Combined tests with Xpert MTB/RIF assay with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid increasing the diagnostic performance of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in Eastern China.

abstract：:An unlinked anonymous study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in emergency department (ED) attendees at a London Hospital. Nine hundred and ninety-seven samples collected over a 12-day period were tested for HCV antibody (Ab) and reactive samples were further tested for HCV ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Orkin C,Leach E,Flanagan S,Wallis E,Ruf M,Foster GR,Tong CY

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rubella, a vaccine-preventable infection. This study examined the antibody status of 11 987 pregnant women during 2005-2009. Results showed a non-significant decrease in those with antibody levels of <4·0 IU/ml from 29/2312 (1·3%) in 2005 to 21/2447 (0·9%) in 2009 (χ² for linear trend=0·279, P=0·56) but a significant ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Matthews LA,Lawrance LM,Gray D,Gray S

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribotype, biotype and resistance phenotype were used to characterize 37 Acinetobacter baumannii-A. calcoaceticus complex isolates responsible for nosocomial infections in Buenos Aires. Nineteen isolates were recovered from endemic infections at 2 hospitals and 18 represent an intensive care unit outbreak that occurred...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ratto P,Sordelli DO,Abeleira E,Torrero M,Catalano M

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurized bottled milk supplied by a single dairy was frequently found to be contaminated with Yersinia spp. Investigations were carried out at the dairy in an effort to pinpoint the source of these organisms. Viable counts obtained from milk bottle rinses indicated that bottle washing was often unsatisfactory, and ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Greenwood MH,Hooper WL,Rodhouse JC

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sharps injuries are a major cause of transmission of hepatitis B and C viruses and human immunodeficiency virus in health-care workers. To determine the yearly incidence and causes of sharps injuries in health-care workers in Taiwan, we conducted a questionnaire survey in a total of 8645 health care workers, including...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Guo YL,Shiao J,Chuang YC,Huang KY

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed if there has been a decline in the median number of reported lifetime sexual partners in Kenya following the AIDS epidemic. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to compare the median and interquartile range (IQR) of the number of lifetime sexual partners for men aged 20-54 years in the 1993 and 2008 Kenyan ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Kenyon CR,Schwartz I,Buyze J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment options for Hepatitis C infection have greatly improved with direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combinations achieving high cure rates. Nevertheless, the cost of this treatment is still high and access to treatment in many countries has been preferentially reserved for patients with more severe fibrosis (F3 and F...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Semenova T,Nemoz B,Thibault V,Lagathu G,Duverlie G,Brochot E,Trimoulet P,Payan C,Vallet S,Henquell C,Chevaliez S,Bouvier-Alias M,Maylin S,Roque-Afonso AM,Izquierdo L,Lunel-Fabiani F,Marcellin P,Morand P,Leroy V,Larr

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common sources of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 infection have been identified by investigating outbreaks and by case-control studies of sporadic infections. We conducted an analysis to attribute STEC O157 infections ascertained in 1996 and 1999 by the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Networ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Cole D,Griffin PM,Fullerton KE,Ayers T,Smith K,Ingram LA,Kissler B,Hoekstra RM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental data suggest a role for the microflora in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Anti-ds-DNA antibodies may be pathogenic in SLE by forming immune complexes with DNA. Foreign bacteria in the intestines could constitute the stimulus for anti-ds-DNA antibody production in SLE. Colonization Resistance (CR) is t...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Apperloo-Renkema HZ,Bootsma H,Mulder BI,Kallenberg CG,van der Waaij D

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus, commonly transmitted by mosquitoes, causes a human disease of significant social impact and presents a serious public health problem in Brazil. This report describes the unusual emergence of DENV-4 in northern Brazil after a nearly 30-year-long absence. DENV-4 genotype I is of Asian origin and was identi...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Pinho AC,Sardi SI,Paula FL,Peixoto IB,Brandão CJ,Fernandez FM,Campos GS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China rapidly spread throughout the world, becoming a threatening pandemic with unprecedented consequences. Mobile technologies have led to a revolution in health and their applicability in the context of COVID-19 is promising. In this commentary, we provide an overview of t...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Teixeira R,Doetsch J

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteric pathogens are commonly known to be transmitted through food or water; however, contact with animals is another important transmission route. This study estimated the annual burden of illness attributable to animal contact for eight enteric pathogens in Canada. Using data from a Canadian expert elicitation on t...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Murray R,Tataryn J,Pintar K,Thomas MK

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite rapid urbanization and increasing affluence in Karachi, cases of cholera are frequent. We analysed computerized isolation data from the AKUH Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Karachi, from 1990-6 to examine microbiological, temporal and demographic trends in Vibrio cholerae infections. During this period 888 s...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sheikh A,Khan A,Malik T,Fisher-Hoch SP

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the frequency of serogroup B non serotypable (B:NT) meningococci isolated in England and Wales were investigated by T-track fingerprint analysis, DNA nucleotide sequence determination, and serotyping by whole cell ELISA and dot blot assay. Seventy-three per cent of the isolates designated as B:NT by the Men...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Urwin R,Feavers IM,Jones DM,Maiden MC,Fox AJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of hospital-acquired listeriosis were linked to a commercially produced, pasteurized ice cream mix. Manufacturers should implement safety measures from the Food Safety Modernization Act to minimize the risk of Listeria contamination. Dietary guidelines for persons at high risk of listeriosis may need revisio...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Rietberg K,Lloyd J,Melius B,Wyman P,Treadwell R,Olson G,Kang MG,Duchin JS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very few Pacific islands escaped the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic. Subsequent influenza epidemics in the established colonial outposts of American Samoa and New Caledonia infected many but killed very few persons whereas the extraordinarily isolated Niue, Rotuma, Jaliut and Yule islands experienced high mortality infl...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Shanks GD,Brundage JF

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of acquisition and mean duration of nasal carriage of different serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae have been estimated by fitting a stochastic model to longitudinal carriage data in children from Papua New Guinea. Immunogenicity and two indices of relative invasiveness were determined for each serotype. Immun...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Smith T,Lehmann D,Montgomery J,Gratten M,Riley ID,Alpers MP

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The depopulation of Pacific islands during the 16th to 19th centuries is a striking example of historical mass mortality due to infectious disease. Pacific Island populations have not been subject to such cataclysmic infectious disease mortality since. Here we explore the processes which could have given rise to this ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Penman BS,Gupta S,Shanks GD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports on the clinical profiles of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) case-patients and the management of acyclovir prescriptions. We designed a study on the causes of encephalitis in France in 2007. Case-patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled in all the hospitals that volunteered to parti...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Stahl JP,Mailles A,De Broucker T,Steering Committee and Investigators Group.

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination has reduced rotavirus hospitalizations by 25% in European regions with low-moderate vaccine availability. We aimed to quantify the reduction in hospital costs after the longest period in which Rotarix® and Rotateq® were simultaneously commercially available in Spain. Cases, length of stay (LOS), and diagno...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Redondo-González O,Tenías-Burillo JM,Ruiz-Gonzalo J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pertussis morbidity is highest in infants too young to be fully protected by routine vaccination schedules. Alternate vaccine strategies are required to maximise protection in this age-group. To understand baseline pertussis epidemiology prior to the introduction of the maternal pertussis vaccination program in 2014, ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： McHugh L,Viney KA,Andrews RM,Lambert SB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over Christmas 1993, an outbreak of food poisoning occurred among guests in a hotel in South West Scotland. Evidence from a cohort study strongly suggested that raw oysters were the vehicle for infection, probably due to a Small Round Structured Virus (SRSV). Detailed enquiry about the source and preparation of the oy...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Chalmers JW,McMillan JH

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orf of the hand is an uncommon zoonotic infection caused by a dermotropic DNA virus that belongs to the Parapoxvirus genus of the family Poxviridae. It is transmitted to humans through contact with infected sheep and goats and is reported as an occupational disease. We report nine cases of human orf seen in the hands ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Uzel M,Sasmaz S,Bakaris S,Cetinus E,Bilgic E,Karaoguz A,Ozkul A,Arican O

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni infection occurred in a South Wales Valleys housing estate. Illness in estate residents was associated with tap water consumption [population attributable risk (PAR) 50%, relative risk (RR) 2.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.9-3.37] and residence in the upper estate (PAR 49%, RR 2...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Richardson G,Thomas DR,Smith RM,Nehaul L,Ribeiro CD,Brown AG,Salmon RL

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from an age-stratified sample of 4188 individuals, submitted for diagnostic purposes to 15 public health laboratories in England and Wales in 1996, were tested for hepatitis A antibody. The serological profiles were consistent with declining incidence in the past. This hypothesis was tested by comparing the serol...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Morris MC,Gay NJ,Hesketh LM,Morgan-Capner P,Miller E

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is an epidemic disease with a fascinating history from Hippocrates' times, through the 6th century 'Yellow Plague', to epidemics in Ireland, Scotland and England in the 19th century and two large Afro-Middle Eastern pandemics in the 20th century. An endemic focus persists in Ethiopia...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Warrell DA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose was to determine the effectiveness and harms of vaccination in patients with any sexual history to prevent the prevalence of papillomavirus infection. A search strategy was conducted in the MEDLINE, CENTRAL, EMBASE and LILACS databases. Searches were also conducted in other databases and unpublished litera...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： García-Perdomo HA,Osorio JC,Fernandez A,Zapata-Copete JA,Castillo A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In December 2008, three hospitalized cases of suspected psittacosis infection were notified by respiratory disease clinicians from a local hospital to the Regional Epidemiology Unit of Pays de la Loire, France. They all had attended a bird fair. A retrospective cohort study was conducted among exhibitors and organizer...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Belchior E,Barataud D,Ollivier R,Capek I,Laroucau K,de Barbeyrac B,Hubert B

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments with 2 wild type isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis PT4, which differed in RpoS expression, tolerance to certain hostile environments and pathogenicity, found that changes in in vitro acid, heat, or peroxide tolerance had no effect on the ability of the isolates to multiply in the spleens...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Humphrey TJ,Williams A,McAlpine K,Jørgensen F,O'Byrne C

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large-scale measles outbreak (11 495 reported cases, 60% aged ≥15 years) occurred in Georgia during 2013-2015. A nationwide, multistage, stratified cluster serosurvey for hepatitis B and C among persons aged ≥18 years conducted in Georgia in late 2015 provided an opportunity to assess measles and rubella (MR) suscep...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Khetsuriani N,Chitadze N,Russell S,Ben Mamou M

更新日期：2019-12-11 00:00:00