Parental attitudes towards measles vaccination in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland: a latent class analysis.

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:The increasing antimalarial drug resistance is a significant hindrance to malaria control and elimination programs. For the last six decades, chloroquine (CQ) plus pyrimethamine remains the first-line treatment for P. vivax malaria. Regions where both P. falciparum and P. vivax co-exist, P. vivax is exposed ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kaur H,Sehgal R,Kumar A,Bharti PK,Bansal D,Mohapatra PK,Mahanta J,Sultan AA

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efficient and effective strategies for identifying cases of active tuberculosis (TB) in rural sub-Saharan Africa are lacking. Household contact tracing offers a potential approach to diagnose more TB cases, and to do so earlier in the disease course. METHODS:Adults newly diagnosed with active TB were recrui...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Little KM,Msandiwa R,Martinson N,Golub J,Chaisson R,Dowdy D

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various viruses are known to be associated with pneumonia. However, the impact of viral infections on adult pneumonia mortality remains unclear. This study aimed to clarify the effect of virus infection on pneumonia mortality among adults stratified by virus type and patient comorbidities. METHODS:This mult...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Katsurada N,Suzuki M,Aoshima M,Yaegashi M,Ishifuji T,Asoh N,Hamashige N,Abe M,Ariyoshi K,Morimoto K,Adult Pneumonia Study Group-Japan.

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asymptomatic screening for gonorrhoea in heterosexual men is currently not recommended in many countries including Australia, given the prevalence is relatively low in the heterosexual population. We aimed to determine the proportion of urethral gonorrhoea cases among heterosexual men attending a sexual heal...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Martín-Sánchez M,Ong JJ,Fairley CK,Chen MY,Williamson DA,Maddaford K,Aung ET,Carter G,Bradshaw CS,Chow EPF

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Molecular strain typing of tuberculosis isolates has led to increased understanding of the epidemiological characteristics of the disease and improvements in its control, diagnosis and treatment. However, molecular cluster investigations, which aim to detect previously unidentified cases, remain challenging....

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Smith CM,Hayward AC

更新日期：2016-04-12 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:Recent studies have shown that CD103 is an important marker for tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) which plays an important role in anti-infection. However, the role of CD103+ TRM was not elucidated in the progress of S. japonicum infection induced disease. METHODS:6-8 weeks old C57BL/6 mice were infected...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhao Y,Yang Q,Jin C,Feng Y,Xie S,Xie H,Qi Y,Qiu H,Chen H,Tao A,Mu J,Qin W,Huang J

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China faces a serious HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM), and a large proportion of new infections are attributed to their regular male sex partners (RP). The objective of this study was to investigate the association between intimate relationship characteristics and HIV-related behaviors amo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： He J,Xu HF,Cheng WB,Zhang SJ,Gu J,Hao YT,Hao C

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varicella is generally considered a mild disease. Disease burden is not well known and country-level estimation is challenging. As varicella disease is not notifiable, notification criteria and rates vary between countries. In general, existing surveillance systems do not capture cases that do not seek medic...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Riera-Montes M,Bollaerts K,Heininger U,Hens N,Gabutti G,Gil A,Nozad B,Mirinaviciute G,Flem E,Souverain A,Verstraeten T,Hartwig S

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A remote arctic region of Canada predominantly populated by Inuit with the country's highest incidence of tuberculosis. METHODS:The study was undertaken to describe the latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) cascade of care and identify factors associated with non-initiation and non-completion of LTBI treatme...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pease C,Zwerling A,Mallick R,Patterson M,Demaio P,Finn S,Allen J,Van Dyk D,Alvarez GG

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the prevalence of carriage of respiratory bacterial pathogens, and the risk factors for and serotype distribution of pneumococcal carriage in an Australian Aboriginal population. METHODS:Surveys of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae, non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae, and Mor...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mackenzie GA,Leach AJ,Carapetis JR,Fisher J,Morris PS

更新日期：2010-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relapse of tuberculosis (TB) may develop as the result of reactivation of the endogenous primary infection, or as a result of a exogenous reinfection. This survey evaluated the rate of reactivation versus recent transmission among Iranian and Afghan relapse cases. METHODS:The sputum specimens were digested,...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Farnia P,Masjedi MR,Varahram M,Mirsaeidi M,Ahmadi M,Khazampour M,Tabarsi P,Baghei P,Marjane M,Bahadori M,Zarifi AZ,Velayati AA

更新日期：2008-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preliminary results suggest that pertussis infection might be considered in infants during a seasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreak. METHODS:In order to analyze clinical features and laboratory findings in infants with pertussis hospitalized for acute respiratory symptoms during a seasonal RSV ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nicolai A,Nenna R,Stefanelli P,Carannante A,Schiavariello C,Pierangeli A,Scagnolari C,Moretti C,Papoff P,Bonci E,Ferrara M,Papasso S,Midulla F

更新日期：2013-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are over 250 foodborne diseases and are of growing public health concern worldwide. The distribution of these diseases varies from one locality to the other. Foodborne diseases come about as a result of ingestion of food contaminated with microorganisms or chemicals. The most common clinical presentati...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Osei-Tutu B,Anto F

更新日期：2016-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The inflammasome responses in Treponema pallidum infection have been poorly understood to date. This study aimed to investigate the expression of the nucleotide-binding leucine-rich receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in the development of tissue inflammation in rabbits infected with T. pallidum. METHOD...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lin LR,Xiao Y,Liu W,Chen YY,Zhu XZ,Gao ZX,Gao K,Tong ML,Zhang HL,Li SL,Lin HL,Li WD,Liang XM,Lin Y,Liu LL,Yang TC

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has risen dramatically in the U.S., particularly among children. Although Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization has been inversely associated with S. aureus colonization in unvaccinated children, this and other risk fact...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lee GM,Huang SS,Rifas-Shiman SL,Hinrichsen VL,Pelton SI,Kleinman K,Hanage WP,Lipsitch M,McAdam AJ,Finkelstein JA

更新日期：2009-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can progress to cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease in a substantial proportion of patients. The infection is frequently asymptomatic, leaving many infected individuals unaware of the diagnosis until complications occur. This advocates the screening of healthy indi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kileng H,Gutteberg T,Goll R,Paulssen EJ

更新日期：2019-02-26 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：:After publication of the original article [1], we were notified that two of the author names were incorrectly displayed in the pdf version of the paper, while one other name was incorrectly tagged in the XML version. ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Schröder A,Gerin A,Firth GB,Hoffmann KS,Grieve A,Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C

更新日期：2019-05-27 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:Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), a causative agent of enteric fever (typhoid fever), predominately affects populations in developing regions with poor access to clean food and water. In addition, travelers to these regions are at risk of exposure. METHODS:We report the epidemiological characte...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sorrell T,Selig DJ,Riddle MS,Porter CK

更新日期：2015-10-14 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:Dengue, a viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, is an important public health concern throughout Thailand. Climate variables are potential predictors of dengue transmission. Associations between climate variables and dengue have usually been performed on large-scale first-level national administrati...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Phanitchat T,Zhao B,Haque U,Pientong C,Ekalaksananan T,Aromseree S,Thaewnongiew K,Fustec B,Bangs MJ,Alexander N,Overgaard HJ

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The first step of designing any genome-based molecular diagnostic test is to find a specific target sequence. The modified genome comparison method is one of the easiest and most comprehensive ways to achieve this goal. In this study, we aimed to explain this method with the example of Mycobacterium tubercul...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Neshani A,Kamali Kakhki R,Sankian M,Zare H,Hooshyar Chichaklu A,Sayyadi M,Ghazvini K

更新日期：2018-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More detailed understanding of herpes zoster (HZ) is called for in the context of an increasing observed frequency of disease, and ongoing discussions regarding potential consequences of the disease. Thus, population-based data on incidence and complications of HZ are needed. METHODS:We conducted a register...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sundström K,Weibull CE,Söderberg-Löfdal K,Bergström T,Sparén P,Arnheim-Dahlström L

更新日期：2015-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore the clinical significance of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). METHODS:In this retrospective study, a total of 136 consecutive patients with confirmed COVID-19 were recruited. Demographic and clinical data were recorded. The serum ACE activ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhu Z,Cai T,Fan L,Lou K,Hua X,Huang Z,Gao G

更新日期：2020-11-25 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:Vitamin D enhances host protective immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis by suppressing Interferon-gamma (IFN-g) and reducing disease associated inflammation in the host. The objectives of this study were to determine whether vitamin D supplementation to patients with tuberculosis (TB) could influen...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Salahuddin N,Ali F,Hasan Z,Rao N,Aqeel M,Mahmood F

更新日期：2013-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contact lens-related infections are often associated with inadequate contact lens hygiene, and therefore, contact lens care products should be able to sufficiently minimise the amount of pathogens that are responsible for these infections. In 2001, the EN ISO 14729 was introduced to ensure adequate disinfect...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hildebrandt C,Wagner D,Kohlmann T,Kramer A

更新日期：2012-10-03 00:00:00