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Publikováno v:
Acta Clinica Belgica. 77:436-444
Dengue is a possibly life-threatening human mosquito-borne viral infection widely spread in peridomestic (sub)tropical climates. The global incidence has expanded rapidly in the last decades, with 40% of the world's population currently at risk. To d
Publikováno v:
Acta Clinica Belgica. 69:267-272
The gold standard for laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis is the presence of typical eggs in stool or urine. The laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis and Katayama syndrome in returning travellers is difficult because the number of excreted egg
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 26:541-547
The aim of this study was to review fungal bloodstream infections at a large tertiary care hospital to evaluate the incidence of fungemia and the distribution of causative species during the period 2001-2005. Another aim was to assess the extent of a
Publikováno v:
Acta Clinica Belgica. 61:10-18
Infectious complications after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are rare and can mainly be divided into endocarditis and sepsis/cholangitis. There still remains uncertainty about the indications, antibiotic regimens, and timing f
Autor:
R Merckx, W. E. Peetermans, Teun Boekhout, Jan Verhaegen, S Keuleers, Ferry Hagen, K. Lagrou, J. Van Eldere
Publikováno v:
Journal of Internal Medicine. 257:385-388
We report a case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent female patient with exposure to a pet magpie (Pica pica). Genetically indistinguishable isolates were cultured from the cerebrospinal fluid of the patient and excreta of the bird. Our
Autor:
Johan Colaert, P. De Munter, I. Surmont, Jan Verhaegen, E. Van Wijngaerden, W. E. Peetermans, L. Van Hoovels
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 24:149-152
Described here are three cases of acute native valve endocarditis due to the coagulase-negative pathogen Staphylococcus lugdunensis with serious complications. Two of the three patients died despite optimal antibiotic therapy and cardiovascular surge
Autor:
W. E. Peetermans, E. Van Wijngaerden
Publikováno v:
Acta Clinica Belgica. 56:284-288
Pretravel immunizations and health advice can substantially reduce the incidence of travel-related diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of pretravel advice among a homogenous group of students, who received similar writt
Publikováno v:
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 7(7), 388-391. Elsevier Ltd.
During a 4-month period we prospectively investigated the frequency of polyclonal catheter infections with Staphylococcus epidermidis. Of each catheter with pure growth of S. epidermidis, six colonies were genotypically analyzed with pulsed-field gel
Publikováno v:
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 32:527-533
The incidence of deep-seated candidal infection is increasing, but candidal vertebral osteomyelitis is still rare. We describe 6 patients recently treated in our hospital. Conservative treatment failed in all. We reviewed the literature and identifie
Publikováno v:
Acta Clinica Belgica. 55:148-153
Foreign body infections by coagulase negative Staphylococci are an important and growing problem in our hospitals. Only recently have we started to get some data on the specific virulence factors that permit the otherwise non-pathogenic Coagulase Neg