Use of Dalbavancin in Skin, Bone and Joint Infections: A Real-Life Experience in an Italian Center.

Unlabelled: Dalbavancin is a lipoglycopeptide approved for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety in all patients who received at least one administration of dalbavancin.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective study of the use of dalbavancin in 55 patients at the Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I (Ancona, Italy) from February 2017 to May 2020 and compared "on label" and "off label" use of dalbavancin in ABSSSI and non-ABSSSI.

Timing of cranial reconstruction after cranioplasty infections: are we ready for a re-thinking? A comparative analysis of delayed versus immediate cranioplasty after debridement in a series of 48 patients.

The optimal management of cranioplasty infections remains a matter of debate. Most authors have suggested that the infected bone/implant removal is mandatory, combined with prolonged antibiotic therapy before reconstruction. However, failures can occur, even with 12-18-month intervals between the surgeries.

Decompressive craniectomy for medically refractory intracranial hypertension due to meningoencephalitis: report of three patients.

Background: Meningoencephalitis may sometimes cause medically refractory intracranial hypertension and brain herniation. In such patients death is common. There are a limited number of reports on the use of decompressive craniectomy as a life saving measure in these circumstances with some good results.

[Giardiasis: a parasitic disease of continued topicality. Study of prevalence among a selected adult population].

We studied the prevalence of Giardia intestinalis in five patients risk groups including institutionalised psychiatric of elderly subjects, HIV-positive immunocompromised patients, immigrants from developing countries and travellers to tropical countries. Stool specimens of 1319 subjects were studied. Stools were collected in triplicate from each subject.