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Introducing Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine (Infect Dis Trop Med) is a quarterly peer-reviewed online journal that encompasses all aspects of basic and clinical research on infectious diseases. Infect Dis Trop Med publishes high impact research articles of outstanding significance and novelty in all areas of Infectious diseases.

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Clostridium difficile infection in a university teaching hospital: focus on recurrences

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e537
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20199_537

  Topic: Hospital infection     Category:

Bagella P.
Unit of Post-Acute Long Term Care, ATS Sardegna, Sassari, Italy
paola.bagella@tiscali.it Close
, Fiore V.
Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Bagedda L.
Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Bagedda S.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Mameli M. S.
Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Babudieri S.
Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Madeddu G.
Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
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Sinus bradycardia in a patient with bacterial meningitis in therapy with IVIg: a case report

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e539
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20199_539

  Topic: Bacterial Infections     Category:

D’Andrea F.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
flavia.dandrea91@libero.it Close
, Ceccarelli M.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Facciolà A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Paolucci I.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, “G. Martino” University Hospital, Messina, Italy Close
, Maranto D.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, “G. Martino” University Hospital, Messina, Italy Close
, Lo Presti Costantino M. R.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, “G. Martino” University Hospital, Messina, Italy Close
, Spicola D.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, A.R.N.A.S. “Civico di Cristina Benfratelli”, Palermo, Italy Close
, Larnè D.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Venanzi Rullo E.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Mondello P.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, “G. Martino” University Hospital, Messina, Italy Close
, Pellicanò G. F.
Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and the Developmental Age “G. Barresi”, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
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Pasteurella multocida septic shock in an immunocompromised woman

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e541
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20199_541

  Topic: Bacterial Infections     Category:

Larnè D.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
damianolarne@yahoo.it Close
, D’Andrea F.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Facciolà A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Paolucci I. A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Ceccarelli M.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Venanzi Rullo E.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Pellicanò G. F.
Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and the Developmental Age “G. Barresi”, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
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Endocarditis from Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing: an emerging infection? Two case reports

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e543
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20199_543

  Topic: Bacterial Infections     Category:

Albanese A.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, “Papardo” Hospital, Messina, Italy
antonioalbanese@icloud.com Close
, Scordo P.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, “Papardo” Hospital, Messina, Italy Close
, Smedile V.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, “Papardo” Hospital, Messina, Italy Close
, Lo Presti R.
Severe Acquired Brain Injuries Center, IRCCS “Bonino-Pulejo” Center for Brain Injuries, Messina, Italy Close
, Rifici C.
Severe Acquired Brain Injuries Center, IRCCS “Bonino-Pulejo” Center for Brain Injuries, Messina, Italy Close
, Pollicino P.
Severe Acquired Brain Injuries Center, IRCCS “Bonino-Pulejo” Center for Brain Injuries, Messina, Italy Close
, Sansone F.
Unit of Cardiac Surgery, “Papardo” Hospital, Messina, Italy Close
, Mastromauro I.
Intensive Care Unit, “Papardo” Hospital, Messina, Italy Close
, Patanè F.
Unit of Cardiac Surgery, “Papardo” Hospital, Messina, Italy Close
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Cervical and lumbar diffuse Brucella spondylodiscitis: an uncommon case report

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e545
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20199_545

  Topic: Bacterial Infections     Category:

Cosentino F.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
fede_cosentino@hotmail.com Close
, Marino A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
, Onorante A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
, Gussio M.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
, Zagami A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
, Torrisi S.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
, Locatelli M. E.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
, Pampaloni A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
, Scuderi D.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
, Gentile A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
, Ceccarelli M.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Nunnari G.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Cacopardo B.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Close
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An evaluation of the burden of invasive Enterococcal infection in a large university hospital

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e523
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20195_523

  Topic: Hospital infection     Category:

Facciolà A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
afacciola@unime.it Close
, Ceccarelli M.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Venanzi Rullo E.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, d'Aleo F.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Paolucci I. A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, D’Andrea F.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Mondello P.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Lo Presti Costantino M. R.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Maranto D.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
, Pellicanò G. F.
Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and the Developmental Age “G. Barresi”, University of Messina, Messina, Italy Close
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Treatment failure due to the potential under-dosing of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in a patient with Plasmodium falciparum uncomplicated malaria

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e525
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20195_525

  Topic: Parasitic diseases     Category:

De Benedetto I.
Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Torino, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy
ilaria.debenedetto@edu.unito.it Close
, Gobbi F.
Department of Infectious–Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy Close
, Audagnotto S.
Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Torino, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy Close
, Piubelli C.
Department of Infectious–Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Italy Close
, Razzaboni E.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy Close
, Bertucci R.
Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Torino, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy Close
, Di Perri G.
Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Torino, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy Close
, Calcagno A.
Department of Medical Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Torino, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy Close
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An unusual case of distributive shock

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2019; 5: e527
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20195_527

  Topic: HIV/AIDS     Category:

Ceratti U.
Department of Medicine, Medical High Dependency Unit, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano, Italy Close
, Valobra T.
Department of Medicine, Medical High Dependency Unit, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano, Italy
tommaso.valobra@ospedaleniguarda.it Close
, Gandino A.
Department of Medicine, Medical High Dependency Unit, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano, Italy Close
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Multiple liver masses in a young woman from Morocco

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2018; 4 (4): e513

  Topic: Parasitic diseases     Category:

Geremia N.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Mameli M. S.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Melis F.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Fara A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Institute of Radiological Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Muredda A. A.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Sassari, Italy Close
, Li W. Y.
Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China Close
, Babudieri S.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
, Madeddu G.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy Close
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A case of Chagas cardiomyopathy presenting as syncope and left ventricular apical aneurysm

Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine 2018; 4 (4): e501

  Topic: Parasitic diseases     Category:

Sedlock C.
Department of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA Close
, Chen L.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA Close
, Vasquez G.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA Close
, Weber D. M.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Devin.Weber@jefferson.edu Close
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