Characteristics of invasive Acinetobacter species isolates recovered in a pediatric academic center.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency has been related to the risk of sepsis. However, previous studies showed inconsistent results regarding the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) and mortality risk in septic patients. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum 25 (OH) D at admission and mort...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li Y,Ding S

更新日期：2020-03-04 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:Consumption of unwashed, raw or unhygienically prepared fruits and vegetables act as potential source for the spread of various parasitic diseases. Moreover, the level of contamination and species of contaminant parasites vary from place to place because of variations in environmental and human factors. Ther...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Alemu G,Mama M,Misker D,Haftu D

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Typhoid fever is a systemic infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serotype typhi, which is acquired by ingestion of contaminated food and water. Each year the disease affects at least 16 million persons world-wide, most of whom reside in the developing countries of Southea...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Colomba C,Saporito L,Infurnari L,Tumminia S,Titone L

更新日期：2006-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amphotericin-induced phlebitis is a common infusion-related reaction in patients managed for cryptococcal meningitis. High-quality nursing care is critical component to successful cryptococcosis treatment. We highlight the magnitude and main approaches in the management of amphotericin-induced phlebitis and ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ahimbisibwe C,Kwizera R,Ndyetukira JF,Kugonza F,Sadiq A,Hullsiek KH,Williams DA,Rhein J,Boulware DR,Meya DB

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination led to a significant decrease in invasive bacterial infections in children. The aim of this study was to assess a potential shift to more non-type b invasive infections in a population with high Hib vaccination coverage and to compare the burden of suffering be...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kalies H,Siedler A,Gröndahl B,Grote V,Milde-Busch A,von Kries R

更新日期：2009-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vibrio spp. are aquatic bacteria that are ubiquitous in warm estuarine and marine environments, of which 12 species are currently known to cause infections in humans. So far, only five human infections with V. harveyi have been reported. CASE PRESENTATION:A 26-year old patient was transferred to our center ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Brehm TT,Berneking L,Rohde H,Chistner M,Schlickewei C,Sena Martins M,Schmiedel S

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore the clinical features and CT findings of clinically cured coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with viral RNA positive anal swab results after discharge. METHODS:Forty-two patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to Yongzhou Central Hospital, Hunan, China, between January 20, 2020, and Ma...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhou H,Zhu L,Leng Y,Wang D,Bai HX,Xiong Z,Shi L,Liao W

更新日期：2020-09-01 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:Rilpivirine is safe and effective in HIV-naïve patients with low baseline HIV-RNA or in switch strategy. It offers the advantages of few drug-drug interactions and a favourable toxicity profile. We aimed to determine the reasons for prescribing the rilpivirine (RPV)/tenofovir disoproxil (TDF)/emtricitabine (...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sculier D,Gayet-Ageron A,Battegay M,Cavassini M,Fehr J,Hirzel C,Schmid P,Bernasconi E,Calmy A,Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a frequent cause of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI). Patients with MRSA require different empiric treatment than those with non-MRSA infections, yet no accurate tools exist to aid in stratifying the risk for a MRSA cSSSI. We sought ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zilberberg MD,Chaudhari P,Nathanson BH,Campbell RS,Emons MF,Fiske S,Hays HD,Shorr AF

更新日期：2012-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of typhoid fever is confirmed by culture of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. typhi). However, a more rapid, simpler, and cheaper diagnostic method would be very useful especially in developing countries. The Widal test is widely used in Africa but little information exists about its relia...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ley B,Mtove G,Thriemer K,Amos B,von Seidlein L,Hendriksen I,Mwambuli A,Shoo A,Malahiyo R,Ame SM,Kim DR,Ochiai LR,Clemens JD,Reyburn H,Wilfing H,Magesa S,Deen JL

更新日期：2010-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few reports in the literature of invasive infection caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis in patients without immunosuppression or other predisposing factors. The choice of antimicrobial therapy for bacteremia caused by the pathogen requires more case experience to be determined. CASE PRESENTATION:T...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yang ML,Chen YH,Chen TC,Lin WR,Lin CY,Lu PL

更新日期：2006-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A previous study explored factors discriminating colonization and true infection among non-transplant, non-neutropenic patients with repeated Aspergillus spp. isolation from lower respiratory samples. The present study explored the evolution of patients with Aspergillus colonization in that study to determin...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Barberán J,García-Pérez FJ,Villena V,Fernández-Villar A,Malmierca E,Salas C,Giménez MJ,Granizo JJ,Aguilar L,working group on Infectious Diseases from the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine.

更新日期：2017-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen which can invade different mammalian cells and reach to the central nervous system (CNS), leading to meningoencephalitis and brain abscesses. In the diagnosis of L. monocytogenes meningoencephalitis (LMM), the traditi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lan ZW,Xiao MJ,Guan YL,Zhan YJ,Tang XQ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Collecting adequate information on key epidemiological indicators is a prerequisite to informing a public health response to reduce the impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Malaysia. Our goal was to overcome the acute data shortage typical of low/middle income countries using statistical modelling ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： McDonald SA,Mohamed R,Dahlui M,Naning H,Kamarulzaman A

更新日期：2014-11-07 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:Patients with HIV/AIDS on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) suffer from physical, psychological and spiritual problems. Despite international policy explicitly stating that a multidimensional approach such as palliative care should be delivered throughout the disease trajectory and alongside treatment, the effect...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lowther K,Simms V,Selman L,Sherr L,Gwyther L,Kariuki H,Ahmed A,Ali Z,Jenkins R,Higginson IJ,Harding R

更新日期：2012-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying immunogens that induce HIV-1-specific immune responses is a lengthy process that can benefit from computational methods, which predict T-cell epitopes for various HLA types. METHODS:We tested the performance of the NetMHCpan4.0 computational neural network in re-identifying 93 T-cell epitopes th...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bugembe DL,Ekii AO,Ndembi N,Serwanga J,Kaleebu P,Pala P

更新日期：2020-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the morbidity and mortality of invasive fungal disease (IFD) at a population level. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, trends and outcomes of IFD in all haematology-oncology patients by linking Victorian hospital data to state-based registries. METHODS:Episodes of IF...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Valentine JC,Morrissey CO,Tacey MA,Liew D,Patil S,Peleg AY,Ananda-Rajah MR

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with contact to healthcare-system in high-prevalence countries (HPC) and refugee patients in hospital settings (REF) have previously been identified to be at risk of carrying multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). Comparative studies addressing the epidemiology of MDRO in patients transferred from ho...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Reinheimer C,Kempf VA,Jozsa K,Wichelhaus TA,Hogardt M,O'Rourke F,Brandt C

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delay in the diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major challenge against achieving effective TB prevention and control. Though a number of studies with inconsistent findings were conducted in Ethiopia; unavailability of a nationwide study determining the median time of patient delays to TB diagnosis is ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Alene M,Assemie MA,Yismaw L,Gedif G,Ketema DB,Gietaneh W,Chekol TD

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a main cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in humans. Several studies have been performed to reveal the prevalence rate of C. difficile in cats and dogs. However, little is known about the epidemiology of C. difficile in healthy pets in China. This study aimed to ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wei Y,Sun M,Zhang Y,Gao J,Kong F,Liu D,Yu H,Du J,Tang R

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helminth infections can alter susceptibility to malaria. Studies need to determine whether or not deworming programs can impact on Plasmodium infections in preschool children. METHODS:A double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial was conducted to investigate the impact of anthelmintic treatment on Plas...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kirwan P,Jackson AL,Asaolu SO,Molloy SF,Abiona TC,Bruce MC,Ranford-Cartwright L,O' Neill SM,Holland CV

更新日期：2010-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large scale administration of the anthelminthic drug praziquantel (PZQ) to at-risk populations is the cornerstone of schistosomiasis control, although persisting high prevalence of infections in some areas and growing concerns of PZQ resistance have revealed the limitations of this strategy. Most studies ass...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hoekstra PT,Casacuberta Partal M,Amoah AS,van Lieshout L,Corstjens PLAM,Tsonaka S,Assaré RK,Silué KD,Meité A,N'Goran EK,N'Gbesso YK,Roestenberg M,Knopp S,Utzinger J,Coulibaly JT,van Dam GJ

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening for benign or malignant process of pelvis in young females is a challenge for a physician in a limited resource country. Tuberculosis should be always considered in the differential diagnosis of a pelvic mass in countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis. Negative results of analysis of periton...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Namani S,Qehaja-Buçaj E,Namani D

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies suggest HIV-1 inter-subtype differences in co-receptor usage. We examined the correlation between HIV-1 subtype and co-receptor usage among treatment-naïve HIV-1 subjects in Singapore. Additionally, we investigated whether the subtype co-receptor association was influenced by stage of infectio...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ng KY,Chew KK,Kaur P,Kwan JY,Khong WX,Lin L,Chua A,Tan MT,Quinn TC,Laeyendecker O,Leo YS,Ng OT

更新日期：2013-02-19 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:Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are alternative methods for microscopy in the diagnosis of malaria in resource limited settings. Among commercially available RDTs, CareStart™ Malaria test was found to show reliable results. This study evaluated the performance of CareStart™ Malaria Combo test kit in Northweste...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Feleke DG,Tarko S,Hadush H

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reusable surface disinfectant tissue dispensers are used in hospitals in many countries because they allow immediate access to pre-soaked tissues for targeted surface decontamination. On the other hand disinfectant solutions with some active ingredients may get contaminated and cause outbreaks. We determined...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kampf G,Degenhardt S,Lackner S,Jesse K,von Baum H,Ostermeyer C

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00