… Dieter Horstkotte, Ferenc Follath, Erno Gutschik, Maria Lengyel, Ali Oto, Alain Pavie, Jordi
Soler-Soler, Gaetano Thiene, Alexander von Graevenitz, Silvia G. Priori, Maria Angeles …

Coryneform bacteria are aerobically growing, asporogenous, non-partially-acid-fast, gram-positive
rods of irregular morphology. Within the last few years, there has been a massive …

Propionibacterium acnes belongs to the cutaneous flora of humans and is rarely considered
a pathogen in human diseases. It is a frequent contaminant in blood cultures; however, in …

Objective To investigate the natural susceptibility to 71 antimicrobial agents of 103 Listeria
strains belonging to all known Listeria species (L. monocytogenes (N = 21), L. innocua (N = 21…

The new VITEK 2 system (bioMérieux) was evaluated at two independent sites with the
identification card for gram-negative bacilli (ID-GNB card). Of the 845 strains tested, which …

Thirty cases in which Aeromonas hydrophila and A. (Plesiomonas) shigelloides were cultured
from human specimens are reported. Aeromonads are found in natural water sources and …

The process of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis has provided a useful, relatively
inexpensive, and safe alternative for patients with end-stage renal disease. Infectious …

Zoonoses are a persistent threat to the global human health Today, more than 200 diseases
occurring in humans and animals are known to be mutually transmitted. Classical infectious …

As patients with generalized or local defects in antimicrobial defense mechanisms are able
to survive longer now than in the past, interest has turned to infections that arise with …

The evidence for an enteropathogenic role of Aeromonas spp. is still controversial. This
review examines various parameters related to a causative role of Aeromonas and concludes …