Novel type of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing multidrug-resistant acute otitis media in children.

abstract：:We report a case of transfusion-associated bacteremia caused by Psychrobacter arenosus. This psychrotolerant bacterium was previously isolated in 2004 from coastal sea ice and sediments in the Sea of Japan, but not from humans. P. arenosus should be considered a psychrotolerant bacterial species that can cause transfu...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Caspar Y,Recule C,Pouzol P,Lafeuillade B,Mallaret MR,Maurin M,Croize J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community transmission of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was followed by high rates of hospital admissions in the Wellington region of New Zealand, particularly among Maori and Pacific Islanders. These findings may help health authorities anticipate the effects of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in other communities. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Verrall A,Norton K,Rooker S,Dee S,Olsen L,Tan CE,Paull S,Allen R,Blackmore TK

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses occupy a unique position in biology. Although they possess some of the properties of living systems such as having a genome, they are actually nonliving infectious entities and should not be considered microorganisms. A clear distinction should be drawn between the terms virus, virion, and virus species. Speci...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： van Regenmortel MH,Mahy BW

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk factors for sporadic cryptosporidiosis were determined in 152 patients and 466 unmatched controls who resided in two local government districts in North Cumbria, North West England, from March 1, 1996, to February 29, 2000. Risk was associated with the usual daily volume of cold unboiled tap water drunk (odds rat...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Goh S,Reacher M,Casemore DP,Verlander NQ,Chalmers R,Knowles M,Williams J,Osborn K,Richards S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foodborne transmission of pathogenic and toxigenic microorganisms has been a recognized hazard for decades. Even half a century ago we knew about the dangers of botulism from underprocessed canned foods; staphylococcal poisoning from unrefrigerated cream-filled pastries, sliced ham, meat, and poultry salads; and salmo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Foster EM

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess dissemination of OXA-23-producing strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, we obtained 20 carbapenem-resistant, OXA-23-producing isolates from different regions. Their clonal relationship was assessed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing. We identified 8 sequence types, including 4 n...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mugnier PD,Poirel L,Naas T,Nordmann P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mark-recapture longitudinal study of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody to Sin Nombre virus (SNV) in rodent populations in western Colorado (1994-results summarized to October 1997) indicates the presence of SNV or a closely related hantavirus at two sites. Most rodents (principally deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus, a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Calisher CH,Sweeney W,Mills JN,Beaty BJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seoul hantavirus-associated hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome cases are rare outside Asia and have not yet been found in Germany. We report clinical and molecular evidence for a Seoul virus infection in a patient in Germany. The infection was most likely acquired during a stay in Sulawesi, Indonesia. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hofmann J,Weiss S,Kuhns M,Zinke A,Heinsberger H,Kruger DH

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 4 cases of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 13-associated pneumonia. These cases originate from a broad geographic range that includes Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand. L. pneumophila serogroup 13 pneumonia has a clinically diverse spectrum that ranges from relatively mild, community-acquired pneumonia...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Faris B,Faris C,Schousboe M,Heath CH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella suis infection was diagnosed in a man from Tonga, Polynesia, who had butchered swine in Oregon, USA. Although the US commercial swine herd is designated brucellosis-free, exposure history suggested infection from commercial pigs. We used whole-genome sequencing to determine that the man was infected in Tonga,...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Quance C,Robbe-Austerman S,Stuber T,Brignole T,DeBess EE,Boyd L,LeaMaster B,Tiller R,Draper J,Humphrey S,Erdman MM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested 55 deceased vespertilionid bats of 12 species from southern Germany for virus infections. A new adenovirus was isolated from tissue samples of 2 Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats, which represents the only chiropteran virus isolate found in Europe besides lyssavirus (rabies virus). Evidence was found for adenov...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sonntag M,Mühldorfer K,Speck S,Wibbelt G,Kurth A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe thrombocytopenia during or after the course of Zika virus infection has been rarely reported. We report 7 cases of severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic signs and symptoms in Guadeloupe after infection with this virus. Clinical course and laboratory findings strongly suggest a causal link between Zika virus i...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Boyer Chammard T,Schepers K,Breurec S,Messiaen T,Destrem AL,Mahevas M,Soulillou A,Janaud L,Curlier E,Herrmann-Storck C,Hoen B

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated West Nile (WN) virus seroprevalence in healthy horses, dogs, and cats in New York City after an outbreak of human WN virus encephalitis in 1999. Two (3%) of 73 horses, 10 (5%) of 189 dogs, and none of 12 cats tested positive for WN virus-neutralizing antibodies. Domestic mammals should be evaluated as sen...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Komar N,Panella NA,Boyce E

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the vectors of bluetongue virus (BTV) in Germany, we monitored Culicoides spp. biting midges during April 2007-May 2008. Molecular characterization of batches of midges that tested positive for BTV suggests C. obsoletus sensu stricto as a relevant vector of bluetongue disease in central Europe. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hoffmann B,Bauer B,Bauer C,Bätza HJ,Beer M,Clausen PH,Geier M,Gethmann JM,Kiel E,Liebisch G,Liebisch A,Mehlhorn H,Schaub GA,Werner D,Conraths FJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were investigated for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) through RNA tests, serologic response, and viral culture. Of 537 specimens from patients in whom SARS was clinically diagnosed, 332 (60%) had SARS-CoV RNA in one or more clinical specimens, compared with 1 (0.3%) of 332...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chan KH,Poon LL,Cheng VC,Guan Y,Hung IF,Kong J,Yam LY,Seto WH,Yuen KY,Peiris JS

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flooding in Dhaka in July 2004 caused epidemics of diarrhea. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) was almost as prevalent as Vibrio cholerae O1 in diarrheal stools. ETEC that produced heat-stable enterotoxin alone was most prevalent, and 78% of strains had colonization factors. Like V. cholerae O1, ETEC can cause e...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Qadri F,Khan AI,Faruque AS,Begum YA,Chowdhury F,Nair GB,Salam MA,Sack DA,Svennerholm AM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We detected 3 lyssaviruses in insectivorous bats sampled in South Africa during 2003-2018. We used phylogenetic analysis to identify Duvenhage lyssavirus and a potentially new lyssavirus, provisionally named Matlo bat lyssavirus, that is related to West Caucasian bat virus. These new detections highlight that much abo...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Coertse J,Grobler CS,Sabeta CT,Seamark ECJ,Kearney T,Paweska JT,Markotter W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By applying cumulative sums (CUSUM), a quality control method commonly used in manufacturing, we constructed a process for detecting unusual clusters among reported laboratory isolates of disease-causing organisms. We developed a computer algorithm based on minimal adjustments to the CUSUM method, which cumulates sums...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hutwagner LC,Maloney EK,Bean NH,Slutsker L,Martin SM

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In late 2013, outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infection recurred in South Korea. Genetic and phylogenetic analyses showed that isolates from the outbreaks were most closely related to emergent US strains of PEDV. These US strain-like PEDV variants are prevalent in South Korea and responsible for re...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lee S,Lee C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrethroid resistance is becoming widespread in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, coinciding with expanded use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) throughout Africa. To investigate whether nets in use are still protective, we conducted household trials in northern and southern Benin, where An. gambiae mosquitoes are suscep...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Asidi A,N'Guessan R,Akogbeto M,Curtis C,Rowland M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus RNA has been detected in semen samples collected <370 days after symptom onset. We report unusual persistence of Zika virus RNA in semen, confirmed by sequencing at 515 days after symptom onset and detectable for >900 days, in a patient with immunosuppression. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Petridou C,Bonsall D,Ahmed A,Roberts M,Bell C,de Cesare M,Bowden R,Graham V,Bailey D,Simpson A,Aarons E

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interspecies transmission of equine influenza A(H3N8) virus has resulted in establishment of a canine influenza virus. To determine if something similar could happen with cats, we experimentally infected 14 cats with the equine influenza A(H3N8) virus. All showed clinical signs, shed virus, and transmitted the virus t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Su S,Wang L,Fu X,He S,Hong M,Zhou P,Lai A,Gray G,Li S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a health hazard evaluation, we investigated 29 cases of laboratory-diagnosed Campylobacter infection among workers at a poultry-processing plant. Most infected employees worked at the plant <1 month, worked as live hangers, and lived at a state-operated center. To lessen the infection risk, we recommended impro...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： de Perio MA,Niemeier RT,Levine SJ,Gruszynski K,Gibbins JD

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the recent global spread of CTX-M beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolates from community-acquired urinary tract infections (CA-UTIs), their dissemination has been little studied in developing countries. In a 2-year prospective study, we documented the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ruppé E,Hem S,Lath S,Gautier V,Ariey F,Sarthou JL,Monchy D,Arlet G

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A third serotype of human parechovirus (HPeV) has been recently isolated from stool specimens of a young Japanese child with transient paralysis. We report 3 additional cases of neonatal sepsis caused by HPeV-3 in the fall of 2001 in Canadian infants 7-27 days old. All children were hospitalized with high fever, eryth...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Boivin G,Abed Y,Boucher FD

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a combination approach of conventional virus isolation and molecular techniques to detect human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Of the 48 study patients, 25 (52.1%) were infected with HMPV; 6 of these 25 patients were also infected with coronavirus, and another...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chan PK,Tam JS,Lam CW,Chan E,Wu A,Li CK,Buckley TA,Ng KC,Joynt GM,Cheng FW,To KF,Lee N,Hui DS,Cheung JL,Chu I,Liu E,Chung SS,Sung JJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether seasonal influenza vaccination results in a net increase or decrease in the risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). To assess the effect of seasonal influenza vaccination on the absolute risk of acquiring GBS, we used simulation models and published estimates of age- and sex-specific risks for GB...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hawken S,Kwong JC,Deeks SL,Crowcroft NS,McGeer AJ,Ducharme R,Campitelli MA,Coyle D,Wilson K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous findings have suggested that the nosocomial transmission capacity of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is lower than that of other MRSA genotypes. We therefore performed a 6-month (June 1-November 30, 2011) nationwide study to quantify the single-admission reproduction...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hetem DJ,Bootsma MC,Troelstra A,Bonten MJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During February and March 2010, the New York State Department of Health investigated secondary and tertiary vaccinia contact transmission from a military vaccinee to 4 close contacts. Identification of these cases underscores the need for strict adherence to postvaccination infection control guidance to avoid transmis...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Young GE,Hidalgo CM,Sullivan-Frohm A,Schult C,Davis S,Kelly-Cirino C,Egan C,Wilkins K,Emerson GL,Noyes K,Blog D

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R. helvetica was detected in 1 Ceratophyllus gallinae (hen flea). ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gilles J,Just FT,Silaghi C,Pradel I,Passos LM,Lengauer H,Hellmann K,Pfister K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00