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21 Abiotrophia endocarditis in children with no underlying heart disease: a rare but a virulent organism Congenital Heart Disease, June 4, 2013

22 Endocarditis in adults with bacterial meningitis Circulation, June 3, 2013    Clinical Article

23 A 72-year-old woman with an uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot presenting with possible pulmonary endocarditis: a case report Full Text Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 3, 2013

24 "Kissing" Vegetation in a Rare Case of Infective Endocarditis by Gemella sanguinis The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, June 3, 2013

25 Early alterations of B cells in patients with septic shock Critical Care, May 31, 2013    Clinical Article

26 Concomitant Gerbode-Like Defect and Anterior Mitral Leaflet Perforation after Aortic Valve Replacement for Endocarditis Echocardiography, May 31, 2013

27 Intraventricular hemorrhage and multiple intracranial cysts associated with congenital cytomegalovirus infection Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 30, 2013

28 Is early ventricular dysfunction or dilatation associated with lower mortality rate in adult severe sepsis and septic shock? A meta-analysis Critical Care, May 28, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article    Clinical Article

29 Streptococcal-vimentin cross-reactive antibodies induce microvascular cardiac endothelial proinflammatory phenotype in Rheumatic Heart Disease Clinical and Experimental Immunology, May 28, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

30 Randomized cluster crossover trials for reliable, efficient, comparative effectiveness testing: design of the prevention of arrhythmia device infection trial (padit) Canadian Journal of Cardiology, May 28, 2013    Clinical Article

31 Assessment of the in vivo formation of biofilm on external ventricular drainages European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, May 28, 2013    Review Article

32 Can Implantable Cardiac Electronic Device (ICED) infections be defined as early or late based on the cause of infection Journal of Medical Microbiology, May 24, 2013    Review Article

33 Snare vegetectomy for right-sided endocarditis Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, May 24, 2013

34 Virus detection and semi-quantitation in explanted heart tissues of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy adult patients using PCR coupled with mass spectometry analysis Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

35 A case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus prosthetic aortitis in an HIV positive woman Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 23, 2013

36 Aortic thrombus and multiple embolisms during a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection Infection, May 23, 2013

37 Erectile dysfunction, testosterone deficiency, and risk of coronary heart disease in a cohort of men living with HIV in Belgium The Journal of Sexual Medicine, May 22, 2013    Clinical Article

38 Pharmacokinetics of linezolid in the mediastinum and pleural space International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

39 Utilization Patterns and Outcomes Associated With Central Venous Catheter in Septic Shock: A Population-Based Study Critical Care Medicine, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

40 Significance of Leukocytosis After Cardiac Device Implantation The American Journal of Cardiology, May 21, 2013    Review Article

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Clinical Pearls in Infectious Disease

Highlights in Infectious Disease

Predicting decompensation during severe acute exacerbation of hepatitis B

In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.

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Three risk factors for mortality in the elderly with pneumonia identified

In a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.

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Tobacco and alcohol abuse in HPV-positive patients increase risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

In a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).

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1 Increased coronary atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability by coronary computed tomography angiography in HIV-infected men AIDS, April 29, 2013

2 Long-Term Survival After Operations for Native and Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 3, 2013

3 Disseminated Ochroconis gallopava infection in a heart transplant patient Transplant Infectious Disease, April 30, 2013

4 Contribution of Genetic Background, Traditional Risk Factors, and HIV-Related Factors to Coronary Artery Disease Events in HIV-Positive Persons Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 26, 2013

5 Intraventricular and intrathecal colistin as the last therapeutic resort for the treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventriculitis and meningitis: a literature review International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, May 14, 2013    Review Article

6 Enterococcus faecalis Infective Endocarditis Circulation, May 2, 2013

7 Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Percutaneous Coronary Aspiration Thrombectomy Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 30, 2013    Review Article

8 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 12, 2013

9 Significance of Leukocytosis After Cardiac Device Implantation The American Journal of Cardiology, May 21, 2013    Review Article

10 CD4 Decline Is Associated With Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Death in Virally Suppressed Patients With HIV Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 8, 2013

11 Cardiac Infection and Sepsis in 3 Intravenous Bath Salts Drug Users Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 15, 2013

12 Management of cardiac implantable electronic device infections: the challenges of understanding the scope of the problem and its associated mortality Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , May 13, 2013    Review Article

13 Ampicillin Plus Ceftriaxone Is as Effective as Ampicillin Plus Gentamicin for Treating Enterococcus faecalis Infective Endocarditis Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 10, 2013

14 Native valve Escherichia coli endocarditis following urosepsis Indian Journal of Nephrology, May 15, 2013    Free full text

15 Central retinal artery occlusion due to infective endocarditis International Ophthalmology, May 6, 2013

16 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013    Review Article

17 De-escalation of antimicrobial treatment for adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock Cochrane Reviews, April 11, 2013    Review Article

18 Pharmacokinetics of linezolid in the mediastinum and pleural space International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 21, 2013

19 A Misinterpreted Case of Aorta Prosthesis Endocarditis: Remember The Phenomenon of Microbubbles Echocardiography, May 2, 2013

20 Molecular characterization of endocarditis-associated Staphylococcus aureus Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 1, 2013    Review Article

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