Evaluation of the Widal tube agglutination test for the diagnosis of typhoid fever among children admitted to a rural hdospital in Tanzania and a comparison with previous studies.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following delivery by caesarean section, surgical site infection is the most common infectious complication. Despite a large number of caesarean sections performed at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, there was no study documenting the incidence of surgical site infection after caesarean section. Therefore, th...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ketema DB,Wagnew F,Assemie MA,Ferede A,Alamneh AA,Leshargie CT,Kibret GD,Petrucka P,Telayneh AT,Alebel A

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The C - reactive protein (CRP) response is often measured in patients with active tuberculosis (TB) yet little is known about its relationship to clinical features in TB, or whether responses differ between ethnic groups or with different Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) strain types. We report the relation...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Brown J,Clark K,Smith C,Hopwood J,Lynard O,Toolan M,Creer D,Barker J,Breen R,Brown T,Cropley I,Lipman M

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine is recommended for use in HIV-infected adults in Brazil but there is uncertainty about its effectiveness in this patient population. The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine against invasive pneum...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Veras MA,Enanoria WT,Castilho EA,Reingold AL

更新日期：2007-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human major histocompatibility complex class I polypeptide-related sequence B (MICB) is a protein that modulates the NK and T cell activation through the NKG2D receptor and is related to several diseases including cancer. METHODS:The study investigated the prognostic role of soluble MICB (sMICB) protein...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tong HV,Song le H,Hoan NX,Cuong BK,Sy BT,Son HA,Quyet D,Binh VQ,Kremsner PG,Bock CT,Velavan TP,Toan NL

更新日期：2015-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza viruses are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Vaccination remains a powerful tool for preventing or mitigating influenza outbreaks. Yet, vaccine supplies and daily administration capacities are limited, even in developed countries. Understanding how such constraints can alter the ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cruz-Aponte M,McKiernan EC,Herrera-Valdez MA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotic resistance is a threat in developing countries (DCs) because of the high burden of bacterial disease and the presence of risk factors for its emergence and spread. This threat is of particular concern for neonates in DCs where over one-third of neonatal deaths may be attributable to severe infecti...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Huynh BT,Padget M,Garin B,Herindrainy P,Kermorvant-Duchemin E,Watier L,Guillemot D,Delarocque-Astagneau E

更新日期：2015-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malnutrition and malaria frequently coexist in sub-Saharan African countries. Studies on efficacy of antimalarial treatments usually follow the WHO standardized protocol in which severely malnourished children are systematically excluded. Few studies have assessed the efficacy of chloroquine, sulfadoxine-pyr...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Denoeud-Ndam L,Dicko A,Baudin E,Guindo O,Grandesso F,Sagara I,Lasry E,Palma PP,Parra AM,Stepniewska K,Djimde AA,Barnes KI,Doumbo OK,Etard JF

更新日期：2015-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current low access to virological testing to confirm chronic viraemic HCV infection in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is limiting the rollout of hepatitis C (HCV) care. Existing tests are complex, costly and require sophisticated laboratory infrastructure. Diagnostic manufacturers need guidance ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ivanova Reipold E,Easterbrook P,Trianni A,Panneer N,Krakower D,Ongarello S,Roberts T,Miller V,Denkinger C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), a retrovirus, is the causative agent of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL). The reported association with pulmonary disease such as bronchiectasis is less certain. METHODS:A retrospective ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Honarbakhsh S,Taylor GP

更新日期：2015-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contact tracing of tuberculosis (TB) patients is rarely performed in low-income countries. Our objective was to assess the outcome of and compliance with directly observed treatment (DOTS) of TB patients over a 3 year period in rural Lao PDR. METHODS:We performed a retrospective cohort study in which we enr...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Barennes H,Keophithoun T,Nguyen TH,Strobel M,Odermatt P

更新日期：2010-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that CD103 is an important marker for tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) which plays an important role in anti-infection. However, the role of CD103+ TRM was not elucidated in the progress of S. japonicum infection induced disease. METHODS:6-8 weeks old C57BL/6 mice were infected...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhao Y,Yang Q,Jin C,Feng Y,Xie S,Xie H,Qi Y,Qiu H,Chen H,Tao A,Mu J,Qin W,Huang J

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Armed conflicts are a major contributor to injury and death globally. Conflict-related injuries are associated with a high risk of wound infection, but it is unknown to what extent infection directly relates to sustainment of life and restoration of function. The aim of this study was to investigate the outc...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Älgå A,Wong S,Shoaib M,Lundgren K,Giske CG,von Schreeb J,Malmstedt J

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug susceptibility testing (DST) remains an important concern for implementing treatment of MDR tuberculosis patients. Implementation of molecular tests for drug resistance identification would facilitate DST particularly in developing countries where culturing is difficult to perform. We have characterized...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Surcouf C,Heng S,Pierre-Audigier C,Cadet-Daniel V,Namouchi A,Murray A,Gicquel B,Guillard B

更新日期：2011-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a frequent cause of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI). Patients with MRSA require different empiric treatment than those with non-MRSA infections, yet no accurate tools exist to aid in stratifying the risk for a MRSA cSSSI. We sought ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zilberberg MD,Chaudhari P,Nathanson BH,Campbell RS,Emons MF,Fiske S,Hays HD,Shorr AF

更新日期：2012-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Direct immunofluorescence assays (DFA) are a rapid and inexpensive method for the detection of respiratory viruses and may therefore be used for surveillance. Few epidemiological studies have been published based solely on DFA and none included respiratory picornaviruses and human metapneumovirus (hMPV). We ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sadeghi CD,Aebi C,Gorgievski-Hrisoho M,Mühlemann K,Barbani MT

更新日期：2011-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Libya is one of the largest countries in Africa and has the longest coast in the Mediterranean basin facing southern Europe. High rates of prevalence of viral hepatitis have been observed in various regions in Africa, but the prevalence in Libya is not well documented. We report on a large-scale nationwide s...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Daw MA,El-Bouzedi A,In association with Libyan Study Group of Hepatitis & HIV.

更新日期：2014-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Tashkent (Uzbekistan), TB treatment is provided in accordance with the DOTS strategy. Of 1087 pulmonary TB patients started on treatment in 2005, 228 (21%) defaulted. This study investigates who the defaulters in Tashkent are, when they default and why they default. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 126...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hasker E,Khodjikhanov M,Usarova S,Asamidinov U,Yuldashova U,van der Werf MJ,Uzakova G,Veen J

更新日期：2008-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Confirmed H1N1 cases during late spring and summer 2009 in various countries showed a substantial age shift between importations and local transmission cases, with adults mainly responsible for seeding unaffected regions and children most frequently driving community outbreaks. METHODS:We introduce a multi-...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Apolloni A,Poletto C,Colizza V

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a public health challenge in Saudi Arabia, particularly for the elderly. This study was conducted to estimate mortality per 1000 person-year among TB and resistant TB cases and to identifying factors associated with mortality. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study of...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Aljadani R,Ahmed AE,Al-Jahdali H

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To predict the risk of infectious diseases originating in wildlife, it is important to identify habitats that allow the co-occurrence of pathogens and their hosts. Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) is a directly-transmitted RNA virus that causes hemorrhagic fever in humans, and is carried and transmitted by the bank...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Khalil H,Olsson G,Magnusson M,Evander M,Hörnfeldt B,Ecke F

更新日期：2017-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is a serious nosocomial infection, however few studies have assessed CDAD outcome in the intensive care unit (ICU). We evaluated the epidemiology, clinical course and outcome of hospital-acquired CDAD in the critical care setting. METHODS:We performed a histor...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Marra AR,Edmond MB,Wenzel RP,Bearman GM

更新日期：2007-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common human pathogen that causes a variety of diseases, including oral-labial, genital lesions and life-threatening encephalitis. The antiviral nucleoside analogues such as acyclovir are currently used in anti-HSV therapies; however, clinical overuse of these drugs has led to...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hou J,Zhang Z,Huang Q,Yan J,Zhang X,Yu X,Tan G,Zheng C,Xu F,He S

更新日期：2017-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue, a viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, is an important public health concern throughout Thailand. Climate variables are potential predictors of dengue transmission. Associations between climate variables and dengue have usually been performed on large-scale first-level national administrati...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Phanitchat T,Zhao B,Haque U,Pientong C,Ekalaksananan T,Aromseree S,Thaewnongiew K,Fustec B,Bangs MJ,Alexander N,Overgaard HJ

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although a dramatic decrease in AIDS progression has been observed after Highly Active Anti Retroviral Therapy (HAART) in both low- and high-resource settings, few data support that fact in low-resource settings.This study describes the incidence of AIDS-defining illnesses (ADI) after HAART initiation and an...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： De Beaudrap P,Etard JF,Diouf A,Ndiaye I,Ndèye GF,Sow PS,Ndèye KC,Ecochard R,Delaporte E,ANRS 1215 Study Group.

更新日期：2010-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-related stigma always is major obstacles to an effective HIV response worldwide. The effect of HIV-related stigma on HIV prevention and treatment is particularly serious in China. This study was to examine stigma attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) among general individuals in Heilongjia...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li X,Yuan L,Li X,Shi J,Jiang L,Zhang C,Yang X,Zhang Y,Zhao D,Zhao Y

更新日期：2017-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels are crucial for managing chronic hepatitis B (CHB). It was unclear whether Daan real-time polymerase chain reaction test (Daan test) or COBAS TaqMan HBV DNA Test (Cobas TaqMan) was superior in measuring different HBV DNA levels in clinical specimens. METHODS:We enrolled 67...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cai SH,Lv FF,Zhang YH,Jiang YG,Peng J

更新日期：2014-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have recovered one bla(NDM-1)-harboring bacterial strain, designated as XM1570, from a sputum sample obtained from a fatal case of pneumonia in China. METHODS:Biochemical profiling, 16S rRNA sequencing and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed. Conjugation experiments were conducted to dete...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li P,Yang C,Xie J,Liu N,Wang H,Zhang L,Wang X,Wang Y,Qiu S,Song H

更新日期：2015-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) associated malignancies are the leading cause of cancer death in Botswana. We sought to determine causative HPV types in patients with anogenital malignancies in Botswana to inform vaccine strategy. METHODS:We used formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks from pat...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Rantshabeng PS,Moyo S,Moraka NO,Ndlovu A,MacLeod IJ,Gaseitsiwe S,Kasvosve I

更新日期：2017-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptococcus gattii is known to be an etiologic agent of human cryptococcosis, particularly in immunocompetent persons. C. gattii infection usually involves the central nervous system, the respiratory tract, or may be disseminated. Here we report an atypical manifestation of C. gattii infection in a patient ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Dhitinanmuang W,Chongtrakool P,Jitmuang A

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visceral disseminated varicella zoster virus (VDVZV) infection is a rare disease with a high mortality rate (55%) in immunocompromised patients, but it is not yet widely recognized in the field of nephrology. We report a case of VDVZV contracted during immunosuppressive therapy for membranous nephropathy. C...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Furuto Y,Kawamura M,Namikawa A,Takahashi H,Shibuya Y

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00