Suzuki, Shunji Hoshi, Shin-ichi Sagara, Yoko Sekizawa, Akihiko Kinoshita, Katsuyuki Kitamura, Tadaichi
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Infection & Chemotherapy
The current study examined the antimicrobial resistance of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) genital infection during pregnancy in Japan. We requested 2,146 obstetrical facilities that are members of Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to provide information of CT screening tests and antimicrobial resistance in pregnant women between Apri...
Marashi, Seyed Mahmoud Amin Nikkhahi, Farhad Hamedi, Dariush Shahbazi, Gholamhassan
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Infection & Chemotherapy
Background Antibiotic resistant bacteria and various infections caused by them especially extensive drug resistance (XDR) strains and worrying statistics of mortality due to these strains and also the lack of a clear vision for development and production of new effective antibiotics have made the necessity of using alternative therapies more appare...
Pratama, Vincent Risni, Hindun Wilda Yunir, Em Sauriasari, Rani
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Infection & Chemotherapy
Background The use of antibiotics in diabetic foot ulcer infections (DFUI) is essential in reducing morbidity. Optimal administration of antibiotics can improve clinical outcomes and reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance. This study aims to review the efficacy, in terms of clinical cure, of various regimens and the duration of antibiotic adminis...
Heo, Sang Taek
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Infection & Chemotherapy
Finsterer, Josef
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Infection & Chemotherapy
Chung, Moon-Hyun Lee, Jin-Soo Kang, Jae-Seung
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Infection & Chemotherapy
Buerger’s disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory vasculitis of unknown etiology. The infectious etiology of BD was proposed by Buerger in 1914. Furthermore, there are scattered reports insisting that BD may be related to rickettsial infection, first asserted by Goodman since 1916, followed by Giroud and other French investigators from the 1940s thr...
Lim, Sera Lee, Yuil Kim, Dong Wan Park, Won Sang Yoon, Jung Hwan Lee, Jung Young
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Infection & Chemotherapy
Background The kinetics of neutralizing antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) play an important role in evaluating vaccine efficacy and durability, herd immunity, additional vaccination, and prediction models of immune protection against coronavirus disease 2019. Materials and Methods Serum collection times...
Mastroianni, Antonio Greco, Sonia Urso, Filippo Mauro, Maria Vittoria Vangeli, Valeria
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Infection & Chemotherapy
This brief report documents the safety and efficacy of high-dose tigecycline as a salvage-therapy in in a case series of five patients with serious central nervous system (CNS) rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF). These severily ill patients were unable to take any oral drug therapy, parenteral doxycycline was unavailable and absorption of oral dox...
Hong, Sun In Ryu, Byung-Han Hong, Kyung-Wook Bae, In-Gyu Cho, Oh-Hyun
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Infection & Chemotherapy
Background Real-world clinical data concerning regdanvimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment for patients with mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are urgently needed. Here, we describe our experience with regdanvimab. Materials and Methods This retrospective cohort study enrolled high-risk adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who...
Choi, Seong Jin Park, Sang-Won Lee, Eunyoung
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Infection & Chemotherapy
Background Monoclonal antibodies are a treatment option for patients with mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We investigated the effectiveness of regdanvimab, an anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 monoclonal antibody approved in Korea, in the treatment of patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. Materials and Methods...
