European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

2025

Cholecystitis associated with Q fever: case report and systematic review.

doi:10.1007/s10096-025-05193-7 ·PMID:40629112

BackgroundCoxiella burnetii is an underestimated cause of acalculous cholecystitis. Large studies recently allowed to identify a dose-dependent association with IgG anticardiolipin. The management and long-term complications of Q fever-asso…

2025

Trends in the growing impact of group A Streptococcus infection on public health after COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentral observational study in Okayama, Japan.

doi:10.1007/s10096-024-05015-2 ·PMID:39680263

PurposeFollowing the COVID-19 pandemic, group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection has been surging worldwide. We aimed to compare the disease burden between notified cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) and unreported GAS infectio…

2024

Oligella spp.: A systematic review on an uncommon urinary pathogen.

doi:10.1007/s10096-024-04797-9 ·PMID:38668878

BackgroundOligella is an uncommon Gram-negative coccobacillus that was first thought to belong to the urogenital tract. The genus Oligella comprises two species that were recovered from various samples worldwide.MethodsWe perform a systemat…

2023

Classical fever of unknown origin in 21 countries with different economic development: an international ID-IRI study.

doi:10.1007/s10096-023-04561-5 ·PMID:36790531

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a serious challenge for physicians. The aim of the present study was to consider epidemiology and dynamics of FUO in countries with different economic development. The data of FUO patients hospitalized/follo…