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Outcome of febrile neutropenic patients treated for bacteriuria in hematology
Positive urine sample is a frequent finding in post-chemotherapy febrile neutropenia (FN) and can lead to prolonged antibiotic therapy. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of bacteriuria episodes i...
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Draft Genome Sequence of Kazachstania bovina Yeast Isolated from Human Infection
Kazachstania bovina is a yeast species from the K. telluris complex that has been recently involved in bloodstream infections. While yeast genomes from this complex have already been sequenced, K. bovina genome h...
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Risk factors for biliary stent infections in malignant biliary obstruction secondary to unresectable malignancies
Palliative biliary drainage in patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction (MBO) frequently leads to biliary stent infection (BI), which could impact medical care. The aim of this study was to ass...
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Open AccessLate Onset of Chronic Granulomatous Disease Revealed by Paecilomyces lilacinus Cutaneous Infection
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited immunodeficiency due to defective leukocyte NADPH responsible for recurrent infections and aberrant inflammation. Mutations in the CYBB gene are responsible for...
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Scedosporium and Lomentospora infections in lung transplant recipients
Infections caused by uncommon or rare mould pathogens often complicate the management of lung transplant (Tx) recipients contributing to high mortality. This review explores the epidemiology, diagnosis, and ma...
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Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Daptomycin
Due to the low level of resistance observed with daptomycin, this antibiotic has an important place in the treatment of severe Gram-positive infections. It is the first-in-class of the group of calcium-depende...
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Is current initial empirical antibiotherapy appropriate to treat bloodstream infections in short-duration chemo-induced febrile neutropenia?
Fever of unknown origin is by far the most common diagnosis in low-risk febrile neutropenic patients undergoing chemotherapy. The current empirical regimen combines amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and fluoroquinol...
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Open AccessHigh heterogeneity in community-acquired pneumonia inclusion criteria: does this impact on the validity of the results of randomized controlled trials?
There is no consensus on the most accurate combination of diagnostic criteria to define community acquired pneumonia (CAP). We describe inclusion criteria in randomized controlled trials (RCT) of CAP and asses...
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Nebulized Liposomal Amphotericin B for Treatment of Pulmonary Infection Caused by Hormographiella aspergillata: Case Report and Literature Review
Invasive fungal infection is a serious complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pulmonary infection due to Hormographiella aspergillata is an uncommon condition associated with a...
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Open AccessAcute lower respiratory infections in ≥5 year -old hospitalized patients in Cambodia, a low-income tropical country: clinical characteristics and pathogenic etiology
Few data exist on viral and bacterial etiology of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in ≥5 year –old persons in the tropics.
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Emerging Invasive Fungal Diseases in Transplantation
Invasive fungal infections continue to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in severely immunocompromised transplant patients. Although Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp. represent the majority of identifie...
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Open AccessKlebsiella pneumoniaerelated community-acquired acute lower respiratory infections in Cambodia: Clinical characteristics and treatment
In many Asian countries, Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) is the second pathogen responsible for community-acquired pneumonia. Yet, very little is known about KP etiology in ALRI in Cambodia, a country that has one of ...
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Open AccessMycobacterium genavense as a cause of subacute pneumonia in patients with severe cellular immunodeficiency
Mycobacterium genavense is a rare nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Human infections are mostly disseminated in the setting of the AIDS epidemic or the use of aggressive immunosuppressive treatments. M. genaven...
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Open AccessPulmonary melioidosis in Cambodia: A prospective study
Melioidosis is a disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei and considered endemic in South-East Asia but remains poorly documented in Cambodia. We report the first series of hospitalized pulmonary melioidosis c...
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Open AccessViral and bacterial etiologies of community-acquired acute lower respiratory infections among hospitalized Cambodian patients
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Open AccessPulmonary melioidosis in CAMBODIA: a prospective study
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Open AccessSurveillance of acute lower respiratory infections in Cambodia: lessons from the field
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Open AccessKlebsiella pneumoniae related community-acquired acute lower respiratory infections in CAMBODIA: clinical characteristics and treatment
