Usefulness of the DNA-fingerprinting pattern and the multilocus enzyme electrophoresis profile in the assessment of outbreaks of meningococcal disease.

abstract：:Between January 1994 and October 1997, we interviewed 2576 black in-patients with newly diagnosed cancer in Johannesburg and Soweto, South Africa. Blood was tested for HIV-1 and HHV-8 antibodies and the study was restricted to 2191 HIV-1 antibody-negative patients. We examined the relationship between infection with H...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Wojcicki JM,Newton R,Urban M,Stein L,Hale M,Patel M,Ruff P,Sur R,Bourboulia D,Sitas F

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prospective epidemiological studies of beach water pollution were conducted in Hong Kong in the summers of 1986 and 1987. For the main study in 1987, a total of 18741 usable responses were obtained from beachgoers on nine beaches at weekends. The study indicated the overall perceived symptom rates for gastrointestinal...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Cheung WH,Chang KC,Hung RP,Kleevens JW

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:West Nile virus (WNV) is now endemic in the USA. After the widespread surge of virus activity across the USA, research has flourished, and our knowledge base has significantly expanded over the past 10 years since WNV was first recognized in New York City. This article provides a review of the virology of WNV, history...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Murray KO,Walker C,Gould E

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plague, which is most often caused by the bite of Yersinia pestis-infected fleas, is a rapidly progressing, serious disease that can be fatal without prompt antibiotic treatment. In late December 2007, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred in Nimroz Province of southern Afghanistan. Of the 83 probable cases of...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Leslie T,Whitehouse CA,Yingst S,Baldwin C,Kakar F,Mofleh J,Hami AS,Mustafa L,Omar F,Ayazi E,Rossi C,Noormal B,Ziar N,Kakar R

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Streptococcus pyogenes (or Group A Streptococcus, GAS) is a Gram-positive human pathogen responsible for a diverse array of superficial, invasive and immune-related diseases. GAS infections have historically been diseases of poverty and overcrowding, and remain a significant problem in the developing world and in disa...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Barnett TC,Bowen AC,Carapetis JR

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:F4+ Escherichia coli is an important agent of post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets. Piglets that express an adhesion site for F4+ E. coli in their small intestine (F4R+) shed higher numbers of F4+ E. coli than piglets lacking this site (F4R-). We hypothesized that F4R+ piglets are more infectious and more susceptible for...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Geenen PL,Van der Meulen J,Bouma A,De Jong MC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 3-year period Branhamella catarrhalis was isolated in significant numbers from 239 (1.3%) of 19,488 specimens of sputum sent for routine microbiological examination at a 700-bed general hospital. The majority of patients (83%) were over 60 years of age and 65% were male. There was a distinct seasonal variatio...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： DiGiovanni C,Riley TV,Hoyne GF,Yeo R,Cooksey P

更新日期：1987-10-01 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：:Norovirus (NV) is an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, but is also frequently detected in asymptomatic children, which complicates the interpretation of NV detection results in both the clinical setting and population prevalence studies. A total of 807 faecal samples from children aged <5 years hos...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Trang NV,Choisy M,Nakagomi T,Chinh NT,Doan YH,Yamashiro T,Bryant JE,Nakagomi O,Anh DD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four isolates of Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae (IIIb) in Norway, Sweden, England, the United States, France and Australia were characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). This study focuses on serovar 61:k:1,5,(7) [S. IIIb 61:k:1,5,(7)] isolated from sheep. Digestion of the bacterial DNA wi...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Alvseike O,Vardund T,Lindstedt B,Heir E,Eriksson E,Kapperud G

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 serogroups have the capacity of causing epidemic and pandemic cholera but are infrequently found in the environment. The other serogroups are abundant in aquatic environments but do not possess the virulence genes necessary for causing the disease. Of the 559 environmental strains...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sarkar B,Bhattacharya T,Ramamurthy T,Shimada T,Takeda Y,Balakrish Nair G

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite considerable efforts to control tuberculosis (TB) among Ethiopian immigrants in Israel, an outbreak of TB among second-generation Ethiopian immigrants that involved native Israelis occurred between January 2011 and December 2019. The aim of this article is to report on this outbreak and discuss the patient and...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Bishara H,Green M,Chemtob D,Saffouri A,Zelikman L,Weiler-Ravell D

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of trichinosis occurred during January 1995 in a south Lebanese village with a population of 800-1000 persons. The estimated number of persons treated for a Trichinella-like illness was 200. Sixty-three persons sought medical attention at a local infirmary: 44 of them were diagnosed as having trichinosis o...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Haim M,Efrat M,Wilson M,Schantz PM,Cohen D,Shemer J

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolation of Fusobacterium necrophorum present in small numbers in heavily contaminated material such as faeces or soil is hampered by the lack of an efficient selective medium and by the high minimum infective dose of the organism. A sensitive method for the detection and isolation of faecal strains of F. necroph...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Smith GR,Barton SA,Wallace LM

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) virus infection of up to 80% has been reported for injecting drug users (IDUs) in prison communities. However, there are only very limited data available on the prevalence and course of HCV in young offenders. We performed a study on hepatitis C markers in the largest German Youn...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Meyer MF,Wedemeyer H,Monazahian M,Dreesman J,Manns MP,Lehmann M

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:In March 1997, an outbreak of Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC) infection occurred amongst holidaymakers returning from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. For the investigation, a confirmed case was an individual staying in Fuerteventura during March 1997, with either E. coli O157 VTEC isolated in stoo...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Pebody RG,Furtado C,Rojas A,McCarthy N,Nylen G,Ruutu P,Leino T,Chalmers R,de Jong B,Donnelly M,Fisher I,Gilham C,Graverson L,Cheasty T,Willshaw G,Navarro M,Salmon R,Leinikki P,Wall P,Bartlett C

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of pigs were infected with a recent Italian isolate of swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV). Blood, nasal swabs and faeces were collected for up to 6 months after exposure to infection and animals were killed at regular intervals to obtain tissues post-mortem. These samples were examined for virus by conven...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Lin F,Mackay DK,Knowles NJ

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dairy herd (77 cows) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a history of tuberculosis infection was tested by a comparative cervical test (CCT). Seventeen cows were reactive and seven were inconclusive (swelling ≥ 2.0 mm and ≤ 3.9 mm, respectively). All of these 24 cows were slaughtered and necropsied ; samples from lung...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Zarden CF,Marassi CD,Carvalho AC,Figueiredo EE,Lilenbaum W

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early, conforming antibiotic treatment in elderly patients hospitalised for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a key factor in the prognosis and mortality. The objective was to examine whether empirical antibiotic treatment was conforming according to the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery guidelin...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Fernandez-Sierra MA,Rueda-Domingo MT,Rodriguez-Del-Aguila MM,Perez-Lozano MJ,Force L,Fernandez-Villa T,Astray J,Egurrola M,Castilla J,Sanz F,Toledo D,Dominguez A,Workgroup Project PI12\/02079.

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus in Egypt in mid-February 2006 caused significant losses for the poultry industry and constituted a potential threat to public health. Since late 2007, there has been increasing evidence that stable lineages of H5N1 viruses are being established in ch...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Abdelwhab EM,Hafez HM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the relationship between meteorological parameters and hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) activity. Meteorological data collected from 2000 to 2004 were tested for correlation with HFMD consultation rates calculated through the sentinel surveillance system in Hong Kong. The regression model constructed wa...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Ma E,Lam T,Wong C,Chuang SK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of multiple type human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, and whether any types are involved in multiple HPV-type infections (mHPV) more or less frequently than expected. From January 2012 to February 2018, 2848 cervico-vaginal swabs were analysed in the UOC Microbiol...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Del Prete R,Ronga L,Magrone R,Addati G,Abbasciano A,Di Carlo D,Miragliotta G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a seroepidemiological study to evaluate the potential impact of mass varicella vaccination on the transmission of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in Italy, where vaccination is not mandatory. We tested 3179 serum samples, collected from September 1996 to October 1997, for specific anti-VZV antibodies using a...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Gabutti G,Penna C,Rossi M,Salmaso S,Rota MC,Bella A,Crovari P,Serological Study Group.

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection can cause serious diseases and complications in the HIV-positive population. Due to successful vaccination programmes measles, mumps and congenital rubella syndrome has become neglected in Germany. However, recent outbreaks of measles have occurr...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Schwarze-Zander C,Draenert R,Lehmann C,Stecher M,Boesecke C,Sammet S,Wasmuth JC,Seybold U,Gillor D,Wieland U,Kümmerle T,Strassburg CP,Mankertz A,Eis-Hübinger AM,Jäger G,Fätkenheuer G,Bogner JR,Rockstroh JK,Vehreschild

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmission of varicella occurs frequently in schools and households. We investigated the characteristics of varicella cases derived from within-household transmission and the modes of varicella transmission between school and household settings in Shanghai, China, from 2009 to 2018. Within-household transmission occ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Chen YF,Zhou Q,Liu JY,Gong RJ,Mao SQ,Ye ZJ,Wu QS

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) mortality rates in the USA fell rapidly from 1910 to 1933. However, during this period, racial disparities in TB mortality in the nation's expanding cities grew. Because of long delays between infection and disease, TB mortality is a poor indicator of short-term changes in transmission. We estimated ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Zelner JL,Muller C,Feigenbaum JJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:Humoral and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) against B. pertussis was assessed in a sample of adolescent, adult and senior subjects distributed in five different geographical areas in Italy. Most (99.1%) subjects had IgG anti-pertussis toxin (PT) antibodies exceeding the minimum detection level [> or = 2 ELISA units (EU)/...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Gabutti G,Bergamini M,Bonanni P,Guido M,Fenoglio D,Giammanco A,Sindoni L,Zotti C,Boddi V,Bamfi F,Severini R,Bechini A,Boccalini S,Crovari P,Collaborative Group for the Study of Pertussis.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00