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Presse médicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2007
Travelers' diarrhea is an important health concern for travelers, with an attack rate of appr... more Travelers' diarrhea is an important health concern for travelers, with an attack rate of approximately 40%. Except in the elderly or young children, who may have severe cases, travelers' diarrhea is usually mild but can lead to significant discomfort and to chronic forms. Bacteria, especially enterotoxinogenic E. coli, are its principal causes. Unsafe solid food is, even more than water, its main vector. Quinolones and azithromycin are very effective but rehydration remains the cornerstone of treatment. Quinolones can be used for preventive treatment but only for travelers at high risk. Other means of prevention include food hygiene, although its effectiveness is limited. More useful than forbidding foods is counseling travelers to wash their hands and eat safe food (cooked, hot). Preventive nonabsorbed antiinfective agents and vaccination against enterotoxinogenic E. coli should be available relatively soon and will decrease the incidence of travelers' diarrhea.
Malaria Journal, 2013
Background: Each year, thousands of cases of uncomplicated malaria are imported into Europe by tr... more Background: Each year, thousands of cases of uncomplicated malaria are imported into Europe by travellers. Atovaquone-proguanil (AP) has been one of the first-line regimens used in France for uncomplicated malaria for almost ten years. While AP's efficacy and tolerance were evaluated in several trials, its use in "real life" conditions has never been described. This study aimed to describe outcome and tolerance after AP treatment in a large cohort of travellers returning from endemic areas. malaria treated in nine French travel clinics with AP were followed for 30 days after AP initiation. Clinical and biological data were collected at admission and during the follow-up. Results: A total of 553 patients were included. Eighty-eight percent of them were born in Africa, and 61.8% were infected in West Africa, whereas 0.5% were infected in Asia. Migrants visiting friends and relatives (VFR) constituted 77.9% of the patients, the remainder (32.1%) were backpackers. Three-hundred and sixty-four patients (66%) fulfilled follow-up at day 7 and 265 (48%) completed the study at day 30. Three patients had treatment failure. One-hundred and seventy-seven adverse drug reactions (ADR) were reported during the follow-up; 115 (77%) of them were digestive ADR. Backpackers were more likely to experiment digestive ADR compared to VFR (OR = 3.8; CI 95% [1.8-8.2]). Twenty patients had to be switched to another regimen due to ADR.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Jan 22, 2015
Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MRE) are widespread in the community, especially in trop... more Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MRE) are widespread in the community, especially in tropical regions. Travelers are at risk of acquiring MRE in these regions, but the precise extent of the problem is not known. From February 2012 to April 2013, travelers attending six international vaccination centers in the Paris area prior to traveling to tropical regions were asked to provide a feces sample before and after their trip. Those found to have acquired MRE were asked to send feces samples 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12 months after their return, or until MRE was no longer detected. The fecal relative abundance of MRE among all Enterobacteriaceae was determined in each carrier. Among 824 participating travelers, 574 provided feces samples before and after travel and were not MRE carriers before departure. Of these, 292 (50.9%) acquired an average of 1.8 MRE. Three travelers (0.5%) acquired carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The acquisition rate was higher in Asia (142/196, 72.4%...
CGP 56697 (Riamet™) is a new oral anti-malarial drug composed of artemether and lumefantrine (ben... more CGP 56697 (Riamet™) is a new oral anti-malarial drug composed of artemether and lumefantrine (benflumetol) which combines the fast, short-acting artemether for rapid parasite clearance with the prolonged action of lumefantrine for intended radical cure. In this double-blind, comparative trial, the efficacy and tolerability of CGP 56697, given as a course of 4 ×4 tablets over 48 h, was compared to halofantrine, given as 3 ×2 tablets over 12 h with a second course 1 week later. Patients (mostly non-immune) with acute, uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection were randomly assigned to either CGP 56697 (n=51) or halofantrine (n =52). CGP 56697 proved superior with respect to parasite clearance time (median 32 vs. 48 h, P B 0.001) and parasite reduction at 24 h (median 99.7 vs. 89.6%, PB 0.001) with a non-significant difference in resolution of fever (median 24 vs. 32 h, P =0.835). However, a 28-day cure rate of 82% was observed for CGP 56697 and 100% for halofantrine. Significant QTc prolongations ( \30 ms) were seen 6-12 h after halofantrine intake but not after CGP 56697 intake. CGP 56697 is an effective, well-tolerated treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria but for this dosing regimen the recrudescence rate is unacceptably : S 0 9 2 4 -8 5 7 9 ( 9 9 ) 0 0 0 7 0 -9 M. 6an Agtmael et al. / International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 12 (1999) 159-169 160 high (18%). For travellers contracting malaria abroad, we propose a six-dose regimen of CGP 56697 over 3 days.
Autoimmunity Reviews, 2014
Microbes and Infection, 2006
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to atovaquone-proguanil has so far been associated with Y268S or... more Plasmodium falciparum resistance to atovaquone-proguanil has so far been associated with Y268S or Y268N mutations in cytochrome b, although these changes were identified in only seven of the 11 treatment failures. Here, we describe 10 new cases of atovaquone-proguanil treatment failures among which the parasite resistance was confirmed in six cases, either by identifying correct plasma drug concentrations or by observing in vitro atovaquone resistance. Resistance was consistently associated with codon 268 mutations (Y268S or a previously unidentified mutation, Y268C). Notably, mutations were not detected before the treatment but only after the drug exposure.
European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2011
Background: Tuberculous cerebral vasculitis is a complication of tuberculous meningitis. This stu... more Background: Tuberculous cerebral vasculitis is a complication of tuberculous meningitis. This study was undertaken to determine the epidemiological characteristics, context, diagnostic means and outcomes under treatment of tuberculous cerebral vasculitides. Methods: All consecutive patients diagnosed with tuberculous cerebral vasculitis were identified from the databases of three Internal Medicine, one Neurology and one Infectious Disease Departments in three suburban Parisian hospitals. Results: We describe 10 cases: five men and five women (median age 33.5 [range: 27-55] years). Two were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Nine patients had tuberculous meningitis, eight with extraneurological involvement. The following manifestations led to the diagnosis: motor deficit, acute confusional state, headaches, involvement, coma and/or seizures. The cerebral vasculitis revealed tuberculosis in three patients, but tuberculosis was already known when vasculitis was diagnosed for the seven others. The cerebral computed-tomography scan showed cerebral infarctions in five patients, hydrocephalus and tuberculomas in four, while magnetic resonance imaging detected infarctions and leptomeningitis in nine patients, pachymeningitis in one, hydrocephalus and tuberculomas in seven. Therapy combined antituberculous agents with oral corticosteroids for all patients, preceded by a methylprednisolone pulse for five patients. Outcome was favorable for nine patients. Conclusion: We described the non-negligible frequency of tuberculous cerebral vasculitides, their clinical manifestations and their potential severity, and the diagnostic and monitoring contributions of magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2004
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is currently increasing in HIV-infected patients living in Afr... more The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is currently increasing in HIV-infected patients living in Africa and Asia, where TB endemicity is high, reflecting the susceptibility of this group of patients to mycobacteria belonging to the TB group. In this population, extension of multiple resistance to anti-tuberculous drugs is also a matter of anxiety. HIV-induced immunosuppression modifies the clinical presentation of TB, resulting in atypical signs and symptoms, and more frequent extrapulmonary dissemination. The treatment of TB is also more difficult to manage in HIV-infected patients, particularly with regard to pharmacological interactions secondary to inhibition or induction of cytochrome P450 enzymes by protease inhibitors with rifampicin or rifabutin, respectively. Finally, immune restoration induced by highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) in developed countries may be responsible for a paradoxical worsening of TB manifestations.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2006
Background. Diarrhea is the most common illness associated with international tourism. We evaluat... more Background. Diarrhea is the most common illness associated with international tourism. We evaluated the efficacy of a probiotic preparation of nonviable Lactobacillus acidophilus (hereafter referred to as LA) for the prevention of traveler's diarrhea.
AIDS, 2003
... JCO.2007.10.6732 CrossRef. American Journal of Hematology Efficacy of rituximab in an aggress... more ... JCO.2007.10.6732 CrossRef. American Journal of Hematology Efficacy of rituximab in an aggressive form of multicentric Castleman disease associated with immune phenomena Ocio, EM; Sanchez-Guijo, FM; Diez-Campelo, M; Castilla, C; Blanco, OJ; Caballero, D; Miguel, JFS ...
Annales de medecine interne
Between 1989 and 1990, 10 HIV-infected patients with renal involvement (proteinuria and/or renal ... more Between 1989 and 1990, 10 HIV-infected patients with renal involvement (proteinuria and/or renal failure) were followed. The 5 men and 5 women black (4 Haitians, 3 Zairians, 2 Congolese and 1 Angolan). Their mean age was 31.7 +/- 4 years. No known risk factor was identified and transmission was probably heterosexual. When renal disease was diagnosed, 4 patients had AIDS, 5 had ARC and 1 was asymptomatic. Kidney biopsies were performed in 7 patients: 4 HIV-associated nephropathies (HIV AN) with segmental and focal hyalinizations, 1 thrombotic angiopathy, and 2 interstitial nephropathies, 1 with proliferative glomerulonephritis. The clinical, biological and radiographic patterns of 2 of the remaining 3 patients were suggestive of HIV AN. Four of the 6 patients with HIV AN developed end-stage renal disease within 5 +/- 2.5 months; renal function in the other 2 remained stable for 25 and 41 months, respectively, while they were receiving zidovudine, but deteriorated rapidly within weeks of withdrawing this drug. Zidovudine may have delayed the evolution of the nephropathies in these patients.
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Presse médicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2007
Travelers' diarrhea is an important health concern for travelers, with an attack rate of appr... more Travelers' diarrhea is an important health concern for travelers, with an attack rate of approximately 40%. Except in the elderly or young children, who may have severe cases, travelers' diarrhea is usually mild but can lead to significant discomfort and to chronic forms. Bacteria, especially enterotoxinogenic E. coli, are its principal causes. Unsafe solid food is, even more than water, its main vector. Quinolones and azithromycin are very effective but rehydration remains the cornerstone of treatment. Quinolones can be used for preventive treatment but only for travelers at high risk. Other means of prevention include food hygiene, although its effectiveness is limited. More useful than forbidding foods is counseling travelers to wash their hands and eat safe food (cooked, hot). Preventive nonabsorbed antiinfective agents and vaccination against enterotoxinogenic E. coli should be available relatively soon and will decrease the incidence of travelers' diarrhea.
Malaria Journal, 2013
Background: Each year, thousands of cases of uncomplicated malaria are imported into Europe by tr... more Background: Each year, thousands of cases of uncomplicated malaria are imported into Europe by travellers. Atovaquone-proguanil (AP) has been one of the first-line regimens used in France for uncomplicated malaria for almost ten years. While AP's efficacy and tolerance were evaluated in several trials, its use in "real life" conditions has never been described. This study aimed to describe outcome and tolerance after AP treatment in a large cohort of travellers returning from endemic areas. malaria treated in nine French travel clinics with AP were followed for 30 days after AP initiation. Clinical and biological data were collected at admission and during the follow-up. Results: A total of 553 patients were included. Eighty-eight percent of them were born in Africa, and 61.8% were infected in West Africa, whereas 0.5% were infected in Asia. Migrants visiting friends and relatives (VFR) constituted 77.9% of the patients, the remainder (32.1%) were backpackers. Three-hundred and sixty-four patients (66%) fulfilled follow-up at day 7 and 265 (48%) completed the study at day 30. Three patients had treatment failure. One-hundred and seventy-seven adverse drug reactions (ADR) were reported during the follow-up; 115 (77%) of them were digestive ADR. Backpackers were more likely to experiment digestive ADR compared to VFR (OR = 3.8; CI 95% [1.8-8.2]). Twenty patients had to be switched to another regimen due to ADR.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Jan 22, 2015
Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MRE) are widespread in the community, especially in trop... more Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MRE) are widespread in the community, especially in tropical regions. Travelers are at risk of acquiring MRE in these regions, but the precise extent of the problem is not known. From February 2012 to April 2013, travelers attending six international vaccination centers in the Paris area prior to traveling to tropical regions were asked to provide a feces sample before and after their trip. Those found to have acquired MRE were asked to send feces samples 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12 months after their return, or until MRE was no longer detected. The fecal relative abundance of MRE among all Enterobacteriaceae was determined in each carrier. Among 824 participating travelers, 574 provided feces samples before and after travel and were not MRE carriers before departure. Of these, 292 (50.9%) acquired an average of 1.8 MRE. Three travelers (0.5%) acquired carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. The acquisition rate was higher in Asia (142/196, 72.4%...
CGP 56697 (Riamet™) is a new oral anti-malarial drug composed of artemether and lumefantrine (ben... more CGP 56697 (Riamet™) is a new oral anti-malarial drug composed of artemether and lumefantrine (benflumetol) which combines the fast, short-acting artemether for rapid parasite clearance with the prolonged action of lumefantrine for intended radical cure. In this double-blind, comparative trial, the efficacy and tolerability of CGP 56697, given as a course of 4 ×4 tablets over 48 h, was compared to halofantrine, given as 3 ×2 tablets over 12 h with a second course 1 week later. Patients (mostly non-immune) with acute, uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection were randomly assigned to either CGP 56697 (n=51) or halofantrine (n =52). CGP 56697 proved superior with respect to parasite clearance time (median 32 vs. 48 h, P B 0.001) and parasite reduction at 24 h (median 99.7 vs. 89.6%, PB 0.001) with a non-significant difference in resolution of fever (median 24 vs. 32 h, P =0.835). However, a 28-day cure rate of 82% was observed for CGP 56697 and 100% for halofantrine. Significant QTc prolongations ( \30 ms) were seen 6-12 h after halofantrine intake but not after CGP 56697 intake. CGP 56697 is an effective, well-tolerated treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria but for this dosing regimen the recrudescence rate is unacceptably : S 0 9 2 4 -8 5 7 9 ( 9 9 ) 0 0 0 7 0 -9 M. 6an Agtmael et al. / International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 12 (1999) 159-169 160 high (18%). For travellers contracting malaria abroad, we propose a six-dose regimen of CGP 56697 over 3 days.
Autoimmunity Reviews, 2014
Microbes and Infection, 2006
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to atovaquone-proguanil has so far been associated with Y268S or... more Plasmodium falciparum resistance to atovaquone-proguanil has so far been associated with Y268S or Y268N mutations in cytochrome b, although these changes were identified in only seven of the 11 treatment failures. Here, we describe 10 new cases of atovaquone-proguanil treatment failures among which the parasite resistance was confirmed in six cases, either by identifying correct plasma drug concentrations or by observing in vitro atovaquone resistance. Resistance was consistently associated with codon 268 mutations (Y268S or a previously unidentified mutation, Y268C). Notably, mutations were not detected before the treatment but only after the drug exposure.
European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2011
Background: Tuberculous cerebral vasculitis is a complication of tuberculous meningitis. This stu... more Background: Tuberculous cerebral vasculitis is a complication of tuberculous meningitis. This study was undertaken to determine the epidemiological characteristics, context, diagnostic means and outcomes under treatment of tuberculous cerebral vasculitides. Methods: All consecutive patients diagnosed with tuberculous cerebral vasculitis were identified from the databases of three Internal Medicine, one Neurology and one Infectious Disease Departments in three suburban Parisian hospitals. Results: We describe 10 cases: five men and five women (median age 33.5 [range: 27-55] years). Two were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Nine patients had tuberculous meningitis, eight with extraneurological involvement. The following manifestations led to the diagnosis: motor deficit, acute confusional state, headaches, involvement, coma and/or seizures. The cerebral vasculitis revealed tuberculosis in three patients, but tuberculosis was already known when vasculitis was diagnosed for the seven others. The cerebral computed-tomography scan showed cerebral infarctions in five patients, hydrocephalus and tuberculomas in four, while magnetic resonance imaging detected infarctions and leptomeningitis in nine patients, pachymeningitis in one, hydrocephalus and tuberculomas in seven. Therapy combined antituberculous agents with oral corticosteroids for all patients, preceded by a methylprednisolone pulse for five patients. Outcome was favorable for nine patients. Conclusion: We described the non-negligible frequency of tuberculous cerebral vasculitides, their clinical manifestations and their potential severity, and the diagnostic and monitoring contributions of magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2004
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is currently increasing in HIV-infected patients living in Afr... more The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is currently increasing in HIV-infected patients living in Africa and Asia, where TB endemicity is high, reflecting the susceptibility of this group of patients to mycobacteria belonging to the TB group. In this population, extension of multiple resistance to anti-tuberculous drugs is also a matter of anxiety. HIV-induced immunosuppression modifies the clinical presentation of TB, resulting in atypical signs and symptoms, and more frequent extrapulmonary dissemination. The treatment of TB is also more difficult to manage in HIV-infected patients, particularly with regard to pharmacological interactions secondary to inhibition or induction of cytochrome P450 enzymes by protease inhibitors with rifampicin or rifabutin, respectively. Finally, immune restoration induced by highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) in developed countries may be responsible for a paradoxical worsening of TB manifestations.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2006
Background. Diarrhea is the most common illness associated with international tourism. We evaluat... more Background. Diarrhea is the most common illness associated with international tourism. We evaluated the efficacy of a probiotic preparation of nonviable Lactobacillus acidophilus (hereafter referred to as LA) for the prevention of traveler's diarrhea.
AIDS, 2003
... JCO.2007.10.6732 CrossRef. American Journal of Hematology Efficacy of rituximab in an aggress... more ... JCO.2007.10.6732 CrossRef. American Journal of Hematology Efficacy of rituximab in an aggressive form of multicentric Castleman disease associated with immune phenomena Ocio, EM; Sanchez-Guijo, FM; Diez-Campelo, M; Castilla, C; Blanco, OJ; Caballero, D; Miguel, JFS ...
Annales de medecine interne
Between 1989 and 1990, 10 HIV-infected patients with renal involvement (proteinuria and/or renal ... more Between 1989 and 1990, 10 HIV-infected patients with renal involvement (proteinuria and/or renal failure) were followed. The 5 men and 5 women black (4 Haitians, 3 Zairians, 2 Congolese and 1 Angolan). Their mean age was 31.7 +/- 4 years. No known risk factor was identified and transmission was probably heterosexual. When renal disease was diagnosed, 4 patients had AIDS, 5 had ARC and 1 was asymptomatic. Kidney biopsies were performed in 7 patients: 4 HIV-associated nephropathies (HIV AN) with segmental and focal hyalinizations, 1 thrombotic angiopathy, and 2 interstitial nephropathies, 1 with proliferative glomerulonephritis. The clinical, biological and radiographic patterns of 2 of the remaining 3 patients were suggestive of HIV AN. Four of the 6 patients with HIV AN developed end-stage renal disease within 5 +/- 2.5 months; renal function in the other 2 remained stable for 25 and 41 months, respectively, while they were receiving zidovudine, but deteriorated rapidly within weeks of withdrawing this drug. Zidovudine may have delayed the evolution of the nephropathies in these patients.