Generalized pustular psoriasis of the ‘von Zumbusch’-type: a sepsis mimic with low PCT values
(Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Use of oxazolidinones (linezolid or tedizolid) for the treatment of breast infections. A case series from a tertiary referral hospital
ConclusionsOxazolidinones could be considered as an alternative for treating breast infections. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - May 1, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Epidemiological trends and susceptibility patterns of bloodstream infections caused by Enterococcus spp. in six German university hospitals: a prospectively evaluated multicentre cohort study from 2016 to 2020 of the R-Net study group
ConclusionThis large multicentre study highlights an increase of BSI due toE. faecium, which was primarily driven by VRE. The high rates of hospital- and ICU-acquired VRE BSI point towards an important role of prior antibiotic exposure and invasive procedures as risk factors. Due to limited treatment options and high mortality rates of VRE BSI, the increasing incidence of VRE BSI is of major concern. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 30, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Chronic kidney disease and risk of bloodstream infections and sepsis: a 17-year follow-up of the population-based Tr øndelag Health Study in Norway
ConclusionIn this large population-based cohort study, CKD was clearly associated with an increased risk of BSI and sepsis and related death. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Correction: SARS-CoV-2 journey: from alpha variant to omicron and its sub-variants
(Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Chronic kidney disease and risk of bloodstream infections and sepsis: a 17-year follow-up of the population-based Tr øndelag Health Study in Norway
ConclusionIn this large population-based cohort study, CKD was clearly associated with an increased risk of BSI and sepsis and related death. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Correction: SARS-CoV-2 journey: from alpha variant to omicron and its sub-variants
(Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Association of stress hyperglycemia ratio and mortality in patients with sepsis: results from 13,199 patients
ConclusionThere exists aU shaped association between SHR and mortality in sepsis patients, where both low and high SHR values are associated with an increased risk of poor outcomes. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 28, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Herpes simplex encephalitis in France: incidence, 6-month rehospitalizations and mortality
ConclusionIn France, the incidence of hospitalizations for HSE was 2.3 per 1,000,000 inhabitants with more than half of the patients admitted in ICU and a 6-month in-hospital mortality about 16.5%. This real-life update on the characteristics and severe outcomes of the disease raises awareness among care practitioners, of the serious nature of the disease, and thus can lead to higher vigilance. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 28, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Association of stress hyperglycemia ratio and mortality in patients with sepsis: results from 13,199 patients
ConclusionThere exists aU shaped association between SHR and mortality in sepsis patients, where both low and high SHR values are associated with an increased risk of poor outcomes. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 28, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Herpes simplex encephalitis in France: incidence, 6-month rehospitalizations and mortality
ConclusionIn France, the incidence of hospitalizations for HSE was 2.3 per 1,000,000 inhabitants with more than half of the patients admitted in ICU and a 6-month in-hospital mortality about 16.5%. This real-life update on the characteristics and severe outcomes of the disease raises awareness among care practitioners, of the serious nature of the disease, and thus can lead to higher vigilance. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 28, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
PCR-positive meningococcal CSF infection without pleocytosis but high IL-6 and IL-8
ConclusionsWe present a rare case of meningococcal infection of the CSF in a SLE patient without further CSF abnormalities. We discuss the involvement of early antibiotic treatment and the role of the patient ’s immune status in the normal CSF findings of this case. Moreover, this case demonstrates the importance of early antibiotic therapy in bacterial meningitis for the clinical outcome. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Surgery in patients with infective endocarditis and prognostic importance of patient frailty
ConclusionFrailty was associated with an ≈40% increased rate of rehospitalization (≥ 14 days) or death. Further studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of surgery with a focus on frailty to improve prognostic outcomes in these patients. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - April 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
