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Germs, Volume 5, Issue 3

2015 09 - 6 articles

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Articles (6)

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
94 Views
4 Pages

Endovascular Infection with Salmonella Group C—A Case Report

  • Manuela Arbune,
  • Roxana Ciobotaru and
  • Doina Carina Voinescu

1 September 2015

Introduction: The risk of secondary endovascular infections after bacteremia with Salmonella spp. is augmented by preexisting atherosclerotic arterial lesions. Over the age of 50, the incidence varies between 25 and 35%. Case report: A 57‐year‐old ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
126 Views
13 Pages

A Decade of Change in Susceptibility Patterns of Gram-Negative Blood Culture Isolates: A Single Center Study

  • Murali Alagesan,
  • Ram Gopalakrishnan,
  • Senthur Nambi Panchatcharam,
  • Sureshkumar Dorairajan,
  • Thirunarayan Mandayam Ananth and
  • Ramasubramanian Venkatasubramanian

1 September 2015

Background: Gram‐negative bacteremia is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Indian hospitals. We hereby describe changing trends in Gram‐negative isolates from blood cultures from a single center over a ten‐year period. Methods: A...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
112 Views
5 Pages

Comparison of Samples Obtained from Bronchoscopy of Patients with and Without Bronchial Anthracosis for Investigating the Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  • Mohammad Samet,
  • Jamshid Ayatollahi,
  • Atefeh Aboutorabi,
  • Masoud Rahimian,
  • Seyed Hossein Shahcheraghi and
  • Seyed Alireza Mirjalili

1 September 2015

Objective: Bronchial anthracosis is caused by the deposition of carbon, silica or asbestos particles in mucosal and submucosal cells and macrophages, and it can lead to chronic bronchial obstruction. Certain studies have reported an association betwe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
158 Views
9 Pages

Incidence and Predictors of Adverse Drug Events in an African Cohort of HIV-Infected Adults Treated with Efavirenz

  • Isaac Okoh Abah,
  • Maxwell Akanbi,
  • Mercy Enuwa Abah,
  • Amos Istifanus Finangwai,
  • Christy W Dady,
  • Kakjing Dadul Falang,
  • Augustine Odoh Ebonyi,
  • Joseph Anejo Okopi,
  • Oche Ochai Agbaji and
  • Phyllis J Kanki
  • + 3 authors

1 September 2015

Introduction: Adverse drug reactions associated with efavirenz (EFV) therapy are poorly described beyond the first year of treatment. We aimed to describe the incidence and predictors of EFV‐related adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in a cohort of adult...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
155 Views
7 Pages

Leptin Expression in HIV-Infected Patients During Antiretroviral Therapy

  • Cătălin Tiliscan,
  • Victoria Aramă,
  • Raluca Mihăilescu,
  • Daniela Ioana Munteanu,
  • Adrian Streinu-Cercel,
  • Daniela Adriana Ion,
  • Mihaela Andreea Rădulescu,
  • Cristina Popescu,
  • Alina Elena Lobodan and
  • Ștefan Sorin Aramă
  • + 1 author

1 September 2015

Background: Leptin is an adipokine with complex metabolic, neuroendocrine and immune functions. Our objective was to evaluate leptin serum levels in a cohort of Romanian HIV‐infected patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy in relation to their imm...

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