Changes in capsule and drug resistance of Pneumococci after introduction of PCV7, Japan, 2010-2013.

abstract：:Zika virus is causally linked with congenital microcephaly and may be associated with pregnancy loss. However, the mechanisms of Zika virus intrauterine transmission and replication and its tropism and persistence in tissues are poorly understood. We tested tissues from 52 case-patients: 8 infants with microcephaly wh...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bhatnagar J,Rabeneck DB,Martines RB,Reagan-Steiner S,Ermias Y,Estetter LB,Suzuki T,Ritter J,Keating MK,Hale G,Gary J,Muehlenbachs A,Lambert A,Lanciotti R,Oduyebo T,Meaney-Delman D,Bolaños F,Saad EA,Shieh WJ,Zaki SR

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：: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：:We describe the detection of Bordetella holmesii as a cause of whooping cough in Spain. Prevalence was 3.9% in 2015, doubling to 8.8% in 2016. This emergence raises concern regarding the contribution of B. holmesii to the reemergence of whooping cough and the effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Mir-Cros A,Codina G,Martín-Gómez MT,Fàbrega A,Martínez X,Jané M,Van Esso D,Cornejo T,Rodrigo C,Campins M,Pumarola T,González-López JJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus gattii is a fungal pathogen endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. Isolated cases and outbreaks have been reported in areas of North America and Europe, expanding the distribution pattern beyond warmer regions. We describe a case of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infection by C. gattii in an immunocomp...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Moritz D,Mena Lora A,Blumer B,Harrington AT

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the late summer of 1998, veterinary authorities in Tuscany, Italy, received reports of cases of neurologic disease among horses residing in a large wetland area located in the provinces of Florence and Pistoia. West Nile virus was isolated from two of the six horses that died or were euthanized. A retrospective...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Autorino GL,Battisti A,Deubel V,Ferrari G,Forletta R,Giovannini A,Lelli R,Murri S,Scicluna MT

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of a dengue case in a laboratory worker in North Carolina, USA, revealed that the case-patient prepared high-titer dengue virus stocks soon before illness onset. Improper doffing of gloves with an open finger wound likely resulted in cutaneous exposure. This case reinforces recommendations for enhanced p...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Sharp TM,Fisher TG,Long K,Coulson G,Medina FA,Herzig C,Koza MB,Muñoz-Jordán J,Paz-Bailey G,Moore Z,Williams C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from the 2000-2004 US Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample, we found that total hospital admissions for skin and soft tissue infections increased by 29% during 2000-2004; admissions for pneumonia were largely unchanged. These results are consistent with recent reported increases...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Edelsberg J,Taneja C,Zervos M,Haque N,Moore C,Reyes K,Spalding J,Jiang J,Oster G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, we identified 38 hospitalized patients with Streptococcus suis infection during 2006-2012. Deafness developed in 12 patients; none died. Thirty-five reported recent exposure to pigs/pork. Annual incidence was 0.1-2.2 cases/100,000 population (0.2-3.2 in persons ≥20 years of age). Clinicians...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Praphasiri P,Owusu JT,Thammathitiwat S,Ditsungnoen D,Boonmongkon P,Sangwichian O,Prasert K,Srihapanya S,Sornwong K,Kerdsin A,Dejsirilert S,Baggett HC,Olsen SJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by predominantly vectorborne Leishmania spp. In the United States, canine visceral leishmaniasis is common among hounds, and L. infantum vertical transmission among hounds has been confirmed. We found that L. infantum from hounds remains infective in sandflies, underscoring t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Schaut RG,Robles-Murguia M,Juelsgaard R,Esch KJ,Bartholomay LC,Ramalho-Ortigao M,Petersen CA

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:To assess the global incidence and clinical effects of human trichinellosis, we analyzed outbreak report data for 1986-2009. Searches of 6 international databases yielded 494 reports. After applying strict criteria for relevance and reliability, we selected 261 reports for data extraction. From 1986 through 2009, ther...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Murrell KD,Pozio E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1), which was responsible for the dengue fever outbreak in Yap State, Micronesia, in 2004, was isolated from serum samples of 4 dengue patients in Japan. Genome sequencing demonstrated that this virus belonged to genotype IV and had a 29-nucleotide deletion in the 3 noncoding region. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Nukui Y,Tajima S,Kotaki A,Ito M,Takasaki T,Koike K,Kurane I

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signs and symptoms of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroup O157:H7 infection range from mild gastrointestinal to bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). We assessed the association between Shiga toxin gene (stx) subtype and disease severity for »3,000 patients with STEC O157:H7 in Engla...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Byrne L,Adams N,Jenkins C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested for enterovirus D68 in fecal samples collected during June-September 2016 from 567 patients with acute flaccid paralysis in 7 West Africa nations. Children <5 years old comprised 64.3% of enterovirus D68 positive patients. Our findings emphasize the need for active surveillance for acute flaccid myelitis. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Fall A,Ndiaye N,Messacar K,Kebe O,Jallow MM,Harouna H,Kiori DE,Sy S,Goudiaby D,Dia M,Niang MN,Ndiaye K,Dia N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:School closure is a proposed strategy for reducing influenza transmission during a pandemic. Few studies have assessed how families respond to closures, or whether other interactions during closure could reduce this strategy's effect. Questionnaires were administered to 220 households (438 adults and 355 children) wit...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Johnson AJ,Moore ZS,Edelson PJ,Kinnane L,Davies M,Shay DK,Balish A,McCarron M,Blanton L,Finelli L,Averhoff F,Bresee J,Engel J,Fiore A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scrub typhus is a potentially fatal rickettsiosis caused by Orientia species intracellular bacteria of the genus Orientia. Although considered to be restricted to the Asia Pacific region, scrub typhus has recently been discovered in southern Chile. We analyzed Orientia gene sequences of 16S rRNA (rrs) and 47-kDa (htrA...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Abarca K,Martínez-Valdebenito C,Angulo J,Jiang J,Farris CM,Richards AL,Acosta-Jamett G,Weitzel T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus strain sequence type (ST) 398 has emerged during the last decade, largely among persons who have contact with swine or other livestock. Although colonization with ST398 is common in livestock workers, infections are not frequently documented. We report recurrent ST398-IIa infection in an Iowa far...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Wardyn SE,Stegger M,Price LB,Smith TC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VEB-1 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii was responsible for an outbreak in hospitals in France. A national alert was triggered in September 2003 when 4 hospitals reported clusters of A. baumannii infection with similar susceptibility profiles. Case definitions and laboratory guidelines...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Naas T,Coignard B,Carbonne A,Blanckaert K,Bajolet O,Bernet C,Verdeil X,Astagneau P,Desenclos JC,Nordmann P,French Nosocomial Infection Early Warning Investigation and Surveillance Network.

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Genome degradation has been central to the adaptation of Salmonella enterica serotypes to their hosts throughout evolution. We witnessed the patho-adaptation of a strain of Salmonella Dublin (a cattle-adapted serotype) to a human host during the course of a recurrent prosthetic hip joint infection evolving over severa...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： El Sayed F,Sapriel G,Fawal N,Gruber A,Bauer T,Heym B,Dupont C,Garchon HJ,Gaillard JL,Rottman M,Le Hello S

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Fourteen influenza A(H7N9) viruses were isolated from poultry or the environment in live poultry markets in Guangdong Province, China during 2014-2015. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all viruses were descended from viruses of the second wave of influenza A(H7N9) virus infections during 2013. These viruses can be di...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Xie S,Jia W,Lin Y,Xing K,Ren X,Qi W,Liao M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis occurred in and around Clitheroe, Lancashire, in northwest England, during March 2000. Fifty-eight cases of diarrhea with Cryptosporidium identified in stool specimens were reported. Cryptosporidium oocysts were identified in samples from the water treatment works as well as domestic t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Howe AD,Forster S,Morton S,Marshall R,Osborn KS,Wright P,Hunter PR

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that are resistant to an increasing number of second-line drugs used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) are becoming a threat to public health worldwide. We surveyed the Network of Supranational Reference Laboratories for M. tuberculosis isolates that were resistant t...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Shah NS,Wright A,Bai GH,Barrera L,Boulahbal F,Martín-Casabona N,Drobniewski F,Gilpin C,Havelková M,Lepe R,Lumb R,Metchock B,Portaels F,Rodrigues MF,Rüsch-Gerdes S,Van Deun A,Vincent V,Laserson K,Wells C,Cegielski JP

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a hematology unit in the Netherlands, the incidence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli increased from from 1996 to 1999. Clonal spread of single genotypes of both ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli and Enterobacter cloacae from patient to patient was documented by pulsed-field gel ele...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： van Belkum A,Goessens W,van der Schee C,Lemmens-den Toom N,Vos MC,Cornelissen J,Lugtenburg E,de Marie S,Verbrugh H,Löwenberg B,Endtz H

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance the timeliness of medical evaluation for cholera-like illness during the 2011 cholera outbreak in Hispaniola, printed Travel Health Alert Notices (T-HANs) were distributed to travelers from Haiti to the United States. Evaluation of the T-HANs’ influence on travelers’ health care–seeking behavior suggested T...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Selent MU,McWhorter A,De Rochars VM,Myers R,Hunter DW,Brown CM,Cohen NJ,Molinari NA,Warwar K,Robbins D,Heiman KE,Newton AE,Schmitz A,Oraze MJ,Marano N

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2017, a patient became febrile within 4 days after visiting a rustic conference center in Austin, Texas, USA, where Austin Public Health suspected an outbreak of tickborne relapsing fever a month earlier. Evaluation of a patient blood smear and molecular diagnostic assays identified Borrelia turicatae as the ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Bissett JD,Ledet S,Krishnavajhala A,Armstrong BA,Klioueva A,Sexton C,Replogle A,Schriefer ME,Lopez JE

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus is a mosquitoborne flavivirus that is the focus of an ongoing pandemic and public health emergency. Previously limited to sporadic cases in Africa and Asia, the emergence of Zika virus in Brazil in 2015 heralded rapid spread throughout the Americas. Although most Zika virus infections are characterized by s...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Plourde AR,Bloch EM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To confirm whether respiratory virus infections increase susceptibility to invasive pneumococcal pneumonia, we examined data from 11 influenza seasons (1994-2005) in the United States. Invasive pneumococcal pneumonia was significantly associated with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus activities in 5 seasons. A...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Zhou H,Haber M,Ray S,Farley MM,Panozzo CA,Klugman KP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00