Factors related to outcome of bloodstream infections due to Candida parapsilosis complex.

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:Mycoplasmas are present worldwide in a large number of animal hosts. Due to their small genome and parasitic lifestyle, Mycoplasma spp. require complex isolation media. Nevertheless, already over 100 different species have been identified and characterized and their number increases as more hosts are sampled...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Stakenborg T,Vicca J,Butaye P,Maes D,De Baere T,Verhelst R,Peeters J,de Kruif A,Haesebrouck F,Vaneechoutte M

更新日期：2005-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recognizing infection is crucial in immunocompromised patients with organ dysfunction. Our objective was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) in critically ill immunocompromised patients. METHODS:This prospective, observational study included patients with suspected sepsis. Patients were...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bele N,Darmon M,Coquet I,Feugeas JP,Legriel S,Adaoui N,Schlemmer B,Azoulay E

更新日期：2011-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk of pneumocystosis after discontinuation of primary or secondary prophylaxis among HIV-infected patients before CD4 counts increase to >==200 cells/microL (early discontinuation) after receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is rarely investigated. METHODS:Medical records of 660 HIV-infec...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cheng CY,Chen MY,Hsieh SM,Sheng WH,Sun HY,Lo YC,Liu WC,Hung CC

更新日期：2010-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The standard of care for HCV Hepatitis is the combination of interferon (IFN) plus Ribavirin. In HIV patients the use of this combination therapy may induce drug interactions, and reduces the adherence to HAART. The aim of this study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of a 48 weeks daily dose IFN schedule. ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bruno R,Sacchi P,Puoti M,Ciappina V,Zocchetti C,Brunetti E,Maffezzini E,Capelli A,Patruno SF,Malfitano A,Filice G

更新日期：2002-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has been recognized as one of the leading infectious diseases among children in China, which causes hundreds of annual deaths since 2008. In China, the reports of monthly HFMD cases usually have a delay of 1-2 months due to the time needed for collecting and processing cl...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhao Y,Xu Q,Chen Y,Tsui KL

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In critically ill patients the incidence of invasive fungal infections caused by Candida spp. has increased remarkably. Echinocandins are recommended as initial treatment for invasive fungal infections. The safety and efficacy of micafungin compared to caspofungin is similar, but no comparison is made betwee...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： van der Geest PJ,Hunfeld NG,Ladage SE,Groeneveld AB

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syndromic management of STIs has been advocated as simplified and cheap approach. Youth have been reported to be at increased risk of acquiring STIs which can facilitate HIV transmission. We have investigated the relationship between the syndromic management and specific aetiology diagnosis and its relations...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chalamilla G,Mbwana J,Mhalu F,Mmari E,Majigo M,Swai A,Urassa W,Sandstrom E

更新日期：2006-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A novel Ehrlichia, closely related to Ehrlichia ruminantium, was recently discovered from Panola Mountain State Park, GA, USA. We conducted a study to determine if this agent was recently introduced into the United States. METHODS:We developed a sensitive PCR assay based on the conserved gltA (citrate synth...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Loftis AD,Mixson TR,Stromdahl EY,Yabsley MJ,Garrison LE,Williamson PC,Fitak RR,Fuerst PA,Kelly DJ,Blount KW

更新日期：2008-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumococci normally reside in the nasopharynx, and when individuals are in close contact with each other such as in a community or a family setting, it is transmitted from carriers and sometimes results in pneumonia. CASE PRESENTATION:Case 1: The patient was a 55-year-old woman who visited the hospital com...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Goda K,Kenzaka T,Chang B,Akita H

更新日期：2018-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine (CYD-TDV) is licensed using a 0-, 6- and 12-month schedule in dengue-endemic areas. An effective shorter schedule may provide more rapid, optimal protection of targeted populations during vaccine campaigns in dengue-endemic countries. We compared immune response...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kirstein J,Douglas W,Thakur M,Boaz M,Papa T,Skipetrova A,Plennevaux E

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Male urethritis is primary sexually transmitted. Northern Territory (NT) has the highest rates of gonococcal infection in Australia and local guidelines recommend empiric treatment with azithromycin and ceftriaxone for all men presenting with urethritis. As gonococcal drug resistance is a growing concern, th...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen W,Connor S,Gunathilake M

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute hepatitis A is a fecal-oral transmitted disease related to inadequate sanitary conditions. In addition to its traditional classification, several outbreaks in the men who have sex with men (MSM) population have resulted in acute hepatitis A being recognized as a sexually transmitted disease. However, f...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen NY,Liu ZH,Shie SS,Chen TH,Wu TS

更新日期：2017-06-20 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:The triple burden of COVID-19, tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus is one of the major global health challenges of the twenty-first century. In high burden HIV/TB countries, the spread of COVID-19 among people living with HIV is a well-founded concern. A thorough understanding of HIV/TB and COVID-1...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tamuzi JL,Ayele BT,Shumba CS,Adetokunboh OO,Uwimana-Nicol J,Haile ZT,Inugu J,Nyasulu PS

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is infamous for its high case-fatality proportion (CFP) and the ease with which it spreads among contacts of the diseased. We describe the course of the EHF outbreak in Masindi, Uganda, in the year 2000, and report on response activities. METHODS:We analysed surveillance recor...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Borchert M,Mutyaba I,Van Kerkhove MD,Lutwama J,Luwaga H,Bisoborwa G,Turyagaruka J,Pirard P,Ndayimirije N,Roddy P,Van Der Stuyft P

更新日期：2011-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incomplete virologic suppression results in mutations associated with resistance and is a major obstacle to disease control. We analyzed the genotypic profiles of HIV-1 patients at the time of the first virologic failure and the response to a salvage regimen after 48 weeks. METHODS:This work was a cross-sec...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Oliveira MI,Romão de Souza Junior V,Fernanda de Lacerda Vidal C,Sérgio Ramos de Araújo P

更新日期：2018-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purposes of this study were to determine the incidence of central and peripheral venous catheter-related bacteraemias, the relationship between the suspected and final confirmed bacteraemia origins, and the differences in microbiological, epidemiological, clinical, and analytical characteristics between ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ruiz-Giardin JM,Ochoa Chamorro I,Velázquez Ríos L,Jaqueti Aroca J,García Arata MI,SanMartín López JV,Guerrero Santillán M

更新日期：2019-10-15 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:Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is responsible for significant mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are however few longitudinal studies on the changes in case fatality rate of IPD in recent years. We carried out a prospective observational study of patients with IPD in Nord Trøndelag county in Norwa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Askim Å,Mehl A,Paulsen J,DeWan AT,Vestrheim DF,Åsvold BO,Damås JK,Solligård E

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing concern in ICUs worldwide. Infection with an antibiotic resistant (ABR) strain of an organism is associated with greater mortality than infection with the non-resistant strain, but there are few data assessing whether being admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) wi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hanberger H,Antonelli M,Holmbom M,Lipman J,Pickkers P,Leone M,Rello J,Sakr Y,Walther SM,Vanhems P,Vincent JL,EPIC II Group of Investigators.

更新日期：2014-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Finland, the annual number of MRSA notifications to the National Infectious Disease Register (NIDR) has constantly increased since 1995, and molecular typing has revealed numerous outbreak isolates of MRSA. We analyzed the data on MRSA notifications of the NIDR, and MRSA isolates were identified mainly by...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kerttula AM,Lyytikäinen O,Kardén-Lilja M,Ibrahem S,Salmenlinna S,Virolainen A,Vuopio-Varkila J

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migrants are considered a key population at risk for sexually transmitted and blood-borne diseases in Europe. Prevalence data to support the design of infectious diseases screening protocols are scarce. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B and C, human immunodefiency virus (HIV) infection and s...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tiittala P,Ristola M,Liitsola K,Ollgren J,Koponen P,Surcel HM,Hiltunen-Back E,Davidkin I,Kivelä P

更新日期：2018-03-20 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:American trypanosomiasis is a major disease and public health issue, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The prevalence of T. cruzi has not been fully documented, and there are few reports of this issue in Nuevo Leon. The aim of this study was to update the seroprevalence rate of T. cruzi inf...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Molina-Garza ZJ,Rosales-Encina JL,Mercado-Hernández R,Molina-Garza DP,Gomez-Flores R,Galaviz-Silva L

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The emerging resistance to the extended-spectrum cephalosporins (ESCs) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae together with increasing incidence of gonorrhoea cases in many countries have been global public health concerns. However, in recent years the levels of ESC resistance have decreased in several regions worldwide. ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cole MJ,Spiteri G,Jacobsson S,Pitt R,Grigorjev V,Unemo M,Euro-GASP Network.

更新日期：2015-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In developing countries rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea and diarrhoeal deaths in children under 5. Vaccination could greatly alleviate that burden, but in Mexico as in most low- and middle-income countries the decision to add rotavirus vaccine to the national immunisation program will depe...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Valencia-Mendoza A,Bertozzi SM,Gutierrez JP,Itzler R

更新日期：2008-07-29 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:Although there is a large increase in investment for tuberculosis control in Myanmar, there are few operational analyses to inform policies. Only 34% of nationally reported cases are from women. In this study, we investigate sex differences in tuberculosis diagnoses in Myanmar in order to identify potential ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Khan MS,Khine TM,Hutchison C,Coker RJ,Hane KM,Innes AL,Aung S

更新日期：2016-03-03 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