Autoantibodies to Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Associated With Severe and Unusual Manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii Infections.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among the 1.2 M persons living with HIV in the United States, 25% are co- infected with HCV. The availability of effective direct antiviral agents (DAAs) makes the goal of HCV elimination feasible, but implementation requires improvements to the HCV treatment cascade, especially linkage to and initiation of ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Rizk C,Miceli J,Shiferaw B,Malinis M,Barakat L,Ogbuagu O,Villanueva M

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Recent observations provide evidence for group-specific immunity toward influenza A infections and raise the question of how often we can get the flu. Methods:We retrospectively analyzed 2308 cases of children and adolescents with clinically manifested influenza and a positive PCR-test during the last 4 epi...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Möst J,Redlberger-Fritz M,Weiss G

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Avian influenza A/H5N1 has threatened human health for nearly 2 decades. Avian influenza A vaccine without adjuvant is poorly immunogenic. A flexible rapid tactic for mass vaccination will be needed if a pandemic occurs. METHODS:A multicenter, randomized, blinded phase 1 clinical trial evaluated safety and ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Mulligan MJ,Bernstein DI,Frey S,Winokur P,Rouphael N,Dickey M,Edupuganti S,Spearman P,Anderson E,Graham I,Noah DL,Mangal B,Kim S,Hill H,Whitaker J,Emery W,Beck A,Stephens K,Hartwell B,Ogilvie M,Rimann N,Osinski

更新日期：2014-11-18 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：:We present a case of an unvaccinated traveler who traveled from New York to Peru and contracted yellow fever. He likely acquired the infection while visiting the Amazon River, with a point of exit of Lima, Peru. Our case illustrates the dramatic course that yellow fever may take, as well as the importance of pretravel...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Winnicka L,Abdullah A,Yang T,Norville K,Irizarry-Acosta M

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  Histoplasmosis causes severe disease in patients with defects of cell-mediated immunity. It is not known whether outcomes vary related to the type of immunodeficiency or class of antifungal treatment. Methods.  We reviewed cases of active histoplasmosis that occurred at Vanderbilt University Medical Cente...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Luckett K,Dummer JS,Miller G,Hester S,Thomas L

更新日期：2015-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Few studies have investigated predictors of serological response to syphilis treatment in people living with HIV (PLWH). Methods:This was a retrospective, longitudinal study on PLWH who were diagnosed with and treated for syphilis who had an assessable serological response between January 2004 and June 2016...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Spagnuolo V,Poli A,Galli L,Nozza S,Bossolasco S,Cernuschi M,Maillard M,Hasson H,Gianotti N,Guffanti M,Lazzarin A,Castagna A

更新日期：2018-11-30 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:Ombitasvir, paritaprevir with ritonavir, and dasabuvir (OBV/PTV/r ± DSV) ±ribavirin (RBV) are approved to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 and 4 infection. Here, we investigate the safety and efficacy of OBV/PTV/r + DSV ±RBV for HCV genotype 1, and OBV/PTV/r + RBV for HCV genotype 4, in human immunod...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Rockstroh JK,Orkin C,Viani RM,Wyles D,Luetkemeyer AF,Lazzarin A,Soto-Malave R,Nelson MR,Bhagani SR,Klinker HHF,Rizzardini G,Girard PM,Tural C,Shulman NS,Mobashery N,Hu YB,Fredrick LM,Pilot-Matias T,Trinh R,Gane E

更新日期：2017-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) disease caused by type emm89 strains has been increasing worldwide, driven by the emergence of an epidemic clonal variant (clade 3 emm89). The clinical characteristics of patients with emm89 iGAS disease, and in particular with clade 3 emm89 iGAS disease, are poorly desc...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Teatero S,Coleman BL,Beres SB,Olsen RJ,Kandel C,Reynolds O,Athey TBT,Musser JM,McGeer A,Fittipaldi N

更新日期：2017-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is growing interest in the use of rapid blood culture identification (BCID) in antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). Although many studies have looked at its clinical and economic utility, its comparative utility in gram-positive and gram-negative blood stream infections (BSIs) has not been as wel...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Tseng AS,Kasule SN,Rice F,Mi L,Chan L,Seville MT,Grys TE

更新日期：2018-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Short-term recurrence of positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ribonucleic acid (RNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in discharged coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients attracts the public's concern. This study aimed to determine the clinical and epidemiological result...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Chen SL,Xu H,Feng HY,Sun JF,Li X,Zhou L,Song WL,Huang SS,He JL,Deng YY,Wang RJ,Fang M

更新日期：2020-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Residual monocyte activation may contribute to increased risk for endothelial dysfunction and subsequent atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among people with HIV (PWH) on antiretroviral therapy (ART). We examined the relationship between monocyte activation and endothelial activation in PWH in Ke...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Temu TM,Polyak SJ,Zifodya JS,Wanjalla CN,Koethe JR,Masyuko S,Nyabiage J,Kinuthia J,Gervassi AL,Oyugi J,Page S,Farquhar C

更新日期：2020-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Internal medicine physicians are often the first providers to encounter patients with a new diagnosis of tuberculosis. Given the public health risks of missed tuberculosis cases, assessing internal medicine residents' ability to diagnose tuberculosis is important. Methods:Internal medicine resident knowledg...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Chida N,Brown C,Mathad J,Carpenter K,Nelson G,Schechter MC,Giles N,Rebolledo PA,Ray S,Fabre V,Cantillo DS,Longworth S,Amorosa V,Petrauskis C,Boulanger C,Cain N,Gupta A,McKenzie-White J,Bollinger R,Melia MT

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Risk-based guidelines aid empiric antibiotic selection for critically ill adults with suspected infection with Gram-negative bacilli with high potential for antibiotic resistance (termed high-risk GNRs). Neither evidence-based guidelines for empiric antibiotic selection nor validated risk factors predicting ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Karsies T,Moore-Clingenpeel M,Hall M

更新日期：2018-10-24 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：BACKGROUND:Invasive aspergillosis (IA) and mucormycosis contribute to substantial mortality, especially among immunocompromised persons, including those with hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), hematologic malignancy (HM), and solid organ transplant (SOT). METHODS:Using International Classification of Diseases,...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Vallabhaneni S,Benedict K,Derado G,Mody RK

更新日期：2017-01-13 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：Background:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic and debilitating functional gastrointestinal disorder affecting 9%-23% of the population across the world. The relative efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) on IBS symptoms was demonstrated in a double-blind, randomized study. Methods:We describe the...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Hocquart M,Pham T,Kuete E,Tomei E,Lagier JC,Raoult D

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  The causes of varicella-zoster virus reactivation and herpes zoster (HZ) are largely unknown. We assessed potential risk factors for HZ, the data for which cannot be obtained from the medical sector. Methods.  We conducted a matched case-control study. We established active surveillance in Olmsted County,...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Marin M,Harpaz R,Zhang J,Wollan PC,Bialek SR,Yawn BP

更新日期：2016-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia cepacia complex are poorly studied in Mexico. The genotypic analysis of 38 strains isolated from children with pneumonia were identified and showed that both Burkholderia groups were present in patients. From our results, it is plausible to suggest that new species are among ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Meza-Radilla G,Mendez-Canarios A,Xicohtencatl-Cortes J,Escobedo-Guerra MR,Torres AG,Ibarra JA,Estrada-de Los Santos P

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monitoring of immune function, measured by CD4 cell count, is an essential service for people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Prescription of antiretroviral (ARV) medications is contingent on CD4 cell count; patients without regular CD4 monitoring are unlikely to receive ARVs when indicated. This st...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Davis AC,Watson G,Pourat N,Kominski GF,Roby DH

更新日期：2014-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative infections are a common and often preventable complication of surgery. S. aureus is a prevalent organism cultured in these infections and is associated with morbidity, mortality, and increased healthcare utilization. However, the long-term burden of S. aureus infection in surgical patients is n...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： O'Brien WJ,Gupta K,Itani KMF

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Identification of HIV infection at the early stage is valuable for patient management, for prevention, and for research purposes. In practice, identification of a recent HIV infection at diagnosis proves challenging after HIV antibody seroconversion but can be suspected using Western blots (WBs) or immunoblo...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Stefic K,Mahjoub N,Desouche C,Néré ML,Thierry D,Delaugerre C,Barin F,Chaix ML

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Human babesiosis is a common zoonosis caused by Babesia and is attracting an increasing concern worldwide. The natural course of babesiosis infection and how the human immune system changes during the course of babesiosis infection are not clear. Methods:We followed up 1 case infected with Babesia venatorum...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Zhao L,Jiang R,Jia N,Ning N,Zheng Y,Huo Q,Sun Y,Yuan T,Jiang B,Li T,Liu H,Liu X,Chu Y,Wei R,Bian C,Wang H,Song J,Wang H,Jiang J,Cao W

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has not been well characterized in the United States. In an OPAT cohort, the short-form-12's median physical component score and mental component score were 40.3 and 54.4, respectively. HRQoL measures could be helpful in studi...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Keller SC,Williams D,Levering M,Cosgrove SE

更新日期：2018-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of native septic arthritis. Few studies have characterized this disease during the US opioid epidemic. The role of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal screening in this disease has not been elucidated. We sought to identify risk factors and ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Gobao VC,Alfishawy M,Smith C,Byers KE,Yassin M,Urish KL,Shah NB

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Vaccines have been used successfully for disease elimination programs in many countries. Evidence on the impact of vaccination programs can support decision-making among medical practitioners and policy makers to improve immunization rates. We estimated the health and economic impact of measles vaccination f...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Paternina-Caicedo A,Driessen J,Roberts M,van Panhuis WG

更新日期：2018-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panel is a novel syndromic, nucleic acid amplification test for diagnosis of acute meningitis and encephalitis. Emerging data on its performance are concerning for false-positive results. We present a case of tuberculous meningitis misdiagnosed as herpes simplex virus-1 encep...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Gomez CA,Pinsky BA,Liu A,Banaei N

更新日期：2016-12-07 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