Real-time Communication With Health Care Providers Through an Online Respiratory Pathogen Laboratory Report.

abstract：:Passive surveillance data had signaled the possibility of gastrointestinal adverse events occurring after the administration of high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV-HD). However, in a large, prospective randomized clinical trial, rates of serious gastrointestinal events were no greater among IIV-HD recipients ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Talbot HK,Dunning AJ,Robertson CA,Landolfi VA,Greenberg DP,DiazGranados CA

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Health departments utilize HIV surveillance data to identify people with HIV (PWH) who need re-linkage to HIV care as part of an approach known as Data to Care (D2C.) The most accurate, effective, and efficient method of identifying PWH for re-linkage is unknown. Methods:We evaluated referral and care conti...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Sachdev DD,Mara E,Hughes AJ,Antunez E,Kohn R,Cohen S,Scheer S

更新日期：2020-08-21 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.  School closures are an important mitigation strategy during influenza pandemic: if implemented early in a local outbreak, they can slow the disease spread in the surrounding community. During seasonal influenza epidemics, school closures may occur reactively, ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Russell ES,Zheteyeva Y,Gao H,Shi J,Rainey JJ,Thoroughman D,Uzicanin A

更新日期：2016-05-25 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：Background:The United States is experiencing mumps outbreaks in settings with high 2-dose measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine coverage, mainly universities. The economic impact of mumps outbreaks on public health systems is largely unknown. During a 2015-2016 mumps outbreak at the University of Iowa, we estimated the c...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Marin M,Kitzmann TL,James L,Quinlisk P,Aldous WK,Zhang J,Cardemil CV,Galeazzi C,Patel M,Ortega-Sanchez IR

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Concomitant dosing of ledipasvir (LDV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) results in an increased tenofovir (TFV) area under the curve (AUC). The aim of this study was to examine whether there was a correlation between the renal biomarkers retinol binding protein-4 (RBP-4) and β2 microglobulin (β2M) and...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Chan A,Park L,Collins LF,Cooper C,Saag M,Dieterich D,Sulkowski M,Naggie S

更新日期：2019-01-24 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.  Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults. The main goals of this study were to assess the association of sepsis at intensive care unit (ICU) admission with mortality and to identify predictors associated with increased mortality in older adults. Methods.  We conducted a prospe...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Rowe T,Araujo KL,Van Ness PH,Pisani MA,Juthani-Mehta M

更新日期：2016-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Interpretive criteria for in vitro susceptibility testing criteria, "susceptibility breakpoints," underpin the evaluation and selection of antimicrobial regimens. However, despite their strengths, susceptibility breakpoints are a relatively blunt instrument employed to address an extremely complex question-what is the...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Bader JC,Lakota EA,Andes DR,Rubino CM,Ambrose PG,Bhavnani SM

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required drug manufacturers to give advance notice of impending drug shortages. A survey of infectious diseases (ID) physicians was undertaken to determine the impact of this requirement and to follow-up on prior perceptions of ID physicians on shortages of ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Gundlapalli AV,Beekmann SE,Graham DR,Polgreen PM,Members of the Emerging Infections Network.

更新日期：2018-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  Autochthonous hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been reported in over 200 solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients since 2006, yet little is known about the burden of HEV among SOT recipients in North America. We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional study to investigate the prevalence and risk fa...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Sue PK,Pisanic N,Heaney CD,Forman M,Valsamakis A,Jackson AM,Ticehurst JR,Montgomery RA,Schwarz KB,Nelson KE,Karnsakul W

更新日期：2016-01-18 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Our objective was to study the prognostic value of liver stiffness (LS) in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). METHODS:We analyzed HIV-infected patients with compensated CHC and at least 1 determination of LS. The primary outcome was the occurrence of liver-related events (LRE), namely, de...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Pérez-Latorre L,Rivero-Juárez A,Hontañón V,Díez C,Cuenca F,Martín-Carbonero ML,Montes ML,Bellón JM,Aldámiz-Echevarría T,Carrero A,Rivero A,González-García J,Berenguer J

更新日期：2016-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:International guidelines recommend using local susceptibility data to direct empiric therapy for acute uncomplicated cystitis. We evaluated outpatient urinary isolate susceptibility trends in New York State. Nitrofurantoin had the lowest resistance prevalence whereas trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and fluoroquinolones ...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Rank EL,Lodise T,Avery L,Bankert E,Dobson E,Dumyati G,Hassett S,Keller M,Pearsall M,Lubowski T,Carreno JJ

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and active or previous hepatitis B virus (HBV) are at risk of HBV reactivation (HBV-R) during direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. Recent reports suggest that HBV-R may even occur several months after completion of DAA therapy. The aim of this study w...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Mücke MM,Mücke VT,Peiffer KH,Sarrazin C,Zeuzem S,Berger A,Vermehren J

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Bolstered by the high efficacy of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment, the World Health Organization has called for HCV elimination by 2030. People with HIV (PWH) have been identified as a population in which elimination should be prioritized. Methods:We examined progress in HCV elimination through the HCV ca...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Falade-Nwulia O,Sutcliffe CG,Mehta SH,Moon J,Chander G,Keruly J,Katzianer J,Thomas DL,Moore RD,Sulkowski MS

更新日期：2019-09-30 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：:Fast microbiological diagnostics (MDx) are needed to ensure early targeted antimicrobial treatment in sepsis. This systematic review focuses on the impact on antimicrobial management and patient outcomes of MDx for pathogen and resistance gene identification compared with blood cultures. PubMed was searched for clinic...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： D'Onofrio V,Salimans L,Bedenić B,Cartuyvels R,Barišić I,Gyssens IC

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides a comprehensive review of currently available treatment options for infections due to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). Antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria is an emerging and serious global public health threat. Carbapenems have been used as the "last-line" treatment f...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Morrill HJ,Pogue JM,Kaye KS,LaPlante KL

更新日期：2015-05-05 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:Rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among women of childbearing age have increased as a result of the opioid epidemic, especially in the nonurban white population. Recently updated US Preventative Services Task Force and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance have recommended universal HCV screenin...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Kushner T,Park C,Masand D,Wagner B,Grace M,Rosenbluth E,Rodriquez-Rivas C,de la Cruz H,Overbey J,Sperling R

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In the outpatient setting, the majority of antibiotic prescriptions are for acute respiratory infections (ARIs), but most of these infections are viral and antibiotics are unnecessary. We analyzed provider-specific antibiotic prescribing in a group of outpatient clinics affiliated with an academic medical ce...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Jung S,Sexton ME,Owens S,Spell N,Fridkin S

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) direct-acting antiviral therapy is effective among people receiving opioid substitution therapy (OST), but studies are limited by small numbers of nongenotype 1 (GT1) patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment completion, adherence, SVR12, and safety of sofosbuvir-b...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Grebely J,Feld JJ,Wyles D,Sulkowski M,Ni L,Llewellyn J,Mir HM,Sajed N,Stamm LM,Hyland RH,McNally J,Brainard DM,Jacobson I,Zeuzem S,Bourlière M,Foster G,Afdhal N,Dore GJ

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) affect millions of people globally, which represents a significant burden on ambulatory care and hospital settings. The role of sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SXT) in SSTI treatment, particularly when group A Streptococcus (GAS) is involved, is controversial. We conducted a syste...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Bowen AC,Carapetis JR,Currie BJ,Fowler V Jr,Chambers HF,Tong SYC

更新日期：2017-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Kindergarten-entry vaccination requirements have played an important role in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. Forty-eight states and the District of Colombia offer nonmedical exemptions to vaccines, ranging in stringency. Methods:We analyzed state-level exemption data from 2011...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Omer SB,Porter RM,Allen K,Salmon DA,Bednarczyk RA

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Background.  Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of death in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The World Health Organizations recommends pre-antiretroviral treatment (ART) cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) screening in persons with CD4 below 100 cells/µL. We as...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Letang E,Müller MC,Ntamatungiro AJ,Kimera N,Faini D,Furrer H,Battegay M,Tanner M,Hatz C,Boulware DR,Glass TR

更新日期：2015-04-02 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：:Proper disinfection using adequate disinfecting agents will be necessary for infection control strategies against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, limited guidance exists on effective surface disinfectants or best practices for their use against severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2. We outlined a proces...

journal_title：Open forum infectious diseases

authors： Tyan K,Levin A,Avalos-Pacheco A,Plana D,Rand EA,Yang H,Maliszewski LE,Chylek LA,Atta L,Tye MA,Carmack MM,Oglesby NS,Burgin S,Yu SH,LeBoeuf NR,Kemp JM

更新日期：2020-08-31 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