Acute renal failure due to Brucella melitensis.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:El Salvador is regarded as a highly endemic country for Chagas disease, as evidenced by the relatively high estimated positive serology rate for Trypanosoma cruzi among blood donors. This study aimed to identify the factors contributing to this high rate by analyzing changes in T. cruzi seroprevalence. ME...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Sasagawa E,Guevara de Aguilar AV,Hernández de Ramírez MA,Romero Chévez JE,Nakagawa J,Cedillos RA,Misago C,Kita K

更新日期：2014-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dogs may act as potential sources of zoonotic parasites, e.g. intestinal helminths like Toxocara spp., Ancylostoma spp., Echinococcus spp. In particular circumstances, the environment contaminated by parasitic elements represents a source of infection for people and animals. The present study has evaluated...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： La Torre F,Di Cesare A,Simonato G,Cassini R,Traversa D,Frangipane di Regalbono A

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to establish local resistance profiles of Candida species isolated from various clinical specimens by identifying isolates and determining their susceptibilities to commonly used antifungal agents. METHODOLOGY:All isolates were identified to species level and amphotericin B, fluc...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Calgin MK,Cetinkol Y

更新日期：2018-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:HIV causes progressive impairment of the cellular immune system leading to increased susceptibility to infectious agents. Parasitic infestations are common in HIV-infected patients and usually lead to diarrhoea. Few studies have addressed the issue of intestinal parasites among HIV-infected persons in Came...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Lehman LG,Kangam L,Mbenoun ML,Zemo Nguepi E,Essomba N,Tonga C,Bilong Bilong CF

更新日期：2013-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Determining if a tsetse fly is infected by trypanosomes and thus potentially able to transmit trypanosome-related human and animal diseases is an extremely laborious and time-consuming task to perform, especially under field conditions. In this study we tested a possible alternative approach that uses the en...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Ferreira F,Cano J,Furtado A,Ndong-Mabale N,Ndong-Asumu P,Benito A,Pinto J,Afonso MO,Seixas J,Atouguia J,Centeno-Lima S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Salmonella enterica is recognised worldwide as one of the major agents of human gastrointestinal infections. The aim of the present work is to ascertain the antimicrobial susceptibilities of 150 Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates from humans in Morocco during the period from 2000 to 2008. ME...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Ohmani F,Khedid K,Britel S,Qasmaoui A,Charof R,Filali-Maltouf A,El Aouad R

更新日期：2010-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Malaria remains an important public health problem despite recent scientific breakthroughs regarding knowledge about malaria and treatment strategies. The objective of this study was to analyze malaria patients' knowledge about the disease, its treatment and prevention, linking it to drug treatment adheren...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Souza TG,Reiners AA,Azevedo RC,Fontes CJ,Ferreira RG,Do Carmo PU

更新日期：2016-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Group A streptococci (GAS) is responsible of several human diseases ranging from mild infection to severe invasive toxin-mediated disease and post-infectious sequelae. Accordingly, a GAS surveillance program based on molecular techniques is advisable for its epidemiological control. Pulsed-field gel electr...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： López Y,Manrique V,Niubo E,Valdés-Dapena M,Pérez Amarillo J,López I,Parra B,Escalona Venegas G,Riverón AM,López-Cánovas L

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important and common cause of mortality and morbidity in immunocompromised patients such as those with HIV/AIDS, transplant recipients on immunosuppressive therapy, and malignant hematological disease. After primary infection with CMV the virus becomes latent in multiple organs and can late...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Jain M,Duggal S,Chugh TD

更新日期：2011-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is an epidemiological marker of high-risk sexual behavior in HIV-infected patients. We assessed the prevalence of STIs among patients attending an HIV care and support centre. METHODOLOGY:From January to August 2009, we assessed socio-demographic varia...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Osinde MO,Kakaire O,Kaye DK

更新日期：2012-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The present study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of Trichuris spp. and other intestinal parasitic infections in owned cats on St. Kitts. METHODOLOGY:The feces of 41 non-feral cats (23 indoor only; 18 indoor/outdoor) were examined for the presence of Trichuris spp. eggs. RESULTS:Nine (22%) of th...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Ketzis JK,Shell L,Chinault S,Pemberton C,Pereira MM

更新日期：2015-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Assays based on DNA amplification can provide information that contributes to the initial management of patients with leptospirosis. However, these have not been adopted in Uruguay. Our aim was to evaluate the performance of the lipL32 real-time PCR (qPCR) for diagnosis of leptospirosis. METHODOLOGY:We an...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： González S,Geymonat JP,Hernández E,Marqués JM,Schelotto F,Varela G

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Due to intercontinental traffic, population migration trends, natural disasters, and climate change, imported malaria remains important to consider in a febrile returning traveler. This study aims to raise awareness about malaria and help European clinicians maintain a working knowledge of this disease by ...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Poluga J,Milosevic I,Jordovic J,Dakic Z,Lavadinovic L,Stevanovic G,Milosevic B,Jevtovic D,Pavlovic M

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although the government of Yemen changed the national policy for treating malaria in November 2005 from chloroquine to combination drugs in the form of artesunate + sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as first line and lumefantrine + artemether as second line treatment for uncomplicated malaria, clinicians in ...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Bin Ghouth AS

更新日期：2013-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen that causes a range of diseases. The appearance of extended-spectrum β-lactamase -and carbapenemase-producing strains, in addition to the biofilm-forming phenotype, is a major problem in the clinical environment. METHODOLOGY:A total of 33 clinical K. pneu...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Yazgan B,Türkel I,Güçkan R,Kılınç K,Yıldırım T

更新日期：2018-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Giardiasis is a human health concern worldwide, especially among schoolchildren. Giardia duodenalis genotypes A and B are infective to humans, but their zoonotic potential remains controversial. In Mexico, the most prevalent genotype is A, but B was also detected in southeastern Mexico. In Sinaloa state, n...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： García-Cervantes PC,Báez-Flores ME,Delgado-Vargas F,Ponce-Macotela M,Nawa Y,De-la-Cruz-Otero MD,Martínez-Gordillo MN,Díaz-Camacho SP

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Norovirus is not usually investigated in diarrheal patients in Bangladesh which may account for the many cases where no pathogens are identified. METHODOLOGY:Stool specimens collected from diarrheal patients from three hospitals in Bangladesh during 2011 were investigated for norovirus RNA using real-time...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Nahar S,Afrad MH,Begum N,Al-Mamun F,Sarker AK,Das SK,Faruque AS,Pourkarim MR,Choudhuri MS,Azim T,Rahman M

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study was initiated to investigate the risk factors of secondary infections in febrile neutropenic patients following chemotherapy, and to evaluate the clinical, microbiological, and mortality outcomes of these infections. METHODOLOGY:An evaluation was done on all patients with hematological malignan...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Büyüktuna SA,Saba R,Gözel MG,Turhan Ö,İnan D,Aşık Z,Köse A

更新日期：2017-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a high prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) seropositivity in developing countries. An apparent risk of CMV reactivation increases following hematopoeitic stem cell transplantation. With effective surveillance and timely treatment using anti-viral therapy, morbidity and mortality associated with CM...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Sharma SK,Kumar S,Agrawal N,Singh L,Mukherjee A,Seth T,Mishra P,Mathur S,Dar L,Mahapatra M

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study was aimed to determine the relationship between vitamin D and soluble vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels and brucellosis, a common infection in Turkey, in which the cellular immune system is important in the course of the disease. METHODOLOGY:Patients who had been followed up in the Department of ...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Kurtaran B,Akyildiz O,Candevir Ulu A,Inal SA,Komur S,Seydaoglu G,Arslan YK,Yaman A,Kibar F,Aksu HS,Tasova Y

更新日期：2016-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dengue virus (DENV) is principally transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. To date, mosquito population control remains the key strategy for reducing the continuing spread of DENV. The focus on the development of new vector control strategies through an understanding of the mosquito-virus relationship i...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Tham HW,Balasubramaniam VR,Chew MF,Ahmad H,Hassan SS

更新日期：2015-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are increasingly common and represent a serious problem for public health. Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major agents of infections, and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has spread worldwide. The aim of this study was to phenotypically and genot...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Bodnar GC,Martins HM,De Oliveira CF,Morey AT,Tavares ER,Cardoso JD,Perugini MR,Lioni LM,Yamada-Ogatta SF,Kobayashi RK,Nakazato G

更新日期：2016-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In some developing countries, tuberculosis and brucellosis, which are commom causes of spinal infections, are still common infectious diseases. However, co-occurrence of spinal tuberculosis and brucellosis is rare. METHODOLOGY:We report a case a 47-year-old male engaged in aquaculture with a medical histo...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Zhao G,Wang J,Xiang G,Zhou K,Nan W,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although tuberculosis (TB) is frequently seen in Turkey, there are limited studies on childhood TB. We aimed to describe clinical and laboratory findings, including drug resistance, of children with TB in Istanbul, Turkey. METHODOLOGY:The study included all children aged 0-14 years who were registered in ...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Cakir E,Erdem E,Ozlu N,Seber E,Gencer S,Kilicaslan Z

更新日期：2014-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is an emergent and endemic zoonotic disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this report we have diagnosed the first case of human brucellosis in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using molecular and microbiological tests, caused by live attenuated Brucella melitensis Rev.1 strain. The infection was caused through unin...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Arapovic J,Špičić S,Duvnjak S,Ostojić M,Arapović M,Nikolić J,Cvetnić Ž

更新日期：2020-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii have been reported to cause outbreaks of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in several studies. The high prevalence of these pathogens prompted us to study the different strains of these pathogens prevailing in our intensive care units (ICUs) and determin...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Joseph NM,Sistla S,Dutta TK,Badhe AS,Rasitha D,Parija SC

更新日期：2010-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anti-hepatitis B core antibody (Anti-HBc) alone is defined as the presence of anti-HBc in the absence of HBsAg and anti-HBs. The significance of this serological pattern as a predicting factor for occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains largely unknown. This study aimed to assess the significance ...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Ramezani A,Banifazl M,Eslamifar A,Aghakhani A

更新日期：2010-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative nosocomial pathogen that has the capacity to develop resistance to all classes of antimicrobial compounds. However, very little is known regarding its susceptibility to biocides (antiseptics and disinfectants) and capacity to form biofilms, particularly for Malays...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Nor A'shimi MH,Alattraqchi AG,Mohd Rani F,A Rahman NI,Ismail S,Abdullah FH,Othman N,Cleary DW,Clarke SC,Yeo CC

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the spirochete of genus Leptospira with widespread distribution in tropical, subtropical and temperate zones. Leptospirosis is often confused with other febrile illnesses including jaundice, dengue, and malaria. Generally, the disease is often underdiagnosed or...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Kumari A,Premlatha MM,Raja V,Akino Mercy CS,Sumathi K,Shariff M,Natarajaseenivasan K

更新日期：2018-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A one of the step towards achieving TB related targets is to ensure early and quality diagnosis of TB in national laboratories. WHO recommends that all national reference laboratories in TB burden countries strive to reach accreditation by 2025, based on ISO15189:2012 quality management system standard. To...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Cholakyans V,Kabasakalyan E,Denisiuk O,Akopyan K,Davtyan K,Akhalaia M,Mirzoyan A,Hayrapetyan A,Zachariah R

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00