Current Epidemiology of Infection
Candidemia and candidiasis are among the most frequent healthcare care-associated infections and lead to significant morbidity and mortality. The predominant species causing candidemia remains Candida albicans, but it has declined from the majority species to causing less than 50% of U.S. cases. Increasing proportions of infections are being caused by C. glabrata, which now causes almost 30% of U.S. cases, as well as C. parapsilosis and other non-C. albicans species. Outside the United States, the predominant species is dependent upon the region. (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - August 23, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shawn R. Lockhart Tags: Lead Article Source Type: news
Isolation of . from the Blood of a Patient with Interstitial Lung Disease
The genus Laceyella within the family Bacillaceae was proposed by Yoon et al. (1) in 2005 and was placed in the family Thermoactinomycetaceae by Matsuo et al. (2) in 2006. Members of the genus Laceyella were initially considered to belong in the genus Thermoactinomyces (also known as actinomycetes). When Yoon and colleagues (1) first proposed the genus Laceyella, only two species were known: Laceyella sacchari and Laceyella putidus, which were previously named Thermoactinomyces sacchari (Thermoactinomyces thalpophilus) and Thermoactinomyces putidus, respectively (1,3). (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - August 23, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shobha Parajuli, Raghava Potula, David Ciccolella, Allan L. Truant Tags: Case Report Source Type: news
International Tuberculosis Laboratory Consulting
Improving tuberculosis (TB) laboratory test capacity internationally is essential to combat the increasing prevalence of drug-resistant TB in many countries throughout the world, which poses a direct public health threat to the United States. Microbiologists from the U.S. who plan to serve as consultants to assist in improving TB laboratories in resource-challenged countries should prepare for such work using available resources that are readily available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the Global Laboratory Initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO). (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - August 8, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Edward Desmond, Christopher R. Peter Tags: Lead Article Source Type: news
Self-Resolving sp. Colonization in a Lung Transplant Patient
Cladophialophora spp. are dematiaceous moulds that are responsible for causing a variety of human infections in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. Infections caused by Cladophialophora spp. most commonly involve the skin and soft tissue and the central nervous system (CNS). Cladophialophora sp. infections involving the skin and soft tissues are often referred to as chromoblastomycosis, a slowly developing condition that rarely disseminates and can be treated with surgical excision and/or antifungal chemotherapy. (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - August 8, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: T. Wills, L. Mundra, H.L. Dou Dou, M. Roberts, N. Rolfe, J. Sinnott Tags: Case Report Source Type: news
Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
First reported in September 2012, the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has resulted in 206 laboratory-confirmed deaths, with a 42% mortality rate as of 27 March 2014. Closely related coronaviruses have been isolated in bats, but most evidence suggests that humans have become infected directly from camels in a number of separate transmission events, with limited human-to-human transmission reported thus far. The majority of cases originated in the Middle East (predominantly Saudi Arabia), including all the index cases. (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - July 26, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Joshua White Tags: Lead Article Source Type: news
If Specimen Collection and Processing Guidelines Fall, Does Anyone Hear Them? Pre-Analytical Conundrums in Clinical Microbiology
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Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - July 5, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Susan M. Harrington Tags: Lead Article Source Type: news
Updated Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening
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Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - June 20, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Eileen M. Burd Tags: Lead Article Source Type: news
A special invitation to authors
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Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - June 20, 2014 Category: Microbiology Source Type: news
Laboratory Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections: Guidelines, Challenges, and Innovations
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Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - June 5, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Marie Pezzlo Tags: Lead Article Source Type: news
A special invitation to authors
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Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - June 5, 2014 Category: Microbiology Source Type: news
Infection Control in the Dental Office
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Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - May 23, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Alice Schauer Weissfeld Tags: Lead Article Source Type: news
Bacteremia Caused by Linezolid-Resistant in Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - May 23, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Edward R. Bevan, Alun Roberts, Caroline E. Corless, Timothy J. Neal Tags: Case Report Source Type: news
Science with Societal Implications: Detecting in Africa
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Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - May 13, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Aubri S. Carman, Arpita G. Patel Tags: Lead Article Source Type: news
Author's Response to Letter to the Editors
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Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - May 13, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Robert L. Sautter Tags: Letter to the Editors Source Type: news
Author's Response to Letter to the Editors
We appreciate the thoughtful Letter to the Editors by Benoit and Blaney concerning clarification of laboratory exposures and patient outcomes in our published report (). Also, we appreciate their support of laboratories following current safety recommendations. Clearly, awareness of laboratory samples that may put workers at risk and the subsequent technologist behavior and safety barriers when handling potentially dangerous organisms are of utmost importance. (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - May 5, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Robert L. Sautter Tags: Letter to the Editors Source Type: news
