Molecular analysis of pyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Vietnam highlights the high rate of pyrazinamide resistance-associated mutations in clinical isolates.

abstract：:Molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has been extensively studied in North America and Europe; however, limited data on CDI are available in the Asia-Pacific region. A multicentre retrospective study was conducted in this region. C. difficile isolates were subjected to multilocus sequence ty...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Luo Y,Cheong E,Bian Q,Collins DA,Ye J,Shin JH,Yam WC,Takata T,Song X,Wang X,Kamboj M,Gottlieb T,Jiang J,Riley TV,Tang YW,Jin D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are foodborne pathogens causing severe gastroenteritis, which may lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome. The Locus of Enterocyte Effacement (LEE), a Pathogenicity Island (PAI), is a major determinant of intestinal epithelium attachment of a group of STEC strains; however, the ...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Montero DA,Canto FD,Velasco J,Colello R,Padola NL,Salazar JC,Martin CS,Oñate A,Blanco J,Rasko DA,Contreras C,Puente JL,Scheutz F,Franz E,Vidal RM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of avian influenza virus continue to pose threats to human health. Animal models such as the mouse, ferret, and macaque are used to understand the pathogenesis of avian influenza virus infection in humans. We previously reported that the tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri, family Tupaiidae), which is regarded as a...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Li R,Yuan B,Xia X,Zhang S,Du Q,Yang C,Li N,Zhao J,Zhang Y,Zhang R,Feng Y,Jiao J,Peiris M,Zhong N,Mok CKP,Yang Z

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43) is commonly associated with respiratory tract infections in humans, with five genetically distinct genotypes (A to E) described so far. In this study, we obtained the full-length genomes of HCoV-OC43 strains from two previously unrecognized lineages identified among patients presenti...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Oong XY,Ng KT,Takebe Y,Ng LJ,Chan KG,Chook JB,Kamarulzaman A,Tee KK

更新日期：2017-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted this study to describe the dynamics of the acquisition of respiratory pathogens, their potential interactions and risk factors for possible lower respiratory tract infection symptoms (LRTI) among French pilgrims during the 2018 Hajj. Each participant underwent four successive systematic nasopharyngeal swa...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Hoang VT,Dao TL,Ly TDA,Belhouchat K,Chaht KL,Gaudart J,Mrenda BM,Drali T,Yezli S,Alotaibi B,Fournier PE,Raoult D,Parola P,de Santi VP,Gautret P

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human enteroviruses frequently cause severe diseases in children. Human enteroviruses are transmitted via the fecal-oral route and respiratory droplets, and primary replication occurs in the gastro-intestinal and respiratory tracts; however, how enteroviruses infect these sites is largely unknown. Human intestinal org...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： van der Sanden SMG,Sachs N,Koekkoek SM,Koen G,Pajkrt D,Clevers H,Wolthers KC

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:After three decades of intensive research efforts, an effective vaccine against HIV-1 remains to be developed. Several broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV-1, such as 10E8, recognize the membrane proximal external region (MPER) of the HIV-1 gp41 protein. Thus, the MPER is considered to be a very important target for...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Sun Z,Zhu Y,Wang Q,Ye L,Dai Y,Su S,Yu F,Ying T,Yang C,Jiang S,Lu L

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike those infected by H5N1, birds infected by the newly discovered H7N9 virus have no observable clinical symptoms. Public health workers in China do not know where the public health threat lies. In this study, we used a distributed focused crawler to analyze online knowledge of the live bird trade in first-wave pr...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Chen C,Lu S,Du P,Wang H,Yu W,Song H,Xu J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence indicates that bacterial metabolism plays an important role in virulence. Acetyl phosphate (AcP), the high-energy intermediate of the phosphotransacetylase-acetate kinase pathway, is the major acetyl donor in E. coli. PhoP is an essential transcription factor for bacterial virulence. Here, we sho...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Ren J,Sang Y,Qin R,Su Y,Cui Z,Mang Z,Li H,Lu S,Zhang J,Cheng S,Liu X,Li J,Lu J,Wu W,Zhao GP,Shao F,Yao YF

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three leading infectious disease experts in China were invited to share their bedside observations in the management of COVID-19 patients. Professor Taisheng Li was sent to Wuhan to provide frontline medical care. He depicts the clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Furthermore, he observes the significant abnormal...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Li T,Lu H,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Babesiosis is a tick-transmitted intraerythrocytic zoonosis. In Korea, the first mortalities were reported in 2005 due to Babesia sp. detection in sheep; herein we report epidemiological and genetic characteristics of a second case of babesiosis. Microscopic analysis of patient blood revealed polymorphic merozoites. T...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Hong SH,Kim SY,Song BG,Rho JR,Cho CR,Kim CN,Um TH,Kwak YG,Cho SH,Lee SE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in humans have increased in prevalence in recent decades. Mycobacterium kansasii is one of the most prevalent human pathogenic NTM species worldwide. Herein, we report the first isolation of M. kansasii from an indoor domestic cat in Japan. Comparative genome sequence anal...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Fukano H,Terazono T,Hirabayashi A,Yoshida M,Suzuki M,Wada S,Ishii N,Hoshino Y

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the discovery and confirmation of 23 novel mutations with previously undocumented role in isoniazid (INH) drug resistance, in catalase-peroxidase (katG) gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) isolates. With these mutations, a synonymous mutation in fabG1 (g609a), and two canonical mutations, we were able t...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Torres JN,Paul LV,Rodwell TC,Victor TC,Amallraja AM,Elghraoui A,Goodmanson AP,Ramirez-Busby SM,Chawla A,Zadorozhny V,Streicher EM,Sirgel FA,Catanzaro D,Rodrigues C,Gler MT,Crudu V,Catanzaro A,Valafar F

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent canine influenza outbreaks have raised concerns about the generation of pathogenic variants that may pose a threat to public health. Here, we examine avian-like H3N2 canine influenza viruses (CIVs) isolated from 2009 to 2013 in South Korea from dogs. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that these viruses are closely...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Lee IW,Kim YI,Lim GJ,Kwon HI,Si YJ,Park SJ,Kim EH,Kim SM,Nguyen HD,Song MS,Choi YK

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N6) virus has caused sporadic human infections with a high case fatality rate. Due to the continuous evolution of this virus subtype and its ability to transmit to humans, there is an urgent need to develop effective antiviral therapeutics. In this study, a murine monoclonal ...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Zheng Z,Teo SHC,Arularasu SC,Liu Z,Mohd-Ismail NK,Mok CK,Ong CB,Chu JJ,Tan YJ

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrolides such as erythromycin are the empirical treatment of Bordetella pertussis infections. China has experienced an increase in erythromycin-resistant B. pertussis isolates since they were first reported in 2013. Here, we undertook a genomic study on Chinese B. pertussis isolates from 2012 to 2015 to elucidate th...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Xu Z,Wang Z,Luan Y,Li Y,Liu X,Peng X,Octavia S,Payne M,Lan R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza viruses of the H4 subtype are widespread in wild birds, circulate in domestic poultry, readily infect mammals, and tolerate the insertion of a polybasic cleavage site. In addition, serological evidence suggests that humans working with poultry are exposed to these viruses. While H4 viruses are not of immedia...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Amanat F,Meade P,Strohmeier S,Krammer F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serology is a crucial part of the public health response to the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Here, we describe the development, validation and clinical evaluation of a protein micro-array as a quantitative multiplex immunoassay that can identify S and N-directed SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies with high specificity and sens...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： van Tol S,Mögling R,Li W,Godeke GJ,Swart A,Bergmans B,Brandenburg A,Kremer K,Murk JL,van Beek J,Wintermans B,Reimerink J,Bosch BJ,Reusken C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in China recently occurred, allowing for the characterization of antibody titers in a series of the patient's sera using the following methods based on recombinant viral structural antigens: inactivated MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) enzyme-linked immunos...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Wang W,Wang H,Deng Y,Song T,Lan J,Wu G,Ke C,Tan W

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza has been a long-running health problem and novel antiviral drugs are urgently needed. In pre-clinical studies, we demonstrated broad antiviral activity of D, L-lysine-acetylsalicylate glycine (LASAG) against influenza virus (IV) in cell culture and protection against lethal challenge in mice. LASAG is a comp...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Scheuch G,Canisius S,Nocker K,Hofmann T,Naumann R,Pleschka S,Ludwig S,Welte T,Planz O

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has led to the current global coronavirus pandemic and more than one million infections since December 2019. The exact origin of SARS-CoV-2 remains elusive, but the presence of a distinct motif in the S1/S2 junction region suggests the possible acquisition of cleavage site(s) in the spike p...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Lau SY,Wang P,Mok BW,Zhang AJ,Chu H,Lee AC,Deng S,Chen P,Chan KH,Song W,Chen Z,To KK,Chan JF,Yuen KY,Chen H

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) has been a persistent public health concern for hundreds of years. Despite advances in medicine and science, eliminating this disease has been beyond our reach. Several organizations, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Healt...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Sizemore CF,Schleif AC,Bernstein JB,Heilman CA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), which currently constitute the main class of biotherapeutics, are now recognized as major medical tools that are increasingly being considered to fight severe viral infections. Indeed, the number of antiviral mAbs developed in recent years has grown exponentially. Although their direct ef...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Lambour J,Naranjo-Gomez M,Piechaczyk M,Pelegrin M

更新日期：2016-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Saffold virus (SAFV), a newly discovered human cardiovirus of the Picornaviridae family, causes widespread infection among children, as shown by previous seroprevalence studies. To determine the host cell range of SAFV and its cytopathogenicity, eight mammalian cell lines that were available in the laboratory were scr...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Xu Y,Victorio CB,Ng Q,Tan YJ,Chua KB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy is associated with congenital brain abnormalities, a finding that highlights the urgent need to understand mother-to-fetus transmission mechanisms. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) are susceptible to ZIKV infection but the underlying mechanisms of viral...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Seong RK,Lee JK,Cho GJ,Kumar M,Shin OS

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2013, a patient infected with a novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus was reported in China. Since then, there have been 458 confirmed infection cases and 177 deaths. The virus contains several human-adapted markers, indicating that H7N9 has pandemic potential. The outbreak of this new influenza virus highlighte...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Leung HC,Chan CC,Poon VK,Zhao HJ,Cheung CY,Ng F,Huang JD,Zheng BJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whooping cough, caused by Bordetella pertussis, has resurged and presents a global health burden worldwide. B. pertussis strains unable to produce the acellular pertussis vaccine component pertactin (Prn), have been emerging and in some countries represent up to 95% of recent clinical isolates. Knowledge on the effect...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Hovingh ES,Mariman R,Solans L,Hijdra D,Hamstra HJ,Jongerius I,van Gent M,Mooi F,Locht C,Pinelli E

更新日期：2018-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:From September 2015 to March 2016, hepatitis A notifications in Germany increased by 45% to 699 cases compared to 482 cases in the same period of the previous year. Children aged five to nine years were predominantly affected (22% of all cases in this period). We hypothesized that this increase could be explained by t...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Michaelis K,Wenzel JJ,Stark K,Faber M

更新日期：2017-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:COVID-19, the worst pandemic in 100 years, has rapidly spread to the entire world in 2 months since its early report in January 2020. Based on the publicly available data sources, we developed a simple mathematic modeling approach to track the outbreaks of COVID-19 in the US and three selected states: New York, Michig...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Tang Y,Wang S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. Felines excrete environmentally resistant Toxoplasma gondii oocysts. However, there is no direct evidence to prove tigers are the intermediate host of T. gondii. Here, we show that, IgG antibodies to T. gondii in 80% (8/10) of captive tigers. Two ...

journal_title：Emerging microbes & infections

authors： Yang Y,Dong H,Su R,Jiang N,Li T,Su C,Yuan Z,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00