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Germs, Volume 9, Issue 3

09 2019 - 6 articles

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Articles (6)

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
167 Views

2 September 2019

Introduction: Candida glabrata complex is composed of three cryptic species, Candida glabrata sensu stricto, C. bracarensis and C. nivariensis. Its reduced susceptibility to fluconazole is responsible for treatment failure of its infections. Combina...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
161 Views

Dissemination of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Carrying the blaGES, blaNDM and blaOXA23 in Morocco

  • Hanane El Hafa,
  • Kawtar Nayme,
  • Najia El Hamzaoui,
  • Itto Maroui,
  • Mohammed Sbiti,
  • Khalid Zerouali,
  • Mohammed Timinouni and
  • Abdelhaq Belhaj

2 September 2019

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is a microorganism which has been classified by the World Health Organization in the list of the bacterial strains that pose the biggest danger to human health. This study was performed to determine the susceptibil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
115 Views

Characteristics of Influenza in Elderly Patients with and Without Diabetes, Hospitalized for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital from Bucharest Romania—A Three-Year Pro-spective Epidemiological Surveillance Study

  • Daniela Pițigoi,
  • Maria Nițescu,
  • Anca Streinu-Cercel,
  • Rodica Bacruban,
  • Alina Elena Ivanciuc,
  • Mihaela Lazăr,
  • Carmen Maria Cherciu,
  • Maria Dorina Crăciun,
  • Victoria Aramă and
  • Adrian Streinu-Cercel
  • + 1 author

2 September 2019

Introduction: Patients with diabetes may be at a higher risk of developing complicated influenza. We report the characteristics of influenza in hospitalized elderly patients with and without diabetes, in three consecutive influenza seasons. Methods:...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
170 Views

Virulence Determinants and Biofilm Formation of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Hospitalized Patients

  • Amir Aliramezani,
  • Mohammad Soleimani,
  • Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad Fard and
  • Farshad Nojoomi

2 September 2019

Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii are nosocomial bacteria that are responsible for outbreaks and severe infections in hospitalized patients globally. The major target of this study was the characterization of virulence determinants and biofilm fo...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
85 Views

2 September 2019

Introduction: The eustachian valve is a normal remnant of the right valve of the sinus venosus, which directs blood in the embryo life from the inferior vena cava into the left atrium through the foramen ovale. Case report: We report a case of eustac...

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