Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis presenting as meningitis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Out of 2,560 participants in an epidemiological survey of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) performed in 1996 in southwestern Germany, 47 participants had tested seropositive in one of two crude antigen screening ELISAs and were inconspicuous on hepatic ultrasound. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Out of these 47 seroreacto...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Jensen B,Reuter S,Kratzer W,Naser K,Kächele V,Kimmig P,Kern P

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of mannose-resistant (MRHA) and mannose-sensitive (MSHA) fimbrial haemagglutinins was examined in 482 strains of Escherichia coli isolated from 390 adult women and 45 pregnant mothers with a variety of urinary tract infections (UTI), and from 47 healthy controls. The proportion of MRHA strains was sig...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Parry SH,Boonchai S,Abraham SN,Salter JM,Rooke DM,Simpson JM,Bint AJ,Sussman M

更新日期：1983-03-01 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：:Whipple's disease is a rare systemic disorder classically presenting with weight loss, arthralgias, and diarrhea, which was first described in 1907. The causative bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, is a fastidious organism not growing on conventional media. Before the introduction of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Müller SA,Vogt P,Altwegg M,Seebach JD

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assay described is an agar diffusion test using Bacillus stearothermophilus as test organism. Incubation is at 62 degrees C; results can be obtained rapidly within 2 to 3 hours. The test was developed for the determination of gentamicin concentrations in serum and other body fluids. Because of its high sensitivity...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Wahlig H

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Investigation of the injecting drug users (IDUs) population is becoming extremely critical and timely in light of the recent evidence that IDUs now act as the core of hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemics in developed countries. The purpose of this article, therefore, is not only to review the epidemiology of HCV i...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Ramia S,Melhem NM,Kreidieh K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many new species have been isolated from subgingival periodontal pockets, for example Wolinella recta and Bacteroides forsythus, reflecting better basic microbiological techniques. Other species were created from existing species as a result of better characterization methods, i.e. Bacteroides buccae and Bacteroides o...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Tanner A,Bouldin HD,Maiden MF

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until present studies are lacking which investigate the bactericidal activity of new quinolones in body fluids. Therefore, we determined bactericidal titers of enoxacin (en) and ciprofloxacin (cip) against a typical pathogen in urinary tract infections (Escherichia coli) in urine and against a typical pathogen in resp...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Roos R,Jäger A,Kraeft H,Adam D

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:Drug-induced anaphylaxis is an unpredictable adverse reaction. Although it may occur with any medication, antibiotics induce more cases of anaphylaxis than any other medication class with most cases being induced by β-lactam antibiotics. Clindamycin is an antibiotic with good gram-positive and anaerobe coverage which ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Bulloch MN,Baccas JT,Arnold S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are conflicting results concerning an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and MS (multiple sclerosis). In the present study, we investigated a possible therapeutic option with antibiotics. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In our randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study, 28 patients with the confirme...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Woessner R,Grauer MT,Frese A,Bethke F,Ginger T,Hans A,Treib J

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Fourteen adult patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) caused by gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria were treated with 2 g mezlocillin daily by i. m. injection for an average of eight days. Clinical examinations were performed daily; bacteriological and laboratory controls (blood and urine) wer...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Coimbra F

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the presence of Mycoplasma species in patients suffering from infertility was examined. 41 women and 37 men were examined, including 31 couples, and ten single women and six single men. Samples of vaginal and cervical mucus were taken from each woman, and samples of seminal fluid from each man. Identific...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Brenciaglia MI,Cipriani P,Lilli D,Lorino G,Mancini C,Sangnier C

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was undertaken to compare the clinical characteristics of adult methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) meningitis and adult methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) meningitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of 19 adult patients with S. aureus...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Chang WN,Lu CH,Wu JJ,Chang HW,Tsai YC,Chen FT,Chien CC

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Invasive Mycobacterium marinum disease (tenosynovitis and osteomyelitis) may be an increasingly common manifestation of M. marinum infection that presents unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We conducted a retrospective case series and literature review of M. marinum infection to better understand the...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Johnson MG,Stout JE

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year old immunocompetent Swiss female is described who developed severe meningoencephalitis due to infection with Cryptococcus gattii 13 months following exposure on Vancouver Island, Canada. Diagnosis was based on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination, i.e., positive India-ink staining, positive latex particle a...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Georgi A,Schneemann M,Tintelnot K,Calligaris-Maibach RC,Meyer S,Weber R,Bosshard PP

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:"Choosing Wisely" is a growing international campaign aiming at practice changes to improve patient health and safety by both, conduct of essential and avoidance of unnecessary diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic procedures. The goal is to create an easily recognizable and distributable list ("Choosing Wis...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Lehmann C,Berner R,Bogner JR,Cornely OA,de With K,Herold S,Kern WV,Lemmen S,Pletz MW,Ruf B,Salzberger B,Stellbrink HJ,Suttorp N,Ullmann AJ,Fätkenheuer G,Jung N

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Data on non-fermentative Gram-negative rods (NFGNR) bacteremia in children with malignancies are limited. The aim of this study was to present clinical picture, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, risk factors for resistance and outcome in NFGNR bacteremia in children with cancer. METHODS:All episodes of NFG...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Averbuch D,Avaky C,Harit M,Stepensky P,Fried I,Ben-Ami T,Temper V,Peled Y,Troen H,Masarwa R,Abu Ahmad W,Weintraub M,Revel-Vilk S,Engelhard D

更新日期：2017-06-01 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 penicillins, the tetracyclines and the sulfonamides have often been used in the last few decades in spite of their well-known side effects. Hypersensitivity reactions to penicillins are among the most important adverse reactions in these antibiotics; in every case a careful medical history has to be taken before a...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Keller H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) in 299 renal graft transplantations (281 patients) was analyzed. UTI episodes were demonstrated in 185 grafts (62%), most frequently in the first month after transplantation. The infectious episodes were mostly recurrent. Persistent infection, detected in 11% of grafts, ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Prát V,Horcicková M,Matousovic K,Hatala M,Liska M

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course, serological changes and the development of the specific cell-mediated immune response to Epstein-Barr-Virus (EBV), measured in terms of leukocyte migration inhibition, were followed in 40 children suffering from an EBV infection. The patients were followed for between six and 24 months. Although t...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Timár L,Budai J,Koller M

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the influence of cardiac conduction tissue infection by Influenza A virus. METHODS AND RESULTS:A 54-year-old man with non-sustained ventricular tachycardia underwent noninvasive and invasive cardiac studies including left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy (LVEMB). Non-invasive studies showed normal...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Frustaci A,Petrosillo N,Ippolito G,Chimenti C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. In the author list, the first and last names were tagged incorrectly. The corrected author list is given above. ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Knirsch W,Schuler SK,Christmann M,Weber R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old patient died of Legionella bozemanii pneumonia with negative urinary antigen and negative serology. Cystic lesions in pneumonia of unknown origin should lead to the differential diagnosis of L. bozemanii infections. ...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Widmer A,Hohl P,Dirnhofer S,Bassetti S,Marsch S,Frei R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The PROGRESS Registry (Promoting Global Research Excellence in Severe Sepsis) was designed to provide comparative data reflecting everyday clinical practice, thereby allowing participating institutions to explore and benchmark medical interventions in severe sepsis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:PROGRESS was an int...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Beale R,Reinhart K,Brunkhorst FM,Dobb G,Levy M,Martin G,Martin C,Ramsey G,Silva E,Vallet B,Vincent JL,Janes JM,Sarwat S,Williams MD,PROGRESS Advisory Board.

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus with resistance to glycopeptide antibiotics has been considered to be a rare cause of clinically relevant infections. A review of the current literature shows that this is indeed the case for infections caused by S. aureus with high-level resistance to vancomycin (VRSA), as only isolated cases ha...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Ruef C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of imipenem in organic bone, determined in 16 patients by bioassay after short infusion (15 min) of 1 g imipenem/cilastatin was 4.3 +/- 2.06 mg/kg (geometric mean +/- standard deviation, n = 13) after 45 minutes, and 2.8 +/- 1.86 mg/kg (n = 26) after 88 minutes. Imipenem penetrates into inorganic hyd...

journal_title：Infection

authors： Wittmann DH,Kuipers TH,Fock R,Höll M,Bauernfeind A

更新日期：1986-01-01 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