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Escmid Dagger And Ecmm Double Dagger Joint Clinical Guidelines For The Diagnosis And Management Of Rare Invasive Yeast Infections
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2014)
The mortality associated with invasive fungal infections remains high with that involving rare yeast pathogens other than Candida being no exception. This is in part due to the severe underlying conditions typically ...
Improvement In The Outcome Of Invasive Fusariosis In The Last Decade
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2014)
Invasive fusariosis (IF) has been associated with a poor prognosis. Although recent series have reported improved outcomes, the definition of optimal treatments remains controversial. The objective of this study was to ...
In Vitro Activities Of New Quinolones Against Brucella Melitensis Isolated In A Tertiary-Care Hospital In Turkey
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2002)
We have evaluated the in vitro activities of seven fluoroquinolones against 69 strains of Brucella melitensis . According to their minimum inhibitory concentration for 90% growth (MIC90 ) values, the most active agent was ...
In Vitro Activities Of Antibiotics Alone And In Combination Against Brucella Melitensis At Neutral And Acidic Phs
(Amer Soc Microbiology, 1999)
Brucellae survive acidic pHs in phagolysosomes. Azithromycin, streptomycin, and quinolones were active against Brucella melitensis at pH 7.0 but not at pH 5.0; rifampin and doxycycline retained activity at pH 5.0. Regardless ...
New Antimicrobial Agents For The Treatment Of Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2008)
Since the 1970s, resistance to antimicrobial agents has become an escalating problem. In the last 25 years, treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria has been more problematical than ever, with infections ...
Quinolones in Treatment of Human Brucellosis Comparative Trial of Ofloxacin-Rifampin Versus Doxycycline-Rifampin
(Amer Soc Microbiology, 1993)
Quinolones have been reported to be active against Brucella species in vitro. In this prospective randomized study, the efficacy and safety of the combination of ofloxacin plus rifampin were compared with the efficacy and ...
Results Of Two Worldwide Surveys Into Physician Awareness And Perceptions Of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004)
An omnibus survey of microbiologists (n = 400) and a survey of participants (n = 49) in the Meropenem Yearly Susceptibility Test Information Collection (MYSTIC) programme were conducted to determine the awareness and ...
Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillus Diseases: Executive Summary of The 2017 Escmid-Ecmm-Ers Guideline
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2018)
The European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, the European Confederation of Medical Mycology and the European Respiratory Society Joint Clinical Guidelines focus on diagnosis and management of ...
Diagnosis of Chronic Brucellar Meningitis And Meningoencephalitis: The Results Of The Istanbul-2 Study
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2013)
No detailed data exist in the literature on the accurate diagnosis of chronic brucellar meningitis or meningoencephalitis. A multicentre retrospective chart review was performed at 19 health centres to determine sensitivities ...
Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Gram-Negative Isolates from Intensive Care Units in Eight Hospitals in Turkey
(Oxford Univ Press, 2000)
With the participation of eight major reference hospitals in Turkey, 749 aerobic Gram-negative isolates obtained from 473 intensive care patients in 1997 were tested for their susceptibility to 13 commonly employed ...