Multifocal tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome - a case report of a complicated scenario.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suboptimal specimen processing and storage conditions of samples which contain hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA may result in a decline of HCV RNA concentration or false-negative results in the detection of HCV RNA in serum. We evaluated the stability of HCV RNA in serum and clotted blood samples stored at room t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： de Moreau de Gerbehaye AI,Bodéus M,Robert A,Horsmans Y,Goubau P

更新日期：2002-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mucormycosis is a rare but devastating fungal infection primarily affecting immunocompromised patients such as those with hematological malignancy, bone marrow and solid organ transplantation, and patients with diabetes, and, even more rarely, immunocompetent patients. The objective of this study was to asse...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kontoyiannis DP,Yang H,Song J,Kelkar SS,Yang X,Azie N,Harrington R,Fan A,Lee E,Spalding JR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) contained within envelope protein 2 (E2) gene is the most variable part of HCV genome and its translation product is a major target for the host immune response. Variability within HVR1 may facilitate evasion of the immune response and could affect treatment outcome. The aim of ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cortés KC,Zagordi O,Perlejewski K,Laskus T,Maroszek K,Bukowska-Ośko I,Pawełczyk A,Płoski R,Berak H,Horban A,Radkowski M

更新日期：2014-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High blood levels of soluble urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) are associated with poor outcomes in human immunodeficiency-1 (HIV-1) infected individuals. Research on the clinical value of suPAR in HIV-1 infection led to the development of the suPARnostic(R) assay for commercial use in 2006. T...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Schneider UV,Nielsen RL,Pedersen C,Eugen-Olsen J

更新日期：2007-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-reported antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence measures that are associated with plasma viral load (VL) are valuable to clinicians and researchers, but are rarely examined among groups vulnerable to dropping out of care. One-seventh of all those living with HIV pass through incarceration annually and c...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cunningham WE,Nance RM,Golin CE,Flynn P,Knight K,Beckwith CG,Kuo I,Spaulding A,Taxman FS,Altice F,Delaney JA,Crane HM,Springer SA

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fear of TB infection is rooted in historical and social memories of the disease, marked by stigma, segregation and exclusion. Healthcare workers (HCWs) face these same fears today, and even seek to hide their TB status when infected. This study sought to investigate factors associated with HCWs fears of acqu...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Engelbrecht M,Rau A,Kigozi G,Janse van Rensburg A,Wouters E,Sommerland N,Masquillier C,Uebel K

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amoebic liver abscess is the most common extra intestinal manifestation of amoebiasis in tropical countries. It usually presents with right hypochondrial pain, fever and anorexia. Amoebic liver abscess has gained clinical significance due to the wide variety of clinical presentations which can cause diagnost...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ratnasamy V,Thirunavukarasu K,Selvam K,Arumugam M

更新日期：2016-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maintaining the quality of clinical specimens for tuberculosis (TB) testing is a major challenge in many high TB burden-limited resources countries. Sample referral systems in low and middle income countries are often weak and the maintenance of the cold-chain challenging and very costly for TB programs. The...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tagliani E,Alagna R,Tafaj S,Hafizi H,Cirillo DM

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate the value of real-time ultrasound elastography (RTE) for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis (LF) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), to correlate the elastography findings with the histologic stage of LF and to compare RTE findings with those fr...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Huang D,Lin T,Wang S,Cheng L,Xie L,Lu Y,Chen M,Zhu L,Shi J

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk of pneumocystosis after discontinuation of primary or secondary prophylaxis among HIV-infected patients before CD4 counts increase to >==200 cells/microL (early discontinuation) after receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is rarely investigated. METHODS:Medical records of 660 HIV-infec...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cheng CY,Chen MY,Hsieh SM,Sheng WH,Sun HY,Lo YC,Liu WC,Hung CC

更新日期：2010-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a serious infectious disease, which has become a public health problem. Previous studies have shown that temperature may influence the incidence of HFMD, but most only focus on single city and the results are highly heterogeneous. Therefore, a multicity study was conduc...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Xu Z,Hu W,Jiao K,Ren C,Jiang B,Ma W

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteomyelitis is a difficult-to-cure infection with a high relapse rate despite combined medical and surgical therapies. Some severity factors, duration of antimicrobial therapy and type of surgical procedure might influence osteomyelitis relapse. METHODS:116 patients with osteomyelitis were followed for ≥1...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Garcia Del Pozo E,Collazos J,Carton JA,Camporro D,Asensi V

更新日期：2018-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The parasite Entamoeba histolytica is the causal agent of amoebiasis, a worldwide emerging disease. Amebic brain abscess is a form of invasive amebiasis that is both rare and frequently lethal. This condition always begins with the infection of the colon by E. histolytica trophozoites, which subsequently tra...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Victoria-Hernández JA,Ventura-Saucedo A,López-Morones A,Martínez-Hernández SL,Medina-Rosales MN,Muñoz-Ortega M,Ávila-Blanco ME,Cervantes-García D,Barba-Gallardo LF,Ventura-Juárez J

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The link between infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and personality disorders (PD) has not been investigated in detail. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of HCV treatment in prisoners with and without PD. METHODS:We performed a prospective multicentre study in inmates from 25 Spanis...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Marco A,Antón JJ,Trujols J,Saíz de la Hoya P,de Juan J,Faraco I,Caylà JA,Perseo Group.

更新日期：2015-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Provision of information plays a critical role in supporting patients to be engaged or empowered to be involved with infection prevention measures in hospitals. This explorative study evaluated the suitability, readability and accessibility of information on healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and infec...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Park J,Seale H

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to investigate the comparative clinical characteristics of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 patients. METHODS:Fifteen Covid-19 and 93 non-Covid-19 patients were included in RNA testing. All epidemiological and clinical data were collected and analyzed, and then comparative results were carried out....

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Li Y,Li H,Han J,Yang L

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fatigue is a common symptom of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and a frequent side-effect of peginterferon/ribavirin (PR) therapy for HCV. This study evaluated the impact of adding the oral HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor simeprevir to PR on patient-reported fatigue and health status among patients w...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Scott J,Rosa K,Fu M,Cerri K,Peeters M,Beumont M,Zeuzem S,Evon DM,Gilles L

更新日期：2014-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extended use of oseltamivir in an immunocompromised host could reportedly induce neuraminidase gene mutation possibly leading to oseltamivir-resistant influenza A/H3N2 virus. To our knowledge, no report is available on the clinical course of a severely immunocompromised patient with a dual E119D/R292K neuram...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Harada N,Shibata W,Koh H,Takashita E,Fujisaki S,Okamura H,Nanno S,Yamada K,Nakamae H,Hino M,Kakeya H

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to identify ten different 16S rRNA methyltransferase genes (rmtA, rmtB, rmtC, rmtD, armA, rmtF, npmA, rmtH, rmtE and rmtG) and their coexisting ESBL and carbapenemase with the emergence of three E.coli clones within a single study centre. METHODS:A total of 329 non-duplicate E.coli isolates...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wangkheimayum J,Bhattacharjee M,Das BJ,Singha KM,Chanda DD,Bhattacharjee A

更新日期：2020-07-25 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:Over 80% of morbidity due to soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) occurs in low-income countries. Children under 5 account for 20-30% of the burden in endemic areas. This study assessed the prevalence, intensity and factors associated with STH infections among preschool-age children (PSAC) in Hoima district,...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ojja S,Kisaka S,Ediau M,Tuhebwe D,Kisakye AN,Halage AA,Mugambe RK,Mutyoba JN

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment is the most important cause of poor TB outcomes, and improving support for TB patients is a primary priority for governments, but there has been little research on the effects of family, social and national policy support factors on TB treatment adherence. The cur...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen X,Du L,Wu R,Xu J,Ji H,Zhang Y,Zhu X,Zhou L

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the prevalence of HIV or HCV in injecting drug users (IDUs) in Serbia and Montenegro. We measured prevalence of antibodies to HIV (anti-HIV) and hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), and risk factors for anti-HCV, in community-recruited IDUs in Belgrade and Podgorica, and determined the perform...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Judd A,Rhodes T,Johnston LG,Platt L,Andjelkovic V,Simić D,Mugosa B,Simić M,Zerjav S,Parry RP,Parry JV

更新日期：2009-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis of diverse origins shows similar clinical symptoms, histopathology and magnetic resonance imaging, indicating that the patho mechanisms may be similar. There is no specific therapy to date. However, vaccination remains the best prophylaxis against a selected few. Regardless...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Růžek D,Dobler G,Niller HH

更新日期：2013-07-03 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:Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination led to a significant decrease in invasive bacterial infections in children. The aim of this study was to assess a potential shift to more non-type b invasive infections in a population with high Hib vaccination coverage and to compare the burden of suffering be...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kalies H,Siedler A,Gröndahl B,Grote V,Milde-Busch A,von Kries R

更新日期：2009-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) shows a potential of rapid death, but the natural history of the infection is poorly known. This study aimed to examine the natural history of EV-A71 infection. METHODS:This was a prospective longitudinal observational study performed between January 1st and October 31st, 2012, at th...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yang SD,Li PQ,Li YM,Li W,Lai WY,Zhu CP,Tao JP,Deng L,Liu HS,Ma WC,Lu JM,Hong Y,Liang YT,Shen J,Hu DD,Gao YY,Zhou Y,Situ MX,Chen YL

更新日期：2017-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are the most common healthcare-associated infections in childhood. Despite the international data available on healthcare-associated infections in selected groups of patients, there is a lack of large and good quality studies. The present survey is ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Venturini E,Montagnani C,Benni A,Becciani S,Biermann KP,De Masi S,Chiappini E,de Martino M,Galli L,CLABSI (central-line associated bloodstream infections) study group.

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central nervous system (CNS) infections are a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality globally. However, most published studies have been conducted in developed countries where the epidemiology and aetiology differ significantly from less developed areas. Additionally, there may be regional differ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Lee HG,William T,Menon J,Ralph AP,Ooi EE,Hou Y,Sessions O,Yeo TW

更新日期：2016-06-16 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