German infectious disease specialists organized their first large-scale national congress

Infection ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-29
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Infectious Disease Specialists ◽  
National Congress

scholarly journals Low Dose Chest CT and Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2196
Author(s):  
Julie Finance ◽  
Laurent Zieleskewicz ◽  
Paul Habert ◽  
Alexis Jacquier ◽  
Philippe Parola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Lung Ultrasound ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Infectious Disease Specialists ◽  
Patient Prognosis ◽  
Low Dose Computed Tomography ◽  
Dose Imaging

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to use low- and non-radiating chest imaging techniques on a large scale in the context of an infectious disease, which has never been done before. Previously, low-dose techniques were rarely used for infectious diseases, despite the recognised danger of ionising radiation. Method: To evaluate the role of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) and lung ultrasound (LUS) in managing COVID-19 pneumonia, we performed a review of the literature including our cases. Results: Chest LDCT is now performed routinely when diagnosing and assessing the severity of COVID-19, allowing patients to be rapidly triaged. The extent of lung involvement assessed by LDCT is accurate in terms of predicting poor clinical outcomes in COVID-19-infected patients. Infectious disease specialists are less familiar with LUS, but this technique is also of great interest for a rapid diagnosis of patients with COVID-19 and is effective at assessing patient prognosis. Conclusions: COVID-19 is currently accelerating the transition to low-dose and “no-dose” imaging techniques to explore infectious pneumonia and their long-term consequences.

scholarly journals Visceral Mycotic Aneurysm: Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm Caused by K. pneumoniae

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Reham Almasoud ◽  
Alaaeddin Nwilati ◽  
Saeb Bayazid ◽  
Mamoun Shafaamri
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Superior Mesenteric Artery ◽  
Mesenteric Artery ◽  
Mycotic Aneurysm ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Resected Tissue ◽  
Infectious Disease Specialists

We herein report a rare case of mycotic aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery caused by <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>. A 66-year-old man, a known case of hypertension and aorto-oesophageal fistula with stented aorta in 2010 and 2018, presented to the emergency department multiple times over 2 months with severe postprandial abdominal pain associated with vomiting and fever. On his last presentation, the obtained blood cultures grew ESBL positive <i>K. pneumoniae</i> and a repeated computed tomography (CT) showed a growing aneurysm at the origin of the ileocecal branch of the superior mesenteric artery measuring 17 × 10 mm (the aneurysm was 8 × 7.5 mm in the CT angiography on the previous admission). Extensive workup did not reveal the underlying cause of the mycotic aneurysm, thus we believe the cause to be the infected aortic stent, leading to bacteraemia and vegetations to the mesenteric artery causing the aneurysm. The management plan was placed by a multidisciplinary team consisting of vascular surgeons and infectious disease specialists along with review from a dietician to evaluate the patient’s nutritional status. The patient was started on total parenteral nutrition due to his postprandial pain and on antibiotic therapy according to the infectious disease team’s recommendation. He underwent surgical resection of the mycotic aneurysm, which showed a thrombosed aneurysm in the jejunoileal mesenteric area. The histopathology of the resected tissue demonstrated inflammatory aneurysm of the mesenteric artery. Following the surgery, the patient continued his antibiotic therapy and was discharged on the 13th post-operative day with follow-up appointments in the vascular surgery and infectious disease clinic.

scholarly journals Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adultsa

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 859-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elie F. Berbari ◽  
Souha S. Kanj ◽  
Todd J. Kowalski ◽  
Rabih O. Darouiche ◽  
Andreas F. Widmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Antimicrobial Therapy ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Vertebral Osteomyelitis ◽  
Executive Summary ◽  
Orthopedic Surgeons ◽  
Infectious Disease Specialists

Abstract These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiologists, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with native vertebral osteomyelitis (NVO). They include evidence and opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with NVO treated with antimicrobial therapy, with or without surgical intervention.

INFECTIOUS AND INFLAMMATORY COMPLICATIONSIN OPHTHALMOLOGYAMID COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
Khalidjan Kamilov ◽  
◽  
Munirakhon Kasimova ◽  
Gavkhar Khamraeva ◽  
Manzurakhon Rizaeva
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Sinus Thrombosis ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Secondary Glaucoma ◽  
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis ◽  
Optic Nerve Atrophy ◽  
Ocular Complications ◽  
Adequate Treatment ◽  
Infectious Disease Specialists ◽  
Corneal Penetration

Inflammatory complications of the organ of vision in the time of COVID-19 can be manifested as conjunctivitis, scleritis, episcleritis, keratitis, uveitis and optic neuritis. It is essential to collect anamnesis, examine the blood for the presence of COVID 19 and treat these patients with the help of infectious disease specialists. Correct diagnosis of inflammatory ocular complications in the presence of COVID 19 makes it possible to prevent ocular complications, such as: ulcers and corneal penetration; fusion and overgrowth of the pupil,which leadto secondary glaucoma; endoophthalmitis, panophthalmitis and optic nerve atrophy. Timely intensive medical care and adequate treatment of these complications lead to a decrease in disability in this category of patients.Keywords:Ophthalmology, COVID-19,complications, ulcers, endoophthalmitis, panophthalmitis, gastrointestinal tract, cavernous sinus thrombosis

Contemporary Plagues and Social Progress

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 458-461
Author(s):  
Thomas H. Weller
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Malignant Disease ◽  
Diarrheal Disease ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Congress ◽  
Health Field ◽  
Opening Session

For this address at the opening session of the First Mexican National Congress of Infectious Diseases in Children (ler, Congreso National de Infectologia Pediatrica), I have chosen as my title "Contemporary Plagues and Social Progress." While in medicine the term plague usually refers to diseases caused by Pasteurella pestis, the word has broader meanings and usages. It describes that which smites or troubles, can refer to an afflictive evil or anything troublesome or vexatious, or can be applied to any malignant disease, especially those that are contagious. It can be used as an expression of annoyance, as a mild oath, or with the implication of harassment. Thus, today we are concerned with the plague of plagues, the afflictive evils of the cumulative insults of infectious disease. Additionally, we might be tempted to cast a plague on the system of medical education and on the political process that neither conveys the continuing importance of infectious diseases nor funds the mechanisms for their containment. Or, should the shoe be on the other foot? Should not society cast a plague on us? As experts in the field of infectious disease, have we not failed to publicize that, on a global basis, the combination of diarrheal disease and malnutrition is the leading cause of death in infants and children? Has not our successful use of antibiotics induced unjustified public complacency regarding the problems of infectious disease? Why have our low-keyed reports of resistant typhoid bacilli, or pneumococci or of gonococci failed to dispel the prevalent mystique that science has controlled infectious agents, leaving cancer and heart disease in the public eye as the major unconquered problems in the health field?

Clinical Management of Heart Transplant Recipients

2019 ◽  
pp. 443-445
Author(s):  
Arzoo Sadiqi ◽  
Jama Jahanyar
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Right Ventricular Failure ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team Approach ◽  
Infectious Disease Specialists ◽  
Heart Transplant Recipients ◽  
Cardiac Surgeons

The challenges of managing heart transplant recipients postoperatively relate to right ventricular failure, immunosuppression, and the unique physiology of the donor heart. Clinical management of heart transplant recipients requires a multidisciplinary team approach with a coordinated effort between intensivists, cardiac surgeons, heart transplant cardiologists, and infectious disease specialists.

scholarly journals Infectious Disease Research in the Era of Big Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-59
Author(s):  
Peter M. Kasson
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Biomedical Data ◽  
Disease Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Large Scale Data ◽  
Infectious Disease Research ◽  
Unique Nature

Infectious disease research spans scales from the molecular to the global—from specific mechanisms of pathogen drug resistance, virulence, and replication to the movement of people, animals, and pathogens around the world. All of these research areas have been impacted by the recent growth of large-scale data sources and data analytics. Some of these advances rely on data or analytic methods that are common to most biomedical data science, while others leverage the unique nature of infectious disease, namely its communicability. This review outlines major research progress in the past few years and highlights some remaining opportunities, focusing on data or methodological approaches particular to infectious disease.

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