Blood cultures with one venipuncture instead of two: a prospective clinical comparative single-center study including patients in the ICU, haematology, and infectious diseases departments.

Objectives: Blood culture is a key method for diagnosing bloodstream infections. In this prospective study, we aimed to investigate whether blood cultures collected with the one-puncture method results in fewer contaminants, i.e.

[Treatment of orthopedic implant-associated infections].

The Swedish National Guidelines for Bone and Joint Infections were revised during 2018. The work was carried out on behalf of the Swedish Society for Infectious Diseases. The study group consists of senior consultants in infectious diseases, supported by specialists in orthopedic surgery, clinical microbiology and allergology when needed.

Transmission of HIV Drug Resistance and the Predicted Effect on Current First-line Regimens in Europe.

Background: Numerous studies have shown that baseline drug resistance patterns may influence the outcome of antiretroviral therapy. Therefore, guidelines recommend drug resistance testing to guide the choice of initial regimen. In addition to optimizing individual patient management, these baseline resistance data enable transmitted drug resistance (TDR) to be surveyed for public health purposes.

Evaluation of seven different enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for serodiagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

Objective: Serologic assays for Staphylococcus aureus antibodies were evaluated regarding their ability to differentiate between uncomplicated and complicated S. aureus bacteremia, between S. aureus and non-S.