Clinical Toxinology
Nocardia Infections of the Face ...
Involvement of the soft tissues of the face and neck by Nocardia spp. is uncommon. We review the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and man ...
The Use of Interferon-γ Release ...
Tuberculosis (TB) infection is relatively frequent among travellers to high incidence-countries, especially in long-term travellers and those involv ...
Current Concepts of the Intesti ...
The human gastrointestinal tract is populated by a vast and diverse community of microbes. This gut microbiota participates in host metabolism, prot ...
Vascular Access Infections: Epi ...
Infection is the most challenging and lifethreatening complication of vascular access and causes significant morbidity, loss of access, and mortalit ...
Conjunctivitis: Systematic Appr ...
Conjunctivitis is a common problem in primary health care. Inflammation of the conjunctiva may result from infection or noninfectious causes. Microb ...
Clinical Toxinology
Clinical toxinology is a specialized area of clinical medicine focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases caus ...
Cardiovascular Implantable Devi ...
biotechnology advances, the use of cardiovascular implantable devices will continue to rise. Unfortunately, despite modern medical advances, the inf ...
Update on Strongyloidiasis in t ...
Immunocompromised persons are the most vulnerable population at risk for developing life-threatening clinical syndromes associated with strongyloidi ...
Molecular Diagnosis of Viral Re ...
In clinical practice, a rapid and accurate identification of pathogens causing viral respiratory tract infections can be problematic because of nons ...
TNF-α Antagonists and Immunizat ...
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists have proven to be very effective in the treatment of several autoimmune-mediated inflammatory diseases. The ...
Prevention of Central Line–Asso ...
Central line–associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) are among the most common, lethal, and costly health care–associated infections. Recent lar ...
Current Views on the Pathophysi ...
GB virus C (GBV-C), a member of the Flaviviridae family of viruses, recently received considerable attention largely owing to its potential role in ...
Chronic Rhinosinusitis as a Mul ...
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a prevalent health condition characterized by sinonasal mucosal inflammation lasting at least 12 weeks. Heterogeneou ...
Hepatitis A and E Infection in ...
Hepatitis A is the most common vaccinepreventable infection in travellers. The incidence of hepatitis A for travellers ranges from 3.0 to 11.0 per ...
West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive D ...
West Nile virus (WNV), first recognized in North America in 1999, was responsible for the largest arboviral epidemic of human encephalitis in histor ...
Posttransplant Lymphoproliferat ...
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are a life-threatening complication following solid organ transplantation. Many posttransplant l ...
2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1 ...
The 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) was responsible for the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century. The virus— a previously unknown triplerea ...
The Outbreak of Cryptococcus ga ...
Over the previous decade, we observed the emergence of the fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus gattii, as a cause of disease in humans and animals in a te ...
Neurologic Manifestations of Ly ...
Borrelia burgdorferi infection, the tick-borne spirochetosis known as Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis, involves the nervous system (neuroborreliosi ...
When to Start Antiretroviral Th ...
Antiretrovirals perform superbly in combating HIV infection. But when to initiate therapy in asymptomatic, nonpregnant, hepatitis-free, HIV-infected ...
Human Papillomavirus Vaccinatio ...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an extremely prevalent sexually transmitted infection that is typically acquired soon after onset of sexual activity. ...
Antipsychotic Drug Use and Comm ...
Antipsychotics are generally distinguished as atypical and typical agents, which are indicated in the treatment of acute and chronic psychoses and o ...
Healthcare-Associated Bacterial ...
Healthcare-associated bacterial meningitis may occur after neurosurgical procedures, head trauma, and following placement of external or internal ve ...
Comprehensive Approaches to the ...
For every two people starting on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), five become infected with HIV. Current prevention strategies are inadequ ...
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infec ...
In this article, we review recent evidence indicating that people over the age of 50 years are increasingly at risk of HIV and sexually transmitted ...