Mold Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of bacteremia and endocarditis. Over the past several years, the frequency of S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) has increased dramatically. This increasing frequency, coupled with increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, has renewed interest in this serious, common infection. S. aur...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Petti CA,Fowler VG Jr

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. The causes of acute diarrhea in children vary with the location, time of year, and population studied. There is increasing recognition of a widening array of enteric pathogens associated with diarrheal diseases. Adequate fluid ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Dennehy PH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter is now known to be a major cause of gastrointestinal illness throughout the world. There are seven species known to be associated with enteritis, and it is likely that more will be described. Campylobacter jejuni is responsible for more than 95 per cent of the cases of diarrhea due to Campylobacter. Cont...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Cornick NA,Gorbach SL

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonia remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the immunocompromised host. The type and timing of immunosuppression will predispose the patient to infections with certain pathogens. This article discusses the types of immunosuppression and their infectious and noninfectious implications. Key points of t...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Collin BA,Ramphal R

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance is a common iatrogenic complication of both modern life and medical care. Certain multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant Gram-negative organisms pose the biggest challenges to health care today, predominantly owing to a lack of therapeutic options. Containing the spread of these or...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Adler A,Friedman ND,Marchaim D

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases in the United States. It accounts for 500,000 hospitalizations and 45,000 deaths each year, and it represents one of the most common causes of ICU admission. The mortality rate due to severe CAP has shown little improvement over ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Restrepo MI,Anzueto A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article addresses current issues regarding serologic testing for selected STDs, particularly those for which serologic testing has been useful for diagnosis, monitoring therapy, or seroepidemiology. For each selected pathogen, the authors discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the serologic tests as diagnostic a...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Thomas DL,Quinn TC

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-positive patients are now undergoing solid organ transplantation at increasing rates, with successful outcomes. Transplantation in this unique patient population presents new challenges in the postoperative management of both antiretroviral regimens and immunosuppressive regimens. This review highlights the drug-d...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Primeggia J,Timpone JG Jr,Kumar PN

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of the most rapid and reliable laboratory tests for mycobacterial detection, identification, and susceptibility testing is important for TB control. In 1993, CDC experts made recommendations regarding optimal methods of mycobacterial testing (i.e., stains for AFB, culture, identification, and susceptibility testin...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Woods GL

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in donor selection, testing of donors for markers of infection, and viral inactivation of plasma-derived products have helped reduce the risk of transfusion-associated infections, including hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV). The potential for transmission of em...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Chamberland M,Khabbaz RF

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article focuses on the use of immunoglobulin variable regions, including Id, anti-Id, anticlonotypes, and Id engineering as putative vaccines and vaccine strategies for infectious diseases; and specific discussion of Id systems involving antigenic determinants associated with potentially pathogenic organisms. ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Hefty PS,Kennedy RC

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most patients with suspected CAP respond to empiric therapy,a small number of patients do not respond in the expected fashion. Age and underlying comorbid conditions have a strong influence on the course of illness. Less common causes of treatment failures include overwhelming infection, antimicrobial resista...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Tan JS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In healthy adults and children in developed countries, most foodborne and water-borne infections are short-lived and resolve without specific treatment. In developing areas, these infections may produce acute mortality and chronic morbidity caused by developmental impairment. Immune-compromised hosts are at increased ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Steiner T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-varicella-zoster virus serum antibody assays and their use in vaccine development are described. Of particular interest are FAMA and neutralization assays and the gpELISA. These and other assays are compared and summarized in terms of characteristics including biologic relevance, sensitivity, specificity, and sui...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Krah DL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive arthritis is classified as a spondyloarthropathy. Current concepts of disease suggest an infectious trigger, followed by inflammatory arthritis. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the interaction of host susceptibility and microorganism. Diagnosis relies on a compatible clinical syndrome and mic...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Schmitt SK

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the preantibiotic era, deep fascial space infections were common, and physicians were well acquainted with their complex and sometimes subtle manifestations. Widespread use of antibiotics, however, not only has significantly decreased the incidence of deep neck infections but also has altered their clinical manifes...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Blomquist IK,Bayer AS

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza is a zoonotic respiratory virus that affects birds, mammals, and humans. Influenza viruses are unique in their genetic instability, which frequently results in antigenic drift or shift. Antigenic shifts are responsible for influenza epidemics. Influenza A pandemics have been responsible for millions of death...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Cunha BA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tegumentary leishmaniases are caused by approximately 15 species of protozoa of the genus Leishmania. They prevail in tropical and subtropical areas of the Old and New World but human mobility also makes them a medical problem in nonendemic areas. Clinical manifestations may comprise cutaneous and mucocutaneous forms ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Goto H,Lauletta Lindoso JA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses two tick-borne illnesses: Powassan encephalitis, a rare cause of central nervous system infection caused by the Powassan virus, and Colorado tick fever, an acute febrile illness caused by the Colorado tick fever virus common to the Rocky Mountain region of North America. ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Romero JR,Simonsen KA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial stewardship programs aim to monitor, improve, and measure responsible antibiotic use. The intensive care unit (ICU), with its critically ill patients and prevalence of multiple drug-resistant pathogens, presents unique challenges. This article reviews approaches to stewardship with application to the ICU...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Doernberg SB,Chambers HF

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiviral agents aimed at treating HSV-2 chronically infected individuals have proven to be effective in the prevention of symptomatic genital herpes and the reduction of viral shedding. These agents play a key role in current HIV prevention trials that will assess the role of suppression of HSV-2 infection on the ris...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Reynolds SJ,Quinn TC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a discussion of the management of vascular prosthetic infections. The emphasis is on aortic graft infections, but other peripheral graft infections are also discussed. ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Golan JF

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease affects the nervous system in about 10% to 15% of infected individuals, most commonly causing lymphocytic meningitis. Cranial neuropathies, particularly facial nerve palsy, also occur frequently. Figuring prominently in the European literature, but less emphasized in the United States, is painful radiculi...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Halperin JJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis occurs in 5 to 35 per cent of AIDS patients, frequently precedes the diagnosis of AIDS, and is increasing in incidence. Clinically, AIDS-associated tuberculosis is similar in presentation to progressive, primary tuberculosis and can be treated effectively with standard antitube...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Jacobson MA

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune dysregulation and immunosuppression regimens impact on the ability of transplant recipients to respond to immunizations. The distinct challenges of immunizations to benefit stem cell transplant recipients and solid organ transplant recipients are discussed separately. Recommended vaccines for stem cell transpla...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Molrine DC,Hibberd PL

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a host to sense invasion by a pathogenic organism, and to respond appropriately to control infection, is paramount to survival. To that end, an array of receptors and binding proteins has evolved as part of the innate immune system to detect Gram-negative bacteria. This article reviews the role of CD14,...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Ingalls RR,Heine H,Lien E,Yoshimura A,Golenbock D

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical-care units can be barometers for appropriate antimicrobial use. There, life and death hang on empirical antimicrobial therapy for treatment of infectious diseases. With increasing therapeutic empiricism, triple-drug, broad-spectrum regimens are often necessary, but cannot be continued without fear of the doub...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Owens RC Jr

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article establishes the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic parameters that are important when considering the intracellular activity of antibiotics. Generally speaking, the main classes of antibiotics seem to share globally the same properties against extracellular and intracellular organisms. The specific cellular ...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Carryn S,Chanteux H,Seral C,Mingeot-Leclercq MP,Van Bambeke F,Tulkens PM

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive candidiasis is a collective term that refers to a group of infectious syndromes caused by a variety of species of Candida, 5 of which cause most cases. Candidemia is the most commonly recognized syndrome associated with invasive candidiasis. Certain conditions may influence the likelihood for one species vers...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： McCarty TP,Pappas PG

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opportunistic ocular infections are a common and important complication of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Cytomegalovirus retinitis is by far the most frequent infection, but other viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections of the posterior segment of the eye may be seen. Infections of the anterior segment ar...

journal_title：Infectious disease clinics of North America

authors： Dunn JP,Holland GN

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00