Usefulness of published PCR primers in detecting human rhinovirus infection.

abstract：:We used multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis and multiple antigen sequence typing to characterize isolates of Bordetella pertussis strains circulating in Denmark during periods with and without pertussis vaccination coverage. Our results show substantial shifts in the B. pertussis population over time and...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Petersen RF,Dalby T,Dragsted DM,Mooi F,Lambertsen L

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary bloodstream infection (BSI) is a leading, preventable infectious complication in critically ill patients and has a negative impact on patients' outcome. Surveillance definitions for primary BSI distinguish those that are microbiologically documented from those that are not. The latter is known as clinical seps...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hugonnet S,Sax H,Eggimann P,Chevrolet JC,Pittet D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a pilot study that attempted to infect human volunteers with Cyclospora cayetanensis. Seven healthy volunteers ingested an inoculum of Cyclospora oocysts (approximately 200-49,000 oocysts). The volunteers did not experience symptoms of gastroenteritis, and no oocysts were detected in any stool samples duri...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Alfano-Sobsey EM,Eberhard ML,Seed JR,Weber DJ,Won KY,Nace EK,Moe CL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective, observational, population-based study to investigate the effect of staphylococcal infections on the hospitalization of children in California during 1985-2009. Hospitalized children with staphylococcal infections were identified through the California Office of Statewide Health Planning a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Gutierrez K,Halpern MS,Sarnquist C,Soni S,Arroyo AC,Maldonado Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migratory birds have been implicated in the long-range spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A virus (H5N1) from Asia to Europe and Africa. Although sampling of healthy wild birds representing a large number of species has not identified possible carriers of influenza virus (H5N1) into Europe, surveillanc...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pasick J,Berhane Y,Embury-Hyatt C,Copps J,Kehler H,Handel K,Babiuk S,Hooper-McGrevy K,Li Y,Mai Le Q,Lien Phuong S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To our knowledge, previous population-based surveys have not assessed misconceptions about antibacterial drug use over time. We documented a 26.3% decline in a key misconception in California women in 2003 compared to 2000; declines varied significantly by education level. Educational campaigns specifically designed t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cummings KC,Rosenberg J,Vugia DJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some areas of Africa, health facility data have indicated declines in malaria that might have resulted from increasingly effective control programs. Most such reports have been from countries where malaria transmission is highly seasonal or of modest intensity. In Malawi, perennial malaria transmission is intense, ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Roca-Feltrer A,Kwizombe CJ,Sanjoaquin MA,Sesay SS,Faragher B,Harrison J,Geukers K,Kabuluzi S,Mathanga DP,Molyneux E,Chagomera M,Taylor T,Molyneux M,Heyderman RS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report mutations in influenza A virus (H5N1) strains associated with 2 outbreaks in Turkey. Four novel amino acid changes (Q447L, N556K, and R46K in RNA polymerase and S133A in hemagglutinin) were detected in virus isolates from 2 siblings who died. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Altiok E,Taylan F,Yenen OS,Demirkeser G,Bozaci M,Onel D,Akcadag B,Iyisan AS,Ciblak M,Bozkaya E,Yuksel S,Badur S

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imported malaria has been an increasing problem in several Western countries in the last 2 decades. To calculate the risk factors of age, sex, and travel destination in Swedish travelers, we used data from the routine reporting system for malaria (mixture of patients with and without adequate prophylaxis), a database ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Askling HH,Nilsson J,Tegnell A,Janzon R,Ekdahl K

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In winter 2015-16, norovirus GII.17 Kawasaki 2014 emerged as a cause of sporadic gastroenteritis in children in Italy. Median patient age was higher for those with GII.17 than GII.4 infection (55 vs. 24 months), suggesting limited cross-protection for older children. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Giammanco GM,De Grazia S,Bonura F,Cappa V,Muli SL,Pepe A,Medici MC,Tummolo F,Calderaro A,Di Bernardo F,Dones P,Morea A,Loconsole D,Catella C,Terio V,Bànyai K,Chironna M,Martella V

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the association of colonization by Staphylococcus aureus and general population mortality, we followed 10,598 adults for 8.5 years on average. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus colonization was not associated with death. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus carriage predicted death in a crude analysis but not af...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mendy A,Vieira ER,Albatineh AN,Gasana J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis occurred in Delhi, India, during August and September 1996. The etiologic agent was confirmed as enterovirus type 70 by a modified centrifugation-enhanced culture method followed by immunofluorescence and neutralization tests. After nearly a decade, this virus is reemerg...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Maitreyi RS,Dar L,Muthukumar A,Vajpayee M,Xess I,Vajpayee RB,Seth P,Broor S

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding which emerging infectious diseases are of international public health concern is vital. The International Health Regulations include a decision instrument to help countries determine which public health events are of international concern and require reporting to the World Health Organization (WHO) on th...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Edelstein M,Heymann DL,Giesecke J,Weinberg J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Failure of sulfa or sulfone prophylaxis is associated with mutations in Pneumocystis carinii gene coding for dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS). The DHPS genotype was analyzed in AIDS patients who had two separate episodes of P. carinii pneumonia. The results suggest that DHPS mutations can be selected de novo within pat...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Nahimana A,Rabodonirina M,Helweg-Larsen J,Meneau I,Francioli P,Bille J,Hauser PM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Africa, although emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) represents a serious threat in countries severely affected by the HIV epidemic, most countries lack drug-resistant TB data. This finding was particularly true in the Kingdom of Swaziland, which has the world's highest HIV and TB prevalences. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sanchez-Padilla E,Dlamini T,Ascorra A,Rüsch-Gerdes S,Tefera ZD,Calain P,de la Tour R,Jochims F,Richter E,Bonnet M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus was identified in Bangladesh in 2011. Surveillance for influenza viruses in apparently healthy poultry in live-bird markets in Bangladesh during 2008-2011 showed that subtype H9N2 viruses are isolated year-round, whereas highly pathogenic subtype H5N1 viruses are co-i...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Shanmuganatham K,Feeroz MM,Jones-Engel L,Smith GJ,Fourment M,Walker D,McClenaghan L,Alam SM,Hasan MK,Seiler P,Franks J,Danner A,Barman S,McKenzie P,Krauss S,Webby RJ,Webster RG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify risk factors associated with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 among students in Beijing, China, we conducted a case-control study. Participants (304 case-patients and 608 controls, age range 6-19 years) were interviewed by using a standardized questionnaire. We found that in addition to vaccination, nonpharmaceutica...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zheng Y,Duan W,Yang P,Zhang Y,Wang X,Zhang L,Liyanage SS,Wang Q

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several severe respiratory virus infections that have emerged during the past decade originated in animals, including bats. In Indonesia, exposure to bats has been associated with increased risk of acquiring orthoreovirus infection. Although orthoreovirus infections are mild and self-limiting, we explored their potent...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wong AH,Cheng PK,Lai MY,Leung PC,Wong KK,Lee WY,Lim WW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the genetic diversity of measles virus (MV) in Nigeria (2004-2005) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (2002-2006). Genotype B3 strains circulating in Kinshasa, DRC, in 2002-2003 were fully replaced by genotype B2 in 2004 at the end of the second Congo war. In Nigeria (2004-2005), two geneti...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kremer JR,Nkwembe E,Bola Oyefolu AO,Smit SB,Pukuta E,Omilabu SA,Adu FD,Muyembe Tamfum JJ,Muller CP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of a large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a German university hospital, we estimated costs ( approximately 1 million Euros) that could have been avoided by early detection of the imminent outbreak. For this purpose, we demonstrate an easy-to-use statistical method. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sagel U,Schulte B,Heeg P,Borgmann S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of febrile illness occurred in Gabon in 2007, with 20,000 suspected cases. Chikungunya or dengue-2 virus infections were identified in 321 patients; 8 patients had documented co-infections. Aedes albopictus was identified as the principal vector for the transmission of both viruses. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Leroy EM,Nkoghe D,Ollomo B,Nze-Nkogue C,Becquart P,Grard G,Pourrut X,Charrel R,Moureau G,Ndjoyi-Mbiguino A,De-Lamballerie X

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified 131 strains of Vibrio fluvialis among 400 nonagglutinating Vibrio spp. isolated from patients with diarrhea in Kolkata, India. For 43 patients, V. fluvialis was the sole pathogen identified. Most strains harbored genes encoding hemolysin and metalloprotease; this finding may contribute to understanding o...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chowdhury G,Pazhani GP,Dutta D,Guin S,Dutta S,Ghosh S,Izumiya H,Asakura M,Yamasaki S,Takeda Y,Arakawa E,Watanabe H,Mukhopadhyay AK,Bhattacharya MK,Rajendran K,Nair GB,Ramamurthy T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baboons on South Africa's Cape Peninsula come in frequent contact with humans. To determine potential health risks for both species, we screened 27 baboons from 5 troops for 10 infections. Most (56%) baboons had antibodies reactive or cross-reactive to human viruses. Spatial overlap between these species poses low but...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Drewe JA,O'Riain MJ,Beamish E,Currie H,Parsons S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cloth masks have been used in healthcare and community settings to protect the wearer from respiratory infections. The use of cloth masks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is under debate. The filtration effectiveness of cloth masks is generally lower than that of medical masks and respirators; howeve...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chughtai AA,Seale H,Macintyre CR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) occurred aboard a U.S. Navy ship in February 1996, despite 95% of the crew's having been appropriately vaccinated. Virus isolated from ill crew members was antigenically distinct from the vaccination strain. With an attack rate of 42%, this outbreak demonstrates the potential for rapi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Earhart KC,Beadle C,Miller LK,Pruss MW,Gray GC,Ledbetter EK,Wallace MR

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis and typhoid fever in Malawi and South Africa, we compared case frequency and patient age distribution. Invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis showed a clear bimodal age distribution; the infection developed in women at a younger age than in men. Case frequenc...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Feasey NA,Archer BN,Heyderman RS,Sooka A,Dennis B,Gordon MA,Keddy KH

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi in Singapore, a malaria-free country. Diagnosis was confirmed by PCR with validated species-specific primers. In industrialized countries, free-ranging primates are a potential source of P. knowlesi human infection. P. knowlesi infection is a differential diag...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Ng OT,Ooi EE,Lee CC,Lee PJ,Ng LC,Pei SW,Tu TM,Loh JP,Leo YS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Veterinary diagnostic laboratories identify and characterize influenza A viruses primarily through passive surveillance. However, additional surveillance programs are needed. To meet this need, an active surveillance program was conducted at pig farms throughout the midwestern United States. From June 2009 through Dec...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Corzo CA,Culhane M,Juleen K,Stigger-Rosser E,Ducatez MF,Webby RJ,Lowe JF

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive and skin community-associated (CA)-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from children were matched with invasive CA-methicillin-sensitive S. aureus strains during 2000-2004. Isolates were analyzed for presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin. A USA400 lineage clone (n = 6) and the predominant U...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Jaggi P,Paule SM,Peterson LR,Tan TQ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveillance was enhanced and a retrospective interview study performed in 1998-99 to determine incidence, causes, and costs of foodborne illnesses in Uppsala, Sweden. Sixty-eight percent of the detected foodborne illness incidents were single cases, and 32% were outbreaks. Most (85%) of the incidents came to the atte...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Lindqvist R,Andersson Y,Lindbäck J,Wegscheider M,Eriksson Y,Tideström L,Lagerqvist-Widh A,Hedlund KO,Löfdahl S,Svensson L,Norinder A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00