Use of cerebrospinal fluid shunt for the management of elevated intracranial pressure in a patient with active AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis.

abstract：:Unidentified gestational infection with Toxoplasma gondii may lead to fetal infection with severe complications later in childhood. Because diagnosis of maternal infection solely depends on serology, routine tests with high sensitivity and specificity are required. In this study, the new Roche Elecsys Toxo IgG and IgM...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Prusa AR,Hayde M,Unterasinger L,Pollak A,Herkner KR,Kasper DC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first guidelines for conducting antimicrobial stewardship in the hospitalized setting were published in 2007. These guidelines recommend that stewardship programs employ the science of pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) as well as adopting computerized decision support technologies when possible. The United...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Owens RC Jr,Bulik CC,Andes DR

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred years after introduction of the Eucalyptus tree to Taiwan, a predominantly subtropical island, we analyzed clinical and microbiological data of 59 patients with Cryptococcus neoformans infection hospitalized at National Taiwan University Hospital during 1982 to 1997. There were 38 (64.4%) cases of cryptoco...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Chen YC,Chang SC,Shih CC,Hung CC,Luhbd KT,Pan YS,Hsieh WC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the MIC and minimum biofilm bactericidal concentration (MBBC) of tedizolid and vancomycin against 97 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and 74 isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis associated with prosthetic joint infection. All isolates were vancomycin susceptible in the planktonic state; all staphyloco...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Schmidt-Malan SM,Greenwood Quaintance KE,Karau MJ,Patel R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GAR-936, a new, semisynthetic glycylcycline, has shown good antibacterial activity against a wide range of clinically important Gram-positive and -negative aerobic bacteria including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Hemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, most Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus a...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Biedenbach DJ,Beach ML,Jones RN

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of cystic fibrosis (CF) isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is difficult because the organisms are often mucoid and slow-growing. This study of 498 CF strains examined the correlation of results derived from two commonly used commercial systems (Vitek, MicroScan-WalkAway) with a ref...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Burns JL,Saiman L,Whittier S,Krzewinski J,Liu Z,Larone D,Marshall SA,Jones RN

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xanthomonas maltophilia is an emerging nosocomial pathogen, possibly selected by a changing antimicrobial usage and patient population. In the present study, we tested the susceptibility of 33 recent clinical case isolates to 12 commonly employed antimicrobials. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (1:19 ratio) and doxycycli...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Hohl P,Frei R,Aubry P

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case report of a 56-year-old male with undiagnosed multiple myeloma who had severe sepsis associated with pneumonia, meningitis, polyarthritis, and osteomyelitis related to invasive "Haemophilus quentini" infection. The genus was misidentified as H. influenzae by the common bacterial identification syste...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Cohen R,Finn T,Babushkin F,Karalnik S,Paikin S,Adler A,Geffen Y,Rokney A,Ron M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Finegoldia magna (formerly Peptostreptococcus magnus). Blood cultures in the BacT/ALERT and BACTEC 9240 system were negative. We therefore tested different blood culture systems: F. magna grew in the SEPTI-CHEK BHI-S and in the ISOLATOR, but not in the ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Bassetti S,Laifer G,Goy G,Fluckiger U,Frei R

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted an open trial of oral ofloxacin, 400 mg q 12 hr, in the treatment of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other bacteria resistant to traditional oral antibiotics. There were 53 evaluable subjects, 30 having infection of the skin/skin structure, 13 of the respiratory tract, six of bone, and fou...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Eron LJ,Gentry LO

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative results of urine culture, specific gravity, chemical urinalysis, and sediment microscopy were assessed when specimens submitted to the clinical laboratory were divided and processed either in a transport kit containing a lyophilized preservative or in a conventional sterile cup without preservative. Overal...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Weinstein MP

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis tests for antimicrobial susceptibility takes weeks. However, delayed therapy, can compromise the patient, as well as lead to an increase in disease incidence. Among infectious diseases, tuberculosis continues to be a leading cause of death in the world. The E-test is a new concept for Minimal Inhibitory C...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Sánchez L,Londoño D,Arango AI,Mattar S

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In febrile neutropenic patients, prompt empiric antimicrobial intervention is mandatory. Numerous studies have demonstrated the benefit of broad-spectrum beta-lactams active against Gram-negative aerobes as well as against streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus in this setting. With this interventional strategy, a red...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Maschmeyer G

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the clinical, laboratory, and quantitative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cryptococcal cell counts for associations with in-hospital outcomes of HIV-infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis. Ninety-eight HIV-infected adult patients with CSF culture-proven cryptococcal mening...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Vidal JE,Gerhardt J,Peixoto de Miranda EJ,Dauar RF,Oliveira Filho GS,Penalva de Oliveira AC,Boulware DR

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis jirovecii has been detected in lung tissue from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with disease severity. The regional distribution of the organism in lungs is unknown, but differences in distribution of Pneumocystis could affect estimates of colonization prevalen...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Sivam S,Sciurba FC,Lucht LA,Zhang Y,Duncan SR,Norris KA,Morris A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial selection for patients diagnosed with pneumonia is a major therapeutic challenge and dilemma to the clinical practitioner. In the community setting, patients usually receive empiric oral therapy based upon multiple patient risk factors and locally prevalent pathogen susceptibilities. For patients admitte...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Hoban DJ,Biedenbach DJ,Mutnick AH,Jones RN

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility of organisms causing bloodstream infections in the United States were evaluated by consecutively collecting (1/patient) 9210 bacterial isolates from 33 US medical centers in 2015-2017. Isolates were susceptibility tested by reference broth microdilution methods. Whole gen...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Sader HS,Castanheira M,Streit JM,Flamm RK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term low-dose macrolides alter response in patients with chronic sessile Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization. We examined the effect of clarithromycin on 1) adherence of P. aeruginosa cells and 2) biofilm formation. A suspended-coupon continuous-flow biofilm reactor model was used. Adherent P. aeruginosa bacteria...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Garey KW,Vo QP,Lewis RE,Saengcharoen W,LaRocco MT,Tam VH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased use of colistin in a clinical setting had resulted in the emergence of colistin-resistant (CoR) Acinetobacter baumannii. Combination therapy has been studied as a new approach to treat infections caused by A. baumannii. Here, we investigated the in vitro antimicrobial synergistic activities of several antimi...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Hong DJ,Kim JO,Lee H,Yoon EJ,Jeong SH,Yong D,Lee K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro pharmacokinetic model (IVPM) was used to evaluate the pharmacodynamics of the 750 mg and 500 mg doses of levofloxacin against 4 ciprofloxacin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae. Levofloxacin MICs ranged from 1.4 to 3.2 micro g/ml. Log-phase cultures (5 x 10(7) cfu/ml) were inoculated into the IVPM and...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Lister PD

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe the relationships between serotypes, genotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibility among isolates causing invasive pneumococcal disease in Alaskan children during the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) era. From 2001 to 2013 we received 271 isolates representing 33 serotypes. The most common serotypes...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Miernyk KM,Bulkow LR,Case SL,Zulz T,Bruce MG,Harker-Jones M,Hurlburt DA,Hennessy TW,Rudolph KM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ST252 Enterobacter cloacae, producing GES-5 carbapenemase, was isolated in a Czech hospital. blaGES-5 was part of a novel class 1 integron, In1406, which also included a new allele of the aadA15 gene cassette. In1406 was located on a ColE2-like plasmid, pEcl-35771cz (6953bp). ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Chudejova K,Rotova V,Skalova A,Medvecky M,Adamkova V,Papagiannitsis CC,Hrabak J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modified Visuwell Strep-A enzyme immunoassay (EIA) was compared with culture for detection of group-A Streptococcus from throat swabs. Throat swabs in modified Stuarts medium obtained after culture at two institutions were tested in Visuwell. Cumulative results were n = 417, sensitivity 87.8%, specificity 89.9% pr...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Drulak M,Bartholomew W,LaScolea L,Amsterdam D,Gunnersen N,Yong J,Fijalkowski C,Winston S

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Verigene Gram-positive blood culture assay (BC-GP) is a microarray-based rapid diagnostic test, which includes targets for 12 bacterial species and 3 resistance determinants. We prospectively compared the diagnostic accuracy of the BC-GP to routine microbiologic methods and evaluated the potential of the BC-GP for...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Aitken SL,Hemmige VS,Koo HL,Vuong NN,Lasco TM,Garey KW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Helicobacter pylori can survive long incubation periods under anaerobic conditions, and should be possible to isolate under anaerobic conditions. Our aim was to isolate H. pylori in anaerobic conditions, from gastric biopsies of H. pylori infected patients. METHODS:We enrolled 27 patients with bleed...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Perez-Perez GI,Van TN,Thu Huong D,Zhan G,Nguyet Anh D,Nguyet NT,Thi LT,Van Thinh N,Hong-Hanh NT

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this retrospective study, we aimed to investigate the value of FDG-PET/CT in the diagnosis of spondylodiscitis (SD), the significance of dual time point imaging (DTPI) for SD diagnosis and the worth of SUVmax data for distinguishing tuberculous vs. non-tuberculous SD. MATERIALS AND METHODS:32 patients with ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Gunes BY,Onsel C,Sonmezoglu K,Ozaras R,Halac M,Tabak F,Sager S,Mete B,Sayman H,Kanmaz B

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) inhibited the growth of various bacteria, including mycobacteria, Staphylococcus, and Pseudomonas, without damaging bacterial surface structures. Notably, ATP's antibacterial activity was found to be attributable to its iron-chelating ability. ATP exhibited c...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Tatano Y,Yamabe S,Sano C,Tomioka H

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a collection of 50 pvl-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates from 10 Rio de Janeiro hospitals, 18 (36%) were from bloodstream infections, and 31 (62%) carried the SCCmec IV. Among 25 (50%) isolates of the USA1100/ST30/CC30 lineage present in 8 hospitals, 1 isolate was characterized as vancomycin-intermediate S. a...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Chamon RC,Iorio NL,da Silva Ribeiro S,Cavalcante FS,Dos Santos KR

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Garenoxacin is a novel des-F(6)-quinolone with a chemical structure that lacks the C6 position fluorine and has a unique difluoromethoxy substitution at position C8. This study evaluated the in vitro activity of garenoxacin tested against a large collection of Enterobacteriaceae collected worldwide. The bacterial isol...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Sader HS,Fritsche TR,Jones RN

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of ceftibuten was studied in 572 bacterial strains and was compared with the activity of other orally administered beta-lactams. Ceftibuten displayed high activity against the Enterobacteriaceae, generally being 16-fold more active than cefuroxime, cefaclor, cephalexin, or amoxicillin-clavulanic ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Wise R,Andrews JM,Ashby JP,Thornber D

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00