Detection of hydrogen peroxide-producing Lactobacillus species in the vagina: a comparison of culture and quantitative PCR among HIV-1 seropositive women.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Colombia, the dengue virus (DENV) has been endemic for decades, and with the recent entry of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) (2014) and the Zika virus (ZIKV) (2015), health systems are overloaded because the diagnosis of these three diseases is based on clinical symptoms, and the three diseases share a symp...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Carrillo-Hernández MY,Ruiz-Saenz J,Villamizar LJ,Gómez-Rangel SY,Martínez-Gutierrez M

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases in the Ethiopian highlands and studies on assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of the community in endemic areas are scanty. The study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude towards cutaneous leishmaniasis and treatment seeking prac...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tamiru HF,Mashalla YJ,Mohammed R,Tshweneagae GT

更新日期：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of tuberculosis infection (TBI) in individuals at high risk for tuberculosis (TB) disease is a priority for TB elimination in the US. Newly arrived refugees in Middle Tennessee are screened for TBI, but factors associated with gaps in the TBI care cascade are not well characterized. METHODS:We ass...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Manful A,Waller L,Katz B,Cummins J,Warkentin J,Reagon B,Shaw-Kaikai J,Zhu Y,van der Heijden YF

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of tuberculosis (TB) is determined by various risk factors and the interactions of temporal and spatial distributions. The aim of this study was to identify the most salient risk factors for TB disease as well as multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) at the oblast (provincial) level in Kazakhstan. MET...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Terlikbayeva A,Hermosilla S,Galea S,Schluger N,Yegeubayeva S,Abildayev T,Muminov T,Akiyanova F,Bartkowiak L,Zhumadilov Z,Sharman A,El-Bassel N

更新日期：2012-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The potential impact of an influenza pandemic can be assessed by calculating a set of transmissibility parameters, the most important being the reproduction number (R), which is defined as the average number of secondary cases generated per typical infectious case. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Biggerstaff M,Cauchemez S,Reed C,Gambhir M,Finelli L

更新日期：2014-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing the dosage of daptomycin may be advantageous in severe infection by enhancing bactericidal activity and pharmacodynamics. However, clinical data on using daptomycin at doses above 6 mg/kg in Asian population are limited. METHODS:A retrospective observational cohort study of all hospitalized adult...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lai CC,Sheng WH,Wang JT,Cheng A,Chuang YC,Chen YC,Chang SC

更新日期：2013-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) outbreaks have been reported over the past decade. South Korea recently faced AI outbreaks whose economic impact was estimated to be 6.3 billion dollars, equivalent to nearly 50% of the profit generated by the poultry-related industries in 2008. In addition, AI ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kim T,Hwang W,Zhang A,Sen S,Ramanathan M

更新日期：2010-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The population structure and drug resistance pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates in Ethiopian prisons and some communities is still unknown. METHODS:A comparative cross sectional study was conducted on 126 MTBC strains isolated from prisons and communities in southwestern, southern...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ali S,Beckert P,Haileamlak A,Wieser A,Pritsch M,Heinrich N,Löscher T,Hoelscher M,Niemann S,Rachow A

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory disorder in which the role of bacteria remains uncertain. While sinus outflow obstruction is often an initiating event, mucosal inflammation and dysbiosis may persist or develop in sinuses with widely patent surgical openings. Understanding of the relationship betwee...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Koutsourelakis I,Halderman A,Khalil S,Hittle LE,Mongodin EF,Lane AP

更新日期：2018-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prenatal exposure to influenza or fever is associated with risk of congenital malformations. Oseltamivir is used to treat influenza and to provide post-exposure prophylaxis. We examined the association between oseltamivir use during pregnancy and birth outcomes. METHODS:This was a nationwide registry-based ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ehrenstein V,Kristensen NR,Monz BU,Clinch B,Kenwright A,Sørensen HT

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For a long time, the role of CD8(+) T cells in blood-stage malaria was not considered important because erythrocytes do not express major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins. While recent evidences suggest that CD8(+) T cells may play an important role during the erythrocytic phase of infection...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hojo-Souza NS,Pereira DB,Passos LS,Gazzinelli-Guimarães PH,Cardoso MS,Tada MS,Zanini GM,Bartholomeu DC,Fujiwara RT,Bueno LL

更新日期：2015-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial infections are the most frequent complications in patients with malignancy, and the epidemiology of nosocomial infections among cancer patients has changed over time. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics, antibiotic resistance patterns, and prognosis of nosocomial infections due to mult...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jiang AM,Shi X,Liu N,Gao H,Ren MD,Zheng XQ,Fu X,Liang X,Ruan ZP,Yao Y,Tian T

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of people living with HIV is key in HIV prevention and control. Partner Notification service is a World Health Organization backed strategy of reaching out to sexual partners of people diagnosed with HIV for HIV testing. However, its adoption and success rate in Kenya remains unknown. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kariuki RM,Rithaa GK,Oyugi EO,Gachathi DM

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rapid identification of acid-fast bacilli recovered from patient specimens as Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) is critically important for accurate diagnosis and treatment. A thin-layer immunochromatographic (TLC) assay using anti-MPB64 or anti-MPT64 monoclonal antibodies was developed to discrim...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chikamatsu K,Aono A,Yamada H,Sugamoto T,Kato T,Kazumi Y,Tamai K,Yanagisawa H,Mitarai S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is responsible for significant mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are however few longitudinal studies on the changes in case fatality rate of IPD in recent years. We carried out a prospective observational study of patients with IPD in Nord Trøndelag county in Norwa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Askim Å,Mehl A,Paulsen J,DeWan AT,Vestrheim DF,Åsvold BO,Damås JK,Solligård E

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is recognized as an important comorbidity for the development of tuberculosis (TB). With the increase of DM burden globally, concerns have been raised about the emerging co-epidemics of DM and TB, especially in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS:A facility-based, cross-sectiona...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hoa NB,Phuc PD,Hien NT,Hoa VQ,Thuong PH,Anh PT,Nhung NV

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extended use of oseltamivir in an immunocompromised host could reportedly induce neuraminidase gene mutation possibly leading to oseltamivir-resistant influenza A/H3N2 virus. To our knowledge, no report is available on the clinical course of a severely immunocompromised patient with a dual E119D/R292K neuram...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Harada N,Shibata W,Koh H,Takashita E,Fujisaki S,Okamura H,Nanno S,Yamada K,Nakamae H,Hino M,Kakeya H

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT) measurement in critically ill medical patients with suspected nosocomial infection is unclear. The aim of the study was to assess PCT value for the early diagnosis of bacterial nosocomial infection in selected critically ill patients. METHODS:An observational cohort stu...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Charles PE,Kus E,Aho S,Prin S,Doise JM,Olsson NO,Blettery B,Quenot JP

更新日期：2009-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral load (VL) testing is being scaled up in resource-limited settings. However, not all commercially available VL testing methods have been evaluated under field conditions. This study is one of a few to evaluate the Biocentric platform for VL quantification in routine practice in Sub-Saharan Africa. METH...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kerschberger B,Mpala Q,Uribe PAD,Maphalala G,de la Tour R,Kalombola S,Bekele A,Chawinga T,Mliba M,Ntshalintshali N,Phugwayo N,Kabore SM,Goiri J,Dlamini S,Ciglenecki I,Fajardo E

更新日期：2018-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We analyzed the results of a 3-year surveillance study on the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of healthcare associated-infections (HAIs) in elderly inpatients in a large tertiary hospital in China. METHODS:Real-time surveillance was performed from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017. All HAIs ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhao X,Wang L,Wei N,Zhang J,Ma W,Zhao H,Han X

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We compared AIDS-related mortality rates in people living with HIV (PLHIV) starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Brazil during 2006-2015 and examined associated risk factors . METHODS:Data on ART use in PLHIV and AIDS mortality in Brazil was analysed with piecewise constant exponential models. Mortality ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mangal TD,Meireles MV,Pascom ARP,de Almeida Coelho R,Benzaken AS,Hallett TB

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anisakid nematodes (Anisakis spp. or Pseudoterranova spp.) usually infect gastric or intestinal walls, while they rarely infect in extra-gastrointestinal sites of human body. Generally, Anisakis spp. larvae are highly infected in fish intermediate hosts, whereas Pseudoterranova spp. larvae are very rarely in...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Murata Y,Ando K,Usui M,Sugiyama H,Hayashi A,Tanemura A,Kato H,Kuriyama N,Kishiwada M,Mizuno S,Sakurai H,Isaji S

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The herpes zoster burden of disease in Sweden is not well investigated. There is no Swedish immunization program to prevent varicella zoster virus infections. A vaccine against herpes zoster and its complications is now available. The aim of this study was to estimate the herpes zoster burden of disease and ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Studahl M,Petzold M,Cassel T

更新日期：2013-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in the basic core promoter (BCP) and its adjacent precore (preC) region in HBV genome are common in chronic hepatitis B patients. However, the patterns of mutation combinations in these two regions during chronic infection are less understood. This study focused on single base mutations in BCP and ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang D,Ma S,Zhang X,Zhao H,Ding H,Zeng C

更新日期：2010-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lamivudine inhibits replication of both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) and is commonly used as part of antiretroviral therapy. The main limitation in the use of lamivudine is resistant mutation selection. Most of these mutations affect the YMDD motif of the HBV DNA polymerase....

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Santos EA,Sucupira MV,Arabe J,Gomes SA

更新日期：2004-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This case report emphasizes the need to recognize cryptococcus as a possible cause of meningitis in non-HIV patients in Sub-Saharan Africa and to highlight the possibility of grave outcomes due to the paradoxical immune response in diabetic patients with cryptococcus meningitis. It also highlights the need f...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Owuor OH,Chege P

更新日期：2019-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulated evidence from epidemiological studies and more recently from randomized controlled trials suggests that male circumcision (MC) may substantially protect against genital HPV infection in men. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between MC and genital HPV infection in men in a l...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Albero G,Villa LL,Lazcano-Ponce E,Fulp W,Papenfuss MR,Nyitray AG,Lu B,Castellsagué X,Abrahamsen M,Smith D,Bosch FX,Salmerón J,Quiterio M,Giuliano AR

更新日期：2013-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:West Nile virus (WNV) has emerged as one of the most common causes of epidemic meningoencephalitis worldwide. Most human infections are asymptomatic. However, neuroinvasive disease characterized by meningitis, encephalitis and/or acute flaccid paralysis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality....

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lohitharajah J,Malavige GN,Chua AJ,Ng ML,Arambepola C,Chang T

更新日期：2015-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the underlying epidemiology that shapes Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC), and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections can contribute to data driven policies directed towards curbing the proliferation of these pathogens in Ghana. Information on the symptoms and risk factors for STIs will help to identif...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Dela H,Attram N,Behene E,Kumordjie S,Addo KK,Nyarko EO,Kyei NNA,Carroll JNA,Kwakye C,Duplessis CA,Adams N,Garges E,Letizia AG

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HPV burden is a predictor for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer. The natural history of HPV load in young women being recently exposed to HPV is described in this paper. METHODS:A total of 636 female university students were followed for 2 years. Cervical specimens with HPV-16, -18, -...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ramanakumar AV,Goncalves O,Richardson H,Tellier P,Ferenczy A,Coutlée F,Franco EL

更新日期：2010-11-11 00:00:00