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牙科,口腔外科和医学
皮肤病学
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abstract::This study compared the fatty-acid profiles of Brucella canis blood culture isolates obtained from infected dogs in the UK, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina, and from a human clinical case in Argentina, to a bank of isolates obtained from canine outbreaks in the USA. Analysis of a to...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812001240
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study investigated the relationships between Legionnaires' disease (LD) incidence and weather in Glasgow, UK, by using advanced statistical methods. Using daily meteorological data and 78 LD cases with known exact date of onset, we fitted a series of Poisson log-linear regression models with explanatory variables...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S095026881200101X
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::In Vietnam, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 infections in poultry often occur without concomitant clinical signs and outbreaks are not consistently reported. Live bird markets represent a convenient site for surveillance that does not rely on farmers' notifications. Two H5N1 surveys were conducted at liv...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812001112
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::An analysis was undertaken to measure age-specific vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 2010/11 trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine (TIV) and monovalent 2009 pandemic influenza vaccine (PIV) administered in 2009/2010. The test-negative case-control study design was employed based on patients consulting primary care. Overall...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812001148
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypermucoviscous (HV) isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae have been linked to virulence potential in experimental infections. We examined 33 isolates of K. pneumoniae from patients with bacteraemia for the HV phenotype on agar culture, and determined their virulence potential by screening for capsular (K) serotype by po...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812000933
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an economically important, acute or sub-acute, viral disease of cattle that occurs across Africa and in the Middle East. The aim of this study was to investigate if lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) can be transmitted mechanically by African brown ear ticks (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neum....
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812000805
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although social networks are known to play an important role in drug-using behaviours associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, literature on social networks and HCV is inconsistent. This exploratory study examined HCV RNA distribution within a social network of anti-HCV-positive non-medical prescription opio...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812000696
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Very few Pacific islands escaped the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic. Subsequent influenza epidemics in the established colonial outposts of American Samoa and New Caledonia infected many but killed very few persons whereas the extraordinarily isolated Niue, Rotuma, Jaliut and Yule islands experienced high mortality infl...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812000866
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study provides a comprehensive epidemio-clinical picture of sporadic, domestically acquired cases of amoebiasis, cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis in one Canadian community based on patient symptom, outcome and exposure data from an enhanced surveillance system. It yields valuable data for estimating the burden of...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S095026881200057X
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thailand was a hyper-endemic country for dengue with co-circulation of four serotypes and tens of thousands of infected cases annually. Taking into consideration the large number of local dengue virus (DENV) sequences available in GenBank, Thailand was the most ideal locality to study co-evolution of DENV. Therefore, ...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812000908
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Dogs can be infected by a wide range of Bartonella spp., but limited studies have been conducted in tropical urban and rural dog populations. We aimed to determine Bartonella antibody prevalence in 455 domestic dogs from four tropical countries and detect Bartonella DNA in a subset of these dogs. Bartonella antibodies...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812000519
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report an evaluation of the accuracy of ELISA for the detection of Leptospira-specific antibodies in humans. Eighty-eight studies published in 35 articles met all inclusion criteria and were submitted to meta-analysis. Pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0·779 (95% CI 0·770-0·789) and 0·913 (95% CI 0·908-0·917)...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1017/S0950268812001951
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Large outbreaks of Q fever in The Netherlands have provided a unique opportunity for studying longitudinal serum antibody responses in patients. Results are presented of a cohort of 344 patients with acute symptoms of Q fever with three or more serum samples per patient. In all these serum samples IgM and IgG against ...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812000404
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study aimed to examine trends in incidence, geographical distribution, and survival of classic and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in the general US population using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) tumour registries with 12 066 patients diagnosed with KS between 1975 and 2005. Although the a...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812000325
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We analysed two large national surveys conducted in 2001 and 2008 to examine incidence and outcomes of gastroenteritis in older Australians. A case was someone reporting ≥3 loose stools or ≥1 episode of vomiting in 24 h, excluding non-infectious causes. We compared cases arising in the elderly (≥65 years) and in other...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811002834
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Travel is a risk factor for Legionnaires' disease. In 2008, two cases were reported in condominium guests where we investigated a 2001 outbreak. We reinvestigated to identify additional cases and determine whether ongoing transmission resulted from persistent colonization of potable water. Exposures were assessed by m...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811002779
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Historically, Shigella sonnei has dominated other Shigella species infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Montréal. In early 2010, Toronto reported increased proportions of the more pathogenic S. flexneri, HIV co-infection and MSM in shigellosis cases since 2009. Analytical methods were used to assess whether...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268812000738
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::In a cohort of 272 treatment-naive individuals with chronic hepatitis C infection acquired on a known date who were enrolled in the UK HCV National Register, a progressive improvement in response to treatment was found with the evolution of antiviral therapies from 20% (25/122) for interferon monotherapy to 63% (55/88...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811002317
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal complex (CC) 398 using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Dust and pigs at five age groups were sampled in six Danish MRSA-positive pig farms. MRSA CC398 was isolated from 284 of the ...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811002391
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We examined the prevalence, correlates and trends of H. pylori infection in Israel using residual sera obtained in 2007-2008 from 1466 Jewish subjects aged 0-77 years and 897 Arabs aged 0-19 years, and in 2000-2001 from 627 Jewish and 575 Arab subjects aged 0-19 years. H. pylori IgG antibodies were measured by ELISA. ...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811002081
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Enrichment culture is often used to isolate Campylobacter. This study compared isolation of Campylobacter spp. from 119 broiler chicken environments from two farms, using Preston and modified Exeter (mExeter) and modified Bolton (mBolton) enrichments. mExeter was significantly more effective in isolating Campylobacter...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811001877
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Injecting drug users (IDUs) account for most new HCV infections. The objectives of this study were: to estimate the force of infection for hepatitis C virus in IDUs within the interval-censoring framework and to determine the impact of risk factors such as frequency of injection, drug injected, sharing of syringes and...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811001750
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The introduction and the widespread use of the varicella vaccine in Taiwan has led to a 75-80% decrease in the incidence of varicella in children. However the vaccine's long-term impact on the incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) has attracted attention. By controlling gender, underlying diseases, and age effects, a Poisso...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811001786
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) is reported to decrease the incidence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. To determine the annual incidence of CAP before the introduction of PCV7, we counted the number of children hospitalized with CAP between 2008 and 2009 in Chiba City, Japan. We in...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811001592
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common herpesvirus establishing lifelong persisting infection, which has been implicated in immunosenescence and mortality in the elderly. Little is known about how and when susceptibility to CMV infection is determined. We measured CMV seroprevalence in two genetically informative coh...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811001397
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::In a Belgian wool-processing factory, living anthrax spores were found in raw goat hair and air dust, but confirmed anthrax cases had never been reported. Anthrax vaccines are not licensed nor recommended in Belgium. We conducted a B. anthracis seroprevalence study to investigate risk factors associated with positive ...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811001488
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::We analysed the data from the control group in a typhoid vaccine trial in Karachi to assess the differences in individual-, household- and cluster-level characteristics for developing typhoid fever. The annual incidence of typhoid in children aged 2-16 years in the control arm of the vaccine trial was 151/100 000 popu...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811000938
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent epidemiological data suggest a link between the consumption of bovine offal products and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection in Japan. This study thus examined the prevalence of STEC in various types of these foods. PCR screened 229 bovine offal products for the presence of Shiga toxin (stx)...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811001105
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cyclospora cayetanensis is an emerging infectious agent. The aim of this study was to describe an outbreak that occurred in 250 adults exposed to contaminated food, focusing on the duration and relapses of symptoms, complications and evidence of local transmission. This outbreak affected workers who ate in a restauran...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S095026881100121X
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Despite the increased prevalence of hepatitis B and C in most migrant groups in The Netherlands, a national screening policy for these infections is not available. In order to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B and C in the largest group of first-generation migrants (FGM) in The Netherlands, we conducted a screeni...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811001270
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effectiveness of environmental decontamination (ED) as a measure in the control of infectious diseases is controversial. This work quantifies the effectiveness of ED by analysing the transmission of pathogens from the environment to susceptible hosts in a Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible model. Analysis of the mod...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811000604
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Mumps outbreaks in recent years have given rise to questions about the effectiveness of the mumps vaccine. This study examined the epidemiological data from a recent mumps outbreak in Israel and from outbreaks in other countries with high vaccination coverage, and considered whether long-established vaccination polici...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S095026881100063X
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly prevalent in Spanish hospitals and community long-term-care facilities (LTCFs). This longitudinal study was performed in community LTCFs to determine whether MRSA colonization is associated with MRSA infections and overall mortality. Nasal and decubitus ulce...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811000641
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Serotyping, subtyping and genotyping are important tools for epidemiological studies of group B streptococci (GBS). We investigated the genotype distribution of 353 GBS isolates originating from vaginal or rectal carriage to identify capsular serotypes and subtypes based on the surface protein genes of the alpha-like ...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811000616
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study reports on the clinical profiles of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) case-patients and the management of acyclovir prescriptions. We designed a study on the causes of encephalitis in France in 2007. Case-patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled in all the hospitals that volunteered to parti...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811000483
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is concern that widespread usage of ertapenem may promote cross-resistance to other carbapenems. To analyse the impact that adding ertapenem to our hospital formulary had on usage of other broad-spectrum agents and on susceptibilities of nosocomial Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas isolates, we performed interr...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811000082
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to compare the occurrence of Salmonella spp. found in the animal environment in pig herds with different Salmonella risks (61 herds with low seroprevalence, 81 herds with high seroprevalence) on a broad scale. The environmental samples were divided into two types: direct (n=1105) and in...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268811000239
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Information about the changing epidemiology of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in hospitals in China over the past decade remains largely unknown. This study examined the susceptibility patterns and trends of drug-resistant TB cases in the 309 Hospital in Beijing, China. Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were retro...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268810003158
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rubella, a vaccine-preventable infection. This study examined the antibody status of 11 987 pregnant women during 2005-2009. Results showed a non-significant decrease in those with antibody levels of <4·0 IU/ml from 29/2312 (1·3%) in 2005 to 21/2447 (0·9%) in 2009 (χ² for linear trend=0·279, P=0·56) but a significant ...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268810002748
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Multi-locus sequence typing was performed on 1003 Campylobacter jejuni isolates collected in a 2-year longitudinal study of 15 dairy farms and four sheep farms in Lancashire, UK. There was considerable farm-level variation in occurrence and prevalence of clonal complexes (CC). Clonal complexes ST61, ST21, ST403 and ST...
journal_title:Epidemiology and infection
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1017/S0950268810002736
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00