Using Baidu index to nowcast hand-foot-mouth disease in China: a meta learning approach.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening of curable sexually transmitted infections is frequently oriented towards the diagnosis of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and trichomoniasis, whereas other pathogens, sometimes associated with similar urogenital syndromes, remain undiagnosed and/or untreated. Some of these pathogens are associated ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Masha SC,Cools P,Descheemaeker P,Reynders M,Sanders EJ,Vaneechoutte M

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study was performed to assess the prognosis of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) after implementation of new processes of care. METHODS:Two groups of patients with CAP were admitted to a 16-bed multidisciplinary ICU in an urban teaching hos...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Georges H,Journaux C,Devos P,Alfandari S,Delannoy PY,Meybeck A,Chiche A,Boussekey N,Leroy O

更新日期：2013-04-30 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: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:Previous controlled studies on the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) - namely the use of facemasks and intensified hand hygiene - in preventing household transmission of influenza have not produced definitive results. We aimed to investigate efficacy, acceptability, and tolerability of NPI in ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Suess T,Remschmidt C,Schink SB,Schweiger B,Nitsche A,Schroeder K,Doellinger J,Milde J,Haas W,Koehler I,Krause G,Buchholz U

更新日期：2012-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rubella infection in pregnant women can result in serious effects, such as miscarriages, stillbirths, and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). However, very little is known about the rubella seroprevalence among pregnant women in China. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional and hospital-based study. From June 201...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Meng Q,Luo J,Li L,Shi W,Yu J,Shen Y,Li L,Wang Y,Yao K

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections (BSIs) occur with significant prevalence and high mortality worldwide. Antimicrobial resistance and virulence are two main factors participating in the pathogenicity of K. pneumoniae. Here we investigated the prevalence of blaKPC and virulence factors in K. pneumo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Xu M,Fu Y,Kong H,Chen X,Chen Y,Li L,Yang Q

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Listeriosis is a severe food-borne infection caused by the Gram-positive rod, Listeria monocytogenes. Despite the low incidence (3-8 cases per million), Listeriosis has a case fatality rate of 20-30% as it occurs predominantly in immunocompromised individuals at extremes of age, diabetics and pregnant women....

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Al Ohaly R,Ranganath N,Saffie MG,Shroff A

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a high incidence of diarrhea in traveling populations. Norovirus (NV) infection is a common cause of diarrhea and is associated with 7% of all diarrhea related deaths in the US. However, data on the overall prevalence of NV infection in traveling populations is limited. Furthermore, the prevalence o...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Apelt N,Hartberger C,Campe H,Löscher T

更新日期：2010-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Collecting adequate information on key epidemiological indicators is a prerequisite to informing a public health response to reduce the impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Malaysia. Our goal was to overcome the acute data shortage typical of low/middle income countries using statistical modelling ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： McDonald SA,Mohamed R,Dahlui M,Naning H,Kamarulzaman A

更新日期：2014-11-07 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：BACKGROUND:Involvement of trochlear nerve during Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infection has been rarely described, and always in association with skin rash. CASE PRESENTATION:We describe the case of a patient with VZV infection presenting as isolated diplopia due to fourth cranial nerve palsy. The diagnosis has been o...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pisapia R,Rianda A,Mariano A,Testa A,Galgani S,Vincenzi L,Abdeddaim A,Oliva A,Narciso P

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anthrax had become extremely rare in Europe, but in 2010 an outbreak of anthrax among heroin users in Scotland increased awareness of contaminated heroin as a source of anthrax. We present the first two Danish cases of injectional anthrax and discuss the clinical presentations, which included both typical an...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Russell L,Pedersen M,Jensen AV,Søes LM,Hansen AB

更新日期：2013-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemic of encephalitis lethargica (EL), called classical EL, was rampant throughout the world during 1917-1926, affecting half a million persons. The acute phase was lethal for many victims. Post-encephalitic parkinsonism (PEP) affected patients for decades. Our purpose was to investigate the cause of ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Dourmashkin RR,Dunn G,Castano V,McCall SA

更新日期：2012-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People successfully completing treatment for tuberculosis remain at elevated risk for recurrent disease, either from relapse or reinfection. Identifying risk factors for recurrent tuberculosis may help target post-tuberculosis screening and care. METHODS:We enrolled 500 patients with smear-positive pulmonar...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cudahy PGT,Wilson D,Cohen T

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A healthy 25-year-old woman developed COVID-19 disease with clinical characteristics resembling Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a rare form of COVID-19 described primarily in children under 21 years of age. CASE PRESENTATION:The patient presented with 1 week of weakness, dyspnea, and ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kofman AD,Sizemore EK,Detelich JF,Albrecht B,Piantadosi AL

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Introduction of Xpert® MTB/RIF assay has revolutionalised the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) by simultaneously detecting the bacteria and resistance to rifampicin (rif), a surrogate marker for multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) as well as one of the principal first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. In general, rpo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mboowa G,Namaganda C,Ssengooba W

更新日期：2014-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with contact to healthcare-system in high-prevalence countries (HPC) and refugee patients in hospital settings (REF) have previously been identified to be at risk of carrying multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). Comparative studies addressing the epidemiology of MDRO in patients transferred from ho...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Reinheimer C,Kempf VA,Jozsa K,Wichelhaus TA,Hogardt M,O'Rourke F,Brandt C

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refugees in sub-Saharan Africa face both the risk of HIV infection and barriers to HIV testing. We conducted a pilot study to determine the feasibility and acceptability of home-based HIV testing in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda and to compare home-based and clinic-based testing participants in Nakiv...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： O'Laughlin KN,He W,Greenwald KE,Kasozi J,Chang Y,Mulogo E,Faustin ZM,Njogu P,Walensky RP,Bassett IV

更新日期：2018-07-16 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:Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii. However, no effective vaccine is yet available. Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) polymers can reduce protein degradation and sustain the release of antigens over a long period, which could generate a long-lasting immune r...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang NZ,Xu Y,Wang M,Chen J,Huang SY,Gao Q,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective study evaluated the performance of a lipoarabinomannan (LAM)-based immunological method for diagnosing pleural tuberculosis (TB) from pleural effusion samples. Results were compared to those obtained using conventional culture and molecular testing methods. METHODS:Suspected pleural TB pa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Liang Q,Pang Y,Yang Y,Li H,Guo C,Yang X,Chen X

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) associated malignancies are the leading cause of cancer death in Botswana. We sought to determine causative HPV types in patients with anogenital malignancies in Botswana to inform vaccine strategy. METHODS:We used formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks from pat...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Rantshabeng PS,Moyo S,Moraka NO,Ndlovu A,MacLeod IJ,Gaseitsiwe S,Kasvosve I

更新日期：2017-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. Rapid and easy diagnosis of dengue can assist patient triage and care-management. The detection of DENV NS1 on rapid lateral flow tests offers a fast route to a presumptive dengue diagnosis but careful evaluations are urgently nee...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tricou V,Vu HT,Quynh NV,Nguyen CV,Tran HT,Farrar J,Wills B,Simmons CP

更新日期：2010-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an emerging global health threat. Surveillance of AMR in N. gonorrhoeae in the Western Pacific Region is important, as resistant strains have typically emerged from this region. There are sparse data regarding antibiotic susceptibility of N. gonorrho...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Adamson PC,Van Le H,Le HHL,Le GM,Nguyen TV,Klausner JD

更新日期：2020-11-05 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: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:Q fever is caused by the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Initial infection can present as acute Q fever, while a minority of infected individuals develops chronic Q fever endocarditis or vascular infection months to years after initial infection. Serology is an important diagnostic tool for both a...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Schoffelen T,den Broeder AA,Nabuurs-Franssen M,van Deuren M,Sprong T

更新日期：2014-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low serum selenium has been associated with lower CD4 counts and greater mortality among HIV-1-seropositive individuals, but most studies have not controlled for serum albumin and the presence of an acute phase response. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate relationships between serum s...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Drain PK,Baeten JM,Overbaugh J,Wener MH,Bankson DD,Lavreys L,Mandaliya K,Ndinya-Achola JO,McClelland RS

更新日期：2006-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A two-stage surgical strategy (debridement-negative pressure therapy (NPT) and flap coverage) with prolonged antimicrobial therapy is usually proposed in pressure ulcer-related pelvic osteomyelitis but has not been widely evaluated. METHODS:Adult patients with pressure ulcer-related pelvic osteomyelitis tre...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Andrianasolo J,Ferry T,Boucher F,Chateau J,Shipkov H,Daoud F,Braun E,Triffault-Fillit C,Perpoint T,Laurent F,Mojallal AA,Chidiac C,Valour F,Lyon BJI study group.

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00