Evaluating clinical effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination against pneumonia among middle-aged and older adults in Catalonia: results from the EPIVAC cohort study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) - a syndrome characterised by a shift in vaginal flora - appears to be particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa, but little is known of the pattern of vaginal flora associated with BV in Africa. We conducted a study aimed at determining the prevalence of BV and patterns of BV-associ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Demba E,Morison L,van der Loeff MS,Awasana AA,Gooding E,Bailey R,Mayaud P,West B

更新日期：2005-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Saudi Arabia (SA) and other Islamic countries are limited. This study describes the results of a five-year surveillance for STIs in SA. METHODS:This is a case series descriptive study of all confirmed STIs diagnosed in SA from January, 1995 through December,...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Madani TA

更新日期：2006-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The widespread antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a serious problem for the treatment and control of gonorrhoea. Many of the previously effective therapeutic agents are no longer viable. Because N. gonorrhoeae infections are not reportable in Germany, only limited data on disease epidemiolo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Buder S,Dudareva S,Jansen K,Loenenbach A,Nikisins S,Sailer A,Guhl E,Kohl PK,Bremer V,GORENET study group.

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Culturing has long been the gold standard for detecting aetiologic agents in bacterial infections. In some cases, however, culturing fails to detect the infection. To further investigate culture-negative samples, amplification and subsequent sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene is often applied. The aim of the pr...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Stavnsbjerg C,Frimodt-Møller N,Moser C,Bjarnsholt T

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little knowledge regarding the prevalence and nature of renal impairment in African populations initiating antiretroviral treatment, nor evidence to inform the most cost effective methods of screening for renal impairment. With the increasing availability of the potentially nephrotixic drug, tenofov...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Franey C,Knott D,Barnighausen T,Dedicoat M,Adam A,Lessells RJ,Newell ML,Cooke GS

更新日期：2009-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory viral diagnosis of upper respiratory tract infections has largely developed through multiplex molecular techniques. Although the sensitivity of different types of upper respiratory tract samples seems to be correlated to the number of sampled cells, this link remains largely unexplored. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bonnin P,Miszczak F,Kin N,Resa C,Dina J,Gouarin S,Viron F,Morello R,Vabret A

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In high-income settings, the spectrum of morbidity and mortality experienced by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected individuals receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has switched from predominantly AIDS-related to non-AIDS-related conditions. In the context of universal access to care, ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Luz PM,Bruyand M,Ribeiro S,Bonnet F,Moreira RI,Hessamfar M,Campos DP,Greib C,Cazanave C,Veloso VG,Dabis F,Grinsztejn B,Chêne G,IPEC\/FIOCRUZ Cohort and the Aquitaine ANRS C03 Study Group.

更新日期：2014-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Legionnaire's disease is one of the major causes of community-acquired pneumonia and is occasionally complicated by neurological symptoms. However, reports of ocular lesions due to Legionnaire's disease are limited. CASE PRESENTATION:We report the case of a patient with Legionnaire's disease presenting as b...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yamada S,Kitajima T,Marumo S,Fukui M

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The steady rise in the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) requires rapid and reliable methods to identify resistant strains. The current molecular methods to detect MTB resistance to second-line drugs either do not cover an extended spectr...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zimenkov DV,Antonova OV,Kuz'min AV,Isaeva YD,Krylova LY,Popov SA,Zasedatelev AS,Mikhailovich VM,Gryadunov DA

更新日期：2013-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With ageing of the HIV-infected population, long-term exposure to treatment, varying adherence, emerging resistance and complications to therapies, effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) needs to be monitored continuously at the population level. The German HIV-1 Seroconverter Cohort i...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Altmann M,An der Heiden M,Scheufele R,Hartmann K,Houareau C,Bartmeyer B,Hamouda O,German HIV-1 Seroconverter Cohort.

更新日期：2012-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NOD2, an intracellular pathogen recognition sensor, modulates innate defences to muropeptides derived from various bacterial species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Experimentally, NOD2 attenuates two key putative mycobactericidal mechanisms. TNF-alpha synthesis is markedly reduced in MTB-antige...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lala S,Dheda K,Chang JS,Huggett JF,Kim LU,Johnson MA,Rook GA,Keshav S,Zumla A

更新日期：2007-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of tuberculosis (TB) is determined by various risk factors and the interactions of temporal and spatial distributions. The aim of this study was to identify the most salient risk factors for TB disease as well as multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) at the oblast (provincial) level in Kazakhstan. MET...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Terlikbayeva A,Hermosilla S,Galea S,Schluger N,Yegeubayeva S,Abildayev T,Muminov T,Akiyanova F,Bartkowiak L,Zhumadilov Z,Sharman A,El-Bassel N

更新日期：2012-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brucellosis is endemic in many areas in China. The current diagnosis of Brucellosis predominantly relies on the traditional bacterial culture and serum agglutination test. In this study, we aimed to explore the value of ELISA in the diagnosis of Brucellosis in Chinese population. METHODS:We recruited 235 pa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Xu N,Wang W,Chen F,Li W,Wang G

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For a long time, the role of CD8(+) T cells in blood-stage malaria was not considered important because erythrocytes do not express major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I proteins. While recent evidences suggest that CD8(+) T cells may play an important role during the erythrocytic phase of infection...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hojo-Souza NS,Pereira DB,Passos LS,Gazzinelli-Guimarães PH,Cardoso MS,Tada MS,Zanini GM,Bartholomeu DC,Fujiwara RT,Bueno LL

更新日期：2015-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The ongoing transmission of Mycobacterium (M.) leprae reflected in a very slow decline in leprosy incidence, forces us to be innovative and conduct cutting-edge research. Single dose rifampicin (SDR) as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for contacts of leprosy patients, reduces their risk to develop leprosy by 60%. This...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mieras LF,Taal AT,van Brakel WH,Cambau E,Saunderson PR,Smith WCS,Prakoeswa CRS,Astari L,Scollard DM,do Nascimento DC,Grosset J,Kar HK,Izumi S,Gillini L,Virmond MCL,Sturkenboom MGG

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemodialysis (HD) patients are susceptible to extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacterial infections. Because the optimal treatment and clinical significance of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-Kp) HD access-related bacteremia remain unclear, we conducted this retrospective study to...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yang CC,Li SH,Chuang FR,Chen CH,Lee CH,Chen JB,Wu CH,Lee CT

更新日期：2012-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of cell culture for the diagnosis of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection is uncommon at present and molecular method such as reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR) has been widely and most commonly used as the preferred test. We aimed to compare the results of virus isolation using Vero E6 cells with ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Matsuzaki Y,Mizuta K,Takashita E,Okamoto M,Itagaki T,Katsushima F,Katsushima Y,Nagai Y,Nishimura H

更新日期：2010-06-14 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: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: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:Growing evidence suggests respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of respiratory disease in adults. However, the adult burden remains largely uncharacterized as most RSV studies focus on children, and population-based studies with laboratory-confirmation of infection are difficult to implemen...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Fleming DM,Taylor RJ,Lustig RL,Schuck-Paim C,Haguinet F,Webb DJ,Logie J,Matias G,Taylor S

更新日期：2015-10-23 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:The role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of interleukin (IL)-28B in predicting therapeutic response of pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) plus ribavirin (PR) for genotype 1 infected chronic hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis (AF) is limited. The aim of this study is to assess its role in predi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hu CC,Lin CL,Chang LC,Chien CH,Chen LW,Liu CJ,Chien RN

更新日期：2015-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-positive patients carry an increased risk of HPV infection and associated cancers. Therefore, prevalence and patterns of HPV infection at different anatomical sites, as well as theoretical protection of nonavalent vaccine should be investigated. Aim was to describe prevalence and predictors of oral HPV d...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Vergori A,Garbuglia AR,Piselli P,Del Nonno F,Sias C,Lupi F,Lapa D,Baiocchini A,Cimaglia C,Gentile M,Antinori A,Capobianchi M,Ammassari A

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal parasitic infections are still one of the major health concerns in developing countries. Monitoring of intestinal parasitic infection and associated risk factors are essential for intervention strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infecti...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hailegebriel T

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on the etiologies of pneumonia among children are inadequate, especially in developing countries. The principal objective is to undertake a multicenter incident case-control study of <5-year-old children hospitalized with pneumonia in developing and emerging countries, aiming to identify the causative a...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Picot VS,Bénet T,Messaoudi M,Telles JN,Chou M,Eap T,Wang J,Shen K,Pape JW,Rouzier V,Awasthi S,Pandey N,Bavdekar A,Sanghvi S,Robinson A,Contamin B,Hoffmann J,Sylla M,Diallo S,Nymadawa P,Dash-Yandag B,Russomando G

更新日期：2014-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infections by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus (SGSP) is often underestimated. Herein, the epidemiological features and resistant characteristics of SGSP in mainland China are characterized to enable a better understanding of its role in clinical infections. METHODS:In the present work, 45 SGS...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li Y,Chen X,Zhang Z,Wang L,Wang J,Zeng J,Yang J,Lu B

更新日期：2019-09-09 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:Healthcare-associated infections have become a public health problem, creating a new burden on medical care in hospitals. The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria poses a difficult task for physicians, who have limited therapeutic options. The dissemination of pathogens depends on "reservoirs", the diff...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Afle FCD,Agbankpe AJ,Johnson RC,Houngbégnon O,Houssou SC,Bankole HS

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) producing Lactobacillus in the vagina may play a role in controlling genital HIV-1 shedding. Sensitive molecular methods improve our ability to characterize the vaginal microbiota; however, they cannot characterize phenotype. We assessed the concordance of H(2)O(2...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Balkus JE,Mitchell C,Agnew K,Liu C,Fiedler T,Cohn SE,Luque A,Coombs R,Fredricks DN,Hitti J

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00