MicroRNA expression profile in exosome discriminates extremely severe infections from mild infections for hand, foot and mouth disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen causing female genital tract infection throughout the world. Reinfection with the same serovar, as well as multiple infections with different serovars, occurs in humans. Using a murine model of female C. trachomatis genital trac...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lyons JM,Morré SA,Airo-Brown LP,Peña AS,Ito JI

更新日期：2005-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium falciparum malaria, is a major health problem in forested tribal belt of central India. Rapid and accurate methods are needed for the diagnosis of P. falciparum. We performed a blinded evaluation of the recently introduced Determine trade mark malaria pf test (Abbott, Laboratories, Japan) compared...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Singh N,Shukla M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to characterize the spread of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) in a tertiary level hospital using ongoing active surveillance with rectal swab cultures. Furthermore, this study analyzed the presence of CPKP in the clinical samples (CS) of a single patient as well...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Parisi SG,Bartolini A,Santacatterina E,Castellani E,Ghirardo R,Berto A,Franchin E,Menegotto N,De Canale E,Tommasini T,Rinaldi R,Basso M,Stefani S,Palù G

更新日期：2015-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China is known to be the plague endemic region where marmot (Marmota himalayana) is the primary host. Human plague cases are relatively low incidence but high mortality, which presents unique surveillance and public health challenges, because early detection through surveillance ma...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Qian Q,Zhao J,Fang L,Zhou H,Zhang W,Wei L,Yang H,Yin W,Cao W,Li Q

更新日期：2014-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eight genotypes of Hepatitis B virus designated A-H, have been known but in Pakistan, no such data is available on the prevalent HBV genotypes. Therefore, the subject study was conducted to determine HBV genotypes in the indigenous Pakistani population. METHODS:A total of 690 individuals were enrolled for H...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Alam MM,Zaidi SZ,Malik SA,Shaukat S,Naeem A,Sharif S,Angez M,Butt JA

更新日期：2007-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On 18 August 2015, Kyegegwa District reported eight deaths during a measles outbreak to the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH). We investigated this death cluster to verify the cause, identify risk factors, and inform public health interventions. METHODS:We defined a probable measles case as onset of fever and...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mafigiri R,Nsubuga F,Ario AR

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At the time of the influenza A(H1N1)pmd09 pandemic it was not known if concurrent or sequential administration of seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) with pandemic vaccine was preferred. METHODS:Immunogenicity and safety were assessed in 871 healthy subjects aged 19-40 years who were randomised into ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Langley JM,Frenette L,Chu L,McNeil S,Halperin S,Li P,Vaughn D

更新日期：2012-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many people have multiple infections at the same time, but the combined contribution of those infections to disease-related mortality is unknown. Registered causes of death offer a unique opportunity to study associations between multiple infections. METHODS:We analysed over 900,000 death certificates that ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Griffiths EC,Pedersen AB,Fenton A,Petchey OL

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates offers better opportunities to study links between tuberculosis (TB) cases and can highlight relevant issues in urban TB control in low-endemic countries. METHODS:A medium-sized molecular cluster of TB cases with identical DNA fingerprints was used f...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： de Vries G,van Hest RA,Burdo CC,van Soolingen D,Richardus JH

更新日期：2009-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis continues to be one of the leading causes of death worldwide and in the American region. Although multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a threat to TB control in Panama, few studies have focused in typing MDR-TB strains. The aim of our study was to characterize MDR Mycobacterium tube...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Rosas S,Bravo J,Gonzalez F,de Moreno N,Sanchez J,Gavilan RG,Goodridge A

更新日期：2013-09-23 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:Treatment of tuberculosis infection (TBI) in individuals at high risk for tuberculosis (TB) disease is a priority for TB elimination in the US. Newly arrived refugees in Middle Tennessee are screened for TBI, but factors associated with gaps in the TBI care cascade are not well characterized. METHODS:We ass...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Manful A,Waller L,Katz B,Cummins J,Warkentin J,Reagon B,Shaw-Kaikai J,Zhu Y,van der Heijden YF

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brucellosis is endemic in many areas in China. The current diagnosis of Brucellosis predominantly relies on the traditional bacterial culture and serum agglutination test. In this study, we aimed to explore the value of ELISA in the diagnosis of Brucellosis in Chinese population. METHODS:We recruited 235 pa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Xu N,Wang W,Chen F,Li W,Wang G

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improved treatment options of HIV have resulted in regular physical activities of many HIV-infected patients. However, data on effects of sports in HIV-patients are scarce. METHODS:21 HIV-infected persons were monitored prospectively while preparing for a marathon run. Multiple parameters with regard to imm...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Schlabe S,Vogel M,Boesecke C,Schwarze-Zander C,Rockstroh JK,Körner C,Brixius K,Wasmuth JC

更新日期：2017-08-08 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:Nonencapsulated and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a major cause of human respiratory tract infections. Some strains of NTHi can cause invasive diseases such as septicemia and meningitis, even if H. influenzae is not generally considered to be an intracellular pathogen. There have been very few...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sekiya Y,Eguchi M,Nakamura M,Ubukata K,Omura S,Matsui H

更新日期：2008-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The occurrence of antibiotic resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates is a serious public health problem in different corners of the globe. The objective of this study was to analyze the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of N. gonorrhoeae in Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of N...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tibebu M,Shibabaw A,Medhin G,Kassu A

更新日期：2013-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mayaro virus is endemic in South America and sporadic outbreaks have been described. It causes a dengue-like febrile illness accompanied by severe and long-lasting polyarthralgias. Outside endemic regions, however, the disease is not well known and can be misdiagnosed as dengue. International travellers are ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Theilacker C,Held J,Allering L,Emmerich P,Schmidt-Chanasit J,Kern WV,Panning M

更新日期：2013-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Australia is developing a chlamydia screening program. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of young women to the introduction of chlamydia screening in Australian General Practice. METHODS:In-depth face-to-face interviews with 24 young women from across Victoria, Australia, attending a randomly sele...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pavlin NL,Parker R,Fairley CK,Gunn JM,Hocking J

更新日期：2008-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To reach non-participants, reluctant to undergo clinician-based cervical cancer screening and vaginal self-sampling, urine collection for high-risk human papillomavirus detection (hrHPV) may be valuable. Using two hrHPV DNA assays, we evaluated the concordance of hrHPV positivity in urine samples in comparis...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tranberg M,Jensen JS,Bech BH,Andersen B

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB)-associated Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is an aberrant inflammatory response in TB patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus coinfection, after antiretroviral therapy commencement. CASE PRESENTATION:We present a rare case of a 51-year-old woman living wit...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Narendran G,Oliveira-de-Souza D,Vinhaes CL,Akrami K,Fukutani KF,Banu K,Chandrasekaran P,Ravichandran N,Sereti I,Swaminathan S,Andrade BB

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pertussis causes severe disease in young unvaccinated infants, with preterms potentially at highest risk. We studied pertussis in hospitalized infants as related to gestational age (GA) and vaccination history. METHODS:Medical record data of 0-2y old patients hospitalized for pertussis during 2005-2014 were...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： van der Maas NAT,Sanders EAM,Versteegh FGA,Baauw A,Westerhof A,de Melker HE

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Male partner HIV testing and counseling (HTC) is associated with enhanced uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), yet male HTC during pregnancy remains low. Identifying settings preferred by pregnant women and their male partners may improve male involvement in PMTCT. METHODS:Parti...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Osoti AO,John-Stewart G,Kiarie JN,Barbra R,Kinuthia J,Krakowiak D,Farquhar C

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anisakid nematodes (Anisakis spp. or Pseudoterranova spp.) usually infect gastric or intestinal walls, while they rarely infect in extra-gastrointestinal sites of human body. Generally, Anisakis spp. larvae are highly infected in fish intermediate hosts, whereas Pseudoterranova spp. larvae are very rarely in...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Murata Y,Ando K,Usui M,Sugiyama H,Hayashi A,Tanemura A,Kato H,Kuriyama N,Kishiwada M,Mizuno S,Sakurai H,Isaji S

更新日期：2018-12-04 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:Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive and life-threatening infection. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and mortality- associated factors in diabetic patients. METHODS:Detailed clinical information of 165 NF cases was retrospectively collected and analyzed in Nationa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cheng NC,Tai HC,Chang SC,Chang CH,Lai HS

更新日期：2015-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prompt diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) has paramount importance to reduce TB morbidity and mortality and to prevent the spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Few studies so far have assessed the diagnostic delay of TB and its risk factors in low-incidence countries. METHODS:We present a cross-sectiona...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Peri AM,Bernasconi DP,Galizzi N,Matteelli A,Codecasa L,Giorgio V,Di Biagio A,Franzetti F,Cingolani A,Gori A,Lapadula G

更新日期：2018-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV affects the central nervous system resulting in HIV associated neurocognitive impairment (NCI) in approximately 50% of people living with HIV. It typically affects memory, learning, working memory, fine motor skills, speed of information processing, verbal fluency and executive functioning cognitive doma...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nyamayaro P,Gouse H,Hakim J,Robbins RN,Chibanda D

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) plays a key role in the containment of tuberculosis. The relationship between the TNF -238G/A polymorphism and tuberculosis susceptibility remains inconclusive. A comprehensive meta-analysis was made to provide a more precise estimate of the relationship between them. MET...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang Z,Zhu H,Pu X,Meng S,Zhang F,Xun L,Liu Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2012-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug resistant tuberculosis is a major public health problem in Morocco and worldwide. Treatment outcome of drug resistant tuberculosis is poor and requires a long period of treatment with many toxic and expensive antituberculosis drugs. The aim of this study is to evaluate treatment outcomes of drug resista...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： El Hamdouni M,Bourkadi JE,Benamor J,Hassar M,Cherrah Y,Ahid S

更新日期：2019-04-11 00:00:00