Bordetella pertussis in sporadic and outbreak settings in Alberta, Canada, July 2004-December 2012.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common herpesvirus which is estimated to infect 83% of the global population. Whilst many infections are asymptomatic, it is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly for immunocompromised people and for infants who are congenitally infected. A vaccine again...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Winter JR,Taylor GS,Thomas OG,Jackson C,Lewis JEA,Stagg HR

更新日期：2020-11-23 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:The increasing occurrence of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria arises at a time when there is a lack of antibiotics active against these pathogens and few new antimicrobials are in the pipelines of the pharmaceutical industry. Treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused especially by MDR Gram-...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Garnacho-Montero J,Corcia-Palomo Y,Amaya-Villar R,Martin-Villen L

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacteria responsible for infections in immunocompromised patients and is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infections particularly in intensive care and burn units. We aimed to investigate the population structure of P. aeruginosa strains isolated from pati...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Brzozowski M,Krukowska Ż,Galant K,Jursa-Kulesza J,Kosik-Bogacka D

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue cases have been classified according to disease severity into dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Although DF is considered a non-severe manifestation of dengue, it has been recently demonstrated that DF represents a heterogeneous group of patients with varied clinical complications ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Orsi FA,Angerami RN,Mazetto BM,Quaino SK,Santiago-Bassora F,Castro V,de Paula EV,Annichino-Bizzacchi JM

更新日期：2013-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cellulitis, a frequent cause of admission of adult patients to medical wards, occasionally evolves to sepsis. In this study we analyze the factors related to sepsis development. METHODS:Prospective and observational study of 606 adult patients with cellulitis admitted to several Spanish hospitals. Comorbidi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Collazos J,de la Fuente B,de la Fuente J,García A,Gómez H,Menéndez C,Enríquez H,Sánchez P,Alonso M,López-Cruz I,Martín-Regidor M,Martínez-Alonso A,Guerra J,Artero A,Blanes M,Asensi V

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to limited therapeutic options, the spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) have become a major public health concern. We conducted a prospective, randomized, open-label comparison of the therapeutic efficacy of piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ), cefepime, and ertapenem in febrile nosocomial urin...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Seo YB,Lee J,Kim YK,Lee SS,Lee JA,Kim HY,Uh Y,Kim HS,Song W

更新日期：2017-06-07 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:Early insights into the timing of the start, peak, and intensity of the influenza season could be useful in planning influenza prevention and control activities. To encourage development and innovation in influenza forecasting, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) organized a challenge to pre...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Biggerstaff M,Alper D,Dredze M,Fox S,Fung IC,Hickmann KS,Lewis B,Rosenfeld R,Shaman J,Tsou MH,Velardi P,Vespignani A,Finelli L,Influenza Forecasting Contest Working Group.

更新日期：2016-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, prison inmates are a high-risk population for tuberculosis (TB), but the specific drivers of disease and impact of mass screening interventions are poorly understood. METHODS:We performed a prospective cohort study to characterize the incidence and risk factors for tuberculosis infection and disea...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Paião DS,Lemos EF,Carbone AD,Sgarbi RV,Junior AL,da Silva FM,Brandão LM,Dos Santos LS,Martins VS,Simionatto S,Motta-Castro AR,Pompílio MA,Urrego J,Ko AI,Andrews JR,Croda J

更新日期：2016-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged during 2009 and has spread worldwide. This virus can cause injuries to the lungs, liver, and heart. However, data regarding whether this influenza virus can affect pancreatic islets are limited. We investigated the effects of influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia on fasti...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wang W,Chen H,Li Q,Qiu B,Wang J,Sun X,Xiang Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2011-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchiolitis is considered one of the earliest and most common causes of hospitalisation in young children. Development of molecular technologies allowed a better understanding of bronchiolitis aetiology. Results from cohort studies evaluating the association between single, multiple viral infections and cl...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Janahi I,Abdulkayoum A,Almeshwesh F,Alkuwari M,Al Hammadi A,Alameri M

更新日期：2017-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was firstly reported in Wuhan, China, with cases now confirmed in more than 100 countries. However, COVID-19 pneumonia with spontaneous pneumothorax is unknown. CASE PRESENTATION:We reported a case of 66-year-old man infected with COVID-19, presenting wi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen X,Zhang G,Tang Y,Peng Z,Pan H

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study aims to investigate the potential mechanism of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus capitis (LRSC) isolates collected from our hospital. METHODS:The susceptibilities of 5 Staphylococcus capitis isolates displaying resistance towards linezolid were determined by E-test. Polymerase chain react...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhou W,Niu D,Cao X,Ning M,Zhang Z,Shen H,Zhang K

更新日期：2015-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study is to elucidate the disinfection effect of ozone producing low-pressure Hg vapor lamps against human pathogens. Ozone producing low-pressure Hg vapor lamps emit mainly 254 nm ultraviolet light C (UVC) with about 10% power of Vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) light at 185 nm. The combination of UVC and VUV ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Szeto W,Yam WC,Huang H,Leung DYC

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important pathogen that can cause severe illness in infants and young children. In this study, we assessed whether data on RSV collected by the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS) could be used to build an RSV surveillance system in Europe. METHODS:Influenza...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Meerhoff TJ,Fleming D,Smith A,Mosnier A,van Gageldonk-Lafeber AB,Paget WJ,EISS RSV Task Group.

更新日期：2006-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To ensure sustainable routine surveillance of mosquito vectors, simple, effective and ethically acceptable tools are required. As a part of that, we evaluated the efficiency of resting boxes baited with fresh and aging cattle urine for indoor and outdoor sampling of An. arabiensis in the lower Moshi rice irr...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mahande AM,Mwang'onde BJ,Msangi S,Kimaro E,Mnyone LL,Mazigo HD,Mahande MJ,Kweka EJ

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing antimalarial drug resistance is a significant hindrance to malaria control and elimination programs. For the last six decades, chloroquine (CQ) plus pyrimethamine remains the first-line treatment for P. vivax malaria. Regions where both P. falciparum and P. vivax co-exist, P. vivax is exposed ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kaur H,Sehgal R,Kumar A,Bharti PK,Bansal D,Mohapatra PK,Mahanta J,Sultan AA

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) results in severe disease and a higher mortality. It also leads to an increased period of infectivity in the community. The objective of this study was to determine the length of delays, and analyze the factors affecting the delay from onset of symptoms of...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yimer S,Bjune G,Alene G

更新日期：2005-12-12 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:Even though remarkable progress for diagnostics of pulmonary TB has been made, it is still a challenge to establish a definitive diagnosis for extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) in clinical practice. Among all the presentations of EPTB, cold abscesses are unusual and deceptive, which are often reported in the chest wa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Gao W,Zeng Y,Chen W

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV infection has been modifying both the epidemiology and outcome of parasitic infections. Hence, this study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among people with and without HIV infection and its association with diarrhea and CD4 T-cell count. METHODS:A cross-secti...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Assefa S,Erko B,Medhin G,Assefa Z,Shimelis T

更新日期：2009-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Device-associated health care-associated infections (DA-HAIs) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients constitute a major therapeutic issue complicating the regular hospitalisation process and having influence on patients' condition, length of hospitalisation, mortality and therapy cost. METHODS:The study invo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Duszynska W,Rosenthal VD,Szczesny A,Zajaczkowska K,Fulek M,Tomaszewski J

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cupriavidus gilardii is an aerobic, Gram-negative, glucose-nonfermenting rod that was first identified in 1999. Because of the difficulty in accurate species identification of C. gilardii, there are few case reports of infection caused by this organism. In previous reports, C. gilardii has been characterized...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kobayashi T,Nakamura I,Fujita H,Tsukimori A,Sato A,Fukushima S,Ohkusu K,Matsumoto T

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mobility of female sex workers (FSWs) is a factor in the geographic spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study describes FSW mobility patterns in a high risk area of China to identify factors associated with increased mobility, and to study t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wang H,Chen RY,Sharp GB,Brown K,Smith K,Ding G,Jin X,Xu J,Dong R,Wang N

更新日期：2010-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microscopic examination of peripheral blood smear produces reliable results both about the malaria infection status and level of parasitemia. However, test results are affected by skill of the laboratory personnel, workload, condition of microscopes and quality of laboratory supplies. Therefore, continuous m...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tegegne B,Ejigu K,Alemu G,Fetene Y,Endaylalu K,Melese M

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Provision of information plays a critical role in supporting patients to be engaged or empowered to be involved with infection prevention measures in hospitals. This explorative study evaluated the suitability, readability and accessibility of information on healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and infec...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Park J,Seale H

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retaining patients on antiretroviral treatment in care is critical to sustaining the 90:90:90 vision. Nigeria has made some progress in placing HIV-positive patients on treatment. In an effort to increase access to treatment, ART decentralization has been implemented in the country. This is aimed at strength...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Umeokonkwo CD,Onoka CA,Agu PA,Ossai EN,Balogun MS,Ogbonnaya LU

更新日期：2019-07-22 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:COVID-19 is novel infectious disease with an evolving understanding of its epidemiology and clinical manifestations. Severe cases developed life-threatening complications, such as respiratory failure, shock, and multiple organs dysfunction. Immunocompromised patients often present atypical presentations of v...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang JC,Yu XH,Ding XH,Ma HY,Cai XQ,Kang SC,Xiang DW

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00