High clustering rates of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Panama.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), individuals may rapidly develop tuberculosis (TB) disease or enter a "latent" infection state with a low risk of progression to disease. Mathematical models use a variety of structures and parameterisations to represent this process. The effect of t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sumner T,White RG

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Annual influenza vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) is recommended in Australia, but uptake in healthcare facilities has historically been low (approximately 50%). The objective of this study was to develop and implement a dedicated campaign to improve uptake of staff influenza annual vaccination at a ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Heinrich-Morrison K,McLellan S,McGinnes U,Carroll B,Watson K,Bass P,Worth LJ,Cheng AC

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kazakhstan remains a high-burden TB prevalence country with a concomitent high-burden of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. For this reason, we performed an in depth genetic diversity and population structure characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) genetic diversity in Kazakhstan with bo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Klotoe BJ,Kacimi S,Costa-Conceicão E,Gomes HM,Barcellos RB,Panaiotov S,Haj Slimene D,Sikhayeva N,Sengstake S,Schuitema AR,Akhalaia M,Alenova A,Zholdybayeva E,Tarlykov P,Anthony R,Refrégier G,Sola C

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common human pathogen that causes a variety of diseases, including oral-labial, genital lesions and life-threatening encephalitis. The antiviral nucleoside analogues such as acyclovir are currently used in anti-HSV therapies; however, clinical overuse of these drugs has led to...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hou J,Zhang Z,Huang Q,Yan J,Zhang X,Yu X,Tan G,Zheng C,Xu F,He S

更新日期：2017-03-20 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:Listeriosis is a severe food-borne infection caused by the Gram-positive rod, Listeria monocytogenes. Despite the low incidence (3-8 cases per million), Listeriosis has a case fatality rate of 20-30% as it occurs predominantly in immunocompromised individuals at extremes of age, diabetics and pregnant women....

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Al Ohaly R,Ranganath N,Saffie MG,Shroff A

更新日期：2020-07-31 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: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 objective of this study was to explore effects of khat (Catha edulis) on outcome of rodent malaria infection and its anti-plasmodial activities on Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA). METHODS:Female Swiss albino mice were orally treated with crude khat (Catha edulis) extracts (100, 200 and 300 mg/kg) on a dai...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ketema T,Yohannes M,Alemayehu E,Ambelu A

更新日期：2015-04-02 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:Toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 8 are important in single-stranded viral RNA recognition and may play a role in HIV infection and disease progression. We analyzed TLR7/8 expression and signaling in monocytes from HIV-infected and uninfected subjects to investigate a pathway with new potential for the suppres...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nian H,Geng WQ,Cui HL,Bao MJ,Zhang ZN,Zhang M,Pan Y,Hu QH,Shang H

更新日期：2012-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No comparison data have been reported on viral and epidemiological profiles of hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in Beijing or Shanghai, China. METHODS:We collected 700 nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) from hospitalized children with SARI in Beijing (northern China) and Shan...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhao Y,Lu R,Shen J,Xie Z,Liu G,Tan W

更新日期：2019-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The accuracy of a new optical biosensor (OB) point-of-care device for the detection of severe infections is studied. METHODS:The OB emits different wavelengths and outputs information associated with heart rate, pulse oximetry, levels of nitric oxide and kidney function. At the first phase, recordings were ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Doulou S,Leventogiannis K,Tsilika M,Rodencal M,Katrini K,Antonakos N,Kyprianou M,Karofylakis E,Karageorgos A,Koufargyris P,Christopoulos G,Kassianidis G,Stamatelopoulos K,Newberry R,Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ

更新日期：2020-11-19 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:Syndromic management of STIs has been advocated as simplified and cheap approach. Youth have been reported to be at increased risk of acquiring STIs which can facilitate HIV transmission. We have investigated the relationship between the syndromic management and specific aetiology diagnosis and its relations...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chalamilla G,Mbwana J,Mhalu F,Mmari E,Majigo M,Swai A,Urassa W,Sandstrom E

更新日期：2006-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in asylum seekers (AS) may prevent future cases of tuberculosis. As the screening with Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) is costly, the objective of this study was to assess which factors were associated with LTBI and to define a score allow...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sarivalasis A,Zellweger JP,Faouzi M,Daher O,Deslarzes C,Bodenmann P

更新日期：2012-11-02 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: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:The new HIV treatment guidelines in China recommend antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with HIV, but significant gaps in implementation still exist. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can effectively reduce the risk of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM). This study assessed t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li J,Peng L,Gilmour S,Gu J,Ruan Y,Zou H,Hao C,Hao Y,Lau JT

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colombia was the second most affected country during the American Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, with over 109,000 reported cases. Despite the scale of the outbreak, limited genomic sequence data were available from Colombia. We sought to sequence additional samples and use genomic epidemiology to describe ZIKV...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Black A,Moncla LH,Laiton-Donato K,Potter B,Pardo L,Rico A,Tovar C,Rojas DP,Longini IM,Halloran ME,Peláez-Carvajal D,Ramírez JD,Mercado-Reyes M,Bedford T

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent analysis of trends of non-invasive infections with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), of trends of MRSA infections in outpatient settings and of co-resistance profiles of MRSA isolates are scarce or lacking in Germany. METHODS:We analysed data from the Antimicrobial Resistance Survei...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Walter J,Noll I,Feig M,Weiss B,Claus H,Werner G,Eckmanns T,Hermes J,Abu Sin M

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The standard of care for HCV Hepatitis is the combination of interferon (IFN) plus Ribavirin. In HIV patients the use of this combination therapy may induce drug interactions, and reduces the adherence to HAART. The aim of this study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of a 48 weeks daily dose IFN schedule. ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bruno R,Sacchi P,Puoti M,Ciappina V,Zocchetti C,Brunetti E,Maffezzini E,Capelli A,Patruno SF,Malfitano A,Filice G

更新日期：2002-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Raoultella planticola(R.planticola) is a very rare opportunistic pathogen and sometimes even associated with fatal infection in pediatric cases. Recently,the emergence of carbapenem resistance strains are constantly being reported and a growing source of concern for pediatricians. CASE PRESENTATION:We repor...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen X,Guo S,Liu D,Zhong M

更新日期：2020-09-16 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:Influenza viruses are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Vaccination remains a powerful tool for preventing or mitigating influenza outbreaks. Yet, vaccine supplies and daily administration capacities are limited, even in developed countries. Understanding how such constraints can alter the ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cruz-Aponte M,McKiernan EC,Herrera-Valdez MA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections that facilitate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition by over two fold or more. The development of HSV-2 control methods as a measure to control HIV epidemic in high HSV-2/HIV areas has become a priority. T...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Biswas D,Borkakoty B,Mahanta J,Walia K,Saikia L,Akoijam BS,Jampa L,Kharkongar A,Zomawia E

更新日期：2011-11-23 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:Severe leptospirosis is known to cause multi organ dysfunction including cardiac involvement. In the clinical setting with limited resources, high degree of suspicion is needed to diagnose cardiac involvement including myocarditis. Although myocarditis is not reported as a common complication due to lack of ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jayathilaka PGNS,Mendis ASV,Perera MHMTS,Damsiri HMT,Gunaratne AVC,Agampodi SB

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the knowledge, the attitudes, and the behaviour towards influenza A/H1N1 and the vaccination among health-care workers (HCWs). METHODS:A sample of HCWs was selected from a random sample of non-teaching public hospitals, located in the cities of Naples and Avellino (Italy), received a self-administ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Albano L,Matuozzo A,Marinelli P,Di Giuseppe G

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The China-Myanmar border is a particularly interesting region that has very high prevalence of and considerable diversity of HIV-1 recombinants. Due to the transient nature of their work, long-distance truck drivers (LDTDs) have a comparatively high potential to become infected with HIV-1 and further spread ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhou YH,Liang YB,Pang W,Qin WH,Yao ZH,Chen X,Zhang C,Zheng YT

更新日期：2014-08-26 00:00:00