The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria portends an impending
postantibiotic age, characterized by diminishing efficacy of common antibiotics and routine …

Aims A comprehensive description of transcatheter heart valve (THV) failure has not been
performed. We undertook a systematic review to investigate the aetiology, diagnosis …

The organisms covered in this chapter belong to a group of taxonomically and
phylogenetically diverse, gram‐negative nonfermentative rods and coccobacilli. Still, several …

Aims: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has recently developed into an
accepted alternative to conventional surgery in high-risk patients. According to current data …

Infective endocarditis (IE) represents one of the most challenging clinical entities, requiring a
multidisciplinary approach. The increasing number of surgical and transcatheter heart …

Aims This study reports one case and review the literature on TAVI-associated endocarditis
(TAVIE), to describe its clinical picture and to perform an analysis on prognostic factors …

Aims: To describe the characteristics of infective endocarditis (IE) after transcatheter aortic
valve implantation (TAVI). Methods and results: This study was performed using the GAMES …

In recent years, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as a
revolutionary alternative for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for the treatment of …

Moraxella catarrhalis is the most clinically relevant species among Moraxella spp. For
decades, it was considered to be part of the normal human flora in the upper respiratory …

Airborne bacteria emissions from oxidation ditch with rotating aeration brushes were
investigated in a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Beijing, China. Microbial samples …