Validation of sputum Gram stain for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and healthcare-associated pneumonia: a prospective observational study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the effectiveness of targeted antimicrobial prophylaxis in transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy (TRUSP). METHODS:A prospective, non-randomized cohort study was conducted. Rectal swab cultures plated on non-selective blood agar and on selective MacConkey agar supplemented with ciproflox...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zembower TR,Maxwell KM,Nadler RB,Cashy J,Scheetz MH,Qi C,Schaeffer AJ

更新日期：2017-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varicella is normally a self-limited childhood disease caused by varicella-zoster virus infection. However, it sometimes causes severe diseases, especially in immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of severe varicella in a young woman. CASE PRESENTATION:A 19-year-old woman presented to the emergenc...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang W,Ruan QL,Yan F,Hu YK

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The herpes zoster burden of disease in Sweden is not well investigated. There is no Swedish immunization program to prevent varicella zoster virus infections. A vaccine against herpes zoster and its complications is now available. The aim of this study was to estimate the herpes zoster burden of disease and ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Studahl M,Petzold M,Cassel T

更新日期：2013-12-12 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:The staphylococci are implicated in a variety of human infections; however, many clinical microbiology laboratories in Nigeria do not identify staphylococci (in particular coagulase negative staphylococci - CNS) to the species level. Moreover, data from multi-centre assessment on antibiotic resistance and ep...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Shittu A,Oyedara O,Abegunrin F,Okon K,Raji A,Taiwo S,Ogunsola F,Onyedibe K,Elisha G

更新日期：2012-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization recommends TB infection control (TBIC) in health care facilities. In 2008, the Ministry of Health Uganda initiated efforts to implement TBIC by training of health care workers (HCWs). This study was carried out to assess knowledge and attitudes towards TBIC among HCWs. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Buregyeya E,Kasasa S,Mitchell EM

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal sepsis is one of the major causes of death during the first month of life and early empirical treatment with injectable antibiotics is a life-saving intervention. Adherence to World Health Organisation guidelines on first line antibiotics is crucial to mitigate the risks of increased antimicrobial r...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ekman B,Paudel P,Basnet O,Kc A,Wrammert J

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate influenza activity forecasting helps public health officials prepare and allocate resources for unusual influenza activity. Traditional flu surveillance systems, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) influenza-like illnesses reports, lag behind real-time by one to 2 weeks, w...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yang S,Santillana M,Brownstein JS,Gray J,Richardson S,Kou SC

更新日期：2017-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology and resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from long-term care facilities (LTCF) residents and to analyze the potential risk factors for MRSA occurrence, defined as MRSA colonization and/or infection. METHODS:Point ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Romaniszyn D,Pobiega M,Wójkowska-Mach J,Chmielarczyk A,Gryglewska B,Adamski P,Heczko PB,Ochońska D,Bulanda M

更新日期：2014-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soft tissue or skin infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been reported frequently and are mostly associated with trauma or cosmetic interventions like plastic surgery. However, infection with NTM as a result of a dental procedure have rarely been described and the lack of clinical suspici...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pérez-Alfonzo R,Poleo Brito LE,Vergara MS,Ruiz Damasco A,Meneses Rodríguez PL,Kannee Quintero CE,Carrera Martinez C,Rivera-Oliver IA,Da Mata Jardin OJ,Rodríguez-Castillo BA,de Waard JH

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the prevalence of enteric infections in Aboriginal children aged 0-2 years using conventional and molecular diagnostic techniques and to explore associations between the presence of pathogens and child growth. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis of Aboriginal children (n = 62) residing in a remote...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hanieh S,Mahanty S,Gurruwiwi G,Kearns T,Dhurrkay R,Gondarra V,Shield J,Ryan N,Azzato F,Ballard SA,Orlando N,Nicholson S,Gibney K,Brimblecombe J,Page W,Harrison LC,Biggs BA,Child Health and Nutrition Study team.

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erysipelas is a common infection that often recurs, but the impact of specific risk factors for reoccurrence remains elusive. In the present study we aimed at clarifying predisposing conditions for reoccurrence. METHODS:Medical records were reviewed from all patients ≥18 years of age diagnosed with erysipel...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Inghammar M,Rasmussen M,Linder A

更新日期：2014-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schizophyllum commune, a basidiomycetous fungus, is a common invader of rotten wood. This fungus rarely causes mycotic disease in humans, especially cutaneous infection. In this paper, we describe the first case of cutaneous granuloma caused by S. commune in a Chinese woman. CASE PRESENTATION:A 25-year-old ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tian L,Mu Y,Zhang H,Su X,Yang C,Shu X,Qing D

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With ageing of the HIV-infected population, long-term exposure to treatment, varying adherence, emerging resistance and complications to therapies, effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) needs to be monitored continuously at the population level. The German HIV-1 Seroconverter Cohort i...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Altmann M,An der Heiden M,Scheufele R,Hartmann K,Houareau C,Bartmeyer B,Hamouda O,German HIV-1 Seroconverter Cohort.

更新日期：2012-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study of the endotoxin tolerance phenomenon in light of the recently defined roles of mast cells and toll-like receptors as essential components of the innate immune response and as orchestrators of acquired immunity may reveal potentially useful mechanisms of immunomodulation of infectious and allergic ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Saturnino SF,Prado RO,Cunha-Melo JR,Andrade MV

更新日期：2010-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regardless of chronic treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART), the switching rate for ART regarding anchor drugs has not been articulated in real-world clinical-settings in Japan. We assessed switch rates and time-to-switch of ART regimens according to anchor drug classes (integrase strand transfer inhib...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ruzicka DJ,Kuroishi N,Oshima N,Sakuma R,Naito T

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pertussis is a reported vaccine-preventable respiratory disease in China. Because the routine laboratory methods for diagnosis are not in use, the reported cases are mainly in infants with classical paroxysmal cough and the true incidence related to pertussis is most likely under estimated. In China, however...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang Q,Zheng H,Liu M,Han K,Shu J,Wu C,Xu N,He Q,Luo H

更新日期：2012-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In accordance with international guidance for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, the Tanzanian Ministry of Health recommends isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) for children aged 12 months and older who are living with HIV. Concerns about tolerability, adherence, and potential mistreatment of undiagnosed TB with m...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hunter OF,Kyesi F,Ahluwalia AK,Daffé ZN,Munseri P,von Reyn CF,Adams LV

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mucormycosis is a rare but devastating fungal infection primarily affecting immunocompromised patients such as those with hematological malignancy, bone marrow and solid organ transplantation, and patients with diabetes, and, even more rarely, immunocompetent patients. The objective of this study was to asse...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kontoyiannis DP,Yang H,Song J,Kelkar SS,Yang X,Azie N,Harrington R,Fan A,Lee E,Spalding JR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A vaccine matched to a newly emerged pandemic influenza virus would require a production time of at least 6 months with current proven techniques, and so could only be used reactively after the peak of the pandemic. A pre-pandemic vaccine, although probably having lower efficacy, could be produced and used p...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Halder N,Kelso JK,Milne GJ

更新日期：2014-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Lao PDR, the epidemiology of varicella infection is uncertain, since it is not a notifiable disease and VZV outbreaks are rarely reported as fever/rash (F/R) diseases. METHODS:We estimated the seroprevalence of VZV (IgG ELISA) in different age cohorts (9 months to 46 years; N = 3139) and investigated VZV...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nouanthong P,Hübschen JM,Billamay S,Mongkhoune S,Vilivong K,Khounvisith V,Sinner R,Grandadam M,Phonekeo D,Black AP,Muller CP

更新日期：2019-05-08 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:Early infant diagnosis of HIV infection is challenging in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in rural areas, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. Use of a point-of-care test would overcome many challenges. This study evaluated the validity of a novel point-of-care p24 antigen detection test (LYNX) in ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sutcliffe CG,Mutanga J,Moyo N,Agarwal AK,Schue JL,Hamahuwa M,Palamountain KM,Fisher MJ,Elghanian R,Thuma PE,Moss WJ

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by brucella. It has been an increasing trend in recent years (Wang H, Xu WM, Zhu KJ, Zhu SJ, Zhang HF, Wang J, Yang Y, Shao FY, Jiang NM, Tao ZY, Jin HY, Tang Y, Huo LL, Dong F, Li ZJ, Ding H, Liu ZG, Emerg Microbes Infect 9:889-99, 2020). Brucellosis is capable to in...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Geng L,Feng Y,Li D,Nan N,Ma K,Tang X,Li X

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemic of encephalitis lethargica (EL), called classical EL, was rampant throughout the world during 1917-1926, affecting half a million persons. The acute phase was lethal for many victims. Post-encephalitic parkinsonism (PEP) affected patients for decades. Our purpose was to investigate the cause of ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Dourmashkin RR,Dunn G,Castano V,McCall SA

更新日期：2012-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endemic presence of Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to carbapenem in Italy has been due principally to the clonal expansion of CC258 isolates; however, recent studies suggest an ongoing epidemiological change in this geographical area. METHODS:50 K. pneumoniae strains, 25 carbapenem-resistant (CR-Kp) and 25...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Fasciana T,Gentile B,Aquilina M,Ciammaruconi A,Mascarella C,Anselmo A,Fortunato A,Fillo S,Petralito G,Lista F,Giammanco A

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Under-reporting of tuberculosis (TB) cases complicates disease control, hinders contact tracing and alters the accuracy of epidemiological data, including disease burden. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the proportion of unreported TB cases in Spanish healthcare facilities and to identify t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Morales-García C,Rodrigo T,García-Clemente MM,Muñoz A,Bermúdez P,Casas F,Somoza M,Milá C,Penas A,Hidalgo C,Casals M,Caylá JA,Working Group on Under-reporting of Tuberculosis in Spain.

更新日期：2015-07-29 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our aim was to determine the efficacy of a trivalent inactivated split virus influenza vaccine (TIV) against culture-confirmed influenza A and/or B in adults 18 to 64 years of age during the 2005/2006 season in the Czech Republic. METHODS:6203 subjects were randomized to receive TIV (N = 4137) or placebo (N...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Beran J,Wertzova V,Honegr K,Kaliskova E,Havlickova M,Havlik J,Jirincova H,Van Belle P,Jain V,Innis B,Devaster JM

更新日期：2009-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pnc), nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and Moraxella catarrhalis (Mcat) are the most important bacterial pathogens associated with otitis media (OM). Previous studies have suggested that early upper respiratory tract (URT) bacterial carriage may increase risk of subsequent ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sun W,Jacoby P,Riley TV,Bowman J,Leach AJ,Coates H,Weeks S,Cripps A,Lehmann D,Kalgoorlie Otitis Media Research Project Team.

更新日期：2012-12-21 00:00:00