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JournalISSN: 0951-7375

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
About: Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases is an academic journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Medicine & Pneumonia. It has an ISSN identifier of 0951-7375. Over the lifetime, 2535 publications have been published receiving 87209 citations. The journal is also known as: Curr Opin Infect Dis.


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TL;DR: An appreciation of the factors affecting the progression from colonization to infection can help clinicians with the interpretation of clinical findings and microbiological investigations in patients with chronic wounds.
Abstract: Purpose of reviewWound healing is a complex process with many potential factors that can delay healing. There is increasing interest in the effects of bacteria on the processes of wound healing. All chronic wounds are colonized by bacteria, with low levels of bacteria being beneficial to the wound h

896 citations

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TL;DR: Use of PZQ will increase in the foreseeable future, whether given alone or coadministered with other anthelminthics in integrated control programmes, as well as inhibitors of a schistosome-specific bifunctional enzyme, thioredoxin-glutathione reductase.
Abstract: Purpose of reviewPraziquantel (PZQ) is the only drug being used to treat human schistosomiasis on a large scale. This review focuses on current knowledge about the mechanisms of action of PZQ, prospects for PZQ resistance, possible future alternative drugs and on exhortations that control of schisto

694 citations

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TL;DR: Better understanding of the interaction between microorganisms, the implant and the host may improve the current approach to the diagnosis and treatment of implant-associated infections.
Abstract: Purpose of reviewWe review recent advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infections associated with joint prostheses and internal fixation devices.Recent findingsThe perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis should be administered 60–30 min before incision or before inflation of the to

481 citations

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TL;DR: R Rash and fever in a returning traveler could be rickettsial and presumptive doxycycline treatment can be curative, and African tick-bite fever appears to be of particular importance to travellers.
Abstract: Purpose of reviewRecent developments in molecular taxonomic methods have led to a reclassification of rickettsial diseases. The agent responsible for scrub typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi) has been removed from the genus Rickettsia and a bewildering array of new rickettsial pathogens have been descri

396 citations

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TL;DR: The evidence demonstrating the importance of contamination of hospital surfaces in the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens and interventions scientifically demonstrated to reduce the levels of microbial contamination and decrease healthcare- associated infections are reviewed.
Abstract: Purpose of reviewThis article reviews the evidence demonstrating the importance of contamination of hospital surfaces in the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens and interventions scientifically demonstrated to reduce the levels of microbial contamination and decrease healthcare-associate

388 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202381
2022161
202190
202069
201988
201873