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Literature ReviewOpen accessPhrase in the titleMycobacterium Abscessus Native Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis. Is a Six-Week Course of Combination Antibiotic Therapy Enough?Rabindra Ghimire, Dora Lebron, William Matthew Wooten et al.A 24-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of intravenous drug abuse and multiple hospital admissions for substance abuse related medical problems presented with pneumonia and was discharged home on oral antibiotics. Three days later, her blood culture grew acid fast bacilli, which was subsequently identified as M. abscessus subspecies abscessus. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram (TTE and TEE respectively) was suggestive … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 20 Feb 2020 · 7,281 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleHospital-Based Antibiotic Therapy in Benin: A Point Prevalence Survey at the Departmental and Teaching Hospital of Borgou-Alibori in 2022Cossi Angelo Attinsounon, Aldin Gnaha, Carine Laurence Yehouenou et al.Antimicrobial resistance is a public health problem. The main factor favoring the development of antibiotic resistance is the abusive or inappropriate use of antibiotics. This study is the first to take all services into account and aims to describe antibiotic therapy practices in the Departmental and Teaching Hospital of Borgou-Alibori (DTH-BA). Patients and methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive survey … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 19, Issue 4 · 10 Feb 2024 · 6,095 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Ferritin for Differentiation of Aseptic and Bacterial Meningitis in AdultsZhinous Bayat Makoo, Nagmeh Ahadi, Akbar Hasani et al.Problem statement: Bacterial meningitis is one of the most important causes of mortality and morbidity. Rapid diagnosis of bacterial cause is very important and critical, because early antibiotic therapy prevents complications; different tests have been developed for rapid diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. One of them is CSF ferritin, which is evaluated in this study. Approach: During cross sectional study from … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2010 · 8,046 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII, A PREVIOUSLY UNDOCUMENTED CAUSE OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS; WITH LITERARY REVIEWLoren Garrison Morgan, Ashley L. Davis, Paul Poommipanit, Yasir AhmedActinomycotic endocarditis is a rare disease with only 18 documented cases to date. Most of these cases are sub-acute or chronic infections and usually lack the stigmata of classic endocarditis. This article reviews the details of previously published reports of endocarditis due to various species of actinomyces, along with consensus opinion on diagnosis and treatment. We also present our unique … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 3 · 27 Oct 2014 · 6,972 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffect of an IgY-Based Immunomodulatory Combo on the Internalization of Staphylococcus aureus by HC11 Cells: Preliminary in vitro Studies IIZarete Jatna Isha, Adu-Addai BenjaminInfectious mastitis is a common disease of cattle of economic significance. Clinical mastitis affects between 20 to 25% of dairy cows each year. Staphylococcus aureus (SA) causes an estimated 10-11.7% of bovine infectious mastitis cases in the US, reducing milk production, increasing morbidity, increasing antibiotic use and milk waste, and fueling premature culling. The SA mastitis cure rate varies from … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 1 Feb 2026 · 2,814 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Multiplex PCR Panel on Reducing Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Use in Ventilator-Associated PneumoniaMaría Inés Staneloni, Emilio F. Huaier Arriazu et al.The extended use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials contribute to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. This study evaluated the impact of a multimodal strategy aiming at reducing the duration of broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP). Conducted in a single Intensive Care Unit (ICU), this quasi-experimental, retrospective study compares a pre-intervention period (08/01/2018-07/01/2019) with an intervention period (08/01/2022-07/01/2023). Adult patients … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 8 Jul 2025 · 6,582 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRetrospective Comparison of Intravenous Therapy, Oral Therapy, and Lipoglycopeptides for the Treatment of OsteomyelitisAlexander Joseph Stumphauzer, Ryan Paul Moenster et al.The use of Oral (PO) antibiotics and Lipoglycopeptides (LGP) is challenging the previous standard of Osteomyelitis (OM) treatment. This retrospective study included patients diagnosed with OM treated with Intravenous (IV) antibiotics, PO antibiotics, or LGP. The primary outcome was the occurrence of clinical failure within six months of therapy completion. Previous OM, surgical intervention as a part of management, presence … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 20, Issue 4 · 7 Feb 2025 · 8,013 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Managing Presumptive Fetal Membrane Hydrops in a Mare on Fetal LivabilityCarlotta Bocci, Micaela Sgorbini, Duccio Panzani et al.A case of presumptive allantois or amniotic hydrops of the fetal membranes was diagnosed in a young Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) derived embryo recipient. Hydrops is a rare condition and treatment is usually focused on saving the mare. This case report describes the successful management of hydrops of the fetal membranes diagnosed in an Anglo-Argentine mare at 316 days of … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 2 · 16 Jun 2023 · 5,269 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNon-Antibiotic Immunomodulatory Combination Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus Infections: In vitro Preliminary Studies IJatna Isha Rivas Zarete, Dominique Lyles, Benjamin Adu-AddaiDespite advancements in prevention measures, infectious mastitis is a common disease of economic significance in cattle. Clinical mastitis affects 20 to 25% of cows each year. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) causes an estimated 10-11.7% of clinical bovine infectious mastitis cases in the US. Antibiotic therapy tends to fail 50% of the time and nature and vaccine immunity usually fails, due … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, Issue 4 · 14 Feb 2023 · 5,677 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDrug Repositioning in Response to COVID-19 and other Challenging DiseasesHyellavala Joseph Fomnya, Saidu Ibrahim Ngulde, Sarah Malgwi Gana et al.Coronavirus disease is a highly contagious infection that is majorly associated with upper respiratory tract illnesses. The World Health Organization (WHO) label the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 after an epidemic of the disease in Wuhan, Hubei province (China). Over 90 clinical trials, including drug repositioning, have been initiated to get COVID-19 treatment/management. Antibiotic resistance, drug tolerance, mutation, and adverse drug … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 28 Nov 2022 · 9,503 accessesView PDFCite