmidt M,Deinhardt F

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), M (IgM), A (IgA) and G (IgG) were studied in 421 sera obtained from 19 renal allograft recipients by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Cytomegalic inclusion disease (CID) occurred in 11 (57.9%) patients. HCMV infection was diagnosed...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Weber B,Stemmler A,Ernst W,Scheuerman EH,Braun W,Doerr HW

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythromycin ethylsuccinate was given orally (30-60 mg/kg/day) to 72 otherwise healthy children for different intervals before adenoidectomy. The concentration of erythromycin was assessed in homogenized tissue, in whole blood and in plasma, making it possible to calculate blood-free tissue levels. The tissue levels (...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Sundberg L,Edén T,Ernstson S

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:In a previous controlled study, we investigated the relationship between Bordetella pertussis infections and sudden unexpected deaths among German infants (sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS). In this present study, we investigated further the respiratory pathology in a subset of infants in the original stud...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Cherry JD,Paddock CD,Greer PW,Heininger U

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outer membrane proteins, F, H2 and I, from PA12 strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, were purified and used successfully for immunization of Balb/c mice. The immunized mice were protected against challenge with a 2-26 fold LD50 of all known 19 serogroups of P. aeruginosa. ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： von Specht BU,Strigl G,Ehret W,Brendel W

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria is a worrisome problem worldwide. This study investigated the correlation between antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance trends of the most important bacteria causing bacteremia at the University hospital of Trieste, Italy, from 2008 to 2014. METHODS:Anti...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Mascarello M,Simonetti O,Knezevich A,Carniel LI,Monticelli J,Busetti M,Schincariol P,Torelli L,Luzzati R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients (mean age 63 years) undergoing alloarthroplastic hip joint replacement received 400 mg ofloxacin orally before anaesthesia. Venous blood samples were obtained before administration of the drug and then at intervals of up to 24 h. Bone samples were taken from femoral head and femoral shaft. Antibiotic conc...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Wittmann DH,Kotthaus E

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the activity of cefotaxime both microbiologically and clinically. 138 blood cultures positive for gram-positive cocci were evaluated (90 strains of Staphylococcus aureus, 25 of Streptococcus faecalis, 13 of Streptococcus alpha and ten of Streptococcus mutans). Cefotaxime showed good activity against all str...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Bassetti D,Solbiati M,Fraizzoli G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of appendicitis followed by reactive arthritis in an HLA B27-positive, 29-year-old man after infection with Yersinia enterocolitica is reported. Infection with Y. enterocolitica was diagnosed by determination of serotype specific antibodies and antibodies to Yersinia outer membrane proteins. Bacteriological cul...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Ström H,Johansson C

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 66-year-old woman hospitalized with fever, fatigue and hepatopathy. In her medical history arterial hypertension (treated with propranolol and lisinopril), diabetes mellitus type 2 (no treatment before admission) and a gout arthropathy were noted wherefore a therapy with allopurinol 300 mg per day has be...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Khanlari B,Bodmer M,Terracciano L,Heim MH,Fluckiger U,Weisser M

更新日期：2008-08-01 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