Relationship between Legionella spp. and antibody titres at a therapeutic thermal spa in Portugal.

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：: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：: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 practice of foodborne illness outbreak investigations has evolved, shifting away from large-scale community case-control studies towards more focused case exposure assessments and sub-cluster investigations to identify contaminated food sources. Criteria to include or exclude cases are established to increase the ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Firestone MJ,Lee P,Hedberg CW

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of Salmonella enteritidis belonging to phage type 4 (SE4) were grown in the peritoneal cavities of chickens, and without subculture on laboratory media examined for inducible in vivo phenotypic characteristics. These bacteria expressed three major outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of 33, 35 and 36 kilodaltons (kD...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Chart H,Conway D,Rowe B

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotype 1 Streptococcus pneumoniae is a cause of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) worldwide and has been associated with IPD outbreaks, while carriage is rarely detected in healthy adults or children. This study details an Australian multi-state and territory outbreak of serotype 1 S. pneumoniae IPD between 2010 a...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Staples M,Graham RM,Jennison AV,Ariotti L,Hicks V,Cook H,Krause V,Giele C,Smith HV

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SUMMARY We previously revealed that Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) seroprevalence was 4.5% in pigs on Ishigaki Island from 2005 to 2007. However, a partial E gene sequence (151 bp) of the JEV genome (JEV/sw/Ishigaki/1/2005) was detected in one pig. Phylogenetic analysis showed that JEV/sw/Ishigaki/1/2005 belonged t...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Nidaira M,Kyan H,Taira K,Okano S,Oshiro T,Kato T,Kudo N,Azama Y,Mahoe Y,Kudaka J,Tamanaha K,Takasaki T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging vector-borne arbovirus with a zoonotic life-cycle whose main reservoir hosts are birds. In humans and horses, WNV infections rarely result in clinical disease but on occasions - depending on factors such as climatic conditions, insect communities and background immunity levels in l...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ferraguti M,LA Puente JM,Soriguer R,Llorente F,Jiménez-Clavero MÁ,Figuerola J

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:We describe recent epidemiological changes in salmonellosis. Linking 1968-2000 National Salmonella Surveillance System to census data, we calculated population-based age- and sex-stratified rates of non-urinary salmonellosis for the top 30 non-typhoidal serotypes. Using 1996-1997, 1998-1999, and 2000-2001 population-b...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Reller ME,Tauxe RV,Kalish LA,Mølbak K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A national, population-based laboratory surveillance of bloodstream infections (BSI) in Finland was performed. Blood-culturing rates were determined from data from clinical microbiology laboratories and trends in rates were evaluated using Poisson regression. During 1995-2002, 51,510 cases of BSI were notified; the an...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Skogberg K,Lyytikäinen O,Ruutu P,Ollgren J,Nuorti JP

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible relationship between the results of a microbiological sampling programme and visual inspections carried out in local food-manufacturing premises was examined. Using five main parameters - overall appearance, personal hygiene, risk of contamination, temperature control, and training and education - a visua...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Tebbutt GM,Southwell JM

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined multistate outbreaks attributed to raw tomatoes in the United States from 1990 to 2010. We summarized the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of 15 outbreaks resulting in 1959 illnesses, 384 hospitalizations, and three deaths. Most (80%) outbreaks were reported during 2000-2010; 73% occurred Ma...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bennett SD,Littrell KW,Hill TA,Mahovic M,Behravesh CB

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the diurnal shedding dynamics of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle managed on pasture. The purpose was to identify the value of a single measurement for predicting the shedding status on subsequent days. Over a 14-day period, 24 beef cows with known E. coli O157 shedding status were sampled ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Lammers GA,Jordan D,McCONNEL CS,Heller J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a structured population model to study factors determining the magnitude of indirect protection in Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination. On a simulation platform mimicking the population of Finland, a Hib transmission and immunity model, including cross-reactive bacterial encounters, was formulated....

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Leino T,Takala T,Auranen K,Mäkelä PH,Takala AK

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabies is a prevalent and re-emerging disease in South Africa particularly in rural areas with high human densities. Outbreaks are frequently reported in the north and eastern parts of this country, probably an indication of inadequacy in the control of the disease. Following the 2005/2006 outbreak in Limpopo, we unde...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sabeta CT,Mkhize GC,Ngoepe EC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occupational risk of acquiring minor respiratory infections for paediatric student nurses was estimated by performing serological examinations with influenza A, B, C, parainfluenza, mumps, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae at 6-month intervals over a period of 4 years in paediatric ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Gerth HJ,Grüner C,Müller R,Dietz K

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Waterborne disease outbreaks (WBDO) of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) are a public health concern in France. Their occurrence is probably underestimated due to the lack of a specific surveillance system. The French health insurance database provides an interesting opportunity to improve the detection of these ev...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Mouly D,Van Cauteren D,Vincent N,Vaissiere E,Beaudeau P,Ducrot C,Gallay A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The West Midlands was the first English region to report sustained community transmission during the 'containment' phase of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in England. To describe the epidemiological experience in the region, West Midlands and national datasets containing laboratory-confirmed A(H1N1)pdm09 virus ca...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Inglis NJ,Bagnall H,Janmohamed K,Suleman S,Awofisayo A,De Souza V,Smit E,Pebody R,Mohamed H,Ibbotson S,Smith GE,House T,Olowokure B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 7 patients with nosocomial Legionnaires' disease to determine the relationship between isolates of Legionella pneumophila recovered from potable water and those recovered from patients. Potable water was cultured from all rooms in which patients had stayed prior to the diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease. Th...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Marrie TJ,Johnson W,Tyler S,Bezanson G,Haldane D,Burbridge S,Joly J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The co-existence of stroke and HIV has increased in recent years, but the impact of HIV on post-stroke outcomes is poorly understood. We examined the impact of HIV on inpatient mortality, length of acute hospital stay and complications (pneumonia, respiratory failure, sepsis and convulsions), in hospitalized strokes i...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Cumming K,Tiamkao S,Kongbunkiat K,Clark AB,Bettencourt-Silva JH,Sawanyawisuth K,Kasemsap N,Mamas MA,Seeley JA,Myint PK

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:This study determined the genetic background of virulence and resistance genes of MRSA ST398 in Austria. From 2004 up to 2008 a total of 41 human isolates of MRSA ST398 were investigated for virulence and resistance gene patterns using DNA microarray chip analysis. Highly similar virulence gene profiles were found in ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Zarfel G,Krziwanek K,Johler S,Hoenigl M,Leitner E,Kittinger C,Masoud L,Feierl G,Grisold AJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germany has been an officially bovine tuberculosis (bTB)-free (OTF) country since 1996. Gradually rising numbers of bTB herd incidents due to Mycobacterium bovis and M. caprae in North-Western and Southern Germany during the last few years prompted the competent authorities to conduct a nationwide bTB survey in 2013/2...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Eisenberg T,Nesseler A,Sauerwald C,Kling U,Riße K,Kaim U,Althoff G,Fiege N,Schlez K,Hamann HP,Fawzy A,Moser I,Riße R,Kraft G,Zschöck M,Menge C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides a comprehensive epidemio-clinical picture of sporadic, domestically acquired cases of amoebiasis, cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis in one Canadian community based on patient symptom, outcome and exposure data from an enhanced surveillance system. It yields valuable data for estimating the burden of...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ravel A,Nesbitt A,Pintar K,Macarthur A,Wang HL,Marshall B,Pollari F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1 January 1992 to 31 December 2000, 27 milkborne general outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease (IID) were reported to the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC). These outbreaks represented a fraction (2%) of all outbreaks of foodborne origin (N = 1774) report...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Gillespie IA,Adak GK,O'Brien SJ,Bolton FJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presence of Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139 in the waters of the rural area of Matlab, Bangladesh, was investigated with quantitative measurements performed with a portable flow cytometer. The relevance of this work relates to the testing of a field-adapted measurement protocol that might prove useful for chole...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Righetto L,Zaman RU,Mahmud ZH,Bertuzzo E,Mari L,Casagrandi R,Gatto M,Islam S,Rinaldo A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent polio outbreaks in Syria and Ukraine, and isolation of poliovirus from asymptomatic carriers in Israel have raised concerns that polio might endanger Europe. We devised a model to calculate the time needed to detect the first case should the disease be imported into Europe, taking the effect of vaccine coverage...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bencskó G,Ferenci T

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forecasting the epidemics of the diseases is very valuable in planning and supplying resources effectively. This study aims to estimate the epidemiological trends of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevalence and mortality using the advanced α-Sutte Indicator, and its prediction accuracy level was compared wit...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Wang Y,Xu C,Yao S,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Lassa fever (LF) is increasingly recognised as an important rodent-borne viral haemorrhagic fever presenting a severe public health threat to sub-Saharan West Africa. In 2017-18, LF caused an unprecedented epidemic in Nigeria and the situation was worsening in 2018-19. This work aims to study the epidemiological featu...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Zhao S,Musa SS,Fu H,He D,Qin J

更新日期：2020-01-10 00:00:00