Detection of Loa loa Microfilariae in Follicular Fluid During Assisted Reproductive Technology: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

abstract：:A patient with multiple sclerosis presented with seronegative C. burnetii endocarditis diagnosed using C. burnetii-specific polymerase chain reaction and fluorescence in situ hybridization on cardiovascular biopsy. This case supports the necessity of a systematic polymerase chain reaction testing of removed cardiac va...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Melenotte C,Loukil A,Rico A,Lepidi H,Raoult D

更新日期：2019-10-04 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：:We report a rare case of acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) syndrome in a patient with chronic HIV infection with acute illness indistinguishable from acute retroviral syndrome. The patient presented with an acute febrile mononucleosis-like illness after increasing nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy. A marke...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Choi SK,Graber CJ

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is intuitive that antibiotics administered before obtaining a blood culture would reduce the likelihood of obtaining a positive culture, it is not clear exactly how rapidly and to what extent blood becomes sterile after administration of intravenous (IV) antibiotics. Using a large data set of patients admi...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Rand KH,Beal SG,Rivera K,Allen B,Payton T,Lipori GP

更新日期：2019-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Ebola virus (EBOV) is a highly pathogenic filovirus that causes outbreaks of a severe hemorrhagic fever known as EBOV disease (EVD). Ebola virus disease is characterized in part by a dysregulated immune response and massive production of both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. To better understand the immune respon...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Banadyga L,Siragam V,Zhu W,He S,Cheng K,Qiu X

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis (CPH) is an uncommon manifestation of Histoplasma infection with features similar to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). In endemic areas, it may be misdiagnosed as smear-negative pulmonary TB. Historical case series mainly from patients with presumed TB described a high frequency of cavitati...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Baker J,Kosmidis C,Rozaliyani A,Wahyuningsih R,Denning DW

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorders occurs in 20%-50% of HIV-positive patients. We undertook this study to assess the prevalence of a positive screen for cognitive impairment in the clinic population at our institution and to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a sc...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： McNamara PH,Coen R,Redmond J,Doherty CP,Bergin C

更新日期：2016-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential for transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 shed in stool via fecal microbiota transplantation is not yet known, and the effectiveness of various testing strategies to prevent fecal microbiota transplantation-based transmission has also not yet been quantified. In this study, we u...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Olesen SW,Zaman A,Osman M,Ramakrishna B

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disseminated strongyloidiasis in solid organ transplant recipients is a rare but devastating infection. In our center, we implemented a universal screening of all candidates for kidney transplantation. We assessed the seroprevalence and utility of universal screening for strongyloidiasis in our center. METH...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Al-Obaidi M,Hasbun R,Vigil KJ,Edwards AR,Chavez V,Hall DR,Dar WA,De Golovine A,Ostrosky-Zeichner L,Bynon JS,Nigo M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:From an isolated epidemic, coronavirus disease 2019 has now emerged as a global pandemic. The availability of genomes in the public domain after the epidemic provides a unique opportunity to understand the evolution and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus across the g...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Banu S,Jolly B,Mukherjee P,Singh P,Khan S,Zaveri L,Shambhavi S,Gaur N,Reddy S,Kaveri K,Srinivasan S,Gopal DR,Siva AB,Thangaraj K,Tallapaka KB,Mishra RK,Scaria V,Sowpati DT

更新日期：2020-09-18 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：Background:Retention in care (RIC) and viral suppression (VS) are associated with reduced HIV transmission and mortality. Studies addressing postpartum engagement in HIV care have been limited by small sample size, short follow-up, and a lack of data from the Southeast United States. Methods:HIV-positive adult women w...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Oliver C,Rebeiro PF,Hopkins MJ,Byram B,Carpenter L,Clouse K,Castilho JL,Rogers W,Turner M,Bebawy SS,Pettit AC

更新日期：2019-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic free-living amoeba that is found in warm, fresh water and causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The following report demonstrates the rapid and destructive clinical features of PAM in an 8-year-old male who presented with severe headaches approximately 12 days after swimm...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Vareechon C,Tarro T,Polanco C,Anand V,Pannaraj PS,Dien Bard J

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-onset bacteremic Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia recurred in 3 of 30 (10%) patients followed prospectively, all with ongoing hazardous alcohol intake, 3-56 months after initial pneumonia. Paired isolates underwent whole-genome sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis showed that recurrence strains were all distin...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Meumann EM,Anstey NM,Currie BJ,Piera KA,Baird R,Sarovich DS,Davis JS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diabetic foot infection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many patients and remains a challenging diagnosis for most clinicians. Diagnosis is largely based on clinical signs supplemented by various imaging tests. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not readily available to many clinicians, and bo...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Markanday A

更新日期：2014-08-07 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：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：Background:Patients with suspected tuberculosis are often overtreated with antituberculosis drugs. We evaluated the diagnostic value of the focused assessment with sonography for HIV-associated tuberculosis (FASH) in rural Tanzania. Methods:In a prospective cohort study, the frequency of FASH signs was compared betwee...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Ndege R,Weisser M,Elzi L,Diggelmann F,Bani F,Gingo W,Sikalengo G,Mapesi H,Mchomvu E,Kamwela L,Mnzava D,Battegay M,Reither K,Paris DH,Rohacek M

更新日期：2019-04-25 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：:The complexity and cost of current diagnostics for hepatitis C virus (HCV) may act as a prevention to the scale-up of treatment in the developing world. Currently, ribonucleic acid (RNA)-polymerase chain reaction tests are the gold standard. However, there is potential for the use of simpler and cheaper antigen tests ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Khan H,Hill A,Main J,Brown A,Cooke G

更新日期：2017-05-26 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: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：:It is a striking observation that tissue of patients invaded by the deep mycoses often lacks evidence of an inflammatory response. This lack of host response is often attributed to neutropenia secondary to chemotherapy. However, systematic studies do not support this simplistic explanation. However, invasive fungal le...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Klotz SA,Sobonya RE,Lipke PN,Garcia-Sherman MC

更新日期：2016-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Klebsiella pneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen with increasing rates of resistance to carbapenem antibiotics, but the population structure and genetic drivers of carbapenem-resistant K pneumoniae (CRKP) remain underexplored in developing countries. Carbapenem-resistant K pneumoniae were recently introduced in...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Roach D,Waalkes A,Abanto J,Zunt J,Cucho C,Soria J,Salipante SJ

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the recognized benefit of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for preventing and treating HIV, some studies have reported adverse birth outcomes with in utero ART exposure. We evaluated the effect of infant in utero HIV and ART exposure on preterm delivery (PTD), low birth weight (LBW), small for gestationa...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Ramokolo V,Goga AE,Lombard C,Doherty T,Jackson DJ,Engebretsen IM

更新日期：2017-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We characterized the extent of antiretroviral therapy (ART) experience and postdischarge mortality among hospitalized HIV-infected adults in Zambia. Methods:At a central hospital with an opt-out HIV testing program, we enrolled HIV-infected adults (18+ years) admitted to internal medicine using a population...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Haachambwa L,Kandiwo N,Zulu PM,Rutagwera D,Geng E,Holmes CB,Sinkala E,Claassen CW,Mugavero MJ,Wa Mwanza M,Turan JM,Vinikoor MJ

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis constitutes a major complication associated with the procedure. PD-associated peritonitis caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria, usually as a result of an infection related to the PD catheter, has been reported in adults and is associated with significant complications a...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Imam O,Al-Zubaidi K,Janahi M,Imam A,Leghrouz B,Dobson S,Sundararaju S,Tsui KM,Hasan MR,Perez-Lopez A

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Few studies have compared the yield of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays in nasopharyngeal swabs, oropharyngeal swabs, and sputum for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection. Methods:We conducted an observational study in Beijing Ditan Hospital, C...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Zhang H,Chen M,Zhang Y,Wen J,Wang Y,Wang L,Guo J,Liu C,Li D,Wang Y,Bai J,Gao G,Wang S,Yang D,Yu F,Yan L,Wan G,Zhang F

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Patients heterozygous for mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene may be more susceptible to respiratory infections than the general population. Methods :We conducted a retrospective case-control study using health insurance claims. We identified patients as either h...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Polgreen PM,Brown GD,Hornick DB,Ahmad F,London B,Stoltz DA,Comellas AP

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both dengue virus (DENV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) belong to the Flaviviridae family and could induce hepatitis. We aimed to investigate the interference between them. In total, 515 patients confirmed with dengue fever (DF) were enrolled. Thirty-two patients (6.21%) were seropositive for anti-HCV; 12 of 32 anti-HCV-...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Liang PC,Chen KY,Huang CH,Chang K,Lu PL,Yeh ML,Huang CF,Huang CI,Hsieh MH,Dai CY,Lin ZY,Chen SC,Chuang WL,Chen YH,Huang JF,Yu ML

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00