Lymphocyte transformation assay for C neoformans antigen is not reliable for detecting cellular impairment in patients with neurocryptococcosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The real burden of smear-positive (PTB+) and bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis (BCTB) in Ethiopia is not known. Thus, the aim of this community-based study was to measure the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis in the Hetosa District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. METHODS:First, a population-based ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hamusse S,Demissie M,Teshome D,Hassen MS,Lindtjørn B

更新日期：2017-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether viral coinfections cause more severe disease than Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) alone remains unclear. We compared clinical disease severity and sought clinical and demographic differences between infants with B. pertussis infection alone and those with respiratory viral coinfections. We also a...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Frassanito A,Nenna R,Nicolai A,Pierangeli A,Tozzi AE,Stefanelli P,Carsetti R,Concato C,Schiavoni I,Midulla F,Pertussis study group.

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with chronic respiratory disease, Pneumocystis jirovecii (P. jirovecii) colonization is observed, and may influence disease progression and systemic inflammation. Pneumocystis pneumonia causes interstitial changes, so making a diagnosis of PCP in patients who have interstitial pneumonia (IP) with...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Shimizu Y,Sunaga N,Dobashi K,Fueki M,Fueki N,Makino S,Mori M

更新日期：2009-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) may be resistant to immunosuppression reduction and ribavirin treatment in kidney transplant recipients because of mutant strains and severe side effects of ribavirin which conduct to dose reduction. Sofosbuvir efficacy is controversial. Peg-interferon 2 alpha (PEG-IFN) is currently c...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ollivier-Hourmand I,Lebedel L,Lecouf A,Allaire M,Nguyen TTN,Lier C,Dao T

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few reports in the literature of invasive infection caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis in patients without immunosuppression or other predisposing factors. The choice of antimicrobial therapy for bacteremia caused by the pathogen requires more case experience to be determined. CASE PRESENTATION:T...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yang ML,Chen YH,Chen TC,Lin WR,Lin CY,Lu PL

更新日期：2006-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This report discusses a case of unsuccessful treatment with recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) in off-label use. The need for international guidelines concerning the off-label use of rFVIIa is outlined as well as the need for methods to control the efficacy of rFVIIa objectively. CASE PRESENTATION:54 year old...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Conen A,Weisser M,Tsakiris DA,Siegemund M

更新日期：2007-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of diabetes mellitus increases the risk of several severe infections, but data on its effect on treatment outcomes in patients with nosocomial pneumonia (NP) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are limited. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data from a double-blind, r...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Equils O,da Costa C,Wible M,Lipsky BA

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The preferred regimen for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is based mainly on safety and tolerability because it is given to immunocompetent people without HIV infection for a limited time (28 days). The frequency of adverse events (AEs) may be > 60%. Although AEs are generally not severe, they can lead t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Valin N,Fonquernie L,Daguenel A,Campa P,Anthony T,Guiguet M,Girard PM,Meyohas MC

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In comparison to restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) typing, variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) typing is easier to perform, faster and yields results in a simple, numerical format. Therefore, this technique has gained recognition as the new international gold standard in typing of Mycobacte...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Huyen MN,Kremer K,Lan NT,Buu TN,Cobelens FG,Tiemersma EW,de Haas P,van Soolingen D

更新日期：2013-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The State of Ceará, in Northeastern Brazil, suffers from a triple burden of arboviruses (dengue, Zika and chikungunya). We measured the seroprevalence of chikungunya, dengue and Zika and its associated factors in the population of Juazeiro do Norte, Southern Ceará State, Brazil. METHODS:A cross-sectional st...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Barreto FKA,Alencar CH,Araújo FMC,Oliveira RMAB,Cavalcante JW,Lemos DRQ,Farias LABG,Boriz ILF,Medeiros LQ,Melo MNP,Miyajima F,Siqueira AM,Freitas ARR,Cavalcanti LPG

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Interleukin 28B (IL28B) rs12979860 polymorphisms was recently reported to be associated with the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) proviral load (PvL) and the development of the HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). METHODS:In an attempt to examine this hypothesi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sanabani SS,Nukui Y,Pereira J,da Costa AC,de Oliveira AC,Pessôa R,Leal FE,Segurado AC,Kallas EG,Sabino EC

更新日期：2012-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis has been shown to be associated with lymphocytic alveolitis after lung transplantation. In the present study, we investigated a series of bronchoalveolar (BAL) and blood samples, collected in the absence of rejection or acute infectious episodes. in order -1: to evaluate int...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Stéphan F,Bernaudin JF,Cesari D,Fajac A,Grenet D D,Caubarrere I,Stern M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the association of human papillomavirus infection (HPV) and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). METHODS:Using polymerase chain reaction, fifty-nine bladder tissue specimens of patients with transitional cell carcinoma of bladder compared with 20 bladder samples of cases with non-neoplastic disor...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Barghi MR,Hajimohammadmehdiarbab A,Moghaddam SM,Kazemi B

更新日期：2005-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The East African region is endemic with multiple zoonotic diseases and is one of the hotspots for emerging infectious zoonotic diseases with reported multiple outbreaks of epidemic diseases such as Ebola, Marburg and Rift Valley Fever. Here we present a systematic assessment of published research on zoonotic...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kemunto N,Mogoa E,Osoro E,Bitek A,Kariuki Njenga M,Thumbi SM

更新日期：2018-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of typhoid fever is confirmed by culture of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. typhi). However, a more rapid, simpler, and cheaper diagnostic method would be very useful especially in developing countries. The Widal test is widely used in Africa but little information exists about its relia...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ley B,Mtove G,Thriemer K,Amos B,von Seidlein L,Hendriksen I,Mwambuli A,Shoo A,Malahiyo R,Ame SM,Kim DR,Ochiai LR,Clemens JD,Reyburn H,Wilfing H,Magesa S,Deen JL

更新日期：2010-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem and remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Routinely used TB diagnostic methods, in most endemic areas, are time-consuming, often less-sensitive, expensive and inaccessible to most patients. Therefore, there is an urgen...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bentaleb EM,Abid M,El Messaoudi MD,Lakssir B,Ressami EM,Amzazi S,Sefrioui H,Ait Benhassou H

更新日期：2016-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varicella is normally a self-limited childhood disease caused by varicella-zoster virus infection. However, it sometimes causes severe diseases, especially in immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of severe varicella in a young woman. CASE PRESENTATION:A 19-year-old woman presented to the emergenc...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang W,Ruan QL,Yan F,Hu YK

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Temporary increases in plasma HIV RNA ('blips') are common in HIV patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Blips above 500 copies/mL have been associated with subsequent viral rebound. It is not clear if this relationship still holds when measurements are made using newer more sensitive assays....

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Young J,Rickenbach M,Calmy A,Bernasconi E,Staehelin C,Schmid P,Cavassini M,Battegay M,Günthard HF,Bucher HC,Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

更新日期：2015-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimation of pre-immunisation prevalence of HPV and distribution of HPV types is fundamental to understanding the subsequent impact of HPV vaccination. We describe the type specific prevalence of HPV in females aged 20-21 in Scotland who attended or defaulted from cervical screening using three specimen typ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kavanagh K,Sinka K,Cuschieri K,Love J,Potts A,Pollock KG,Cubie H,Donaghy M,Robertson C

更新日期：2013-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Australia two acellular Bordetella pertussis vaccines have replaced the use of a whole cell vaccine. Both of the licensed acellular vaccines contain the following three components; pertussis toxoid, pertussis filamentous haemagglutinin and the 69 kDa pertactin adhesin. One vaccine also contains pertussis ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Byrne S,Slack AT

更新日期：2006-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The different laboratory methods used in the diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis have variable sensitivity and specificity. There is no evidence to prove that maternal treatment reduces the risk of fetal infection. The purpose of this study was to assess methods for the confirmation of congenital toxoplasm...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Rodrigues IM,Costa TL,Avelar JB,Amaral WN,Castro AM,Avelino MM

更新日期：2014-06-24 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:Despite the adoption of the provider-initiated HIV testing strategy, the rate of HIV testing is still very low in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the factors associated with HIV testing among sexually active women and men in Senegal. Knowledge of HIV status is the gateway to antiretro...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lakhe NA,Diallo Mbaye K,Sylla K,Ndour CT

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A Q-fever outbreak occurred in an urban area in the south of the Netherlands in May 2008. The distribution and timing of cases suggested a common source. We studied the spatial relationship between the residence locations of human cases and nearby small ruminant farms, of which one dairy goat farm had experi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Schimmer B,Ter Schegget R,Wegdam M,Züchner L,de Bruin A,Schneeberger PM,Veenstra T,Vellema P,van der Hoek W

更新日期：2010-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the next-generation Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) cartridge, and Uganda is currently transitioning from the older generation Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) cartridge to Ultra as the initial diagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). We assessed the diagnostic accur...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Andama A,Jaganath D,Crowder R,Asege L,Nakaye M,Katumba D,Mukwatamundu J,Mwebe S,Semitala CF,Worodria W,Joloba M,Mohanty S,Somoskovi A,Cattamanchi A

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthy condition and chronic diseases may be associated with microbiota composition and its properties. The prevalence of respiratory haemophili with respect to their phenotypes including the ability to biofilm formation in patients with sarcoidosis was assayed. METHODS:Nasopharynx and sputum specimens wer...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kosikowska U,Rybojad P,Stępień-Pyśniak D,Żbikowska A,Malm A

更新日期：2016-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to investigate the comparative clinical characteristics of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 patients. METHODS:Fifteen Covid-19 and 93 non-Covid-19 patients were included in RNA testing. All epidemiological and clinical data were collected and analyzed, and then comparative results were carried out....

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li Y,Li H,Han J,Yang L

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blastocystis sp. are among the most commonly observed intestinal parasites in routine clinical parasitology. Blastocystis in humans consists of at least 9 genetic subtypes. Different subtypes of Blastocystis may be associated with differences in pathogenicity and symptomatology. METHODS:Advanced microscopy ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bart A,Wentink-Bonnema EM,Gilis H,Verhaar N,Wassenaar CJ,van Vugt M,Goorhuis A,van Gool T

更新日期：2013-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) may develop as a clinical manifestation of nosocomial pneumonia by means of either reactivation of resident P. jirovecii or de novo infection. However, there have been no studies describing the clinical characteristics of hospital-onset PCP. METHODS:A retrospective review of med...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kim T,Lee SO,Hong HL,Lee JY,Kim SH,Choi SH,Kim MN,Kim YS,Woo JH,Sung H

更新日期：2015-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NOD2, an intracellular pathogen recognition sensor, modulates innate defences to muropeptides derived from various bacterial species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Experimentally, NOD2 attenuates two key putative mycobactericidal mechanisms. TNF-alpha synthesis is markedly reduced in MTB-antige...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lala S,Dheda K,Chang JS,Huggett JF,Kim LU,Johnson MA,Rook GA,Keshav S,Zumla A

更新日期：2007-08-16 00:00:00