Comparison of quantitative real time PCR with Sequencing and ribosomal RNA-FISH for the identification of fungi in formalin fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue specimens.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reusable surface disinfectant tissue dispensers are used in hospitals in many countries because they allow immediate access to pre-soaked tissues for targeted surface decontamination. On the other hand disinfectant solutions with some active ingredients may get contaminated and cause outbreaks. We determined...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kampf G,Degenhardt S,Lackner S,Jesse K,von Baum H,Ostermeyer C

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 (B19V) coinfection with Plasmodium falciparum has been previously reported. However, the impact of B19V-infection on the clinical course of malaria is still elusive. In this study, we investigated the prevalence and clinical significance of B19V co-infection in Gabonese ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Toan NL,Sy BT,Song le H,Luong HV,Binh NT,Binh VQ,Kandolf R,Velavan TP,Kremsner PG,Bock CT

更新日期：2013-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contact lens-related infections are often associated with inadequate contact lens hygiene, and therefore, contact lens care products should be able to sufficiently minimise the amount of pathogens that are responsible for these infections. In 2001, the EN ISO 14729 was introduced to ensure adequate disinfect...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hildebrandt C,Wagner D,Kohlmann T,Kramer A

更新日期：2012-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly decreased HIV/AIDS-related morbidity and mortality. However, globally, many people living with HIV die from non-AIDS related illnesses including liver diseases which occur partly due to co-infection with HBV and or HCV. The aim of this study was to determine the...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pappoe F,Hagan CKO,Obiri-Yeboah D,Nsiah P

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High prevalence of risky sexual behaviors and lack of information, skills and preventive support mean that, adolescents face high risks of HIV/AIDS. This study applied the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model to examine the predictors of consistent condom use among senior high school students...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cai Y,Ye X,Shi R,Xu G,Shen L,Ren J,Huang H

更新日期：2013-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injecting drug use is a key risk factor, for several infections of public health importance, especially hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). In England and Wales, where less than 1% of the population are likely to be injecting drug users (IDUs), approximately 38% of laboratory reports of HBV, and 95% of ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sutton AJ,Gay NJ,Edmunds WJ,Hope VD,Gill ON,Hickman M

更新日期：2006-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The approval of direct-acting antivirals for Interferon-free treatment revolutionized the therapy of chronic Hepatitis C infection. As of August 2014, two treatment regimens for genotype 1 infection received conditional approval in the European Union: Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin for 24 weeks and Sofosbuvir and ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Gissel C,Götz G,Mahlich J,Repp H

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a risk factor for infection with coronaviruses. This study describes the demographic, clinical data, and outcomes of critically ill patients with diabetes and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). METHODS:This retrospective cohort study was conducted at 14 hospitals in Saudi Arabia (September...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jose J,Al-Dorzi HM,Al-Omari A,Mandourah Y,Al-Hameed F,Sadat M,Al Qasim E,Alraddadi B,Al Harthy A,Al Mekhlafi GA,Almotairi A,Al Khatib K,Abdulmomen A,Qushmaq I,Sindi AA,Mady A,Solaiman O,Al-Raddadi R,Maghrabi K,Ragab

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter cinaedi is a rare pathogen in humans, occurring mostly in immuno-compromised patients, with a high potential for recurrence. We describe a case of a patient with lymphoma hospitalized for chemotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION:At admission, the patient presented with an indolent and non-prurigenic mac...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Uçkay I,Garbino J,Dietrich PY,Ninet B,Rohner P,Jacomo V

更新日期：2006-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Before Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) was officially recommended and made available, a few surveys among gay and bisexual men, and persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), identified an informal use of antiretrovirals (ARVs) for PrEP among HIV-negative individuals. Before PrEP availability in Italy, we aimed t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Palummieri A,De Carli G,Rosenthal É,Cacoub P,Mussini C,Puro V,PrEPventHIV Italy Study Group.

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has been associated with high morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients. The main objective of this study was to assess the influence of carbapenem resistance and other potential risk factors on the outcome of A. baumannii infecti...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： de Gouvêa EF,Martins IS,Halpern M,Ferreira AL,Basto ST,Gonçalves RT,Moreira BM,Santoro-Lopes G

更新日期：2012-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lemierre's syndrome presents a classic clinical picture, the pathophysiology of which remains obscure. Attempts have been made to trace genetic predispositions that modify the host detection of pathogen or the resultant systemic reaction. CASE PRESENTATION:A 17-year old female, with no previous medical hist...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Constantin JM,Mira JP,Guerin R,Cayot-Constantin S,Lesens O,Gourdon F,Romaszko JP,Linval P,Laurichesse H,Bazin JE

更新日期：2006-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe falciparum malaria may be complicated by prolonged haemolysis and recurrent fever after parasite clearance. However, their respective etiologies are unclear and challenging to diagnose. We report the first case of severe falciparum malaria followed by prolonged haemolytic anaemia and rhinomaxillary mu...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Plewes K,Maude RJ,Ghose A,Dondorp AM

更新日期：2015-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium is rising globally with resultant clinical treatment failure. We investigated the prevalence of mutations in the macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance-determining regions of M. genitalium in Johannesburg, South Africa, and ascertained their association wit...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Muller EE,Mahlangu MP,Lewis DA,Kularatne RS

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can progress to cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease in a substantial proportion of patients. The infection is frequently asymptomatic, leaving many infected individuals unaware of the diagnosis until complications occur. This advocates the screening of healthy indi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kileng H,Gutteberg T,Goll R,Paulssen EJ

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinary tract infection is an infection affecting infants and children. The aim of this study was to determine the etiology of urinary tract infection along with their antimicrobial resistance. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2015 to January 2016 at Siddhi Memorial Hospital, Bhakt...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ganesh R,Shrestha D,Bhattachan B,Rai G

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uganda has experienced seven Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks and four Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreaks between 2000 and 2019. We investigated the seroprevalence and risk factors for Marburg virus and ebolaviruses in gold mining communities around Kitaka gold mine in Western Uganda and compared them ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nyakarahuka L,Schafer IJ,Balinandi S,Mulei S,Tumusiime A,Kyondo J,Knust B,Lutwama J,Rollin P,Nichol S,Shoemaker T

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissues that is caused by gas-producing bacterial pathogens. Percutaneous drainage is now the gold standard of definitive management. The aim of this study is to analyze the predictors associated with f...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lu YC,Chiang BJ,Pong YH,Huang KH,Hsueh PR,Huang CY,Pu YS

更新日期：2014-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) strip test has been suggested as a new point-of-care test for active tuberculosis (TB) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals. It has been questioned if infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) affect assay specificity. We set forth to investi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Qvist T,Johansen IS,Pressler T,Høiby N,Andersen AB,Katzenstein TL,Bjerrum S

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in developing countries like Bangladesh. Female sex workers (FSWs) and their clients are active sources for spreading TB. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of TB among FSWs in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh. METHODS:It was a cross-sectional s...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Rana MM,Islam MR,MoinUddin S,Wadood MA,Hossain MG

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying immunogens that induce HIV-1-specific immune responses is a lengthy process that can benefit from computational methods, which predict T-cell epitopes for various HLA types. METHODS:We tested the performance of the NetMHCpan4.0 computational neural network in re-identifying 93 T-cell epitopes th...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bugembe DL,Ekii AO,Ndembi N,Serwanga J,Kaleebu P,Pala P

更新日期：2020-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the spring of 1918, the "War to End All Wars", which would ultimately claim more than 37 million lives, had entered into its final year and would change the global political and economic landscape forever. At the same time, a new global threat was emerging and would become one of the most devastating glob...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nickol ME,Kindrachuk J

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening for benign or malignant process of pelvis in young females is a challenge for a physician in a limited resource country. Tuberculosis should be always considered in the differential diagnosis of a pelvic mass in countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis. Negative results of analysis of periton...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Namani S,Qehaja-Buçaj E,Namani D

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suboptimal specimen processing and storage conditions of samples which contain hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA may result in a decline of HCV RNA concentration or false-negative results in the detection of HCV RNA in serum. We evaluated the stability of HCV RNA in serum and clotted blood samples stored at room t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： de Moreau de Gerbehaye AI,Bodéus M,Robert A,Horsmans Y,Goubau P

更新日期：2002-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A nationwide investigation on the carriage proportion of H. influenzae among healthy populations is lacking in China. The purpose of the study was to review the prevalence of pharyngeal carriage of H. influenzae among healthy populations in China, and explore its influencing factors. The serotypes distributi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yang P,Zhang J,Peng A

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Introduction of Xpert® MTB/RIF assay has revolutionalised the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) by simultaneously detecting the bacteria and resistance to rifampicin (rif), a surrogate marker for multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) as well as one of the principal first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. In general, rpo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mboowa G,Namaganda C,Ssengooba W

更新日期：2014-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an established correlation between maternal education and reduction in childhood mortality. One proposed link is that an increase in maternal education will lead to an increase in health care access and vaccine uptake. Vaccinations are a central preventative child health tool, therefore demonstratin...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Forshaw J,Gerver SM,Gill M,Cooper E,Manikam L,Ward H

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Collecting adequate information on key epidemiological indicators is a prerequisite to informing a public health response to reduce the impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Malaysia. Our goal was to overcome the acute data shortage typical of low/middle income countries using statistical modelling ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： McDonald SA,Mohamed R,Dahlui M,Naning H,Kamarulzaman A

更新日期：2014-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain abscesses, a severe infectious disease of the CNS, are usually caused by a variety of different pathogens, which include Streptococcus intermedius (S. intermedius). Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas (PAVFs), characterized by abnormal direct communication between pulmonary artery and vein, are a rare und...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Gao LY,Xu GR,Dai TJ

更新日期：2020-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At the end of the 1970s, in Italy more than 2% of the general population was HBsAg carrier. In the late '70s and late '80s, two remarkable events might have impacted on HBV strains transmitted in North-East Italy: (a) the increased HBV incidence due to parenteral drugs between 1978 and 1982; (b) the preventi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bruni R,Villano U,Taffon S,Equestre M,Madonna E,Chionne P,Candido A,Dettori S,Pisani G,Rapicetta M,Bortolotti F,Ciccaglione AR

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00