Basis for treatment of tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients in Tanzania: the role of chest x-ray and sputum culture.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has raised public health concern for global TB control. Although multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR- TB) prevalence and associated genetic mutations in Morocco are well documented, scarce information on XDR TB is available. Hence, the eval...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Oudghiri A,Karimi H,Chetioui F,Zakham F,Bourkadi JE,Elmessaoudi MD,Laglaoui A,Chaoui I,El Mzibri M

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To reach non-participants, reluctant to undergo clinician-based cervical cancer screening and vaginal self-sampling, urine collection for high-risk human papillomavirus detection (hrHPV) may be valuable. Using two hrHPV DNA assays, we evaluated the concordance of hrHPV positivity in urine samples in comparis...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tranberg M,Jensen JS,Bech BH,Andersen B

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Armed conflicts are a major contributor to injury and death globally. Conflict-related injuries are associated with a high risk of wound infection, but it is unknown to what extent infection directly relates to sustainment of life and restoration of function. The aim of this study was to investigate the outc...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Älgå A,Wong S,Shoaib M,Lundgren K,Giske CG,von Schreeb J,Malmstedt J

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-monoinfected patients may be at risk for significant liver fibrosis, but its prevalence and determinants in these patients are unknown. Since HIV-monoinfected patients do not routinely undergo liver biopsy, we evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of significant hepatic fibrosis in this group using t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： DallaPiazza M,Amorosa VK,Localio R,Kostman JR,Lo Re V 3rd

更新日期：2010-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:American trypanosomiasis is a major disease and public health issue, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The prevalence of T. cruzi has not been fully documented, and there are few reports of this issue in Nuevo Leon. The aim of this study was to update the seroprevalence rate of T. cruzi inf...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Molina-Garza ZJ,Rosales-Encina JL,Mercado-Hernández R,Molina-Garza DP,Gomez-Flores R,Galaviz-Silva L

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infections cause the autoimmune disease acute rheumatic fever (ARF), which can progress to chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Treating pharyngitis caused by GAS with antibiotics is important in preventing ARF. However, it is difficult to distinguish these infections from GAS c...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bennett J,Moreland NJ,Oliver J,Crane J,Williamson DA,Sika-Paotonu D,Harwood M,Upton A,Smith S,Carapetis J,Baker MG

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syndromic surveillance is increasingly being evaluated for its potential for early warning of increased disease activity in the population. However, interpretation is hampered by the difficulty of attributing a causative pathogen. We described the temporal relationship between laboratory counts of influenza ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Schindeler SK,Muscatello DJ,Ferson MJ,Rogers KD,Grant P,Churches T

更新日期：2009-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Collecting adequate information on key epidemiological indicators is a prerequisite to informing a public health response to reduce the impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Malaysia. Our goal was to overcome the acute data shortage typical of low/middle income countries using statistical modelling ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： McDonald SA,Mohamed R,Dahlui M,Naning H,Kamarulzaman A

更新日期：2014-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a high burden of syphilis infection. Expanding syphilis testing to improve timely diagnosis and treatment is critical to improve syphilis control. However, syphilis testing rates remain low among MSM, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We describe the proto...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cheng W,Wang C,Tang W,Ong JJ,Fu H,Marks M,Smith MK,Li C,Nie J,Zhao P,Zheng H,Yang B,Tucker JD

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:world has not faced a severe pandemic for decades, except the rather mild H1N1 one in 2009, pandemic influenza models are inherently hypothetical and validation is, thus, difficult. We aim at reconstructing a recent seasonal influenza epidemic that occurred in Switzerland and deem this to be a promising vali...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Smieszek T,Balmer M,Hattendorf J,Axhausen KW,Zinsstag J,Scholz RW

更新日期：2011-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pnc), nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and Moraxella catarrhalis (Mcat) are the most important bacterial pathogens associated with otitis media (OM). Previous studies have suggested that early upper respiratory tract (URT) bacterial carriage may increase risk of subsequent ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sun W,Jacoby P,Riley TV,Bowman J,Leach AJ,Coates H,Weeks S,Cripps A,Lehmann D,Kalgoorlie Otitis Media Research Project Team.

更新日期：2012-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Candida albicans is the most common cause of fungal blood stream infections (BSIs), infections due to Candida species other than C. albicans are rising. Candida parapsilosis complex has emerged as an important fungal pathogen and became one of the main causes of fungemia in specific geographical are...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Barchiesi F,Orsetti E,Osimani P,Catassi C,Santelli F,Manso E

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purposes of this study were to determine the incidence of central and peripheral venous catheter-related bacteraemias, the relationship between the suspected and final confirmed bacteraemia origins, and the differences in microbiological, epidemiological, clinical, and analytical characteristics between ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ruiz-Giardin JM,Ochoa Chamorro I,Velázquez Ríos L,Jaqueti Aroca J,García Arata MI,SanMartín López JV,Guerrero Santillán M

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing occurrence of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria arises at a time when there is a lack of antibiotics active against these pathogens and few new antimicrobials are in the pipelines of the pharmaceutical industry. Treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused especially by MDR Gram-...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Garnacho-Montero J,Corcia-Palomo Y,Amaya-Villar R,Martin-Villen L

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sustained health-related quality-of-life of patients surviving community-acquired pneumonia has not been accurately quantified. The aim of the current study was to quantify differences in health-related quality-of-life of community-dwelling elderly with and without community-acquired pneumonia during a 1...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mangen MJ,Huijts SM,Bonten MJ,de Wit GA

更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitric oxide (NO) produced in macrophages plays a pivotal role as a leishmanicidal agent. A previous study has demonstrated that 20% of the L. (V.) braziliensis isolated from initial cutaneous lesions of patients from the endemic area of Corte de Pedra, Bahia, Brazil, were NO resistant. Additionally, 5 to 11...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Souza AS,Giudice A,Pereira JM,Guimarães LH,de Jesus AR,de Moura TR,Wilson ME,Carvalho EM,Almeida RP

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV-3) is known to cause cold-like symptoms, diarrhea, or severe infections such as sepsis in infants and children. In adults, HPeV-3 infection is rarely diagnosed because the symptoms are generally mild and self-limiting; however, this infection has been linked to epidemic myalgi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nakamura K,Saito K,Hara Y,Aoyagi T,Kitakawa K,Abe Y,Takemura H,Ikeda F,Kaku M,Kanemitsu K

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rosacea is an inflammatory disease affecting the central part of face characterized by persistent or recurrent episodes of erythema, papules, pustules and telangiectasias of unknown etiology. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a gram-negative bacillus, which is one of the main causes of chronic gastritis, ga...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yang X

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syphilis screening can be successfully integrated into antenatal clinics, and potentially avert significant morbidity and mortality to unborn infants. A minority of male partners report for testing and treatment, increasing the likelihood of reinfection. We conducted a qualitative study to understand factors...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nakku-Joloba E,Kiguli J,Kayemba CN,Twimukye A,Mbazira JK,Parkes-Ratanshi R,Birungi M,Kyenkya J,Byamugisha J,Gaydos C,Manabe YC

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a resurgence in control efforts, malaria remains a serious public-health problem, causing millions of deaths each year. One factor that complicates malaria-control efforts is clinical immunity, the acquired immune response that protects individuals from symptoms despite the presence of parasites. Cli...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Keegan LT,Dushoff J

更新日期：2013-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization recommends TB infection control (TBIC) in health care facilities. In 2008, the Ministry of Health Uganda initiated efforts to implement TBIC by training of health care workers (HCWs). This study was carried out to assess knowledge and attitudes towards TBIC among HCWs. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Buregyeya E,Kasasa S,Mitchell EM

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following delivery by caesarean section, surgical site infection is the most common infectious complication. Despite a large number of caesarean sections performed at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, there was no study documenting the incidence of surgical site infection after caesarean section. Therefore, th...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ketema DB,Wagnew F,Assemie MA,Ferede A,Alamneh AA,Leshargie CT,Kibret GD,Petrucka P,Telayneh AT,Alebel A

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prompt diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) has paramount importance to reduce TB morbidity and mortality and to prevent the spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Few studies so far have assessed the diagnostic delay of TB and its risk factors in low-incidence countries. METHODS:We present a cross-sectiona...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Peri AM,Bernasconi DP,Galizzi N,Matteelli A,Codecasa L,Giorgio V,Di Biagio A,Franzetti F,Cingolani A,Gori A,Lapadula G

更新日期：2018-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenic potential and commensal nature of Staphylococcus aureus allows for easy transmission both within and outside of the hospital environment, and nasal carriage may be responsible for some serious infections. This study aimed to determine the molecular and epidemiological characteristics of nasal ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen B,Dai X,He B,Pan K,Li H,Liu X,Bao Y,Lao W,Wu X,Yao Y,Huang S

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varicella is generally considered a mild disease. Disease burden is not well known and country-level estimation is challenging. As varicella disease is not notifiable, notification criteria and rates vary between countries. In general, existing surveillance systems do not capture cases that do not seek medic...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Riera-Montes M,Bollaerts K,Heininger U,Hens N,Gabutti G,Gil A,Nozad B,Mirinaviciute G,Flem E,Souverain A,Verstraeten T,Hartwig S

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Demographic characteristic surveillance of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) among blood donors is crucial to formulating control strategies and preventing TTIs. This study aimed to investigate the demographic characteristics and social factors associated with TTIs among blood donors from 14 differen...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chang L,Zhao J,Guo F,Ji H,Zhang L,Jiang X,Wang L

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) has improved life expectancy among people living with HIV-1 infection. Treated HIV-1infection increases the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS). Despite sub-Saharan Africa having among the highest rates of HIV-1 infection, the effects of MS in HIV-1-infected...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Msoka TF,Van Guilder GP,Smulders YM,van Furth M,Bartlett JA,van Agtmael MA

更新日期：2018-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fear of TB infection is rooted in historical and social memories of the disease, marked by stigma, segregation and exclusion. Healthcare workers (HCWs) face these same fears today, and even seek to hide their TB status when infected. This study sought to investigate factors associated with HCWs fears of acqu...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Engelbrecht M,Rau A,Kigozi G,Janse van Rensburg A,Wouters E,Sommerland N,Masquillier C,Uebel K

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of typhoid fever is confirmed by culture of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. typhi). However, a more rapid, simpler, and cheaper diagnostic method would be very useful especially in developing countries. The Widal test is widely used in Africa but little information exists about its relia...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ley B,Mtove G,Thriemer K,Amos B,von Seidlein L,Hendriksen I,Mwambuli A,Shoo A,Malahiyo R,Ame SM,Kim DR,Ochiai LR,Clemens JD,Reyburn H,Wilfing H,Magesa S,Deen JL

更新日期：2010-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) control is a primary global health priority but the goal to eliminate TB is being threatened by the increase in incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). With this series of seven MDR-TB cases in migrant patients with identical Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains we aim to illu...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Joean O,Thiele T,Schütz K,Schwerk N,Sedlacek L,Kalsdorf B,Baumann U,Stoll M

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00