Others Infectious DiseasesArchives
Incidence and risk factor of sepsis in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia: a Chinese, single-center, retrospective study
Others Infectious Diseases 6 min.
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as an acute infection of the pulmonary parenchyma acquired in the community (outside the hospital setting) and remains a major public health concern [1]. With approximately 6 million cases reported annually in the United States and over 1.5 million individuals...
Assessment of the diagnostic significance of pentraxin-3 in conjunction with procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) for neonatal sepsis
Others Infectious Diseases 5 min.
Neonatal sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response triggered by pathogenic microorganisms entering the bloodstream of neonates through various routes [1]. It represents a critical condition observed in neonates following infections [2]. Recent population-level studies over the past two decades suggest...
AngioVac-assisted management of histoplasma capsulatum endocarditis in a bioprosthetic aortic valve: challenges and outcomes
Others Infectious Diseases 2 min.
Infective endocarditis is a serious condition involving infection of the endocardium or heart valves, which can lead to significant morbidity and mortality if untreated [1]. Causes vary and include bacterial, fungal, and other etiologies. One of the fungal causes is Histoplasma capsulatum, an endemic...
The prognostic role of vegetation size in pediatric infective endocarditis: a retrospective study using decision curve and dose-response analysis
Others Infectious Diseases 4 min.
Infective endocarditis (IE) is an inflammation of the endocardium caused by microbial infection, with vegetations often affecting heart valves, leading to varying degrees of valvular dysfunction and potentially resulting in heart failure [1]. The in-hospital mortality rate for IE reaches as high as 24.2–30%...
Leptin and Iinterlukin-6 relationship and influence of mortality in sepsis
Others Infectious Diseases 4 min.
Sepsis is a severe and heterogeneous disease that makes life life-threatening [1]. Precious studies found many risk factors associated with septic mortality such as comorbidity [2], poor nutrition [3], infection source [4], diagnosis timing [5], abnormal clinical data [6], and immunocompromised [7]....
