Correction to: A systematic review of necrotising fasciitis in children from its first description in 1930 to 2018.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging molecular, animal model and epidemiologic evidence suggests that Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (STEC O157) isolates vary in their capacity to cause human infection and disease. The translocated intimin receptor (tir) and intimin (eae) are virulence factors and bacterial receptor-ligand pr...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bono JL,Keen JE,Clawson ML,Durso LM,Heaton MP,Laegreid WW

更新日期：2007-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In accordance with international guidance for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, the Tanzanian Ministry of Health recommends isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) for children aged 12 months and older who are living with HIV. Concerns about tolerability, adherence, and potential mistreatment of undiagnosed TB with m...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hunter OF,Kyesi F,Ahluwalia AK,Daffé ZN,Munseri P,von Reyn CF,Adams LV

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Airborne fungi play an important role in causing allergy and infections in susceptible people. Identification of these fungi, based on morphological characteristics, is time-consuming, expertise-demanding, and could be inaccurate. METHODS:We developed an oligonucleotide array that could accurately identify ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hung WT,Su SL,Shiu LY,Chang TC

更新日期：2011-04-13 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 major infectious diseases of hepatitis B has constituted an acute public health challenge in China. An effective and affordable HBV control model is urgently needed. A national project of Community-based Collaborative Innovation HBV (CCI-HBV) demonstration areas has optimized the existing community healt...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ruan B,Yu Z,Yang S,Xu K,Ren J,Yao J,Wu N,Yu C,Deng M,Xie T,Chen P,Wang C,Li Y,Zhao Y,Sheng J,Hou Y,Wu Z,Jin S,Chen Y,Li M,Zhu F,Tang H,Hao Y,Pang X,Lu L,Yang W,Yuan Z,Xu A,Li Z,Ni M,Yan Y,Zho

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seroreactivity, processes of seroconversion and seroreversion, in the context of HPV infection has been investigated in numerous studies. However, the data resulting from these studies are usually not accounted for in mathematical transmission models of various HPV types due to gaps in our understanding of t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Korostil IA,Garland SM,Law MG,Regan DG

更新日期：2013-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contact surveys and diaries have conventionally been used to measure contact networks in different settings for elucidating infectious disease transmission dynamics of respiratory infections. More recently, technological advances have permitted the use of wireless sensor devices, which can be worn by individ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Smieszek T,Barclay VC,Seeni I,Rainey JJ,Gao H,Uzicanin A,Salathé M

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infections cause the autoimmune disease acute rheumatic fever (ARF), which can progress to chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Treating pharyngitis caused by GAS with antibiotics is important in preventing ARF. However, it is difficult to distinguish these infections from GAS c...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bennett J,Moreland NJ,Oliver J,Crane J,Williamson DA,Sika-Paotonu D,Harwood M,Upton A,Smith S,Carapetis J,Baker MG

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Substantial numbers of patients are now receiving either immunosuppressive therapies or chemotherapy. There are significant risks in such patients of developing opportunistic infections or re-activation of latent infections, with higher associated morbidity and mortality. The aim of this quality improvement ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chadwick DR,Sayeed L,Rose M,Budd E,Mohammed M,Harrison S,Azad J,Maddox J

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening for benign or malignant process of pelvis in young females is a challenge for a physician in a limited resource country. Tuberculosis should be always considered in the differential diagnosis of a pelvic mass in countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis. Negative results of analysis of periton...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Namani S,Qehaja-Buçaj E,Namani D

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:How HIV-1 enter into the eyes remains obscure. We postulated that HIV-1 Tat protein can alter the expression of specific tight-junction proteins and disturb the blood retinal barrier, and contributes to HIV trafficking into the eyes. This study is to determine the effects of HIV-1 Tat proteins on the barrier...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bai L,Zhang Z,Zhang H,Li X,Yu Q,Lin H,Yang W

更新日期：2008-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether viral coinfections cause more severe disease than Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) alone remains unclear. We compared clinical disease severity and sought clinical and demographic differences between infants with B. pertussis infection alone and those with respiratory viral coinfections. We also a...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Frassanito A,Nenna R,Nicolai A,Pierangeli A,Tozzi AE,Stefanelli P,Carsetti R,Concato C,Schiavoni I,Midulla F,Pertussis study group.

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low density Plasmodium falciparum infections, below the microscopic detection limit, may play an important role in maintaining malaria transmission in low endemic areas as well as contribute to the maintenance of acquired immunity. Little is known about factors influencing the occurrence of sub-microscopic p...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Shekalaghe S,Alifrangis M,Mwanziva C,Enevold A,Mwakalinga S,Mkali H,Kavishe R,Manjurano A,Sauerwein R,Drakeley C,Bousema T

更新日期：2009-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, a gram-negative intracellular bacterium. Myocarditis and rhabdomyolysis are rare complications of scrub typhus. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a case of scrub typhus, which was simultaneously complicated with myocarditis and rhabdomyolysis. A...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ki YJ,Kim DM,Yoon NR,Kim SS,Kim CM

更新日期：2018-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The spatial spread of H5N1 avian influenza, significant ongoing mutations, and long-term persistence of the virus in some geographic regions has had an enormous impact on the poultry industry and presents a serious threat to human health. METHODS:We applied phylogenetic analysis, geospatial techniques, and ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tian H,Cui Y,Dong L,Zhou S,Li X,Huang S,Yang R,Xu B

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The triple burden of COVID-19, tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus is one of the major global health challenges of the twenty-first century. In high burden HIV/TB countries, the spread of COVID-19 among people living with HIV is a well-founded concern. A thorough understanding of HIV/TB and COVID-1...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tamuzi JL,Ayele BT,Shumba CS,Adetokunboh OO,Uwimana-Nicol J,Haile ZT,Inugu J,Nyasulu PS

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human Rhinovirus (HRV) is responsible for the majority of common colds and is frequently accompanied by secondary bacterial infections through poorly understood mechanisms. We investigated the effects of experimental human HRV serotype 16 infection on the upper respiratory tract microbiota. METHODS:Six heal...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hofstra JJ,Matamoros S,van de Pol MA,de Wever B,Tanck MW,Wendt-Knol H,Deijs M,van der Hoek L,Wolthers KC,Molenkamp R,Visser CE,Sterk PJ,Lutter R,de Jong MD

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Treatment of malaria in a timely manner could avert deaths. Treatment ultimately relies on the rapid and accurate diagnosis. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), a cytogenetic technique based on detection of specific nucleic acid, has the potential t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kandie R,Ochola R,Njaanake K

更新日期：2018-01-08 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:Dose-response assessment is one step in quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). Four infectious microbes capable of causing respiratory diseases important to public health, and for which dose-response functions have not been available are: Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough), group A Streptococcus (...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jones RM,Su YM

更新日期：2015-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunization policymakers at global and local levels need to establish priorities among new vaccines competing for limited resources. However, comparison of the potential impact of single vaccination programs is challenging, primarily due to the limited number of vaccine analyses as well as their differing a...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kim SY,Sweet S,Chang J,Goldie SJ

更新日期：2011-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) experience deep and early disorders in fat and bone metabolism, leading to concomitant changes in fat mass and bone mineral density. METHODS:We conducted a prospective study in treatment-naive HIV-infected patients randomized to receive two nucle...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bonnet E,Ruidavets JB,Genoux A,Mabile L,Busato F,Obadia M,Prévoteau F,Marchou B,Massip P,Marion-Latard F,Delpierre C,Bernard J,Perret B

更新日期：2013-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mobility of female sex workers (FSWs) is a factor in the geographic spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study describes FSW mobility patterns in a high risk area of China to identify factors associated with increased mobility, and to study t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wang H,Chen RY,Sharp GB,Brown K,Smith K,Ding G,Jin X,Xu J,Dong R,Wang N

更新日期：2010-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2017, an outbreak of onychomadesis occurred in kindergarten H, Hubei province, China. We investigated the field to learn about the magnitude and reason of the outbreak. METHODS:The case definition was that a child with onychomadesis or transverse ridging (Beau's line) in fingernails and toenails without ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li D,Wu Y,Xing X,Huang J,Mao A,Liu T,Rao P,Qin W,Zhang L,Feng L,Gao S,Guan X

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lomentospora prolificans (formally Scedosporium prolificans) is an environmental mould with a global distribution. Endocarditis caused by L. prolificans is a rare but serious emerging disease in immunocompromised patients. Prior to this case there have only been eight cases reported in the literature. Diagno...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kelly M,Stevens R,Konecny P

更新日期：2016-01-29 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:Differences in the susceptibility of Candida species to antifungal drugs make identification to the species level important for clinical management of candidemia. Molecular tests are not yet standardized or available in most clinical laboratories, although such tests can reduce the time required for species ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Xafranski H,Melo AS,Machado AM,Briones MR,Colombo AL

更新日期：2013-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) represent an important global threat. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical course and outcomes of patients with CRE infections treated with ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) compared to patients treated with other agents. METHODS:A retrospective cohor...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Alraddadi BM,Saeedi M,Qutub M,Alshukairi A,Hassanien A,Wali G

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2007, Park et al. identified a novel serotype among Streptococcus pneumoniae serogroup 6 which they named serotype 6C. The aim of this study was to evaluate with the Neufeld test a novel S. pneumoniae serotype 6C type specific polyclonal antiserum. In addition, serotype 6C isolates found in Denmark in 200...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lambertsen L,Kerrn MB

更新日期：2010-09-24 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