Downregulation of MIP-1alpha/CCL3 with praziquantel treatment in Schistosoma haematobium and HIV-1 co-infected individuals in a rural community in Zimbabwe.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of tuberculous pericarditis has increased in Africa as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. However, the effect of HIV co-infection on clinical features and prognosis in tuberculous pericarditis is not well characterised. We have used baseline data of the Investigation o...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mayosi BM,Wiysonge CS,Ntsekhe M,Volmink JA,Gumedze F,Maartens G,Aje A,Thomas BM,Thomas KM,Awotedu AA,Thembela B,Mntla P,Maritz F,Blackett KN,Nkouonlack DC,Burch VC,Rebe K,Parish A,Sliwa K,Vezi BZ,Alam N,Brown BG

更新日期：2006-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-organ-specific autoantibodies are found in a considerable number of anti-HCV positive patients. Previous studies investigated the clinical relevance of these antibodies in patients treated with interferon monotherapy, but not combination therapies. METHODS:Anti-nuclear, anti-smooth muscle, anti-mitochon...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wasmuth HE,Stolte C,Geier A,Dietrich CG,Gartung C,Lorenzen J,Matern S,Lammert F

更新日期：2004-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of tuberculosis infection (TBI) in individuals at high risk for tuberculosis (TB) disease is a priority for TB elimination in the US. Newly arrived refugees in Middle Tennessee are screened for TBI, but factors associated with gaps in the TBI care cascade are not well characterized. METHODS:We ass...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Manful A,Waller L,Katz B,Cummins J,Warkentin J,Reagon B,Shaw-Kaikai J,Zhu Y,van der Heijden YF

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injecting drug use is a key risk factor, for several infections of public health importance, especially hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). In England and Wales, where less than 1% of the population are likely to be injecting drug users (IDUs), approximately 38% of laboratory reports of HBV, and 95% of ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sutton AJ,Gay NJ,Edmunds WJ,Hope VD,Gill ON,Hickman M

更新日期：2006-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A vaccine matched to a newly emerged pandemic influenza virus would require a production time of at least 6 months with current proven techniques, and so could only be used reactively after the peak of the pandemic. A pre-pandemic vaccine, although probably having lower efficacy, could be produced and used p...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Halder N,Kelso JK,Milne GJ

更新日期：2014-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The major infectious diseases of hepatitis B has constituted an acute public health challenge in China. An effective and affordable HBV control model is urgently needed. A national project of Community-based Collaborative Innovation HBV (CCI-HBV) demonstration areas has optimized the existing community healt...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ruan B,Yu Z,Yang S,Xu K,Ren J,Yao J,Wu N,Yu C,Deng M,Xie T,Chen P,Wang C,Li Y,Zhao Y,Sheng J,Hou Y,Wu Z,Jin S,Chen Y,Li M,Zhu F,Tang H,Hao Y,Pang X,Lu L,Yang W,Yuan Z,Xu A,Li Z,Ni M,Yan Y,Zho

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incomplete virologic suppression results in mutations associated with resistance and is a major obstacle to disease control. We analyzed the genotypic profiles of HIV-1 patients at the time of the first virologic failure and the response to a salvage regimen after 48 weeks. METHODS:This work was a cross-sec...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Oliveira MI,Romão de Souza Junior V,Fernanda de Lacerda Vidal C,Sérgio Ramos de Araújo P

更新日期：2018-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor outcomes of invasive candidiasis (IC) are associated with the difficulty in establishing the microbiological diagnosis at an early stage. New scores and laboratory tests have been developed in order to make an early therapeutic intervention in an attempt to reduce the high mortality associated with inva...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pemán J,Zaragoza R,Quindós G,Alkorta M,Cuétara MS,Camarena JJ,Ramírez P,Giménez MJ,Martín-Mazuelos E,Linares-Sicilia MJ,Pontón J,study group Candida albicans Germ Tube Antibody Detection in Critically Ill Patients.

更新日期：2011-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe a case of severe Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with chronic active hepatitis C and mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC). To our knowledge, this association between GBS and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION:A 56-year-old man developed symmetrical musc...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chlilek A,Roger C,Muller L,Carles MJ,Stephan R,Laureillard D,Lavigne JP,Lefrant JY,Sotto A

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to investigate the comparative clinical characteristics of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 patients. METHODS:Fifteen Covid-19 and 93 non-Covid-19 patients were included in RNA testing. All epidemiological and clinical data were collected and analyzed, and then comparative results were carried out....

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li Y,Li H,Han J,Yang L

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cupriavidus gilardii is an aerobic, Gram-negative, glucose-nonfermenting rod that was first identified in 1999. Because of the difficulty in accurate species identification of C. gilardii, there are few case reports of infection caused by this organism. In previous reports, C. gilardii has been characterized...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kobayashi T,Nakamura I,Fujita H,Tsukimori A,Sato A,Fukushima S,Ohkusu K,Matsumoto T

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) represent an important global threat. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical course and outcomes of patients with CRE infections treated with ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) compared to patients treated with other agents. METHODS:A retrospective cohor...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Alraddadi BM,Saeedi M,Qutub M,Alshukairi A,Hassanien A,Wali G

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) spread and infections in patients with haematological malignancies are a serious concern especially in endemic areas. Treatment failures and delay in appropriate therapy for CRKP infections are frequent and the mortality rate associated with CRKP bacteremia i...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Micozzi A,Gentile G,Minotti C,Cartoni C,Capria S,Ballarò D,Santilli S,Pacetti E,Grammatico S,Bucaneve G,Foà R

更新日期：2017-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The existence of a bi-directional relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and insulin resistance (IR)/diabetes has been alluded to in literature. Although diabetes has been linked to increased tuberculosis risk, the relationship between tuberculosis as a causative factor for IR remains unclear. The study aime...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Philips L,Visser J,Nel D,Blaauw R

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Group B streptococcus (GBS) is reported as the leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. Newborns from GBS colonized pregnant women are at high risk of infection. METHOD:A Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from November 05, 201...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ali MM,Woldeamanuel Y,Woldetsadik DA,Chaka TE,Fenta DA,Dinberu MT,Weldetensaye EK,Ismael SJ,Tadesse BT

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the successes of routine national childhood vaccination programmes, measles remains a public health concern. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how patterns of parental attitudes are linked to the decision-making process for or against MMR vaccination. This exploratory study was designed to ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Weiss C,Schröpfer D,Merten S

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral central nervous system (CNS) infections are common in countries where malaria is endemic but, due to limited laboratory facilities, few studies have systematically examined the prevalence and clinical consequences of the presence of viruses in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from children with suspected CNS ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Laman M,Hwaiwhanje I,Bona C,Warrel J,Aipit S,Smith D,Noronha J,Siba P,Mueller I,Betuela I,Davis TM,Manning L

更新日期：2014-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As several studies indicated an increase in Lyme disease (LD), notably in neighbouring countries, concerns have arisen regarding the evolution of Lyme disease in Belgium. In order to confirm or infirm the increase of LD in Belgium, we focused on hospital admissions of patients diagnosed with LD between 2000 ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： De Keukeleire M,Vanwambeke SO,Kabamba B,Belkhir L,Pierre P,Luyasu V,Robert A

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 and related non-O157 STEC strains are enteric pathogens of public health concern worldwide, causing life-threatening diseases. Cattle are considered the principal hosts and have been shown to be a source of infection for both foodborne and environmental o...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jaros P,Cookson AL,Campbell DM,Besser TE,Shringi S,Mackereth GF,Lim E,Lopez L,Dufour M,Marshall JC,Baker MG,Hathaway S,Prattley DJ,French NP

更新日期：2013-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-brucellar and non-tuberculous infectious sacroiliitis (ISI) is a rare disease, with misleading clinical signs that delay diagnosis. Most observations are based on isolated case reports or small case series. Our aim was to describe the clinical, bacteriological, and radiological characteristics of ISI, as...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hermet M,Minichiello E,Flipo RM,Dubost JJ,Allanore Y,Ziza JM,Gaudin P,Thomas T,Dernis E,Glace B,Regnier A,Soubrier M

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV infection induces chronic immune activation which is associated with accelerated disease progression; the causes of this activation, however, are incompletely understood. We investigated the activation status of CD4+ T cells specific for chronic herpes viruses and the non-persistent antigen tetanus toxoi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Smith MZ,Bastidas S,Karrer U,Oxenius A

更新日期：2013-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjustment of immunosuppression is the main therapy for BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) after kidney transplantation (KT). Studies of BKPyV-specific T cell immune response are scarce. Here, we investigated BKPyV-specific T cell immunity in KT recipients diagnosed with BKPyVAN. METHO...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bruminhent J,Srisala S,Klinmalai C,Pinsai S,Watcharananan SP,Kantachuvesiri S,Hongeng S,Apiwattanakul N

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In current epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB), heterogeneity in infectiousness among TB patients is a challenge, which is not well studied. We aimed to quantify this heterogeneity and the presence of "super-spreading" events that can assist in designing optimal public health interventions. METHODS:TB epidemi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Melsew YA,Gambhir M,Cheng AC,McBryde ES,Denholm JT,Tay EL,Trauer JM

更新日期：2019-03-12 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:High prevalence of risky sexual behaviors and lack of information, skills and preventive support mean that, adolescents face high risks of HIV/AIDS. This study applied the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model to examine the predictors of consistent condom use among senior high school students...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cai Y,Ye X,Shi R,Xu G,Shen L,Ren J,Huang H

更新日期：2013-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic (H1N1pdm) affected thousands of people in Mexico and the United States, and spread rapidly throughout the world from April 2009 to July 2010. To explore the age-specific prevalence of seroprotection against H1N1pdm infection, we estimated pre-existing humoral ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lv J,Ren ZY,Zhang YY,Liu YE,Gao J,Yao K,Feng D,Li ZY,Feng X,Liu YX,Jia N

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Indonesia has high fatality rate of human A/H5N1 cases, epidemiological and clinical data on influenza virus circulation among humans has been limited. Within Indonesia, Bali province is of interest due to high population densities of humans, pigs and poultry. This study aims to characterize and com...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Adisasmito W,Budayanti S,Aisyah DN,Coker R,Andayani AR,Smith GJD,Rudge JW

更新日期：2019-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP) has been used for several decades in the pharmaceutical industry for enteric film coating of oral tablets and capsules. Micronized CAP, available commercially as "Aquateric" and containing additional ingredients required for micronization, used for tablet coating from water ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Neurath AR,Strick N,Li YY

更新日期：2003-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early detection of leprosy and multidrug therapy are crucial to achieve zero transmission and zero grade II incapacities goals of World Health Organization. Leprosy is difficult to diagnose because clinical forms vary and there are no gold standard methods to guide clinicians. The serological rapid tests aid...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Leturiondo AL,Noronha AB,do Nascimento MOO,Ferreira CO,Rodrigues FDC,Moraes MO,Talhari C

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death from infectious diseases worldwide. Sputum smear microscopy remains the most widely available pulmonary TB diagnostic tool particularly in resource limited settings. A highly sensitive diagnostic with minimal infrast...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Gelaw B,Shiferaw Y,Alemayehu M,Bashaw AA

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00