Disseminated Saksenaea infection in an immunocompromised host associated with a good clinical outcome: a case report and review of the literature.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a major communicable disease in children ≤6 years old, particularly in several countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, including Thailand. HFMD impacts public health and the economy, especially in northern Thailand. METHODS:A prospective cohort study was conducted to est...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Upala P,Apidechkul T,Suttana W,Kullawong N,Tamornpark R,Inta C

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Australia is developing a chlamydia screening program. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of young women to the introduction of chlamydia screening in Australian General Practice. METHODS:In-depth face-to-face interviews with 24 young women from across Victoria, Australia, attending a randomly sele...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pavlin NL,Parker R,Fairley CK,Gunn JM,Hocking J

更新日期：2008-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a frequent cause of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI). Patients with MRSA require different empiric treatment than those with non-MRSA infections, yet no accurate tools exist to aid in stratifying the risk for a MRSA cSSSI. We sought ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zilberberg MD,Chaudhari P,Nathanson BH,Campbell RS,Emons MF,Fiske S,Hays HD,Shorr AF

更新日期：2012-07-11 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: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:Due to limited therapeutic options, the spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) have become a major public health concern. We conducted a prospective, randomized, open-label comparison of the therapeutic efficacy of piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ), cefepime, and ertapenem in febrile nosocomial urin...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Seo YB,Lee J,Kim YK,Lee SS,Lee JA,Kim HY,Uh Y,Kim HS,Song W

更新日期：2017-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of interleukin (IL)-28B in predicting therapeutic response of pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) plus ribavirin (PR) for genotype 1 infected chronic hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis (AF) is limited. The aim of this study is to assess its role in predi...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hu CC,Lin CL,Chang LC,Chien CH,Chen LW,Liu CJ,Chien RN

更新日期：2015-03-26 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:Giardia duodenalis is a flagellate parasite which has been considered the most common protozoa infecting human worldwide. Molecular characterization of G. duodenalis isolates have revealed the existence of eight groups (Assemblage A to H) which differ in their host distribution. Assemblages A and B are found...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Anuar TS,Azreen SN,Salleh FM,Moktar N

更新日期：2014-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asymptomatic screening for gonorrhoea in heterosexual men is currently not recommended in many countries including Australia, given the prevalence is relatively low in the heterosexual population. We aimed to determine the proportion of urethral gonorrhoea cases among heterosexual men attending a sexual heal...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Martín-Sánchez M,Ong JJ,Fairley CK,Chen MY,Williamson DA,Maddaford K,Aung ET,Carter G,Bradshaw CS,Chow EPF

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large scale administration of the anthelminthic drug praziquantel (PZQ) to at-risk populations is the cornerstone of schistosomiasis control, although persisting high prevalence of infections in some areas and growing concerns of PZQ resistance have revealed the limitations of this strategy. Most studies ass...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hoekstra PT,Casacuberta Partal M,Amoah AS,van Lieshout L,Corstjens PLAM,Tsonaka S,Assaré RK,Silué KD,Meité A,N'Goran EK,N'Gbesso YK,Roestenberg M,Knopp S,Utzinger J,Coulibaly JT,van Dam GJ

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is one of the commonest cancers in Central Africa, a region with the unusual peculiarity to be hyperendemic for infections with Hepatitis B, C and D viruses. However, data estimating the respective proportions of HCC cases attributable to these viruses are still limited in this...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Amougou MA,Noah DN,Moundipa PF,Pineau P,Njouom R

更新日期：2016-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Direct immunofluorescence assays (DFA) are a rapid and inexpensive method for the detection of respiratory viruses and may therefore be used for surveillance. Few epidemiological studies have been published based solely on DFA and none included respiratory picornaviruses and human metapneumovirus (hMPV). We ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Sadeghi CD,Aebi C,Gorgievski-Hrisoho M,Mühlemann K,Barbani MT

更新日期：2011-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections that facilitate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition by over two fold or more. The development of HSV-2 control methods as a measure to control HIV epidemic in high HSV-2/HIV areas has become a priority. T...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Biswas D,Borkakoty B,Mahanta J,Walia K,Saikia L,Akoijam BS,Jampa L,Kharkongar A,Zomawia E

更新日期：2011-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common causative pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), accounting for as many as 30-50% of CAP during peak years. An early and rapid diagnostic method is key for guiding clinicians in their choice of antibiotics. METHODS:The recombinase-aided amplification...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Xue G,Li S,Zhao H,Yan C,Feng Y,Cui J,Jiang T,Yuan J

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that CD103 is an important marker for tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) which plays an important role in anti-infection. However, the role of CD103+ TRM was not elucidated in the progress of S. japonicum infection induced disease. METHODS:6-8 weeks old C57BL/6 mice were infected...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Zhao Y,Yang Q,Jin C,Feng Y,Xie S,Xie H,Qi Y,Qiu H,Chen H,Tao A,Mu J,Qin W,Huang J

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of people living with HIV is key in HIV prevention and control. Partner Notification service is a World Health Organization backed strategy of reaching out to sexual partners of people diagnosed with HIV for HIV testing. However, its adoption and success rate in Kenya remains unknown. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Kariuki RM,Rithaa GK,Oyugi EO,Gachathi DM

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), one the most common causes of genital ulcers, appears to increase both the risk of HIV acquisition and HIV transmission. HSV-2/HIV co-infection among pregnant women may increase the risk of perinatal transmission of HIV. This study describes rates of HSV-2 among pregnant ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Domercant JW,Jean Louis F,Hulland E,Griswold M,Andre-Alboth J,Ye T,Marston BJ

更新日期：2017-08-18 00:00:00

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:Chronic Q fever usually presents as endocarditis or endovascular infection. We investigated whether 18F-FDG PET/CT and echocardiography were able to detect the localization of infection. Also, the utility of the modified Duke criteria was assessed. METHODS:Fifty-two patients, who had an IgG titre of  ≥ 1024...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Barten DG,Delsing CE,Keijmel SP,Sprong T,Timmermans J,Oyen WJ,Nabuurs-Franssen MH,Bleeker-Rovers CP

更新日期：2013-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Granulysin (GNLY) is produced by human lymphocyte subpopulations and exhibits antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We examined the association between GNLY levels in blood and latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. METHODS:Latency of TB infection among Vietnamese healthcare workers was es...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Thuong PH,Tam DB,Sakurada S,Hang NT,Hijikata M,Hong LT,Ngoc PT,Anh PT,Cuong VC,Matsushita I,Lien LT,Keicho N

更新日期：2016-10-18 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:To probe seroepidemiology of the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) among health care workers (HCWs) in a children's hospital. METHODS:From August 2009 to March 2010, serum samples were drawn from 150 HCWs in a children's hospital in Taipei before the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, before H1N1 vaccination,...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Yen TY,Lu CY,Chang LY,Tsai YT,Huang LM

更新日期：2012-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is endemic in over 100 countries and is an important public health problem worldwide. Dengue fever is not endemic in Taiwan; the importation of dengue viruses from neighboring countries via close commercial links and air travel is considered to be the cause of local outbreaks. Therefore, efforts towar...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Pan CY,Liu WL,Su MP,Chang TP,Ho HP,Shu PY,Huang JJ,Lin LJ,Chen CH

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is the most widespread mosquito-borne viral disease of public health concern. In some patients, endothelial cell and platelet dysfunction lead to life-threatening hemorrhagic dengue fever or dengue shock syndrome. Prognostication of disease severity is urgently required to improve patient management. ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Fragnoud R,Flamand M,Reynier F,Buchy P,Duong V,Pachot A,Paranhos-Baccala G,Bedin F

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children in developing country suffer the highest burden of pneumonia. However, few studies have evaluated associations between poverty and pneumonia. METHODS:A prospective population-based study on pneumonia was carried out as part of the Latin America Epidemiological Assessment of Pneumococcus (LEAP study...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Thörn LK,Minamisava R,Nouer SS,Ribeiro LH,Andrade AL

更新日期：2011-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At the time of the influenza A(H1N1)pmd09 pandemic it was not known if concurrent or sequential administration of seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) with pandemic vaccine was preferred. METHODS:Immunogenicity and safety were assessed in 871 healthy subjects aged 19-40 years who were randomised into ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Langley JM,Frenette L,Chu L,McNeil S,Halperin S,Li P,Vaughn D

更新日期：2012-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America/The American Thoracic Society (IDSA/ATS) provide recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). However, the mere presence of guidelines is rarely sufficient to promote widespread adoption and uptake. Using the ...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Safdar N,Musuuza JS,Xie A,Hundt AS,Hall M,Wood K,Carayon P

更新日期：2016-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate nasal carriage, antibiotic susceptibility and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), as well as the risk factors of MRSA colonization, in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in northern Taiwan. METHODS:From September 2014 to November 201...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Hsu YY,Wu D,Hung CC,Huang SS,Yuan FH,Lee MH,Huang CT,Shie SS,Huang PY,Yang CC,Cheng CW,Leu HS,Wu TS,Huang YC

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isoniazid (INH) represents the cornerstone for the treatment of cases infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains. Several molecular mechanisms have been shown to be the major causes for INH resistance, while the dynamic change of mutations conferring INH resistance among MTB strains during the pa...

journal_title：BMC infectious diseases

authors： Huo F,Lu J,Zong Z,Jing W,Shi J,Ma Y,Dong L,Zhao L,Wang Y,Huang H,Pang Y

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00