abstract：:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. In some individuals, it recurs frequently after treatment, frustrating both the patient and the physician. Standard BV treatment--metronidazole or clindamycin, administered either intravaginally or orally--is followed by rela...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Hay P

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three newer oral antifungal agents, itraconazole, terbinafine and fluconazole, have revolutionized treatment of superficial mycoses. The tissue pharmacokinetics of itraconazole and terbinafine allow much shorter courses of therapy- with higher efficacy-in the treatment of onychomycosis, compared to other oral agents. ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Del Rosso JQ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocarditis is an acquired form inflammatory heart muscle disease, manifested as acute and chronic conditions. While many etiologies have been reported, the most common cause of this disease is infection, primarily viral. Typically, the specific causative agent(s) and mechanism(s) are elusive. Over the past several ye...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Bowles NE,Towbin JA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an era of cost-consciousness in the delivery of medical care, the economics of healthcare delivery for HIV-infected persons has been an area of active interest. Interested parties include the payors of HIV care, particularly public insurers, who are paying for an increasing amount of the overall cost of HIV care in...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Moore RD

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States each year, influenza accounts for an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 deaths, nearly 300,000 hospitalizations, and millions of days lost from work. In the past few years, there has been an explosion of information in the medical literature related to influenza. This paper reviews these latest developmen...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Neuzil KM

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A broad range of disorders can cause inflammation of the thyroid gland. True thyroid infections are rare and can result from a variety of microorganisms, of which bacteria are the most common. Other rarer pathogens include fungi, parasites, and viruses. Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci, predominate as ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Shah SS,Baum SG

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotaviruses are the most important cause of pediatric gastroenteritis worldwide. In August 1998, a new rotavirus vaccine was licensed for general use in the United States. However, 14 months later, the vaccine was withdrawn from the market because of serious gastrointestinal side effects. This paper discusses the need...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Coffin SE

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging studies have revealed that neurocysticercosis is a major cause of neurologic disease in most developing countries and is an emerging disease in industrialized areas. Patients with neurocysticercosis present mainly with seizures (parenchymal form) or intracranial hypertension (ventricular/subarachnoid form...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： White AC,Garcia HH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in postmenopausal women; the estimated incidence ranges from 4% to 15%. The clinical presentation of UTI is somewhat different in postmenopausal older women than it is in younger women: postmenopausal women are less likely to report frequency, dysuria, hematuria, and fever, but ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Foxman B

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) or Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus is a recently identified virus that is associated with KS, multicentric Castleman's disease, and body cavity-based lymphomas. KS is the most common kind of cancer in AIDS patients and the initial AIDS-defining condition in over 20% of patients...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Greenblatt RM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility that infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae may somehow contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis continues to be explored by researchers worldwide. A direct cause-and-effect relationship between the bacterium and subsequent development of atherosclerosis has yet to be proved. However, compelling ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： O'Donnell JA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae are a group of respiratory pathogens that have similar pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations. Recent studies suggest that C. pneumoniae and M. pneumoniae may play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma, but further studies are needed to delineate ...

journal_title：Current infectious disease reports

authors： Atmar RL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00