Risk Factors for Herpes Zoster Among Adults.

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:We recently reported that the levels of activation, exhaustion, and terminal differentiation within the peripheral T-cell compartment were increased in men who have sex with men (MSM) compared with blood bank donors. During activation and differentiation, T cells undergo metabolic changes to maintain their e...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kruize Z,Maurer I,van Dort KA,van den Elshout MAM,Hoornenborg E,Booiman T,Prins M,Kootstra NA

更新日期：2020-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from 3 private healthcare claims repositories, we evaluated the incidence of pneumococcal disease among adults with US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) defined at-risk conditions or rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Crohn's disease, and neuromuscular disorder/seizures and those with traditiona...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Pelton SI,Shea KM,Weycker D,Farkouh RA,Strutton DR,Edelsberg J

更新日期：2015-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study investigates the association of clinical and demographic predictors with abdominal fat gain, measured using waist circumference (WC) and self-reported abdominal size. Methods:We analyzed data from ACTG A5257, a clinical trial that randomized treatment-naïve HIV-infected participants to 1 of 3 ant...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Bhagwat P,Ofotokun I,McComsey GA,Brown TT,Moser C,Sugar CA,Currier JS

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can clinically reactivate in immunosuppressed individuals causing lymphoproliferative disease and rarely hepatitis. In this study, we provide in vivo and in vitro evidence that Treponema pallidum infection can cause EBV reactivation with hepatitis in an immunocompetent patient...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Hirsiger JR,Fuchs PS,Häusermann P,Müller-Durovic B,Daikeler T,Recher M,Hirsch HH,Terracciano L,Berger CT

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Although existing literature supports durations of 5-7 days for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), longer durations are commonly used. Obesity and heart failure (HF) have been associated with increased risk for treatment failure of SSTIs; however, whether prolonged antibiotic durations reduce the risk ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Ihm C,Sutton JD,Timbrook TT,Spivak ES

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The year 2019 brought about a multitude of innovations in clinical infectious diseases. With the continued rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), advances in diagnostics and newly available antibiotics offer additional strategies for combating this threat, but the broken antibiotic market serves as an impediment to f...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Moss S,Boucher HW

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an increasingly recognized cause of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in adults. We compared the crude in-hospital mortality of patients with RSV infection alone with that of patients with RSV-bacterial coinfection. Overall, 12 144 hospitalized patients with ARI were screened for R...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Godefroy R,Giraud-Gatineau A,Jimeno MT,Edouard S,Meddeb L,Zandotti C,Chaudet H,Colson P,Raoult D,Cassir N

更新日期：2020-11-12 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：:This report describes a case of relapsing pneumococcal peritonitis. The postulated source of infection was vaginal colonization and secondary adherence of pneumococci to an intrauterine contraceptive device. After immunization with a conjugate pneumococcal vaccine, her antibody levels were observed. She remained infec...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Sendi P,Moser Schaub EM,Nirgianakis K,Hathaway LJ,Bittel P,Goldblatt D,Streit S

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  First- and second-generation smallpox vaccines are contraindicated in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A new smallpox vaccine is needed to protect this population in the context of biodefense preparedness. The focus of this study was to compare the safety and immunogenicity of...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Overton ET,Stapleton J,Frank I,Hassler S,Goepfert PA,Barker D,Wagner E,von Krempelhuber A,Virgin G,Meyer TP,Müller J,Bädeker N,Grünert R,Young P,Rösch S,Maclennan J,Arndtz-Wiedemann N,Chaplin P

更新日期：2015-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveillance represents an important informational tool for planning actions to monitor emerging antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance surveillance (ARS) programs may have many different designs and can be grouped in 2 major categories based on their main objectives: (1) public health ARS programs and (2)...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Sader HS,Rhomberg PR,Fuhrmeister AS,Mendes RE,Flamm RK,Jones RN

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Plasma gelsolin (pGSN) is an abundant circulating protein quickly consumed by extensive tissue damage. Marked depletion is associated with later poor outcomes in diverse clinical circumstances. Repletion with recombinant human (rhu)-pGSN in animal models of inflammation lessens mortality and morbidity. Meth...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： DiNubile MJ,Levinson SL,Stossel TP,Lawrenz MB,Warawa JM

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium species are ubiquitous fungi causing a wide array of infections, including invasive disease in the immunosuppressed. We present a fusarium bone infection in a child with Pearson syndrome and review the literature. Ten cases of fusarium osteomyelitis were reported in the past 40 years, and we review the treatm...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Hiebert RM,Welliver RC,Yu Z

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Clinical features of Lyme disease (LD) range from localized skin lesions to serious disseminated disease. Information on risk factors for Lyme arthritis, facial palsy, carditis, and meningitis is limited but could facilitate disease recognition and elucidate pathophysiology. Methods:Patients from high-incid...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kwit NA,Nelson CA,Max R,Mead PS

更新日期：2017-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, once considered a disease confined to Mexico, Central America, and South America, is now an emerging global public health problem. An estimated 300 000 immigrants in the United States are chronically infected with T. cruzi. However, awareness of Chaga...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Zheng C,Quintero O,Revere EK,Oey MB,Espinoza F,Puius YA,Ramirez-Baron D,Salama CR,Hidalgo LF,Machado FS,Saeed O,Shin J,Patel SR,Coyle CM,Tanowitz HB

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In this brief report, we describe a 76-year-old patient with thymoma who underwent craniotomy for a left parietal lobe mass with pathologic findings consistent with Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis in the absence of any features of thymoma with immunodeficiency/Good's syndrome. His clinical course suggested likely Toxop...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Chastain DB,Sams JI,Steele GM,Lowder LO,Franco-Paredes C

更新日期：2018-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We used ribonucleic acid sequencing to profile Candida albicans transcription within biliary fluid from a patient with cholangitis; samples were collected before and after treatment with fluconazole and drainage. Candida albicans transcriptomes at the infection site distinguished treated from untreated cholangitis. Af...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Clancy CJ,Meslin C,Badrane H,Cheng S,Losada LC,Nierman WC,Vergidis P,Clark NL,Nguyen MH

更新日期：2016-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Jails represent a critical component of the public health response to HCV elimination. We report on outcomes of 104 patients receiving HCV treatment from January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2016 in a large urban jail setting. Our data demonstrate that treatment in jails is feasible, but many barriers remain. ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： MacDonald R,Akiyama MJ,Kopolow A,Rosner Z,McGahee W,Joseph R,Jaffer M,Venters H

更新日期：2017-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection causes 1 of every 5 neonatal deaths globally. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the most significant pathogen, although little is known about its epidemiology and risk in low-income countries. METHODS:A cross-sectional study in 2015 at a public hospital in Guatemala City enrolled women ≥35 weeks' ges...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Rick AM,Aguilar A,Cortes R,Gordillo R,Melgar M,Samayoa-Reyes G,Frank DN,Asturias EJ

更新日期：2017-02-08 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：Background:Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a sequel to visceral leishmaniasis (VL), which is found in VL-endemic countries including Bangladesh. Because of these enigmatic cases, the success of the National Kala-azar Elimination Program is under threat. To date, diagnostic methods for PKDL cases in endemi...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Ghosh P,Hasnain MG,Hossain F,Khan MAA,Chowdhury R,Faisal K,Mural MA,Baker J,Nath R,Ghosh D,Maruf S,Shomik MS,Haque R,Matlashewski G,Hamano S,Duthie MS,Mondal D

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a prerequisite to maximizing individual and societal benefits of antiretroviral therapy. METHODS:Adults ≥18 years of age testing HIV positive at 10 health facilities in Mozambique and Swaziland received point-of-care CD4+ cell count testing immediatel...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kujawski SA,Lamb MR,Lahuerta M,McNairy ML,Ahoua L,Abacassamo F,Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H,Gachuhi A,El-Sadr WM,Elul B

更新日期：2017-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy251.]. ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Abdullahi A,Fopoussi OM,Torimiro J,Atkins M,Kouanfack C,Geretti AM

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Among a cohort of men who have sex with men in a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence trial, syphilis requiring treatment was associated with white coat dosing (increased PrEP adherence immediately preceding study visits) when compared with participants with optimal drug concentrations. The findings highlight the...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Blair CS,Beymer MR,Kofron RM,Bolan RK,Jordan WC,Haubrich RH,Wohl AR,Landovitz RJ

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：: Background.  Successful treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa is thwarted by the emergence of antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation on prosthetic devices. Our aims were to decipher the molecular basis of resistance in a un...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Domitrovic TN,Hujer AM,Perez F,Marshall SH,Hujer KM,Woc-Colburn LE,Parta M,Bonomo RA

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We treated three pediatric cardiac transplant patients with chronic parvovirus viremia with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (HD-IVIG). One patient with severe T-cell lymphopenia suffered recurrent viremia and aseptic meningitis, which resolved remarkably when he was switched to high-dose hyaluronidase-facilitated...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Cruz RJ,Dasso JF,Duff C,Krasnopero D,Long Z,Ellison M,Nieves D,Sriaroon P,Asante-Korang A,Walter JE

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma encephalitis is a well recognized complication of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, solid organ transplantation, and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, patients with hematologic malignancies not treated with allogeneic HSCT may also develop this condition, which requires ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Morjaria S,Epstein DJ,Romero FA,Taur Y,Seo SK,Papanicolaou GA,Hatzoglou V,Rosenblum M,Perales MA,Scordo M,Kaltsas A

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Far East scarlet-like fever (FESLF) is a severe inflammatory disease that occurs sporadically and in outbreaks in Russia and Japan. Far East scarlet-like fever is caused by Yersinia pseudotubuclosis infection, an organism that typically causes self-limiting gastroenteritis in Europe. Studies suggest the ability of Far...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Amphlett A

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  Extraintestinal Escherichia coli infections are common, costly, and potentially serious. A better understanding of their pathogenesis is needed. Methods.  Sixty-seven E coli bloodstream isolates from adults with urosepsis (Seattle, WA; 1980s) underwent extensive molecular characterization and virulence as...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Johnson JR,Porter S,Johnston B,Kuskowski MA,Spurbeck RR,Mobley HL,Williamson DA

更新日期：2015-06-06 00:00:00