Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of healthcare-associated infection in elderly patients in a large Chinese tertiary hospital: a 3-year surveillance study.

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:Little is known about the morbidity and mortality of invasive fungal disease (IFD) at a population level. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, trends and outcomes of IFD in all haematology-oncology patients by linking Victorian hospital data to state-based registries. METHODS:Episodes of IF...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Valentine JC,Morrissey CO,Tacey MA,Liew D,Patil S,Peleg AY,Ananda-Rajah MR

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improved treatment options of HIV have resulted in regular physical activities of many HIV-infected patients. However, data on effects of sports in HIV-patients are scarce. METHODS:21 HIV-infected persons were monitored prospectively while preparing for a marathon run. Multiple parameters with regard to imm...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Schlabe S,Vogel M,Boesecke C,Schwarze-Zander C,Rockstroh JK,Körner C,Brixius K,Wasmuth JC

更新日期：2017-08-08 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:Granulomas caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis have been observed at autopsy in the heart, pre-dominantly in the myocardium and endocardium, but rarely involving the coronary vessels and valvular structures. Mycobacterium tuberculosis valvular endocarditis is extremely rare, with most reports coming from au...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Shaikh Q,Mahmood F

更新日期：2012-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), a retrovirus, is the causative agent of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL). The reported association with pulmonary disease such as bronchiectasis is less certain. METHODS:A retrospective ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Honarbakhsh S,Taylor GP

更新日期：2015-07-06 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:Abnormal sexual behaviors presenting as manifestations of rabies have occasionally been reported in the literature, although little attention has been paid to these cases to date. This study aimed to analyze the clinical features of rabies cases with abnormal sexual behaviors as the presenting manifestations...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tian Z,Chen Y,Yan W

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Tanzania, routine individual-level testing for HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) using laboratory genotyping and phenotyping is not feasible due to resource constraints. To monitor the prevention or emergence of HIVDR at a population level, WHO developed generic strategies to be adapted by countries, which incl...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Juma JM,Tiberio JK,Abuya MI,Kilama BK,Somi GR,Sambu V,Banda R,Jullu BS,Ramadhani AA

更新日期：2014-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV-3) is known to cause cold-like symptoms, diarrhea, or severe infections such as sepsis in infants and children. In adults, HPeV-3 infection is rarely diagnosed because the symptoms are generally mild and self-limiting; however, this infection has been linked to epidemic myalgi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Nakamura K,Saito K,Hara Y,Aoyagi T,Kitakawa K,Abe Y,Takemura H,Ikeda F,Kaku M,Kanemitsu K

更新日期：2018-08-07 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: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:This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate whether the serum procalcitonin (PCT) level can be utilized to guide the use of antibiotics in the treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma. METHODS:A total of 293 consecutive patients with suspected asthma attacks from February 2005 to July 2010 particip...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tang J,Long W,Yan L,Zhang Y,Xie J,Lu G,Yang C

更新日期：2013-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization recommends TB infection control (TBIC) in health care facilities. In 2008, the Ministry of Health Uganda initiated efforts to implement TBIC by training of health care workers (HCWs). This study was carried out to assess knowledge and attitudes towards TBIC among HCWs. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Buregyeya E,Kasasa S,Mitchell EM

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonencapsulated and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a major cause of human respiratory tract infections. Some strains of NTHi can cause invasive diseases such as septicemia and meningitis, even if H. influenzae is not generally considered to be an intracellular pathogen. There have been very few...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sekiya Y,Eguchi M,Nakamura M,Ubukata K,Omura S,Matsui H

更新日期：2008-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to AmpC producing Enterobacteriaceae (AE) in a large centralized Canadian region over a 9-year period. METHODS:An active surveillance cohort design in Calgary, Canada. RESULTS:A...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chaubey VP,Pitout JD,Dalton B,Gregson DB,Ross T,Laupland KB

更新日期：2014-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The etiology of myxomatous mitral valve degeneration (MVD) is not fully understood and may depend on time or environmental factors for which the interaction of infectious agents has not been documented. The purpose of the study is to analyze the effect of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp), Chlamydophila pneumoniae ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Tiveron MG,Pomerantzeff PMA,de Lourdes Higuchi M,Reis MM,de Jesus Pereira J,Kawakami JT,Ikegami RN,de Almeida Brandao CM,Jatene FB

更新日期：2017-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We compared AIDS-related mortality rates in people living with HIV (PLHIV) starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Brazil during 2006-2015 and examined associated risk factors . METHODS:Data on ART use in PLHIV and AIDS mortality in Brazil was analysed with piecewise constant exponential models. Mortality ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mangal TD,Meireles MV,Pascom ARP,de Almeida Coelho R,Benzaken AS,Hallett TB

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acinetobacter species are associated with increasing mortality due to emerging drug-resistance. Pediatric Acinetobacter infections are largely undefined in developed countries and clinical laboratory identification methods do not reliably differentiate between members of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-bauma...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jain AL,Harding CM,Assani K,Shrestha CL,Haga M,Leber A,Munson RS Jr,Kopp BT

更新日期：2016-07-22 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:Amphotericin-induced phlebitis is a common infusion-related reaction in patients managed for cryptococcal meningitis. High-quality nursing care is critical component to successful cryptococcosis treatment. We highlight the magnitude and main approaches in the management of amphotericin-induced phlebitis and ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ahimbisibwe C,Kwizera R,Ndyetukira JF,Kugonza F,Sadiq A,Hullsiek KH,Williams DA,Rhein J,Boulware DR,Meya DB

更新日期：2019-06-26 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:Varicella is normally a self-limited childhood disease caused by varicella-zoster virus infection. However, it sometimes causes severe diseases, especially in immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of severe varicella in a young woman. CASE PRESENTATION:A 19-year-old woman presented to the emergenc...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhang W,Ruan QL,Yan F,Hu YK

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-monoinfected patients may be at risk for significant liver fibrosis, but its prevalence and determinants in these patients are unknown. Since HIV-monoinfected patients do not routinely undergo liver biopsy, we evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of significant hepatic fibrosis in this group using t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： DallaPiazza M,Amorosa VK,Localio R,Kostman JR,Lo Re V 3rd

更新日期：2010-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tuberculin skin test (TST) has limitations for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) diagnosis in low-prevalence settings. Previously, all TST-positive individuals referred from the community to Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) were offered LTBI treatment, after active TB was excluded. In 2010, BCH...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Shah M,Miele K,Choi H,DiPietro D,Martins-Evora M,Marsiglia V,Dorman S

更新日期：2012-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis deaths have decreased worldwide over the past decade. We sought to evaluate the effect of HIV status on tuberculosis mortality among patients undergoing treatment for tuberculosis in Lima, Peru, a low HIV prevalence setting. METHODS:We conducted a p...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Velásquez GE,Cegielski JP,Murray MB,Yagui MJ,Asencios LL,Bayona JN,Bonilla CA,Jave HO,Yale G,Suárez CZ,Sanchez E,Rojas C,Atwood SS,Contreras CC,Santa Cruz J,Shin SS

更新日期：2016-02-01 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:Despite the widespread offer of free HIV testing in France, the proportion of people who have never been tested remains high. The objective of this study was to identify, in men and women separately, the various factors independently associated with no lifetime HIV testing. METHODS:We used multilevel logist...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Massari V,Lapostolle A,Grupposo MC,Dray-Spira R,Costagliola D,Chauvin P

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sustained health-related quality-of-life of patients surviving community-acquired pneumonia has not been accurately quantified. The aim of the current study was to quantify differences in health-related quality-of-life of community-dwelling elderly with and without community-acquired pneumonia during a 1...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mangen MJ,Huijts SM,Bonten MJ,de Wit GA

更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to a lack of survey of health care seeking behavior for influenza, the actual magnitude of influenza in Beijing of China has not been well described. METHODS:During 2013-2014 influenza season, two cross-sectional household surveys were carried out respectively during the epidemic and non-epidemic season...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Wang X,Wu S,Yang P,Li H,Chu Y,Tang Y,Hua W,Zhang H,Li C,Wang Q

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00