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The Story and Implications of the Korean Health Care Facility Counseling Project on People Living with HIV. 韩国卫生保健机构艾滋病毒感染者咨询项目的故事和影响。
IF 4.2
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2023.0024
Jae-Phil Choi, JungHui Lee, Jong Mi An, Jihyun Kim, Nari Won, Young Hwa Choi
{"title":"The Story and Implications of the Korean Health Care Facility Counseling Project on People Living with HIV.","authors":"Jae-Phil Choi,&nbsp;JungHui Lee,&nbsp;Jong Mi An,&nbsp;Jihyun Kim,&nbsp;Nari Won,&nbsp;Young Hwa Choi","doi":"10.3947/ic.2023.0024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2023.0024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2005, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) launched \"Health Care Facility Counseling Project on People Living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)\" funded by the private-subsidy project for the prevention of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and sexually transmitted diseases to provide people living with HIV (PLWH) psychological support and counsel them about the disease and antiretroviral therapy (ART). Currently, 38 counseling nurse specialists work at 28 healthcare facilities for patient care. Of all PLWH in Korea, 71.9% received benefits from the Counseling Project. Adherence to ART medication (>95.0%), level of depression or anxiety, counseling coverage, and viral load status were monitored as common project indicators. Various specialized programs have been implemented in diverse facilities. This project has played a pivotal role in HIV care continuum and viral suppression policies, resulting in 95.9% of PLWH maintaining undetectable status (<40 copies/ml) in 2021. In this review, we present the chronology and fulfillment of this project, which will be an essential step for future planning in the context of aging and the chronic comorbid nature of HIV/AIDS.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":"55 2","pages":"167-178"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/56/df/ic-55-167.PMC10323534.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9795329","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}
引用次数: 0
Mycobacterium intracellulare Tenosynovitis with Rice Body Formation with Literature Review. 分枝杆菌胞内腱鞘炎伴水稻体形成并文献综述。
IF 4.2
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2022.0025
Cheon Hoo Jeon, Tae Woo Kim, Joon Young Park, Chung Su Hwang, Seungjin Lim
{"title":"<i>Mycobacterium intracellulare</i> Tenosynovitis with Rice Body Formation with Literature Review.","authors":"Cheon Hoo Jeon,&nbsp;Tae Woo Kim,&nbsp;Joon Young Park,&nbsp;Chung Su Hwang,&nbsp;Seungjin Lim","doi":"10.3947/ic.2022.0025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2022.0025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rice body formation is a rare response to chronic inflammation of the synovial membrane. It is most commonly associated with rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis. Recently, there have been reports of rice bodies caused by non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. We describe a case of rice body formation in a 69-year-old man who presented with pain and swelling in his third finger for six months after being punctured by a wire 1 year ago. He had no other notable recent medical history. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large amount of fluid collection with diffuse thickening and enhancement of the synovium and rice bodies along the flexor tendon of the third finger. During surgery, multiple granular white rice bodies were found from the third carpal bone to the distal phalanx. <i>Mycobacterium intracellulare</i> was identified through mycobacterial culture and the patient was treated with rifampin, ethambutol, and clarithromycin, without recurrence. This case reveals that <i>Mycobacterium intracellulare</i> infection can cause tenosynovitis with rice bodies.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":"55 2","pages":"299-305"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/0c/e3/ic-55-299.PMC10323524.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9841005","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}
引用次数: 0
HIV Service Delivery Innovations in the Philippines during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 新冠肺炎大流行期间菲律宾的艾滋病毒服务提供创新。
IF 2.8
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Epub Date: 2023-05-04 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2023.0025
Rowalt Alibudbud
{"title":"HIV Service Delivery Innovations in the Philippines during the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Rowalt Alibudbud","doi":"10.3947/ic.2023.0025","DOIUrl":"10.3947/ic.2023.0025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":"55 2","pages":"283-284"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/34/e9/ic-55-283.PMC10323522.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9786516","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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Incidence and Risk Factors of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Induced Nephrotoxicity and Renal Function Recovery, a Hospital Case-Control Study. 富马酸替诺福韦二氧吡酯肾毒性和肾功能恢复的发生率及危险因素:一项医院病例-对照研究
IF 4.2
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2023.0001
Sirikan Srisopa, Akarawat Kornjirakasemsan, Pornpit Treebupachatsakul, Paveena Sonthisombat
{"title":"Incidence and Risk Factors of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Induced Nephrotoxicity and Renal Function Recovery, a Hospital Case-Control Study.","authors":"Sirikan Srisopa,&nbsp;Akarawat Kornjirakasemsan,&nbsp;Pornpit Treebupachatsakul,&nbsp;Paveena Sonthisombat","doi":"10.3947/ic.2023.0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2023.0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The incidence of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)-induced nephrotoxicity ranges from 15.8 to 19.3 percent. Following cessation of TDF, approximately one-half of patients with nephrotoxicity regained full renal functions. This study aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors for nephrotoxicity, as well as the complete recovery of renal function, in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving TDF regimens.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This was a retrospective case-control study of HIV-positive patients who received TDF regimens from 2 tertiary hospitals between 2012 and 2018. Signs of TDF-induced renal dysfunction, defined as having estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline of greater than 25%, and proximal renal tubulopathy (PRT) were followed for 48 months. After discontinuing TDF due to nephrotoxicity, the renal parameters of patients were monitored for 48 months. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to determine the factors associated with TDF-induced nephrotoxicity and renal function recovery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve percent of 3,214 TDF-treated patients were diagnosed with renal dysfunction, whereas 303 patients (15.20%) were diagnosed with PRT. TDF-induced renal dysfunction was associated with older age (odds ratio [OR] = 2.851), smoking (OR = 1.972), and TDF use for more than 3 years (OR 1.928). Receiving trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and being elderly were associated with PRT (OR = 4.727, 4.313, and 3.357, respectively). Following the discontinuation of TDF, 12.96% of patients regained full renal function. Elderly patients and those taking renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors or protease inhibitors (PIs) had a lower likelihood of full recovery (OR = 0.811, 0.793, 0.582, respectively). One-third experienced PRT recovery, whereas RAAS inhibitors use, old age, and receiving PIs decreased the likelihood of PRT recovery (OR = 0.709, 0.504, 0.311, respectively). TDF cessation at an eGFR greater than 60 mL/min/1.73 m² increased the likelihood of renal function recovery and PRT by 4.07 and 2.11 times, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Twelve percent and 15 percent of patients receiving TDF developed renal dysfunction and PRT, respectively. Age, TMP/SMX, NSAIDs, and long-term TDF exposure were independent risk factors for TDF-induced nephrotoxicity. Thirteen and thirty-three percent of patients with renal dysfunction and PRT recovered from their conditions, respectively. The discontinuation of TDF at an eGFR greater than 60 mL/min/1.73 m² was advantageous for the recovery of renal function and PRT.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":"55 2","pages":"226-236"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/65/de/ic-55-226.PMC10323539.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9786515","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}
引用次数: 1
Phenotypic Characteristics and Clonal Relationships of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolates in Hospitalized Adults from a Private Center in Lima, Peru. 秘鲁利马一家私立中心住院成人嗜麦芽窄养单胞菌分离株的表型特征和克隆关系
IF 4.2
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2023.0003
Tamin Ortiz-Gómez, Paula Toledano, Andrea C Gomez, María López, Carla Andrea Alonso, Joaquim Ruiz, José Lagos, Yolanda Sáenz
{"title":"Phenotypic Characteristics and Clonal Relationships of <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i> Isolates in Hospitalized Adults from a Private Center in Lima, Peru.","authors":"Tamin Ortiz-Gómez,&nbsp;Paula Toledano,&nbsp;Andrea C Gomez,&nbsp;María López,&nbsp;Carla Andrea Alonso,&nbsp;Joaquim Ruiz,&nbsp;José Lagos,&nbsp;Yolanda Sáenz","doi":"10.3947/ic.2023.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2023.0003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i> is an opportunistic pathogen, often associated with nosocomial infections. Ten <i>S. maltophilia</i> were isolated from clinical samples during the period January 2021 and June 2022. Eight (80%) patients had cancer as a background disease and 2 patients had coronavirus disease 2019. A fatal outcome was recorded in 4 cases (40% of patients). All the isolates were susceptible to minocycline and levofloxacin. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and ceftazidime resistance rates were 20% and 40% respectively. Eight different patterns were observed by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, only two isolates being clonally identical. The isolation of <i>S. maltophilia</i> in clinical settings requires the implementation of infection prevention measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":"55 2","pages":"278-282"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d3/0d/ic-55-278.PMC10323528.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9786517","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}
引用次数: 1
Post-engraftment Bloodstream Infections After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Risk Factors and Association with Mortality. 同种异体造血细胞移植后血流感染:危险因素及其与死亡率的关系。
IF 4.2
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2022.0146
Mobil Akhmedov, Galina Klyasova, Larisa Kuzmina, Anastasia Fedorova, Mikhail Drokov, Elena Parovichnikova
{"title":"Post-engraftment Bloodstream Infections After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Risk Factors and Association with Mortality.","authors":"Mobil Akhmedov,&nbsp;Galina Klyasova,&nbsp;Larisa Kuzmina,&nbsp;Anastasia Fedorova,&nbsp;Mikhail Drokov,&nbsp;Elena Parovichnikova","doi":"10.3947/ic.2022.0146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2022.0146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are major cause of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). This study aimed to analyze the incidence, etiology, risk factors and outcomes of post-engraftment BSI in allo-HCT recipients.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The retrospective study included 261 patients with documented engraftment after first allo-HCT performed from January 2018 till September 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 261 patients 29 (11.1%) developed at least one post-engraftment BSIs episode with a median time to post-engraftment BSI of 49 days (range, 1 - 158 days from the engraftment). A total of 45 pathogens were isolated from blood - 64.4% (n = 29) were represented by Gram-negative bacteria, and 35.6% (n = 16) - by Gram-positive bacteria. Secondary graft failure (hazard ratio [HR]: 39.93; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.64-208.74; <i>P</i> <0.001), secondary poor graft function (HR: 18.07; 95% CI: 3.53 - 92.44; <i>P</i> <0.001), and acute gut graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD) grade II-IV (HR: 29.86; 95% CI: 10.53 - 84.68; <i>P</i> <0.001) were associated with the higher risk of Gram-negative post-engraftment BSIs. Overall 30-day survival after post-engraftment BSIs was 71.4%. By multivariate analysis post-engraftment BSIs (HR: 3.09; 95% CI: 1.29 - 7.38; <i>P</i> = 0.011), and acute gut GvHD grade II-IV (HR: 6.60; 95% CI: 2.78 - 15.68; <i>P</i> <0.001) were associated with the higher 180-day non-relapse mortality risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Gram-negative bacteria prevailed in the etiology of post-engraftment BSIs with secondary graft failure. secondary poor graft function. and acute gut GvHD being the main predisposing factors for their development. Post-engraftment BSIs were associated with the higher risk of non-relapse mortality after allo-HCT.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":"55 2","pages":"204-213"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/32/ef/ic-55-204.PMC10323536.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9790113","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}
引用次数: 1
Trends in National Pharmaceutical Expenditure in Korea during 2011 - 2020. 2011 - 2020年韩国国家药品支出趋势。
IF 4.2
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2023.0028
Yujeong Kim, Jungmi Chae, Seohee Shin, Gayoung Jo, Jihye Shin, Byungsoo Kim, Dong-Sook Kim, Jin Yong Lee
{"title":"Trends in National Pharmaceutical Expenditure in Korea during 2011 - 2020.","authors":"Yujeong Kim,&nbsp;Jungmi Chae,&nbsp;Seohee Shin,&nbsp;Gayoung Jo,&nbsp;Jihye Shin,&nbsp;Byungsoo Kim,&nbsp;Dong-Sook Kim,&nbsp;Jin Yong Lee","doi":"10.3947/ic.2023.0028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2023.0028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to identify the trends in pharmaceutical expenditure (PE), share of PE in health expenditure (HE), and trends in expenditure by pharmacological groups (ATC level 1 classification) in Korea for a 10-year period (2011 - 2020) and compare the data with those of other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Using the findings, we determined the current status of pharmaceutical expenditure (PE) management in Korea and derived the implications for establishing future macroscopic policies on PE.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We analyzed the OECD Health Statistics and the Korean national health insurance claims database from January 2011 through December 2020. The outcome measures were HE, PE, and pharmaceutical sales data for ATC level 1 medicines from OECD Health Statistics data during 2011 - 2020. As OECD collects limited ATC level 1 data, we used the HIRA health insurance claims data for PEs of ATC level-1 classification, including D, L, P, and S.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PE in Korea increased by 38.5% from 19.9 billion USD in 2011 to 27.6 billion USD in 2020, whereas the share of PE in HE decreased by 6.3%p from 26.4% in 2011 to 20.1% in 2020. In 2020, Korea ranked third in PE per capita (760.9 USD PPP) and had the highest share of PE (20.1%) among the 19 OECD countries studied. By ATC level 1 class, the highest PE was A (alimentary tract and metabolism) at 4.3 billion USD, and L (antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents) had the highest increase at 13.4%; in contrast, J (anti-infectives for systemic use) had the lowest increase in annual average PE at -0.2% in 2020 relative to 2011. Among the 17 OECD countries, Korea had the highest and the third-highest expenditures for ATC codes A and J, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>PE in Korea has continued to increase between 2011 and 2020, indicating the need for macroscopic management of PE. Our results on PE by ATC code may help health authorities in establishing future policies on PE.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":"55 2","pages":"237-246"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/43/90/ic-55-237.PMC10323532.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10179853","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}
引用次数: 1
Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Urinary Tract Infection among Neonates Presenting with Unexplained Hyperbilirubinemia in Lebanon: A Retrospective Study. 黎巴嫩不明原因高胆红素血症新生儿尿路感染患病率及临床意义:一项回顾性研究
IF 4.2
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2022.0117
Alya Harb, Viviane Yassine, Ghassan Ghssein, Ali Salami, Hadi Fakih
{"title":"Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Urinary Tract Infection among Neonates Presenting with Unexplained Hyperbilirubinemia in Lebanon: A Retrospective Study.","authors":"Alya Harb,&nbsp;Viviane Yassine,&nbsp;Ghassan Ghssein,&nbsp;Ali Salami,&nbsp;Hadi Fakih","doi":"10.3947/ic.2022.0117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2022.0117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Neonatal jaundice is commonly seen in term and preterm newly born babies. It could be either physiologic or secondary to multiple underlying pathologies like urinary tract infection (UTI). Our main objective was to confirm the relationship between neonatal jaundice without apparent cause like hemolysis and the presence of UTI.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We, retrospectively over a period extended from 2017 to 2020, included 496 babies admitted for elevated indirect hyperbilirubinemia for whom demographic, clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic data were collected through a detailed questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our study included 496 neonates and showed a prevalence of UTI in 8.9% of neonates. The two most common microorganisms in urine culture were <i>Escherichia coli</i> (65.9%) and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (25.0%). A multivariate logistic analysis showed that UTI was associated with male neonates (odds ratio [OR] = 2.366, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.173 - 4.774; <i>P</i> = 0.016), history of prenatal UTI (OR = 5.378, 95% CI: 2.369 - 12.209; <i>P</i> <0.001), poor feeding (OR = 3.687, 95% CI: 1.570 - 8.661; <i>P</i> = 0.003), and positive urine culture in catheter (OR = 2.704, 95% CI: 1.255 - 5.826; <i>P</i> = 0.011). The mean length of stay was higher in patients with positive UTI (Median = 216 hours) compared to patients with negative UTI (Median = 48 hours) (<i>P</i> <0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Neonatal sreening for UTI should be recommended whenever there is unexplaind early or prolonged hyperbilirubinemia with no evidence of alloimmune hemolysis or blood group incompatibility and to prevent the morbidity of urosepsis and congenital kidneys malformations.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":"55 2","pages":"194-203"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9f/74/ic-55-194.PMC10323526.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10161088","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}
引用次数: 5
Antibiotic Combination Therapy for Severe Scrub Typhus: Is It Necessary? 抗生素联合治疗严重恙虫病是否必要?
IF 4.2
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2023.0055
Moon-Hyun Chung, Jin-Soo Lee, Jae Hyoung Im
{"title":"Antibiotic Combination Therapy for Severe Scrub Typhus: Is It Necessary?","authors":"Moon-Hyun Chung,&nbsp;Jin-Soo Lee,&nbsp;Jae Hyoung Im","doi":"10.3947/ic.2023.0055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2023.0055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scrub typhus can be adequately treated with doxycycline or azithromycin unless it is treated too late. Such cases present as severe scrub typhus, and their treatment remains a challenging problem. In this article, we briefly review the literature on the treatment of scrub typhus and the limitations of the combination of doxycycline and azithromycin. Several options are suggested for further study in the treatment of severe scrub typhus (such as encephalitis, myocarditis, and pneumonia), including dose escalation of doxycycline, the adjuvant use of steroids, the selective use of beta-lactam antibiotics, and the use of tigecycline.</p>","PeriodicalId":51616,"journal":{"name":"Infection and Chemotherapy","volume":"55 2","pages":"179-184"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/cb/2c/ic-55-179.PMC10323529.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10161087","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}
引用次数: 0
Clinical Features and Outcomes of Invasive Fusariosis: A Case Series in a Single Center with Literature Review. 侵袭性镰孢病的临床特征和预后:单中心病例系列并文献回顾。
IF 4.2
Infection and Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2018.0717
Ji Yeon Kim, Cheol In Kang, Ji Hye Lee, Woo Joo Lee, Kyungmin Huh, Sun Young Cho, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck
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