Intimate relationship characteristics as determinants of HIV risk among men who have sex with regular male sex partners: a cross-sectional study in Guangzhou, China.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) causes considerable morbidity and mortality in children. Despite this, its epidemiology and risk factors are poorly understood, with minimal paediatric clinical trial data available to guide clinicians in management. We conducted a pilot study to characterise SAB and v...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Munro APS,Blyth CC,Campbell AJ,Bowen AC

更新日期：2018-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlamydia trachomatis is a pathogen of worldwide importance, causing more than 100 million cases of sexually transmitted infections annually. Whole-genome sequencing is a powerful high resolution tool that can be used to generate accurate data on bacterial population structure, phylogeography and mutations a...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Christiansen MT,Brown AC,Kundu S,Tutill HJ,Williams R,Brown JR,Holdstock J,Holland MJ,Stevenson S,Dave J,Tong CY,Einer-Jensen K,Depledge DP,Breuer J

更新日期：2014-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low absolute humidity (AH) has been associated with increased influenza virus survival and transmissibility and the onset of seasonal influenza outbreaks. Humidification of indoor environments may mitigate viral transmission and may be an important control strategy, particularly in schools where viral transm...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Koep TH,Enders FT,Pierret C,Ekker SC,Krageschmidt D,Neff KL,Lipsitch M,Shaman J,Huskins WC

更新日期：2013-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pertussis is a reported vaccine-preventable respiratory disease in China. Because the routine laboratory methods for diagnosis are not in use, the reported cases are mainly in infants with classical paroxysmal cough and the true incidence related to pertussis is most likely under estimated. In China, however...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang Q,Zheng H,Liu M,Han K,Shu J,Wu C,Xu N,He Q,Luo H

更新日期：2012-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimates of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence in a population prior to and after HPV vaccine introduction are essential to evaluate the short-term impact of vaccination. METHODS:Between 2010 and 2012 we conducted a population-based cross-sectional study in Germany to determine HPV prevalence, genotype ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Deleré Y,Remschmidt C,Leuschner J,Schuster M,Fesenfeld M,Schneider A,Wichmann O,Kaufmann AM

更新日期：2014-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemokines have been reported to play an important role in granulomatous inflammation during Schistosoma mansoni infection. However there is less information on their role in Schistosoma haematobium infection, or on the effect of concurrent HIV-1 infection, as a potential modifying influence. METHODS:To det...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zinyama-Gutsire R,Gomo E,Kallestrup P,Erikstrup C,Ullum H,Butterworth AE,Munyati S,Mduluza T

更新日期：2009-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates offers better opportunities to study links between tuberculosis (TB) cases and can highlight relevant issues in urban TB control in low-endemic countries. METHODS:A medium-sized molecular cluster of TB cases with identical DNA fingerprints was used f...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： de Vries G,van Hest RA,Burdo CC,van Soolingen D,Richardus JH

更新日期：2009-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) strains has been a big challenge to the TB control and prevention in China. Knowledge about patterns of drug resistance in TB high-burden areas of China is crucial to develop appropriate control strategies. W...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li D,Wang JL,Ji BY,Cui JY,Pan XL,Fan CL,Shao CX,Zhao LN,Ma YP,Zhang LZ,Zhang CL,Dong CB,Hattori T,Ling H

更新日期：2016-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjustment of immunosuppression is the main therapy for BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) after kidney transplantation (KT). Studies of BKPyV-specific T cell immune response are scarce. Here, we investigated BKPyV-specific T cell immunity in KT recipients diagnosed with BKPyVAN. METHO...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bruminhent J,Srisala S,Klinmalai C,Pinsai S,Watcharananan SP,Kantachuvesiri S,Hongeng S,Apiwattanakul N

更新日期：2019-11-19 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: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: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:The incidence of tuberculous pericarditis has increased in Africa as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. However, the effect of HIV co-infection on clinical features and prognosis in tuberculous pericarditis is not well characterised. We have used baseline data of the Investigation o...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mayosi BM,Wiysonge CS,Ntsekhe M,Volmink JA,Gumedze F,Maartens G,Aje A,Thomas BM,Thomas KM,Awotedu AA,Thembela B,Mntla P,Maritz F,Blackett KN,Nkouonlack DC,Burch VC,Rebe K,Parish A,Sliwa K,Vezi BZ,Alam N,Brown BG

更新日期：2006-01-06 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:Interferon alpha (IFNα) therapy has been widely used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) for decades. Nucleos(t)ide analogues are also increasingly used to treat CHB recently. More and more studies are being carried out concerning the clearance or seroconversion of HBsAg, which is recognized as an ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li WC,Wang MR,Kong LB,Ren WG,Zhang YG,Nan YM

更新日期：2011-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A nationwide investigation on the carriage proportion of H. influenzae among healthy populations is lacking in China. The purpose of the study was to review the prevalence of pharyngeal carriage of H. influenzae among healthy populations in China, and explore its influencing factors. The serotypes distributi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yang P,Zhang J,Peng A

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluating the completeness of tuberculosis (TB) notification data is important for monitoring of TB surveillance systems. We conducted an inventory study to calculate TB underreporting in Germany in 2013-2017. METHODS:Acquisition of two pseudonymized case-based data sources (national TB notification data a...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Domaszewska T,Karo B,Preuss U,Kollan C,Reuss A,Blank HP,Brodhun B,Hauer B,Altmann D,Fiebig L,Haas W,Perumal N

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to AmpC producing Enterobacteriaceae (AE) in a large centralized Canadian region over a 9-year period. METHODS:An active surveillance cohort design in Calgary, Canada. RESULTS:A...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chaubey VP,Pitout JD,Dalton B,Gregson DB,Ross T,Laupland KB

更新日期：2014-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monofocal necrotizing fasciitis (MONF) involves a single site in a rapidly progressing infection and necrosis of the fascia and surrounding soft tissue. Synchronous multifocal necrotizing fasciitis (SMNF), the simultaneous development of NF in multiple noncontiguous sites, is rarely reported. This study aime...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lee CY,Huang TW,Wu MH,Huang TJ,Li YR,Huang EJ,Tsai YH

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several symptoms are classically thought to be suggestive of pertussis in children, but the diagnostic value of these symptoms in adolescent and adult patients is unclear. We evaluated the accuracy of the clinical findings for the early presumptive diagnosis of pertussis in adolescent and adult patients. Fur...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Miyashita N,Akaike H,Teranishi H,Kawai Y,Ouchi K,Kato T,Hayashi T,Okimoto N

更新日期：2013-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children in developing country suffer the highest burden of pneumonia. However, few studies have evaluated associations between poverty and pneumonia. METHODS:A prospective population-based study on pneumonia was carried out as part of the Latin America Epidemiological Assessment of Pneumococcus (LEAP study...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Thörn LK,Minamisava R,Nouer SS,Ribeiro LH,Andrade AL

更新日期：2011-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following sexual exposure to HIV has been recommended as a method of preventing HIV infection in the UK. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are the group most affected by HIV in the UK and their sexual risk taking behaviour is reported to be increasing. One-to-one behavioural int...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Llewellyn C,Abraham C,Miners A,Smith H,Pollard A,Benn P,Fisher M

更新日期：2012-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is widely assumed that voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services contribute to HIV prevention by motivating clients to reduce sexual risk-taking. However, findings from sub-Saharan Africa have been mixed, particularly among HIV-negative persons. We explored associations between VCT use and changes ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cawley C,Wringe A,Slaymaker E,Todd J,Michael D,Kumugola Y,Urassa M,Zaba B

更新日期：2014-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Colonization by S. aureus increases the risk of infection. Little is known about decolonization strategies for S. aureus beyond antibiotics, however probiotics represent a promising alternative. A randomized controlle...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Eggers S,Barker AK,Valentine S,Hess T,Duster M,Safdar N

更新日期：2018-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A prospective study was performed to investigate the prevalence of colonization among ICU patients and to examine whether asymptomatic carriers were the source of subsequent C. difficile infection (CDI) and acquisition of toxigenic C. difficile. METHODS:Rectal swabs were collected from adult patients on adm...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang X,Wang X,Yang J,Liu X,Cai L,Zong Z

更新日期：2016-08-09 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: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:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly decreased HIV/AIDS-related morbidity and mortality. However, globally, many people living with HIV die from non-AIDS related illnesses including liver diseases which occur partly due to co-infection with HBV and or HCV. The aim of this study was to determine the...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pappoe F,Hagan CKO,Obiri-Yeboah D,Nsiah P

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged during 2009 and has spread worldwide. This virus can cause injuries to the lungs, liver, and heart. However, data regarding whether this influenza virus can affect pancreatic islets are limited. We investigated the effects of influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia on fasti...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wang W,Chen H,Li Q,Qiu B,Wang J,Sun X,Xiang Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2011-04-21 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