Concurrent outbreaks with co-infection of norovirus and Clostridium difficile in a long-term-care facility.

abstract：:Until recently, reports on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in food production animals were mainly limited to occasional detections in dairy cattle mastitis. However, since 2005 a MRSA clone, CC398, has been reported colonizing pigs, veal calves and broiler chickens and infecting dairy cows. Many asp...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Vanderhaeghen W,Hermans K,Haesebrouck F,Butaye P

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyses the epidemiologic, clinical and molecular findings of all culture-confirmed cases of listeriosis notified from 2010 to 2015 in the Tel Aviv District, which is known to have high rates of listeriosis. All clinical isolates of Listeria monocytogenes were subtyped using two-enzyme pulsed-field gel ele...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Salama M,Amitai Z,Ezernitchi AV,Sheffer R,Jaffe J,Rahmani S,Leshem E,Valinsky L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1971 to 2012, in New York State, years with human Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) were more strongly associated with the presence of Aedes canadensis, Coquillettidia perturbans and Culiseta melanura mosquitoes infected with the EEE virus (Fisher's exact test, one-sided P = 0.005, 0.03, 0.03) than with Culiseta ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sherwood JA,Stehman SV,Howard JJ,Oliver J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mu-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting chlamydia-specific IgM was developed by use of the heat stable, lipopolysaccharide group-specific antigen and an alkaline phosphatase-labelled anti-chlamydia group-specific monoclonal antibody conjugate. The test was used to study the serological res...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Wreghitt TG,Robinson VJ,Caul EO,Paul ID,Gatley S

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norovirus is the most frequent cause of acute infectious gastroenteritis and it is difficult to control in crowded environments like hospitals and nursing homes. Transmission depends on oral intake of virus deposited in the environment by infectious subjects. Data from volunteer studies indicate that virus concentrati...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Teunis PF,Sukhrie FH,Vennema H,Bogerman J,Beersma MF,Koopmans MP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the dengue surveillance program, we prospectively collected data on all the suspected and confirmed cases of dengue in Barbados from 2006 to 2015. Data were analysed for demographic, seasonal and temporal dynamics of this disease in this country. The overall mean annual incidence rate of suspected and confirmed ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kumar A,Gittens-St Hilaire M,Nielsen AL

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospira interrogans, hantaviruses (particularly Seoul virus), hepatitis E virus (HEV), and Toxoplasma gondii are rat-associated zoonoses that are responsible for human morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aimed to describe the infection patterns of these four pathogens in wild rats (Rattus norvegicus) acro...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ayral F,Artois J,Zilber AL,Widén F,Pounder KC,Aubert D,Bicout DJ,Artois M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degree of protection conferred by vaccinated dams on infant mice against colonization by Campylobacter jejuni depended on the bacterial strain, preparation, and route of administration of the vaccine. In some instances of homologous protection, serum bactericidal titres correlated well with protection. However, bo...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Abimiku AG,Dolby JM,Borriello SP

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of farm prevalence is common in veterinary research. Typically, not all animals within the farm are sampled, and imperfect tests are used. Often, assumptions about herd sizes and sampling proportions are made, which may be invalid in smallholder settings. We propose an alternative method for estimating farm...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Beauvais W,Orynbayev M,Guitian J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analysed the data from the control group in a typhoid vaccine trial in Karachi to assess the differences in individual-, household- and cluster-level characteristics for developing typhoid fever. The annual incidence of typhoid in children aged 2-16 years in the control arm of the vaccine trial was 151/100 000 popu...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Khan MI,Ochiai RL,Soofi SB,Von-Seidlein L,Khan MJ,Sahito SM,Habib MA,Puri MK,Park JK,You YA,Ali M,Nizami SQ,Acosta CJ,Bradley-Sack R,Clemens JD,Bhutta ZA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increased prevalence of hepatitis B and C in most migrant groups in The Netherlands, a national screening policy for these infections is not available. In order to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B and C in the largest group of first-generation migrants (FGM) in The Netherlands, we conducted a screeni...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Richter C,Beest GT,Sancak I,Aydinly R,Bulbul K,Laetemia-Tomata F,De Leeuw M,Waegemaekers T,Swanink C,Roovers E

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cross-sectional study conducted between March 1993 and February 1995, 7103 indiscriminately collected foxes were examined for Trichinella larvae. A total of 3295 serum samples were serologically investigated with an ELISA based on excretory-secretory antigen. The proportion of serologically positive animals range...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Wacker K,Rodriguez E,Garate T,Geue L,Tackmann K,Selhorst T,Staubach C,Conraths FJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent resurgence in serious infections due to Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) has been observed in the United Kingdom. More information on Hib transmission in the population is required in order to better understand the mechanism of this increase. The Public Health Laboratory Service (subsumed into the Health P...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： McVernon J,Howard AJ,Slack MP,Ramsay ME

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first study to provide a comprehensive insight into the molecular epidemiology of endemic Clostridium difficile and particularly that associated with a recently recognized epidemic strain. We DNA fingerprinted all C. difficile isolates from the stools of patients with symptomatic antibiotic-associated diar...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Fawley WN,Wilcox MH

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 displays striking variability across the Scottish cattle population. On 78% of farms, in a cross-sectional survey of 952, no shedding of E. coli O157 was detected, but on a small proportion, approximately 2%, very high prevalences of infection were found (with 90-100% of pats sa...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Matthews L,McKendrick IJ,Ternent H,Gunn GJ,Synge B,Woolhouse ME

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is concern that widespread usage of ertapenem may promote cross-resistance to other carbapenems. To analyse the impact that adding ertapenem to our hospital formulary had on usage of other broad-spectrum agents and on susceptibilities of nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas isolates, we performed interr...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Graber CJ,Hutchings C,Dong F,Lee W,Chung JK,Tran T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the results from a novel surveillance system for detecting excess all-cause mortality by age group in England and Wales developed during the pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 period from April 2009 to March 2010. A Poisson regression model was fitted to age-specific mortality data from 1999 to 2008 and used t...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hardelid P,Andrews N,Pebody R

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) are reportable diseases, the third most common causes for hospitalization of children in Thailand. Data collected from the Ministry of Public Health were analysed for trends. Rates of DHF increased in Thailand until 1987 when the largest epidemic ever, 32...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Chareonsook O,Foy HM,Teeraratkul A,Silarug N

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measles elimination goals have been adopted in a range of countries, sub-regions, and regions since the WHO declared an elimination goal by 2015 or 2020. All countries attempt to achieve and maintain high coverage through routine immunization programmes. This routine strategy, however, does not ensure the elimination ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bhattacharyya S,Ferrari MJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:To examine work-related blood and body fluid exposure (BBFE) among health-care workers (HCWs), to explore potential risk factors and to provide policy suggestions, a 6-year retrospective study of all reported BBFE among HCWs (1998-2003) was conducted in a 430-bed teaching hospital in Australia. Results showed that BBF...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bi P,Tully PJ,Pearce S,Hiller JE

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of human yersiniosis in New Zealand has increased between 2013 and 2017. For surveillance and outbreak investigations it is essential that an appropriate level of discrimination between pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica isolates is provided, in order to support epidemiological linking of connected cases. Su...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Strydom H,Wang J,Paine S,Dyet K,Cullen K,Wright J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the burden of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in a high-risk population, the monthly incidence of laboratory-confirmed MRSA in service members/trainees stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA without hospitalization or surgery documented 30 days prior to infection w...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Morrison-Rodriguez SM,Pacha LA,Patrick JE,Jordan NN

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of hepatitis C and related risk factors in drug users were compared in two geographic regions in Belgium, the city of Antwerp and the mixed urban-rural area of Limburg. All 310 participants were surveyed and screened for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Prevalence rates of anti-HCV, anti-HBc and anti-H...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Matheï C,Robaeys G,van Damme P,Buntinx F,Verrando R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation become immunocompromised for various reasons. Deep granulocytopenia, induced by conditioning (chemotherapy and total body irradiation), renders the patient at risk for serious bacterial and fungal infections. Our strategy for prevention of these infections by selective d...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Guiot HF,van Furth R

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease is a condition of clinical and public health significance. We conducted epidemiological analyses to determine if the presence of gastrointestinal (GI) complaints (diarrhea and/or vomiting) early in the course of invasive GAS disease is associated with either of two severe o...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Khateeb OM,Osborne D,Mulla ZD

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A population-based telephone survey of acute gastroenteritis (AG) was conducted in Hong Kong from August 2006 to July 2007. Study subjects were recruited through random digit-dialing with recruitments evenly distributed weekly over the 1-year period. In total, 3743 completed questionnaires were obtained. An AG episode...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ho SC,Chau PH,Fung PK,Sham A,Nelson EA,Sung J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four isolates of Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae (IIIb) in Norway, Sweden, England, the United States, France and Australia were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). This study focuses on serovar 61:k:1,5,(7) [S. IIIb 61:k:1,5,(7)] isolated from sheep. Digestion of the bacterial DNA wi...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Alvseike O,Vardund T,Lindstedt B,Heir E,Eriksson E,Kapperud G

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of band differences in DNA macrorestriction profiles required to distinguish unrelated strains from an index strain varies in an outbreak with the species and restriction enzyme used. In order to define this difference for epidemiological studies of Serratia marcescens, we produced DNA fingerprints from 57 ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Aucken HM,Boquete T,Kaufmann ME,Pitt TL

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A better understanding of physician practices in requesting stool samples for patients with acute gastroenteritis (AG) is needed to more accurately interpret laboratory-based surveillance data. A survey was conducted in General Practitioners (GPs) between August 2013 and July 2014 to estimate the proportion of stool s...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Van Cauteren D,Turbelin C,Fonteneau L,Hanslik T,De Valk H,Blanchon T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00