Interleukin-28B gene non-TT allele strongly predicts treatment failure for genotype 1 infected chronic hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis: a case control study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the aim of preparing a more effective, safe and economical vaccine for tuberculosis, inhalable live mycobacterium formulations were evaluated. METHODS:Alginate particles in the size range of 2-4 μm were prepared by encapsulating live Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and "Mycobacterium indicus pranii" (MIP...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nagpal PS,Kesarwani A,Sahu P,Upadhyay P

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bloodstream infections due to Candida species cause significant morbidity and mortality, and the epidemiology of Candida infection is changing. Surveillance for candidemia is necessary to detect trends in species distribution and antifungal resistance. METHODS:The medical and electronic records of all patie...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ma CF,Li FQ,Shi LN,Hu YA,Wang Y,Huang M,Kong QQ

更新日期：2013-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal bloodstream infection (BSI) is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Although most neonatal BSIs are primary bacteremia, some are associated with a focus of infection. This distinction is not well characterized. METHODS:All patients with neo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wu IH,Tsai MH,Lai MY,Hsu LF,Chiang MC,Lien R,Fu RH,Huang HR,Chu SM,Hsu JF

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) is a mild encephalopathy caused by various pathological processes, but encephalopathy due to bacteria is rare. CASE PRESENTATION:We report the case of a 45-year-old Japanese woman who on receiving chemotherapy for advanced ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kosami K,Kenzaka T,Sagara Y,Minami K,Matsumura M

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most common cause of implant failure is aseptic loosening (AL), followed by prosthetic joint infection (PJI). This study evaluates the incidence of PJI among patients operated with suspected AL and whether the diagnosis of PJI was predictive of subsequent implant failure including re-infection, at 2 year...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Fernandez-Sampedro M,Salas-Venero C,Fariñas-Álvarez C,Sumillera M,Pérez-Carro L,Fakkas-Fernandez M,Gómez-Román J,Martínez-Martínez L,Fariñas MC

更新日期：2015-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At the end of the 1970s, in Italy more than 2% of the general population was HBsAg carrier. In the late '70s and late '80s, two remarkable events might have impacted on HBV strains transmitted in North-East Italy: (a) the increased HBV incidence due to parenteral drugs between 1978 and 1982; (b) the preventi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bruni R,Villano U,Taffon S,Equestre M,Madonna E,Chionne P,Candido A,Dettori S,Pisani G,Rapicetta M,Bortolotti F,Ciccaglione AR

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are the most common healthcare-associated infections in childhood. Despite the international data available on healthcare-associated infections in selected groups of patients, there is a lack of large and good quality studies. The present survey is ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Venturini E,Montagnani C,Benni A,Becciani S,Biermann KP,De Masi S,Chiappini E,de Martino M,Galli L,CLABSI (central-line associated bloodstream infections) study group.

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This report discusses a case of unsuccessful treatment with recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) in off-label use. The need for international guidelines concerning the off-label use of rFVIIa is outlined as well as the need for methods to control the efficacy of rFVIIa objectively. CASE PRESENTATION:54 year old...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Conen A,Weisser M,Tsakiris DA,Siegemund M

更新日期：2007-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care which is attended by problems like, poor treatment outcomes, early development of opportunistic infections, increased healthcare costs, and mortality is a major problem in Ethiopia. Although evidences are available on the prevalence and associated factors of late presenta...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Belay GM,Endalamaw A,Ayele AD

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uganda has experienced seven Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks and four Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreaks between 2000 and 2019. We investigated the seroprevalence and risk factors for Marburg virus and ebolaviruses in gold mining communities around Kitaka gold mine in Western Uganda and compared them ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nyakarahuka L,Schafer IJ,Balinandi S,Mulei S,Tumusiime A,Kyondo J,Knust B,Lutwama J,Rollin P,Nichol S,Shoemaker T

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is endemic in over 100 countries and is an important public health problem worldwide. Dengue fever is not endemic in Taiwan; the importation of dengue viruses from neighboring countries via close commercial links and air travel is considered to be the cause of local outbreaks. Therefore, efforts towar...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pan CY,Liu WL,Su MP,Chang TP,Ho HP,Shu PY,Huang JJ,Lin LJ,Chen CH

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Procalcitonin (PCT) has become a commonly used serum inflammatory marker. Our aim was to describe the kinetics and usefulness of serial post-operative PCT measurements to detect bacterial infection in a cohort of children immediately after pediatric liver transplantation (pLT). METHODS:We performed a retros...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cousin VL,Lambert K,Trabelsi S,Galetto-Lacour A,Posfay-Barbe KM,Wildhaber BE,McLin VA

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lyme disease, a bacterial infection with the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, can cause early and late manifestations. The category of probable Lyme disease was recently added to the CDC surveillance case definition to describe patients with serologic evidence of exposure and physician-diagnosed d...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Aucott JN,Seifter A,Rebman AW

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) contained within envelope protein 2 (E2) gene is the most variable part of HCV genome and its translation product is a major target for the host immune response. Variability within HVR1 may facilitate evasion of the immune response and could affect treatment outcome. The aim of ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cortés KC,Zagordi O,Perlejewski K,Laskus T,Maroszek K,Bukowska-Ośko I,Pawełczyk A,Płoski R,Berak H,Horban A,Radkowski M

更新日期：2014-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although a dramatic decrease in AIDS progression has been observed after Highly Active Anti Retroviral Therapy (HAART) in both low- and high-resource settings, few data support that fact in low-resource settings.This study describes the incidence of AIDS-defining illnesses (ADI) after HAART initiation and an...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： De Beaudrap P,Etard JF,Diouf A,Ndiaye I,Ndèye GF,Sow PS,Ndèye KC,Ecochard R,Delaporte E,ANRS 1215 Study Group.

更新日期：2010-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Filamentous basidiomycetes are mainly considered to be respiratory tract colonizers but the clinical significance of their isolation in a specimen is debatable. Hormographiella aspergillata was first reported as a human pathogen in 1971. We discuss the role of this mold as a pathogen or colonizer and give an...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Moniot M,Lavergne RA,Morel T,Guieze R,Morio F,Poirier P,Nourrisson C

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is recognized as an important comorbidity for the development of tuberculosis (TB). With the increase of DM burden globally, concerns have been raised about the emerging co-epidemics of DM and TB, especially in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS:A facility-based, cross-sectiona...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hoa NB,Phuc PD,Hien NT,Hoa VQ,Thuong PH,Anh PT,Nhung NV

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium is rising globally with resultant clinical treatment failure. We investigated the prevalence of mutations in the macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance-determining regions of M. genitalium in Johannesburg, South Africa, and ascertained their association wit...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Muller EE,Mahlangu MP,Lewis DA,Kularatne RS

更新日期：2019-02-13 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:Dose-response assessment is one step in quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). Four infectious microbes capable of causing respiratory diseases important to public health, and for which dose-response functions have not been available are: Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough), group A Streptococcus (...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jones RM,Su YM

更新日期：2015-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is estimated that Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) ranks fifth among the seven countries most affected by TB in the WHO Western Pacific Region. However, because of late implementation of mycobacterial culture, no study on resistance to anti-TB drugs had been performed yet. The objective of this ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Iem V,Somphavong S,Buisson Y,Steenkeste N,Breysse F,Chomarat M,Sylavanh P,Nanthavong P,Rajoharison A,Berland JL,Paboriboune P

更新日期：2013-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systematic reviews suggest that the incidence of diagnosed tuberculosis is two- to- three times higher in those with diabetes mellitus than in those without. Few studies have previously reported the association between diabetes or hyperglycaemia and the prevalence of active tuberculosis and none in a populat...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bailey SL,Ayles H,Beyers N,Godfrey-Faussett P,Muyoyeta M,du Toit E,Yudkin JS,Floyd S

更新日期：2016-12-05 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:The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is proposed to be a zoonotic disease. Dromedary camels have been implicated due to reports that some confirmed cases were exposed to camels. Risk factors for MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in humans are incompletely understood. This study aimed to describe ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Aleanizy FS,Mohmed N,Alqahtani FY,El Hadi Mohamed RA

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a serious cause of morbidity among children in developed countries. The real impact of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) on pneumococcal pneumonia is difficult to assess accurately. METHODS:Children aged ≤16 years with clinical and radiological pneumonia we...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chappuy H,Keitel K,Gehri M,Tabin R,Robitaille L,Raymond F,Corbeil J,Maspoli V,Bouazza N,Alcoba G,Lacroix L,Manzano S,Galetto-Lacour A,Gervaix A

更新日期：2013-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been no reports regarding clinical features and molecular characteristics of childhood methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections in Taiwan. METHODS:We prospectively collected clinical S. aureus isolates from patients aged < 18 years in a university-affiliated hospital in 201...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen YJ,Chen PA,Chen CJ,Huang YC

更新日期：2019-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterial diarrhea worldwide, and increasing rates of fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance in C. jejuni are a major public health concern. The rapid detection and tracking of FQ resistance are critical needs in developing countries, as these antimicrobials are widely use...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Espinoza N,Rojas J,Pollett S,Meza R,Patiño L,Leiva M,Camiña M,Bernal M,Reynolds ND,Maves R,Tilley DH,Kasper M,Simons MP

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis deaths have decreased worldwide over the past decade. We sought to evaluate the effect of HIV status on tuberculosis mortality among patients undergoing treatment for tuberculosis in Lima, Peru, a low HIV prevalence setting. METHODS:We conducted a p...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Velásquez GE,Cegielski JP,Murray MB,Yagui MJ,Asencios LL,Bayona JN,Bonilla CA,Jave HO,Yale G,Suárez CZ,Sanchez E,Rojas C,Atwood SS,Contreras CC,Santa Cruz J,Shin SS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giardia duodenalis is a flagellate parasite which has been considered the most common protozoa infecting human worldwide. Molecular characterization of G. duodenalis isolates have revealed the existence of eight groups (Assemblage A to H) which differ in their host distribution. Assemblages A and B are found...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Anuar TS,Azreen SN,Salleh FM,Moktar N

更新日期：2014-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maintaining the quality of clinical specimens for tuberculosis (TB) testing is a major challenge in many high TB burden-limited resources countries. Sample referral systems in low and middle income countries are often weak and the maintenance of the cold-chain challenging and very costly for TB programs. The...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tagliani E,Alagna R,Tafaj S,Hafizi H,Cirillo DM

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00