Lemierre's syndrome and genetic polymorphisms: a case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species (ESBL-EK) have not been adequately investigated. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective matched case-control study to evaluate the outcomes of SBP due to ESBL-...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Song KH,Jeon JH,Park WB,Park SW,Kim HB,Oh MD,Lee HS,Kim NJ,Choe KW

更新日期：2009-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenic potential and commensal nature of Staphylococcus aureus allows for easy transmission both within and outside of the hospital environment, and nasal carriage may be responsible for some serious infections. This study aimed to determine the molecular and epidemiological characteristics of nasal ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen B,Dai X,He B,Pan K,Li H,Liu X,Bao Y,Lao W,Wu X,Yao Y,Huang S

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clusters of infectious diseases are frequently detected late. Real-time, detailed information about an evolving cluster and possible associated conditions is essential for local policy makers, travelers planning to visit the area, and the local population. This is currently illustrated in the Zika virus outb...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Groeneveld GH,Dalhuijsen A,Kara-Zaïtri C,Hamilton B,de Waal MW,van Dissel JT,van Steenbergen JE

更新日期：2017-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to identify ten different 16S rRNA methyltransferase genes (rmtA, rmtB, rmtC, rmtD, armA, rmtF, npmA, rmtH, rmtE and rmtG) and their coexisting ESBL and carbapenemase with the emergence of three E.coli clones within a single study centre. METHODS:A total of 329 non-duplicate E.coli isolates...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wangkheimayum J,Bhattacharjee M,Das BJ,Singha KM,Chanda DD,Bhattacharjee A

更新日期：2020-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Interleukin 28B (IL28B) rs12979860 polymorphisms was recently reported to be associated with the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) proviral load (PvL) and the development of the HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). METHODS:In an attempt to examine this hypothesi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sanabani SS,Nukui Y,Pereira J,da Costa AC,de Oliveira AC,Pessôa R,Leal FE,Segurado AC,Kallas EG,Sabino EC

更新日期：2012-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diarrhea is the second most common cause of death among children less than 5 years of age worldwide. The etiological agents of diarrhea in the southeast coastal area of China were studied from July 2009 to December 2014. METHODS:A total of the 2318 patients were enrolled in this study and examined for the p...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zheng S,Yu F,Chen X,Cui D,Cheng Y,Xie G,Yang X,Han D,Wang Y,Zhang W,Chen Y

更新日期：2016-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) associated malignancies are the leading cause of cancer death in Botswana. We sought to determine causative HPV types in patients with anogenital malignancies in Botswana to inform vaccine strategy. METHODS:We used formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks from pat...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Rantshabeng PS,Moyo S,Moraka NO,Ndlovu A,MacLeod IJ,Gaseitsiwe S,Kasvosve I

更新日期：2017-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemiology of maternal and infant Group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization is poorly understood in China. The aim of this study is to explore the prevalence and risk factors associated with maternal and infant GBS colonization in Western China. METHODS:From January 2017 to June 2017, a prospective stu...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen J,Fu J,Du W,Liu X,Rongkavilit C,Huang X,Wu Y,Wang Y,McGrath E

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regardless of chronic treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART), the switching rate for ART regarding anchor drugs has not been articulated in real-world clinical-settings in Japan. We assessed switch rates and time-to-switch of ART regimens according to anchor drug classes (integrase strand transfer inhib...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ruzicka DJ,Kuroishi N,Oshima N,Sakuma R,Naito T

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prisoners represent a vulnerable population for blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections which can potentially lead to liver fibrosis and ultimately cirrhosis. However, little is known about the prevalence of liver fibrosis and associated risk factors among inmates in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS:Scre...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jaquet A,Wandeler G,Tine J,Dagnra CA,Attia A,Patassi A,Ndiaye A,de Ledinghen V,Ekouevi DK,Seydi M,Dabis F

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People successfully completing treatment for tuberculosis remain at elevated risk for recurrent disease, either from relapse or reinfection. Identifying risk factors for recurrent tuberculosis may help target post-tuberculosis screening and care. METHODS:We enrolled 500 patients with smear-positive pulmonar...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cudahy PGT,Wilson D,Cohen T

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulated evidence from epidemiological studies and more recently from randomized controlled trials suggests that male circumcision (MC) may substantially protect against genital HPV infection in men. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between MC and genital HPV infection in men in a l...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Albero G,Villa LL,Lazcano-Ponce E,Fulp W,Papenfuss MR,Nyitray AG,Lu B,Castellsagué X,Abrahamsen M,Smith D,Bosch FX,Salmerón J,Quiterio M,Giuliano AR

更新日期：2013-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diseases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) among adult patients with hematological malignancies have rarely been investigated. METHODS:Adult patients with hematological malignancies at National Taiwan University Hospital between 1996 and 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with positive ser...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen CY,Sheng WH,Cheng A,Tsay W,Huang SY,Tang JL,Chen YC,Wang JY,Tien HF,Chang SC

更新日期：2011-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The accuracy of different laboratory tests for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) and prediabetes (preDM) in populations exposed to tuberculosis (TB) remains poorly understood. Here, we examined the prevalence of DM and preDM in TB affected people in Lima, Peru. METHODS:A prospective cohort study of patien...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Calderon RI,Arriaga MB,Lopez K,Barreda NN,Sanabria OM,Fróes Neto JF,Araújo DN,Lecca L,Andrade BB

更新日期：2019-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza disease burden varies by age and this has important public health implications. We compared the proportional distribution of different influenza virus types within age strata using surveillance data from twenty-nine countries during 1999-2014 (N=358,796 influenza cases). METHODS:For each virus, we...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Caini S,Spreeuwenberg P,Kusznierz GF,Rudi JM,Owen R,Pennington K,Wangchuk S,Gyeltshen S,Ferreira de Almeida WA,Pessanha Henriques CM,Njouom R,Vernet MA,Fasce RA,Andrade W,Yu H,Feng L,Yang J,Peng Z,Lara J,Bruno A,d

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has raised public health concern for global TB control. Although multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR- TB) prevalence and associated genetic mutations in Morocco are well documented, scarce information on XDR TB is available. Hence, the eval...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Oudghiri A,Karimi H,Chetioui F,Zakham F,Bourkadi JE,Elmessaoudi MD,Laglaoui A,Chaoui I,El Mzibri M

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-based surveillance for pneumococcal meningitis has been conducted since January 1996 in the city of Salvador, Brazil. The purpose of this study was to describe the temporal evolution of Penicillin Non-Susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (PNSSP) in regards to serotype distributions and clonal divers...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： dos Santos MS,Azevedo J,Menezes AP,Cordeiro SM,Escobar EC,Lima JB,Campos LC,Carvalho Mda G,Reis MG,Ko AI,Reis JN

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) producing Lactobacillus in the vagina may play a role in controlling genital HIV-1 shedding. Sensitive molecular methods improve our ability to characterize the vaginal microbiota; however, they cannot characterize phenotype. We assessed the concordance of H(2)O(2...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Balkus JE,Mitchell C,Agnew K,Liu C,Fiedler T,Cohn SE,Luque A,Coombs R,Fredricks DN,Hitti J

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute hepatitis A is a fecal-oral transmitted disease related to inadequate sanitary conditions. In addition to its traditional classification, several outbreaks in the men who have sex with men (MSM) population have resulted in acute hepatitis A being recognized as a sexually transmitted disease. However, f...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen NY,Liu ZH,Shie SS,Chen TH,Wu TS

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), a causative agent of enteric fever (typhoid fever), predominately affects populations in developing regions with poor access to clean food and water. In addition, travelers to these regions are at risk of exposure. METHODS:We report the epidemiological characte...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sorrell T,Selig DJ,Riddle MS,Porter CK

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The federal state of Hesse, Germany, introduced a laboratory-based reporting scheme for carbapenem-resistant organisms (CROs). METHOD:The results of the first year of mandated reporting of CROs from April 2012 through March 2013 to the Public Health Authority of Frankfurt/Main, responsible for a population ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kleinkauf N,Hausemann A,Kempf VA,Gottschalk R,Heudorf U

更新日期：2014-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial infection after puncture of cerebral hematoma in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage is very common in the department of neurosurgery, yet the relevant risks remain unknown. We attempted to analyze the risk factors of intracranial infection after puncture of cerebral hematoma, to provide insi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Han H,Li Y,Liu L,Liu N,Wang Y,Zhang M

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Raoultella planticola(R.planticola) is a very rare opportunistic pathogen and sometimes even associated with fatal infection in pediatric cases. Recently,the emergence of carbapenem resistance strains are constantly being reported and a growing source of concern for pediatricians. CASE PRESENTATION:We repor...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen X,Guo S,Liu D,Zhong M

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore the clinical features and CT findings of clinically cured coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with viral RNA positive anal swab results after discharge. METHODS:Forty-two patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to Yongzhou Central Hospital, Hunan, China, between January 20, 2020, and Ma...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhou H,Zhu L,Leng Y,Wang D,Bai HX,Xiong Z,Shi L,Liao W

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:There are few studies focus on the factors underlying the late initiation of ART in China. We analyzed the trends in the median CD4 cell counts among different patient groups over time and the risk factors for the late initiation of ART in Shanghai, China. METHODS:A retrospective cross-sectional survey was...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sun J,Liu L,Shen J,Chen P,Lu H

更新日期：2017-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lassa fever has been a public health concern in the West African sub-region where it is endemic and a latent threat to the world at large. We investigated the trend in Lassa fever research using bibliometric approach. METHODS:We used the SCOPUS database employing "Lassa fever" as search descriptor. The most...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Okoroiwu HU,López-Muñoz F,Povedano-Montero FJ

更新日期：2018-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter cinaedi is a rare pathogen in humans, occurring mostly in immuno-compromised patients, with a high potential for recurrence. We describe a case of a patient with lymphoma hospitalized for chemotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION:At admission, the patient presented with an indolent and non-prurigenic mac...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Uçkay I,Garbino J,Dietrich PY,Ninet B,Rohner P,Jacomo V

更新日期：2006-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leptospirosis has a varied clinical presentation with complications like myocarditis and acute renal failure. There are many predictors of severity and mortality including clinical and laboratory parameters. Early detection and treatment can reduce complications. Therefore recognizing the early predictors of...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Dassanayake DL,Wimalaratna H,Nandadewa D,Nugaliyadda A,Ratnatunga CN,Agampodi SB

更新日期：2012-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to research two areas, one with a resistant and the other with a susceptible profile of An. gambiae to deltamethrin in the region of Plateau (southern Benin). In each area, eight localities were sought. Both areas were needed for the assessment of the impact of malaria vector resistance to py...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sovi A,Djègbè I,Soumanou L,Tokponnon F,Gnanguenon V,Azondékon R,Oké-Agbo F,Okè M,Adéchoubou A,Massougbodji A,Corbel V,Akogbéto M

更新日期：2014-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP) has been used for several decades in the pharmaceutical industry for enteric film coating of oral tablets and capsules. Micronized CAP, available commercially as "Aquateric" and containing additional ingredients required for micronization, used for tablet coating from water ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Neurath AR,Strick N,Li YY

更新日期：2003-11-14 00:00:00