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Incidence and clinical and microbiological features of invasive and probable invasive streptococcal group A infections in children and adults in the Brussels-Capital Region, 2005–2020
Assess the incidence, risk factors, clinical and microbiological features, and outcome of both probable invasive and invasive group A Streptococcus ...
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Neutrophil-derived reactive agents induce a transient SpeB negative phenotype in Streptococcus pyogenes
BackgroundStreptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci; GAS) is the main causative pathogen of monomicrobial necrotizing soft tissue infections...
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Group A Streptococcal meningitis in children: a short case series and systematic review
BackgroundGroup A streptococcal(GAS) meningitis is a severe disease with a high case fatality rate. In the era of increasing GAS meningitis, our...
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Clinical manifestations and biomarkers to predict mortality risk in adults with invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis infections
PurposeThe incidence of invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (iSDSE) infections is increasing in developed countries, but studies...
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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: Case Reports from the Patients Prospective
All who have contributed in writing this chapter have been patients and parents that have experienced an horrific life event. The horrific disease...
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Atypical Presentation of Severe Fungal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Patient with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
X-linked agammaglobulinemia is a rare primary immunodeficiency due to a BTK mutation. The patients are characteristically deficient in peripheral B...
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Pillars for prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections: an Italian expert opinion statement
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent a relevant problem for all healthcare facilities, because they involve both the care aspect and the...
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First Report on Chronic Granulomatous Disease from Nepal and a Review of CYBC1 Deficiency
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) primarily results from inherited defects in components of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase...
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Biofilm-Associated Infections in Chronic Wounds and Their Management
Chronic wounds including vascular ulcers, diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, and burn wounds show delayed progress through the healing process. Some...
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Understanding antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Finegoldia magna: an insight to an untrodden path
BackgroundFinegoldia magna (formerly known as Peptococcus magnus or Peptostreptococcus magnus ) belonging to phylum Firmicutes, class Clostridia and...
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Intensive multidisciplinary management in critical care patients affected by severe necrotizing soft tissue infections: a cooperative method to improve the efficacy of treatment
To illustrate the effectiveness of our intensive multidisciplinary management (IMM) in the treatment of severely ill patients with necrotizing soft...
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Breathing new life into tissue engineering: exploring cutting-edge vascularization strategies for skin substitutes
Tissue-engineered skin substitutes (TESS) emerged as a new therapeutic option to improve skin transplantation. However, establishing an adequate and...
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Molecular Epidemiology of Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae and Problems of Health-Care Associated Infections
The review describes virulence factors of hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) including genes determining its virulence and discusses their role in...
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Sensing microbial infections in the Drosophila melanogaster genetic model organism
Insects occupy a central position in the biosphere. They are able to resist infections even though they lack an adaptive immune system. Drosophila...
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) as a significant etiological factor of laryngological infections: a review
This review article shows that coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are widely responsible for laryngological diseases. General characteristics of...
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Five years of safety profile of bevacizumab: an analysis of real-world pharmacovigilance and randomized clinical trials
ObjectiveBevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor. It has a wide range of clinical applications in various...
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Vibrio vulnificus and Its Antimicrobial Resistance
Vibrios are the natural inhabitants of aquatic ecosystems and cause life threatening diseases such as cholera. Halophilic, Non cholera vibrios like...
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Vibrio vulnificus and Its Antimicrobial Resistance
Vibrios are the natural inhabitants of aquatic ecosystems and cause life threatening diseases such as cholera. Halophilic, non-cholera vibrios like...
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Bacterial Adhesion, Virulence, and Biofilm Formation
The adhesion of bacteria to implanted biomaterial and human tissue surfaces is the first and essential step in the pathogenesis of infection....
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Reprogramming cholesterol metabolism in macrophages and its role in host defense against cholesterol-dependent cytolysins
Cholesterol is a critical lipid for all mammalian cells, ensuring proper membrane integrity, fluidity, and biochemical function. Accumulating...
