Cutaneous leishmaniasis a neglected tropical disease: community knowledge, attitude and practices in an endemic area, Northwest Ethiopia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Device-associated health care-associated infections (DA-HAIs) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients constitute a major therapeutic issue complicating the regular hospitalisation process and having influence on patients' condition, length of hospitalisation, mortality and therapy cost. METHODS:The study invo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Duszynska W,Rosenthal VD,Szczesny A,Zajaczkowska K,Fulek M,Tomaszewski J

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence has existed for decades that higher doses of rifampin may be more effective, but potentially more toxic, than standard doses used in tuberculosis treatment. Whether increased doses of rifampin could safely shorten treatment remains an open question. METHODS/DESIGN:The HIRIF study is a phase II rand...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Milstein M,Lecca L,Peloquin C,Mitchison D,Seung K,Pagano M,Coleman D,Osso E,Coit J,Vargas Vasquez DE,Sanchez Garavito E,Calderon R,Contreras C,Davies G,Mitnick CD

更新日期：2016-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HPV burden is a predictor for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer. The natural history of HPV load in young women being recently exposed to HPV is described in this paper. METHODS:A total of 636 female university students were followed for 2 years. Cervical specimens with HPV-16, -18, -...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ramanakumar AV,Goncalves O,Richardson H,Tellier P,Ferenczy A,Coutlée F,Franco EL

更新日期：2010-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lack of rapid and reliable susceptibility testing for second-line drugs used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) may limit treatment success. METHODS:Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients referred to Kibong'oto National TB Hospital in Tanzania for second-line TB treatme...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mpagama SG,Houpt ER,Stroup S,Kumburu H,Gratz J,Kibiki GS,Heysell SK

更新日期：2013-09-14 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：BACKGROUNDS:There are few studies focus on the factors underlying the late initiation of ART in China. We analyzed the trends in the median CD4 cell counts among different patient groups over time and the risk factors for the late initiation of ART in Shanghai, China. METHODS:A retrospective cross-sectional survey was...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sun J,Liu L,Shen J,Chen P,Lu H

更新日期：2017-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Febrile jaundice results clinically in generalized yellow coloration of the teguments and mucous membranes due to excess plasma bilirubin, accompanied by fever. Two types are found: conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin jaundice. Jaundice is a sign in several diseases due to viruses (viral hepatitis and arbo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Gadia CLB,Manirakiza A,Tekpa G,Konamna X,Vickos U,Nakoune E

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International contact-tracing (CT) following exposure during long-distance air travel is resource-intensive, whereas evidence for risk of tuberculosis (TB) transmission during international travel is weak. In this study, we systematically analyzed the information from international requests for CT received a...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Glasauer S,Kröger S,Haas W,Perumal N

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Global Polio Eradication Initiative plans for coordinated cessation of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) use, beginning with serotype 2-containing OPV (i.e., OPV2 cessation) followed by the remaining two OPV serotypes (i.e., OPV13 cessation). The risk of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) outbrea...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Duintjer Tebbens RJ,Thompson KM

更新日期：2015-09-24 00:00:00

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: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 live attenuated 17DD Yellow Fever vaccine is one of the most successful prophylactic interventions for controlling disease expansion ever designed and utilized in larger scale. However, increase on worldwide vaccine demands and manufacturing restrictions urge for more detailed dose sparing studies. The e...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Campi-Azevedo AC,de Almeida Estevam P,Coelho-Dos-Reis JG,Peruhype-Magalhães V,Villela-Rezende G,Quaresma PF,Maia Mde L,Farias RH,Camacho LA,Freire Mda S,Galler R,Yamamura AM,Almeida LF,Lima SM,Nogueira RM,Silva Sá GR,Hoka

更新日期：2014-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of Chlamydia pneumoniae with atherosclerosis is controversial. We investigated the presence of C. pneumoniae and other Chlamydia spp. in atheromatous carotid artery tissue. METHODS:Forty elective carotid endarterectomy patients were recruited (27 males, mean age 65 and 13 females mean age 68...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ong GM,Coyle PV,Barros D'Sa AA,McCluggage WG,Duprex WP,O'Neill HJ,Wyatt DE,Bamford KB,O'Loughlin B,McCaughey C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification and differentiation of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by DNA fingerprinting has provided a better understanding of the epidemiology and tracing the transmission of tuberculosis. We set out to determine if there was a relationship between the risk of belonging to a group of tuberculo...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Asiimwe BB,Joloba ML,Ghebremichael S,Koivula T,Kateete DP,Katabazi FA,Pennhag A,Petersson R,Kallenius G

更新日期：2009-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), individuals may rapidly develop tuberculosis (TB) disease or enter a "latent" infection state with a low risk of progression to disease. Mathematical models use a variety of structures and parameterisations to represent this process. The effect of t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sumner T,White RG

更新日期：2020-11-23 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:Chronic rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory disorder in which the role of bacteria remains uncertain. While sinus outflow obstruction is often an initiating event, mucosal inflammation and dysbiosis may persist or develop in sinuses with widely patent surgical openings. Understanding of the relationship betwee...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Koutsourelakis I,Halderman A,Khalil S,Hittle LE,Mongodin EF,Lane AP

更新日期：2018-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A decline in hemoglobin (Hb) concentration during antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is a serious side effect. It may compel to dose reduction or even termination of antiviral treatment. The activation of erythropoietin (EPO) synthesis as a physiological response to anemia and its relation to a g...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Amanzada A,Goralczyk AD,Reinhardt L,Moriconi F,Cameron S,Mihm S

更新日期：2014-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli has been increased not only in the hospital but also in the community worldwide. This study was aimed to characterize ESBL- producing E. coli isolates and to investigate the molecular epidemiology of community isolates in compa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Park SH,Byun JH,Choi SM,Lee DG,Kim SH,Kwon JC,Park C,Choi JH,Yoo JH

更新日期：2012-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eight genotypes of Hepatitis B virus designated A-H, have been known but in Pakistan, no such data is available on the prevalent HBV genotypes. Therefore, the subject study was conducted to determine HBV genotypes in the indigenous Pakistani population. METHODS:A total of 690 individuals were enrolled for H...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Alam MM,Zaidi SZ,Malik SA,Shaukat S,Naeem A,Sharif S,Angez M,Butt JA

更新日期：2007-10-08 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:Relapse of tuberculosis (TB) may develop as the result of reactivation of the endogenous primary infection, or as a result of a exogenous reinfection. This survey evaluated the rate of reactivation versus recent transmission among Iranian and Afghan relapse cases. METHODS:The sputum specimens were digested,...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Farnia P,Masjedi MR,Varahram M,Mirsaeidi M,Ahmadi M,Khazampour M,Tabarsi P,Baghei P,Marjane M,Bahadori M,Zarifi AZ,Velayati AA

更新日期：2008-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For approximately 24 years the AIDS pandemic has claimed approximately 30 million lives, causing approximately 14,000 new HIV-1 infections daily worldwide in 2003. About 80% of infections occur by heterosexual transmission. In the absence of vaccines, topical microbicides, expected to block virus transmissio...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Neurath AR,Strick N,Li YY,Debnath AK

更新日期：2004-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prisoners represent a vulnerable population for blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections which can potentially lead to liver fibrosis and ultimately cirrhosis. However, little is known about the prevalence of liver fibrosis and associated risk factors among inmates in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS:Scre...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jaquet A,Wandeler G,Tine J,Dagnra CA,Attia A,Patassi A,Ndiaye A,de Ledinghen V,Ekouevi DK,Seydi M,Dabis F

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is a viral disease whose clinical spectrum ranges from unapparent to severe forms and fatal outcomes. Although dengue death is 99% avoidable, every year around 20,000 deaths are estimated to occur in more than 100 countries. We consider that, along with biological factors, social determinants of healt...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Carabali M,Hernandez LM,Arauz MJ,Villar LA,Ridde V

更新日期：2015-07-30 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:There have been no reports regarding clinical features and molecular characteristics of childhood methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections in Taiwan. METHODS:We prospectively collected clinical S. aureus isolates from patients aged < 18 years in a university-affiliated hospital in 201...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chen YJ,Chen PA,Chen CJ,Huang YC

更新日期：2019-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rilpivirine is safe and effective in HIV-naïve patients with low baseline HIV-RNA or in switch strategy. It offers the advantages of few drug-drug interactions and a favourable toxicity profile. We aimed to determine the reasons for prescribing the rilpivirine (RPV)/tenofovir disoproxil (TDF)/emtricitabine (...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sculier D,Gayet-Ageron A,Battegay M,Cavassini M,Fehr J,Hirzel C,Schmid P,Bernasconi E,Calmy A,Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Varicella is a common childhood disease. Only 5% of first varicella-zoster-virus infections occur asymptomatically. Most data on the burden of varicella stem from health service databases. This study aims to provide insight in the burden of varicella from a parent's perspective including cases outside the he...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wolleswinkel-van den Bosch JH,Speets AM,Rümke HC,Gumbs PD,Fortanier SC

更新日期：2011-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ordinal health longitudinal response variables have distributions that make them unsuitable for many popular statistical models that assume normality. We present a multilevel growth model that may be more suitable for medical ordinal longitudinal outcomes than are statistical models that assume normality and...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Dessie ZG,Zewotir T,Mwambi H,North D

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00