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Escmid Dagger And Ecmm Double Dagger Joint Clinical Guidelines For The Diagnosis And Management Of Mucormycosis 2013
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2014)
These European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and European Confederation of Medical Mycology Joint Clinical Guidelines focus on the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis. Only a few of the ...
Escmid And Ecmm Joint Clinical Guidelines For The Diagnosis And Management Of Systemic Phaeohyphomycosis: Diseases Caused By Black Fungi
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2014)
The aetiological agents of many invasive fungal infections are saprobes and opportunistic pathogens. Some of these fungi are darkly pigmented due to melanin production and traditionally have been named dematiaceous'. The ...
Escmid And Ecmm Joint Guidelines On Diagnosis And Management Of Hyalohyphomycosis: Fusarium Spp., Scedosporium Spp. And Others
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2014)
Mycoses summarized in the hyalohyphomycosis group are heterogeneous, defined by the presence of hyaline (non-dematiaceous) hyphae. The number of organisms implicated in hyalohyphomycosis is increasing and the most clinically ...
Emergence And Co-Infections Of West Nile Virus And Toscana Virus In Eastern Thrace, Turkey
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)
The objective of this study was to identify the impact of West Nile virus (WNV) and Toscana virus (TOSV) in febrile diseases of unknown aetiology in Eastern Thrace, Turkey; this study was conducted during August-October ...
The Microbiological Diagnosis Of Tuberculous Meningitis: Results Of Haydarpasa-1 Study
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2014)
We aimed to provide data on the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in this largest case series ever reported. The Haydarpasa-1 study involved patients with microbiologically confirmed TBM in Albania, Croatia, Denmark, ...
A Current Analysis Of Caregivers' Approaches To Fever And Antipyretic Usage
(J Infection Developing Countries, 2014)
Introduction: The aim of this survey was to investigate the current knowledge, attitudes, and practices of febrile children's caregivers about fever, antipyretic usage, and temperature measurement methods in a tertiary ...
Mortality Indicators In Pneumococcal Meningitis: Therapeutic Implications
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2014)
Background: The aim of this study was to delineate mortality indicators in pneumococcal meningitis with special emphasis on therapeutic implications. Methods: This retrospective, multicenter cohort study involved a 15-year ...
Are Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7 (Bmp-7) Serum Levels Correlated With Development Of Hepatic Fibrosis?
(J Infection Developing Countries, 2014)
Introduction: Bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) is a key protein in organogenesis and liver development. The protein has been studied in the context of liver fibrosis and regeneration. The aim of the present study was ...
Plasma Oxidative Stress and Total Thiol Levels in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
(Natl Inst Infectious Diseases, 2014)
In this study, we investigated the pro- and antioxidant status of patients with a pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in terms of their role in its pathogenesis. During the study period, 34 children and ...
Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2014)
Bacteria are the leading cause of infections after solid organ transplantation. In recent years, a progressive growth in the incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively-drug-reistant (XDR) strains has been ...