The seasonality of human campylobacter infection and Campylobacter isolates from fresh, retail chicken in Wales.

abstract：:We investigated whether straight-line distance from residential compounds to healthcare facilities influenced mortality, the incidence of pneumonia and vaccine efficacy against pneumonia in rural Gambia. Clinical surveillance for pneumonia was conducted on 6938 children living in the catchment areas of the two largest...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Zaman SM,Cox J,Enwere GC,Bottomley C,Greenwood BM,Cutts FT

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A ten-fold increase in Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 cases in The Netherlands during September-November 2005 prompted an outbreak investigation. A population-based matched case-control study included 56 cases and 100 controls. Risk factors for infection were consumption of a pre-processed raw beef product (odds ratio 4...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kivi M,Hofhuis A,Notermans DW,Wannet WJ,Heck ME,Van De Giessen AW,Van Duynhoven YT,Stenvers OF,Bosman A,Van Pelt W

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, men who have sex with men (MSM) constitute a major group of HIV transmission in China. High primary drug-resistance (PDR) rate in MSM also represents a serious challenge for the Chinese antiretroviral therapy (ART) program. To assess the efficiency of ART in controlling HIV/AIDS infection among MSM, w...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Lu Z,Wang L,Wang LP,Xing H,Fu G,Yan H,Wang L,Li Z,Xu J,Wang N,Wang K,Peng Z

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 637 strains of Salmonella bareilly received from different parts of India between 1959 and 1985 were phage typed using five locally isolated wild phages. The overall typability was 94.5% and 11 different phage types could be defined. Phage types 10 and 1 were the most prevalent and the geographical and sour...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Singh G,Sharma NC,Jayasheela M,Saxena SN

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was compared with seroagglutination for subtyping of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria. Seventy-five significant MAC isolates from patients with AIDS were typed by both methods and 36 isolates, judged to be clinically non-significant, were examined by TLC only. Overall, 75% of ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Chew W,Sorrell TC,Gilbert GL

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The West Midlands was the first English region to report sustained community transmission during the 'containment' phase of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in England. To describe the epidemiological experience in the region, West Midlands and national datasets containing laboratory-confirmed A(H1N1)pdm09 virus ca...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Inglis NJ,Bagnall H,Janmohamed K,Suleman S,Awofisayo A,De Souza V,Smit E,Pebody R,Mohamed H,Ibbotson S,Smith GE,House T,Olowokure B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health threat. Misdiagnosis and delayed therapy of sputum smear-negative TB can affect the treatment outcomes and promote pathogen transmission. The application of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) has been recommended but needs clinical evidence. We c...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Liu Q,Ji Y,Martinez L,Lu W,Shi X,Wang J,Zeng Y

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) presents as yearly epidemics in temperate climates. We analysed the association of atmospheric conditions to RSV epidemics in San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico. The weekly number of RSV detections from October 2002 and May 2006 were correlated to ambient temperature, barometric pressure...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Noyola DE,Mandeville PB

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple introductions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains occurred to a new hospital in Hong Kong. Two years of clinical microbiological surveillance of the resulting outbreaks was combined with laboratory investigation by phage and antibiogram typing, and plasmid profiling. The outbreaks on...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Farrington M,Ling J,Ling T,French GL

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumption of poultry meat is considered as one of the main sources of human campylobacteriosis, and there is clearly a need for new surveillance and control measures based on quantitative data on Campylobacter spp. colonization dynamics in broiler chickens. We conducted four experimental infection trials, using four...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bahrndorff S,Garcia AB,Vigre H,Nauta M,Heegaard PM,Madsen M,Hoorfar J,Hald B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionnaires' disease (LD) is a major cause of severe community-acquired pneumonia but the source and mode of transmission are not always apparent, especially in sporadic cases. We hypothesized that LD can be acquired from the air-conditioning systems of motor cars. Swabs were taken from the evaporator compartments of...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sakamoto R,Ohno A,Nakahara T,Satomura K,Iwanaga S,Kouyama Y,Kura F,Noami M,Kusaka K,Funato T,Takeda M,Matsubayashi K,Okumiya K,Kato N,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a structured population model to study factors determining the magnitude of indirect protection in Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination. On a simulation platform mimicking the population of Finland, a Hib transmission and immunity model, including cross-reactive bacterial encounters, was formulated....

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Leino T,Takala T,Auranen K,Mäkelä PH,Takala AK

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is currently known to be one of the risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and the proportion of DM in PTB is rising along with the increased prevalence of DM in countries with high PTB burden. This study was designed to explore the impact of DM on clinical presentation and treatment outc...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hongguang C,Min L,Shiwen J,Fanghui G,Shaoping H,Tiejie G,Na L,Zhiguo Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-existing health conditions may exacerbate the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to estimate the case-fatality rate (CFR) and rate ratios (RR) for patients with hypertension (HBP) and diabetes mellitus (DM) in the New York state. We obtained the age-specific number of COVID-19 confirmed case...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ge Y,Sun S,Shen Y

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) can be spread by a variety of mechanisms, including wind. Simulation models, developed to predict the risk of airborne spread, have played an important part in decision making in some outbreaks. The amount of airborne virus excreted as well as the minimal infectious dose (MID) of FM...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Alexandersen S,Donaldson AI

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe microbiological, clinical and epidemiological aspects of a diphtheria outbreak that occurred in Maranhão, Brazil. The majority of the 27 confirmed cases occurred in partially (n = 16) or completely (n = 10) immunized children (n = 26). Clinical signs and characteristic symptoms of diphtheria such as cervic...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Santos LS,Sant'anna LO,Ramos JN,Ladeira EM,Stavracakis-Peixoto R,Borges LL,Santos CS,Napoleão F,Camello TC,Pereira GA,Hirata R,Vieira VV,Cosme LM,Sabbadini PS,Mattos-Guaraldi AL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period 1981-8 a clinical trial of a Q fever vaccine (Q-vax; Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Melbourne) has been conducted in abattoir workers and other at-risk groups in South Australia. Volunteers in four abattoirs and visitors to the abattoirs were given one subcutaneous dose of 30 micrograms of a formal...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Marmion BP,Ormsbee RA,Kyrkou M,Wright J,Worswick DA,Izzo AA,Esterman A,Feery B,Shapiro RA

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to locate the knots of cumulative coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case number during the first-level response to public health emergency in the provinces of China except Hubei. The provinces were grouped into three regions, namely eastern, central and western provinces, and the trends between adjac...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Liang C,Shen L

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the occurrence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Pakistan, blood samples from 105 sequential patients with biopsy-proven CLD (n = 82) and HCC (n = 23) were tested for HBV and HCV markers. Of the 105, 87 (83...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Tong CY,Khan R,Beeching NJ,Tariq WU,Hart CA,Ahmad N,Malik IA

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medico-legal death investigation systems have the potential to play an important role in disease surveillance. While these systems are in place to serve a public function, the degree to which they are independent of central government can vary depending on jurisdiction. How these systems use this independence may pres...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： McGowan CR,Viens AM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni infection occurred in a South Wales Valleys housing estate. Illness in estate residents was associated with tap water consumption [population attributable risk (PAR) 50%, relative risk (RR) 2.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.9-3.37] and residence in the upper estate (PAR 49%, RR 2...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Richardson G,Thomas DR,Smith RM,Nehaul L,Ribeiro CD,Brown AG,Salmon RL

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conditions and evidence continue to evolve related to the prediction of the prevalence of immunodeficiency-associated long-term vaccine-derived poliovirus (iVDPV) excreters, which affect assumptions related to forecasting risks and evaluating potential risk management options. Multiple recent reviews provided informat...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kalkowska DA,Pallansch MA,Thompson KM

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the meningococcal insertion sequence IS1301 was analysed in 496 strains of different serogroups and clonal lineages of Neisseria meningitidis, and in 64 neisserial strains other than N. meningitidis. IS1301 was found in meningococci, but not in apathogenic Neisseria sp. and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. T...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hilse R,Stoevesandt J,Caugant DA,Claus H,Frosch M,Vogel U

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive weight loss due to protein calorie malnutrition (PCM) is a significant problem in Nigerian children. This syndrome may be difficult to differentiate from the wasting disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. We studied 70 children admitted to the Baptist Medical Center in Ogbom...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Fischer GD,Rinaldo CR Jr,Gbadero D,Kingsley LA,Ndimbie O,Howard C,Montemayor PC,Langer A,Sibolboro W

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rubella infections, notified by general practitioners on the basis of a clinical diagnosis, were investigated by testing blood and saliva samples for specific IgM. Overall 52 (29%) of 178 cases with appropriately timed blood specimens were confirmed as recent rubella by IgM serology. Only 2 (3%) of 74 cases in childre...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ramsay ME,Brugha R,Brown DW,Cohen BJ,Miller E

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2002, the burden of norovirus (NoV) infection in Ireland has increased. Outbreaks in institutional settings are the most common causing widespread disruption to health service delivery. This is the first national study of NoV in the Republic of Ireland and its aim was to identify the major NoV strains circulatin...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Waters A,Coughlan S,Dunford L,Hall WW

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norovirus (NV) is an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, but is also frequently detected in asymptomatic children, which complicates the interpretation of NV detection results in both the clinical setting and population prevalence studies. A total of 807 faecal samples from children aged <5 years hos...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Trang NV,Choisy M,Nakagomi T,Chinh NT,Doan YH,Yamashiro T,Bryant JE,Nakagomi O,Anh DD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During an outbreak of hepatitis A that occurred in Gloucester, UK between September 1989 and January 1991, 162 clinical cases were identified through notifications and laboratory reports, a monthly attack rate of 1.05 per 10,000 residents. The highest attack rate was seen in 5-14-year-olds. There were significant corr...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Majeed FA,Stuart JM,Cartwright KA,Room R,Gilkes JR,Smith MC,Watson BE

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurized bottled milk supplied by a single dairy was frequently found to be contaminated with Yersinia spp. Investigations were carried out at the dairy in an effort to pinpoint the source of these organisms. Viable counts obtained from milk bottle rinses indicated that bottle washing was often unsatisfactory, and ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Greenwood MH,Hooper WL,Rodhouse JC

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orf of the hand is an uncommon zoonotic infection caused by a dermotropic DNA virus that belongs to the Parapoxvirus genus of the family Poxviridae. It is transmitted to humans through contact with infected sheep and goats and is reported as an occupational disease. We report nine cases of human orf seen in the hands ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Uzel M,Sasmaz S,Bakaris S,Cetinus E,Bilgic E,Karaoguz A,Ozkul A,Arican O

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00