Clinical Isolation and Identification of Haematospirillum jordaniae.

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective population-based study of 140 episodes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis bacteremia occurring in Finland during 1995-2004. Rare emm types were associated with more severe disease and increased mortality rates. Skin and soft tissue infections were more frequent clinical signs...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rantala S,Vahakuopus S,Vuopio-Varkila J,Vuento R,Syrjanen J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine resistance of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus to chlorination, we exposed allantoic fluid containing 2 virus strains to chlorinated buffer at pH 7 and 8, at 5 degrees C. Free chlorine concentrations typically used in drinking water treatment are sufficient to inactivate the virus by >3 orde...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Rice EW,Adcock NJ,Sivaganesan M,Brown JD,Stallknecht DE,Swayne DE

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 2007-2009, we tested serum samples from 2,004 pregnant women living in an area of high Q fever incidence in the Netherlands. Results confirmed that presence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii is related to proximity to infected dairy goat farms. Pregnant women and patients with certain cardiovascular condi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： van der Hoek W,Meekelenkamp JC,Dijkstra F,Notermans DW,Bom B,Vellema P,Rietveld A,van Duynhoven YT,Leenders AC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed data from the 2015 and 2016 meningitis epidemic seasons in Central African Republic as part of the national disease surveillance. Of 80 tested specimens, 66 belonged to meningococcal serogroup W. Further analysis found that 97.7% of 44 isolates belonged to the hyperinvasive clonal complex sequence type 11....

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Frank T,Hong E,Mbecko JR,Lombart JP,Taha MK,Rubbo PA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Travelers' diarrhea is a major public health problem. From patients in whom diarrhea developed after travel to India, 5 enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strains carrying β-lactamase CTX-M-15 were identified; 3 belonged to clonal complex sequence type 38. This β-lactamase contributes to the multidrug resistance of en...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Guiral E,Mendez-Arancibia E,Soto SM,Salvador P,Fabrega A,Gascon J,Vila J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In July 2000, an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred at a tourist resort in the Gulf of Taranto in southern Italy. Illness in 344 people, 69 of whom were staff members, met the case definition. Norwalk-like virus (NLV) was found in 22 of 28 stool specimens tested. The source of illness was likely contaminated drinkin...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Boccia D,Tozzi AE,Cotter B,Rizzo C,Russo T,Buttinelli G,Caprioli A,Marziano ML,Ruggeri FM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrethroid resistance is becoming widespread in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, coinciding with expanded use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) throughout Africa. To investigate whether nets in use are still protective, we conducted household trials in northern and southern Benin, where An. gambiae mosquitoes are suscep...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Asidi A,N'Guessan R,Akogbeto M,Curtis C,Rowland M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to clarify changes in serotypes and genotypes mediating β-lactam and macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Japanese children who had invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) after the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced into Japan; 341 participating general hospit...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chiba N,Morozumi M,Shouji M,Wajima T,Iwata S,Ubukata K,Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases Surveillance Study Group.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 2001-2014, predominant influenza A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) strains in South America predominated in all or most subsequent influenza seasons in Central and North America. Predominant A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) strains in North America predominated in most subsequent seasons in Central and South America. Sharing data between...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Azziz-Baumgartner E,Garten RJ,Palekar R,Cerpa M,Mirza S,Ropero AM,Palomeque FS,Moen A,Bresee J,Shaw M,Widdowson MA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the epidemiology of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in a call center in South Korea. We obtained information on demographic characteristics by using standardized epidemiologic investigation forms. We performed descriptive analyses and reported the results as frequencies and proportions for catego...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Park SY,Kim YM,Yi S,Lee S,Na BJ,Kim CB,Kim JI,Kim HS,Kim YB,Park Y,Huh IS,Kim HK,Yoon HJ,Jang H,Kim K,Chang Y,Kim I,Lee H,Gwack J,Kim SS,Kim M,Kweon S,Choe YJ,Park O,Park YJ,Jeong EK

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 readily transmits between domestic cats. We found that domestic cats that recover from an initial infection might be protected from reinfection. However, we found long-term persistence of inflammation and other lung lesions after infection, despite a lack of clinical sym...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chiba S,Halfmann PJ,Hatta M,Maemura T,Fan S,Armbrust T,Swartley OM,Crawford LK,Kawaoka Y

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：: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：:We conducted a study in the summer of 2004 at county fairs in the Midwest to investigate the role poultry exhibits have in spreading avian pathogens to humans. A nearly invisible powder (pathogen surrogate) that fluoresces under UV light was surreptitiously sprinkled each day on 1 show bird at each of 2 fairs. A UV li...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Olson SR,Gray GC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the vectors of bluetongue virus (BTV) in Germany, we monitored Culicoides spp. biting midges during April 2007-May 2008. Molecular characterization of batches of midges that tested positive for BTV suggests C. obsoletus sensu stricto as a relevant vector of bluetongue disease in central Europe. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hoffmann B,Bauer B,Bauer C,Bätza HJ,Beer M,Clausen PH,Geier M,Gethmann JM,Kiel E,Liebisch G,Liebisch A,Mehlhorn H,Schaub GA,Werner D,Conraths FJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We document linezolid dependence among 5 highly linezolid-resistant (LRSE) Staphylococcus epidermidis bloodstream isolates that grew substantially faster at 32 µg/mL linezolid presence. These isolates carried the mutations T2504A and C2534T in multiple 23S rRNA copies and 2 mutations leading to relevant amino acid sub...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pournaras S,Ntokou E,Zarkotou O,Ranellou K,Themeli-Digalaki K,Stathopoulos C,Tsakris A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several unique features characterize infectious disease epidemiology in New Zealand. Historically, well-organized, government-run control programs have eliminated several zoonoses. More recently, however, communicable disease control has been mixed. Rates of rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, and enteric infectious are hi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Crump JA,Murdoch DR,Baker MG

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:Longitudinal surveillance of 2 live bird markets in Cambodia revealed year-round, high co-circulation of H5, H7, and H9 influenza viruses. We detected influenza A viruses in 51.3% of ducks and 39.6% of chickens, and co-infections, mainly by H5 and H9 viruses, in 0.8% of ducks and 4.5% of chickens. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Horwood PF,Horm SV,Suttie A,Thet S,Y P,Rith S,Sorn S,Holl D,Tum S,Ly S,Karlsson EA,Tarantola A,Dussart P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Federal Select Agent Program dictates that all research entities in the United States must rigorously assess laboratory protocols to sterilize samples being removed from containment areas. We validated procedures using sterile filtration and methanol to remove the following select agents: Francisella tularensis, B...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kesterson AE,Craig JE,Chuvala LJ,Heine HS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In North America, hantaviruses commonly cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Clinical descriptions of hantavirus-associated renal disease in the Americas are scarce. Herein, we discuss the case of a 61-year-old man whose predominant manifestations were acute kidney injury and proteinuria. Clinical recognition of...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Chand S,Thapa S,Kon S,Johnson SC,Poeschla EM,Franco-Paredes C,Rodríguez-Morales AJ,Mattar S,Henao-Martínez AF

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human penicilliosis marneffei is an emerging infectious disease caused by the fungus Penicillium marneffei. High prevalence of infection among bamboo rats of the genera Rhizomys and Cannomys suggest that these rodents are a key facet of the P. marneffei life cycle. We trapped bamboo rats during June 2004-July 2005 acr...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Cao C,Liang L,Wang W,Luo H,Huang S,Liu D,Xu J,Henk DA,Fisher MC

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:We screened 1,200 living heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients for hepatitis E virus infection by reverse transcription PCR. In 12 (1%) patients, hepatitis E virus infection was identified; in 11 patients, chronic infection developed. This immunocompromised population is at risk for hepatitis E virus in...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Pas SD,de Man RA,Mulders C,Balk AH,van Hal PT,Weimar W,Koopmans MP,Osterhaus AD,van der Eijk AA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During surveillance for pneumonia of unknown etiology and sentinel hospital-based surveillance in Beijing, China, we detected avian influenza A(H7N9) virus infection in 4 persons who had pneumonia, influenza-like illness, or asymptomatic infections. Samples from poultry workers, associated poultry environments, and wi...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Yang P,Pang X,Deng Y,Ma C,Zhang D,Sun Y,Shi W,Lu G,Zhao J,Liu Y,Peng X,Tian Y,Qian H,Chen L,Wang Q

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has established a syndromic surveillance system that monitors emergency department visits to detect disease outbreaks early. Routinely collected chief complaint information is transmitted electronically to the health department daily and analyzed for temporal a...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Heffernan R,Mostashari F,Das D,Karpati A,Kulldorff M,Weiss D

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the incidence of and risk factors for clinical and subclinical dengue virus (DENV) infection, we prospectively studied 1,207 adult short-term travelers from the Netherlands to dengue-endemic areas. Participants donated blood samples for serologic testing before and after travel. Blood samples were tested for...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Baaten GG,Sonder GJ,Zaaijer HL,van Gool T,Kint JA,van den Hoek A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During November 2004-January 2005, 5 cases of eosinophilic meningitis (EM) attributable to Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection were reported in Hawaii. To determine if this temporal clustering reflected an increased incidence, we ascertained EM and A. cantonensis cases by systematic review of statewide laboratory an...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Hochberg NS,Park SY,Blackburn BG,Sejvar JJ,Gaynor K,Chung H,Leniek K,Herwaldt BL,Effler PV

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four calves were experimentally inoculated with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus A/cat/Germany/R606/2006 (H5N1) isolated from a cat in 2006. All calves remained healthy, but several animals shed low amounts of virus, detected by inoculation of nasal swab fluid into embryonated chicken eggs and onto MDCK cells. ...

journal_title：Emerging infectious diseases

authors： Kalthoff D,Hoffmann B,Harder T,Durban M,Beer M

更新日期：2008-07-01 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