Cross-sectional study of hepatitis B virus infection in rural communities, Central African Republic.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium goodii is a rare cause of significant infection. M. goodii has mainly been associated with lymphadenitis, cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and wound infection. CASE PRESENTATION:A case of a 76-year-old Caucasian female is presented. The patient developed a prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by M. ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jönsson G,Rydberg J,Sturegård E,Christensson B

更新日期：2012-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The link between infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and personality disorders (PD) has not been investigated in detail. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of HCV treatment in prisoners with and without PD. METHODS:We performed a prospective multicentre study in inmates from 25 Spanis...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Marco A,Antón JJ,Trujols J,Saíz de la Hoya P,de Juan J,Faraco I,Caylà JA,Perseo Group.

更新日期：2015-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human major histocompatibility complex class I polypeptide-related sequence B (MICB) is a protein that modulates the NK and T cell activation through the NKG2D receptor and is related to several diseases including cancer. METHODS:The study investigated the prognostic role of soluble MICB (sMICB) protein...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tong HV,Song le H,Hoan NX,Cuong BK,Sy BT,Son HA,Quyet D,Binh VQ,Kremsner PG,Bock CT,Velavan TP,Toan NL

更新日期：2015-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decade, scrub typhus (ST) has been emerging or re-emerging in some areas of Asia, including Guangzhou, one of the most affected endemic areas of ST in China. METHODS:Based on the data on all cases reported in Guangzhou from 2006 to 2014, we characterized the epidemiological features, and identif...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sun Y,Wei YH,Yang Y,Ma Y,de Vlas SJ,Yao HW,Huang Y,Ma MJ,Liu K,Li XN,Li XL,Zhang WH,Fang LQ,Yang ZC,Cao WC

更新日期：2017-01-05 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:Substantial numbers of patients are now receiving either immunosuppressive therapies or chemotherapy. There are significant risks in such patients of developing opportunistic infections or re-activation of latent infections, with higher associated morbidity and mortality. The aim of this quality improvement ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chadwick DR,Sayeed L,Rose M,Budd E,Mohammed M,Harrison S,Azad J,Maddox J

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. To prevent invasive pneumococcal diseases, the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) is recommended in subjects over 65 years of age. Although it has been reported to provide approximately 50-80% protection a...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lee H,Nahm MH,Kim KH

更新日期：2010-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiretroviral therapy markedly reduced mortality in HIV-infected individuals. However, in the previous studies, up to 50% of patients are compelled to modify their regimen in middle and low-income countries where salvage drug is still limited. This cohort study aimed to investigate the incidence and predict...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tsuchiya N,Pathipvanich P,Wichukchinda N,Rojanawiwat A,Auwanit W,Ariyoshi K,Sawanpanyalert P

更新日期：2014-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ordinal health longitudinal response variables have distributions that make them unsuitable for many popular statistical models that assume normality. We present a multilevel growth model that may be more suitable for medical ordinal longitudinal outcomes than are statistical models that assume normality and...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Dessie ZG,Zewotir T,Mwambi H,North D

更新日期：2020-06-23 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:The effects of helminth co-infection on malaria in humans remain uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate the nature of association of intestinal helminths with prevalence and clinical outcomes of Plasmodium infection. METHODS:A cross-sectional study involving 1,065 malaria suspected febrile patients was con...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Degarege A,Legesse M,Medhin G,Animut A,Erko B

更新日期：2012-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Granulysin (GNLY) is produced by human lymphocyte subpopulations and exhibits antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We examined the association between GNLY levels in blood and latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. METHODS:Latency of TB infection among Vietnamese healthcare workers was es...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Thuong PH,Tam DB,Sakurada S,Hang NT,Hijikata M,Hong LT,Ngoc PT,Anh PT,Cuong VC,Matsushita I,Lien LT,Keicho N

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acinetobacter species are associated with increasing mortality due to emerging drug-resistance. Pediatric Acinetobacter infections are largely undefined in developed countries and clinical laboratory identification methods do not reliably differentiate between members of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-bauma...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jain AL,Harding CM,Assani K,Shrestha CL,Haga M,Leber A,Munson RS Jr,Kopp BT

更新日期：2016-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erythema induratum of Bazin (EIB) - nodular vasculitis associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) - and Tuberculosis-Associated Ocular Inflammation (TB-AOI) represent uncommon manifestations of TB. There is limited data and a lack of diagnostic and treatment standards for these conditions. METHODS:Elev...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Connors WJ,Fisher DA,Kunimoto DY,Jarand JM

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory viral diagnosis of upper respiratory tract infections has largely developed through multiplex molecular techniques. Although the sensitivity of different types of upper respiratory tract samples seems to be correlated to the number of sampled cells, this link remains largely unexplored. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bonnin P,Miszczak F,Kin N,Resa C,Dina J,Gouarin S,Viron F,Morello R,Vabret A

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Infection with certain human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes is the most important risk factor associated with cervical cancer. This study analysed the distribution of type-specific HPV infection among women with normal and abnormal cytology...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Martín P,Kilany L,García D,López-García AM,Martín-Azaña MJ,Abraira V,Bellas C

更新日期：2011-11-15 00:00:00

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:Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are alternative methods for microscopy in the diagnosis of malaria in resource limited settings. Among commercially available RDTs, CareStart™ Malaria test was found to show reliable results. This study evaluated the performance of CareStart™ Malaria Combo test kit in Northweste...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Feleke DG,Tarko S,Hadush H

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently we developed and validated generic quality indicators that define 'appropriate antibiotic use' in hospitalized adults treated for a (suspected) bacterial infection. Previous studies have shown that with appropriate antibiotic use a reduction of 13% of length of hospital stay can be achieved. Our mai...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： van Daalen FV,Prins JM,Opmeer BC,Boermeester MA,Visser CE,van Hest RM,Hulscher ME,Geerlings SE

更新日期：2015-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have assessed the time to blood culture positivity as a predictor of clinical outcome in fungal bloodstream infections (BSIs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the time to positivity (TTP) of blood cultures in patients with Candida albicans BSIs and to assess its impact on clinical outco...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nunes CZ,Marra AR,Edmond MB,da Silva Victor E,Pereira CA

更新日期：2013-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Models of infectious disease are increasingly utilising empirical contact data to quantify the number of potentially infectious contacts between age groups. While a growing body of data is being collected on contact patterns across many populations, less attention has been paid to the social contacts of youn...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Campbell PT,McVernon J,Shrestha N,Nathan PM,Geard N

更新日期：2017-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Tashkent (Uzbekistan), TB treatment is provided in accordance with the DOTS strategy. Of 1087 pulmonary TB patients started on treatment in 2005, 228 (21%) defaulted. This study investigates who the defaulters in Tashkent are, when they default and why they default. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 126...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hasker E,Khodjikhanov M,Usarova S,Asamidinov U,Yuldashova U,van der Werf MJ,Uzakova G,Veen J

更新日期：2008-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is the major cause of death in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected individuals. However, diagnosis of TB in HIV remains challenging particularly when HIV infection is advanced. Several gene signatures and serum protein biomarkers have been identified that distinguish active TB from ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Verma S,Du P,Nakanjako D,Hermans S,Briggs J,Nakiyingi L,Ellner JJ,Manabe YC,Salgame P

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The live attenuated 17DD Yellow Fever vaccine is one of the most successful prophylactic interventions for controlling disease expansion ever designed and utilized in larger scale. However, increase on worldwide vaccine demands and manufacturing restrictions urge for more detailed dose sparing studies. The e...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Campi-Azevedo AC,de Almeida Estevam P,Coelho-Dos-Reis JG,Peruhype-Magalhães V,Villela-Rezende G,Quaresma PF,Maia Mde L,Farias RH,Camacho LA,Freire Mda S,Galler R,Yamamura AM,Almeida LF,Lima SM,Nogueira RM,Silva Sá GR,Hoka

更新日期：2014-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the high prevalence and absence of cure for infection, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been acknowledged as a pressing public health issue. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) activate the human innate immune system and the polymorphisms in TLRs may alter their function. The present study aim...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lin Y,Gao ZX,Shen X,Chen MJ,Li YT,Li SL,Lin HL,Zhao QF,Liu F,Niu JJ

更新日期：2018-01-10 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:Antiretroviral therapy dramatically reduced HIV-related morbidity and mortality, prolonging the lifespan of HIV-infected patients. Greater duration of infection and exposure to antiretroviral therapy makes these patients susceptible to traditional cardio-metabolic risk factors and pathologies. The optimal di...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Coelho AR,Moreira FA,Santos AC,Silva-Pinto A,Sarmento A,Carvalho D,Freitas P

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends viral load (VL) measurement as the preferred monitoring strategy for HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings. The new WHO guidelines 2016 continue to define virologic failure as two consecutive VL ≥1000 copies/mL (at...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Amstutz A,Nsakala BL,Vanobberghen F,Muhairwe J,Glass TR,Achieng B,Sepeka M,Tlali K,Sao L,Thin K,Klimkait T,Battegay M,Labhardt ND

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) can be challenging to diagnose, often requiring bronchoscopy. Since most patients suspected of PJP undergo imaging, we hypothesized that the findings of these studies could help estimate the probability of disease prior to invasive testing. METHODS:We created a cohort ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hsu JM,Hass A,Gingras MA,Chong J,Costiniuk C,Ezer N,Fraser RS,McDonald EG,Lee TC

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood stream infections (BSI) are life-threatening infections in intensive care units (ICU), and prognosis is highly dependent on early detection. Procalcitonin levels have been shown to accurately and quickly distinguish between BSI and noninfectious inflammatory states in critically ill patients. It is, ho...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Charles PE,Ladoire S,Snauwaert A,Prin S,Aho S,Pechinot A,Olsson NO,Blettery B,Doise JM,Quenot JP

更新日期：2008-12-02 00:00:00