Clinical Microbiology and Infection

1. Congenital infection of SARS-CoV-2 in live-born neonates: a population-based descriptive study

   Publication date: Available online 19 June 2021

   Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

   Author(s): Itziar Garcia-Ruiz, Elena Sulleiro, Berta Serrano, Irene Fernandez-Buhigas, Leire Rodriguez-Gomez, David Sanchez-Nieves, Andrés Anton-Pagarolas, Juliana Esperalba-Esquerra, Marie Antoinette Frick, Fatima Camba, Alexandra Navarro-Jimenez, Nuria Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nerea Maiz, Elena Carreras, Anna Suy, Jorge Burgos, Vicente Diago, María de la Calle, Marta Muner, Sara Ruiz

2. The prognostic value of serological titers in chronic Q fever: treat the patient, not the laboratory data

   Publication date: Available online 19 June 2021

   Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

   Author(s): Nesrin Ghanem-Zoub, Stephen R. Graves

3. Widespread circulation of pertussis in Finland during 1968-1972 when the whole cell vaccine was in use

   Publication date: Available online 19 June 2021

   Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

   Author(s): Niina Ahvenainen, Timothée Dub, Aapo Knuutila, Alex-Mikael Barkoff, Jussi Sane, Qiushui He

4. Covid-19 vaccination in solid-organ transplant recipients: generating new data as fast as possible, but taking clinical decisions as slow as necessary

   Publication date: Available online 19 June 2021

   Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

   Author(s): Oriol Manuel

5. Detection of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus complex isolates using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

   Publication date: Available online 17 June 2021

   Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

   Author(s): Margarita Estreya Zvezdanova, Manuel J. Arroyo, Gema Méndez, Ana Candela, Luis Mancera, Julio García Rodríguez, Julia Lozano Serra, Rosa Jiménez, Inmaculada Lozano, Carmen Castro, Concepción López, Patricia Muñoz, Jesús Guinea, Pilar Escribano, Belén Rodríguez-Sánchez, Waldo Sánchez-Yebra, Juan Sánchez-Gómez, Inmaculada Lozano, Eduardo Marfil, Montserrat Muñoz de la Rosa

6. Disseminated trichosporosis in a young patient with CARD9 deficiency

   Publication date: Available online 16 June 2021

   Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

   Author(s): Chen Huang, Bo Liu, Yi Zhang, Yinggai Song, Xiao Liu, Zhe Wan, Xiaowen Wang, Ruoyu Li

7. Impact of dexamethasone on SARS-CoV-2 concentration kinetics and antibody response in hospitalised COVID-19 patients - results from a prospective observational study

   Publication date: Available online 15 June 2021

   Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

   Author(s): Barbara Mühlemann, Charlotte Thibeault, David Hillus, Elisa T. Helbig, Lena J. Lippert, Pinkus Tober-Lau, Tatjana Schwarz, Marcel A. Müller, Martin Witzenrath, Norbert Suttorp, Leif E. Sander, Christian Drosten, Terry C. Jones, Victor M. Corman, Florian Kurth, Stefan Hippenstiel, Sascha S. Haenel, Mirja Mittermaier, Fridolin Steinbeis, Tilman Lingscheid

8. Renal microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon cuniculi in an HIV/AIDS patient with persistent fever and kidney injury

   Publication date: Available online 15 June 2021

   Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

   Author(s): Matteo Augello, Francesca Bai, Andrea Galassi, Valeria Bono, Alessia Moro, Luca Carsana, Cristina Tonello, Antonella Tosoni, Manuela Nebuloni, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, Giulia Marchetti

9. Longevity of seropositivity and neutralizing antibodies in recovered MERS patients: a five-year follow-up study

   Publication date: Available online 14 June 2021

   Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

   Author(s): Shinhye Cheon, Uni Park, Hyoree Park, Yuri Kim, Yen Thi Hai Nguyen, Abdimadiyeva Aigerim, Ji-Young Rhee, Jae-Phil Choi, Wan Beom Park, Sang Won Park, Yeonjae Kim, Dong-Gyun Lim, Jeong-Sun Yang, Joo-Yeon Lee, Yeon-Sook Kim, Nam-Hyuk Cho

10. Reconstituted mRNA Covid-19 vaccines may maintain stability after continuous movement

    Publication date: Available online 12 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Santiago Grau, Olivia Ferrández, Elena Martín-García, Rafael Maldonado

11. Microbiology of hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections: A database study

    Publication date: Available online 12 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Don Bambino Geno Tai, Robin Patel, Matthew P. Abdel, Elie F. Berbari, Aaron J. Tande

12. High within-host diversity found from direct genotyping on post-mortem tuberculosis specimens in a high burden setting

    Publication date: Available online 11 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Cristina Rodríguez-Grande, Juan Carlos Hurtado, Sandra Rodríguez-Maus, Isaac Casas, Paola Castillo, Mireia Navarro, Natalia Rakislova, Alberto Garcia-Basteiro, Carla Carrilho, Fabiola Fernandes, Lucilia Lovane, Dercio Jordao, Mamudo R. Ismail, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Anélsio Cossa, Inácio Mandomando, Quique Bassat, Clara Menéndez, Jaume Ordi, Patricia Muñoz

13. Factors associated with the detection of norovirus among asymptomatic adults

    Publication date: Available online 11 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Daiki Kobayashi, Kyoko Yokota, Shizuka Yamagata-Uyama, Mayuko Saito

14. An open call to join the CMI editorial team: editor in clinical microbiology

    Publication date: Available online 10 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): L. Leibovici

15. Are antimicrobial stewardship interventions effective and safe in long-term care facilities? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Publication date: Available online 10 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Juan Carlos Crespo-Rivas, Ana Belén Guisado-Gil, Germán Peñalva, Ángel Rodríguez-Villodres, Cecilia Martín-Gandul, María Eugenia Pachón-Ibáñez, José Antonio Lepe, José Miguel Cisneros

16. Point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections in low-resource settings

    Publication date: Available online 10 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Silver Vargas, Gino Calvo, Jazmin Qquellon, Francesca Vasquez, Karel Blondel, Ronald Ballard, Igor Toskin

17. Improvement of pneumococcal pneumonia diagnosis using quantitative real-time PCR targeting lytA in adult patients: A prospective cohort study

    Publication date: Available online 8 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Lucía Boix-Palop, Meritxell Obradors, Mariona Xercavins, Ester Picó-Plana, Lydia Canales, Beatriz Dietl, Josefa Pérez, Javier Garau, Esther Calbo

18. Training in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases in Europe

    Publication date: Available online 8 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Franz Allerberger

19. The seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among health care workers before the Era of vaccination: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Publication date: Available online 8 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): İlker Kayı, Bahar Madran, Şiran Keske, Özge Karanfil, Jose Ramon Arribas, Natalia Psheniсhnaya, Nicola Petrosillo, Mehmet Gönen, Önder Ergönül

20. How representative is a point-of-care randomized trial? Clinical outcomes of patients excluded from a point-of-care randomized controlled trial evaluating antibiotic duration for Gram-negative bacteremia: a multicenter prospective observational cohort study

    Publication date: Available online 8 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Anne Rossel, Kimberly P.M. Zandberg, Werner C. Albrich, Angela Huttner

21. Comparison of Beta-D-Glucan levels between Candida auris and other Candida species at the time of candidemia: a retrospective study

    Publication date: Available online 8 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Joveria Farooqi, Hammad Niamatullah, Seema Irfan, Afia Zafar, Faisal Malik, Kauser Jabeen

22. Nitrofurantoin 100 mg versus 50 mg prophylaxis for urinary tract infections, a cohort study

    Publication date: Available online 8 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Thijs ten Doesschate, Kelly Hendriks, Cornelis.H. van Werkhoven, Evelien C. van der Hout, Tamara N. Platteel, Irene A.M. Groenewegen, Anouk E. Muller, Andy I.M. Hoepelman, Marc J.M. Bonten, Suzanne E. Geerlings

23. National surveillance of bacterial and fungal co- and secondary infection in COVID-19 patients in England – Lessons from the first wave

    Publication date: Available online 8 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Sarah M. Gerver, Rebecca Guy, Kate Wilson, Simon Thelwall, Olisaeloka Nsonwu, Graeme Rooney, Colin S. Brown, Berit Muller-Pebody, Russell Hope, Victoria Hall FFPH

24. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the homeless: results from a retrospective closed cohort in France (March-May 2020)

    Publication date: Available online 7 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Maya HUSAIN, Anne RACHLINE, Anthony COUSIEN, Simon ROLLAND, Claire ROUZAUD, Valentine Marie FERRE, Maria VARGAS. GOMEZ, Maï LE. TEURNIER, Marie WICKY-THISSE, Diane DESCAMPS, Yazdan YAZDANPANAH, Charlotte CHARPENTIER, Armelle PASQUET-CADRE

25. Socioeconomic disparities and COVID-19 vaccination acceptance: a nationwide ecologic study

    Publication date: Available online 7 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Gil Caspi, Avshalom Dayan, Yael Eshal, Sigal Liverant-Taub, Gilad Twig, Uri Shalit, Yair Lewis, Avi Shina, Oren Caspi

26. Challenges towards serologic diagnostics of emerging arboviruses

    Publication date: Available online 7 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Carlo Fischer, Wendy K. Jo, Verena Haage, Andrés Moreira-Soto, Edmilson Ferreira de Oliveira-Filho, Jan Felix Drexler

27. Prevalence of COVID-19 in Iran: results of the first survey of the Iranian COVID-19 Serological Surveillance program

    Publication date: Available online 7 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Kazem Khalagi, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Davood Khalili, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Siamak Mirab Samiee, Saeide Aghamohamadi, Maryam Mir-Mohammad-Ali Roodaki, Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi, Katayoun Tayeri, Hengameh Namdari Tabar, Kayhan Azadmanesh, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Kazem Mohammad, Firoozeh Hajipour, Saeid Namaki, Alireza Raeisi, Afshin Ostovar

28. Surveillance strategies using routine microbiology for antimicrobial resistance in low and middle-income countries

    Publication date: Available online 7 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Cherry Lim, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Raph L. Hamers, Paul Turner, Thomas Kesteman, Samuel Akech, Alejandra Corso, Mayfong Mayxay, Iruka N. Okeke, Direk Limmathurotsakul, H. Rogier van Doorn

29. Post-COVID-19 symptoms 6 months after acute infection among hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients

    Publication date: Available online 7 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Maddalena Peghin, Alvisa Palese, Margherita Venturini, Maria De Martino, Valentina Gerussi, Elena Graziano, Giulia Bontempo, Francesco Marrella, Alberto Tommasini, Martina Fabris, Francesco Curcio, Miriam Isola, Carlo Tascini

30. The association between bacteria colonizing the upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract infection in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Publication date: Available online 7 June 2021

    Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection

    Author(s): Shantelle Claassen-Weitz, Katherine YL. Lim, Christopher Mullally, Heather J. Zar, Mark P. Nicol