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Canine and feline infectious diseases /
No full textCanine and Feline Infectious Diseases is a practical, up-to-date resource covering the most important and cutting-edge advances in the field. Presented by a seasoned educator in a concise, highly visual format, this innovative guide keeps you current with the latest advances in this ever-changing field. 80 case studies illustrate the clinical relevance of the major infectious disease chapters. Well-organized Major Infectious Diseases chapters break down content by etiologic agent and epidemiology, clinical signs and their pathophysiology, physical examination.Includes bibliographical references and index.Basic principles in the diagnosis and management of small animal infection -- Laboratory diagnosis of canine and feline infectious diseases -- Isolation in cell culture -- Immunoassays -- Isolation and identification of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria -- Isolation and identification of fungi -- Nucleic acid detection assays -- Antiinfective therapy -- Principles of antiinfective therapy -- Antiviral and immunomodulatory drugs -- Antibacterial drugs -- Antifungal drugs -- Antiprotozoal drugs -- Basic principles for infection control -- Infection control programs for dogs and cats -- Immunization -- Major infectious diseases and their etiologic agents -- Viral diseases -- Rabies -- Canine parvovirus infections and other viral enteritides -- Canine distemper virus infection -- Canine herpesvirus infection -- Canine viral respiratory infections -- Infectious canine hepatitis -- Feline panleukopenia virus infection and other viral enteritides -- Feline coronavirus infection -- Feline immunodeficiency virus infection -- Feline leukemia virus infection -- Feline respiratory viral infections -- Feline poxvirus infections -- Pseudorabies -- Viral papillomatosis -- Vector-borne and other viral encephalitides -- Bacterial diseases -- Ehrlichiosis -- Anaplasmosis -- Rocky mountain spotted fever -- Salmon poisoning disease -- Coxiellosis and q fever -- Chlamydial infections -- Streptococcal and enterococcal infections -- Staphylococcus infections -- Gram-negative bacterial infections -- Anaerobic bacterial infections -- Bordetellosis -- Cell wall-deficient bacterial infections -- Mycoplasma infections -- Hemoplasma infections -- Actinomycosis -- Nocardiosis -- Mycobacterial infections -- Salmonellosis -- Enteric Escherichia coli infections -- Campylobacteriosis -- Enteric clostridial infections -- Gastric Helicobacter-like infections -- Leptospirosis -- Lyme borreliosis -- Bartonellosis -- Canine brucellosis -- Tetanus and botulism -- Yersinia pestis (plague) and other yersinioses -- Tularemia -- Bite and scratch wound infections -- Fungal and algal diseases -- Dermatophytosis -- Malassezia infections -- Blastomycosis -- Histoplasmosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Sporotrichosis -- Aspergillosis -- Rhinosporidiosis -- Candidiasis -- Miscellaneous fungal diseases -- Pythiosis, lagenidiosis, and zygomycosis -- Protothecosis -- Pneumocystosis -- Protozoal diseases -- Toxoplasmosis -- Neosporosis -- Leishmaniosis -- Babesiosis -- Cytauxzoonosis -- Canine and feline hepatozoonosis -- Trypanosomiasis -- Giardiasis -- Trichomoniasis -- Cryptosporidiosis -- Isosporiasis -- Miscellaneous protozoal diseases -- Infections of selected organ systems -- Pyoderma, otitis externa, and otitis media -- Osteomyelitis, discospondylitis, and infectious arthritis -- Infections of the cardiovascular system -- Bacterial bronchopneumonia and pyothorax -- Intra-abdominal infections -- Bacterial infections of the genitourinary tract -- Bacterial meningitis -- Vaccination schedules for dogs and cats.Online resource; title from resource home page (ScienceDirect, viewed on October 25, 2013).Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases is a practical, up-to-date resource covering the most important and cutting-edge advances in the field. Presented by a seasoned educator in a concise, highly visual format, this innovative guide keeps you current with the latest advances in this ever-changing field. 80 case studies illustrate the clinical relevance of the major infectious disease chapters. Well-organized Major Infectious Diseases chapters break down content by etiologic agent and epidemiology, clinical signs and their pathophysiology, physical examination.Elsevie
New Methodology for Estimating the Burden of Infectious Diseases in Europe
Full text linkKretzschmar M, Mangen M-JEJ, Pinheiro JP, et al. New Methodology for Estimating the Burden of Infectious Diseases in Europe. PLoS Medicine. 2012;9(4): e1001205
HIV-1 viremia during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy is not associated with mother-to-child transmission
No full textIt is currently recommended that antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV be initiated at 14 weeks of gestation. However, the relevance of early-gestation HIV viral load level for intrauterine MTCT is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between prenatal maternal viral load and intrauterine MTCT. Records of HIV-infected pregnant women in two centers in Brazil, from 1999 to 2004 were analyzed. Three pregnancy periods were considered: earlier than 14 weeks, 14 to 27 6/7 weeks, and 28 weeks of gestation or more. Peripartum HIV exposure was also computed. Maximum viral load in each period was the measure of HIV exposure. Four hundred fifty-seven HIV-infected pregnant women were evaluated, but 53 were excluded. The MTCT rate was 0.49% (2/404-95% confidence interval (CI95) = 0.14-1.79%). Newborns were not breast-fed. Median viral load for the earlier-than-14-week period was 9,900 copies/mL (P25-75 1,000-50,775 copies/mL), 8,350 copies/mL (P25-75 707-42,000 copies/mL) for the 14 to 27 6/7-week period, and 435 copies/mL (P25-75 90-7,775 copies/mL) after the 28-week period. The peripartum median viral load was 400 copies/mL (P25-75 80-500 copies/mL). MTCT in mothers with VL > 1,000 copies/mL during the first 14 weeks (0.67%, 2/298) was not different from those with VL =1,000 copies/mL (0.0%, 0/96, P=1). Analogously, in the 14 to 27 6/7-week period, MTCT was similar in groups with VL higher (0.68%, 2/292) or lower (0%, 0/106) than 1,000 copies/mL (P=1). Regarding VL >1,000 copies/mL at 28-weeks-or-later and at peripartum periods, MTCT rates were 1.15% (2/173, P = 0.18) and 2.8% (2/71, P = 0.03), respectively. Intrauterine transmission does not seem to be influenced by HIV viremia during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.Federal University of São Paulo Medical School of São Paulo Department of Infectious Diseases and Department of ObstetricsHospital Ipiranga Interdisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Department of Infectious Diseases and Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsUNIFESP, Medical School of São Paulo Department of Infectious Diseases and Department of ObstetricsSciELOConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq
Clinical Aspects of Infectious Diseases
No full textInfectious diseases are illnesses caused by harmful pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites [...
Auditory disorders and acquisition of the ability to localize sound in children born to HIV-positive mothers
No full textThe objective of the present study was to evaluate children born to HIV-infected mothers and to determine whether such children present auditory disorders or poor acquisition of the ability to localize sound. The population studied included 143 children (82 males and 61 females), ranging in age from one month to 30 months. The children were divided into three groups according to the classification system devised in 1994 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: infected; seroreverted; and exposed. The children were then submitted to audiological evaluation, including behavioral audiometry, visual reinforcement audiometry and measurement of acoustic immittance. Statistical analysis showed that the incidence of auditory disorders was significantly higher in the infected group. In the seroreverted and exposed groups, there was a marked absence of auditory disorders. In the infected group as a whole, the findings were suggestive of central auditory disorders. Evolution of the ability to localize sound was found to be poorer among the children in the infected group than among those in the seroreverted and exposed groups.University of São Paulo School Infectious Diseases Division Department of PediatricsFederal University of São Paulo Department of Speech-Language and Hearing ScienceFederal University of São Paulo Department of Pediatric InfectologyUNIFESP, Department of Speech-Language and Hearing ScienceUNIFESP, Department of Pediatric InfectologySciEL
Clinical and microbiological characterization of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in Brazil
Full text linkIn 2008 isolates of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-KPN) were detected for the first time at Hospital Heliópolis, São Paulo, Brazil. The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical and microbiological outcomes of infections caused by KPC-KPN. A historical cohort of patients from whom KPC-KPN strains were isolated was performed. Isolates were identified as resistant to ertapenem by automated broth microdilution system and screened as carbapenemase producers by the modified Hodge test. The beta-lactamase resistance gene blaKPC was detected by PCR. The genetic relatedness of isolates was determined by PFGE. The study provides early clinical experience in treating KPC-KPN infections in a Brazilian tertiary center.Hospital HeliópolisHospital Heliópolis Department of Infectious DiseasesUNIFESP-EPMHospital Heliópolis Microbiology LaboratoryUNIFESP-EPM Infectious Diseases DivisionUNIFESP, EPM, Infectious Diseases DivisionSciEL
Feline Infectious Diseases Self-Assessment Color Review
No full textCovers all types of feline infectious diseases, including infections caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi. The 199 clinical cases are presented randomly, as in practice, but the wide range of cases cover infectious diseases which effect all the organ systems of the cat.Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Editor and contributor profiles -- Classification of cases -- Abbreviations -- Questions -- Table of reference ranges -- Back CoverCovers all types of feline infectious diseases, including infections caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi. The 199 clinical cases are presented randomly, as in practice, but the wide range of cases cover infectious diseases which effect all the organ systems of the cat.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Clinical practice guideline for the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria: 2019 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
No full textAsymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a common finding in many populations, including healthy women and persons with underlying urologic abnormalities. The 2005 guideline from the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommended that ASB should be screened for and treated only in pregnant women or in an individual prior to undergoing invasive urologic procedures. Treatment was not recommended for healthy women; older women or men; or persons with diabetes, indwelling catheters, or spinal cord injury. The guideline did not address children and some adult populations, including patients with neutropenia, solid organ transplants, and nonurologic surgery. In the years since the publication of the guideline, further information relevant to ASB has become available. In addition, antimicrobial treatment of ASB has been recognized as an important contributor to inappropriate antimicrobial use, which promotes emergence of antimicrobial resistance. The current guideline updates the recommendations of the 2005 guideline, includes new recommendations for populations not previously addressed, and, where relevant, addresses the interpretation of nonlocalizing clinical symptoms in populations with a high prevalence of ASB
Infectious diseases laboratory test directory
Full text linkThis document was created under National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases/ Office of Infectious Diseases (NCEZID/OD). The printed version of CDC's Infectious Diseases Laboratory Test Directory contains information that is current as of January 31st, 2014. All information contained herein is subject to change.DiagnosisInfectious Diseas
Research contributes to addressing emerging infectious diseases
No full textThis is a one-page backgrounder on the Asian Partnership for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (APEIR). APEIR focuses on policy-relevant research that addresses the wider determinants and consequences of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs). The partnership includes researchers, officials and practitioners from Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam
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