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Localized infection

MedGen UID:
42056
•Concept ID:
C0016397
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Focal Infection; Focal Infections; Infection, Focal; Infections, Focal
SNOMED CT: Localized infection (10443009)

Definition

An infection at a specific location that may spread to another region of the body. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLocalized infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Head, Neck, and Abdominopelvic Septic Thrombophlebitis: Current Evidence and Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment.
Valerio L, Riva N
Hamostaseologie 2020 Aug;40(3):301-310. Epub 2020 Jul 29 doi: 10.1055/a-1177-5127. PMID: 32726825
Peripheral Intravenous Access: Applying Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice to Improve Patient Safety.
Nickel B
Crit Care Nurse 2019 Feb;39(1):61-71. doi: 10.4037/ccn2019790. PMID: 30710037
Diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
Bratton RL, Whiteside JW, Hovan MJ, Engle RL, Edwards FD
Mayo Clin Proc 2008 May;83(5):566-71. doi: 10.4065/83.5.566. PMID: 18452688

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The association between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis.
Leech MT, Bartold PM
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2015 Apr;29(2):189-201. Epub 2015 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2015.03.001. PMID: 26362738
Periodontal disease and diabetes.
Bascones-Martínez A, Arias-Herrera S, Criado-Cámara E, Bascones-Ilundáin J, Bascones-Ilundáin C
Adv Exp Med Biol 2012;771:76-87. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5441-0_9. PMID: 23393673
Oral fungal infections.
Muzyka BC
Dent Clin North Am 2005 Jan;49(1):49-65, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2004.07.007. PMID: 15567360
Candidiasis.
Meunier F
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1989 May;8(5):438-47. doi: 10.1007/BF01964058. PMID: 2502408
Coccidioidal spondylitis.
Winter WG Jr, Larson RK, Zettas JP, Libke R
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1978 Mar;60(2):240-4. PMID: 641091

Diagnosis

Cervicofacial actinomycosis.
Karanfilian KM, Valentin MN, Kapila R, Bhate C, Fatahzadeh M, Micali G, Schwartz RA
Int J Dermatol 2020 Oct;59(10):1185-1190. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14833. PMID: 32162331
Lyme Disease Diagnosis: Serology.
Schriefer ME
Clin Lab Med 2015 Dec;35(4):797-814. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2015.08.001. PMID: 26593258
Molecular thermometry.
McCabe KM, Hernandez M
Pediatr Res 2010 May;67(5):469-75. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181d68cef. PMID: 20139796Free PMC Article
Common anorectal conditions.
Pfenninger JL, Zainea GG
Obstet Gynecol 2001 Dec;98(6):1130-9. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(01)01687-8. PMID: 11755566
Candidiasis.
Meunier F
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1989 May;8(5):438-47. doi: 10.1007/BF01964058. PMID: 2502408

Therapy

Pediatric Phaeohyphomycosis: A 44-Year Systematic Review of Reported Cases.
Bejarano JIC, de Los Santos AM, Cisneros Saldaña D, Zambrano Lucio M, Pérez Cavazos S, Espinosa Villaseñor F, de la O Cavazos ME, Aparicio DNV
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2023 Feb 9;12(1):10-20. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac106. PMID: 36170027
Cervicofacial actinomycosis.
Karanfilian KM, Valentin MN, Kapila R, Bhate C, Fatahzadeh M, Micali G, Schwartz RA
Int J Dermatol 2020 Oct;59(10):1185-1190. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14833. PMID: 32162331
Fungal Infections Associated with Contaminated Steroid Injections.
Kauffman CA, Malani AN
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Apr;4(2) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.EI10-0005-2015. PMID: 27227303
Oral fungal infections.
Muzyka BC
Dent Clin North Am 2005 Jan;49(1):49-65, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2004.07.007. PMID: 15567360
Coccidioidal spondylitis.
Winter WG Jr, Larson RK, Zettas JP, Libke R
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1978 Mar;60(2):240-4. PMID: 641091

Prognosis

Lyme Disease Diagnosis: Serology.
Schriefer ME
Clin Lab Med 2015 Dec;35(4):797-814. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2015.08.001. PMID: 26593258
Periodontal disease and diabetes.
Bascones-Martínez A, Arias-Herrera S, Criado-Cámara E, Bascones-Ilundáin J, Bascones-Ilundáin C
Adv Exp Med Biol 2012;771:76-87. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5441-0_9. PMID: 23393673
Molecular thermometry.
McCabe KM, Hernandez M
Pediatr Res 2010 May;67(5):469-75. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181d68cef. PMID: 20139796Free PMC Article
Candidiasis.
Meunier F
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1989 May;8(5):438-47. doi: 10.1007/BF01964058. PMID: 2502408
Coccidioidal spondylitis.
Winter WG Jr, Larson RK, Zettas JP, Libke R
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1978 Mar;60(2):240-4. PMID: 641091

Clinical prediction guides

CLINICAL, MOLECULAR, AND EXOSOMAL MECHANISMS OF CARDIAC AND BRAIN DYSFUNCTION IN SEPSIS.
Morris DC, Zhang ZG, Jaehne AK, Zhang J, Rivers EP
Shock 2023 Feb 1;59(2):173-179. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002015. PMID: 36731014
Head, Neck, and Abdominopelvic Septic Thrombophlebitis: Current Evidence and Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment.
Valerio L, Riva N
Hamostaseologie 2020 Aug;40(3):301-310. Epub 2020 Jul 29 doi: 10.1055/a-1177-5127. PMID: 32726825
Open versus Thoracoscopic RFA-Assisted Lung Resection.
Poupalou A, Kontos M, Felekouras E, Papalois A, Kavantzas N, Agrogiannis G, Yagoubi F, Tomos P
J Invest Surg 2017 Dec;30(6):403-409. Epub 2016 Nov 22 doi: 10.1080/08941939.2016.1240272. PMID: 27875060
Lyme Disease Diagnosis: Serology.
Schriefer ME
Clin Lab Med 2015 Dec;35(4):797-814. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2015.08.001. PMID: 26593258
Molecular thermometry.
McCabe KM, Hernandez M
Pediatr Res 2010 May;67(5):469-75. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181d68cef. PMID: 20139796Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Pediatric Phaeohyphomycosis: A 44-Year Systematic Review of Reported Cases.
Bejarano JIC, de Los Santos AM, Cisneros Saldaña D, Zambrano Lucio M, Pérez Cavazos S, Espinosa Villaseñor F, de la O Cavazos ME, Aparicio DNV
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2023 Feb 9;12(1):10-20. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac106. PMID: 36170027
Short-term Peripheral Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: A Systematic Review.
Mermel LA
Clin Infect Dis 2017 Oct 30;65(10):1757-1762. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix562. PMID: 29020252
Combined Achilles tendon and soft tissue defects: functional outcomes of free tissue transfers and tendon vascularization.
Iorio ML, Han KD, Evans KK, Attinger CE
Ann Plast Surg 2015 Jan;74(1):121-5. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31828bb353. PMID: 23851373
Infections of the spinal subdural space in children: a series of 11 contemporary cases and review of all published reports. A multinational collaborative effort.
Sandler AL, Thompson D, Goodrich JT, van Aalst J, Kolatch E, El Khashab M, Nejat F, Cornips E, Mohindra S, Gupta R, Yassari R, Daniels LB 3rd, Biswas A, Abbott R
Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Jan;29(1):105-17. Epub 2012 Sep 30 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1916-4. PMID: 23053357

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