Geographic Expansion of Lyme Disease in the Southeastern United States, 2000-2014.

abstract：Background:Cavitary lesions (CLs) primarily identified by chest x-ray (CXR) have been associated with worse clinical outcomes among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Chest computed tomography (CT), which has better resolution and increased sensitivity to detect lung abnormalities, has been understudied in PTB...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Hernandez-Romieu AC,Little BP,Bernheim A,Schechter MC,Ray SM,Bizune D,Kempker R

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:During the current Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak, acute symptomatic ZIKV infection in adults appears to be a mild-to-moderate, self-limited illness. We present a case of ZIKV rash illness that improved and then relapsed without repeat exposure to ZIKV. Clinicians should be alert for relapses in patients with ZIKV infecti...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Edupuganti S,Natrajan MS,Rouphael N,Lai L,Xu Y,Feldhammer M,Hill C,Patel SM,Johnson SJ,Bower M,Gorchakov R,Berry R,Murray KO,Mulligan MJ

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of West Nile virus (WNV) infection continues to be elucidated. Many cases of WNV are asymptomatic; however, in immunocompromised patients, symptoms are more likely to be severe. We describe fatal WNV central nervous system disease in lymphoma patients who received rituximab, blunting the inflammatory resp...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Morjaria S,Arguello E,Taur Y,Sepkowitz K,Hatzoglou V,Nemade A,Rosenblum M,Cavalcanti MS,Palomba ML,Kaltsas A

更新日期：2015-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of acute weight gain after switching from emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil to emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide for human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis. ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Selvaraj SV,Bares SH,Havens JP

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cytomegalovirus retinitis is a treatable cause of blindness in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) typically with CD4 counts <50 cells/mm3. Diagnosis is with indirect fundoscopy, and treatment is with intravitreal ganciclovir injections or systemic therapy. However, diagnosis and treatment are not...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Ocieczek P,Barnacle JR,Gumulira J,Phiri S,Heller T,Grabska-Liberek I

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacteremia often requires a long treatment duration with antibiotics to prevent relapse due to the ability of SA to establish reservoirs of infection in sites such as heart and bone. These metastatic sites of infection cannot be serially sampled to monitor the clearance of SA infec...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Gutierrez J,Guimaraes AO,Lewin-Koh N,Berhanu A,Xu M,Cao Y,Kim J,Yan D,Chang JK,Dinoso JB,Koss CA,Clemenzi-Allen A,Chambers HF,Peck MC,Baruch A,Rosenberger CM

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Bacterial and fungal infections (BFIs) are frequent in patients with cirrhosis and often trigger acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). This prospective observational study aims to describe the interactions between BFI and ACLF in terms of mortality and related risk factors. Methods:We performed a 2-center ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Bartoletti M,Baldassarre M,Domenicali M,Lewis RE,Giannella M,Antognoli A,Rinaldi M,Zaccherini G,Verucchi G,Marconi L,Tamè M,Berardi S,Napoli L,Siniscalchi A,Fabbri A,Biselli M,Tufoni M,Pavarin RM,Trevisani F,Viale P

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  Practicing antimicrobial stewardship in the setting of widespread antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative bacilli, particularly in urban areas, is challenging. Methods.  We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital with an established antimicrobial stewardship progra...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Vora NM,Kubin CJ,Furuya EY

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) are required at every hospital regardless of size. We conducted a qualitative study across different hospital settings to examine perspectives of physician and pharmacist stewards about the dynamics within their team and contextual factors that facilitate the success of...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Barlam TF,Childs E,Zieminski SA,Meshesha TM,Jones KE,Butler JM,Damschroder LJ,Goetz MB,Madaras-Kelly K,Reardon CM,Samore MH,Shen J,Stenehjem E,Zhang Y,Drainoni ML

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed an open-access, Excel-based model simulating currently recommended and alternative algorithms for adult HIV testing as a preliminary investigation of trade-offs between accuracy and costs. Despite higher costs, simpler HIV testing algorithms incorporating point of care nucleic acid testing may improve out...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Neilan AM,Cohn JE,Lemaire JF,Sacks E,Alban R,Freedberg KA,Walensky RP,Ciaranello AL

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Malaria transmission through blood transfusion is an accidental but preventable cause of malaria infection and is increasingly becoming a matter of concern for blood transfusion services. This systematic review was conducted to provide a summary of evidence about the prevalence of Plasmodium infection in asy...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Ahmadpour E,Foroutan-Rad M,Majidiani H,Moghaddam SM,Hatam-Nahavandi K,Hosseini SA,Rahimi MT,Barac A,Rubino S,Zarean M,Mathioudakis AG,Cevik M

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immune activation persists despite suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and predicts non-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) comorbidities including cardiovascular disease. Activated platelets play a key role in atherothrombosis and inflammation, and...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： O'Brien MP,Hunt PW,Kitch DW,Klingman K,Stein JH,Funderburg NT,Berger JS,Tebas P,Clagett B,Moisi D,Utay NS,Aweeka F,Aberg JA

更新日期：2017-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Few published studies exist to describe the off-label use of multiple-dose fosfomycin for outpatient treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (UTI). The purpose of this study was to characterize the patients, infections, drug susceptibilities, and outcomes of multiple-dose fosfomycin episodes for ou...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Derington CG,Benavides N,Delate T,Fish DN

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Needle and syringe sharing among people who inject drugs (PWID) can result in a rapid regional spread of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) variant. Such outbreaks have been identified recently in several countries and have raised public health attention because of an association with new psychoactive subs...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Hanke K,Fiedler S,Grumann C,Ratmann O,Hauser A,Klink P,Meixenberger K,Altmann B,Zimmermann R,Marcus U,Bremer V,Auwärter V,Bannert N

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of recurrent herpes zoster (HZ) and the relationship between initial and recurrent HZ are not clear. METHODS:The Miyazaki Dermatologist Society has surveyed ~5000 patients with HZ annually since 1997. A questionnaire regarding HZ and its recurrence was completed by the dermatologists. RESULTS...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Shiraki K,Toyama N,Daikoku T,Yajima M,Miyazaki Dermatologist Society.

更新日期：2017-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated health outcomes among people who inject drugs who are infected with hepatitis C virus using an artificial intelligence platform. Mean (SD) cumulative adherence (visual confirmation of administration) was 91.3% (10.5%). Most subjects (88.2%) achieved ≥80% adherence to treatment, and 88.2% (15 of 17...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Litwin AH,Shafner L,Norton B,Akiyama MJ,Agyemang L,Guzman M,Vera T,Heo M

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  Advanced fibrosis occurs more commonly in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfected individuals; therefore, fibrosis monitoring is important in this population. However, transient elastography (TE) data in HIV-HBV coinfection are lacking. We aimed to assess liver fibrosis using...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Audsley J,Robson C,Aitchison S,Matthews GV,Iser D,Sasadeusz J,Lewin SR

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) has been shown to be a marker of intestinal damage among people living with HIV. We hypothesized that I-FABP would be increased in chronically HIV-infected patents more than elite controllers and would relate to specific nutrient intake and body composition. Me...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Cheru LT,Park EA,Saylor CF,Burdo TH,Fitch KV,Looby S,Weiner J,Robinson JA,Hubbard J,Torriani M,Lo J

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease accounted for more than two-thirds (56 of 81, 69.1%) of all tick-borne disease referrals to a large, academic infectious diseases clinic in a low-incidence state. Deviations from diagnostic testing guidelines and errors in test interpretation were common (23 of 35, 65.7%), suggesting that frontline provid...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Boyce RM,Speight C,Lin JT,Farel CE

更新日期：2020-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:People living with human immunodeficiency virus frequently use dietary supplements, including probiotics, but concern exists about ingesting live organisms. We performed a systematic review of the benefits of probiotics and a meta-analysis of sepsis risk. We undertook a protocol-driven, comprehensive review to identif...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Carter GM,Esmaeili A,Shah H,Indyk D,Johnson M,Andreae M,Sacks HS

更新日期：2016-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Nosocomial spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes clusters of infection among high-risk individuals. Controlling this spread is critical to reducing COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. We describe an outbreak of COVID-19 in Keio University Hospital, Japan, and its control and propose effective co...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Harada S,Uno S,Ando T,Iida M,Takano Y,Ishibashi Y,Uwamino Y,Nishimura T,Takeda A,Uchida S,Hirata A,Sata M,Matsumoto M,Takeuchi A,Obara H,Yokoyama H,Fukunaga K,Amagai M,Kitagawa Y,Takebayashi T,Hasegawa N

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amphotericin B is the preferred treatment for cryptococcal meningitis, but it has cumulative severe side effects, including nephrotoxicity, hypokalemia, and hypomagnesemia. Amphotericin-induced severe hypokalemia may predispose the patient to cardiac arrhythmias and death, and there is very little data avail...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Bahr NC,Rolfes MA,Musubire A,Nabeta H,Williams DA,Rhein J,Kambugu A,Meya DB,Boulware DR

更新日期：2014-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial activation and dysfunction play a central role in the pathogenesis of sepsis and viral hemorrhagic fevers. Hantaviral disease is a viral hemorrhagic fever and is characterized by capillary dysfunction, although the underlying mechanisms for hantaviral disease are not fully elucidated. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Connolly-Andersen AM,Thunberg T,Ahlm C

更新日期：2014-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We implemented a real-time report to distribute respiratory pathogen data for our 8-hospital system to anyone with an Internet connection and a web browser. Real-time access to accurate regional laboratory observation data during an epidemic influenza season can guide diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Christensen PA,Olsen RJ,Perez KK,Cernoch PL,Long SW

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspicion of an infection without localizing signs or symptoms is a common problem. A chest x-ray (CXR) is often performed to rule out pneumonia. Our prospective cross-sectional study suggests that a CXR has no diagnostic value in patients without respiratory signs or symptoms, if a reliable medical history can be obt...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： de Stoppelaar SF,Pereverzeva L,Hafkamp B,Lips N,Tielbeke F,Rustenburg L,Hoogerheide-Wiegerinck C,de Heer K

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The number of invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infections due to hitherto extremely rare type emm74 strains has increased in several Canadian provinces since late 2015. We hypothesized that the cases recorded in the different provinces are linked and caused by strains of an emm74 clone that recently eme...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Teatero S,McGeer A,Tyrrell GJ,Hoang L,Smadi H,Domingo MC,Levett PN,Finkelstein M,Dewar K,Plevneshi A,Athey TBT,Gubbay JB,Mulvey MR,Martin I,Demczuk W,Fittipaldi N

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptomatic acute HCV infection and interferon lambda 4 (IFNL4) genotypes are important predictors of spontaneous viral clearance. Using data from a multicohort database (Injecting Cohorts [InC3] Collaborative), we establish an independent association between host IFNL4 genotype and symptoms of acute hepatitis C virus...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Page K,Mirzazadeh A,Rice TM,Grebely J,Kim AY,Cox AL,Morris MD,Hellard M,Bruneau J,Shoukry NH,Dore GJ,Maher L,Lloyd AR,Lauer G,Prins M,McGovern BH

更新日期：2016-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Molecular detection methods allow for the simultaneous detection of several infectious agents. This study assesses whether co-infection with 2 viruses as compared with 1 is associated with increased hospitalization in those with acute respiratory infections. Methods:We prospectively enrolled a cohort of ped...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Noyola DE,Hunsberger S,Valdés Salgado R,Powers JH 3rd,Galindo-Fraga A,Ortiz-Hernández AA,Ramirez-Venegas A,Moreno-Espinosa S,Llamosas-Gallardo B,Guerrero ML,Beigel JH,Ruiz-Palacios G,Perez-Patrigeon S,Mexico Emerging Infectious

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are a major threat to public health, yet improper use of antibiotics remains high. Infectious Diseases (ID) fellows play a major role in antibiotic stewardship efforts, but there is little research on how they view stewardship activities. We performed a qualitative s...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Morgan JR,Barlam TF,Drainoni ML

更新日期：2018-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus gattii infections, especially including those with severe clinical manifestations, may be related to underlying host immunologic factors. We present 2 cases with autoantibodies to granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), a key cytokine in macrophage function. Immunologic evaluation for a...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Crum-Cianflone NF,Lam PV,Ross-Walker S,Rosen LB,Holland SM

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00