Significance of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 elevation in patients admitted to the intensive care unit with sepsis.

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:To determine the association of human papillomavirus infection (HPV) and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). METHODS:Using polymerase chain reaction, fifty-nine bladder tissue specimens of patients with transitional cell carcinoma of bladder compared with 20 bladder samples of cases with non-neoplastic disor...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Barghi MR,Hajimohammadmehdiarbab A,Moghaddam SM,Kazemi B

更新日期：2005-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In current epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB), heterogeneity in infectiousness among TB patients is a challenge, which is not well studied. We aimed to quantify this heterogeneity and the presence of "super-spreading" events that can assist in designing optimal public health interventions. METHODS:TB epidemi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Melsew YA,Gambhir M,Cheng AC,McBryde ES,Denholm JT,Tay EL,Trauer JM

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-based surveillance for pneumococcal meningitis has been conducted since January 1996 in the city of Salvador, Brazil. The purpose of this study was to describe the temporal evolution of Penicillin Non-Susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (PNSSP) in regards to serotype distributions and clonal divers...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： dos Santos MS,Azevedo J,Menezes AP,Cordeiro SM,Escobar EC,Lima JB,Campos LC,Carvalho Mda G,Reis MG,Ko AI,Reis JN

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute inflammatory reactions are a frequently occurring, tissue destructing phenomenon in infectious- as well as autoimmune diseases, providing clinical challenges for early diagnosis. In leprosy, an infectious disease initiated by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae), these reactions represent the major cause o...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Khadge S,Banu S,Bobosha K,van der Ploeg-van Schip JJ,Goulart IM,Thapa P,Kunwar CB,van Meijgaarden KE,van den Eeden SJ,Wilson L,Kabir S,Dey H,Goulart LR,Lobato J,Carvalho W,Bekele Y,Franken KL,Aseffa A,Spencer JS,Osk

更新日期：2015-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue cases have been classified according to disease severity into dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Although DF is considered a non-severe manifestation of dengue, it has been recently demonstrated that DF represents a heterogeneous group of patients with varied clinical complications ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Orsi FA,Angerami RN,Mazetto BM,Quaino SK,Santiago-Bassora F,Castro V,de Paula EV,Annichino-Bizzacchi JM

更新日期：2013-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV-3) is known to cause cold-like symptoms, diarrhea, or severe infections such as sepsis in infants and children. In adults, HPeV-3 infection is rarely diagnosed because the symptoms are generally mild and self-limiting; however, this infection has been linked to epidemic myalgi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nakamura K,Saito K,Hara Y,Aoyagi T,Kitakawa K,Abe Y,Takemura H,Ikeda F,Kaku M,Kanemitsu K

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candida parapsilosis was the most common species causing candidemia in the 2010 China Hospital Invasive Fungal Surveillance Net (CHIF-NET) database. Compared to Candida albicans, the description of azole resistance and mechanisms in C. parapsilosis is very limited. We report a patient with C. parapsilosis ca...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang L,Xiao M,Watts MR,Wang H,Fan X,Kong F,Xu YC

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varicella zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis is an infectious inflammatory disease of brain that can cause irreversible mental damage without timely treatment. In fact, many viruses can cause encephalitis, and the viral loads in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the early stage of the disease are usually too low to ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Song YX,Li Y,Jiang YM,Liu T

更新日期：2019-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria to lung cells is a first step in the progression from asymptomatic carriage to pneumonia. Adherence abilities vary widely among S. pneumoniae patient isolates. In this study, the binding properties of S. pneumoniae isolates and the effects of binding on activati...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Robson RL,Reed NA,Horvat RT

更新日期：2006-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rise in antibiotic resistance is a global public health concern, and antibiotic overuse needs to be reduced. Earlier studies of out-of-hours care have indicated that antibiotic prescribing is less appropriate than that of in-hours care. However, no study has compared the out-of-hours treatment of infecti...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cronberg O,Tyrstrup M,Ekblom K,Hedin K

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:War-wounded civilians in Middle East countries are at risk of post-traumatic osteomyelitis (PTO). We aimed to describe and compare the bacterial etiology and proportion of first-line antibiotics resistant bacteria (FLAR) among PTO cases in civilians from Syria, Iraq and Yemen admitted to the reconstructive s...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Fily F,Ronat JB,Malou N,Kanapathipillai R,Seguin C,Hussein N,Fakhri RM,Langendorf C

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with a high mortality. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics, predictors and outcome of patients with ARDS caused by miliary TB. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted among ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Deng W,Yu M,Ma H,Hu LA,Chen G,Wang Y,Deng J,Li C,Tong J,Wang DX

更新日期：2012-05-20 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:There is an established correlation between maternal education and reduction in childhood mortality. One proposed link is that an increase in maternal education will lead to an increase in health care access and vaccine uptake. Vaccinations are a central preventative child health tool, therefore demonstratin...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Forshaw J,Gerver SM,Gill M,Cooper E,Manikam L,Ward H

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:After publication of the original article [1], we were notified that an author's name has been incorrectly spelled. Jeff Kwong's full name is Jeffery C. Kwong. ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cooper CL,Galanakis C,Donelle J,Kwong JC,Boyd R,Boucher L,Kendall CE

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death from infectious diseases worldwide. Sputum smear microscopy remains the most widely available pulmonary TB diagnostic tool particularly in resource limited settings. A highly sensitive diagnostic with minimal infrast...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Gelaw B,Shiferaw Y,Alemayehu M,Bashaw AA

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A cost effective and efficient diagnostic tool for COVID-19 as near to the point of care (PoC) as possible would be a game changer in the current pandemic. We tested reverse transcription loop mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP), a method which can produce results in under 30 min, alongside standard ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Österdahl MF,Lee KA,Lochlainn MN,Wilson S,Douthwaite S,Horsfall R,Sheedy A,Goldenberg SD,Stanley CJ,Spector TD,Steves CJ

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Azithromycin has been widely used for Mycoplasma genitalium treatment internationally. However, the eradication efficacy has substantially declined recent decade. In Russia, josamycin (another macrolide) is the recommended first-line treatment for M. genitalium infections, however, no data regarding treatmen...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Guschin A,Ryzhikh P,Rumyantseva T,Gomberg M,Unemo M

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine is recommended for use in HIV-infected adults in Brazil but there is uncertainty about its effectiveness in this patient population. The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine against invasive pneum...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Veras MA,Enanoria WT,Castilho EA,Reingold AL

更新日期：2007-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of life-threatening and invasive infections with encapsulated bacteria is increased in patients with hyposplenia or asplenia. We report a case of recurrent invasive pneumococcal meningitis in a woman with previous unknown hyposplenia. She was vaccinated after the first episode of meningitis and deve...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ballegaard VC,Schejbel L,Hoffmann S,Kantsø B,Fischer CP

更新日期：2015-04-02 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:As most data on hepatitis in resource-poor countries relate to urban communities, surveys in the rural environment are necessary to determine the 'true' prevalence of these viral infections. We undertook a survey to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in an apparently healthy rural ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Komas NP,Vickos U,Hübschen JM,Béré A,Manirakiza A,Muller CP,Le Faou A

更新日期：2013-06-24 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:Active tuberculosis (TB) is common among HIV-infected persons living in tuberculosis endemic countries, and screening for tuberculosis (TB) is recommended routinely. We sought to determine the role of chest x-ray and sputum culture in the decision to treat for presumptive TB using active case finding in a la...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bakari M,Arbeit RD,Mtei L,Lyimo J,Waddell R,Matee M,Cole BF,Tvaroha S,Horsburgh CR,Soini H,Pallangyo K,von Reyn CF

更新日期：2008-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium falciparum malaria, is a major health problem in forested tribal belt of central India. Rapid and accurate methods are needed for the diagnosis of P. falciparum. We performed a blinded evaluation of the recently introduced Determine trade mark malaria pf test (Abbott, Laboratories, Japan) compared...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Singh N,Shukla M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data regarding HIV-seronegative pediatric patients with cryptococcal meningitis (CM) have been very limited. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed non-HIV-infected in patients with CM from January 2002 through December 2013 in Beijing Children's Hospital. Records of the all patients were obtained and compared...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Guo LY,Liu LL,Liu Y,Chen TM,Li SY,Yang YH,Liu G

更新日期：2016-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At the time of the influenza A(H1N1)pmd09 pandemic it was not known if concurrent or sequential administration of seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) with pandemic vaccine was preferred. METHODS:Immunogenicity and safety were assessed in 871 healthy subjects aged 19-40 years who were randomised into ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Langley JM,Frenette L,Chu L,McNeil S,Halperin S,Li P,Vaughn D

更新日期：2012-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiretroviral therapy markedly reduced mortality in HIV-infected individuals. However, in the previous studies, up to 50% of patients are compelled to modify their regimen in middle and low-income countries where salvage drug is still limited. This cohort study aimed to investigate the incidence and predict...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tsuchiya N,Pathipvanich P,Wichukchinda N,Rojanawiwat A,Auwanit W,Ariyoshi K,Sawanpanyalert P

更新日期：2014-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing occurrence of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria arises at a time when there is a lack of antibiotics active against these pathogens and few new antimicrobials are in the pipelines of the pharmaceutical industry. Treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused especially by MDR Gram-...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Garnacho-Montero J,Corcia-Palomo Y,Amaya-Villar R,Martin-Villen L

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00