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Diversity and evolution of drug resistance mechanisms in Mycobacterium tuberculosis [Corrigendum]
Page: 1
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
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Article
Primaquine double dose for 7 days is inferior to single-dose treatment for 14 days in preventing Plasmodium vivax recurrent episodes in Suriname
M Sigrid Mac Donald-Ottevanger, Malti R Adhin, Jeetendra Kumar Jitan, Gustavo Bretas & Stephen GS Vreden
Pages: 3-8
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
AbstractforPrimaquine double dose for 7 days is inferior to single-dose treatment for 14 days in preventing Plasmodium vivax recurrent episodes in Suriname | Full Text | References | PDF (244.5 KB)
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Article
Surgical release for tubercular elbow stiffness
Yun Qian, Qixin Han, Wei Wang, Yuanming Ouyang, Weien Yuan & Cunyi Fan
Pages: 9-16
Published online: 22 Dec 2017
AbstractforSurgical release for tubercular elbow stiffness | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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An antibiotic stewardship exercise in the ICU: building a treatment algorithm for the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia based on local epidemiology and the 2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society guidelines
Lyn S Awad, Dania I Abdallah, Anas M Mugharbil, Tamima H Jisr, Nabila S Droubi, Nabila A El-Rajab & Rima A Moghnieh
Pages: 17-28
Published online: 22 Dec 2017
AbstractforAn antibiotic stewardship exercise in the ICU: building a treatment algorithm for the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia based on local epidemiology and the 2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society guidelines | Full Text | References | PDF (515.8 KB)
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Retrospective analysis of relationships among the dose regimen, trough concentration, efficacy, and safety of teicoplanin in Chinese patients with moderate-severe Gram-positive infections
Lijuan Zhou, Yanqiu Gao, Wei Cao, Jia Liu, Hongya Guan, Hua Zhang, Yun Shi, Wenying Lv & Long Cheng
Pages: 29-36
Published online: 05 Jan 2018
AbstractforRetrospective analysis of relationships among the dose regimen, trough concentration, efficacy, and safety of teicoplanin in Chinese patients with moderate-severe Gram-positive infections | Full Text | References | PDF (935.7 KB)
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Performance of computed tomography versus chest radiography in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with and without diabetes at a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Yosra M Alkabab, Mushira A Enani, Nouf Y Indarkiri & Scott K Heysell
Pages: 37-43
Published online: 03 Jan 2018
AbstractforPerformance of computed tomography versus chest radiography in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with and without diabetes at a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Multilocus sequence typing and variations in the oprD gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a hospital in China
Huiqin Liu, Weina Kong, Weina Yang, Gukui Chen, Haihua Liang & Yani Zhang
Pages: 45-54
Published online: 08 Jan 2018
AbstractforMultilocus sequence typing and variations in the oprD gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a hospital in China | Full Text | References | PDF (553.1 KB)
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Distribution of sasX, pvl, and qacA/B genes in epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from East China
Haishen Kong, Lingmei Fang, Rujin Jiang & Jixiang Tong
Pages: 55-59
Published online: 09 Jan 2018
AbstractforDistribution of sasX, pvl, and qacA/B genes in epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from East China | Full Text | References | PDF (174.1 KB)
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Activity of siderophores against drug-resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
Karuna Gokarn & Ramprasad B Pal
Pages: 61-75
Published online: 09 Jan 2018
AbstractforActivity of siderophores against drug-resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria | Full Text | References | PDF (5 MB)
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Targeting polyelectrolyte networks in purulent body fluids to modulate bactericidal properties of some antibiotics
Robert Bucki, Bonita Durnaś, Marzena Wątek, Ewelina Piktel, Katrina Cruz, Przemysław Wolak, Paul B Savage & Paul A Janmey
Pages: 77-86
Published online: 11 Jan 2018
AbstractforTargeting polyelectrolyte networks in purulent body fluids to modulate bactericidal properties of some antibiotics | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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Molecular analysis of multidrug resistance in clinical isolates of Shigella spp. from 2001–2010 in Kolkata, India: role of integrons, plasmids, and topoisomerase mutations
Neha Rajpara, Mrinalini Nair, Goutam Chowdhury, Asish K Mukhopadhyay, Thandavarayan Ramamurthy, Swapan Kumar Niyogi & Ashima Kushwaha Bhardwaj
Pages: 87-102
Published online: 12 Jan 2018
AbstractforMolecular analysis of multidrug resistance in clinical isolates of Shigella spp. from 2001–2010 in Kolkata, India: role of integrons, plasmids, and topoisomerase mutations | Full Text | References | PDF (4.7 MB)
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Antibacterial effect evaluation of moxalactam against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with in vitro pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics simulation
Chen Huang, Beiwen Zheng, Wei Yu, Tianshui Niu, Tingting Xiao, Jing Zhang & Yonghong Xiao
Pages: 103-112
Published online: 15 Jan 2018
AbstractforAntibacterial effect evaluation of moxalactam against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with in vitro pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics simulation | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Novel single-nucleotide variations associated with vancomycin resistance in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
Lee-Chung Lin, Shih-Cheng Chang, Mao-Cheng Ge, Tsui-Ping Liu & Jang-Jih Lu
Pages: 113-123
Published online: 18 Jan 2018
AbstractforNovel single-nucleotide variations associated with vancomycin resistance in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus | Full Text | References | PDF (204.3 KB)
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Timing of antibiotic administration and lactate measurement in septic shock patients: a comparison between hospital wards and the emergency department
Veerapong Vattanavanit, Theerapat Buppodom & Bodin Khwannimit
Pages: 125-132
Published online: 18 Jan 2018
AbstractforTiming of antibiotic administration and lactate measurement in septic shock patients: a comparison between hospital wards and the emergency department | Full Text | References | PDF (285.1 KB)
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Knowledge of community pharmacists about antibiotics, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Rehan Sarwar, Anum Saqib, Sadia Iftikhar & Tayyaba Sadiq
Pages: 133-145
Published online: 18 Jan 2018
AbstractforKnowledge of community pharmacists about antibiotics, and their perceptions and practices regarding antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional study in Punjab, Pakistan | Full Text | References | PDF (323.5 KB)
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A genomic infection control study for Staphylococcus aureus in two Ghanaian hospitals
Eric S Donkor, Dorota Jamrozy, Richael O Mills, Thomas Dankwah, Philip K Amoo, Beverly Egyir, Ebenezer V Badoe, Joana Twasam & Stephen D Bentley
Pages: 135-145
Published online: 11 Oct 2018
AbstractforA genomic infection control study for Staphylococcus aureus in two Ghanaian hospitals | Full Text | References | PDF (759.3 KB)
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Sputum bacteriology conversion and treatment out-come of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Lingshuang Lv, Tiecheng Li, Kun Xu, Peiyi Shi, Biyu He, Weimin Kong, Jianming Wang & Jian Sun
Pages: 147-154
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforSputum bacteriology conversion and treatment out-come of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis | Full Text | References | PDF (745.5 KB)
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Case Series

Clinical characteristics of the first cases of invasive candidiasis in China due to pan-echinocandin-resistant Candida tropicalis and Candida glabrata isolates with delineation of their resistance mechanisms
Meng Xiao, Xin Fan, Xin Hou, Sharon CA Chen, He Wang, Fanrong Kong, Zi-Yong Sun, Yun-Zhuo Chu & Ying-Chun Xu
Pages: 155-161
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforClinical characteristics of the first cases of invasive candidiasis in China due to pan-echinocandin-resistant Candida tropicalis and Candida glabrata isolates with delineation of their resistance mechanisms | Full Text | References | PDF (163 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Imported melioidosis in Japan: a review of cases
Yoshiro Hadano
Pages: 163-168
Published online: 24 Jan 2018
AbstractforImported melioidosis in Japan: a review of cases | Full Text | References | PDF (126 KB)
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Original Research

Article
Enriched whole genome sequencing identified compensatory mutations in the RNA polymerase gene of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium leprae strains
Mallika Lavania, Itu Singh, Ravindra P Turankar, Anuj Kumar Gupta, Madhvi Ahuja, Vinay Pathak & Utpal Sengupta
Pages: 169-175
Published online: 25 Jan 2018
AbstractforEnriched whole genome sequencing identified compensatory mutations in the RNA polymerase gene of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium leprae strains | Full Text | References | PDF (157.5 KB)
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Review Article
Liver fungal infections: an overview of the etiology and epidemiology in patients affected or not affected by oncohematologic malignancies
Marco Fiore, Marco Cascella, Sabrina Bimonte, Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Ivan Gentile, Vincenzo Schiavone & Maria Caterina Pace
Pages: 177-186
Published online: 26 Jan 2018
AbstractforLiver fungal infections: an overview of the etiology and epidemiology in patients affected or not affected by oncohematologic malignancies | Full Text | References | PDF (182.5 KB)
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Article
The correlation between CT features and glycosylated hemoglobin level in patients with T2DM complicated with primary pulmonary tuberculosis
Li-Li Xia, Su-Fen Li, Kan Shao, Xin Zhang & Shan Huang
Pages: 187-193
Published online: 30 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe correlation between CT features and glycosylated hemoglobin level in patients with T2DM complicated with primary pulmonary tuberculosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Article
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis causing mixed infections in febrile children in Mozambique
Vanesa García, Inácio Mandomando, Joaquim Ruiz, Silvia Herrera-León, Pedro L Alonso & M Rosario Rodicio
Pages: 195-204
Published online: 31 Jan 2018
AbstractforSalmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis causing mixed infections in febrile children in Mozambique | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
Current eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori with clarithromycin-based triple therapy in a gastroenterology practice in the New York metropolitan area
Devjit S Nayar
Pages: 205-211
Published online: 31 Jan 2018
AbstractforCurrent eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori with clarithromycin-based triple therapy in a gastroenterology practice in the New York metropolitan area | Full Text | References | PDF (149.9 KB)
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Article
Skin bacterial flora as a potential risk factor predisposing to late bacterial infection after cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel augmentation
Irina Netsvyetayeva, Wojciech Marusza, Romuald Olszanski, Kamila Szyller, Aneta Krolak-Ulinska, Ewa Swoboda-Kopec, Janusz Sierdzinski, Zachary Szymonski & Grazyna Mlynarczyk
Pages: 213-222
Published online: 12 Feb 2018
AbstractforSkin bacterial flora as a potential risk factor predisposing to late bacterial infection after cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel augmentation | Full Text | References | PDF (255.2 KB)
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High-dose amikacin for achieving serum target levels in critically ill elderly patients
Kourosh Sadeghi, Hadi Hamishehkar, Farhad Najmeddin, Arezoo Ahmadi, Ebrahim Hazrati, Hooshyar Honarmand & Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh
Pages: 223-228
Published online: 13 Feb 2018
AbstractforHigh-dose amikacin for achieving serum target levels in critically ill elderly patients | Full Text | References | PDF (159.3 KB)
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Effect of MRSA on CYP450: dynamic changes of cytokines, oxidative stress, and drug-metabolizing enzymes in mice infected with MRSA
Huaqiao Tang, Nana Long, Lin Lin, Yao Liu, Jianlong Li, Fenghui Sun, Lijuan Guo, Fen Zhang & Min Dai
Pages: 229-238
Published online: 13 Feb 2018
AbstractforEffect of MRSA on CYP450: dynamic changes of cytokines, oxidative stress, and drug-metabolizing enzymes in mice infected with MRSA | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Second-line anti-tuberculosis drug resistance testing in Ghana identifies the first extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis case
Stephen Osei-Wusu, Michael Amo Omari, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Isaac Darko Otchere, Prince Asare, Audrey Forson, Jacob Otu, Martin Antonio & Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Pages: 239-246
Published online: 22 Feb 2018
AbstractforSecond-line anti-tuberculosis drug resistance testing in Ghana identifies the first extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis case | Full Text | References | PDF (177.7 KB)
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Article
Emergence and spread of worldwide Staphylococcus aureus clones among cystic fibrosis patients
Katarzyna Garbacz, Lidia Piechowicz, Magdalena Podkowik, Aneta Mroczkowska, Joanna Empel & Jacek Bania
Pages: 247-255
Published online: 22 Feb 2018
AbstractforEmergence and spread of worldwide Staphylococcus aureus clones among cystic fibrosis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (528.4 KB)
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Clinical benefit of ertapenem compared to flomoxef for the treatment of cefotaxime-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia
Chen-Hsiang Lee, I-Ling Chen, Chia-Chin Li & Chun-Chih Chien
Pages: 257-266
Published online: 23 Feb 2018
AbstractforClinical benefit of ertapenem compared to flomoxef for the treatment of cefotaxime-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia | Full Text | References | PDF (492.5 KB)
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Article
Overview of the development of quinolone resistance in Salmonella species in China, 2005–2016
Qifa Song, Zhaojun Xu, Hong Gao & Danyang Zhang
Pages: 267-274
Published online: 26 Feb 2018
AbstractforOverview of the development of quinolone resistance in Salmonella species in China, 2005–2016 | Full Text | References | PDF (707.2 KB)
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Mutations in the gyrA, parC, and mexR genes provide functional insights into the fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in Vietnam
Kinh Van Nguyen, Trung Vu Nguyen, Hang Thi Thuy Nguyen & Duyet Van Le
Pages: 275-282
Published online: 28 Feb 2018
AbstractforMutations in the gyrA, parC, and mexR genes provide functional insights into the fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (192.6 KB)
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Prediction of imipenem-resistant microorganisms among the nosocomial critically ill patients with Gram-negative bacilli septicemia: a simple risk score
I-Ling Chen, Chen-Hsiang Lee, Shih-Wen Ting & Lily Yu-Chin Wang
Pages: 283-293
Published online: 01 Mar 2018
AbstractforPrediction of imipenem-resistant microorganisms among the nosocomial critically ill patients with Gram-negative bacilli septicemia: a simple risk score | Full Text | References | PDF (414.6 KB)
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Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir-ledipasvir for treatment of a cohort of Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4 infection
Ossama A Ahmed, Hany H Kaisar, Rehab Badawi, Nehad Hawash, Hossam Samir, Sherif ST Shabana, Mohamed Hassan A Fouad, Fatma H Rizk, Samy A Khodeir & Sherief Abd-Elsalam
Pages: 295-298
Published online: 01 Mar 2018
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of sofosbuvir-ledipasvir for treatment of a cohort of Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4 infection | Full Text | References | PDF (146.1 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Multidrug-resistant malaria and the impact of mass drug administration
Janie Anne Zuber & Shannon Takala-Harrison
Pages: 299-306
Published online: 01 Mar 2018
AbstractforMultidrug-resistant malaria and the impact of mass drug administration | Full Text | References | PDF (172.8 KB)
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Article
New insights into the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of pulmonary fungal infections from a retrospective study in Southwestern China
Li Peng, Zhiping Xu, Zhenyu Huo, Rui Long & Liang Ma
Pages: 307-315
Published online: 05 Mar 2018
AbstractforNew insights into the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of pulmonary fungal infections from a retrospective study in Southwestern China | Full Text | References | PDF (223.1 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Posaconazole achieves prompt recovery of voriconazole-induced liver injury in a case of invasive aspergillosis
Javier Martínez-Casanova, Nuria Carballo, Sonia Luque, Luisa Sorli & Santiago Grau
Pages: 317-321
Published online: 05 Mar 2018
AbstractforPosaconazole achieves prompt recovery of voriconazole-induced liver injury in a case of invasive aspergillosis | Full Text | References | PDF (445.2 KB)
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Article
Clustering and recent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Chinese population
Guisheng Xu, Xuhua Mao, Jianming Wang & Hongqiu Pan
Pages: 323-330
Published online: 06 Mar 2018
AbstractforClustering and recent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Chinese population | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Health-seeking behavior and transmission dynamics in the control of influenza infection among different age groups
Shu-Han You, Szu-Chieh Chen & Chung-Min Liao
Pages: 331-343
Published online: 06 Mar 2018
AbstractforHealth-seeking behavior and transmission dynamics in the control of influenza infection among different age groups | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Viability, biofilm formation, and MazEF expression in drug-sensitive and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains circulating in Xinjiang, China
Ji-Li Zhao, Wei Liu, Wan-Ying Xie, Xu-Dong Cao & Li Yuan
Pages: 345-358
Published online: 06 Mar 2018
AbstractforViability, biofilm formation, and MazEF expression in drug-sensitive and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains circulating in Xinjiang, China | Full Text | References | PDF (7.1 MB)
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The diagnostic utility of procalcitonin, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8, and hyaluronic acid in the Norwegian consensus definition for early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS)
Britt Nakstad
Pages: 359-368
Published online: 08 Mar 2018
AbstractforThe diagnostic utility of procalcitonin, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8, and hyaluronic acid in the Norwegian consensus definition for early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) | PDF (170.5 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Patient autonomy and disclosure of material information about hospital-acquired infections
Sorin Hostiuc, Arthur-Jozsef Molnar, Alin Moldoveanu, Maria Aluaş, Florica Moldoveanu, Iuliana Bocicor, Maria-Iuliana Dascalu, Elisabeta Bădilă, Mihaela Hostiuc & Ionut Negoi
Pages: 369-375
Published online: 07 Mar 2018
AbstractforPatient autonomy and disclosure of material information about hospital-acquired infections | Full Text | References | PDF (164.2 KB)
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Article
Multicenter prospective study on the prevalence of colistin resistance in Escherichia coli: relevance of mcr-1-positive clinical isolates in Lombardy, Northern Italy
Luigi Principe, Aurora Piazza, Carola Mauri, Adriano Anesi, Silvia Bracco, Gioconda Brigante, Erminia Casari, Carlo Agrappi, Mariasofia Caltagirone, Federica Novazzi, Roberta Migliavacca, Laura Pagani & Francesco Luzzaro
Pages: 377-385
Published online: 09 Mar 2018
AbstractforMulticenter prospective study on the prevalence of colistin resistance in Escherichia coli: relevance of mcr-1-positive clinical isolates in Lombardy, Northern Italy | Full Text | References | PDF (771.9 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
A case of Brucella melitensis endocarditis in a patient with cardiovascular implantable electronic device
Wasl Al-Adsani, Ali Ahmad & Mohammad Al-Mousa
Pages: 387-390
Published online: 09 Mar 2018
AbstractforA case of Brucella melitensis endocarditis in a patient with cardiovascular implantable electronic device | Full Text | References | PDF (475 KB)
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Carriage of colistin-resistant, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli harboring the mcr-1 resistance gene after short-term international travel to Vietnam
Tatsuya Nakayama, Yuko Kumeda, Ryuji Kawahara, Takahiro Yamaguchi & Yoshimasa Yamamoto
Pages: 391-395
Published online: 12 Mar 2018
AbstractforCarriage of colistin-resistant, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli harboring the mcr-1 resistance gene after short-term international travel to Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (157.1 KB)
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Article
Vertical transmission of group B Streptococcus and associated factors among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study, Eastern Ethiopia
Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Alemayehu Worku, Gudina Egata, Berhanu Seyoum, Dadi Marami & Yemane Berhane
Pages: 397-404
Published online: 13 Mar 2018
AbstractforVertical transmission of group B Streptococcus and associated factors among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study, Eastern Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (145.2 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Statin use and the risk of Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Raseen Tariq, Dhruvika Mukhija, Arjun Gupta, Siddharth Singh, Darrell S Pardi & Sahil Khanna
Pages: 405-416
Published online: 13 Mar 2018
AbstractforStatin use and the risk of Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review with meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (919.8 KB)
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Review Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis on the use of prophylactic topical antibiotics for the prevention of uncomplicated wound infections
Qiao-Jing Tong, Kimberly DP Hammer, Erika M Johnson, Milagros Zegarra, Michihiko Goto & Tze Shien Lo
Pages: 417-425
Published online: 16 Mar 2018
AbstractforA systematic review and meta-analysis on the use of prophylactic topical antibiotics for the prevention of uncomplicated wound infections | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Letter

Letter
Moxalactam is not more active on extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria than on non-ESBL producers
Bhoj R Singh
Pages: 427-429
Published online: 22 Mar 2018
First Page PreviewforMoxalactam is not more active on extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria than on non-ESBL producers | Full Text | References | PDF (161.2 KB)
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Interaction between rpsL and gyrA mutations affects the fitness and dual resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates against streptomycin and fluoroquinolones
Honghu Sun, Jumei Zeng, Song Li, Pengkuan Liang, Chao Zheng, Yong Liu, Tao Luo, Nalin Rastogi & Qun Sun
Pages: 431-440
Published online: 27 Mar 2018
AbstractforInteraction between rpsL and gyrA mutations affects the fitness and dual resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates against streptomycin and fluoroquinolones | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Outcomes and predictors of treatment response with sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir with or without ribavirin in Egyptian patients with genotype 4 hepatitis C virus infection
Ossama A Ahmed, Mohamed A Elsebaey, Mohamed Hassan A Fouad, Heba Elashry, Ahmed I Elshafie, Ahmed A Elhadidy, Noha E Esheba, Mohammed H Elnaggar, Shaimaa Soliman & Sherief Abd-Elsalam
Pages: 441-445
Published online: 28 Mar 2018
AbstractforOutcomes and predictors of treatment response with sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir with or without ribavirin in Egyptian patients with genotype 4 hepatitis C virus infection | Full Text | References | PDF (138.6 KB)
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Antifungal susceptibility testing of vulvovaginal Candida species among women attending antenatal clinic in tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar
Maria Khan, Jawad Ahmed, Amina Gul, Aamer Ikram & Farida Khurram Lalani
Pages: 447-456
Published online: 28 Mar 2018
AbstractforAntifungal susceptibility testing of vulvovaginal Candida species among women attending antenatal clinic in tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar | Full Text | References | PDF (618.3 KB)
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Serum hepatitis B core antibody levels predict HBeAg seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B patients with high viral load treated with nucleos(t)ide analogs
Shaohang Cai, Zhandong Li, Tao Yu, Muye Xia & Jie Peng
Pages: 469-477
Published online: 03 Apr 2018
AbstractforSerum hepatitis B core antibody levels predict HBeAg seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B patients with high viral load treated with nucleos(t)ide analogs | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Review

Review Article
Emerging treatment options for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections: focus on intravenous delafloxacin
Elda Righi, Alessia Carnelutti, Antonio Vena & Matteo Bassetti
Pages: 479-488
Published online: 04 Apr 2018
AbstractforEmerging treatment options for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections: focus on intravenous delafloxacin | Full Text | References | PDF (334.7 KB)
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Molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in two tertiary care hospitals in Shandong Province, China
Ying Luo, Wen Zhang, Jing-Wei Cheng, Meng Xiao, Gui-Rong Sun, Cheng-Jie Guo, Ming-Jun Liu, Pei-Shan Cong & Timothy Kudinha
Pages: 489-500
Published online: 06 Apr 2018
AbstractforMolecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in two tertiary care hospitals in Shandong Province, China | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Biofilm infections between Scylla and Charybdis: interplay of host antimicrobial peptides and antibiotics
Sergey Chernysh, Natalia Gordya, Dmitry Tulin & Andrey Yakovlev
Pages: 501-514
Published online: 09 Apr 2018
AbstractforBiofilm infections between Scylla and Charybdis: interplay of host antimicrobial peptides and antibiotics | Full Text | References | PDF (857.3 KB)
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms related to fluoroquinolone and aminoglycoside resistance in Mycobacterium avium isolates
Hui Pang, Kanglin Wan & Lin Wei
Pages: 515-521
Published online: 09 Apr 2018
AbstractforSingle-nucleotide polymorphisms related to fluoroquinolone and aminoglycoside resistance in Mycobacterium avium isolates | Full Text | References | PDF (240.4 KB)
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Understanding antibiotic resistance via outer membrane permeability
Ishan Ghai & Shashank Ghai
Pages: 523-530
Published online: 11 Apr 2018
AbstractforUnderstanding antibiotic resistance via outer membrane permeability | Full Text | References | PDF (171.4 KB)
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Characterization of enterotoxin A-producing Staphylococcus aureus
Dong Chen, Qifa Song, Zhaojun Xu & Dandan Zhang
Pages: 531-538
Published online: 13 Apr 2018
AbstractforCharacterization of enterotoxin A-producing Staphylococcus aureus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Antibiotic sensitivities of coagulase-negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus in hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections: does this differ if patients meet the International Consensus Meeting Criteria?
Elena De Vecchi, David A George, Carlo L Romanò, Fabrizio E Pregliasco, Roberto Mattina & Lorenzo Drago
Pages: 539-546
Published online: 13 Apr 2018
AbstractforAntibiotic sensitivities of coagulase-negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus in hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections: does this differ if patients meet the International Consensus Meeting Criteria? | Full Text | References | PDF (186.8 KB)
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Ugly bugs in healthy guts! Carriage of multidrug-resistant and ESBL-producing commensal Enterobacteriaceae in the intestine of healthy Nepalese adults
Anjila Maharjan, Anjeela Bhetwal, Shreena Shakya, Deepa Satyal, Shashikala Shah, Govardhan Joshi, Puspa Raj Khanal & Narayan Prasad Parajuli
Pages: 547-554
Published online: 26 Apr 2018
AbstractforUgly bugs in healthy guts! Carriage of multidrug-resistant and ESBL-producing commensal Enterobacteriaceae in the intestine of healthy Nepalese adults | Full Text | References | PDF (887.2 KB)
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A prospective cohort study of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in neonates: the role of maternal carriage and phenotypic and molecular characteristics
Jialing Lin, Chuanan Wu, Chunrong Yan, Qianting Ou, Dongxin Lin, Junli Zhou, Xiaohua Ye & Zhenjiang Yao
Pages: 555-565
Published online: 24 Apr 2018
AbstractforA prospective cohort study of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in neonates: the role of maternal carriage and phenotypic and molecular characteristics | Full Text | References | PDF (910.1 KB)
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Antimicrobial use of reactive oxygen therapy: current insights
Mohammad Yousef Memar, Reza Ghotaslou, Mohammad Samiei & Khosro Adibkia
Pages: 567-576
Published online: 24 Apr 2018
AbstractforAntimicrobial use of reactive oxygen therapy: current insights | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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In vitro antibacterial effect of fosfomycin combination therapy against colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Wei Yu, Qixia Luo, Qingyi Shi, Chen Huang, Xiao Yu, Tianshui Niu, Kai Zhou, Jiajie Zhang & Yonghong Xiao
Pages: 577-585
Published online: 24 Apr 2018
AbstractforIn vitro antibacterial effect of fosfomycin combination therapy against colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Ambulance vehicles as a source of multidrug-resistant infections: a multicenter study in Assiut City, Egypt
Mohamed A El-Mokhtar & Helal F Hetta
Pages: 587-594
Published online: 24 Apr 2018
AbstractforAmbulance vehicles as a source of multidrug-resistant infections: a multicenter study in Assiut City, Egypt | Full Text | References | PDF (433.7 KB)
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A retrospective, comparative analysis of risk factors and outcomes in carbapenem-susceptible and carbapenem-nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections: tigecycline significantly increases the mortality
Tingting Xiao, Wei Yu, Tianshui Niu, Chen Huang & Yonghong Xiao
Pages: 595-606
Published online: 24 Apr 2018
AbstractforA retrospective, comparative analysis of risk factors and outcomes in carbapenem-susceptible and carbapenem-nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections: tigecycline significantly increases the mortality | Full Text | References | PDF (689.8 KB)
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Comparative evaluation of methods for the detection of biofilm formation in coagulase-negative staphylococci and correlation with antibiogram
Lok Bahadur Shrestha, Narayan Raj Bhattarai & Basudha Khanal
Pages: 607-613
Published online: 24 Apr 2018
AbstractforComparative evaluation of methods for the detection of biofilm formation in coagulase-negative staphylococci and correlation with antibiogram | Full Text | References | PDF (309.9 KB)
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Durability, safety, and efficacy of rilpivirine in clinical practice: results from the SCOLTA Project
Paola Bagella, Giuseppe VL De Socio, Elena Ricci, Barbara Menzaghi, Canio Martinelli, Nicola Squillace, Paolo Maggi, Giancarlo Orofino, Leonardo Calza, Laura Carenzi, Benedetto Maurizio Celesia, Giovanni Penco, Antonio Di Biagio, Laura Valsecchi, Francesca Vichi, Valeria Colombo, Giustino Parruti, Chiara Dentone, Katia Falasca, Paolo Bonfanti, Giordano Madeddu & On behalf of the C.I.S.A.I. Study Group, Italy
Pages: 615-623
Published online: 26 Apr 2018
AbstractforDurability, safety, and efficacy of rilpivirine in clinical practice: results from the SCOLTA Project | Full Text | References | PDF (460.6 KB)
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A case of Lyme disease in a Japanese woman
Masafumi Seki, Yuji Watanabe & Hiroki Kawabata
Pages: 625-628
Published online: 26 Apr 2018
AbstractforA case of Lyme disease in a Japanese woman | Full Text | References | PDF (738.6 KB)
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Analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii hospital infections in patients treated at the intensive care unit of the University Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland: a 6-year, single-center, retrospective study
Wieslawa Duszynska, Agnieszka Litwin, Stanislaw Rojek, Aleksander Szczesny, Alfonso Ciasullo & Waldemar Gozdzik
Pages: 629-635
Published online: 01 May 2018
AbstractforAnalysis of Acinetobacter baumannii hospital infections in patients treated at the intensive care unit of the University Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland: a 6-year, single-center, retrospective study | Full Text | References | PDF (631.3 KB)
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Successful control of resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using antibiotic stewardship and infection control programs at a Chinese university hospital: a 6-year prospective study
Lei Liu, Bin Liu, Yu Li & Wei Zhang
Pages: 637-646
Published online: 01 May 2018
AbstractforSuccessful control of resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using antibiotic stewardship and infection control programs at a Chinese university hospital: a 6-year prospective study | Full Text | References | PDF (936.5 KB)
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia among liver transplant recipients
Taohua Liu, Yuezhong Zhang & Qiquan Wan
Pages: 647-658
Published online: 03 May 2018
AbstractforMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia among liver transplant recipients | Full Text | References | PDF (242.1 KB)
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Comparative genomic analysis of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates
Fen Pan, Hong Zhang, Xiaoyan Dong, Weixing Ye, Ping He, Shulin Zhang, Jeff Xianchao Zhu & Nanbert Zhong
Pages: 659-670
Published online: 03 May 2018
AbstractforComparative genomic analysis of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates | Full Text | References | PDF (4.8 MB)
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Higher baseline viral diversity correlates with lower HBsAg decline following PEGylated interferon-alpha therapy in patients with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B
Hu Li, Li Zhang, Hong Ren & Peng Hu
Pages: 671-680
Published online: 03 May 2018
AbstractforHigher baseline viral diversity correlates with lower HBsAg decline following PEGylated interferon-alpha therapy in patients with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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The clinical significance of silent mutations with respect to ciprofloxacin resistance in MRSA
Chih-Cheng Lai, Chi-Chung Chen, Ying-Chen Lu, Yin-Ching Chuang & Hung-Jen Tang
Pages: 681-687
Published online: 03 May 2018
AbstractforThe clinical significance of silent mutations with respect to ciprofloxacin resistance in MRSA | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Seasonality of cellulitis: evidence from Google Trends
Xin Zhang, Shuangsuo Dang, Fanpu Ji, Juanjuan Shi, Yaping Li, Mei Li, Xiaoli Jia, Yueqiang Wan, Xiongxiong Bao & Wenjun Wang
Pages: 689-693
Published online: 03 May 2018
AbstractforSeasonality of cellulitis: evidence from Google Trends | Full Text | References | PDF (968.6 KB)
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Performance of the Abbott RealTime MTB RIF/INH resistance assay when used to test MTB specimens from Bangladesh
Joshua Kostera, Gregor Leckie, Klara Abravaya & Hong Wang
Pages: 695-699
Published online: 11 May 2018
AbstractforPerformance of the Abbott RealTime MTB RIF/INH resistance assay when used to test MTB specimens from Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (134.3 KB)
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Human herpesvirus-6 pneumonitis in a patient with follicular lymphoma following immunochemotherapy with rituximab
Saeko Kuwahara-Ota, Yoshiaki Chinen, Yoshimi Mizuno, Tomoko Takimoto-Shimomura, Yayoi Matsumura-Kimoto, Kazuna Tanba, Taku Tsukamoto, Shinsuke Mizutani, Yuji Shimura, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Shigeo Horiike & Junya Kuroda
Pages: 701-705
Published online: 14 May 2018
AbstractforHuman herpesvirus-6 pneumonitis in a patient with follicular lymphoma following immunochemotherapy with rituximab | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Epidemiology, susceptibility, and risk factors for acquisition of MDR/XDR Gram-negative bacteria among kidney transplant recipients with urinary tract infections
Xiuhong Yuan, Taohua Liu, Di Wu & Qiquan Wan
Pages: 707-715
Published online: 14 May 2018
AbstractforEpidemiology, susceptibility, and risk factors for acquisition of MDR/XDR Gram-negative bacteria among kidney transplant recipients with urinary tract infections | Full Text | References | PDF (240.3 KB)
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Expression patterns of oxyR induced by oxidative stress from Porphyromonas gingivalis in response to photo-activated disinfection
Maryam Pourhajibagher, Roghayeh Ghorbanzadeh & Abbas Bahador
Pages: 717-725
Published online: 15 May 2018
AbstractforExpression patterns of oxyR induced by oxidative stress from Porphyromonas gingivalis in response to photo-activated disinfection | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Plasma-activated water: a new and effective alternative for duodenoscope reprocessing
Gheorghe G Bălan, Irina Roşca, Elena-Laura Ursu, Florica Doroftei, Andra-Cristina Bostănaru, Eugen Hnatiuc, Valentin Năstasă, Vasile Şandru, Gabriela Ştefănescu, Anca Trifan & Mihai Mareş
Pages: 727-733
Published online: 17 May 2018
AbstractforPlasma-activated water: a new and effective alternative for duodenoscope reprocessing | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli clinical isolates in Algeria
Nadjette Bourafa, Wafaa Chaalal, Sofiane Bakour, Rym Lalaoui, Nafissa Boutefnouchet, Seydina M Diene & Jean-Marc Rolain
Pages: 735-742
Published online: 17 May 2018
AbstractforMolecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli clinical isolates in Algeria | Full Text | References | PDF (176.9 KB)
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Extensively drug-resistant Myroides odoratimimus – A case series of urinary tract infections in immunocompromised patients
Monica Licker, Teodora Sorescu, Maria Rus, Natalia Cirlea, Florin Horhat, Cristiana Jurescu, Mircea Botoca, Alin Cumpănaş, Romulus Timar & Delia Muntean
Pages: 743-749
Published online: 18 May 2018
AbstractforExtensively drug-resistant Myroides odoratimimus – A case series of urinary tract infections in immunocompromised patients | Full Text | References | PDF (173.6 KB)
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Majocchi’s granuloma: current perspectives
Hazal Boral, Murat Durdu & Macit Ilkit
Pages: 751-760
Published online: 22 May 2018
AbstractforMajocchi’s granuloma: current perspectives | Full Text | References | PDF (6.6 MB)
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Mecillinam for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis and bacteremia caused by Enterobacteriaceae: a literature review
Filip Jansåker, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Thomas L Benfield & Jenny Dahl Knudsen
Pages: 761-771
Published online: 24 May 2018
AbstractforMecillinam for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis and bacteremia caused by Enterobacteriaceae: a literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (347.2 KB)
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Dose-response associations of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between school environmental contamination and nasal carriage by elementary students
Jialing Lin, Jianping Liang, Ting Zhang, Chan Bai, Jiaping Ye & Zhenjiang Yao
Pages: 773-782
Published online: 24 May 2018
AbstractforDose-response associations of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between school environmental contamination and nasal carriage by elementary students | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Defining the potency of amikacin against Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii derived from Chinese hospitals using CLSI and inhalation-based breakpoints
Joseph L Kuti, Qi Wang, Hongbin Chen, Henan Li, Hui Wang & David P Nicolau
Pages: 783-790
Published online: 25 May 2018
AbstractforDefining the potency of amikacin against Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii derived from Chinese hospitals using CLSI and inhalation-based breakpoints | Full Text | References | PDF (164.4 KB)
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Prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens isolated from febrile neutropenic cancer patients with bloodstream infections in Egypt and new synergistic antibiotic combinations
Sally Tohamy Tohamy, Khaled Mohamed Aboshanab, Hadir Ahmed El-Mahallawy, Mona R El-Ansary & Salwa Selim Afifi
Pages: 791-803
Published online: 25 May 2018
AbstractforPrevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens isolated from febrile neutropenic cancer patients with bloodstream infections in Egypt and new synergistic antibiotic combinations | Full Text | References | PDF (378.5 KB)
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Echinocandins for management of invasive candidiasis in patients with liver disease and liver transplantation
Siang Fei Yeoh, Tae Jin Lee, Ka Lip Chew, Stephen Lin, Dennis Yeo & Sajita Setia
Pages: 805-819
Published online: 30 May 2018
AbstractforEchinocandins for management of invasive candidiasis in patients with liver disease and liver transplantation | Full Text | References | PDF (609.2 KB)
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Epidemiology, practice patterns, and prognostic factors for candidemia; and characteristics of fourteen patients with breakthrough Candida bloodstream infections: a single tertiary hospital experience in Japan
Ryuichi Hirano, Yuichi Sakamoto, Junichi Kitazawa, Shoji Yamamoto & Hiroyuki Kayaba
Pages: 821-833
Published online: 31 May 2018
AbstractforEpidemiology, practice patterns, and prognostic factors for candidemia; and characteristics of fourteen patients with breakthrough Candida bloodstream infections: a single tertiary hospital experience in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (819.6 KB)
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Hybridization and antibiotic synergism as a tool for reducing the cytotoxicity of antimicrobial peptides
Ammar Almaaytah, Mohammed T Qaoud, Ahmad Abualhaijaa, Qosay Al-Balas & Karem H Alzoubi
Pages: 835-847
Published online: 01 Jun 2018
AbstractforHybridization and antibiotic synergism as a tool for reducing the cytotoxicity of antimicrobial peptides | Full Text | References | PDF (466.4 KB)
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Patterns of emergent resistance-associated mutations after initiation of non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-containing antiretroviral regimens in Taiwan: a multicenter cohort study
Chien-Yu Cheng, Mao-Song Tsai, Chia-Jui Yang, Shu-Hsing Cheng, Hsin-Yun Sun, Shu-Fang Chang, Li-Hsin Su, Yi-Ching Su, Chien-Ching Hung, Sui-Yuan Chang & For the Taiwan HIV Study Group
Pages: 849-859
Published online: 05 Jun 2018
AbstractforPatterns of emergent resistance-associated mutations after initiation of non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-containing antiretroviral regimens in Taiwan: a multicenter cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (370.3 KB)
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Differential characteristics of Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection: risk factors, clinical picture, and mortality
Andrés Martín-Aspas, Francisca M Guerrero-Sánchez, Francisco García-Colchero, Sebastián Rodríguez-Roca & José-Antonio Girón-González
Pages: 861-872
Published online: 06 Jun 2018
AbstractforDifferential characteristics of Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection: risk factors, clinical picture, and mortality | References | PDF (473.6 KB)
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Association between tobacco smoking and drug-resistant tuberculosis
Ming-Gui Wang, Wei-Wei Huang, Yu Wang, Yun-Xia Zhang, Miao-Miao Zhang, Shou-Quan Wu, Andrew J Sandford & Jian-Qing He
Pages: 873-887
Published online: 12 Jun 2018
AbstractforAssociation between tobacco smoking and drug-resistant tuberculosis | Full Text | References | PDF (911.6 KB)
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The diagnostic utility of procalcitonin, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8, and hyaluronic acid in the Norwegian consensus definition for early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) [Retraction]
Page: 889
Published online: 12 Jun 2018
CitationforThe diagnostic utility of procalcitonin, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8, and hyaluronic acid in the Norwegian consensus definition for early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) [Retraction] | Full Text | PDF (80.1 KB)
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Mutation EthAW21R confers co-resistance to protionamide and ethionamide in both Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
Julius Mugweru, Jianxiong Liu, Gaelle Makafe, Gift Chiwala, Bangxing Wang, Changwei Wang, Xinjie Li, Yaoju Tan, Wing Wai Yew, Shouyong Tan & Tianyu Zhang
Pages: 891-894
Published online: 13 Jun 2018
AbstractforMutation EthAW21R confers co-resistance to protionamide and ethionamide in both Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv | Full Text | References | PDF (644.4 KB)
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Sofosbuvir-daclatasvir improves hepatitis C virus-induced mixed cryoglobulinemia: Upper Egypt experience
Amro M Hassan, Heba A Osman, Hasan S Mahmoud, Mohammed H Hassan, Abdel-Kader A Hashim & Hesham H Ameen
Pages: 895-901
Published online: 27 Jun 2018
AbstractforSofosbuvir-daclatasvir improves hepatitis C virus-induced mixed cryoglobulinemia: Upper Egypt experience | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Current trends to control fungal pathogens: exploiting our knowledge in the host-pathogen interaction
Laura C García-Carnero, Luis A Pérez-García, José A Martínez-Álvarez, Juana E Reyes-Martínez & Héctor M Mora-Montes
Pages: 903-913
Published online: 03 Jul 2018
AbstractforCurrent trends to control fungal pathogens: exploiting our knowledge in the host-pathogen interaction | Full Text | References | PDF (196 KB)
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Efficiency of gold nanoparticles coated with the antimicrobial peptide indolicidin against biofilm formation and development of Candida spp. clinical isolates
Elisabetta de Alteriis, Valeria Maselli, Annarita Falanga, Stefania Galdiero, Federica Maria Di Lella, Renato Gesuele, Marco Guida & Emilia Galdiero
Pages: 915-925
Published online: 03 Jul 2018
AbstractforEfficiency of gold nanoparticles coated with the antimicrobial peptide indolicidin against biofilm formation and development of Candida spp. clinical isolates | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Epidemiology and molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates harboring blaCTX-M group 1 extended-spectrum β-lactamases causing bacteremia and urinary tract infection in Manhiça, Mozambique
Elisabet Guiral, Maria Jesús Pons, Delfino Vubil, Marta Marí-Almirall, Betuel Sigaúque, Sara Maria Soto, Pedro Luís Alonso, Joaquim Ruiz, Jordi Vila & Inácio Mandomando
Pages: 927-936
Published online: 03 Jul 2018
AbstractforEpidemiology and molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates harboring blaCTX-M group 1 extended-spectrum β-lactamases causing bacteremia and urinary tract infection in Manhiça, Mozambique | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Effect of ethanol pretreatment in Acanthamoeba keratitis: a long-term follow-up study
I-Huang Lin, Sung-Huei Tseng, Fu-Chin Huang & Yi-Hsun Huang
Pages: 937-943
Published online: 05 Jul 2018
AbstractforEffect of ethanol pretreatment in Acanthamoeba keratitis: a long-term follow-up study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Identifying differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs in PBMCs in response to the infection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Hong Yan, Rufeng Xu, Xiangrong Zhang, Qian Wang, Jing Pang, Xia Zhang, Xiaoai Chang & Yaqin Zhang
Pages: 945-959
Published online: 13 Jul 2018
AbstractforIdentifying differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs in PBMCs in response to the infection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Current perspectives on diagnosis and management of sternal wound infections
Erlangga Yusuf, Monica Chan, Nora Renz & Andrej Trampuz
Pages: 961-968
Published online: 16 Jul 2018
AbstractforCurrent perspectives on diagnosis and management of sternal wound infections | Full Text | References | PDF (786.7 KB)
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The activity of a mammalian proline-rich peptide against Gram-negative bacteria, including drug-resistant strains, relies on a nonmembranolytic mode of action
Tecla Ciociola, Laura Giovati, Angela Giovannelli, Stefania Conti, Massimo Castagnola & Alberto Vitali
Pages: 969-979
Published online: 17 Jul 2018
AbstractforThe activity of a mammalian proline-rich peptide against Gram-negative bacteria, including drug-resistant strains, relies on a nonmembranolytic mode of action | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB)
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Pathogenesis and management of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis
DeGaulle I Chigbu & Bisant A Labib
Pages: 981-993
Published online: 17 Jul 2018
AbstractforPathogenesis and management of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis | Full Text | References | PDF (807.5 KB)
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ISEcp1-mediated transposition of chromosome-borne blaCMY-2 into an endogenous ColE1-like plasmid in Escherichia coli
Liang-Xing Fang, Xing-Ping Li, Liang Li, Mu-Ya Chen, Cai-Yan Wu, Lu-Lu Li, Xiao-Ping Liao, Ya-Hong Liu & Jian Sun
Pages: 995-1005
Published online: 23 Jul 2018
AbstractforISEcp1-mediated transposition of chromosome-borne blaCMY-2 into an endogenous ColE1-like plasmid in Escherichia coli | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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The prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance and ESBL-production in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from urinary tract infections
Robab Azargun, Mohammad Reza Sadeghi, Mohammad Hossein, Soroush Barhaghi, Hossein Samadi Kafil, Fatemeh Yeganeh, Mahin Ahangar Oskouee & Reza Ghotaslou
Pages: 1007-1014
Published online: 23 Jul 2018
AbstractforThe prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance and ESBL-production in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from urinary tract infections | References | PDF (179.1 KB)
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Efficient removal of hospital pathogens from hard surfaces by a combined use of bacteriophages and probiotics: potential as sanitizing agents
Maria D’Accolti, Irene Soffritti, Micol Piffanelli, Matteo Bisi, Sante Mazzacane & Elisabetta Caselli
Pages: 1015-1026
Published online: 30 Jul 2018
AbstractforEfficient removal of hospital pathogens from hard surfaces by a combined use of bacteriophages and probiotics: potential as sanitizing agents | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB)
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Extremely high levels of vancomycin can cause severe renal toxicity
Jaime Barceló-Vidal, Eva Rodríguez-García & Santiago Grau
Pages: 1027-1030
Published online: 30 Jul 2018
AbstractforExtremely high levels of vancomycin can cause severe renal toxicity | Full Text | References | PDF (511.4 KB)
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High prevalence of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in the genetic background of elderly patients in two teaching hospitals in China
Chao Liu, Jiaojiao Shi & Jun Guo
Pages: 1031-1041
Published online: 31 Jul 2018
AbstractforHigh prevalence of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in the genetic background of elderly patients in two teaching hospitals in China | Full Text | References | PDF (947.6 KB)
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Sacroiliitis and osteomyelitis caused by serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae in a previously healthy adult: a case report
Yoshiro Hadano & Bin Chang
Pages: 1043-1046
Published online: 03 Aug 2018
AbstractforSacroiliitis and osteomyelitis caused by serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae in a previously healthy adult: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Alternations in DNA gyrase genes in low-level fluoroquinolone-resistant Moraxella catarrhalis strains isolated in Poland
Katarzyna Król-Turmińska & Alina Olender
Pages: 1047-1053
Published online: 06 Aug 2018
AbstractforAlternations in DNA gyrase genes in low-level fluoroquinolone-resistant Moraxella catarrhalis strains isolated in Poland | Full Text | References | PDF (344.4 KB)
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The rs1625579 T<G polymorphism in the miRNA-137 gene confers a risk of early-onset Kawasaki disease in a southern Chinese population
Di Che, Jiawen Li, Lanyan Fu, Lei Pi, Xing Rong, Yanfei Wang, Yufen Xu, Ping Huang, Maoping Chu & Xiaoqiong Gu
Pages: 1055-1060
Published online: 03 Aug 2018
AbstractforThe rs1625579 T<G polymorphism in the miRNA-137 gene confers a risk of early-onset Kawasaki disease in a southern Chinese population | Full Text | References | PDF (154.5 KB)
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HIV-1 genotypic drug resistance in patients with virological failure to single-tablet antiretroviral regimens in southern Taiwan
Hung-Chin Tsai, I-Tzu Chen, Susan Shin-Jung Lee & Yao-Shen Chen
Pages: 1061-1071
Published online: 03 Aug 2018
AbstractforHIV-1 genotypic drug resistance in patients with virological failure to single-tablet antiretroviral regimens in southern Taiwan | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Clinical outcomes after initial treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
Nobuaki Shime, Nobuyuki Saito, Miya Bokui, Naoki Sakane, Mitsuhiro Kamimura, Tsutomu Shinohara, Tadashi Kosaka, Hisashi Ishikura & Atsuko Kobayashi
Pages: 1073-1081
Published online: 06 Aug 2018
AbstractforClinical outcomes after initial treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections | Full Text | References | PDF (471.1 KB)
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Synergy effect of meropenem-based combinations against Acinetobacter baumannii: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhihui Jiang, Xianxia He & Jian Li
Pages: 1083-1095
Published online: 07 Aug 2018
AbstractforSynergy effect of meropenem-based combinations against Acinetobacter baumannii: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (776.3 KB)
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Antibiotic resistance pattern and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing enteroaggregative Escherichia coli isolates in children from southwest Iran
Mansour Amin, Mehrandokht Sirous, Hazhir Javaherizadeh, Mohammad Motamedifar, Morteza Saki, Hojat Veisi, Saeedeh Ebrahimi, Sakineh Seyed-Mohammadi & Mohammad Hashemzadeh
Pages: 1097-1104
Published online: 08 Aug 2018
AbstractforAntibiotic resistance pattern and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing enteroaggregative Escherichia coli isolates in children from southwest Iran | Full Text | References | PDF (789.7 KB)
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Optimal infusion rate in antimicrobial therapy: explosion of evidence in the last five years
Ling-ling Zhu & Quan Zhou
Pages: 1105-1117
Published online: 08 Aug 2018
AbstractforOptimal infusion rate in antimicrobial therapy: explosion of evidence in the last five years | Full Text | References | PDF (455.7 KB)
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Characterization of hepatitis C virus resistance to grazoprevir reveals complex patterns of mutations following on-treatment breakthrough that are not observed at relapse
David Bonsall, Stuart Black, Anita YM Howe, Robert Chase, Paul Ingravallo, Irene Pak, Anthony Brown, David A Smith, Rory Bowden, Eleanor Barnes & On behalf of the STOP HCV Consortium
Pages: 1119-1135
Published online: 08 Aug 2018
AbstractforCharacterization of hepatitis C virus resistance to grazoprevir reveals complex patterns of mutations following on-treatment breakthrough that are not observed at relapse | Full Text | References | PDF (6.8 MB)
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Impact of concomitant nontuberculous mycobacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Meng-Heng Hsieh, Chun-Yu Lin, Chen-Yu Wang, Yueh-Fu Fang, Yu-Lun Lo, Shu-Min Lin & Horng-Chyuan Lin
Pages: 1137-1143
Published online: 10 Aug 2018
AbstractforImpact of concomitant nontuberculous mycobacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Plasmodium knowlesi malaria: current research perspectives
Amirah Amir, Fei Wen Cheong, Jeremy Ryan de Silva, Jonathan Wee Kent Liew & Yee Ling Lau
Pages: 1145-1155
Published online: 10 Aug 2018
AbstractforPlasmodium knowlesi malaria: current research perspectives | Full Text | References | PDF (197.3 KB)
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Co-production of MCR-1 and NDM-5 in Escherichia coli isolated from a colonization case of inpatient
Siyuan Feng, Cong Shen, Hongtao Chen, Xiaobin Zheng, Yong Xia, Lan-Lan Zhong, Xi Huang, Xinwei Wu & Guo-Bao Tian
Pages: 1157-1161
Published online: 14 Aug 2018
AbstractforCo-production of MCR-1 and NDM-5 in Escherichia coli isolated from a colonization case of inpatient | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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Identification of key genes and pathways using bioinformatics analysis in septic shock children
Junting Yang, Shunwen Zhang, Jie Zhang, Jiangtao Dong, Jiangdong Wu, Le Zhang, Peng Guo, Suyu Tang, Zhengyong Zhao, Hongzhou Wang, Yanheng Zhao, Wanjiang Zhang & Fang Wu
Pages: 1163-1174
Published online: 14 Aug 2018
AbstractforIdentification of key genes and pathways using bioinformatics analysis in septic shock children | Full Text | References | PDF (9.5 MB)
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Characterization of rifampin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in patients receiving rifampin-containing regimens for tuberculosis
Yu-Tsung Huang, Chun-Hsing Liao, Shey-Ying Chen, Chia-Jui Yang, Hsin-Sui Hsu, Lee-Jene Teng & Po-Ren Hsueh
Pages: 1175-1182
Published online: 14 Aug 2018
AbstractforCharacterization of rifampin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in patients receiving rifampin-containing regimens for tuberculosis | Full Text | References | PDF (259.9 KB)
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Insertion element mediated mgrB disruption and presence of ISKpn28 in colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Saudi Arabia
Taher Uz Zaman, Maha Albladi, Mohammed Ismail Siddique, Sameera M Aljohani & Hanan H Balkhy
Pages: 1183-1187
Published online: 15 Aug 2018
AbstractforInsertion element mediated mgrB disruption and presence of ISKpn28 in colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Saudi Arabia | Full Text | References | PDF (381.9 KB)
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Detection and characterization of a clinical Escherichia coli ST3204 strain coproducing NDM-16 and MCR-1
Xi Li, Xinli Mu, Ping Zhang, Dongdong Zhao, Jingshu Ji, Jingjing Quan, Yongze Zhu & Yunsong Yu
Pages: 1189-1195
Published online: 15 Aug 2018
AbstractforDetection and characterization of a clinical Escherichia coli ST3204 strain coproducing NDM-16 and MCR-1 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Nationwide surveillance of ribotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of toxigenic Clostridium difficile isolates with an emphasis on reduced doxycycline and tigecycline susceptibilities among ribotype 078 lineage isolates in Taiwan
Yuan-Pin Hung, Pei-Jane Tsai, Yuan-Ti Lee, Hung-Jen Tang, Hsiao-Ju Lin, Hsiu-Chuan Liu, Jen-Chieh Lee, Bo-Yang Tsai, Po-Ren Hsueh & Wen-Chien Ko
Pages: 1197-1203
Published online: 15 Aug 2018
AbstractforNationwide surveillance of ribotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of toxigenic Clostridium difficile isolates with an emphasis on reduced doxycycline and tigecycline susceptibilities among ribotype 078 lineage isolates in Taiwan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Impact of teicoplanin maintenance dose and MIC values on the clinical outcomes of patients treated for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Ching-Yen Tsai, Chen-Hsiang Lee, Chun-Chih Chien & I-Ling Chen
Pages: 1205-1217
Published online: 15 Aug 2018
AbstractforImpact of teicoplanin maintenance dose and MIC values on the clinical outcomes of patients treated for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Effectiveness and safety of polymyxin B for the treatment of infections caused by extensively drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Thailand
Thundon Ngamprasertchai, Adhiratha Boonyasiri, Lantharita Charoenpong, Sireethorn Nimitvilai, Narisorn Lorchirachoonkul, Luksame Wattanamongkonsil & Visanu Thamlikitkul
Pages: 1219-1224
Published online: 20 Aug 2018
AbstractforEffectiveness and safety of polymyxin B for the treatment of infections caused by extensively drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Thailand | Full Text | References | PDF (146.8 KB)
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Carbapenem-resistant and cephalosporin-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a notable phenotype in patients with bacteremia
Shuang Li, Xiaojiong Jia, Congya Li, Hua Zou, Hang Liu, Yuanbiao Guo & Liping Zhang
Pages: 1225-1235
Published online: 20 Aug 2018
AbstractforCarbapenem-resistant and cephalosporin-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a notable phenotype in patients with bacteremia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Genetic polymorphisms of exon 1 of MBL2 contribute to tuberculosis risk especially in Asian populations: an updated meta-analysis of 26 studies
Yu-jiao Wu, Xin Yang, Ting-di Chen, Zhi-xin Zhang, Yi-zhong You & Zheng-da Fan
Pages: 1237-1248
Published online: 20 Aug 2018
AbstractforGenetic polymorphisms of exon 1 of MBL2 contribute to tuberculosis risk especially in Asian populations: an updated meta-analysis of 26 studies | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Insight into Acinetobacter baumannii: pathogenesis, global resistance, mechanisms of resistance, treatment options, and alternative modalities
Muhammad Asif, Iqbal Ahmad Alvi & Shafiq Ur Rehman
Pages: 1249-1260
Published online: 21 Aug 2018
AbstractforInsight into Acinetobacter baumannii: pathogenesis, global resistance, mechanisms of resistance, treatment options, and alternative modalities | Full Text | References | PDF (952.9 KB)
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Management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections with a special focus on the role of newer antibiotics
Hoe Nam Leong, Asok Kurup, Mak Yong Tan, Andrea Lay Hoon Kwa, Kui Hin Liau & Mark H Wilcox
Pages: 1259-1274
Published online: 25 Oct 2018
AbstractforManagement of complicated skin and soft tissue infections with a special focus on the role of newer antibiotics | Full Text | References | PDF (734.9 KB)
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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: characterization of carbapenemase genes and E-test evaluation of colistin-based combinations
Raghdaa A Ramadan, Manar G Gebriel, Heba M Kadry & Ahmed Mosallem
Pages: 1261-1269
Published online: 22 Aug 2018
AbstractforCarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: characterization of carbapenemase genes and E-test evaluation of colistin-based combinations | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Rapid Communication
Two residues in Staphylococcus aureus α-hemolysin related to hemolysis and self-assembly
Yufeng Du, Li Liu, Chunping Zhang & Yani Zhang
Pages: 1271-1274
Published online: 21 Aug 2018
AbstractforTwo residues in Staphylococcus aureus α-hemolysin related to hemolysis and self-assembly | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Application of tuf gene sequence analysis for the identification of species of coagulase-negative staphylococci in clinical samples and evaluation of their antimicrobial resistance pattern
Azar Dokht Khosravi, Mitra Roointan, Effat Abbasi Montazeri, Sajad Aslani, Mohammad Hashemzadeh & Moslem Taheri Soodejani
Pages: 1275-1282
Published online: 22 Aug 2018
AbstractforApplication of tuf gene sequence analysis for the identification of species of coagulase-negative staphylococci in clinical samples and evaluation of their antimicrobial resistance pattern | Full Text | References | PDF (392.9 KB)
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Trough concentration of itraconazole and its relationship with efficacy and safety: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jingru Zhang, Yiwei Liu, Xiaolu Nie, Yuncui Yu, Jian Gu & Libo Zhao
Pages: 1283-1297
Published online: 22 Aug 2018
AbstractforTrough concentration of itraconazole and its relationship with efficacy and safety: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (785.1 KB)
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Phenotypic and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pigs: implication for livestock-association markers and vaccine strategies
Dan Guo, Yangqun Liu, Changlin Han, Zhiyao Chen & Xiaohua Ye
Pages: 1299-1307
Published online: 23 Aug 2018
AbstractforPhenotypic and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pigs: implication for livestock-association markers and vaccine strategies | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Susceptibility to ceftobiprole of respiratory-tract pathogens collected in the United Kingdom and Ireland during 2014–2015
Anne Santerre Henriksen, Jennifer I Smart & Kamal Hamed
Pages: 1309-1320
Published online: 28 Aug 2018
AbstractforSusceptibility to ceftobiprole of respiratory-tract pathogens collected in the United Kingdom and Ireland during 2014–2015 | Full Text | References | PDF (212.7 KB)
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The changes of expressive levels of IL-17A, STAT3 and RORγt in different invasive pulmonary aspergillosis mice
Lingna Xu, Ren-ai Xu, Dan Zhang, Shanshan Su, Hanyan Xu, Qing Wu & Yuping Li
Pages: 1321-1328
Published online: 27 Aug 2018
AbstractforThe changes of expressive levels of IL-17A, STAT3 and RORγt in different invasive pulmonary aspergillosis mice | Full Text | References | PDF (3.7 MB)
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Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial drug resistance genes in Southeastern Gabon from 2011 to 2014
Dominique Fatima Voumbo-Matoumona, Lady Charlène Kouna, Marylin Madamet, Sydney Maghendji-Nzondo, Bruno Pradines & Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki
Pages: 1329-1338
Published online: 28 Aug 2018
AbstractforPrevalence of Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial drug resistance genes in Southeastern Gabon from 2011 to 2014 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Epidemiology of and risk factors for infection with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: results of a double case-control study
Xiaolang Tian, Shan Sun, Xiaojiong Jia, Hua Zou, Shuang Li & Liping Zhang
Pages: 1339-1346
Published online: 29 Aug 2018
AbstractforEpidemiology of and risk factors for infection with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: results of a double case-control study | Full Text | References | PDF (180 KB)
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Comparison of five commonly used automated susceptibility testing methods for accuracy in the China Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS) hospitals
Menglan Zhou, Yao Wang, Chang Liu, Timothy Kudinha, Xiaolin Liu, Yanping Luo, Qiwen Yang, Hongli Sun, Jihong Hu & Ying-Chun Xu
Pages: 1347-1358
Published online: 30 Aug 2018
AbstractforComparison of five commonly used automated susceptibility testing methods for accuracy in the China Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS) hospitals | Full Text | References | PDF (989.6 KB)
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Management and outcome of bloodstream infections: a prospective survey in 121 French hospitals (SPA-BACT survey)
Oliver Robineau, Jérome Robert, Christian Rabaud, Jean-Pierre Bedos, Emmanuelle Varon, Yves Péan, Rémy Gauzit, Serge Alfandari & On behalf of the Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française (SPILF), the Observatoire National de l’Épidémiologie de la Résistance Bactérienne aux Antibiotiques (ONERBA), and the Surveillance de la Prescription des Antibiotiques (SPA) Group
Pages: 1359-1368
Published online: 31 Aug 2018
AbstractforManagement and outcome of bloodstream infections: a prospective survey in 121 French hospitals (SPA-BACT survey) | Full Text | References | PDF (341.4 KB)
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Efficacy of intraventricular amikacin treatment in pan-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa postsurgical meningitis
Mariadelfina Molinaro, Paola Morelli, Manuela De Gregori, Simona De Gregori, Ilaria Giardini, Federica Tordato, Vincenzina Monzillo, Daria Pocaterra & Erminia Casari
Pages: 1369-1372
Published online: 03 Sep 2018
AbstractforEfficacy of intraventricular amikacin treatment in pan-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa postsurgical meningitis | Full Text | References | PDF (217.8 KB)
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Benchmarking for surgical site infections among gastrointestinal surgeries and related risk factors: multicenter study in Kuwait
Wafaa S Hamza, Mona F Salama, Samar S Morsi, Naglaa M Abdo & Mariam A Al-Fadhli
Pages: 1373-1381
Published online: 03 Sep 2018
AbstractforBenchmarking for surgical site infections among gastrointestinal surgeries and related risk factors: multicenter study in Kuwait | Full Text | References | PDF (173.3 KB)
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In vivo antimicrobial activity of the hybrid peptide H4: a follow-up study
Ammar Almaaytah, Qosay Albalas & Karem H Alzoubi
Pages: 1383-1386
Published online: 03 Sep 2018
AbstractforIn vivo antimicrobial activity of the hybrid peptide H4: a follow-up study | Full Text | References | PDF (128 KB)
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Overview of pneumococcal serotypes and genotypes causing diseases in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a Spanish hospital between 2013 and 2016
Hisashi Shoji, Daniel A Vázquez-Sánchez, Aida Gonzalez-Diaz, Meritxell Cubero, Fe Tubau, Salud Santos, Dolores García-Somoza, Josefina Liñares, José Yuste, Sara Martí & Carmen Ardanuy
Pages: 1387-1400
Published online: 04 Sep 2018
AbstractforOverview of pneumococcal serotypes and genotypes causing diseases in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a Spanish hospital between 2013 and 2016 | Full Text | References | PDF (745.4 KB)
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A novel nonlive, adjuvanted herpes zoster subunit vaccine: a report on the emerging clinical data and safety profile
Federica Brosio, Giulia Masetti, Giulio Matteo, Armando Stefanati & Giovanni Gabutti
Pages: 1401-1411
Published online: 05 Sep 2018
AbstractforA novel nonlive, adjuvanted herpes zoster subunit vaccine: a report on the emerging clinical data and safety profile | Full Text | References | PDF (732.8 KB)
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Recurrent tuberculosis among HIV co-infected patients: A Case Series from KwaZulu-Natal
Kogieleum Naidoo, Navisha Dookie, Kasavan Naidoo, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Benjamin Chimukangara, Ambika Bhushan, Dhineshree Govender, Santhanalakshmi Gengiah & Nesri Padayatchi
Pages: 1413-1421
Published online: 05 Sep 2018
AbstractforRecurrent tuberculosis among HIV co-infected patients: A Case Series from KwaZulu-Natal | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Assessing health burden risk and control effect on dengue fever infection in the southern region of Taiwan
Yi-Hsien Cheng, Yi-Jun Lin, Szu-Chieh Chen, Shu-Han You, Wei-Yu Chen, Nan-Hung Hsieh, Ying-Fei Yang & Chung-Min Liao
Pages: 1423-1435
Published online: 06 Sep 2018
AbstractforAssessing health burden risk and control effect on dengue fever infection in the southern region of Taiwan | Full Text | References | PDF (5.5 MB)
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Better drugs for Lyme disease: focus on the spirochete
Raphael B Stricker & Marianne J Middelveen
Pages: 1437-1439
Published online: 07 Sep 2018
AbstractforBetter drugs for Lyme disease: focus on the spirochete | Full Text | References | PDF (165.3 KB)
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Appropriate composites of cefoperazone-sulbactam against multidrug-resistant organisms
Chih-Cheng Lai, Chi-Chung Chen, Ying-Chen Lu, Tsuey-Pin Lin, Yin-Ching Chuang & Hung-Jen Tang
Pages: 1441-1445
Published online: 11 Sep 2018
AbstractforAppropriate composites of cefoperazone-sulbactam against multidrug-resistant organisms | Full Text | References | PDF (141.3 KB)
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Comparative genomics of five different resistance plasmids coexisting in a clinical multi-drug resistant Citrobacter freundii isolate
Jing Ouyang, Fengjun Sun, Dongsheng Zhou, Jiao Feng, Zhe Zhan, Zhijian Xiong, Bo Yang, Zhirui Liu, Tingbo Li, Yigang Tong & Peiyuan Xia
Pages: 1447-1460
Published online: 12 Sep 2018
AbstractforComparative genomics of five different resistance plasmids coexisting in a clinical multi-drug resistant Citrobacter freundii isolate | Full Text | References | PDF (6.9 MB)
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Review Article
Overview of meropenem-vaborbactam and newer antimicrobial agents for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Lindsay A Petty, Oryan Henig, Twisha S Patel, Jason M Pogue & Keith S Kaye
Pages: 1461-1472
Published online: 12 Sep 2018
AbstractforOverview of meropenem-vaborbactam and newer antimicrobial agents for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae | Full Text | References | PDF (406.6 KB)
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Chlorhexidine-based Body Washing for Colonization and Infection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: An Updated Meta-analysis
Guibao Xiao, Zhu Chen & Xiaoju Lv
Pages: 1473-1481
Published online: 13 Sep 2018
AbstractforChlorhexidine-based Body Washing for Colonization and Infection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: An Updated Meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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First molecular characterization of related cases of healthcare-associated infections involving multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium vanA in Algeria
Sonia Benammar, Alix Pantel, Fabien Aujoulat, Messaoud Benmehidi, René Courcol, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Sara Romano-Bertrand & Hélène Marchandin
Pages: 1483-1490
Published online: 17 Sep 2018
AbstractforFirst molecular characterization of related cases of healthcare-associated infections involving multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium vanA in Algeria | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Risk factors for infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy
Yu-Peng Wu, Xiao-Dong Li, Zhi-Bin Ke, Shao-Hao Chen, Ping-Zhou Chen, Yong Wei, Jin-Bei Huang, Xiong-Lin Sun, Xue-Yi Xue, Qing-Shui Zheng & Ning Xu
Pages: 1491-1497
Published online: 17 Sep 2018
AbstractforRisk factors for infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy | Full Text | References | PDF (156.1 KB)
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Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis demonstrates a high rate of susceptibility to ceftazidime-avibactam
Stan D Atkin, Shadaan Abid, Michael Foster, Moumita Bose, Ashley Keller, Rita Hollaway, Helio S Sader, David E Greenberg, James D Finklea, Mariana Castanheira & Raksha Jain
Pages: 1499-1510
Published online: 17 Sep 2018
AbstractforMultidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis demonstrates a high rate of susceptibility to ceftazidime-avibactam | Full Text | References | PDF (896.3 KB)
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Microbial spectrum and drug-resistance profile of isolates causing bloodstream infections in febrile cancer patients at a referral hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Balew Arega, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Kelemework Adane, Abdulaziz A Sherif & Daniel Asrat
Pages: 1511-1519
Published online: 18 Sep 2018
AbstractforMicrobial spectrum and drug-resistance profile of isolates causing bloodstream infections in febrile cancer patients at a referral hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (175.9 KB)
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Efficient removal of hospital pathogens from hard surfaces by a combined use of bacteriophages and probiotics: potential as sanitizing agents [Corrigendum]
Page: 1521
Published online: 20 Sep 2018
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Characterization of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying IMP variants recovered from a Mexican Hospital
Alma López-García, Rosa del Carmen Rocha-Gracia, Elena Bello-López, Claudia Juárez-Zelocualtecalt, Yolanda Sáenz, Miguel Castañeda-Lucio, Liliana López-Pliego, María Cristina González-Vázquez, Carmen Torres, Teolincacihuatl Ayala-Nuñez, Guadalupe Jiménez-Flores, Margarita María de la Paz Arenas-Hernández & Patricia Lozano-Zarain
Pages: 1523-1536
Published online: 20 Sep 2018
AbstractforCharacterization of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying IMP variants recovered from a Mexican Hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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Trichosporon dohaense, a rare pathogen of human invasive infections, and literature review
Shu-Ying Yu, Li-Na Guo, Meng Xiao, Timothy Kudinha, Fanrong Kong, He Wang, Jing-Wei Cheng, Meng-Lan Zhou, Hui Xu & Ying-Chun Xu
Pages: 1537-1547
Published online: 20 Sep 2018
AbstractforTrichosporon dohaense, a rare pathogen of human invasive infections, and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Widespread amphotericin B-resistant strains of Aspergillus fumigatus in Hamilton, Canada
Eta E Ashu, Gregory A Korfanty, Himeshi Samarasinghe, Nicole Pum, Man You, Deborah Yamamura & Jianping Xu
Pages: 1549-1555
Published online: 20 Sep 2018
AbstractforWidespread amphotericin B-resistant strains of Aspergillus fumigatus in Hamilton, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (152.3 KB)
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Effects of oral probiotic supplementation on gut Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium populations and the clinical status of low-birth-weight preterm neonates: a multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Magdalena Strus, Ewa Helwich, Ryszard Lauterbach, Beata Rzepecka-Węglarz, Katarzyna Nowicka, Maria Wilińska, Jerzy Szczapa, Małgorzata Rudnicka, Helena Sławska, Marek Szczepański, Aneta Waśko, Aleksandra Mikołajczyk-Cichońska, Anna Tomusiak-Plebanek & Piotr B Heczko
Pages: 1557-1571
Published online: 21 Sep 2018
AbstractforEffects of oral probiotic supplementation on gut Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium populations and the clinical status of low-birth-weight preterm neonates: a multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Evaluation of blood culture broths with lysis buffer to directly identify specific pathogens by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry methods
Maya Hariu, Yuji Watanabe, Nozomi Oikawa, Takafumi Manaka & Masafumi Seki
Pages: 1573-1579
Published online: 24 Sep 2018
AbstractforEvaluation of blood culture broths with lysis buffer to directly identify specific pathogens by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry methods | Full Text | References | PDF (4.7 MB)
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Phenotypic and genotypic drug sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Biniam Wondale, Girmay Medhin, Gemeda Abebe, Samuel Tolosa, Temesgen Mohammed, Takele Teklu, Rembert Pieper & Gobena Ameni
Pages: 1581-1589
Published online: 25 Sep 2018
AbstractforPhenotypic and genotypic drug sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Integrated pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling to evaluate empiric carbapenem therapy in bloodstream infections
Tze-Peng Lim, Reyna Wang, Gang Quan Poh, Tse-Hsien Koh, Thean-Yen Tan, Winnie Lee, Jocelyn Qi-Min Teo, Yiying Cai, Thuan-Tong Tan, Pui Lai Rachel Ee & Andrea L Kwa
Pages: 1591-1596
Published online: 27 Sep 2018
AbstractforIntegrated pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling to evaluate empiric carbapenem therapy in bloodstream infections | Full Text | References | PDF (422.7 KB)
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Prevalence and molecular characteristics of mcr-1 colistin resistance in Escherichia coli: isolates of clinical infection from a Chinese University Hospital
Lin Cao, Xuemei Li, Yang Xu & Jilu Shen
Pages: 1597-1603
Published online: 26 Sep 2018
AbstractforPrevalence and molecular characteristics of mcr-1 colistin resistance in Escherichia coli: isolates of clinical infection from a Chinese University Hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Inhibitory effects of fluoroquinolone antibiotics on Babesia divergens and Babesia microti, blood parasites of veterinary and zoonotic importance
Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Mahmoud AbouLaila, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Azirwan Guswanto, Naoaki Yokoyama & Ikuo Igarashi
Pages: 1605-1615
Published online: 28 Sep 2018
AbstractforInhibitory effects of fluoroquinolone antibiotics on Babesia divergens and Babesia microti, blood parasites of veterinary and zoonotic importance | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Genetic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates circulating in Abuja, Nigeria
Barbara Molina-Moya, Saddiq T Abdurrahman, Laura I Madukaji, Michel Kiréopori Gomgnimbou, Lizania Spinasse, Meissiner Gomes-Fernandes, Harrison Magdinier Gomes, Sarah Kacimi, Russell Dacombe, John S Bimba, Lovett Lawson, Christophe Sola, Luis E Cuevas & Jose Dominguez
Pages: 1617-1625
Published online: 01 Oct 2018
AbstractforGenetic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates circulating in Abuja, Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (193.1 KB)
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Evaluation of the GenoType MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl for the detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis on isolates from Beijing, China
Jiyong Jian, Xinyu Yang, Jun Yang & Liang Chen
Pages: 1627-1634
Published online: 01 Oct 2018
AbstractforEvaluation of the GenoType MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl for the detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis on isolates from Beijing, China | Full Text | References | PDF (193.2 KB)
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Characteristics of HBV infection in 705 HIV-infected patients under lamivudine-based antiretroviral treatment from three regions in China
Mingze Su, Lingjie Liao, Hui Xing, Shuai Wang, Yutang Li, Wei Lu, Lingyuan He, Juan Deng, Yiming Shao, Tong Li & Hui Zhuang
Pages: 1635-1644
Published online: 02 Oct 2018
AbstractforCharacteristics of HBV infection in 705 HIV-infected patients under lamivudine-based antiretroviral treatment from three regions in China | Full Text | References | PDF (261.9 KB)
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Antibiotic resistance: a rundown of a global crisis
Bilal Aslam, Wei Wang, Muhammad Imran Arshad, Mohsin Khurshid, Saima Muzammil, Muhammad Hidayat Rasool, Muhammad Atif Nisar, Ruman Farooq Alvi, Muhammad Aamir Aslam, Muhammad Usman Qamar, Muhammad Khalid Farooq Salamat & Zulqarnain Baloch
Pages: 1645-1658
Published online: 10 Oct 2018
AbstractforAntibiotic resistance: a rundown of a global crisis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Five-year China Hospital Invasive Fungal Surveillance Net (CHIF-NET) study of invasive fungal infections caused by noncandidal yeasts: species distribution and azole susceptibility
Meng Xiao, Sharon C–A Chen, Fanrong Kong, Xin Fan, Jing-Wei Cheng, Xin Hou, Meng-Lan Zhou, He Wang, Ying-Chun Xu & On behalf of the China Hospital Invasive Fungal Surveillance Net (CHIF-NET) Study Group
Pages: 1659-1667
Published online: 09 Oct 2018
AbstractforFive-year China Hospital Invasive Fungal Surveillance Net (CHIF-NET) study of invasive fungal infections caused by noncandidal yeasts: species distribution and azole susceptibility | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Platelet reactivity in diabetic patients with invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess syndrome
Chen-Hsiang Lee, Seng-Kee Chuah, Wei-Chen Tai & I-Ling Chen
Pages: 1669-1676
Published online: 09 Oct 2018
AbstractforPlatelet reactivity in diabetic patients with invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (623.7 KB)
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Detection of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in patients with leprosy in India
Madhvi Ahuja, Mallika Lavania, Itu Singh, Ravindra P Turankar, Seema Chhabra, Tarun Narang, Sunil Dogra & Utpal Sengupta
Pages: 1677-1683
Published online: 10 Oct 2018
AbstractforDetection of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in patients with leprosy in India | PDF (2.8 MB)
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Sera from patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and their household contacts induce nuclear changes in neutrophils
Mario Juárez-Ortega, Oscar Rojas-Espinosa, Raquel Muñiz-Salazar, Enrique Becerril-Villanueva, Alejandro Hernández-Solís, Patricia Arce-Paredes, Sergio Islas-Trujillo & Raúl Cicero-Sabido
Pages: 1685-1702
Published online: 10 Oct 2018
AbstractforSera from patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and their household contacts induce nuclear changes in neutrophils | Full Text | References | PDF (11.2 MB)
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Validation of the prediction rules identifying drug-resistant pathogens in community-onset pneumonia
Daisuke Kobayashi, Yuichiro Shindo, Ryota Ito, Mai Iwaki, Junya Okumura, Toshihiro Sakakibara, Ikuo Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Yagi, Tomohiko Ogasawara, Yasuteru Sugino, Hiroyuki Taniguchi, Hiroshi Saito, Hideo Saka, Takashi Kawamura, Yoshinori Hasegawa & On behalf of the Central Japan Lung Study Group
Pages: 1703-1713
Published online: 11 Oct 2018
AbstractforValidation of the prediction rules identifying drug-resistant pathogens in community-onset pneumonia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Comparative analysis of the pathogenicity between multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates: isolation of highly pathogenic multidrug-resistant A. baumannii and experimental therapeutics with fourth-generation cephalosporin cefozopran
Satoshi Nishida & Yasuo Ono
Pages: 1715-1722
Published online: 10 Oct 2018
AbstractforComparative analysis of the pathogenicity between multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates: isolation of highly pathogenic multidrug-resistant A. baumannii and experimental therapeutics with fourth-generation cephalosporin cefozopran | Full Text | References | PDF (705.8 KB)
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Epidemiology of antibiotic resistance of blood culture in educational hospitals in Rasht, North of Iran
Fatemeh Keihanian, Amin Saeidinia, Keivan Abbasi & Faeze Keihanian
Pages: 1723-1728
Published online: 10 Oct 2018
AbstractforEpidemiology of antibiotic resistance of blood culture in educational hospitals in Rasht, North of Iran | Full Text | References | PDF (150.7 KB)
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Pathogens in the Meibomian gland and conjunctival sac: microbiome of normal subjects and patients with Meibomian gland dysfunction
Xiaodan Jiang, Aihua Deng, Jiarui Yang, Hua Bai, Zhao Yang, Jie Wu, Huibin Lv, Xuemin Li & Tingyi Wen
Pages: 1729-1740
Published online: 11 Oct 2018
AbstractforPathogens in the Meibomian gland and conjunctival sac: microbiome of normal subjects and patients with Meibomian gland dysfunction | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Detection of common mobile genetic elements and genotyping of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in blood specimens from septicemia patients in southern China
Yongyu Rui, Wengting Lu, Si Li, Cancan Cheng, Jingjing Sun & Qiu Yang
Pages: 1741-1750
Published online: 12 Oct 2018
AbstractforDetection of common mobile genetic elements and genotyping of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in blood specimens from septicemia patients in southern China | Full Text | References | PDF (3.8 MB)
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Antiviral resistance markers in influenza virus sequences in Mexico, 2000–2017
William Toledo-Rueda, Nora H Rosas-Murrieta, José E Muñoz-Medina, César R González-Bonilla, Julio Reyes-Leyva & Gerardo Santos-López
Pages: 1751-1756
Published online: 11 Oct 2018
AbstractforAntiviral resistance markers in influenza virus sequences in Mexico, 2000–2017 | Full Text | References | PDF (145.1 KB)
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Peptide dendrimers as “lead compounds” for the treatment of chronic lung infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis patients: in vitro and in vivo studies
Arianna Pompilio, Cristina Geminiani, Paolo Mantini, Thissa N Siriwardena, Ivan Di Bonaventura, Jean Louis Reymond & Giovanni Di Bonaventura
Pages: 1767-1782
Published online: 11 Oct 2018
AbstractforPeptide dendrimers as “lead compounds” for the treatment of chronic lung infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis patients: in vitro and in vivo studies | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB)
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Comparative analysis of bla KPC-2- and rmtB-carrying IncFII-family pKPC-LK30/pHN7A8 hybrid plasmids from Klebsiella pneumoniae CG258 strains disseminated among multiple Chinese hospitals
Lining Shi, Jiao Feng, Zhe Zhan, Yuzong Zhao, Haijian Zhou, Haifeng Mao, Yingjie Gao, Ying Zhang, Zhe Yin, Bo Gao, Yigang Tong, Yanping Luo, Defu Zhang & Dongsheng Zhou
Pages: 1783-1793
Published online: 11 Oct 2018
AbstractforComparative analysis of bla KPC-2- and rmtB-carrying IncFII-family pKPC-LK30/pHN7A8 hybrid plasmids from Klebsiella pneumoniae CG258 strains disseminated among multiple Chinese hospitals | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB)
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Tuberculosis of the parotid lymph nodes: Clinical and Imaging Features
Dan Zhang, Xiaojiao Li, Hua Xiong, Chao Yang, Fajin Lv, Xianlong Huang, Qi Li, Zhuoyue Tang & Tianyou Luo
Pages: 1795-1805
Published online: 11 Oct 2018
AbstractforTuberculosis of the parotid lymph nodes: Clinical and Imaging Features | Full Text | References | PDF (8.3 MB)
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Novel vancomycin-peptide conjugate as potent antibacterial agent against vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Pavlina Jelinkova, Zbynek Splichal, Ana Maria Jimenez Jimenez, Yazan Haddad, Aninda Mazumdar, Vishma Pratap Sur, Vedran Milosavljevic, Pavel Kopel, Hana Buchtelova, Roman Guran, Ondrej Zitka, Lukas Richtera, Dagmar Hegerova, Zbynek Heger, Amitava Moulick & Vojtech Adam
Pages: 1807-1817
Published online: 12 Oct 2018
AbstractforNovel vancomycin-peptide conjugate as potent antibacterial agent against vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Full Text | References | PDF (3.9 MB)
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Molecular detection of rifampin, isoniazid, and ofloxacin resistance in Iranian isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by high-resolution melting analysis
Mehrandokht Sirous, Azar Dokht Khosravi, Mohammad Reza Tabandeh, Shokrollah Salmanzadeh, Nazanin Ahmadkhosravi & Sirus Amini
Pages: 1819-1829
Published online: 18 Oct 2018
AbstractforMolecular detection of rifampin, isoniazid, and ofloxacin resistance in Iranian isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by high-resolution melting analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (4.2 MB)
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Review Article
The threat of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria in a Middle East region
Effat Davoudi-Monfared Hossein Khalili
Pages: 1831-1880
Published online: 17 Oct 2018
AbstractforThe threat of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria in a Middle East region | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Ertapenem non-susceptibility and independent predictors of the carbapenemase production among the enterobacteriaceae isolates causing intra-abdominal infections in the Asia-Pacific region: results from the study for monitoring the antimicrobial resistance trends (SMART)
Shio-Shin Jean, Wen-Sen Lee, Po-Ren Hsueh & on behalf of the SMART Asia-Pacific Group
Pages: 1881-1891
Published online: 17 Oct 2018
AbstractforErtapenem non-susceptibility and independent predictors of the carbapenemase production among the enterobacteriaceae isolates causing intra-abdominal infections in the Asia-Pacific region: results from the study for monitoring the antimicrobial resistance trends (SMART) | Full Text | References | PDF (632.5 KB)
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Efficacy of antifungal drugs in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis: a Bayesian network meta-analysis
Fen Qin, Quan Wang, Chunlian Zhang, Caiyun Fang, Liping Zhang, Hailin Chen, Mi Zhang & Fei Cheng
Pages: 1893-1901
Published online: 17 Oct 2018
AbstractforEfficacy of antifungal drugs in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis: a Bayesian network meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (612.6 KB)
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Selection inversion: a probable tool against antibiotic resistance
Zulqarnain Baloch, Bilal Aslam, Saima Muzammil, Mohsin Khurshid, Muhammad Hidayat Rasool & Ke Ma
Pages: 1903-1905
Published online: 18 Oct 2018
AbstractforSelection inversion: a probable tool against antibiotic resistance | Full Text | References | PDF (95.3 KB)
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Systematic review in South Africa reveals antibiotic resistance genes shared between clinical and environmental settings
Mutshiene Deogratias Ekwanzala, John Barr Dewar, Ilunga Kamika & Maggy Ndombo Benteke Momba
Pages: 1907-1920
Published online: 17 Oct 2018
AbstractforSystematic review in South Africa reveals antibiotic resistance genes shared between clinical and environmental settings | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Treatment-refractory giardiasis: challenges and solutions
Marco Lalle & Kurt Hanevik
Pages: 1921-1933
Published online: 24 Oct 2018
AbstractforTreatment-refractory giardiasis: challenges and solutions | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Resistance phenotype and clinical molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant
Dongxing Tian, Fen Pan, Chun Wang, Yan Sun & Hong Zhang
Pages: 1935-1943
Published online: 24 Oct 2018
AbstractforResistance phenotype and clinical molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant | Full Text | References | PDF (253 KB)
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The biological evaluation of fusidic acid and its hydrogenation derivative as antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agents
Pan-Pan Wu, Hao He, W David Hong, Tong-Rong Wu, Gui-Ying Huang, Ying-Ying Zhong, Bo-Rong Tu, Min Gao, Jun Zhou, Su-Qing Zhao, Dong-Li Li, Xue-Tao Xu, Zhao-Jun Sheng, Stephen A Ward, Paul M O’Neill & Kun Zhang
Pages: 1945-1957
Published online: 24 Oct 2018
AbstractforThe biological evaluation of fusidic acid and its hydrogenation derivative as antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agents | Full Text | References | PDF (8.1 MB)
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Effectiveness of empiric aztreonam compared to other beta-lactams for treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
Michael Hogan, Mary Barna Bridgeman, Gee Hee Min, Deepali Dixit, Patrick J Bridgeman & Navaneeth Narayanan
Pages: 1975-1981
Published online: 25 Oct 2018
AbstractforEffectiveness of empiric aztreonam compared to other beta-lactams for treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections | Full Text | References | PDF (149.6 KB)
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In vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam, ceftolozane-tazobactam, and other comparable agents against clinically important Gram-negative bacilli: results from the 2017 Surveillance of Multicenter Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan (SMART)
Shio-Shin Jean, Min-Chi Lu, Zhi-Yuan Shi, Shu-Hui Tseng, Ting-Shu Wu, Po-Liang Lu, Pei-Lan Shao, Wen-Chien Ko, Fu-Der Wang & Po-Ren Hsueh
Pages: 1983-1992
Published online: 26 Oct 2018
AbstractforIn vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam, ceftolozane-tazobactam, and other comparable agents against clinically important Gram-negative bacilli: results from the 2017 Surveillance of Multicenter Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan (SMART) | Full Text | References | PDF (447 KB)
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Prevalence of resistance-associated substitutions to direct-acting antiviral agents in hemodialysis and renal transplant patients infected with hepatitis C virus
Rita Chelly Felix Tavares, Ana Cristina de Castro Amaral Feldner, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Fernanda de Mello Malta, Roberto José Carvalho-Filho, Rúbia Anita Ferraz Santana, Vanessa Fusco Duarte de Castro, Gregório Tadeu Fernando Dastoli, Juliana Custódio Lima & Maria Lucia Cardoso Gomes Ferraz
Pages: 1993-2000
Published online: 25 Oct 2018
AbstractforPrevalence of resistance-associated substitutions to direct-acting antiviral agents in hemodialysis and renal transplant patients infected with hepatitis C virus | Full Text | References | PDF (165.7 KB)
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Entecavir add-on or switch-to pegylated interferon improves HBsAg clearance in HBe antigen negative chronic hepatitis B patients
Lei Yan, Chuanwu Zhu, Jing Li, Liwen Chen, Yezhou Ding, Zhujun Cao, Kehui Liu, Lanyi Lin, Weiliang Tang, Qing Xie, Yumin Xu, Shisan Bao & Hui Wang
Pages: 2001-2009
Published online: 29 Oct 2018
AbstractforEntecavir add-on or switch-to pegylated interferon improves HBsAg clearance in HBe antigen negative chronic hepatitis B patients | Full Text | References | PDF (515.4 KB)
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Daptomycin versus teicoplanin for bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a high teicoplanin minimal inhibitory concentration ≥1.5 mg/L: a propensity score-based analysis
Ching-Yen Tsai, Chen-Hsiang Lee & I-Ling Chen
Pages: 2011-2020
Published online: 26 Oct 2018
AbstractforDaptomycin versus teicoplanin for bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a high teicoplanin minimal inhibitory concentration ≥1.5 mg/L: a propensity score-based analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (195.8 KB)
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Retrospective comparative analysis of risk factors and outcomes in patients with carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections: cefoperazone-sulbactam associated with resistance and tigecycline increased the mortality
Tianshui Niu, TingTing Xiao, Lihua Guo, Wei Yu, Yunbo Chen, Beiwen Zheng, Chen Huang, Xiao Yu & Yonghong Xiao
Pages: 2021-2030
Published online: 26 Oct 2018
AbstractforRetrospective comparative analysis of risk factors and outcomes in patients with carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections: cefoperazone-sulbactam associated with resistance and tigecycline increased the mortality | Full Text | References | PDF (510.3 KB)
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Malaria parasite clearance from patients following artemisinin-based combination therapy in Côte d’Ivoire
Offianan Andre Toure, Tiacoh N’Guessan Landry, Serge Brice Assi, Antoinette Amany Kone, Eric Adji Gbessi, Berenger Aristide Ako, Baba Coulibaly, Bouakary Kone, Oumar Ouattara, Sylvain Beourou, Alphonsine Koffi, Franck Remoue & Christophe Rogier
Pages: 2031-2038
Published online: 26 Oct 2018
AbstractforMalaria parasite clearance from patients following artemisinin-based combination therapy in Côte d’Ivoire | Full Text | References | PDF (287.2 KB)
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Molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in University Clinical Center of Kosovo
Greta Lila, Gjyle Mulliqi, Lul Raka, Arsim Kurti, Rrezarta Bajrami & Elvir Azizi
Pages: 2039-2046
Published online: 26 Oct 2018
AbstractforMolecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in University Clinical Center of Kosovo | Full Text | References | PDF (702 KB)
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Noninvasive screening identifies patients at risk for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by multidrug-resistant organisms
Philip G Ferstl, Mona Müller, Natalie Filmann, Michael Hogardt, Volkhard AJ Kempf, Thomas A Wichelhaus, Christian M Lange, Johannes Vermehren, Stefan Zeuzem, Claudia Reinheimer & Oliver Waidmann
Pages: 2047-2061
Published online: 02 Nov 2018
AbstractforNoninvasive screening identifies patients at risk for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by multidrug-resistant organisms | Full Text | References | PDF (808.4 KB)
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Case Report
Acute epiglottitis caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a healthy infant
Jumpei Fujisawa, Tomokazu Mutoh, Kengo Kawamura, Nami Sawada, Daisuke Ono, Tetsuo Yamaguchi & Ichiro Morioka
Pages: 2063-2067
Published online: 31 Oct 2018
AbstractforAcute epiglottitis caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a healthy infant | Full Text | References | PDF (969.8 KB)
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Amputation of a finger in a patient with multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium marinum skin infection
Stefano Veraldi, Paolo Pontini & Gianluca Nazzaro
Pages: 2069-2071
Published online: 30 Oct 2018
AbstractforAmputation of a finger in a patient with multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium marinum skin infection | Full Text | References | PDF (718.8 KB)
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Efficacy of a 14-day quadruple-therapy regimen for third-line Helicobacter pylori eradication
Hsiang Tso Huang, Hsin-Ming Wang, Shih-Cheng Yang, Wei-Chen Tai, Chih-Ming Liang, Keng-Liang Wu, Chen-Hsiang Lee & Seng-Kee Chuah
Pages: 2073-2080
Published online: 30 Oct 2018
AbstractforEfficacy of a 14-day quadruple-therapy regimen for third-line Helicobacter pylori eradication | Full Text | References | PDF (561 KB)
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Interventions targeting the prescribing and monitoring of vancomycin for hospitalized patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Cameron J Phillips, Alice J Wisdom, Ross A McKinnon, Richard J Woodman & David L Gordon
Pages: 2081-2094
Published online: 31 Oct 2018
AbstractforInterventions targeting the prescribing and monitoring of vancomycin for hospitalized patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (607.2 KB)
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Clinical features, risk factors, and impact of antibiotic treatment of diarrhea caused by Shigella in children less than 5 years in Manhiça District, rural Mozambique
Delfino Vubil, Sozinho Acácio, Llorenç Quintò, Clara Ballesté-Delpierre, Tacilta Nhampossa, Karen Kotloff, Myron M Levine, Pedro Alonso, James P Nataro, Tamer H Farag, Jordi Vila & Inacio Mandomando
Pages: 2095-2106
Published online: 31 Oct 2018
AbstractforClinical features, risk factors, and impact of antibiotic treatment of diarrhea caused by Shigella in children less than 5 years in Manhiça District, rural Mozambique | Full Text | References | PDF (262.1 KB)
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In vitro activity and post-antibiotic effects of linezolid in combination with fosfomycin against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
Hao Chen, Lan Li, Yanyan Liu, Maomao Wu, Shuangli Xu, Guijun Zhang, Caifen Qi, Yan Du, Mingli Wang, Jiabin Li & Xiaohui Huang
Pages: 2107-2115
Published online: 01 Nov 2018
AbstractforIn vitro activity and post-antibiotic effects of linezolid in combination with fosfomycin against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Clinical and virological properties of hepatitis C virus genotype 4 infection in patients treated with different direct-acting antiviral agents
Claudia Minosse, Marina Selleri, Emanuela Giombini, Barbara Bartolini, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Stefano Cerilli, Laura Loiacono, Chiara Taibi, Gianpiero D’Offizi, Fiona McPhee & AnnaRosa Garbuglia
Pages: 2117-2127
Published online: 02 Nov 2018
AbstractforClinical and virological properties of hepatitis C virus genotype 4 infection in patients treated with different direct-acting antiviral agents | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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The effects of cytochrome P450 2C19 polymorphism on the metabolism of voriconazole in vitro
Ren-ai Xu, Er-min Gu, Teng-hui Liu, Qiu-geng Ou-yang, Guo-xin Hu & Jian-ping Cai
Pages: 2129-2135
Published online: 01 Nov 2018
AbstractforThe effects of cytochrome P450 2C19 polymorphism on the metabolism of voriconazole in vitro | Full Text | References | PDF (614.6 KB)
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Novel mechanism responsible for high-level macrolide resistance in Moraxella catarrhalis
Ayako Kasai, Ayaka Ohta, Yuina Maeda, Kageto Yamada, Kazuyuki Tao & Ryoichi Saito
Pages: 2137-2140
Published online: 01 Nov 2018
AbstractforNovel mechanism responsible for high-level macrolide resistance in Moraxella catarrhalis | Full Text | References | PDF (125.7 KB)
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Community acquired pneumonia among adult patients at an Egyptian university hospital: bacterial etiology, susceptibility profile and evaluation of the response to initial empiric antibiotic therapy
Rehab H El-Sokkary, Raghdaa A Ramadan, Mohamed El-Shabrawy, Lobna A El-Korashi, Abeer Elhawary, Sameh Embarak, Rehab M Elsaid Tash & Neveen G Elantouny
Pages: 2141-2150
Published online: 02 Nov 2018
AbstractforCommunity acquired pneumonia among adult patients at an Egyptian university hospital: bacterial etiology, susceptibility profile and evaluation of the response to initial empiric antibiotic therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (218.6 KB)
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterizations of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Thailand
Jiranun Bubpamala, Piyatip Khuntayaporn, Krit Thirapanmethee, Preecha Montakantikul, Pitak Santanirand & Mullika T Chomnawang
Pages: 2151-2157
Published online: 05 Nov 2018
AbstractforPhenotypic and genotypic characterizations of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Thailand | Full Text | References | PDF (750.5 KB)
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Molecular characteristics and comparative genomics analysis of a clinical Enterococcus casseliflavus with a resistance plasmid
Min Yin, Yi Jiang, Changrui Qian, Fei Wu, Yuanyuan Ying, Chongyang Wu, Peizhen Li, Jun Ying, Kewei Li, Teng Xu, Qiyu Bao & Caixia Sun
Pages: 2159-2167
Published online: 05 Nov 2018
AbstractforMolecular characteristics and comparative genomics analysis of a clinical Enterococcus casseliflavus with a resistance plasmid | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Bacterial profile, antibiotic resistance pattern and associated factors among cancer patients at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Alelign Fentie, Yitayih Wondimeneh, Abera Balcha, Anteneh Amsalu & Birhanemeskel Tegene Adankie
Pages: 2169-2178
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforBacterial profile, antibiotic resistance pattern and associated factors among cancer patients at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (193.3 KB)
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Poor adherence is a contributor to viral breakthrough in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Liguo Wang, Peng Chen & Chao Zheng
Pages: 2179-2185
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforPoor adherence is a contributor to viral breakthrough in patients with chronic hepatitis B | Full Text | References | PDF (449 KB)
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Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Proteeae association in a Romanian intensive care unit: risk factors for acquisition
Delia Muntean, Monica Licker, Florin Horhat, Victor Dumitrașcu, Dorel Săndesc, Ovidiu Bedreag, Dorina Dugăeșescu, Dan A Coșniță, Anca Krasta & Luminița Bădițoiu
Pages: 2187-2197
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforExtensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Proteeae association in a Romanian intensive care unit: risk factors for acquisition | Full Text | References | PDF (278.1 KB)
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Antibiotic prescriptions to adults with acute respiratory tract infections by Italian general practitioners
Aida Bianco, Rosa Papadopoli, Valentina Mascaro, Claudia Pileggi & Maria Pavia
Pages: 2199-2205
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforAntibiotic prescriptions to adults with acute respiratory tract infections by Italian general practitioners | Full Text | References | PDF (171.7 KB)
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Baseline hepatitis C virus resistance-associated substitutions present at frequencies lower than 15% may be clinically significant
Celia Perales, Qian Chen, Maria Eugenia Soria, Josep Gregori, Damir Garcia-Cehic, Leonardo Nieto-Aponte, Lluis Castells, Arkaitz Imaz, Meritxell Llorens-Revull, Esteban Domingo, Maria Buti, Juan Ignacio Esteban, Francisco Rodriguez-Frias & Josep Quer
Pages: 2207-2210
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforBaseline hepatitis C virus resistance-associated substitutions present at frequencies lower than 15% may be clinically significant | Full Text | References | PDF (131.8 KB)
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First reported nosocomial outbreak of Serratia marcescens harboring blaIMP-4 and blaVIM-2 in a neonatal intensive care unit in Cairo, Egypt
Doaa Mohammad Ghaith, Mai Mahmoud Zafer, Dalia Kadry Ismail, Mohamed Hamed Al-Agamy, Marie Fe F Bohol, Ahmed Al-Qahtani, Mohammed N Al-Ahdal, Sherif M Elnagdy & Islam Yousif Mostafa
Pages: 2211-2217
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforFirst reported nosocomial outbreak of Serratia marcescens harboring blaIMP-4 and blaVIM-2 in a neonatal intensive care unit in Cairo, Egypt | Full Text | References | PDF (651.9 KB)
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Drug-resistance profiling and transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia revealed by whole genome sequencing
Hawra Al-Ghafli, Thomas A Kohl, Matthias Merker, Bright Varghese, Anason Halees, Stefan Niemann & Sahal Al-Hajoj
Pages: 2219-2229
Published online: 12 Nov 2018
AbstractforDrug-resistance profiling and transmission dynamics of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia revealed by whole genome sequencing | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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The inflammasome in leprosy skin lesions: an immunohistochemical evaluation
Luciana Mota Silva, Jorge Rodrigues de Sousa, Kelly Emi Hirai, Leônidas Braga Dias Jr, Ismari Perini Furlaneto, Francisca Regina Oliveira Carneiro, Tinara Leila de Souza Aarão, Mirian Nacagami Sotto & Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma
Pages: 2231-2240
Published online: 12 Nov 2018
AbstractforThe inflammasome in leprosy skin lesions: an immunohistochemical evaluation | Full Text | References | PDF (4.9 MB)
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Emergence of tigecycline resistance in Escherichia coli co-producing MCR-1 and NDM-5 during tigecycline salvage treatment
Qian Wang, Ping Zhang, Dongdong Zhao, Yan Jiang, Feng Zhao, Yanfei Wang, Xi Li, Xiaoxing Du & Yunsong Yu
Pages: 2241-2248
Published online: 13 Nov 2018
AbstractforEmergence of tigecycline resistance in Escherichia coli co-producing MCR-1 and NDM-5 during tigecycline salvage treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Distribution and drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in ventilator-associated pneumonia at a local hospital of North-eastern China
Yu Wang, Rong Zhang & Wei Liu
Pages: 2249-2255
Published online: 13 Nov 2018
AbstractforDistribution and drug resistance of pathogenic bacteria in ventilator-associated pneumonia at a local hospital of North-eastern China | Full Text | References | PDF (354.5 KB)
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Awareness of primary health care physicians about human papilloma virus infection and its vaccination: a cross sectional survey from multiple clinics in Saudi Arabia
Ebtehaj S Almughais, Ali Alfarhan & Mahmoud Salam
Pages: 2257-2267
Published online: 15 Nov 2018
AbstractforAwareness of primary health care physicians about human papilloma virus infection and its vaccination: a cross sectional survey from multiple clinics in Saudi Arabia | Full Text | References | PDF (273.4 KB)
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Molecular detection of vanA and vanB genes among vancomycin-resistant enterococci in ICU-hospitalized patients in Ahvaz in southwest of Iran
Mojtaba Moosavian, Hosein Ghadri & Zahra Samli
Pages: 2269-2275
Published online: 15 Nov 2018
AbstractforMolecular detection of vanA and vanB genes among vancomycin-resistant enterococci in ICU-hospitalized patients in Ahvaz in southwest of Iran | Full Text | References | PDF (602.2 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms: effects of physicochemical factors, virulence, antibiotic resistance determinants, gene regulation, and future antimicrobial treatments
Emmanuel C Eze, Hafizah Y Chenia & Mohamed E El Zowalaty
Pages: 2277-2299
Published online: 15 Nov 2018
AbstractforAcinetobacter baumannii biofilms: effects of physicochemical factors, virulence, antibiotic resistance determinants, gene regulation, and future antimicrobial treatments | Full Text | References | PDF (482.9 KB)
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Efficacy of φkm18p phage therapy in a murine model of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection
Jiun-Ling Wang, Chih-Feng Kuo, Che-Ming Yeh, Jung-Ren Chen, Ming-Fang Cheng & Chih-Hsin Hung
Pages: 2301-2310
Published online: 15 Nov 2018
AbstractforEfficacy of φkm18p phage therapy in a murine model of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection | Full Text | References | PDF (702.3 KB)
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A multicenter epidemiology study on the risk factors and clinical outcomes of nosocomial intra-abdominal infections in China: results from the Chinese antimicrobial resistance surveillance of nosocomial infections (CARES) 2007–2016
Jiangang Zhang, Chunjiang Zhao, Hongbin Chen, Henan Li, Qi Wang, Zhanwei Wang, Feifei Zhang, Hui Wang & On behalf of the CARES Network
Pages: 2311-2319
Published online: 15 Nov 2018
AbstractforA multicenter epidemiology study on the risk factors and clinical outcomes of nosocomial intra-abdominal infections in China: results from the Chinese antimicrobial resistance surveillance of nosocomial infections (CARES) 2007–2016 | Full Text | References | PDF (163 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Health care-associated infections – an overview
Mainul Haque, Massimo Sartelli, Judy McKimm & Muhamad Abu Bakar
Pages: 2321-2333
Published online: 15 Nov 2018
AbstractforHealth care-associated infections – an overview | Full Text | References | PDF (270.8 KB)
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Article
Which methods are appropriate for detection of Staphylococcus argenteus and is it worthwhile to distinguish S. argenteus from S. aureus?
René Kaden, Lars Engstrand, Hilpi Rautelin & Cecilia Johansson
Pages: 2335-2344
Published online: 21 Nov 2018
AbstractforWhich methods are appropriate for detection of Staphylococcus argenteus and is it worthwhile to distinguish S. argenteus from S. aureus? | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Review Article
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia among liver transplant recipients
Taohua Liu, Yuezhong Zhang & Qiquan Wan
Pages: 2345-2356
Published online: 16 Nov 2018
AbstractforPseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia among liver transplant recipients | Full Text | References | PDF (212.7 KB)
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Article
Pomegranate extract specifically inhibits Clostridium difficile growth and toxin production without disturbing the beneficial bacteria in vitro
Murugapillai Rathinam Sukumar & Brigitte König
Pages: 2357-2362
Published online: 16 Nov 2018
AbstractforPomegranate extract specifically inhibits Clostridium difficile growth and toxin production without disturbing the beneficial bacteria in vitro | Full Text | References | PDF (374.9 KB)
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A molecular epidemiological study of methicillinresistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus contamination in the airport environment
Zhiyao Chen, Changlin Han, Xiaobin Huang, Yangqun Liu, Dan Guo & Xiaohua Ye
Pages: 2363-2375
Published online: 20 Nov 2018
AbstractforA molecular epidemiological study of methicillinresistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus contamination in the airport environment | Full Text | References | PDF (499.8 KB)
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Structural basis of development of multi-epitope vaccine against Middle East respiratory syndrome using in silico approach
Sukrit Srivastava, Mohit Kamthania, Soni Singh, Ajay K Saxena & Nishi Sharma
Pages: 2377-2391
Published online: 21 Nov 2018
AbstractforStructural basis of development of multi-epitope vaccine against Middle East respiratory syndrome using in silico approach | Full Text | References | PDF (10 MB)
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Letter

Letter
Vancomycin trough level and loading dose
Felipe Francisco Tuon, Rudson Romero, Juliano Gasparetto & Juliette Cieslinski
Pages: 2393-2396
Published online: 23 Nov 2018
First Page PreviewforVancomycin trough level and loading dose | Full Text | References | PDF (156 KB)
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Article
Epidemiological characteristics and genetic structure of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis
Meijuan Chen, Hongying Pan, Yaling Lou, Zhe Wu, Jiajie Zhang, Yicheng Huang, Wei Yu & Yunqing Qiu
Pages: 2397-2409
Published online: 20 Nov 2018
AbstractforEpidemiological characteristics and genetic structure of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis | Full Text | References | PDF (469.1 KB)
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Epidemiological and molecular analysis of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Shanghai, China, 2013–2017
Seong Jin Wang, Xue Wei Liu, Xiaojuan Shen, Xiu Guo Hua & Li Cui
Pages: 2411-2424
Published online: 22 Nov 2018
AbstractforEpidemiological and molecular analysis of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Shanghai, China, 2013–2017 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Fecal carriage and Phylo-Diversity of Community-Acquired bla TEM Enteric Bacilli in Southwest Nigeria
Paul Akinniyi Akinduti, Grace Iyabo Olasehinde, Oluwaseun Ejilude, Olugbenga Samson Taiwo & Yemisi Dorcas Obafemi
Pages: 2425-2433
Published online: 27 Nov 2018
AbstractforFecal carriage and Phylo-Diversity of Community-Acquired bla TEM Enteric Bacilli in Southwest Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Declining prevalence of hepatitis C virus among university students in one of the main governorates in Egypt
Yousry Esam-Eldin Abo-Amer, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Hazim Eldosoky, Amira K ELShenawy, Shereen Awny, Waleed Elagawy, Mohamed El Abgeegy, Heba Fadl Elsergany, Heba Elashry & Manal Saad Negm
Pages: 2435-2441
Published online: 22 Nov 2018
AbstractforDeclining prevalence of hepatitis C virus among university students in one of the main governorates in Egypt | Full Text | References | PDF (146.7 KB)
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A study on biofilm production and antifungal drug resistance among Candida species from vulvovaginal and bloodstream infections
Sanyuktha Tulasidas, Pooja Rao, Sevitha Bhat & Radhakrishna Manipura
Pages: 2443-2448
Published online: 23 Nov 2018
AbstractforA study on biofilm production and antifungal drug resistance among Candida species from vulvovaginal and bloodstream infections | Full Text | References | PDF (687.2 KB)
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Treatment of candidaemia in a nationwide setting; increased survival with primary echinocandin treatment
Karen Rokkedal Lausch, Mette Søgaard, Flemming Schønning Rosenvinge, Helle Krogh Johansen, Trine Boysen, Bent Løwe Røder, Klaus Leth Mortensen, Lene Nielsen, Lars Lemming, Bente Olesen, Christine Leitz, Lise Kristensen, Esad Dzajic, Lars Jørgen Østergaard, Henrik Carl Schønheyder & Maiken Cavling Arendrup
Pages: 2449-2459
Published online: 23 Nov 2018
AbstractforTreatment of candidaemia in a nationwide setting; increased survival with primary echinocandin treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Clinical characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of pneumococcal isolates of pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease in China
Kang Cai, Yizhong Wang, Zhongqin Guo, Xiaonan Xu, Huajun Li & Qingli Zhang
Pages: 2461-2469
Published online: 26 Nov 2018
AbstractforClinical characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of pneumococcal isolates of pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease in China | Full Text | References | PDF (195.6 KB)
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Relation between flomoxef minimum inhibitory concentrations and clinical outcomes of patients treated with flomoxef for Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia
Chen-Hsiang Lee, I-Ling Chen, Chia-Chin Li & Chun-Chih Chien
Pages: 2471-2480
Published online: 27 Nov 2018
AbstractforRelation between flomoxef minimum inhibitory concentrations and clinical outcomes of patients treated with flomoxef for Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia | Full Text | References | PDF (286.4 KB)
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Erratum

Correction
Resistance phenotype and clinical molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae among pediatric patients in Shanghai [Erratum]
Page: 2481
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
CitationforResistance phenotype and clinical molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae among pediatric patients in Shanghai [Erratum] | Full Text | PDF (106.8 KB)
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Article
The performance of serum cryptococcal capsular polysaccharide antigen test, histopathology and culture of the lung tissue for diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococosis in patients without HIV Infection
Ying Zhou, Peng-Cheng Lin, Jun-Ru Ye, Shan-Shan Su, Li Dong, Qing Wu, Han-Yan Xu, Yu-Peng Xie & Yu-Ping Li
Pages: 2483-2490
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
AbstractforThe performance of serum cryptococcal capsular polysaccharide antigen test, histopathology and culture of the lung tissue for diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococosis in patients without HIV Infection | Full Text | References | PDF (768.1 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Whole genome sequence analysis of NDM-1, CMY-4, and SHV-12 coproducing Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolated from a case of fatal burn wound infection
Kokila Banerjee, Priyadharshini Sekar, Padma Krishnan, Alice Rebecca Wattam, Subhendu Roy, John P Hays & Godfred A Menezes
Pages: 2491-2495
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
AbstractforWhole genome sequence analysis of NDM-1, CMY-4, and SHV-12 coproducing Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolated from a case of fatal burn wound infection | Full Text | References | PDF (141.4 KB)
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Review Article
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: livestock-associated, antimicrobial, and heavy metal resistance
Cwengile C Dweba, Oliver T Zishiri & Mohamed E El Zowalaty
Pages: 2497-2509
Published online: 28 Nov 2018
AbstractforMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: livestock-associated, antimicrobial, and heavy metal resistance | Full Text | References | PDF (259.9 KB)
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Article
Infection control perception and behavior: a question of sex and gender? Results of the AHOI feasibility study
Tillmann Goerig, Kathleen Dittmann, Axel Kramer, Stephan Diedrich, Claus-Dieter Heidecke & Nils-Olaf Huebner
Pages: 2511-2519
Published online: 04 Dec 2018
AbstractforInfection control perception and behavior: a question of sex and gender? Results of the AHOI feasibility study | Full Text | References | PDF (505.1 KB)
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Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria and high efficacy of D-cycloserine and its synergistic effect with clarithromycin against Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium abscessus
Azar Dokht Khosravi, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Abbas Farahani, Mohammad Reza Tabandeh, Parviz Mohajeri, Saeed Shoja & Seyedeh Roghayeh Hoseini Lar KhosroShahi
Pages: 2521-2532
Published online: 07 Dec 2018
AbstractforPrevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria and high efficacy of D-cycloserine and its synergistic effect with clarithromycin against Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium abscessus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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The association between platelet indices and deep surgical site infection after open induction internal fixation for traumatic limb fractures
Zitao Zhang, Yuanhui Ji, Zhen Wang, Xusheng Qiu & Yixin Chen
Pages: 2533-2538
Published online: 06 Dec 2018
AbstractforThe association between platelet indices and deep surgical site infection after open induction internal fixation for traumatic limb fractures | Full Text | References | PDF (443.5 KB)
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Short Report

Vancomycin in the treatment of adult intra-abdominal infections: do we have strong evidences?
Song Liu, Meng Wang & Wenxian Guan
Pages: 2539-2543
Published online: 07 Dec 2018
AbstractforVancomycin in the treatment of adult intra-abdominal infections: do we have strong evidences? | Full Text | References | PDF (210.6 KB)
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Article
Genotyping and antibiotic resistance properties of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from human and animal gastric biopsies
Reza Ranjbar & Mohammad Chehelgerdi
Pages: 2545-2554
Published online: 13 Dec 2018
AbstractforGenotyping and antibiotic resistance properties of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from human and animal gastric biopsies | Full Text | References | PDF (275.3 KB)
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Short Report

Simultaneous three Enterobacteriaceae with different bla NDM-1-encoding plasmids in a patient transferred from mainland China to Taiwan
Chih-Cheng Lai, Chi-Chung Chen, Ying-Chen Lu, Hung-Jui Chen, Bo-An Su, Tzu-Chieh Weng, Yu-Hsin Chiu, Han-Siong Toh, Chun-Cheng Zhang, Shyh-Ren Chiang, Yin-Ching Chuang & Hung-Jen Tang
Pages: 2555-2560
Published online: 07 Dec 2018
AbstractforSimultaneous three Enterobacteriaceae with different bla NDM-1-encoding plasmids in a patient transferred from mainland China to Taiwan | Full Text | References | PDF (878.1 KB)
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Article
An increasing trend of neonatal invasive multidrug-resistant group B streptococcus infections in southern China, 2011–2017
Kankan Gao, Xiaoshan Guan, Lanlan Zeng, Jiabi Qian, Sufei Zhu, Qiulian Deng, Huamin Zhong, Shuying Pang, Fei Gao, Jielin Wang, Yan Long, Chien-Yi Chang & Haiying Liu
Pages: 2561-2569
Published online: 10 Dec 2018
AbstractforAn increasing trend of neonatal invasive multidrug-resistant group B streptococcus infections in southern China, 2011–2017 | Full Text | References | PDF (3.8 MB)
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Risk factors and prognosis of complicated urinary tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitalized patients: a retrospective multicenter cohort study
Aina Gomila, J Carratalà, N Eliakim-Raz, E Shaw, I Wiegand, L Vallejo-Torres, A Gorostiza, JM Vigo, S Morris, M Stoddart, S Grier, C Vank, N Cuperus, L Van den Heuvel, C Vuong, A MacGowan, L Leibovici, I Addy, M Pujol & On behalf of COMBACTE MAGNET WP5 RESCUING Study Group and Study Sites
Pages: 2571-2581
Published online: 18 Dec 2018
AbstractforRisk factors and prognosis of complicated urinary tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitalized patients: a retrospective multicenter cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (337.6 KB)
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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from ST1 lineage harboring a new SCCmec IV subtype (SCCmec IVm) containing the tetK gene
Marina F Côrtes, Ana MN Botelho, Luiz GP Almeida, Rangel C Souza, Oberdan de Lima Cunha, Marisa F Nicolás, Ana TR Vasconcelos & Agnes MS Figueiredo
Pages: 2583-2592
Published online: 14 Dec 2018
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Overproduction of efflux pumps caused reduced susceptibility to carbapenem under consecutive imipenem-selected stress in Acinetobacter baumannii
Yanpeng Zhang, Zhuocheng Li, Xiaolong He, Fanglin Ding, Weiqing Wu, Yong Luo, Bing Fan & Hong Cao
Pages: 457-467
Published online: 19 Oct 2023
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