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Quinolone Use during the First Trimester of Pregnancy and the Risk of Atopic Dermatitis, Asthma, and Allergies of Offspring during 2011 to 2020. 2011 至 2020 年间妊娠头三个月使用喹诺酮类药物与后代患特应性皮炎、哮喘和过敏症的风险。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-11 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0030
Jungmi Chae, Yeon-Mi Choi, Yong Chan Kim, Dong-Sook Kim
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Use of a Real-Time Locating System in Infection Control. 在感染控制中使用实时定位系统。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0043
Min Hyung Kim, Yoon Soo Park
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Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of ST72 Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus: Comparison with ST72 Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus. ST72 甲氧西林易感金黄色葡萄球菌的临床和微生物学特征:与 ST72 耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌的比较。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0031
Jaijun Han, Euijin Chang, Jiwon Jung, Min Jae Kim, Yong Pil Chong, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Seongman Bae
{"title":"Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of ST72 Methicillin-Susceptible <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>: Comparison with ST72 Methicillin-Resistant <i>S. aureus</i>.","authors":"Jaijun Han, Euijin Chang, Jiwon Jung, Min Jae Kim, Yong Pil Chong, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Seongman Bae","doi":"10.3947/ic.2024.0031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2024.0031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sequence type 72 (ST72) is the predominant community-associated methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) genotype in Korea. With an increasing prevalence of the ST72 <i>S. aureus</i> lineage, regardless of methicillin resistance, it is crucial to understand the clinical and microbiological characteristics of ST72 methicillin-susceptible <i>S. aureus</i> (MSSA) as well as ST72 MRSA.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In this retrospective cohort study, data from patients with <i>S. aureus</i> bacteremia (SAB) who were admitted to a tertiary hospital in Korea from March 2007 to December 2018 were collected. Multilocus sequence typing was used to identify ST72 isolates. The clinical and microbiological characteristics of ST72 MSSA were compared with those of ST72 MRSA among patients infected with SAB.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 442 SAB patients with ST72, 157 (35.5%) were infected with MSSA and 285 (64.5%) were infected with MRSA. There was a significant increase in the proportion of ST72 MSSA in both the community and hospital settings. Compared to ST72 MRSA, ST72 MSSA isolates were less likely to have multidrug resistance. The main infection foci, infection severity, and duration of bacteremia did not differ significantly between the two groups. The 90-day recurrence rate was significantly lower in the MSSA group (2.5% <i>vs.</i> 8.4%, <i>P</i>=0.03), while the 90-day mortality rate was comparable (28.0% <i>vs.</i> 23.9%, <i>P</i>=0.40).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ST72 MSSA had similar clinical features as ST72 MRSA in terms of infection site, severity, and 90-day mortality. Despite exhibiting lower levels of antibiotic resistance, ST72 MSSA has increased in the hospital environment concurrently with ST72 MRSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142480453","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}
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Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Children on Treatment in Southern Morocco: A 12-Years Retrospective Follow-up Study. 摩洛哥南部接受治疗的艾滋病病毒感染儿童的机会性感染:一项为期 12 年的回顾性随访研究。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0056
Hayat Iziki, Souad Yakini, Raja Ouabich, Abdelaaziz Bounabe, Nezha Doukkani, Naima Ben-Abjaou, Sanae Ben Taleb, Hicham Blaak, Amal Boutib, Amina Barkat
{"title":"Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Children on Treatment in Southern Morocco: A 12-Years Retrospective Follow-up Study.","authors":"Hayat Iziki, Souad Yakini, Raja Ouabich, Abdelaaziz Bounabe, Nezha Doukkani, Naima Ben-Abjaou, Sanae Ben Taleb, Hicham Blaak, Amal Boutib, Amina Barkat","doi":"10.3947/ic.2024.0056","DOIUrl":"10.3947/ic.2024.0056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in children is a significant public health concern, increasing the risk of infant mortality. Immunodeficiency caused by HIV favors the development of opportunistic infections (OIs), which are responsible for over 90% of HIV-related deaths. This study seeks to determine the primary OIs in children with HIV followed at the Hassan II Regional Hospital Center in Sous Massa, during the period from 2012 to 2023.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This retrospective study is the first in Morocco to investigate OIs among HIV-infected children. It analyzed 76 complete medical records, using a data collection form designed based on existing literature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study revealed that 37% of participants were suffering from OIs, mainly diarrhea (11%), tuberculosis (9%) and pneumonia (7%).There was a significant correlation between OIs and HIV clinical stage (<i>P=</i>0.001), age (<i>P</i>=0.007), and anemia (<i>P</i>=0.001). Despite progress in management, the presence of OIs remains a risk factor for infant morbidity and mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study highlights the importance of early detection, prevention, and adherence to treatment in reducing this burden. Management of anemia is essential.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11458494/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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High Serum miR-361-3p Predicts Early Postdischarge Infections after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation. 高血清 miR-361-3p 预测自体干细胞移植术后出院早期感染。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-04 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0021
Damian Mikulski, Kacper Kościelny, Izabela Dróżdż, Mateusz Nowicki, Małgorzata Misiewicz, Ewelina Perdas, Piotr Strzałka, Agnieszka Wierzbowska, Wojciech Fendler
{"title":"High Serum miR-361-3p Predicts Early Postdischarge Infections after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation.","authors":"Damian Mikulski, Kacper Kościelny, Izabela Dróżdż, Mateusz Nowicki, Małgorzata Misiewicz, Ewelina Perdas, Piotr Strzałka, Agnieszka Wierzbowska, Wojciech Fendler","doi":"10.3947/ic.2024.0021","DOIUrl":"10.3947/ic.2024.0021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is currently the backbone of the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) and relapsed and refractory lymphomas. Notably, infections contribute to over 25% of fatalities among AHSCT recipients within the initial 100 days following the procedure. In this study, we aimed to evaluate three selected miRNAs: hsa-miR-155-5p, hsa-miR-320c, and hsa-miR-361-3p, in identifying AHSCT recipients at high risk of infectious events up to 100 days post-transplantation after discharge.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The study group consisted of 58 patients (43 with MM, 15 with lymphoma) treated with AHSCT. Blood samples were collected from all patients at the same time point: on day +14 after transplantation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifteen patients (25.9%) experienced infectious complications after post-transplant discharge within the initial +100 days post-transplantation. The median time to infection onset was 44 days (interquartile range, 25-78). Four patients required hospitalization due to severe infection. High expression of hsa-miR-361-3p (fold change [FC], 1.79; <i>P</i>=0.0139) in the patients experiencing infectious complications and overexpression of hsa-miR-320c (FC, 2.14; <i>P</i><0.0001) in patients requiring hospitalization were observed. In the multivariate model, both lymphoma diagnosis (odds ratio [OR], 6.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.55-30.56; <i>P</i>=0.0112) and high expression of hsa-miR-361-3p (OR, 3.00; 95% CI, 1.40-6.41; <i>P</i>=0.0047) were independent factors associated with post-discharge infectious complications occurrence. Our model in 10-fold cross-validation preserved its diagnostic potential with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.78 (95% CI, 0.64-0.92).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Elevated serum hsa-miR-361-3p emerges as a promising biomarker for identifying patients at risk of infection during the early post-discharge period, potentially offering optimization of the prophylactic use of antimicrobial agents tailored to the specific risk profile of each AHSCT recipient.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11458496/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141890842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Addressing Campylobacter AMR Transmission in India: Urgent Policy Call. 解决印度弯曲杆菌 AMR 传播问题:紧急政策呼吁。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0061
Sheikh Mohd Saleem, Zulfqarul Haq
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The Outcome of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients with Lymphoma and the Risk Factors for the Development of Pneumonia. 淋巴瘤患者感染 SARS-CoV-2 的结果及引发肺炎的风险因素。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0046
Hanter Hong, Su-Mi Choi, Yeong-Woo Jeon, Tong-Yoon Kim, Seohyun Kim, Tai Joon An, Jeong Uk Lim, Chan Kwon Park
{"title":"The Outcome of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients with Lymphoma and the Risk Factors for the Development of Pneumonia.","authors":"Hanter Hong, Su-Mi Choi, Yeong-Woo Jeon, Tong-Yoon Kim, Seohyun Kim, Tai Joon An, Jeong Uk Lim, Chan Kwon Park","doi":"10.3947/ic.2024.0046","DOIUrl":"10.3947/ic.2024.0046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although patients with lymphoma appear particularly vulnerable to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, the clinical evolution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a patient with lymphoid malignancies has been under-represented, especially in relation to chemo-, chemo-immunotherapy.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Among adult patients with lymphoma receiving treatment in a specialized lymphoma center at a 500-bed, university-affiliated hospital, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection from January 2020 to April 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 117 patients with a median age of 53 years were included. One hundred twelves (95.7%) were non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Eighty-six patients (73.5%) were on active chemotherapy and 9 were post stem cell transplant state. Sixty-one patients had more than one comorbidity and 29 had hypogammaglobulinemia. Thirty-four patients (29.1%) had never received a COVID-19 vaccine. During a median follow-up of 134 days, COVID-19 pneumonia developed in 37 patients (31.6%). Excluding three patients who died before the 30 days, 31 out of 34 patients had ongoing symptomatic COVID-19. Eleven patients (9.4%) had post COVID-19 lung condition that persisted 90 days after COVID-19 diagnosis. Overall mortality was 10.3% (12 of 117), which was higher in patients with pneumonia. In multivariate analyses, age 65 years or older, follicular lymphoma, receiving rituximab maintenance therapy, and lack of vaccination were significantly associated with the development of COVID-19 pneumonia.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with lymphoma are at high risk for developing pneumonia after SARS-CoV-2 infection and suffer from prolonged symptoms. More aggressive vaccination and protective measures for patients with lymphoma who have impaired humoral response related to rituximab maintenance therapy and hypogammaglobulinemia are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11458498/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Call for Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Immunotherapeutic Agents for Lymphoma during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 呼吁平衡 COVID-19 大流行期间淋巴瘤免疫治疗药物的风险和益处。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0105
Chan Mi Lee, Wan Beom Park
{"title":"Call for Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Immunotherapeutic Agents for Lymphoma during the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Chan Mi Lee, Wan Beom Park","doi":"10.3947/ic.2024.0105","DOIUrl":"10.3947/ic.2024.0105","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11458502/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Rate Depends on Infectivity of the Virus Strain, Closeness of Contact, and the Immune Competence of the Infected Person. SARS-CoV-2 的传播率取决于病毒株的感染性、接触的密切程度和感染者的免疫能力。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0073
Josef Finsterer
{"title":"SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Rate Depends on Infectivity of the Virus Strain, Closeness of Contact, and the Immune Competence of the Infected Person.","authors":"Josef Finsterer","doi":"10.3947/ic.2024.0073","DOIUrl":"10.3947/ic.2024.0073","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11458508/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Impact of Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Optimizing Antibiotic Treatment in Gram-negative Bacilli Bacteremia. 实施抗菌药物管理计划对优化革兰氏阴性杆菌菌血症抗生素治疗的影响
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2024.0026
Carles García-Cervera, Francisco Mariano Jover-Díaz, Elisabet Delgado-Sánchez, Coral Martin-González, Rosa Provencio-Arranz, Ana Infante-Urrios, Cristina Dólera-Moreno, Pedro Esteve-Atiénzar, Teresa Martínez Lazcano, Jorge Peris-García, Vicente Giner-Galvañ, Victoria Ortiz de la Tabla Ducasse, Ángel Sánchez-Miralles, Teresa Aznar-Saliente
{"title":"Impact of Implementing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Optimizing Antibiotic Treatment in Gram-negative Bacilli Bacteremia.","authors":"Carles García-Cervera, Francisco Mariano Jover-Díaz, Elisabet Delgado-Sánchez, Coral Martin-González, Rosa Provencio-Arranz, Ana Infante-Urrios, Cristina Dólera-Moreno, Pedro Esteve-Atiénzar, Teresa Martínez Lazcano, Jorge Peris-García, Vicente Giner-Galvañ, Victoria Ortiz de la Tabla Ducasse, Ángel Sánchez-Miralles, Teresa Aznar-Saliente","doi":"10.3947/ic.2024.0026","DOIUrl":"10.3947/ic.2024.0026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASP) have improved empirical and directed antibiotic treatment in Gram-negative Bacilli (GNB) bloodstream infections. A decrease in mortality, readmission, and length of hospitalization has been reported.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A pre-post-quasi-experimental study was conducted between November and April 2015-2016 (pre-intervention period), 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 (post-intervention periods), to analyse the impact of ASP on empirical, directed, and entire treatment optimization, as well as mortality, readmission, and length of hospitalization, in hospitalized patients with Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) bloodstream infections.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred seventy-four patients were included (41 in the pre-intervention group, 38 in the first-year post-intervention group, 50 in the second-year post-intervention group, and 45 in the third-year post-intervention group). There was a significant improvement in directed treatment optimization (43.9% in the pre-intervention group, 68.4% in the first-year post-intervention group, 74% in the second-year post-intervention group, and 88.9% in the third-year post-intervention group, <i>P</i> <0.001), as well as in entire treatment optimization (19.5%, 34.2%, 40.0%, and 46.7%, respectively, <i>P</i>=0.013), with increased optimal directed (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.60-8.58) and entire treatment (aOR, 3.31; 95% CI, 1.27-8.58). Although a tendency toward improvement was observed in empirical treatment after ASP implementation, it did not reach statistical significance (41.5% <i>vs.</i> 57.9%, <i>P</i>=0.065). No changes in mortality, readmission, or length of hospitalization were detected.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ASP implementation improved both directed and entire treatment optimization in patients with GNB bloodstream infections over time. Nevertheless, no improvement was found in clinical outcomes such as mortality, readmission, or length of hospitalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11458493/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141890877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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