Distribution pattern of amino acid mutations in chloroquine and antifolate drug resistance associated genes in complicated and uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax isolates from Chandigarh, North India.

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the prevalence of enteric infections in Aboriginal children aged 0-2 years using conventional and molecular diagnostic techniques and to explore associations between the presence of pathogens and child growth. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis of Aboriginal children (n = 62) residing in a remote...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hanieh S,Mahanty S,Gurruwiwi G,Kearns T,Dhurrkay R,Gondarra V,Shield J,Ryan N,Azzato F,Ballard SA,Orlando N,Nicholson S,Gibney K,Brimblecombe J,Page W,Harrison LC,Biggs BA,Child Health and Nutrition Study team.

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is a risk factor for infection with coronaviruses. This study describes the demographic, clinical data, and outcomes of critically ill patients with diabetes and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). METHODS:This retrospective cohort study was conducted at 14 hospitals in Saudi Arabia (September...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Jose J,Al-Dorzi HM,Al-Omari A,Mandourah Y,Al-Hameed F,Sadat M,Al Qasim E,Alraddadi B,Al Harthy A,Al Mekhlafi GA,Almotairi A,Al Khatib K,Abdulmomen A,Qushmaq I,Sindi AA,Mady A,Solaiman O,Al-Raddadi R,Maghrabi K,Ragab

更新日期：2021-01-19 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:Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast and the most frequent cryptococcal species found in humans. Cryptococcosis is considered an opportunistic infection as it affects mainly immunosuppressed individuals. In humans, C. neoformans causes three types of infections: pulmonary cryptococcosis, cryptoco...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Probst C,Pongratz G,Capellino S,Szeimies RM,Schölmerich J,Fleck M,Salzberger B,Ehrenstein B

更新日期：2010-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with cagA-positive, cagA EPIYA motif ABD type, and vacA s1, m1, and i1 genotype strains of Helicobacter pylori is associated with an exacerbated inflammatory response and increased risk of gastroduodenal diseases. However, it is unclear whether the prevalence and virulence factor genotypes found in...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sahara S,Sugimoto M,Vilaichone RK,Mahachai V,Miyajima H,Furuta T,Yamaoka Y

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Telithromycin (a new ketolide) has shown good in vitro activity against the key causative pathogens of CAP, including S pneumoniae resistant to penicillin and/or macrolides. METHODS:The efficacy and saf...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Fogarty CM,Patel TC,Dunbar LM,Leroy BP

更新日期：2005-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blastocystis sp. are among the most commonly observed intestinal parasites in routine clinical parasitology. Blastocystis in humans consists of at least 9 genetic subtypes. Different subtypes of Blastocystis may be associated with differences in pathogenicity and symptomatology. METHODS:Advanced microscopy ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Bart A,Wentink-Bonnema EM,Gilis H,Verhaar N,Wassenaar CJ,van Vugt M,Goorhuis A,van Gool T

更新日期：2013-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Staphylococcus aureus strains are now regarded as zoonotic agents. In pastoral settings where human-animal interaction is intimate, multi-drug resistant microorganisms have become an emerging zoonotic issue of public health concern. The study of S. aureus prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and clonal linea...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Asiimwe BB,Baldan R,Trovato A,Cirillo DM

更新日期：2017-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A cost effective and efficient diagnostic tool for COVID-19 as near to the point of care (PoC) as possible would be a game changer in the current pandemic. We tested reverse transcription loop mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP), a method which can produce results in under 30 min, alongside standard ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Österdahl MF,Lee KA,Lochlainn MN,Wilson S,Douthwaite S,Horsfall R,Sheedy A,Goldenberg SD,Stanley CJ,Spector TD,Steves CJ

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to characterize the spread of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) in a tertiary level hospital using ongoing active surveillance with rectal swab cultures. Furthermore, this study analyzed the presence of CPKP in the clinical samples (CS) of a single patient as well...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Parisi SG,Bartolini A,Santacatterina E,Castellani E,Ghirardo R,Berto A,Franchin E,Menegotto N,De Canale E,Tommasini T,Rinaldi R,Basso M,Stefani S,Palù G

更新日期：2015-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence, incidence and persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in sub-Saharan Africa are not well established. The objectives of the current study are to describe (predictors of) the epidemiology of HPV among high-risk women in Kigali, Rwanda. METHODS:HIV-negative, high-risk women were seen q...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Veldhuijzen NJ,Braunstein SL,Vyankandondera J,Ingabire C,Ntirushwa J,Kestelyn E,Tuijn C,Wit FW,Umutoni A,Uwineza M,Crucitti T,van de Wijgert JH

更新日期：2011-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive and life-threatening infection. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and mortality- associated factors in diabetic patients. METHODS:Detailed clinical information of 165 NF cases was retrospectively collected and analyzed in Nationa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Cheng NC,Tai HC,Chang SC,Chang CH,Lai HS

更新日期：2015-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few reports in the literature of invasive infection caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis in patients without immunosuppression or other predisposing factors. The choice of antimicrobial therapy for bacteremia caused by the pathogen requires more case experience to be determined. CASE PRESENTATION:T...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yang ML,Chen YH,Chen TC,Lin WR,Lin CY,Lu PL

更新日期：2006-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Klebsiella pneumoniae is a frequent nosocomial pathogen causing difficult-to-treat infections worldwide. The prevalence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-KP) is increasing in China. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology of KPC-KP i...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Liang Y,Yin X,Zeng L,Chen S

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of bloodstream infections (BSI) in neonates is usually difficult due to minimal symptoms at presentation; thus early empirical therapy guided by local antibiotic susceptibility profile is necessary to improve therapeutic outcomes. METHODS:A review of neonatal blood cultures submitted to the microb...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Labi AK,Obeng-Nkrumah N,Bjerrum S,Enweronu-Laryea C,Newman MJ

更新日期：2016-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:While true antimicrobial resistance to Chlamydia trachomatis is a rare occurrence, repeat chlamydia infections continue to be reported following treatment with a single 1 g dose of azithromycin or week long doxycycline - with considerable more concern about azithromycin treatment failure. While most repeat positive ca...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kong FY,Hocking JS

更新日期：2015-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Undernutrition is one of the most common problems among people living with HIV, contributing to premature death and the development of comorbidities within this population. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the impacts of these often inter-related conditions appear in a series of fragmented and inconclusive studi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Alebel A,Demant D,Petrucka P,Sibbritt D

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pertussis diagnosis may go unrecognized when other pathogens, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) circulate. METHODS:A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Lima, Peru from January 2009 to September 2010. A total of 596 children under 5 years old admitted with clinical diagnoses of acute ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pavic-Espinoza I,Bendezú-Medina S,Herrera-Alzamora A,Weilg P,Pons MJ,Aguilar-Luis MA,Petrozzi-Helasvuo V,del Valle Mendoza J

更新日期：2015-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Before Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) was officially recommended and made available, a few surveys among gay and bisexual men, and persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), identified an informal use of antiretrovirals (ARVs) for PrEP among HIV-negative individuals. Before PrEP availability in Italy, we aimed t...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Palummieri A,De Carli G,Rosenthal É,Cacoub P,Mussini C,Puro V,PrEPventHIV Italy Study Group.

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Direct agglutination test (DAT) as a simple, accurate and reliable method, has been widely used for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) during the last three decades. The present study is a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of DAT for serodiagnosis of human VL. ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Mohebali M,Keshavarz H,Shirmohammad S,Akhoundi B,Borjian A,Hassanpour G,Mamishi S,Mahmoudi S

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date more than 20 antigenically distinct strains of Orientia tsutsugamushi (OT) reported within the tsutsugamushi triangle that cause an undifferentiated acute febrile illness in humans. Genotypic characterization of OT in different geographic regions or within the same country, is important in order to e...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Premaratna R,Blanton LS,Samaraweera DN,de Silva GN,Chandrasena NT,Walker DH,de Silva HJ

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regardless of chronic treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART), the switching rate for ART regarding anchor drugs has not been articulated in real-world clinical-settings in Japan. We assessed switch rates and time-to-switch of ART regimens according to anchor drug classes (integrase strand transfer inhib...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Ruzicka DJ,Kuroishi N,Oshima N,Sakuma R,Naito T

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of tuberculosis infection (TBI) in individuals at high risk for tuberculosis (TB) disease is a priority for TB elimination in the US. Newly arrived refugees in Middle Tennessee are screened for TBI, but factors associated with gaps in the TBI care cascade are not well characterized. METHODS:We ass...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Manful A,Waller L,Katz B,Cummins J,Warkentin J,Reagon B,Shaw-Kaikai J,Zhu Y,van der Heijden YF

更新日期：2020-08-10 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：UNLABELLED:world has not faced a severe pandemic for decades, except the rather mild H1N1 one in 2009, pandemic influenza models are inherently hypothetical and validation is, thus, difficult. We aim at reconstructing a recent seasonal influenza epidemic that occurred in Switzerland and deem this to be a promising vali...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Smieszek T,Balmer M,Hattendorf J,Axhausen KW,Zinsstag J,Scholz RW

更新日期：2011-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The usefulness of sputum Gram stain in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is controversial. There has been no study to evaluate the diagnostic value of this method in patients with healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of sputum Gram st...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Fukuyama H,Yamashiro S,Kinjo K,Tamaki H,Kishaba T

更新日期：2014-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A birth cohort dedicated to studying infections in early childhood may be assisted by parental recording of symptoms on a daily basis and a collection of biomaterials. We aimed at testing the feasibility of this approach for use in a long-term study focusing on infections in children in Germany. METHODS:Par...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zoch B,Karch A,Dreesman J,Monazahian M,Baillot A,Mikolajczyk RT

更新日期：2015-10-22 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:Raw seafood consumption was identified as the major risk factor for hepatitis A during the large epidemic of 1996 and 1997 in Puglia (South Italy). In Puglia, vaccination for toddlers and preadolescents has been recommended since 1998.The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence, seroprevalence, molecu...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Chironna M,Prato R,Sallustio A,Martinelli D,Tafuri S,Quarto M,Germinario C

更新日期：2012-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV controllers (HICs) are a rare group of HIV-1-infected individuals able to naturally control viral replication. Several studies have identified the occurrence of HIV dual infections in seropositive individuals leading to disease progression. In HICs, however, dual infections with divergent outcomes in pat...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Caetano DG,Côrtes FH,Bello G,de Azevedo SSD,Hoagland B,Villela LM,Grinsztejn B,Veloso VG,Guimarães ML,Morgado MG

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00