A case of Mycobacterium goodii prosthetic valve endocarditis in a non-immunocompromised patient: use of 16S rDNA analysis for rapid diagnosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variations of porB1A and porB1B genes and their serotypes exist in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from different geographical areas, and some site mutations in the porB1B gene correlate with drug resistance. METHODS:The β-lactamase production of N. gonorrhoeae isolates was determined by paper acidometric te...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sun A,Fan X,Gu Y,Du P,Tang R,Mao Y,Lin X,Yan J

更新日期：2010-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A remote arctic region of Canada predominantly populated by Inuit with the country's highest incidence of tuberculosis. METHODS:The study was undertaken to describe the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) cascade of care and identify factors associated with non-initiation and non-completion of LTBI treatme...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pease C,Zwerling A,Mallick R,Patterson M,Demaio P,Finn S,Allen J,Van Dyk D,Alvarez GG

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses is a serious public health problem in China. The National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) was established online by China CDC in 2004 and rodent surveillance sites were adjusted to 40 sites in 22 provinces in 2005. Here we ana...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang S,Wang S,Yin W,Liang M,Li J,Zhang Q,Feng Z,Li D

更新日期：2014-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV), characterized by increased levels of serum HBV DNA, abnormal liver function and hepatic failure, is a frequent complication of immunosuppressive therapy and chemotherapy in patients with HBV infection. However, reactivation of occult HBV infection with immunosuppressi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Du W,Zheng Z,Han S,Ma S,Chen S

更新日期：2013-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Active tuberculosis (TB) is common among HIV-infected persons living in tuberculosis endemic countries, and screening for tuberculosis (TB) is recommended routinely. We sought to determine the role of chest x-ray and sputum culture in the decision to treat for presumptive TB using active case finding in a la...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bakari M,Arbeit RD,Mtei L,Lyimo J,Waddell R,Matee M,Cole BF,Tvaroha S,Horsburgh CR,Soini H,Pallangyo K,von Reyn CF

更新日期：2008-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination led to a significant decrease in invasive bacterial infections in children. The aim of this study was to assess a potential shift to more non-type b invasive infections in a population with high Hib vaccination coverage and to compare the burden of suffering be...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kalies H,Siedler A,Gröndahl B,Grote V,Milde-Busch A,von Kries R

更新日期：2009-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pyrazinamide (PZA) plays a unique role in the treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in both first- and second-line regimens. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and molecular characterization of PZA resistance among MDR-TB isolates collected in Chongqing municipality. M...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pang Y,Zhu D,Zheng H,Shen J,Hu Y,Liu J,Zhao Y

更新日期：2017-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bloodstream infections due to Candida species cause significant morbidity and mortality, and the epidemiology of Candida infection is changing. Surveillance for candidemia is necessary to detect trends in species distribution and antifungal resistance. METHODS:The medical and electronic records of all patie...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ma CF,Li FQ,Shi LN,Hu YA,Wang Y,Huang M,Kong QQ

更新日期：2013-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Libya is one of the largest countries in Africa and has the longest coast in the Mediterranean basin facing southern Europe. High rates of prevalence of viral hepatitis have been observed in various regions in Africa, but the prevalence in Libya is not well documented. We report on a large-scale nationwide s...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Daw MA,El-Bouzedi A,In association with Libyan Study Group of Hepatitis & HIV.

更新日期：2014-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Procalcitonin (PCT)-protocols to guide antibiotic treatment in severe infections are known to be effective. But less is known about the long-term effects of such protocols on antibiotic consumption under real life conditions. This retrospective study analyses the effects on antibiotic use in patients with se...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hohn A,Schroeder S,Gehrt A,Bernhardt K,Bein B,Wegscheider K,Hochreiter M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A reliable prediction of the causative agent of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not possible based on clinical features. Our aim was to test, whether the measurement of the expression of complement receptors or Fcgamma receptors on neutrophils and monocytes would be a useful preliminary test to differe...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hohenthal U,Nuutila J,Lilius EM,Laitinen I,Nikoskelainen J,Kotilainen P

更新日期：2006-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Egypt ranks fifth for the burden of viral hepatitis worldwide. As part of Egypt's renewed national strategy for the elimination of viral hepatitis, surveillance for acute viral hepatitis (AVH) was re-established during 2014-2017 to describe the current epidemiology and associated risk factors, and changes fr...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Talaat M,Afifi S,Reaves EJ,Abu Elsood H,El-Gohary A,Refaey S,Hammad R,Abdel Fadeel M,Kandeel A

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ureaplasma urealyticum is a fastidious bacteria which lacks a cell wall. Extragenital infections are rare in immunocompetent adults. There are few literature reports of perinephric abscess. We present a case of non-resolving multifocal "culture-negative" abscesses in a hypogammaglobulinemic adult female due ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Diaz Pallares C,Griener T,Vaughan S

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an emerging global health threat. Surveillance of AMR in N. gonorrhoeae in the Western Pacific Region is important, as resistant strains have typically emerged from this region. There are sparse data regarding antibiotic susceptibility of N. gonorrho...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Adamson PC,Van Le H,Le HHL,Le GM,Nguyen TV,Klausner JD

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans is a recently described yeast-like fungal organism and its association as a pathogen for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) was reported previously. We show the clinical course of a CF patient over 9 years as well as the applications of modern molecular and proteomic identificat...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Goldenberger D,Hinić V,Prince SS,Tamm M,Balestra AM,Hohler D,Frei R

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Global Polio Eradication Initiative plans for coordinated cessation of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) use, beginning with serotype 2-containing OPV (i.e., OPV2 cessation) followed by the remaining two OPV serotypes (i.e., OPV13 cessation). The risk of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) outbrea...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Duintjer Tebbens RJ,Thompson KM

更新日期：2015-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a high burden of syphilis infection. Expanding syphilis testing to improve timely diagnosis and treatment is critical to improve syphilis control. However, syphilis testing rates remain low among MSM, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We describe the proto...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cheng W,Wang C,Tang W,Ong JJ,Fu H,Marks M,Smith MK,Li C,Nie J,Zhao P,Zheng H,Yang B,Tucker JD

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic (H1N1pdm) affected thousands of people in Mexico and the United States, and spread rapidly throughout the world from April 2009 to July 2010. To explore the age-specific prevalence of seroprotection against H1N1pdm infection, we estimated pre-existing humoral ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lv J,Ren ZY,Zhang YY,Liu YE,Gao J,Yao K,Feng D,Li ZY,Feng X,Liu YX,Jia N

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) treatment is of great challenge due to increased antibiotic resistance. The burden of H. pylori antibiotic resistance in Africa is high with unclear information regarding the real magnitude. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the mag...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jaka H,Rhee JA,Östlundh L,Smart L,Peck R,Mueller A,Kasang C,Mshana SE

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isoniazid (INH) represents the cornerstone for the treatment of cases infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains. Several molecular mechanisms have been shown to be the major causes for INH resistance, while the dynamic change of mutations conferring INH resistance among MTB strains during the pa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Huo F,Lu J,Zong Z,Jing W,Shi J,Ma Y,Dong L,Zhao L,Wang Y,Huang H,Pang Y

更新日期：2019-08-05 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:Myocarditis can develop as a complication of various infections and is most commonly linked to enterovirus infections. Myocarditis is rarely associated with bacterial infections; salmonellosis and shigellosis have been the most frequently reported bacterial cause. We report a case of myocarditis related to C...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cunningham C,Lee CH

更新日期：2003-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syphilis screening can be successfully integrated into antenatal clinics, and potentially avert significant morbidity and mortality to unborn infants. A minority of male partners report for testing and treatment, increasing the likelihood of reinfection. We conducted a qualitative study to understand factors...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nakku-Joloba E,Kiguli J,Kayemba CN,Twimukye A,Mbazira JK,Parkes-Ratanshi R,Birungi M,Kyenkya J,Byamugisha J,Gaydos C,Manabe YC

更新日期：2019-02-06 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:one of the World Health Organization Millennium Development Goal is to reduce tuberculosis incidence by 2015. However, more of 8.5 million tuberculosis cases have been reported in 2011, with an increase of multidrug-resistant strains. Therefore, the World Health Organization target cannot be reach without th...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Montagnani C,Chiappini E,Galli L,de Martino M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Imported loiasis is a rare cause of consultation at the return of stay in central Africa, which often poses difficult diagnostic and therapeutic questions to practitioners especially those who are unaccustomed to tropical medicine. These difficulties can lead to risks for the patients especially if inappropr...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bouchaud O,Matheron S,Loarec A,Dupouy Camet J,Bourée P,Godineau N,Poilane I,Cailhol J,Caumes E

更新日期：2020-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue has global importance as a dreaded arboviral infection. It has 4 serotypes of epidemiological imporatnce. The classification denotes two clinical spectrums- dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorragic fever (DHF). Most cases are stereotype and amenable to fluid resuscitation. However, unusual manifestati...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kularatne SAM,Ralapanawa U,Dalugama C,Jayasinghe J,Rupasinghe S,Kumarihamy P

更新日期：2018-12-18 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:A previous study explored factors discriminating colonization and true infection among non-transplant, non-neutropenic patients with repeated Aspergillus spp. isolation from lower respiratory samples. The present study explored the evolution of patients with Aspergillus colonization in that study to determin...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Barberán J,García-Pérez FJ,Villena V,Fernández-Villar A,Malmierca E,Salas C,Giménez MJ,Granizo JJ,Aguilar L,working group on Infectious Diseases from the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine.

更新日期：2017-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe a case of severe Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) associated with chronic active hepatitis C and mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC). To our knowledge, this association between GBS and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION:A 56-year-old man developed symmetrical musc...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chlilek A,Roger C,Muller L,Carles MJ,Stephan R,Laureillard D,Lavigne JP,Lefrant JY,Sotto A

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00