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Mycobacterium abscessus: a rare cause of vascular graft infection. 脓肿分枝杆菌:一种罕见的血管移植物感染的原因。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-08-19 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.943284
Imran Umer, Satish Mocherla, Joseph Horvath, Suthep Arora, Yasir Ahmed
{"title":"Mycobacterium abscessus: a rare cause of vascular graft infection.","authors":"Imran Umer,&nbsp;Satish Mocherla,&nbsp;Joseph Horvath,&nbsp;Suthep Arora,&nbsp;Yasir Ahmed","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.943284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.943284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prosthetic vascular graft infection (PVGI) following vascular reconstructive surgery is an uncommon but serious complication and is associated with high morbidity as well as mortality rate. Staphylococcal species are the most common organisms causing PVGI. Mycobacterium abscessus is a very rare cause of PVGI and poses a significant diagnostic and management dilemma. To the best of our knowledge, we report the third documented case of M. abscessus vascular graft infection that was diagnosed with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scan and treated successfully.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"46 11","pages":"813-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.943284","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32595148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 10
Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection before initiation of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy using both tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube assay. 结核菌素皮试和QuantiFERON-TB金管试验在抗肿瘤坏死因子治疗开始前诊断潜伏性结核感染。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-08 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.938691
Ho-Cheol Kim, Kyung-Wook Jo, Young Ju Jung, Bin Yoo, Chang-Keun Lee, Yong-Gil Kim, Suk-Kyun Yang, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Kyung-Jo Kim, Byong Duk Ye, Tae Sun Shim
{"title":"Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection before initiation of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy using both tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube assay.","authors":"Ho-Cheol Kim,&nbsp;Kyung-Wook Jo,&nbsp;Young Ju Jung,&nbsp;Bin Yoo,&nbsp;Chang-Keun Lee,&nbsp;Yong-Gil Kim,&nbsp;Suk-Kyun Yang,&nbsp;Jeong-Sik Byeon,&nbsp;Kyung-Jo Kim,&nbsp;Byong Duk Ye,&nbsp;Tae Sun Shim","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.938691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.938691","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an important complication in patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blocking agents. However, the best method for LTBI detection before initiation of anti-TNF therapy remains to be determined.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From January 2010 to August 2013, anti-TNF therapy was initiated in 426 patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). Tuberculin skin test (TST) and Quantiferon-TB Gold In Tube (QFT-GIT) assay were performed before starting anti-TNF treatment. LTBI was defined as a positive TST (induration ≥ 10 mm) or as a positive QFT-GIT result. Patients were followed up until December 2013.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The positive TST and QFT-GIT rates were 22.3% (95/426) and 16.0% (68/426), respectively, yielding a total of 27.0% (115/426) of positive LTBI results. LTBI treatment was initiated in 25.1% (107/426) and was completed in 100% (107/107) of patients. During a median 294 days of follow-up, active TB occurred in 1.4% (6/426) of the patients with negative TST and QFT-GIT results at baseline.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The either test positive strategy, using both TST and QFT-GIT assay, is acceptable for LTBI screening before commencing anti-TNF therapy in patients with IMIDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"46 11","pages":"763-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.938691","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32647144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 28
Procalcitonin better than C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and white blood cell count in predicting DNAemia in patients with sepsis. 降钙素原比c反应蛋白、红细胞沉降率和白细胞计数更能预测脓毒症患者的dna血症。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-08 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.936493
Christian Leli, Angela Cardaccia, Marta Ferranti, Angelica Cesarini, Francesco D'Alò, Carla Ferri, Elio Cenci, Antonella Mencacci
{"title":"Procalcitonin better than C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and white blood cell count in predicting DNAemia in patients with sepsis.","authors":"Christian Leli,&nbsp;Angela Cardaccia,&nbsp;Marta Ferranti,&nbsp;Angelica Cesarini,&nbsp;Francesco D'Alò,&nbsp;Carla Ferri,&nbsp;Elio Cenci,&nbsp;Antonella Mencacci","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.936493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.936493","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Procalcitonin (PCT) levels can be used to predict bacteremia and DNAemia in patients with sepsis. In this study, the diagnostic accuracy of PCT in predicting blood culture (BC) results and DNAemia, as detected by real-time PCR (RT-PCR), was compared with that of other markers of inflammation commonly evaluated in patients with suspected sepsis, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and white blood cell (WBC) count.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 571 patients for whom BC, blood RT-PCR, PCT, CRP, ESR, and WBC count were requested for laboratory diagnosis of sepsis were included in the study. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to compare the ability of the above biomarkers to predict BC and blood RT-PCR results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 108 pathogens were identified by BC (79 pathogens, 14.5% positive rate) and/or RT-PCR (90 pathogens, 16.5% positive rate), after exclusion of 26 contaminated samples. The PCT areas under the curve (AUCs) in predicting BC (0.843; 95% CI 0.796-0.890; p < 0.0001) and RT-PCR (0.916; 95% CI 0.888-0.945; p < 0.0001) results were significantly greater than AUCs found for CRP, ESR, and WBC count.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PCT showed a better diagnostic accuracy than CRP, ESR, and WBC count in predicting DNAemia and bacteremia in patients with suspected sepsis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"46 11","pages":"745-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.936493","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32645691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 25
Clinical comparison of ertapenem and cefepime for treatment of infections caused by AmpC beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. 厄他培南与头孢吡肟治疗产AmpC内酰胺酶肠杆菌科感染的临床比较。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-29 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.954262
Lisa M Blanchette, Joseph L Kuti, David P Nicolau, Michael D Nailor
{"title":"Clinical comparison of ertapenem and cefepime for treatment of infections caused by AmpC beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.","authors":"Lisa M Blanchette,&nbsp;Joseph L Kuti,&nbsp;David P Nicolau,&nbsp;Michael D Nailor","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.954262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.954262","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are no comparative data evaluating outcomes of ertapenem treatment for infections with AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae. This retrospective matched case-control study was conducted between 2009 and 2012. Sixteen cases treated with ertapenem were matched 1:2 with 32 control cases treated with cefepime based on age, culture source, and hospital service. There were more cefepime-resistant organisms in the ertapenem group (cefepime resistance present in 44% of patients treated with ertapenem compared with 0% of control patients, p < 0.001). Ertapenem was used empirically in 25% of patients compared with 88% who received cefepime empirically (p < 0.001). Consequently, 56% of patients on ertapenem received inappropriate initial therapy compared with 9% of patients on cefepime (p < 0.001). No differences in clinical success were identified (69% for ertapenem vs 88% for cefepime, p = 0.138). Although a trend favoring cefepime could be suspected, it should be noted that no statistically significant difference in clinical success was detected despite the presence of more resistant organisms and delays in initiation of appropriate therapy among patients receiving ertapenem.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"46 11","pages":"803-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.954262","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32702913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 20
Risk factors, outcome and impact of empirical antimicrobial treatment in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli bacteraemia. 广谱产β-内酰胺酶大肠杆菌血症的危险因素、结局和经验性抗菌治疗的影响。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-08 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.937454
Stefanie Van Aken, Nathalie Lund, Jonas Ahl, Inga Odenholt, Johan Tham
{"title":"Risk factors, outcome and impact of empirical antimicrobial treatment in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli bacteraemia.","authors":"Stefanie Van Aken,&nbsp;Nathalie Lund,&nbsp;Jonas Ahl,&nbsp;Inga Odenholt,&nbsp;Johan Tham","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.937454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.937454","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To investigate patient characteristics and empirical antimicrobial treatment of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) bacteraemia, to determine risk factors, outcome and impact of empirical antimicrobial treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a retrospective case-control study of all patients diagnosed with ESBL-EC from January 2011 to September 2012. The control group consisted of patients with non-ESBL E. coli bacteraemia. The groups were compared with respect to empirical treatment, risk factors and outcome, using univariate and multivariate analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study consisted of 70 consecutive cases of ESBL-producing and 140 controls of non-ESBL-producing E. coli bacteraemia. ESBL-EC prevalence of bloodstream invasive E. coli isolates was 6.1%. The independent risk factor found for ESBL-EC bacteraemia was a prior culture with ESBL production (p < 0.001). A higher frequency of inappropriate empirical antibiotic treatment (p < 0.001) and a trend towards worse outcome was observed in patients infected with ESBL-EC and empirical guidelines were more often not followed (p = 0.013). If the guidelines were followed this was associated with adequate initial antibiotic treatment (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients with ESBL-EC frequently received inappropriate empirical treatment and guidelines were more often not followed. A prior culture of ESBL-producing bacteria was an independent predictor and risk factor for ESBL-EC bacteraemia. Since the prevalence of ESBL-producing E. coli is increasing the importance of adequate guidelines must be emphasized.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"46 11","pages":"753-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.937454","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32645692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 35
High vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration is associated with poor outcome in patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia regardless of treatment. 万古霉素最低抑制浓度高与甲氧西林敏感金黄色葡萄球菌菌血症患者预后不良相关,无论治疗方法如何。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-08-19 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.931596
Juan José Castón, Francisco González-Gasca, Lourdes Porras, Soledad Illescas, Maria Dolores Romero, Julio Gijón
{"title":"High vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration is associated with poor outcome in patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia regardless of treatment.","authors":"Juan José Castón,&nbsp;Francisco González-Gasca,&nbsp;Lourdes Porras,&nbsp;Soledad Illescas,&nbsp;Maria Dolores Romero,&nbsp;Julio Gijón","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.931596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.931596","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We retrospectively investigated the impact of high vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC > 2 μg/ml) on the outcome of 53 patients with bacteremia caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Vancomycin MIC was determined by broth microdilution according to CLSI methods. The primary outcome was 30-day all-cause mortality from the date of the first positive blood culture. The mortality rate was 22.6% (12 of 53 patients). High vancomycin MIC (odds ratio (OR) = 9.3; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 1.31-63.20; p = 0.027), Charlson comorbidity index ≥ 3 (OR = 10.3; 95% CI = 1.3-102.04; p = 0.03), advanced age (OR = 35.8; 95% CI = 2.3-659.2; p = 0.01), and severe sepsis (OR = 8.5; 95% CI = 1.2-61.4; p = 0.03) were associated with mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"46 11","pages":"783-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.931596","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32594642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 14
High-risk human papillomavirus in Galicia, Spain: prevalence and evaluation of the sample representativeness. 高危人乳头瘤病毒在加利西亚,西班牙:患病率和样本代表性的评价。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-05 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.930966
Matilde Trigo-Daporta, Marta García-Campello, Monica Pérez-Ríos, Maria Isolina Santiago-Pérez, Eva Fernandez-Rodriguez, Genoveva Guinarte, Ana Troncoso, Raquel Pardavila, Alberto Malvar
{"title":"High-risk human papillomavirus in Galicia, Spain: prevalence and evaluation of the sample representativeness.","authors":"Matilde Trigo-Daporta,&nbsp;Marta García-Campello,&nbsp;Monica Pérez-Ríos,&nbsp;Maria Isolina Santiago-Pérez,&nbsp;Eva Fernandez-Rodriguez,&nbsp;Genoveva Guinarte,&nbsp;Ana Troncoso,&nbsp;Raquel Pardavila,&nbsp;Alberto Malvar","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.930966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.930966","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The prevalence of high-risk genotypes of the human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) in Galicia remained unknown before the introduction of the HPV vaccine. The objective of this study was to estimate this prevalence in non-vaccinated women when vaccination against HR-HPV started. Sample representativeness was also evaluated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Female volunteers aged 16-64 years, residents in Galicia, Spain, completed a questionnaire and provided biological samples for a virological study and for cytology. The sample was weighted; prevalence rates were estimated and are shown with 95% confidence intervals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Virological results were available for 1703 women. HR-HPV prevalence was 10.1%, decreasing notably at ages above 30 years. HPV-16 was the most frequent genotype and 3.6% of women were infected by more than one genotype. No adjustment was necessary to generalize the results of the study.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In Galicia in 2009 there would be 96 400 women aged 16-64 years infected with HR-HPV. It is possible to estimate HR-HPV prevalence in a population starting from a volunteer sample.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"46 11","pages":"737-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.930966","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32640699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 9
Comparison of liver fibrosis progression in HIV/HCV co-infected and HCV mono-infected patients by transient elastometry. 瞬时弹性测量法比较HIV/HCV合并感染和HCV单一感染患者肝纤维化进展。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-22 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.952245
Susanna Mazzocato, Elena Orsetti, Rosaria Gesuita, Francesca Piraccini, Davide Drenaggi, Francesco Barchiesi
{"title":"Comparison of liver fibrosis progression in HIV/HCV co-infected and HCV mono-infected patients by transient elastometry.","authors":"Susanna Mazzocato,&nbsp;Elena Orsetti,&nbsp;Rosaria Gesuita,&nbsp;Francesca Piraccini,&nbsp;Davide Drenaggi,&nbsp;Francesco Barchiesi","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.952245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.952245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monitoring of liver fibrosis (LF) is an essential tool for preventing liver-related complications in HIV/HCV co-infected patients. In this study, we compared LF progression by transient elastometry (TE) in 50 HIV/HCV co-infected and 115 HCV mono-infected patients followed in our institution between June 2006 and December 2011. Patients naive to interferon therapy and with at least two measurements of liver stiffness by TE were included. In all, 76% of HIV/HCV co-infected and 75% of HCV mono-infected patients remained in the same stage of LF over time. Conversely, 19% and 15% of HIV/HCV co-infected and HCV mono-infected subjects, respectively, had progression to advanced LF (≥ F3). Our study found a similar proportion of HIV/HCV co-infected and HCV mono-infected patients that developed an advanced LF during the follow-up time considered. Alcohol abuse was the only factor significantly associated with the progression as evidenced by multiple quantile regression analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"46 11","pages":"797-802"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.952245","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32686637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Procalcitonin levels in community-acquired pneumonia - correlation with aetiology and severity. 社区获得性肺炎降钙素原水平-与病因和严重程度的相关性。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-08 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.945955
Niclas Johansson, Mats Kalin, Carolina Backman-Johansson, Anders Larsson, Kristina Nilsson, Jonas Hedlund
{"title":"Procalcitonin levels in community-acquired pneumonia - correlation with aetiology and severity.","authors":"Niclas Johansson,&nbsp;Mats Kalin,&nbsp;Carolina Backman-Johansson,&nbsp;Anders Larsson,&nbsp;Kristina Nilsson,&nbsp;Jonas Hedlund","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.945955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.945955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We studied procalcitonin (PCT) levels at hospital admittance and their association with aetiology and severity in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Median PCT concentrations were higher in bacteraemic patients than in those without bacteraemia (6.11 μg/L vs 0.34 μg/L, p = 0.0002), in patients with non-bacteraemic pneumococcal aetiology than in those infected with other classic bacteria (1.18 vs 0.18, p = 0.038), and in patients with pneumococcal as compared with viral aetiology (2.43 vs 0.24, p = 0.017). When aetiology, bacteraemia and severity according to the pneumonia severity index (PSI) were included in logistic regression analyses with PCT > 0.5 as a dependent variable, the odds ratio (OR) for non-bacteraemic pneumococcal aetiology was 5.7 (p = 0.008) and 3.0 ( p = 0.1) for PSI 4-5. A separate analysis for bacteraemia and PSI 4-5 showed an OR of 17.5 (p = 0.008) and 2.7 (p = 0.092), respectively. In CAP patients, high PCT seems to be a good marker for invasive disease and pneumococcal aetiology. As a predictor of severity it appears to be less important.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":"46 11","pages":"787-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.945955","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32647143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 28
Risk of HIV transmission from patients on antiretroviral therapy: a position statement from the Public Health Agency of Sweden and the Swedish Reference Group for Antiviral Therapy. 接受抗逆转录病毒治疗的患者传播艾滋病毒的风险:瑞典公共卫生局和瑞典抗病毒治疗参考小组的立场声明。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-10-01 Epub Date: 2014-07-30 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.926565
Jan Albert, Torsten Berglund, Magnus Gisslén, Peter Gröön, Anders Sönnerborg, Anders Tegnell, Anders Alexandersson, Ingela Berggren, Anders Blaxhult, Maria Brytting, Christina Carlander, Johan Carlson, Leo Flamholc, Per Follin, Axana Haggar, Frida Hansdotter, Filip Josephson, Olle Karlström, Fredrik Liljeros, Lars Navér, Karin Pettersson, Veronica Svedhem Johansson, Bo Svennerholm, Petra Tunbäck, Katarina Widgren
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