Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Bacteremia, Finland, 1995-2004.

abstract：:We report 13 cases of Naegleria fowleri primary amebic meningoencephalitis in persons in Karachi, Pakistan, who had no history of aquatic activities. Infection likely occurred through ablution with tap water. An increase in primary amebic meningoencephalitis cases may be attributed to rising temperatures, reduced leve...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Shakoor S,Beg MA,Mahmood SF,Bandea R,Sriram R,Noman F,Ali F,Visvesvara GS,Zafar A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to be a notable cause of hospital-acquired infections. A statewide screening and control policy was implemented in Western Australia (WA) after an outbreak of epidemic MRSA in a Perth hospital in 1982. We report on statutory notifications from 1998 to 2002 a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Dailey L,Coombs GW,O'Brien FG,Pearman JW,Christiansen K,Grubb WB,Riley TV

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal diseases are increasing among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1. Infections due to Candida and Cryptococcus are the most common. Although mucocutaneous candidiasis can be treated with oral antifungal agents, increasing evidence suggests that prolonged use of these drugs results in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ampel NM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 2,882 Streptococcus pneumoniae sent to the Spanish Reference Laboratory during 2002, 75 (2.6%) were ciprofloxacin-resistant. Resistance was associated with older patients (3.9% in adults and 7.2% in patients > or =65 years of age), with isolation from noninvasive sites (4.3% vs. 1.0%), and with penicillin and ma...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： de la Campa AG,Balsalobre L,Ardanuy C,Fenoll A,Pérez-Trallero E,Liñares J,Spanish Pneumococcal Infection Study Network G03\/103.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) isolates that are genetically homogenous and from the Beijing family has been reported in Russia. To map TB transmission caused by these strains, new genotyping systems are needed. Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units (MIRUs) offer the possibility of rapid PCR-based typing...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Nikolayevskyy V,Gopaul K,Balabanova Y,Brown T,Fedorin I,Drobniewski F

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serotype Baildon, a rare serotype, was recovered from 86 persons in eight states; 87% of illnesses began during a 3-week period ending January 9, 1999. Raw restaurant-prepared tomatoes were implicated in multiple case-control studies. Contamination likely occurred on the farm or during packing; mor...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cummings K,Barrett E,Mohle-Boetani JC,Brooks JT,Farrar J,Hunt T,Fiore A,Komatsu K,Werner SB,Slutsker L

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to 50% of persons with HIV and a diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in Thailand die during TB treatment. In a prospective observational study, a team of physicians ascribed the cause of death after reviewing verbal autopsies (interviews of family members about events preceding death), laboratory data, and medical recor...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cain KP,Anekthananon T,Burapat C,Akksilp S,Mankhatitham W,Srinak C,Nateniyom S,Sattayawuthipong W,Tasaneeyapan T,Varma JK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 139 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis in Ethiopia, 2012-2013, meningococci (19.4%) and pneumococci (12.9%) were the major disease-causing organisms. Meningococcal serogroups detected were A (n = 11), W (n = 7), C (n = 1), and X (n = 1). Affordable, multivalent meningitis vaccines for the African menin...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mihret W,Lema T,Merid Y,Kassu A,Abebe W,Moges B,Tenna A,Woldegebriel F,Yidnekachew M,Mekonnen W,Ahmed A,Yamuah L,Silamsaw M,Petros B,Oksnes J,Rosenqvist E,Ayele S,Aseffa A,Caugant DA,Norheim G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of human melioidosis from Mauritius, where Burkholderia pseudomallei has never been isolated. The patient was immunocompromised, had never traveled abroad, and had a history of regular exposure to mud. She became ill at a time when rainfall was higher than the monthly average. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Issack MI,Bundhun CD,Gokhool H

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Humanitarian emergencies often result in population displacement and increase the risk for transmission of communicable diseases. To address the increased risk for outbreaks during humanitarian emergencies, the World Health Organization developed the Early Warning Alert and Response Network (EWARN) for early detection...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cordes KM,Cookson ST,Boyd AT,Hardy C,Malik MR,Mala P,El Tahir K,Everard M,Jasiem M,Husain F

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ongoing outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Anatum began in Taiwan in 2015. Pork and poultry were identified as vehicles for transmission. Contaminated meat contributed to the high rate of infections among children. Nearly identical Salmonella Anatum strains have been identified in the Unite...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Feng Y,Chang YJ,Pan SC,Su LH,Li HC,Yang HP,Yu MJ,Chiu CH

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial resistance rates for shigella, campylobacter, nontyphoidal salmonella, and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli were compared for Vietnam and Thailand from 1996 to 1999. Resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline was common. Quinolone resistance remains low in ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Isenbarger DW,Hoge CW,Srijan A,Pitarangsi C,Vithayasai N,Bodhidatta L,Hickey KW,Cam PD

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All hepatitis E virus (HEV) variants reported to infect humans belong to the species Orthohepevirus A (HEV-A). The zoonotic potential of the species Orthohepevirus C (HEV-C), which circulates in rats and is highly divergent from HEV-A, is unknown. We report a liver transplant recipient with hepatitis caused by HEV-C i...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sridhar S,Yip CCY,Wu S,Cai J,Zhang AJ,Leung KH,Chung TWH,Chan JFW,Chan WM,Teng JLL,Au-Yeung RKH,Cheng VCC,Chen H,Lau SKP,Woo PCY,Xia NS,Lo CM,Yuen KY

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baylisascaris procyonis, a common roundworm of raccoons, causes severe or fatal human infections, often in suburban areas. To evaluate the effectiveness of a baiting strategy requiring minimal labor, we distributed medicated baits near raccoon latrines in suburban Chicago, Illinois, USA. This strategy lowered B. procy...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Page K,Smyser TJ,Dunkerton E,Gavard E,Larkin B,Gehrt S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To monitor the incidence of Plasmodium knowlesi infections and determine whether other simian malaria parasites are being transmitted to humans, we examined 1,047 blood samples from patients with malaria at Kapit Hospital in Kapit, Malaysia, during June 24, 2013-December 31, 2017. Using nested PCR assays, we found 845...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Raja TN,Hu TH,Kadir KA,Mohamad DSA,Rosli N,Wong LL,Hii KC,Simon Divis PC,Singh B

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Available animal and cell line models have suggested that specific therapeutics might be effective in treating Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). We conducted a systematic review of evidence for treatment with pharmacologic and supportive therapies. We developed a protocol and searched 5 databases for studies de...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kain T,Lindsay PJ,Adhikari NKJ,Arabi YM,Van Kerkhove MD,Fowler RA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1995 to 1998, outbreaks of bubonic plague occurred annually in the coastal city of Mahajanga, Madagascar. A total of 1,702 clinically suspected cases of bubonic plague were reported, including 515 laboratory confirmed by Yersinia pestis isolation (297), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, or both. Incidence was hi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Boisier P,Rahalison L,Rasolomaharo M,Ratsitorahina M,Mahafaly M,Razafimahefa M,Duplantier JM,Ratsifasoamanana L,Chanteau S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used administrative databases to assess babesiosis among elderly persons in the United States by year, sex, age, race, state of residence, and diagnosis months during 2006-2008. The highest babesiosis rates were in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and Massachusetts, and findings suggested babesiosis expansion t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Menis M,Anderson SA,Izurieta HS,Kumar S,Burwen DR,Gibbs J,Kropp G,Erten T,Macurdy TE,Worrall CM,Kelman JA,Walderhaug MO

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical case study involving a man (35-49 years of age) with wounds to his lower right extremity. An isolate was sent to the Delaware Public Health Laboratory for confirmatory testing by genetic analysis of the 16S gene. Testing identified the isolate as a novel genus and species, Haematospirillum jordaniae. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hovan G,Hollinger A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a study of the distribution and prevalence of tickborne infections in Denmark by using roe deer as sentinels. Blood samples from 237 roe deer were collected during the 2002-2003 hunting season. Overall, 36.6% of deer were Borrelia seropositive, while 95.6% were Anaplasma phagocytophilum positive; all anim...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Skarphédinsson S,Jensen PM,Kristiansen K

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported autochthonous dengue fever transmission in the United States has been limited to 5 south Texas border counties since 1980. We conducted a cross-sectional serosurvey in Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (n = 600), in 2004 to assess dengue seroprevalence. Recent dengue infection was detected...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Brunkard JM,Robles López JL,Ramirez J,Cifuentes E,Rothenberg SJ,Hunsperger EA,Moore CG,Brussolo RM,Villarreal NA,Haddad BM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the 1990s, reports of Q fever in Nova Scotia, Canada, have declined. Passive surveillance for Q fever in Nova Scotia and its neighboring provinces in eastern Canada indicates that the clinical manifestation of Q fever in the Maritime provinces is pneumonia and that incidence of the disease may fluctuate. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Marrie TJ,Campbell N,McNeil SA,Webster D,Hatchette TF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus is normally transmitted by mosquitos, but cases of sexual transmission have been reported. We describe a patient with symptomatic Zika virus infection in whom the virus was detected in semen for 92 days. Our findings support recommendations for 6 months of barrier contraceptive use after symptomatic Zika vi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gaskell KM,Houlihan C,Nastouli E,Checkley AM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic research into the select agents Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei is currently hampered by a paucity of approved antimicrobial drug-selection markers. The strict regulations imposed on researchers in the United States but not in other parts of the world lead to discrepancies in practice, hinder distribut...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Schweizer HP,Peacock SJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent epidemiologic, virologic, and modeling reports support the possibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission from persons who are presymptomatic (SARS-CoV-2 detected before symptom onset) or asymptomatic (SARS-CoV-2 detected but symptoms never develop). SARS-CoV-2 transmis...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Furukawa NW,Brooks JT,Sobel J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oropouche fever is a neglected arthropodborne disease and zoonosis responsible for several outbreaks of a febrile disease in Central and South America. We present a clinical case of aseptic meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient that resulted from Oropouche virus acquired in northern Brazil but diagnosed in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Vernal S,Martini CCR,da Fonseca BAL

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacteria are human pathogens with increasing incidence and prevalence worldwide. Mycobacterium shimoidei is a rare cause of pulmonary disease, with only 15 cases previously reported. This series documents an additional 23 cases of M. shimoidei from Queensland, Australia, and highlights the pathogeni...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Baird TM,Carter R,Eather G,Thomson R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed 92 Cryptosporidium parvum isolates from humans and animals by a polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism method based on the thrombospondin-related anonymous protein 2 gene sequence. Used as a molecular marker, this method can differentiate between the two genotypes of C. parvum a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sulaiman IM,Xiao L,Yang C,Escalante L,Moore A,Beard CB,Arrowood MJ,Lal AA

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonal VGII subtypes (outbreak strains) of Cryptococcus gattii have caused an outbreak in the US Pacific Northwest since 2004. Outbreak-associated infections occur equally in male and female patients (median age 56 years) and usually cause pulmonary disease in persons with underlying medical conditions. Since 2009, a ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Harris JR,Lockhart SR,Sondermeyer G,Vugia DJ,Crist MB,D'Angelo MT,Sellers B,Franco-Paredes C,Makvandi M,Smelser C,Greene J,Stanek D,Signs K,Nett RJ,Chiller T,Park BJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00