A primary goal in organ transplantation is the prevention or effective treatment of infection,
the most common life-threatening complication of long-term immunosuppressive therapy …

The distinction between bactericidal and bacteriostatic agents appears to be clear according
to the in vitro definition, but this only applies under strict laboratory conditions and is …

This document updates and expands the initial Infectious Diseases Society of America
(IDSA) Fever and Neutropenia Guideline that was published in 1997 and first updated in …

This article, prepared by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Fever and
Neutropenia Guidelines Panel, updates guidelines established a decade ago by the …

Background Neutropenia and infection are major dose-limiting side effects of chemotherapy.
Previous studies have suggested that recombinant methionyl granulocyte colony-stimulating …

Background Since the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the
glycopeptide vancomycin has been the only uniformly effective treatment for staphylococcal …

The importance of neutropenia in the risk of serious infection in patients with cancer who are
receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy was first recognized nearly 30 years ago1. Since then …

Biofilm-protected microbial infections in skin are a serious health risk that remains to be
adequately addressed. The lack of progress in develo** effective treatment strategies is …

Purpose and patients and methods We performed a prospective clinical study of 200
consecutive patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremias to analyze in vitro …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections. Severe
infections, such as pneumonia or bacteraemia, are associated with high mortality rates and …