Differing antibody responses to Haemophilus influenzae type b after meningitis or epiglottitis.

abstract：:Hypermucoviscous (HV) isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae have been linked to virulence potential in experimental infections. We examined 33 isolates of K. pneumoniae from patients with bacteraemia for the HV phenotype on agar culture, and determined their virulence potential by screening for capsular (K) serotype by po...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Jung SW,Chae HJ,Park YJ,Yu JK,Kim SY,Lee HK,Lee JH,Kahng JM,Lee SO,Lee MK,Lim JH,Lee CH,Chang SJ,Ahn JY,Lee JW,Park YG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the UK the increasing use of pre-admission parenteral antibiotic therapy in meningococcal disease has lessened the value of routine cultures as a tool to confirm diagnosis, and laboratory confirmation of invasive meningococcal infection is achieved increasingly by non-culture, nucleic acid amplification methods. Th...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Sadler F,Borrow R,Dawson MM,Kaczmarski EB,Cartwright K,Fox AJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective cohort study was conducted from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2009 in Michigan to estimate the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis co-infection and identify associated factors. The prevalence of co-infection was 4.1% [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.8-4.5]. Multivariable logistic regression analysis reveale...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Butt ZA,Wilkins MJ,Hamilton E,Todem D,Gardiner JC,Saeed M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiological data on shigellosis in Teknaf, a coastal area of Bangladesh, were reviewed for a 10-year period (1975-84). Certain similarities and differences were observed in the epidemiology of the disease in Teknaf when compared with urban Dhaka and rural Matlab. Similarities included: round-the-year infection...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hossain MA,Albert MJ,Hasan KZ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the United States prompted us to explore the association between diabetes and tuberculosis (TB) on the South Texas-Mexico border, in a large population of mostly non-hospitalized TB patients. We examined 6 years of retrospective data from all TB patients (n=5049) in South Texas and n...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Restrepo BI,Fisher-Hoch SP,Crespo JG,Whitney E,Perez A,Smith B,McCormick JB,Nuevo Santander Tuberculosis Trackers.

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

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：:The objective of this study was to estimate the sensitivity of three different sampling/testing methodologies for the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis in commercial egg-laying flocks relative to the within-flock prevalence. The following methods were compared on 21 farms: (1) The European Union (EU) baseline survey...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Arnold ME,Carrique-Mas JJ,Davies RH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-hundred and twenty-one isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Montevideo, representing different biotypes and incidents of infection detected in the UK between 1977 and 1995, were analysed by EcoRI ribotyping, PvuII ribotyping and IS200 fingerprinting. Among the isolates examined, 7 EcoRI ribotypes, 5 PvuII ribo...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Old DC,Chisholm SA,Crichton PB,Taylor A

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mode of spread of Helicobacter pylori infection is subject to ongoing debate. Recent studies among patients with gastrointestinal disorders suggest a potential role of conjugal transmission. In this study, the clustering of H. pylori infection was assessed among 110 employees of a health insurance company and thei...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Brenner H,Rothenbacher D,Bode G,Dieudonné P,Adler G

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：:The aims of this descriptive study were to confirm the high incidence of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) previously reported from Papua New Guinea (PNG) and to relate SSPE to previous measles vaccination and measles illness. From February 1997 to April 1999 we diagnosed a total of 55 patients with SSPE at G...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Takasu T,Mgone JM,Mgone CS,Miki K,Komase K,Namae H,Saito Y,Kokubun Y,Nishimura T,Kawanishi R,Mizutani T,Markus TJ,Kono J,Asuo PG,Alpers MP

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dogs can be infected by a wide range of Bartonella spp., but limited studies have been conducted in tropical urban and rural dog populations. We aimed to determine Bartonella antibody prevalence in 455 domestic dogs from four tropical countries and detect Bartonella DNA in a subset of these dogs. Bartonella antibodies...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Brenner EC,Chomel BB,Singhasivanon OU,Namekata DY,Kasten RW,Kass PH,Cortés-Vecino JA,Gennari SM,Rajapakse RP,Huong LT,Dubey JP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples from 2427 cattle, 661 goats, 104 sheep, 98 camels and 82 horses were screened for brucella infections by the Rose Bengal Test and positive reactors confirmed by the complement fixation test. In cattle, the highest individual seroprevalence was in dairy herds kept under the intensive husbandry system, with an i...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Omer MK,Skjerve E,Holstad G,Woldehiwet Z,Macmillan AP

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enrichment culture is often used to isolate Campylobacter. This study compared isolation of Campylobacter spp. from 119 broiler chicken environments from two farms, using Preston and modified Exeter (mExeter) and modified Bolton (mBolton) enrichments. mExeter was significantly more effective in isolating Campylobacter...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Williams LK,Sait LC,Cogan TA,Jørgensen F,Grogono-Thomas R,Humphrey TJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmission of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) within and between herds was studied on the island of Ameland, The Netherlands. There were 50 herds with 3300 head of cattle on the island. Herds were divided into three groups: (1) only containing seronegative cattle, (2) containing seronegative cattle and vaccinated seropo...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hage JJ,Schukken YH,Schols H,Maris-Veldhuis MA,Rijsewijk FA,Klaassen CH

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:In a cross-sectional study conducted between March 1993 and February 1995, 7103 indiscriminately collected foxes were examined for Trichinella larvae. A total of 3295 serum samples were serologically investigated with an ELISA based on excretory-secretory antigen. The proportion of serologically positive animals range...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Wacker K,Rodriguez E,Garate T,Geue L,Tackmann K,Selhorst T,Staubach C,Conraths FJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of the seroprevalence of pertussis antibodies in a representative sample of the population from Catalonia was carried out. Ninety-seven municipalities and 30 schools were randomly selected to recruit the 2126 subjects who participated in the study. A serum sample was obtained from all individuals participatin...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Domínguez A,Vidal J,Plans P,Salleras L

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of Candida albicans can be differentiated by the morphological features of streak colonies developed on malt agar. A morphotyping system is proposed, where numerical codes are assigned primarily on the basis of the nature and extent of marginal fringing and the surface topography of the streak colony. The syst...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Phongpaichit S,Mackenzie DW,Fraser C

更新日期：1987-10-01 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：:Trimethoprim resistance was examined in faecal bacteria obtained from chickens, sheep, cattle and pigs. The incidence of trimethoprim resistance in porcine strains was 17% (157/922) and, whereas 15.8% (146/922) of these bacteria were highly resistant, only 4% (37/922) of the isolates possessed trimethoprim resistance ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Amyes SG

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella spp. is the causative agent of a foodborne disease called salmonellosis, which is the second most commonly reported gastrointestinal infection in the European Union (EU). Although over the years the annual number of cases of foodborne salmonellosis within the EU has decreased markedly, in 2014, a total of 8...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Osimani A,Aquilanti L,Clementi F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical features, treatment and outcome were assessed retrospectively by means of a questionnaire in 174 patients in general practice whose vaginal swabs yielded beta-haemolytic streptococci. These were compared with 96 patients whose swabs yielded no recognized microbial pathogens. Patients with group B streptococci...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Lewis RF

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study measured the prevalence and the risk factors associated with HCV antibody-positive prisoners. A total of 630 prisoners completed a questionnaire about risk behaviours associated with HCV transmission and were tested for HCV antibody from a blood test. Of these 362 (57.5%) prisoners were HCV antibody positiv...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hellard ME,Hocking JS,Crofts N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within-household transmission of Escherichia coli may contribute to the pathogenesis of urinary tract infection but understanding of transmission is limited by the lack of longitudinal data on individual shedding patterns. In this study, faecal E. coli was isolated over 6 months from 18 humans and 13 dogs in eight hou...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Damborg P,Nielsen SS,Guardabassi L

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated two sequential outbreaks of severe diarrhoea in two neighbouring villages of Orissa, in 2005. We conducted descriptive and matched case-control studies. The attack rates were 5.6% (n=62) and 5.2% (n=51), respectively, in the first and second villages. One death was reported in the second village (case ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： DAS A,Manickam P,Hutin Y,Pattanaik B,Pal BB,Chhotray GP,Kar SK,Gupte MD

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-month longitudinal household study of pre-school children and their families was undertaken with monthly visits collecting epidemiological data and nasopharyngeal swabs in Hertfordshire, England from 2001 to 2002. Pneumococcal culture was with standard methods. In total, 121 families (489 individuals) took part. ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Hussain M,Melegaro A,Pebody RG,George R,Edmunds WJ,Talukdar R,Martin SA,Efstratiou A,Miller E

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the evaluation of a bancroftian filariasis control programme undertaken in Pondicherry from 1981-5. Integrated vector management was applied in one half of the town, and routine operations under the national programme (larviciding and chemotherapy) continued in the comparison area. The programme ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Subramanian S,Pani SP,Das PK,Rajagopalan PK

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A serological study of hepatitis A was carried out in low-income areas scheduled for a major sanitation programme in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Blood spots were collected by finger puncture and transported on filter paper, and total antibodies to hepatitis A virus were detected by ELISA. Households were also interviewed ...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Almeida LM,Werneck GL,Cairncross S,Coeli CM,Costa MC,Coletty PE

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Records of absenteeism from primary schools are valuable data for infectious diseases surveillance. However, the analysis of the absenteeism is complicated by the data features of clustering at zero, non-independence and overdispersion. This study aimed to generate an appropriate model to handle the absenteeism data c...

journal_title：Epidemiology and infection

authors： Song XX,Zhao Q,Tao T,Zhou CM,Diwan VK,Xu B

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00