Ausgabe 1/2018
Inhalt (710 Artikel)
Natural history of Mycobacterium fortuitum pulmonary infection presenting with migratory infiltrates: a case report with microbiological analysis
Satoshi Okamori, Takanori Asakura, Tomoyasu Nishimura, Eiko Tamizu, Makoto Ishii, Mitsunori Yoshida, Hanako Fukano, Yuichiro Hayashi, Masaki Fujita, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Tomoko Betsuyaku, Naoki Hasegawa
How newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men look at HIV/AIDS – validation of the Chinese version of the revised illness perception questionnaire
Xiaobing Wu, Joseph T. F. Lau, Winnie W. S. Mak, Jing Gu, Phoenix K. H. Mo, Xiaodong Wang
A 2-year follow-up study of patients with pharyngotonsillitis
Jon Pallon, Martin Sundqvist, Katarina Hedin
Factors influencing microbial colonies in the air of operating rooms
Ling Fu Shaw, Ian Horng Chen, Chii Shya Chen, Hui Hsin Wu, Li Shing Lai, Yin Yin Chen, Fu Der Wang
Multilocus sequence types of clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from peninsular Malaysia and their associations with disease outcomes
Abdel Rahman Zueter, Zaidah Abdul Rahman, Mahmoud Abumarzouq, Azian Harun
Epidemiological characteristics and post-exposure prophylaxis of human rabies in Chongqing, China, 2007–2016
Li Qi, Kun Su, Tao Shen, Wenge Tang, Bangzhong Xiao, Jiang Long, Han Zhao, Xi Chen, Yu Xia, Yu Xiong, Dayong Xiao, Liangui Feng, Qin Li
Molecular epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains circulating in Indonesia using multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae multi-antigen sequence typing (NG-MAST) techniques
I Putu Yuda Hananta, Alje Pieter van Dam, Maarten Franciscus Schim van der Loeff, Mirjam Dierdorp, Carolien Marleen Wind, Hardyanto Soebono, Henry John Christiaan de Vries, Sylvia Maria Bruisten
Is weak CD4+ gain in the course of suppressive combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection a current clinical challenge? A case report and brief review of the literature
Camilla Tincati, Esther Merlini, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, Giulia Marchetti
Characteristics of wild polio virus outbreak investigation and response in Ethiopia in 2013–2014: implications for prevention of outbreaks due to importations
Ayesheshem Ademe Tegegne, Fiona Braka, Meseret Eshetu Shebeshi, Aron Kassahun Aregay, Berhane Beyene, Amare Mengistu Mersha, Mohammed Ademe, Abdulahi Muhyadin, Dadi Jima, Abyot Bekele Wyessa
Adipokines levels in HIV infected patients: lipocalin-2 and fatty acid binding protein-4 as possible markers of HIV and antiretroviral therapy-related adipose tissue inflammation
Mario Luca Morieri, Viola Guardigni, Juana Maria Sanz, Edoardo Dalla Nora, Cecilia Soavi, Giovanni Zuliani, Laura Sighinolfi, Angelina Passaro
A multi-center study on the risk factors of infection caused by multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Huiping Huang, Borong Chen, Gang Liu, Jing Ran, Xianyu Lian, Xinhua Huang, Nan Wang, Zhengjie Huang
Medical treatment of an unusual cerebral hydatid disease
Shu Chen, Ning Li, Feifei Yang, Jiqin Wu, Yuekai Hu, Shenglei Yu, Qi Chen, Xuan Wang, Xinyu Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Jianming Zheng
Long-term Lactobacillus rhamnosus BMX 54 application to restore a balanced vaginal ecosystem: a promising solution against HPV-infection
Ettore Palma, Nadia Recine, Lavinia Domenici, Margherita Giorgini, Alessandra Pierangeli, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici
Epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal disease in infants from urban area of South China, 2011–2014
Xiaoshan Guan, Xiaoping Mu, Wenjing Ji, Chunlei Yuan, Ping He, Lian Zhang, Yanfen Huang, Juan Li, Jianfeng Chen, Huamin Zhong, Shuyin Pang, Nan Tan, Qiulian Deng, Kankan Gao, Yu-Ping Huang, Chien-Yi Chang, Haiying Liu
Different responses of weather factors on hand, foot and mouth disease in three different climate areas of Gansu, China
Faxiang Gou, Xinfeng Liu, Jian He, Dongpeng Liu, Yao Cheng, Haixia Liu, Xiaoting Yang, Kongfu Wei, Yunhe Zheng, Xiaojuan Jiang, Lei Meng, Wenbiao Hu
The antibiotic checklist: an observational study of the discrepancy between reported and actually performed checklist items
Frederike V. van Daalen, Marlies E. J. L. Hulscher, Cas Minderhoud, Jan M. Prins, Suzanne E. Geerlings
The impact of cathelicidin, the human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 in urinary tract infections
Ibrahim H. Babikir, Elsir A. Abugroun, Naser Eldin Bilal, Abdullah Ali Alghasham, Elmuataz Elmansi Abdalla, Ishag Adam
Knowledge, perceptions and media use of the Dutch general public and healthcare workers regarding Ebola, 2014
Lianne G. C. Schol, Madelief Mollers, Corien M. Swaan, Desirée J. M. A. Beaujean, Albert Wong, Aura Timen
Available, Bed-sided, Comprehensive (ABC) score to a diagnosis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: a derivation and validation study
Nori Yoshioka, Matsuo Deguchi, Hideharu Hagiya, Hisao Yoshida, Norihisa Yamamoto, Shoji Hashimoto, Yukihiro Akeda, Kazunori Tomono
Characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacterium from humans and water in an Agropastoral area in Zambia
Ngula Monde, Musso Munyeme, Adrian Muwonge, John Bwalya Muma, Sydney Malama
Factors contributing to measles transmission during an outbreak in Kamwenge District, Western Uganda, April to August 2015
Fred Nsubuga, Lilian Bulage, Immaculate Ampeire, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Simon Kasasa, Patricia Tanifum, Alex Ario Riolexus, Bao-Ping Zhu
Evaluation of fluorescent in-situ hybridization technique for diagnosis of malaria in Ahero Sub-County hospital, Kenya
Regina Kandie, Rachel Ochola, Kariuki Njaanake
Application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by avian influenza A (H7N9) viral pneumonia: national data from the Chinese multicentre collaboration
Linna Huang, Wei Zhang, Yi Yang, Wenjuan Wu, Weihua Lu, Han Xue, Hongsheng Zhao, Yunfu Wu, Jia Shang, Lihua Cai, Long Liu, Donglin Liu, Yeming Wang, Bin Cao, Qingyuan Zhan, Chen Wang
Identification of uncommon oral yeasts from cancer patients by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
Narges Aslani, Ghasem Janbabaei, Mahdi Abastabar, Jacques F. Meis, Mahasti Babaeian, Sadegh Khodavaisy, Teun Boekhout, Hamid Badali
Oral human Papillomavirus DNA detection in HIV-positive men: prevalence, predictors, and co-occurrence at anal site
Alessandra Vergori, Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Pierluca Piselli, Franca Del Nonno, Catia Sias, Federico Lupi, Daniele Lapa, Andrea Baiocchini, Claudia Cimaglia, Marco Gentile, Andrea Antinori, Maria Capobianchi, Adriana Ammassari
Potential of DosR and Rpf antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis to discriminate between latent and active tuberculosis in a tuberculosis endemic population of Medellin Colombia
Leonar Arroyo, Diana Marín, Kees L. M. C. Franken, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, Luis F. Barrera
Active ingredients of a person-centred intervention for people on HIV treatment: analysis of mixed methods trial data
Keira Lowther, Richard Harding, Victoria Simms, Aabid Ahmed, Zipporah Ali, Nancy Gikaara, Lorraine Sherr, Hellen Kariuki, Irene J. Higginson, Lucy Ellen Selman
Correlation between polymorphisms in toll-like receptor genes and the activity of hepatitis B virus among treatment-naïve patients: a case-control study in a Han Chinese population
Yong Lin, Zheng-Xiang Gao, Xu Shen, Mei-Jun Chen, Yan-Ting Li, Shu-Lian Li, Hui-Ling Lin, Qi-Feng Zhao, Fan Liu, Jian-Jun Niu
The impact of regular school closure on seasonal influenza epidemics: a data-driven spatial transmission model for Belgium
Giancarlo De Luca, Kim Van Kerckhove, Pietro Coletti, Chiara Poletto, Nathalie Bossuyt, Niel Hens, Vittoria Colizza
Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of Uropathogens from cases of urinary tract infections (UTI) in Shashemene referral hospital, Ethiopia
Wubalem Desta Seifu, Alemayehu Desalegn Gebissa
Dengue virus infection-enhancement activity in neutralizing antibodies of healthy adults before dengue season as determined by using FcγR-expressing cells
Minh Huong Phu Ly, Meng Ling Moi, Thi Bich Hau Vu, Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Todd Saunders, Cam Nhat Nguyen, Anh Kieu Thi Nguyen, Hung Manh Nguyen, Than Huu Dao, Do Quyen Pham, Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen, Thi Quynh Mai Le, Futoshi Hasebe, Kouichi Morita
Visceral adipose tissue and carotid intima-media thickness in HIV-infected patients undergoing cART: a prospective cohort study
Maria Teresa Beires, André Silva-Pinto, Ana Cristina Santos, António José Madureira, Jorge Pereira, Davide Carvalho, António Sarmento, Paula Freitas
Persistent mammalian orthoreovirus, coxsackievirus and adenovirus co-infection in a child with a primary immunodeficiency detected by metagenomic sequencing: a case report
Dagmara W. Lewandowska, Riccarda Capaul, Seraina Prader, Osvaldo Zagordi, Fabienne-Desirée Geissberger, Martin Kügler, Marcus Knorr, Christoph Berger, Tayfun Güngör, Janine Reichenbach, Cyril Shah, Jürg Böni, Andrea Zbinden, Alexandra Trkola, Jana Pachlopnik Schmid, Michael Huber
Estimating the scale of chronic hepatitis B virus infection among migrants in EU/EEA countries
Amena A. Ahmad, Abby M. Falla, Erika Duffell, Teymur Noori, Angela Bechini, Ralf Reintjes, Irene K. Veldhuijzen
Eikenella corrodens endocarditis and liver abscess in a previously healthy male, a case report
Anne Christine Nordholm, Ruth Ottilia Birgitta Vøgg, Henrik Permin, Terese Katzenstein
Transmission of measles among healthcare Workers in Hospital W, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, 2016
Haimei Jia, Chao Ma, Mengting Lu, Jianping Fu, Lance E. Rodewald, Qiru Su, Huaqin Wang, Lixin Hao
Landscape and rodent community composition are associated with risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in two cities in China, 2006–2013
Hong Xiao, Xin Tong, Ru Huang, Lidong Gao, Shixiong Hu, Yapin Li, Hongwei Gao, Pai Zheng, Huisuo Yang, Zheng Y. X. Huang, Hua Tan, Huaiyu Tian
Monitoring vaccine and non-vaccine HPV type prevalence in the post-vaccination era in women living in the Basilicata region, Italy
Francesca Carozzi, Donella Puliti, Cristina Ocello, Pasquale Silvio Anastasio, Espedito Antonio Moliterni, Emilia Perinetti, Laurence Serradell, Elena Burroni, Massimo Confortini, Paola Mantellini, Marco Zappa, Géraldine Dominiak-Felden
Anemia in people on second line antiretroviral treatment in Lilongwe, Malawi: a cross-sectional study
McNeil Ngongondo, Nora E. Rosenberg, Christopher C. Stanley, Robertino Lim, Dennis Ongubo, Richard Broadhurst, Colin Speight, Robert Flick, Petros Tembo, Mina C. Hosseinpour
A rare case of pericarditis and pleural empyema secondary to transdiaphragmatic extension of pyogenic liver abscess
Eunae Cho, Sang Woo Park, Chung Hwan Jun, Sang Soo Shin, Eun Kyu Park, Kyo Seon Lee, Seon Young Park, Chang Hwan Park, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew
Self-reported genital warts among sexually-active university students: a cross-sectional study
Silvia Cocchio, Chiara Bertoncello, Tatjana Baldovin, Alessandra Buja, Silvia Majori, Vincenzo Baldo
Estimating the scale of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in the EU/EEA: a focus on migrants from anti-HCV endemic countries
A. M. Falla, A. A. Ahmad, E. Duffell, T. Noori, I. K. Veldhuijzen
In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing of human Brucella melitensis isolates from Ulanqab of Inner Mongolia, China
Zhi-guo Liu, Dong-dong Di, Miao Wang, Ri-hong Liu, Hong-yan Zhao, Dong-ri Piao, Zhong-zhi Zhao, Yong-qing Hao, Ya-nan Du, Hai Jiang, Bu-yun Cui, Xian-zhu Xia
Antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Germany: low levels of cephalosporin resistance, but high azithromycin resistance
Susanne Buder, Sandra Dudareva, Klaus Jansen, Anna Loenenbach, Sergejs Nikisins, Andrea Sailer, Eva Guhl, Peter K. Kohl, Viviane Bremer, Thomas Back, Anja Berger, Valerie Chapot, Jörg Steinmann, Stephan Eicke, Claudia Friedrichs, Andreas Groß, Hans-Jochen Hagedorn, Alexander Halfmann, Britt Hornei, Ralf Ignatius, Simone Korten, Hany Sahly, Elzbieta Kozub-Witkowski, Sabine Krämer, Margit Kühn, Anke Liebetrau, Thomas Meyer, Klaus Oberdorfer, Roland Pfüller, Caroline Ruckert, Roman Schwarz, Daniela Walch, Madeleine Mai, Thomas A. Wichelhaus, Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Nicole Wüppenhorst
An appraisal: how notifiable infectious diseases are reported by Hungarian family physicians
Katalin Vraukó, Zoltán Jancsó, László Kalabay, Andrea Lukács, Gabriella Maráczi, Lajos Mester, Anna Nánási, József Rinfel, Tamás Sárosi, Ferenc Tamás, Albert Varga, József Vitrai, Imre Rurik
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on Schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Hlengiwe Sacolo, Moses Chimbari, Chester Kalinda
Characterization of Salmonella enterica from invasive bloodstream infections and water sources in rural Ghana
Denise Dekker, Ralf Krumkamp, Daniel Eibach, Nimako Sarpong, Kennedy Gyau Boahen, Michael Frimpong, Elina Fechtner, Sven Poppert, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Norbert Georg Schwarz, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Justin Im, Florian Marks, Hagen Frickmann, Jürgen May
Risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli Ulcer) in Togo ─ a case-control study in Zio and Yoto districts of the maritime region
Issaka Maman, Tchadjobo Tchacondo, Abiba Banla Kere, Ebekalisai Piten, Marcus Beissner, Yiragnima Kobara, Komlan Kossi, Kossi Badziklou, Franz Xaver Wiedemann, Komi Amekuse, Gisela Bretzel, Damintoti Simplice Karou
Study on the persistence of Zika virus (ZIKV) in body fluids of patients with ZIKV infection in Brazil
Guilherme Amaral Calvet, Edna Oliveira Kara, Silvana Pereira Giozza, Camila Helena Aguiar Bôtto-Menezes, Philippe Gaillard, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira Franca, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães de Lacerda, Marcia da Costa Castilho, Patrícia Brasil, Patrícia Carvalho de Sequeira, Maeve Brito de Mello, Ximena Pamela Diaz Bermudez, Kayvon Modjarrad, Robyn Meurant, Sihem Landoulsi, Adele Schwartz Benzaken, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Nathalie Jeanne Nicole Broutet, Adele Schwartz Benzaken, Ana Izabel Costa de Menezes, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, André Luiz de Abreu, Anna Thorson, Armando Menezes Neto, Camila Helena Aguiar Bôtto-Menezes, Carlos Alexandre Antunes Brito, Daniele Simões, Edna Oliveira Kara, Guilherme Amaral Calvet, Kayvon Modjarrad, Lydie Trautmann, Maeve Brito de Mello, Marcia da Costa Castilho, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães de Lacerda, Massimo Ghidinelli, Morgane Rolland, Nathalie Jeanne Nicole Broutet, Ndema Habib, Patrícia Brasil, Patrícia Carvalho de Sequeira, Philippe Gaillard, Pierre Formenty, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira França, Rasmi Thomas, Robyn Meurant, Ronaldo de Jesus, Sihem Landoulsi, Silvana Pereira Giozza, Ximena Pamela Diaz Bermudez
Guillain-Barre syndrome caused by hepatitis E infection: case report and literature review
Xiaoqin Zheng, Liang Yu, Qiaomai Xu, Silan Gu, Lingling Tang
Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with burns in a regional burn center, Southeastern China
Kaisen Chen, Shirong Lin, Peiqun Li, Qiuyue Song, Dong Luo, Tao Liu, Lingbing Zeng, Wei Zhang
Cost-effectiveness of increasing vaccination in high-risk adults aged 18–64 Years: a model-based decision analysis
Angela R. Wateska, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Richard K. Zimmerman, Kenneth J. Smith, Chyongchiou J. Lin
A complex scenario of tuberculosis transmission is revealed through genetic and epidemiological surveys in Porto
Teresa Rito, Carlos Matos, Carlos Carvalho, Henrique Machado, Gabriela Rodrigues, Olena Oliveira, Eduarda Ferreira, Jorge Gonçalves, Lurdes Maio, Clara Morais, Helena Ramos, João Tiago Guimarães, Catarina L. Santos, Raquel Duarte, Margarida Correia-Neves
Case report: mechanisms of HIV elite control in two African women
Yumna Moosa, Ramla F. Tanko, Veron Ramsuran, Ravesh Singh, Mashudu Madzivhandila, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Melissa-Rose Abrahams, Philippe Selhorst, Kamini Gounder, Penny L. Moore, Carolyn Williamson, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Nigel J. Garrett, Wendy A. Burgers
Place of death for people with HIV: a population-level comparison of eleven countries across three continents using death certificate data
Richard Harding, Stefano Marchetti, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Donna M. Wilson, Miguel Ruiz-Ramos, Maria Cardenas-Turanzas, YongJoo Rhee, Lucas Morin, Katherine Hunt, Joan Teno, Cecilia Hakanson, Dirk Houttekier, Luc Deliens, Joachim Cohen
Empiric antibiotic therapy in urinary tract infection in patients with risk factors for antibiotic resistance in a German emergency department
Sebastian Bischoff, Thomas Walter, Marlis Gerigk, Matthias Ebert, Roger Vogelmann
The global switch from trivalent oral polio vaccine (tOPV) to bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV): facts, experiences and lessons learned from the south-south zone; Nigeria, April 2016
Bassey Enya Bassey, Fiona Braka, Rui Gama Vaz, William Komakech, Sylvester Toritseju Maleghemi, Richard Koko, Thompson Igbu, Faith Ireye, Sylvester Agwai, Godwin Ubong Akpan, Sisay Gashu Tegegne, Abdul-Aziz Garba Mohammed, Angela Okocha-Ejeko
Case report: a fatal case of disseminated adenovirus infection in a non-transplant adult haematology patient
Michael Joffe, Simon D. Wagner, Julian W. Tang
Late presentation for HIV care in Southwest Ethiopia in 2003–2015: prevalence, trend, outcomes and risk factors
Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Paul Ward, Kifle Woldemichael, Lillian Mwanri
Comparison of the efficacy of nafcillin and glycopeptides as definitive therapy for patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study
Dong Hyun Oh, Jung Ju Kim, Jinnam Kim, Hye Seong, Se Ju Lee, Yong Chan Kim, Eun Jin Kim, In Young Jung, Woo Yong Jeong, Su Jin Jeong, Nam Su Ku, Sang Hoon Han, Jun Yong Choi, Young Goo Song, June Myung Kim
Co-circulation and simultaneous co-infection of dengue, chikungunya, and zika viruses in patients with febrile syndrome at the Colombian-Venezuelan border
Marlen Yelitza Carrillo-Hernández, Julian Ruiz-Saenz, Lucy Jaimes Villamizar, Sergio Yebrail Gómez-Rangel, Marlen Martínez-Gutierrez
Reduction in HIV community viral loads following the implementation of a “Treatment as Prevention” strategy over 2 years at a population-level among men who have sex with men in Hangzhou, China
Lin He, Jiezhe Yang, Qiaoqin Ma, Jiafeng Zhang, Yun Xu, Yan Xia, Wanjun Chen, Hui Wang, Jinlei Zheng, Jun Jiang, Yan Luo, Ke Xu, Xingliang Zhang, Shichang Xia, Xiaohong Pan
Characteristics of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among children under 5 years of age with acute diarrhea: a hospital based study
Yu Zhou, Xuhui Zhu, Hongyan Hou, Yanfang Lu, Jing Yu, Lie Mao, Liyan Mao, Ziyong Sun
Acute biliary events during anti-tuberculosis treatment: hospital case series and a nationwide cohort study
Lih-Yu Chang, Chih-Hsin Lee, Chia-Hao Chang, Ming-Chia Lee, Meng-Rui Lee, Jann-Yuan Wang, Li-Na Lee
Probiotics and infective endocarditis in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a clinical case and a review of the literature
Evangelo Boumis, Alessandro Capone, Vincenzo Galati, Carolina Venditti, Nicola Petrosillo
Estimation of the incidence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in high endemic areas in China: an inpatient-based retrospective study
Xiaoxia Huang, Shiwen Wang, Xianjun Wang, Yong Lyu, Mei Jiang, Deying Chen, Kaichun Li, Jingyu Liu, Shaoyu Xie, Tao Lyu, Jie Sun, Pengpeng Xu, Minghua Cao, Mifang Liang, Dexin Li
Diabetes and the occurrence of infection in primary care: a matched cohort study
Waseem Abu-Ashour, Laurie K Twells, James E Valcour, John-Michael Gamble
Microbial contaminants isolated from items and work surfaces in the post- operative ward at Kawolo general hospital, Uganda
Ivan Sserwadda, Mathew Lukenge, Bashir Mwambi, Gerald Mboowa, Apollo Walusimbi, Farouk Segujja
Transmission dynamics for Methicilin-resistant Staphalococous areus with injection drug user
Rebekah Wagner, Folashade B. Agusto
Late-onset postoperative Mycobacterium haemophilum endophthalmitis masquerading as inflammatory uveitis: a case report
Warinyupa Pinitpuwadol, Sucheera Sarunket, Sutasinee Boonsopon, Nattaporn Tesavibul, Pitipol Choopong
Risk factors associated with cluster size of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) of different RFLP lineages in Brazil
Renata Lyrio Peres, Solange Alves Vinhas, Fabíola Karla Correa Ribeiro, Moisés Palaci, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Bárbara Reis-Santos, Eliana Zandonade, Philip Noel Suffys, Jonathan E. Golub, Lee W. Riley, Ethel Leonor Maciel
Comparison of the prevalence of respiratory viruses in patients with acute respiratory infections at different hospital settings in North China, 2012–2015
Jianxing Yu, Zhengde Xie, Tiegang Zhang, Yanqin Lu, Hongwei Fan, Donghong Yang, Thomas Bénet, Philippe Vanhems, Kunling Shen, Fang Huang, Jinxiang Han, Taisheng Li, Zhancheng Gao, Lili Ren, Jianwei Wang
A case report of Tubo-ovarian abscess caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei
Pattaranit Nernsai, Areepan Sophonsritsuk, Srithean Lertvikool, Artit Jinawath, Maria Nina Chitasombat
Rationale, design, and methodology of a trial evaluating three models of care for HCV treatment among injection drug users on opioid agonist therapy
Matthew J. Akiyama, Linda Agyemang, Julia H. Arnsten, Moonseong Heo, Brianna L. Norton, Bruce R. Schackman, Benjamin P. Linas, Alain H. Litwin
Comparison of hepatitis E virus seroprevalence between HBsAg-positive population and healthy controls in Shandong province, China
Li Zhang, Zechun Jiang, Jingjing Lv, Jiaye Liu, Bingyu Yan, Yi Feng, Li Li, Guomin Zhang, Fuzhen Wang, Aiqiang Xu
SESOTHO trial (“Switch Either near Suppression Or THOusand”) – switch to second-line versus WHO-guided standard of care for unsuppressed patients on first-line ART with viremia below 1000 copies/mL: protocol of a multicenter, parallel-group, open-label, randomized clinical trial in Lesotho, Southern Africa
Alain Amstutz, Bienvenu Lengo Nsakala, Fiona Vanobberghen, Josephine Muhairwe, Tracy Renée Glass, Beatrice Achieng, Mamorena Sepeka, Katleho Tlali, Lebohang Sao, Kyaw Thin, Thomas Klimkait, Manuel Battegay, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt
Poor quality data challenges conclusion and decision making: timely analysis of measles confirmed and suspected cases line list in Southern Nations Nationalities and People’s Region, Ethiopia
Misganu Endriyas, Tarekegn Solomon, Bekele Belayhun, Emebet Mekonnen
Mortality estimates among adult patients with severe acute respiratory infections from two sentinel hospitals in southern Arizona, United States, 2010–2014
Steve R. Barnes, Zimy Wansaula, Kristen Herrick, Eyal Oren, Kacey Ernst, Sonja J. Olsen, Mariana G. Casal
Hepatitis B/C in the countries of the EU/EEA: a systematic review of the prevalence among at-risk groups
Abby May Falla, Sanne Henrietta Ina Hofstraat, Erika Duffell, Susan Josien Maria Hahné, Lara Tavoschi, Irene Karen Veldhuijzen
IL-10+ NK and TGF-β+ NK cells play negative regulatory roles in HIV infection
Yongjun Jiang, Mei Yang, Xiaojuan Sun, Xi Chen, Meichen Ma, Xiaowan Yin, Shi Qian, Zining Zhang, Yajing Fu, Jing Liu, Xiaoxu Han, Junjie Xu, Hong Shang
Prospective study on human fecal carriage of Enterobacteriaceae possessing mcr-1 and mcr-2 genes in a regional hospital in Hong Kong
Wai-Sing Chan, Chun-Hang Au, Dona N. Ho, Tsun-Leung Chan, Edmond Shiu-Kwan Ma, Bone Siu-Fai Tang
Using eHealth to engage and retain priority populations in the HIV treatment and care cascade in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review of literature
Julianita Purnomo, Katherine Coote, Limin Mao, Ling Fan, Julian Gold, Raghib Ahmad, Lei Zhang
Factors affecting first month adherence due to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adults at Felege Hiwot Teaching and Specialized Hospital, north-western Ethiopia; a prospective study
Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Principal Ndlovu, Temesgen Zewotir
Efficacy of a bivalent killed whole-cell cholera vaccine over five years: a re-analysis of a cluster-randomized trial
Youyi Fong, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Jin Kyung Park, Florian Marks, John D. Clemens, Dennis L. Chao
Outcome and prognostic factors of patients with right-sided infective endocarditis requiring intensive care unit admission
Hugues Georges, Olivier Leroy, Norair Airapetian, Nicolas Lamblin, Elie Zogheib, Patrick Devos, Sebastien Preau
The association between community-associated Staphylococcus aureus colonization and disease: a meta-analysis
Marina W. Kim, Ben K. Greenfield, Robert E. Snyder, Craig M. Steinmaus, Lee W. Riley
Performance of loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a high prevalence TB/HIV rural setting in Uganda
Lydia Nakiyingi, Prossy Nakanwagi, Jessica Briggs, Tifu Agaba, Frank Mubiru, Mark Mugenyi, Willy Ssengooba, Moses L. Joloba, Yukari C. Manabe
Socio-economic, Knowledge Attitude Practices (KAP), household related and demographic based appearance of non-dengue infected individuals in high dengue risk areas of Kandy District, Sri Lanka
Lahiru Udayanga, Nayana Gunathilaka, M. C. M. Iqbal, Kusumawathie Pahalagedara, Upali S. Amarasinghe, Wimaladharma Abeyewickreme
Systemic fluoroquinolone prescriptions for hospitalized children in Belgium, results of a multicenter retrospective drug utilization study
Kevin Meesters, Reiner Mauel, Evelyn Dhont, Johan Vande Walle, Pauline De Bruyne
Dengue score as a diagnostic predictor for pleural effusion and/or ascites: external validation and clinical application
Suhendro Suwarto, Mohammad Jauharsyah Hidayat, Bing Widjaya
Impact of pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection on surface contamination in a hospital facility’s expressed human milk feed preparation area
Ricky Dippenaar, Johan Smith
Seroprevalence of dengue IgG antibodies in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals three years after an outbreak in Zhejiang Province, China
Shuying Luo, Weihong Cui, Chan Li, Feng Ling, Tao Fu, Qiyong Liu, Jiangping Ren, Jimin Sun
Evaluation of HIV-1 rapid tests and identification of alternative testing algorithms for use in Uganda
Pontiano Kaleebu, Paul Kato Kitandwe, Tom Lutalo, Aminah Kigozi, Christine Watera, Mary Bridget Nanteza, Peter Hughes, Joshua Musinguzi, Alex Opio, Robert Downing, Edward Katongole Mbidde
A nested case–control study of predictors for tuberculosis recurrence in a large UK Centre
Andrew Rosser, Matthew Richardson, Martin J. Wiselka, Robert C. Free, Gerrit Woltmann, Galina V. Mukamolova, Manish Pareek
Concordance of gonorrhoea of the rectum, pharynx and urethra in same-sex male partnerships attending a sexual health service in Melbourne, Australia
Vincent J. Cornelisse, Lei Zhang, Matthew Law, Marcus Y. Chen, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Clare Bellhouse, Christopher K. Fairley, Eric P. F. Chow
Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding dengue virus infection among inhabitants of Aceh, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study
Harapan Harapan, Yogambigai Rajamoorthy, Samsul Anwar, Aslam Bustamam, Arsil Radiansyah, Pradiba Angraini, Riny Fasli, Salwiyadi Salwiyadi, Reza Akbar Bastian, Ade Oktiviyari, Imaduddin Akmal, Muhammad Iqbalamin, Jamalul Adil, Fenni Henrizal, Darmayanti Darmayanti, Rovy Pratama, Abdul Malik Setiawan, Mudatsir Mudatsir, Panji Fortuna Hadisoemarto, Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal, Ulrich Kuch, David Alexander Groneberg, Allison Imrie, Meghnath Dhimal, Ruth Müller
Characterization of hepatitis B and delta coinfection in Israel
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis thymidylate kinase antigen assays for designating incipient, high-risk latent M.tb infection
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Pretreatment loss to follow-up of tuberculosis patients in Chennai, India: a cohort study with implications for health systems strengthening
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Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China: a case report
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The performance of rapid plasma reagin (RPR) titer in HIV-negative general paresis after neurosyphilis therapy
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Molecular epidemiology and temporal evolution of norovirus associated with acute gastroenteritis in Amazonas state, Brazil
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Plasmodium knowlesi infection in a returning German traveller from Thailand: a case report on an emerging malaria pathogen in a popular low-risk travel destination
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A cross-sectional study of tuberculosis drug resistance among previously treated patients in a tertiary hospital in Accra, Ghana: public health implications of standardized regimens
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Intimate relationship characteristics as determinants of HIV risk among men who have sex with regular male sex partners: a cross-sectional study in Guangzhou, China
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In vitro antibacterial activity of bioactive glass S53P4 on multiresistant pathogens causing osteomyelitis and prosthetic joint infection
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Spatio-temporal analysis of the relationship between meteorological factors and hand-foot-mouth disease in Beijing, China
Lin Tian, Fengchao Liang, Meimei Xu, Lei Jia, Xiaochuan Pan, Archie C. A. Clements
Prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from 2005 to 2016 in Switzerland
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Filaria specific antibody response profiling in plasma from anti-retroviral naïve Loa loa microfilaraemic HIV-1 infected people
Ghislain Donald Njambe Priso, Abel Lissom, Loveline N. NGU, Nadesh N. Nji, Jules Colince Tchadji, Thibau Flaurant Tchouangueu, Georgia E. Ambada, Carole Stéphanie Sake Ngane, Brigitte Laure Dafeu, Larissa Djukouo, Inès Nyebe, Suzanne Magagoum, Apeh Alfred Ngoh, Ouambo Fotso Herve, Rosario Garcia, Anna Gutiérrez, Arinze S. Okoli, Charles O. Esimone, Flobert Njiokou, Chae Gyu Park, Alain Bopda Waffo, Godwin W. Nchinda
Risk factors for long-term mortality in patients admitted with severe infection
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MDR1 overexpression combined with ERG11 mutations induce high-level fluconazole resistance in Candida tropicalis clinical isolates
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Increasing nontuberculous mycobacteria reporting rates and species diversity identified in clinical laboratory reports
Maura J. Donohue
Significant proportion of acute hepatitis B in Poland in 2010–2014 attributed to hospital transmission: combining surveillance and public registries data
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Planning for globally coordinated cessation of bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine: risks of non-synchronous cessation and unauthorized oral poliovirus vaccine use
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Pressure ulcer-related pelvic osteomyelitis: evaluation of a two-stage surgical strategy (debridement, negative pressure therapy and flap coverage) with prolonged antimicrobial therapy
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Lactobacillus paracasei feeding improves the control of secondary experimental meningococcal infection in flu-infected mice
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Mortality and treatment response amongst HIV-infected patients 50 years and older accessing antiretroviral services in South Africa
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Operational utility of the reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification for detection of dengue virus
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Prognostic value of liver stiffness in HIV/HCV-Coinfected patients with decompensated cirrhosis
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Pilot evaluation of a second-generation electronic pill box for adherence to Bedaquiline and antiretroviral therapy in drug-resistant TB/HIV co-infected patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Characteristics of human encounters and social mixing patterns relevant to infectious diseases spread by close contact: a survey in Southwest Uganda
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RS3PE syndrome developing during the course of probable toxic shock syndrome: a case report
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Factors affecting adherence to antiretroviral therapy among pregnant women in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Population sensitivity of acute flaccid paralysis and environmental surveillance for serotype 1 poliovirus in Pakistan: an observational study
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Sub-inhibitory concentrations of oxacillin modify the expression of agr locus in Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains belonging to different clonal complexes
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Diagnostic utility of monitoring cytomegalovirus-specific immunity by QuantiFERON-cytomegalovirus assay in kidney transplant recipients
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Surveillance on the endemic of Zika virus infection by meteorological factors in Colombia: a population-based spatial and temporal study
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Case report: detection of the identical virus in a patient presenting with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome encephalopathy and the tick that bit her
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New types of drug use and risks of drug use among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study in Hangzhou, China
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Machine learning methods reveal the temporal pattern of dengue incidence using meteorological factors in metropolitan Manila, Philippines
Thaddeus M. Carvajal, Katherine M. Viacrusis, Lara Fides T. Hernandez, Howell T. Ho, Divina M. Amalin, Kozo Watanabe
Contact among healthcare workers in the hospital setting: developing the evidence base for innovative approaches to infection control
Krista M. English, Joanne M. Langley, Allison McGeer, Nathaniel Hupert, Raymond Tellier, Bonnie Henry, Scott A. Halperin, Lynn Johnston, Babak Pourbohloul
Estimating the number of unvaccinated Chinese workers against yellow fever in Angola
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Assessment of an optimized manufacturing process for inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine: a phase III, randomized, double-blind, safety and immunogenicity study in children and adults
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Evaluation of Candida bloodstream infection and antifungal utilization in a tertiary care hospital
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A systematic review of transmission dynamic studies of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in non-hospital residential facilities
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Full blood count values as a predictor of poor outcome of pneumonia among HIV-infected patients
S. Camon, C. Quiros, N. Saubi, A. Moreno, M. A. Marcos, Y. Eto, S. Rofael, E. Monclus, J. Brown, T. D. McHugh, J. Mallolas, R. Perello
Interferon alpha as antiviral therapy in chronic active Epstein-Barr virus disease with interstitial pneumonia - case report
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Differences in response to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive patients being treated for tuberculosis in Eastern Europe, Western Europe and Latin America
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The magnitude of antibiotic resistance to Helicobacter pylori in Africa and identified mutations which confer resistance to antibiotics: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Comparison of the incidence, clinical features and outcomes of invasive candidiasis in children and neonates
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Live attenuated Salmonella typhimurium vaccines delivering SaEsxA and SaEsxB via type III secretion system confer protection against Staphylococcus aureus infection
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Evaluating clinical effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination against pneumonia among middle-aged and older adults in Catalonia: results from the EPIVAC cohort study
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Determinants of CD4 cell count change and time-to default from HAART; a comparison of separate and joint models
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A comparison of weather variables linked to infectious disease patterns using laboratory addresses and patient residence addresses
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Management and control of communicable diseases in schools and other child care settings: systematic review on the incubation period and period of infectiousness
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Tigecycline-induced acute pancreatitis in a renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review
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Addressing knowledge gaps and prevention for tuberculosis-infected Indian adults: a vital part of elimination
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Risk and impact of herpes zoster among COPD patients: a population-based study, 2009–2014
Cintia Muñoz-Quiles, Mónica López-Lacort, Javier Díez-Domingo
Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus infection among women in northeastern Guangdong Province of China
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Clonal diversity and genetic profiling of antibiotic resistance among multidrug/carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia
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High mortality in patients with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: a systematic review
Roland Diel, Marc Lipman, Wouter Hoefsloot
Effects of intestinal colonization by Clostridium difficile and Staphylococcus aureus on microbiota diversity in healthy individuals in China
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Antibiotic prescribing behavior among general practitioners – a questionnaire-based study in Germany
Florian Salm, Sandra Schneider, Katja Schmücker, Inga Petruschke, Tobias S. Kramer, Regina Hanke, Christin Schröder, Christoph Heintze, Ulrich Schwantes, Petra Gastmeier, Jochen Gensichen, Muna Abu Sin, Esther-Maria Antao, Michael Behnke, Evgeniya Boklage, Tim Eckmanns, Christina Forstner, Petra Gastmeier, Jochen Gensichen, Alexander Gropmann, Stefan Hagel, Regina Hanke, Wolfgang Hanke, Anja Klingeberg, Lukas Klimmek, Ulrich Kraft, Markus Lehmkuhl, Norman Ludwig, Antina Lu¨bke-Becker, Oliwia Makarewicz, Anne Moeser, Inga Petruschke, Mathias W. Pletz, Florian Salm, Katja Schmücker, Sandra Schneider, Christin Schröder, Frank Schwab, Joachim Trebbe, Szilvia Vincze, Horst Christian Vollmar, Jan Walter, Sebastian Weis, Wibke Wetzker, Lothar H. Wieler
Investigating knowledge regarding antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance among pharmacy students in Sri Lankan universities
M. H. F. Sakeena, Alexandra A. Bennett, Shazia Jamshed, Fahim Mohamed, Dilanthi R. Herath, Indika Gawarammana, Andrew J. McLachlan
Angiocentric lymph proliferative disorder (lymphomatoid granulomatosis) in a person with newly-diagnosed HIV infection: a case report
Cecilia T. Costiniuk, Jason Karamchandani, Ali Bessissow, Jean-Pierre Routy, Jason Szabo, Charles Frenette
High prevalence of HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance among therapy-naïve Burmese entering travelers at Dehong ports in Yunnan, China
Qicai Xuan, Shuwen Liang, Weihong Qin, Shuting Yang, A-mei Zhang, Ting Zhao, Hui Su, Zhiqing Xia, Binghui Wang, Xueshan Xia
Serological evaluation for Chagas disease in migrants from Latin American countries resident in Rome, Italy
Stefania Pane, Maria Letizia Giancola, Pierluca Piselli, Angela Corpolongo, Ernestina Repetto, Rita Bellagamba, Claudia Cimaglia, Stefania Carrara, Piero Ghirga, Alessandra Oliva, Nazario Bevilacqua, Ahmad Al Rousan, Carla Nisii, Giuseppe Ippolito, Emanuele Nicastri
Development and psychometric testing of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) questionnaire among student Tuberculosis (TB) Patients (STBP-KAPQ) in China
Yahui Fan, Shaoru Zhang, Yan Li, Yuelu Li, Tianhua Zhang, Weiping Liu, Hualin Jiang
HBV and HIV viral load but not microbial translocation or immune activation are associated with liver fibrosis among patients in South Africa
Tongai Gibson Maponga, Monique I. Andersson, Christoffel J. van Rensburg, Joop E. Arends, Jantjie Taljaard, Wolfgang Preiser, Richard H. Glashoff
Mortality trends among people with hepatitis B and C: a population-based linkage study, 1993-2012
Maryam Alavi, Jason Grebely, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Janaki Amin, Sarah Larney, Matthew G. Law, Jacob George, Louisa Degenhardt, Gregory J. Dore
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Getachew Mullu Kassa
A fatal case associated with respiratory syncytial virus infection in a young child
Lili Xu, Hengmiao Gao, Jiansheng Zeng, Jun Liu, Cong Lu, Xiaolei Guan, Suyun Qian, Zhengde Xie
Airborne geographical dispersal of Q fever from livestock holdings to human communities: a systematic review and critical appraisal of evidence
Nicholas J. Clark, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães
The reachability of contagion in temporal contact networks: how disease latency can exploit the rhythm of human behavior
Ewan Colman, Kristen Spies, Shweta Bansal
“Tuberculosis in advanced HIV infection is associated with increased expression of IFNγ and its downstream targets”
Sheetal Verma, Peicheng Du, Damalie Nakanjako, Sabine Hermans, Jessica Briggs, Lydia Nakiyingi, Jerrold J. Ellner, Yukari C. Manabe, Padmini Salgame
Isolation of Mycobacterium arupense from pleural effusion: culprit or not?
Xian Zhou, Qiaoling Ruan, Weimin Jiang, Xinyu Wang, Yuan Jiang, Shenglei Yu, Yu Xu, Jing Li, Yangyi Zhang, Wenhong Zhang, Yuekai Hu
Demand-side determinants of timely vaccination of oral polio vaccine in social mobilization network areas of CORE Group polio project in Uttar Pradesh, India
Manojkumar Choudhary, Roma Solomon, Jitendra Awale, Rina Dey
Impact of new DAA therapy on real clinical practice: a multicenter region-wide cohort study
Simone Lanini, Paola Scognamiglio, Alessandra Mecozzi, Lorella Lombardozzi, Vincenzo Vullo, Mario Angelico, Antonio Gasbarrini, Gloria Taliani, Adolfo Francesco Attili, Carlo Federico Perno, Adriano De Santis, Vincenzo Puro, Fabio Cerqua, Gianpiero D’Offizi, Adriano Pellicelli, Orlando Armignacco, Francesco Saverio Mennini, Massimo Siciliano, Enrico Girardi, Vincenzo Panella, Giuseppe Ippolito, C. Sarrecchia, M. Pompili, G. D’Ettorre, C. Pasquazzi, R. Guarisco, M. Montalbano, E. Boumis, U. Visco-Comandini, M. Zaccarelli, A. Ammassari, R. Lionetti, S. Murachelli, I. MezzaRoma, M. D. Di Paolo, C. Mastroianni, S. Francioso, C. Puoti, A. Grieco, C. Furlan, L. Loiacono, L. Fondacaro, G. Cerasari, D. Accapezzato, G. Starnini, M. Merili, S. Corradini, M. Lichtner, L. Ridola, A. Caterini, E. Tamburrini, R. Villani, L. Sarracino, S. Sereno, A. Brega, A. Antinori, M. Marignani, I. Lenci, C. Fimiani, L. Sarmati, R. Apaccini, L. Spilabotti, T. Coluzzi, K. Casinelli, F. Paoletti, V. Mercurio, C. Mastropietro, L. Miele, P. Noto, A. Moretti, P. Guarascio, C. D’Ambrosio, G. Labbadia, C. Del Borgo, U. Vespasiani, F. Palmieri, S. Cicalini, S. Cerilli, A. Sampaolesi, L. Vincenzi, R. Bellagamba, R. Cecere, V. Galati, A. Abdeddaim, G. Galati, F. Iacomi, G. Iannicelli, G. Gentile, M. Bonaventura, M. Scudieri
Estimates of state-level chronic hepatitis C virus infection, stratified by race and sex, United States, 2010
Eric W. Hall, Eli S. Rosenberg, Patrick S. Sullivan
'Careful goodbye at the door': is there role for antimicrobial stewardship interventions for antimicrobial therapy prescribed on hospital discharge?
R. Chavada, J. Davey, L. O’Connor, D. Tong
Primary bacterial ventriculitis in adults, an emergent diagnosis challenge: report of a meningoccal case and review of the literature
Anaïs Lesourd, Nicolas Magne, Anaïs Soares, Caroline Lemaitre, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Isabelle Gueit, Michel Wolff, François Caron
Molecular identification of tick-borne pathogens in asymptomatic individuals with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection: a retrospective study
Renata Welc-Falęciak, Justyna D. Kowalska, Małgorzata Bednarska, Magdalena Szatan, Agnieszka Pawełczyk
Linking young men who have sex with men (YMSM) to STI physicians: a nationwide cross-sectional survey in China
Bolin Cao, Peipei Zhao, Cedric Bien, Stephen Pan, Weiming Tang, Julia Watson, Guodong Mi, Yi Ding, Zhenzhou Luo, Joseph D. Tucker
Prevalence of self-reported symptoms of sexually transmitted infections, knowledge and sexual behaviour among youth in semi-rural Tanzania in the period of adolescent friendly health services strategy implementation
Ramadhani Abdul, Annette A. M. Gerritsen, Mary Mwangome, Eveline Geubbels
Immunologic and virological response to ART among HIV infected individuals at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Faustina Pappoe, Ibrahim Baidoo, Francis Arthur, Anna Hayfron-Benjamin, Samuel Essien-Baidoo, Godwin Kwakye-Nuako, Stephen Ayisi Addo
Enterococcus gallinarum meningitis: a case report and literature review
Bo Zhao, Mao Sheng Ye, Rui Zheng
Prediction of mortality in severe dengue cases
Saiful Safuan Md-Sani, Julina Md-Noor, Winn-Hui Han, Syang-Pyang Gan, Nor-Salina Rani, Hui-Loo Tan, Kanimoli Rathakrishnan, Mohd Azizuddin A-Shariffuddin, Marzilawati Abd-Rahman
Infection with high proportion of multidrug-resistant bacteria in conflict-related injuries is associated with poor outcomes and excess resource consumption: a cohort study of Syrian patients treated in Jordan
Andreas Älgå, Sidney Wong, Muhammad Shoaib, Kalle Lundgren, Christian G. Giske, Johan von Schreeb, Jonas Malmstedt
GeneChip analysis of resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis with previously treated tuberculosis in Changchun
Ming-Jin Zhang, Wen-Zhi Ren, Xue-Juan Sun, Yang Liu, Ke-Wei Liu, Zhong-Hao Ji, Wei Gao, Bao Yuan
Mycobacterium Avium complex vertebral osteomyelitis in the absence of HIV infection: a case report and review
Megan E. Gray, Peter W. Liu, Brian Wispelwey
Chronic Kirschsteiniothelia infection superimposed on a pre-existing non-infectious bursitis of the ankle: the first case report of human infection
Masanori Nishi, Ichiro Okano, Takatoshi Sawada, Yasuka Hara, Kiwamu Nakamura, Katsunori Inagaki, Takashi Yaguchi
Comorbidities and co-medications in populations with and without chronic hepatitis C virus infection in Japan between 2015 and 2016
Daniel J. Ruzicka, Jumpei Tetsuka, Go Fujimoto, Tatsuya Kanto
Varicella zoster virus infections in neurological patients: a clinical study
Thomas Skripuletz, Kaweh Pars, Alina Schulte, Philipp Schwenkenbecher, Özlem Yildiz, Tina Ganzenmueller, Maike Kuhn, Annette Spreer, Ulrich Wurster, Refik Pul, Martin Stangel, Kurt-Wolfram Sühs, Corinna Trebst
Treating schistosomiasis among South African high school pupils in an endemic area, a qualitative study
Andrea Lothe, Nqobile Zulu, Arne Olav Øyhus, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland, Myra Taylor
Urine IP-10 as a biomarker of therapeutic response in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis
Song Yee Kim, Jungho Kim, Deok Ryun Kim, Young Ae Kang, Sungyoung Bong, Jonghee Lee, Suyeon Kim, Nam Suk Lee, Bora Sim, Sang-Nae Cho, Young Sam Kim, Hyejon Lee
Lessons learned from the 2009–2010 H1N1 outbreak for the management of the 2013 silent polio outbreak
Iftach Sagy, Paula Feder-Bubis, Victor Novack, Tal Peleg-Sagy, Dan Greenberg
Progression into sepsis: an individualized process varying by the interaction of comorbidities with the underlying infection
Dimitrios Sinapidis, Vassileios Kosmas, Vasileios Vittoros, Ioannis M. Koutelidakis, Aikaterini Pantazi, Aggelos Stefos, Konstantinos E. Katsaros, Karolina Akinosoglou, Magdalini Bristianou, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Michael Chrisofos, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis
A pill for the partner via the chlamydia patient? Results from a mixed method study among sexual health care providers in the Netherlands
Anita C. Nanhoe, Maartje Visser, Jurriaan J. Omlo, Anita J. C. M. Watzeels, Ingrid V. van den Broek, Hannelore M. Götz
Faecal colonization of E. coli and Klebsiella spp. producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and plasmid-mediated AmpC in Mozambican university students
L. M. Chirindze, T. F. Zimba, J. O. Sekyere, U. Govinden, H. Y. Chenia, A. Sundsfjord, S. Y. Essack, G. S. Simonsen
Summary results of the 2014-2015 DARPA Chikungunya challenge
Sara Y. Del Valle, Benjamin H. McMahon, Jason Asher, Richard Hatchett, Joceline C. Lega, Heidi E. Brown, Mark E. Leany, Yannis Pantazis, David J. Roberts, Sean Moore, A Townsend Peterson, Luis E. Escobar, Huijie Qiao, Nicholas W. Hengartner, Harshini Mukundan
Genetic and epidemiological analysis of norovirus from children with gastroenteritis in Botswana, 2013–2015
Kgomotso Makhaola, Sikhulile Moyo, Kwana Lechiile, David M. Goldfarb, Lemme P. Kebaabetswe
A few antibiotics can represent the total hospital antibiotic consumption
Bongyoung Kim, Hyeonjun Hwang, Jieun Kim, Myoung-jae Lee, Hyunjoo Pai
Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae bloodstream infection and predictors of mortality in Chinese paediatric patients
Ye Zhang, Ling-Yun Guo, Wen-Qi Song, Yan Wang, Fang Dong, Gang Liu
Risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in a tertiary armed force referral and teaching hospital, Ethiopia
Biresaw Demile, Amare Zenebu, Haile Shewaye, Siqing Xia, Awoke Guadie
Risk factors and molecular features of sequence type (ST) 131 extended-Spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in community-onset female genital tract infections
Young Ah Kim, Kyungwon Lee, Jae Eun Chung
Immune-escape mutations and stop-codons in HBsAg develop in a large proportion of patients with chronic HBV infection exposed to anti-HBV drugs in Europe
Luna Colagrossi, Lucas E. Hermans, Romina Salpini, Domenico Di Carlo, Suzan D. Pas, Marta Alvarez, Ziv Ben-Ari, Greet Boland, Bianca Bruzzone, Nicola Coppola, Carole Seguin-Devaux, Tomasz Dyda, Federico Garcia, Rolf Kaiser, Sukran Köse, Henrik Krarup, Ivana Lazarevic, Maja M. Lunar, Sarah Maylin, Valeria Micheli, Orna Mor, Simona Paraschiv, Dimitros Paraskevis, Mario Poljak, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, François Simon, Maja Stanojevic, Kathrine Stene-Johansen, Nijaz Tihic, Pascale Trimoulet, Jens Verheyen, Adriana Vince, Snjezana Zidovec Lepej, Nina Weis, Tülay Yalcinkaya, Charles A. B. Boucher, Annemarie M. J. Wensing, Carlo F. Perno, Valentina Svicher
Predictors of pediatric tuberculosis in public health facilities of Bale zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia: a case control study
Bereket Gebremichael, Tsega-Ab Abebaw, Tsedey Moges, Admas Abera Abaerei, Nadia Worede
Clinical and bacteriological features and prognosis of ascitic fluid infection in Chinese patients with cirrhosis
Nian-zhi Ning, Tao Li, Ju-ling Zhang, Fen Qu, Jie Huang, Xiong Liu, Zhan Li, Wei Geng, Jun-liang Fu, Wang Huan, Shu-yong Zhang, Chun-mei Bao, Hui Wang
Polymorphisms in the Th17 cell-related RORC gene are associated with spontaneous clearance of HCV in Chinese women
Zhe Xie, Yuantao Li, Lu Long, Hua Liang, Weiping Cai, Tao Shen
Disseminated Exophiala dermatitidis causing septic arthritis and osteomyelitis
Raynell Lang, Jessica Minion, Stuart Skinner, Alexander Wong
Recognizing spatial and temporal clustering patterns of dengue outbreaks in Taiwan
Wei-Ting Lai, Chien-Hsiun Chen, Hsin Hung, Ray-Bing Chen, Sanjay Shete, Chih-Chieh Wu
Undiagnosed Cryptococcus gattii meningitis leading to subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a patient with symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus: case report and literature review
Wutthiseth Dhitinanmuang, Piriyaporn Chongtrakool, Anupop Jitmuang
Statin use and all-cause mortality in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Olalekan A. Uthman, Chidozie Nduka, Samuel I. Watson, Edward J. Mills, Andre P. Kengne, Shabbar S. Jaffar, Aileen Clarke, Tahereh Moradi, Anna-Mia Ekström, Richard Lilford
Brucella abortus: determination of survival times and evaluation of methods for detection in several matrices
Rene Kaden, Sevinc Ferrari, Tomas Jinnerot, Martina Lindberg, Tara Wahab, Moa Lavander
Feco-prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection among symptomatic patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Ethiopia
Abdurahaman Seid, Wondmagegn Demsiss
Mortality and associated factors of patients with extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis: an emerging public health crisis in China
Chengli Bei, Manjiao Fu, Yao Zhang, Hebin Xie, Ke Yin, Yanke Liu, Li Zhang, Bangruan Xie, Fang Li, Hua Huang, Yuhong Liu, Li Yang, Jing Zhou
Tuberculosis case finding using population-based disease surveillance platforms in urban and rural Kenya
Godfrey Bigogo, Kevin Cain, Diana Nyole, Geoffrey Masyongo, Joshua Auko Auko, Newton Wamola, Albert Okumu, Janet Agaya, Joel Montgomery, Martien Borgdorff, Deron Burton
Investigating the impact of a community home-based care on mental health and anti-retroviral therapy adherence in people living with HIV in Nepal: a community intervention study
Khem N. Pokhrel, Vidya D. Sharma, Kalpana G. Pokhrel, Sanjeev R. Neupane, Linda B. Mlunde, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba
Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections among blood donors at National Blood Transfusion Service, Eritrea: a seven-year retrospective study
Nejat Siraj, Oliver Okoth Achila, John Issac, Efrem Menghisteab, Maedn Hailemariam, Semere Hagos, Yosan Gebremeskel, Daniel Tesfamichael
Recurrence of tuberculosis in a low-incidence setting: a retrospective cross-sectional study augmented by whole genome sequencing
Laila Parvaresh, Taryn Crighton, Elena Martinez, Andrea Bustamante, Sharon Chen, Vitali Sintchenko
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and associated factors among HIV positive adults attending care and treatment in University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Abiyot Abeje Molla, Abebaw Addis Gelagay, Habtamu Sewunet Mekonnen, Destaw Fetene Teshome
Efficacy of introducing a checklist to reduce central venous line associated bloodstream infections in the ICU caring for adult patients
Dominic Wichmann, Cristina E. Belmar Campos, Stephan Ehrhardt, Timo Kock, Claudia Weber, Holger Rohde, Stefan Kluge
Genetic structures of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Korean children obtained between 1995 and 2013
Ki Wook Yun, Eun Hwa Choi, Hoan Jong Lee, Jin Han Kang, Kyung-Hyo Kim, Dong Soo Kim, Yae-Jean Kim, Byung Wook Eun, Sung Hee Oh, Hye-Kyung Cho, Young Jin Hong, Kwang Nam Kim, Nam Hee Kim, Yun-Kyung Kim, Hyunju Lee, Taekjin Lee, Hwang Min Kim, Eun Young Cho, Chun Soo Kim, Su Eun Park, Chi Eun Oh, Dae Sun Jo, Young Youn Choi, Jina Lee
Distribution of influenza virus types by age using case-based global surveillance data from twenty-nine countries, 1999-2014
Saverio Caini, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Gabriela F. Kusznierz, Juan Manuel Rudi, Rhonda Owen, Kate Pennington, Sonam Wangchuk, Sonam Gyeltshen, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida, Cláudio Maierovitch Pessanha Henriques, Richard Njouom, Marie-Astrid Vernet, Rodrigo A. Fasce, Winston Andrade, Hongjie Yu, Luzhao Feng, Juan Yang, Zhibin Peng, Jenny Lara, Alfredo Bruno, Doménica de Mora, Celina de Lozano, Maria Zambon, Richard Pebody, Leticia Castillo, Alexey W. Clara, Maria Luisa Matute, Herman Kosasih, Nurhayati, Simona Puzelli, Caterina Rizzo, Herve A. Kadjo, Coulibaly Daouda, Lyazzat Kiyanbekova, Akerke Ospanova, Joshua A. Mott, Gideon O. Emukule, Jean-Michel Heraud, Norosoa Harline Razanajatovo, Amal Barakat, Fatima el Falaki, Sue Q. Huang, Liza Lopez, Angel Balmaseda, Brechla Moreno, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Raquel Guiomar, Li Wei Ang, Vernon Jian Ming Lee, Marietjie Venter, Cheryl Cohen, Selim Badur, Meral A. Ciblak, Alla Mironenko, Olha Holubka, Joseph Bresee, Lynnette Brammer, Phuong Vu Mai Hoang, Mai Thi Quynh Le, Douglas Fleming, Clotilde El-Guerche Séblain, François Schellevis, John Paget, Binay Thapa, Sangay Zangmo, Guy Vernet, Patricia Bustos, Patricio Loyola, Joanna Ellis, Antonino Bella, Maria Rita Castrucci, Gulzhan Muratbayeva, Julia Guillebaud, Laurence Randrianasolo, Ausenda Machado, Pedro Pechirra, Jeffery Cutter, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin
Screening swabs surpass traditional risk factors as predictors of MRSA bacteremia
Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Matthew P. Cheng, Emily G. McDonald, Todd C. Lee
Sputum signatures for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with underlying respiratory diseases (SPARED): study protocol for a prospective diagnostic trial
Wei Xiao, De-ying Gong, Bing Mao, Xin-miao Du, Lin-Li Cai, Min-yu Wang, Juan-juan Fu
“Late for testing, early for antiretroviral therapy, less likely to die”: results from a large HIV cohort study in China, 2006–2014
Houlin Tang, Yurong Mao, Weiming Tang, Jing Han, Juan Xu, Jian Li
Transmission of rabies through solid organ transplantation: a notable problem in China
Jian Zhang, Jun Lin, Ye Tian, Linlin Ma, Wen Sun, Lei Zhang, Yichen Zhu, Wei Qiu, Lujia Zhang
Mitogen-activated protein kinase eight polymorphisms are associated with immune responsiveness to HBV vaccinations in infants of HBsAg(+)/HBeAg(−) mothers
Meng Zhuo Cao, Yan Hua Wu, Si Min Wen, Yu Chen Pan, Chong Wang, Fei Kong, Chuan Wang, Jun Qi Niu, Jie Li, Jing Jiang
Delayed and highly specific antibody response to nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) revealed during natural human ZIKV infection by NS1-based capture ELISA
Xiujie Gao, Yingfen Wen, Jian Wang, Wenxin Hong, Chunlin Li, Lingzhai Zhao, Chibiao Yin, Xia Jin, Fuchun Zhang, Lei Yu
Sero-prevalence and spatial distribution of Rift Valley fever infection among agro-pastoral and pastoral communities during Interepidemic period in the Serengeti ecosystem, northern Tanzania
Abade Ahmed, Jabir Makame, Fyumagwa Robert, Keyyu Julius, Matee Mecky
Anaerobic coverage as definitive therapy does not affect clinical outcomes in community-onset bacteremic biliary tract infection without anaerobic bacteremia
Pei-Shan Wu, Chien Chuang, Ping-Feng Wu, Yi-Tsung Lin, Fu-Der Wang
Potential risk factors and prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among adult patients with dyspepsia symptoms in Cameroon
Laure Brigitte Kouitcheu Mabeku, Michelle Larissa Noundjeu Ngamga, Hubert Leundji
Seroepidemiology of HBV infection among health-care workers in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Teguh Wijayadi, Rizalinda Sjahril, Turyadi, Susan I. Ie, Ridha Wahyuni, Ilhamjaya Pattelongi, M. Nasrum Massi, Irawan Yusuf, David H Muljono
Predictors of loss to follow up among adult clients attending antiretroviral treatment at Karamara general hospital, Jigjiga town, Eastern Ethiopia, 2015: a retrospective cohort study
Wubareg Seifu, Walid Ali, Beyene Meresa
A qualitative assessment of the acceptability of hepatitis C remote self-testing and self-sampling amongst people who use drugs in London, UK
Andy Guise, T. Charles Witzel, Sema Mandal, Caroline Sabin, Tim Rhodes, Anthony Nardone, Magdalena Harris
Identification of genetic variants associated with dengue or West Nile virus disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Megan E. Cahill, Samantha Conley, Andrew T. DeWan, Ruth R. Montgomery
A systematic review and meta-analysis of vertical transmission route of HIV in Ethiopia
Aklilu Endalamaw, Amare Demsie, Setegn Eshetie, Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold
Is Xpert MTB/RIF appropriate for diagnosing tuberculous pleurisy with pleural fluid samples? A systematic review
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Biochemical and inflammatory modifications after switching to dual antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients in Italy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study from 2007 to 2015
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Antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of the hydrogen sulfide-negative phenotype among diverse Salmonella serovars in China
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Co-infection with hepatitis B virus among tuberculosis patients is associated with poor outcomes during anti-tuberculosis treatment
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Household environment and symptoms of childhood acute respiratory tract infections in Nigeria, 2003–2013: a decade of progress and stagnation
Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi, Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo
The inflammatory response and neuronal injury in Streptococcus suis meningitis
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Yield of household contact tracing for tuberculosis in rural South Africa
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Social networks in relation to self-reported symptomatic infections in individuals aged 40–75 - the Maastricht study –
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Extra-haematological manifestations related to human parvovirus B19 infection: retrospective study in 25 adults
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Immune responses in the treatment of drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis with phenylbutyrate and vitamin D3 as host directed therapy
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Endometrial tuberculosis among patients undergoing endometrial biopsy at Tikur Anbesa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Comparison of qPCR and culture methods for group B Streptococcus colonization detection in pregnant women: evaluation of a new qPCR assay
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Medical treatment of cystic echinococcosis: systematic review and meta-analysis
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The relation of secondary sex ratio and miscarriage history with Toxoplasma gondii infection
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Epidemiology of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, microbiological diagnostics and the length of antimicrobial treatment in the Polish Intensive Care Units in the years 2013-2015
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Diabetes mellitus in HIV-infected patients: fasting glucose, A1c, or oral glucose tolerance test – which method to choose for the diagnosis?
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A pharmacist-led medication switch protocol in an academic HIV clinic: patient knowledge and satisfaction
Sarah S. Lee, Joshua P. Havens, Harlan R. Sayles, Jennifer L. O’Neill, Anthony T. Podany, Susan Swindells, Kimberly K. Scarsi, Sara H. Bares
Clinical course and significance of nontuberculous mycobacteria and its subtypes in cystic fibrosis
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Knowledge and attitude towards antimicrobial resistance among final year undergraduate paramedical students at University of Gondar, Ethiopia
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Late-onset paradoxical reactions 10 years after treatment for tuberculous meningitis in an HIV-negative patient: a case report
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Unlocking pandemic potential: prevalence and spatial patterns of key substitutions in avian influenza H5N1 in Egyptian isolates
Sean G. Young, Andrew Kitchen, Ghazi Kayali, Margaret Carrel
Prevalence and associated knowledge of hepatitis B infection among healthcare workers in Freetown, Sierra Leone
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An acute gastroenteritis outbreak associated with person-to-person transmission in a primary school in Shanghai: first report of a GI.5 norovirus outbreak in China
Jian Li, Xia Gao, Yu-Long Ye, Tang Wan, Hao Zang, Ping-Hua Mo, Can-Lei Song
Toxicity associated with tuberculosis chemotherapy in the REMoxTB study
Conor D. Tweed, Angela M. Crook, Evans I. Amukoye, Rodney Dawson, Andreas H. Diacon, Madeline Hanekom, Timothy D. McHugh, Carl M. Mendel, Sarah K. Meredith, Michael E. Murphy, Saraswathi E. Murthy, Andrew J. Nunn, Patrick P. J. Phillips, Kasha P. Singh, Melvin Spigelman, Genevieve H. Wills, Stephen H. Gillespie
Relationship between Helicobacter pylori and Rosacea: review and discussion
Xingzhe Yang
Coinfections identified from metagenomic analysis of cervical lymph nodes from tularemia patients
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Trend of HIV/AIDS for the last 26 years and predicting achievement of the 90–90-90 HIV prevention targets by 2020 in Ethiopia: a time series analysis
Tadele Girum, Abebaw Wasie, Abdulsemed Worku
IL-17 and IL-22 production in HIV+ individuals with latent and active tuberculosis
Kamakshi Prudhula Devalraju, Venkata Sanjeev Kumar Neela, Sharadambal Sunder Ramaseri, Arunabala Chaudhury, Abhinav Van, Siva Sai Krovvidi, Ramakrishna Vankayalapati, Vijaya Lakshmi Valluri
Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and Meta-analysis of prevalence studies
Kindie Mitiku Kebede, Dejene Derseh Abateneh, Alemayehu Sayih Belay
Primary invasive laryngeal mycosis in an immunocompetent patient: a case report and clinico-epidemiological update
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Population-wide administration of single dose rifampicin for leprosy prevention in isolated communities: a three year follow-up feasibility study in Indonesia
Anuj Tiwari, Steaven Dandel, Rita Djupuri, Liesbeth Mieras, Jan Hendrik Richardus
Evidence of rickettsiae in Danish patients tested for Lyme neuroborreliosis: a retrospective study of archival samples
Lukas Frans Ocias, Ram Benny Dessau, Anne-Mette Lebech, Charlotte Sværke Jørgensen, Randi Føns Petersen, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt
Impact of etravirine on hospitalization rate between 2005 and 2011 among heavily treated HIV-1-infected individuals on failing regimens
Valérie Potard, Cécile Goujard, Marc Antoine Valantin, Jean Marc Lacombe, Rima Lahoulou, Arnaud Chéret, Pierre Marie Girard, Dominique Costagliola
Determinants of HIV infection among children born to mothers on prevention of mother to child transmission program of HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case control study
Girma Alemayehu Beyene, Lelisa Sena Dadi, Solomon Berhanu Mogas
Variability in distribution and use of tuberculosis diagnostic tests in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey
J. N. Oliwa, J. Maina, P. Ayieko, D. Gathara, I. A. Kathure, E. Masini, A. H. van’t Hoog, M. B. van Hensbroek, M. English
Epidemiology of HBoV1 infection and relationship with meteorological conditions in hospitalized pediatric patients with acute respiratory illness: a 7-year study in a subtropical region
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Preliminary results of official influenza and acute respiratory infection surveillance in two towns of Burkina Faso, 2013–2015
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Clinical management of respiratory syndrome in patients hospitalized for suspected Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in the Paris area from 2013 to 2016
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Feasibility and acceptability of home-based HIV testing among refugees: a pilot study in Nakivale refugee settlement in southwestern Uganda
Kelli N. O’Laughlin, Wei He, Kelsy E. Greenwald, Julius Kasozi, Yuchiao Chang, Edgar Mulogo, Zikama M. Faustin, Patterson Njogu, Rochelle P. Walensky, Ingrid V. Bassett
Maternal and infant death after probable vertical transmission of chikungunya virus in Brazil – case report
Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa Oliveira, Francisca Kalline de Almeida Barreto, Ana Maria Peixoto Cabral Maia, Ileana Pitombeira Gomes, Adriana Rocha Simião, Rebeca Bandeira Barbosa, Adilina Soares Romeiro Rodrigues, Kilma Wanderley Lopes, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho Araújo, Regina Lúcia Sousa do Vale, John Washington Cavalcante, Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti
Prevalence of human anelloviruses in Romanian healthy subjects and patients with common pathologies
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Epidemiological characterization of respiratory tract infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae during epidemic and post-epidemic periods in North China, from 2011 to 2016
Jiuxin Qu, Chunxia Yang, Fang Bao, Shuyan Chen, Li Gu, Bin Cao
Pulmonary blastomycosis presenting as primary lung cancer
Syed Mohammed Qasim Hussaini, Deng Madut, Betty C. Tong, Elizabeth N. Pavlisko, Wiley A. Schell, John R. Perfect, Nathan M. Thielman
Molecular characterization of invasive meningococcal isolates in Burkina Faso as the relative importance of serogroups X and W increases, 2008–2012
Adam C. Retchless, Malika Congo-Ouédraogo, Dinanibè Kambiré, Jeni Vuong, Alex Chen, Fang Hu, Absetou Ky Ba, Abdoul-Salam Ouédraogo, Soumeya Hema-Ouangraoua, Jaymin C. Patel, Rasmata Ouédraogo Traoré, Lassana Sangaré, Xin Wang
Prevalence and type-specific distribution of human papillomavirus infection among women in mid-western rural, Nepal- A population-based study
Niresh Thapa, Muna Maharjan, Girishma Shrestha, Narayani Maharjan, Marcia A. Petrini, Na Zuo, Can He, Jing Yang, Mengfei Xu, Caiyun Ge, Ziye Song, Hongbing Cai
Hepatitis C seropositivity among newly incarcerated prisoners in Estonia: data analysis of electronic health records from 2014 to 2015
Kristel Kivimets, Anneli Uusküla, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Kristi Ott
Investigating the impact of TB case-detection strategies and the consequences of false positive diagnosis through mathematical modelling
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) among travellers to Africa: destination-specific data pooled from three European prospective studies
Tinja Lääveri, Jessica A. Vlot, Alje P. van Dam, Hanni K. Häkkinen, Gerard J. B. Sonder, Leo G. Visser, Anu Kantele
Emergence of norovirus GII.P16-GII.2 strains in patients with acute gastroenteritis in Huzhou, China, 2016–2017
Jiankang Han, Xiaofang Wu, Liping Chen, Yun Fu, Deshun Xu, Peng Zhang, Lei Ji
HPV vaccination as preventive approach for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis - a 22-year retrospective clinical analysis
Paul Stefan Mauz, Fabian Axel Schäfer, Thomas Iftner, Phillipp Gonser
Responses to hypothetical health scenarios overestimate healthcare utilization for common infectious syndromes: a cross-sectional survey, South Africa, 2012
Karen K. Wong, Adam L. Cohen, Neil A. Martinson, Shane A. Norris, Stefano Tempia, Claire von Mollendorf, Sibongile Walaza, Shabir A. Madhi, Meredith L. McMorrow, Cheryl Cohen
Elevated levels of matrix metalloproteinases reflect severity and extent of disease in tuberculosis-diabetes co-morbidity and are predominantly reversed following standard anti-tuberculosis or metformin treatment
Nathella P. Kumar, Kadar Moideen, Vijay Viswanathan, Basavaradhya S. Shruthi, Shanmugam Sivakumar, Pradeep A. Menon, Hardy Kornfeld, Subash Babu
30 years of dengue fatal cases in Brazil: a laboratorial-based investigation of 1047 cases
Priscila Conrado Guerra Nunes, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Monique Queiroz da Rocha Lima, Nieli Rodrigues da Costa Faria, Fernanda de Bruycker-Nogueira, Jaqueline Bastos Santos, Manoela Heringer, Thaís Chouin-Carneiro, Dinair Couto-Lima, Bianca de Santis Gonçalves, Simone Alves Sampaio, Eliane Saraiva Machado de Araújo, Juan Camilo Sánchez-Arcila, Flávia Barreto dos Santos, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira
Identification of immunogenic outer membrane proteins and evaluation of their protective efficacy against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Guangyang Xu, Xueping Tang, Xueyi Shang, Yan Li, Jing Wang, Junjie Yue, Yan Li
Good concordance of HPV detection between cervico-vaginal self-samples and general practitioner-collected samples using the Cobas 4800 HPV DNA test
Mette Tranberg, Jørgen Skov Jensen, Bodil Hammer Bech, Jan Blaakær, Hans Svanholm, Berit Andersen
A case of Naegleria fowleri related primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in China diagnosed by next-generation sequencing
Qiang Wang, Jianming Li, Jingkai Ji, Liuqing Yang, Li Chen, Rongrong Zhou, Yang Yang, Haixia Zheng, Jing Yuan, Liqiang Li, Yuhai Bi, George F. Gao, Jinmin Ma, Yingxia Liu
Circumcision status at HIV infection is not associated with plasma viral load in men: analysis of specimens from a randomized controlled trial
Stephanie M. Davis, Sherri Pals, Chunfu Yang, Elijah Odoyo-June, Joy Chang, Maroya Spalding Walters, Walter Jaoko, Naomi Bock, Larry Westerman, Carlos Toledo, Robert C. Bailey
Maternal vaginal colonization with selected potential pathogens of neonatal sepsis in the era of antimicrobial resistance, a single center experience from Sri Lanka
Dulmini Nanayakkara, Veranja Liyanapathirana, Chaminda Kandauda, Champika Gihan, Asela Ekanayake, Dinuka Adasooriya
AIDS-related opportunistic illnesses and early initiation of HIV care remain critical in the contemporary HAART era: a retrospective cohort study in Taiwan
Chun-Yuan Lee, Yu-Ting Tseng, Wei-Ru Lin, Yen-Hsu Chen, Jih-Jin Tsai, Wen-Hung Wang, Po-Liang Lu, Hung-Chin Tsai
Using the Influenza Patient-reported Outcome (FLU-PRO) diary to evaluate symptoms of influenza viral infection in a healthy human challenge model
Alison Han, Jiat-Ling Poon, John H. Powers III, Nancy K. Leidy, Ren Yu, Matthew J. Memoli
Molecular detection of Enteropathogens from diarrheic stool of HIV positive patients in Gondar, Ethiopia
Lubaba Seid, William Stokes, Abebe Genetu Bayih, Sisay Getie, Aberham Abere, Habtie Tesfa, Dylan R. Pillai
MALDI-TOF MS monitoring of PBMC activation status in sepsis
Aurélie Daumas, Julie Alingrin, Richard Ouedraogo, Patrick Villani, Marc Leone, Jean-Louis Mege
HIV and TB co-infection in the ART era: CD4 count distributions and TB case fatality in Cape Town
Richard Kaplan, Sabine Hermans, Judy Caldwell, Karen Jennings, Linda-Gail Bekker, Robin Wood
Improvement of lipid profile after switching from efavirenz or ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors to rilpivirine or once-daily integrase inhibitors: results from a large observational cohort study (SCOLTA)
Lucia Taramasso, Paola Tatarelli, Elena Ricci, Giordano Madeddu, Barbara Menzaghi, Nicola Squillace, Giuseppe Vittorio De Socio, Canio Martinelli, Roberto Gulminetti, Paolo Maggi, Giancarlo Orofino, Francesca Vichi, Antonio Di Biagio, Paolo Bonfanti, T. Quirino, P. Bonfanti, E. Ricci, C. Bellacosa, P. Maggi, L. Calza, C. Abeli, B. Menzaghi, B. M. Celesia, C. Grosso, A. Stagno, F. Vichi, F. Mazzotta, C. Martinelli, G. Penco, G. Cassola, A. Di Biagio, L. Taramasso, L. A. Nicolini, C. Dentone, C. Molteni, L. Palvarini, A. Scalzini, L. Carenzi, G. Rizzardini, L. Valsecchi, L. Cordier, S. Rusconi, Valeria Colombo, M. Galli, M. Franzetti, G. V. De Socio, A. Sgrelli, E. Mazzotta, G. Parruti, G. Madeddu, P. Bagella, M. S. Mura, R. Libertone, A. Antinori, S. Di Giambenedetto, G. Orofino, M. Guastavigna, P. Caramello
Bloodstream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: prevalence of blaKPC, virulence factors and their impacts on clinical outcome
Min Xu, Yiqi Fu, Haishen Kong, Xiao Chen, Yu Chen, Lanjuan Li, Qing Yang
Severe diphtheria with neurologic and myocardial involvement in a Swedish patient: a case report
Sten Skogmar, Johan Tham
Spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal analysis of mumps in Guangxi Province, China, 2005–2016
Guoqi Yu, Rencong Yang, Yi Wei, Dongmei Yu, Wenwen Zhai, Jiansheng Cai, Bingshuang Long, Shiyi Chen, Jiexia Tang, Ge Zhong, Jian Qin
A randomized, controlled study to investigate the efficacy and safety of a topical gentamicin-collagen sponge in combination with systemic antibiotic therapy in diabetic patients with a moderate or severe foot ulcer infection
Ilker Uçkay, Benjamin Kressmann, Sarah Malacarne, Anna Toumanova, Jaafar Jaafar, Daniel Lew, Benjamin A. Lipsky
Case report: persistently seronegative neuroborreliosis in an immunocompromised patient
A. Wagemakers, M. C. Visser, B. de Wever, J. W. Hovius, N. W. C. J. van de Donk, E. J. Hendriks, L. Peferoen, F. F. Muller, C. W. Ang
Fatal Fournier’s gangrene caused by Clostridium ramosum in a patient with central diabetes insipidus and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: a case report
Noriyoshi Takano, Midori Sasaki Yatabe, Junichi Yatabe, Masaaki Kato, Daisuke Sueoka, Shigekazu Iguchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Yutaka Uzawa, Ken Kikuchi, Kimitaka Tani, Shinpei Ogawa, Michio Itabashi, Masakazu Yamamoto, Daisuke Watanabe, Takashi Ando, Satoshi Morimoto, Atsuhiro Ichihara
Glomerular filtration rate change during chronic hepatitis C treatment with Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir in HCV/HIV Coinfected patients treated with Tenofovir and a boosted protease inhibitor: an observational prospective study
Cristina Aurora São Pedro Soeiro, Celina Andreia Melo Gonçalves, Marta Sofia Correia Marques, Maria Josefina Vazquez Méndez, Ana Paula Ribeiro Almeida Tavares, Ana Maria Lacerda Morgado Fernandes de Carvalho de Aboim Horta, Rui Manuel do Rosário Sarmento-Castro
Doxycycline-induced photosensitivity in patients treated for erythema migrans
Maša Velušček, Fajko F. Bajrović, Franc Strle, Daša Stupica
Serologic response to pneumococcal vaccination in children experiencing recurrent invasive pneumococcal disease
Helene A. S. Ingels, Bjørn Kantsø, Hans-Christian Slotved
Embolizing pulmonary aspergillosis, mycobacterial & aspergillous splenic abscess and cytomegalovirus co-infection following steroid induced immunosuppression: a case report
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Behavioural and demographic correlates of undiagnosed HIV infection in a MSM sample recruited in 13 European cities
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Undernutrition, intestinal parasitic infection and associated risk factors among selected primary school children in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Leukotoxin and pyrogenic toxin Superantigen gene backgrounds in bloodstream and wound Staphylococcus aureus isolates from eastern region of China
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Using Baidu index to nowcast hand-foot-mouth disease in China: a meta learning approach
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C-reactive protein and procalcitonin to discriminate between tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, and bacterial pneumonia in HIV-infected inpatients meeting WHO criteria for seriously ill: a prospective cohort study
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Helcococcus ovis in a patient with an artificial eye: a case report and literature review
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Rapid and sensitive detection of Yersinia pestis by lateral-flow assay in simulated clinical samples
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Comparison of crowd-sourced, electronic health records based, and traditional health-care based influenza-tracking systems at multiple spatial resolutions in the United States of America
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The ratio of the seroprevalence to the egg-positive prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum in China: a meta-analysis
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BMScan: using whole genome similarity to rapidly and accurately identify bacterial meningitis causing species
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Manifestation of anaplasmosis as cerebral infarction: a case report
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Incident HIV infection has fallen rapidly in men who have sex with men in Melbourne, Australia (2013–2017) but not in the newly-arrived Asian-born
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Seasonality and heterogeneity of malaria transmission determine success of interventions in high-endemic settings: a modeling study
Prashanth Selvaraj, Edward A. Wenger, Jaline Gerardin
Epidemiological analysis and rapid detection by one-step multiplex PCR assay of Haemophilus influenzae in children with respiratory tract infections in Zhejiang Province, China
Xingli Fan, Xiaoxiang Liu, Lei Ji, Damin Cai, Jinqin Jiang, Jingjing Zhu, Aihua Sun, Jie Yan
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Retention outcomes and drivers of loss among HIV-exposed and infected infants in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Charles Kiyaga, Vijay Narayan, Ian McConnell, Peter Elyanu, Linda Nabitaka Kisaakye, Adeodata Kekitiinwa, Matthew Price, Jeff Grosz
Molecular characterization and epidemiology of carbapenem non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae isolated from the Eastern region of Heilongjiang Province, China
Xue Gong, Jisheng Zhang, Shanshan Su, Yanjun Fu, Mingjia Bao, Yong Wang, Xiaoli Zhang
Intra-aural tick bite causing unilateral facial nerve palsy in 29 cases over 16 years in Kandy, Sri Lanka: is rickettsial aetiology possible?
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Spectrum of disease in HIV-positive patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective, cross-sectional review in Kumasi, Ghana
Richard Odame Phillips, Alexis Steinmetz, Justin Nichols, Emmanuel Adomako, Emmanuel Ofori, Emilia Antonio, St.-Martin Allihien, Collins Peprah-Addae, William Adams
Pasteurella multocida line infection: a case report and review of literature
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Environmental risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infections and the impact of latent infections on allostatic load in residents of Central North Carolina
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Whole blood profiling of leprosy type 1(reversal) reactions highlights prominence of innate immune response genes
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Association of the Tyrosine/Nitrotyrosine pathway with death or ICU admission within 30 days for patients with community acquired pneumonia
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Not again! Effect of previous test results, age group and reason for testing on (re-)infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in Germany
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Antiretroviral resistance in HIV-1 patients at a tertiary medical institute in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study and analysis
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Delayed diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis presenting as fever of unknown origin in an intermediate-burden country
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Excess mortality related to circulatory system diseases and diabetes mellitus among Italian AIDS patients vs. non-AIDS population: a population-based cohort study using the multiple causes-of-death approach
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Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in pets and their owners in Shandong province, Eastern China
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A case report of mucocutaneous tuberculosis after orthotopic liver transplantation: a challenging diagnosis
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Seasonal variations in Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection in asymptomatic children living in southern Ghana
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Successful use of combined blood purification techniques in splenectomised patient with septic shock in streptococcus pneumoniae infection – a case report
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Multimodal computed tomography-guided intravenous rtPA for aborted stroke in a HIV-infected young man: a case report
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Burden of intestinal helminths and associated factors three years after initiation of mass drug administration in Arbaminch Zuria district, Southern Ethiopia
Getaneh Alemu, Zeleke Aschalew, Eshetu Zerihun
Clinical and economic burden of pneumococcal disease in US adults aged 19–64 years with chronic or immunocompromising diseases: an observational database study
Dongmu Zhang, Tanaz Petigara, Xiaoqin Yang
Deposition of respiratory virus pathogens on frequently touched surfaces at airports
Niina Ikonen, Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Joanne E. Enstone, Ilpo Kulmala, Pertti Pasanen, Anniina Salmela, Satu Salo, Jonathan S. Nguyen-Van-Tam, Petri Ruutu, Nadezhda Gotcheva, Raija Koivisto, Anna-Maria Veijalainen, Nicolas Poirot, Nabila Laajail, Emma Bennett, Ian Hall, Stephane Bastier, Yann Lapeyre, Audrey Berthier
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High expression of HMGB1 in children with refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Ying Ding, Chu Chu, Yuqin Li, Gen Li, Xiaoli Lei, Weifang Zhou, Zhengrong Chen
Distribution of serotypes and patterns of antimicrobial resistance among commensal Streptococcus pneumoniae in nine European countries
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Temporal instability of the post-surgical maxillary sinus microbiota
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Laboratory methods for case finding in human psittacosis outbreaks: a systematic review
Annelies A. Nieuwenhuizen, Frederika Dijkstra, Daan W. Notermans, Wim van der Hoek
Epidemiological and genomic characterization of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infections
Christina S. Thornton, Joseph E. Rubin, Alexander L. Greninger, Gisele Peirano, Charles Y. Chiu, Dylan R. Pillai
A case of Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Corynespora cassiicola infection
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Treatment outcome of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Japan – the first cross-sectional study of Japan tuberculosis surveillance data
Lisa Kawatsu, Kazuhiro Uchimura, Kiyohiko Izumi, Akihiro Ohkado, Takashi Yoshiyama
Pipeline for specific subtype amplification and drug resistance detection in hepatitis C virus
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Role of MIRU-VNTR and spoligotyping in assessing the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Henan Province, China
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The Standardized Pediatric Expedited Encounters for ART Drugs Initiative (SPEEDI): description and evaluation of an innovative pediatric, adolescent, and young adult antiretroviral service delivery model in Tanzania
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Impact of microbial Aetiology on mortality in severe community-acquired pneumonia
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First co-infection case of melioidosis and Japanese encephalitis in China
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Characteristics of peripheral Vγ2Vδ2 T cells in interferon-γ release assay negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Liping Yan, Hongbo Shen, Heping Xiao
Rare Shewanella spp. associated with pulmonary and bloodstream infections of cancer patients, China: a case report
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Relapse of chronic melioidosis in a paediatric cystic fibrosis patient: first case report from Malaysia
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Prevalence and risk factors of tungiasis among children of Wensho district, southern Ethiopia
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Predictors for false-negative QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay results in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis
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Associations between patient clinical characteristics and the presence of cytomegalovirus DNA in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of children with recurrent wheezing
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Upper respiratory infections in a rural area with reduced malaria transmission in Senegal: a pathogens community study
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Contamination of microbial pathogens and their antimicrobial pattern in operating theatres of peri-urban eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
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Emily Adland, Gerald Jesuthasan, Louise Downs, Victoria Wharton, Gemma Wilde, Anna L. McNaughton, Jane Collier, Eleanor Barnes, Paul Klenerman, Monique Andersson, Katie Jeffery, Philippa C. Matthews
Association between semi-quantitative microbial load and respiratory symptoms among Thai military recruits: a prospective cohort study
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Differential expression of miRNA-146a and miRNA-155 in gastritis induced by Helicobacter pylori infection in paediatric patients, adults, and an animal model
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Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of peripheral γδ T cells in pulmonary TB and HIV patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mikias Negash, Aster Tsegaye, Liya Wassie, Rawleigh Howe
A cross-sectional study of the relationship between sexual compulsivity and unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men in shanghai, China
Xin Wang, Zezhou Wang, Xueqin Jiang, Rui Li, Ying Wang, Gang Xu, Huachun Zou, Yong Cai
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Disseminated extrapulmonary Legionella pneumophila infection presenting with panniculitis: case report and literature review
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Virological failure among adolescents on ART, Harare City, 2017- a case-control study
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Trichosporon inkin meningitis in Northeast Brazil: first case report and review of the literature
Eveline Pipolo Milan, Walicyranison Plinio Silva-Rocha, Jéssica Jacinto Salviano de Almeida, Tatiane Uetti Gomes Fernandes, André Luciano de Araújo Prudente, Matheus Firmino de Azevedo, Elaine Cristina Francisco, Analy Salles de Azevedo Melo, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Guilherme Maranhão Chaves
Effects of a clinical pathway on antibiotic use in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a multi-site study in China
Liping Zhu, Jie Bai, Yongcong Chen, Di Xue
Epidemiological characteristics and influential factors of hand, foot, and mouth disease reinfection in Wuxi, China, 2008–2016
Chao Shi, Juan Liu, Ping Shi, Hong Ji, Yuan Shen, Yan-Hua Qian
Association between unhygienic menstrual management practices and prevalence of lower reproductive tract infections: a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Odisha, India
Belen Torondel, Shalini Sinha, Jyoti Ranjan Mohanty, Tapoja Swain, Pranati Sahoo, Bijaya Panda, Arati Nayak, Mary Bara, Bibiana Bilung, Oliver Cumming, Pinaki Panigrahi, Padmalaya Das
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among healthcare workers in northern Tanzania
Elichilia R. Shao, Innocent B. Mboya, Daniel W. Gunda, Flora G. Ruhangisa, Elizabeth M. Temu, Mercy L. Nkwama, Jeremia J. Pyuza, Kajiru G. Kilonzo, Furaha S. Lyamuya, Venance P. Maro
Immunogenicity of the CYD tetravalent dengue vaccine using an accelerated schedule: randomised phase II study in US adults
Judith Kirstein, William Douglas, Manoj Thakur, Mark Boaz, Thomas Papa, Anna Skipetrova, Eric Plennevaux
Methods for conducting a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial of three days versus five days of amoxicillin dispersible tablets for chest indrawing childhood pneumonia among children two to 59 months of age in Lilongwe, Malawi: a study protocol
Amy Sarah Ginsburg, Susanne J. May, Evangelyn Nkwopara, Gwen Ambler, Eric D. McCollum, Tisungane Mvalo, Ajib Phiri, Norman Lufesi, Salim Sadruddin
Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among pregnant women and eye colonization of their neonates at birth time, Shiraz, Southern Iran
Bahman Pourabbas, Zahra Rezaei, Jalal Mardaneh, Mozhgan Shahian, Abdolvahab Alborzi
Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in children with acute otitis media– high risk of persistent colonization after treatment
Izabela Korona-Glowniak, Piotr Zychowski, Radoslaw Siwiec, Elżbieta Mazur, Grażyna Niedzielska, Anna Malm
Syphilis reinfection is associated with an attenuated immune profile in the same individual: a prospective observational cohort study
Chris Kenyon, Kara Krista Osbak, Tania Crucitti, Luc Kestens
Identification of nine cryptic species of Candida albicans, C. glabrata, and C. parapsilosis complexes using one-step multiplex PCR
Amir Arastehfar, Wenjie Fang, Weihua Pan, Wanqing Liao, Liang Yan, Teun Boekhout
Assessing the impact of antiretroviral therapy on tuberculosis notification rates among people with HIV: a descriptive analysis of 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2015
Diya Surie, Martien W. Borgdorff, Kevin P. Cain, Eleanor S. Click, Kevin M. DeCock, Courtney M. Yuen
Factors affecting clinical outcomes in the management of melioidosis in Singapore: a 16-year case series
Jaime Mei-Fong Chien, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Ai-Ling Tan, Thuan-Tong Tan
Incubation period of typhoidal salmonellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outbreaks and experimental studies occurring over the last century
Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu, Noel McCarthy, Ifunanya Mgbakor, Ian Hall
Healthcare-associated transmission of Panton-Valentine leucocidin positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: the value of screening asymptomatic healthcare workers
Panagiotis Papastergiou, Eleni Tsiouli
Adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women infected with HIV in Brazil from 2000 to 2015: a cohort study
Adriane M. Delicio, Giuliane J. Lajos, Eliana Amaral, Fabia Lopes, Fernanda Cavichiolli, Isabeli Myioshi, Helaine Milanez
Current treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia: an aggregated and individual patients’ data analysis for outcome and effectiveness of the current regimens
Setegn Eshetie, Animut Alebel, Fasil Wagnew, Demeke Geremew, Alebachew Fasil, Ulrich Sack
Correction to: Cost-effectiveness analysis of rotavirus vaccination in China: Projected possibility of scale-up from the current domestic option
Shuhui Cui, Ruoyan Gai Tobe, Xiuting Mo, Xiaoyan Liu, Lingzhong Xu, Shixue Li
Impact of alcohol consumption on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a prospective longitudinal cohort study protocol
Bronwyn Myers, Tara C Bouton, Elizabeth J Ragan, Laura F White, Helen McIlleron, Danie Theron, Charles D H Parry, C Robert Horsburgh, Robin M Warren, Karen R Jacobson
A crowdsourced intervention to promote hepatitis B and C testing among men who have sex with men in China: study protocol for a nationwide online randomized controlled trial
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Kali Zhou, Yu Cheng, Po-Lin Chan, Fuqiang Cui, Weiming Tang, Katie R Mollan, Wilson Guo, Joseph D Tucker
Validation of blood culture gram staining for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus by the ‘oozing sign’ surrounding clustered gram-positive cocci: a prospective observational study
Yoshiro Hadano, Miwako Isoda, Kazushige Ishibashi, Tatsuyuki Kakuma
High prevalence and clonal dissemination of OXA-72-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a Chinese hospital: a cross sectional study
Yong Chen, Yuying Yang, Lin Liu, Guangbin Qiu, Xuelin Han, Shuguang Tian, Jingya Zhao, Fangyan Chen, Hajo Grundmann, Haifeng Li, Jinke Sun, Li Han
Antimicrobial use by WHO methodology at primary health care centers: a cross sectional study in Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Rehan Sarwar, Anum Saqib, Sadia Iftikhar, Tayyaba Sadiq
Carbapenem susceptibilities of Gram-negative pathogens in intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections: updated report of SMART 2015 in China
Hui Zhang, Haishen Kong, Yunsong Yu, Anhua Wu, Qiong Duan, Xiaofeng Jiang, Shufang Zhang, Ziyong Sun, Yuxing Ni, Weiping Wang, Yong Wang, Kang Liao, Huayin Li, Chunxia Yang, Wenxiang Huang, Bingdong Gui, Bin Shan, Robert Badal, Qiwen Yang, Yingchun Xu
Modeling tuberculosis dynamics with the presence of hyper-susceptible individuals for Ho Chi Minh City from 1996 to 2015
Dao Nguyen Vinh, Dang Thi Minh Ha, Nguyen Thi Hanh, Guy Thwaites, Maciej F. Boni, Hannah E. Clapham, Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong
Double trouble: visceral leishmaniasis in twins after traveling to Tuscany – a case report
Charlotte Adamczick, Alexa Dierig, Tatjana Welzel, Alexandra Schifferli, Johannes Blum, Nicole Ritz
Impact of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia on the quality of life of Germans aged 50 or above
Desmond Curran, Ruprecht Schmidt-Ott, Ulf Schutter, Jörg Simon, Anastassia Anastassopoulou, Sean Matthews
Prevalence and genotypes of group A rotavirus among outpatient children under five years old with diarrhea in Beijing, China, 2011–2016
Yi Tian, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Zhiyong Gao, Hanqiu Yan, Yanwei Chen, Baiwei Liu, Da Huo, Lei Jia, Quanyi Wang, Chandini Raina MacIntyre
Identity and validity of conserved B cell epitopes of filovirus glycoprotein: towards rapid diagnostic testing for Ebola and possibly Marburg virus disease
Peace Babirye, Carol Musubika, Samuel Kirimunda, Robert Downing, Julian J Lutwama, Edward K Mbidde, Jacqueline Weyer, Janusz T Paweska, Moses L Joloba, Misaki Wayengera
A high burden of asymptomatic genital tract infections undermines the syndromic management approach among adolescents and young adults in South Africa: implications for HIV prevention efforts
Angela Kaida, Janan J. Dietrich, Fatima Laher, Mags Beksinska, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Megan Bardsley, Patricia Smith, Laura Cotton, Pooja Chitneni, Kalysha Closson, David A. Lewis, Jenni A. Smit, Thumbi Ndung’u, Mark Brockman, Glenda Gray
Development of a sandwich ELISA to detect Leishmania 40S ribosomal protein S12 antigen from blood samples of visceral leishmaniasis patients
Wen-Wei Zhang, Ayan Kumar Ghosh, Raodoh Mohamath, Jacqueline Whittle, Alessandro Picone, Patrick Lypaczewski, Momar Ndao, Randall F Howard, Pradeep Das, Steven G Reed, Greg Matlashewski
Variability in antifungal utilization among neonatal, pediatric, and adult inpatients in academic medical centers throughout the United States of America
Jeremy S. Stultz, Rose Kohinke, Amy L. Pakyz
The landscape of vaccines in China: history, classification, supply, and price
Yaming Zheng, Lance Rodewald, Juan Yang, Ying Qin, Mingfan Pang, Luzhao Feng, Hongjie Yu
Acceptability of HIV self-testing to support pre-exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in Uganda and Zambia: results from two randomized controlled trials
Katrina F. Ortblad, Michael M. Chanda, Daniel Kibuuka Musoke, Thomson Ngabirano, Magdalene Mwale, Aidah Nakitende, Steven Chongo, Nyambe Kamungoma, Catherine Kanchele, Till Bärnighausen, Catherine E. Oldenburg
Drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae colonization is associated with healthcare utilization and antimicrobial use among inpatients in Pune, India
Renu Bharadwaj, Matthew L Robinson, Usha Balasubramanian, Vandana Kulkarni, Anju Kagal, Priyanka Raichur, Sandhya Khadse, Dileep Kadam, Chhaya Valvi, Aarti Kinikar, Savita Kanade, Nishi Suryavanshi, Ivan Marbaniang, George Nelson, Julia Johnson, Jonathan Zenilman, Jonathan Sachs, Amita Gupta, Vidya Mave
Impact of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on antimicrobial prescriptions in young children: a whole population study
Elias Eythorsson, Samuel Sigurdsson, Birgir Hrafnkelsson, Helga Erlendsdóttir, Ásgeir Haraldsson, Karl G Kristinsson
An enhanced regimen as post-exposure chemoprophylaxis for leprosy: PEP++
Liesbeth F Mieras, Anna T Taal, Wim H van Brakel, Emmanuelle Cambau, Paul R Saunderson, W Cairns S Smith, Cita Rosita S Prakoeswa, Linda Astari, David M Scollard, Dejair Caitano do Nascimento, Jacques Grosset, Hemanta K Kar, Shinzo Izumi, Laura Gillini, Marcos C L Virmond, Marieke G G Sturkenboom
Preoperative oral antibiotic prophylaxis reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa surgical site infections after elective colorectal surgery: a multicenter prospective cohort study
A Gomila, J Carratalà, J M Badia, D Camprubí, M Piriz, E Shaw, V Diaz-Brito, E Espejo, C Nicolás, M Brugués, R Perez, A Lérida, A Castro, S Biondo, D Fraccalvieri, E Limón, F Gudiol, M Pujol, Xavier Serra-Aracil, Laura Mora, Antoni Cruz, Encarna Moreno, Francesc Aguilar, Lurdes Pagespetit, Núria Freixas, Albert Navarro, Lydia Martin, Camilo Sanz, Jordi Cuquet, Rosa Vazquez, Nares Arroyo, Ana Felisa Lopez, Simona Iftimie, Josefina Obradors, Anna Marrón
Efficacy and safety of cefazolin versus antistaphylococcal penicillins for the treatment of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Changcheng Shi, Yubo Xiao, Qi Zhang, Qingyu Li, Fei Wang, Jing Wu, Nengming Lin
Prevalence and anatomical sites of human papillomavirus, Epstein-Barr virus and herpes simplex virus infections in men who have sex with men, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Jureeporn Chuerduangphui, Kanisara Proyrungroj, Chamsai Pientong, Saowarop Hinkan, Jiratha Budkaew, Charinya Pimson, Bandit Chumworathayi, Ploenpit Hanond, Tipaya Ekalaksananan
Rapid detection of respiratory organisms with the FilmArray respiratory panel in a large children’s hospital in China
Jin Li, Yue Tao, Mingyu Tang, Bailu Du, Yijun Xia, Xi Mo, Qing Cao
Mathematical modelling of vancomycin-resistant enterococci transmission during passive surveillance and active surveillance with contact isolation highlights the need to identify and address the source of acquisition
Agnes Loo Yee Cheah, Allen C. Cheng, Denis Spelman, Roger L. Nation, David C. M. Kong, Emma S. McBryde
Using simultaneous amplification and testing method for evaluating the treatment outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis
Liping Yan, Heping Xiao, Qing Zhang
Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Estonian hospitals
Kaidi Telling, Mailis Laht, Age Brauer, Maido Remm, Veljo Kisand, Matti Maimets, Tanel Tenson, Irja Lutsar
Virologic suppression in response to antiretroviral therapy despite extensive resistance within HIV-1 reverse transcriptase after the first virologic failure
Marta Iglis Oliveira, Valter Romão de Souza Junior, Claudia Fernanda de Lacerda Vidal, Paulo Sérgio Ramos de Araújo
Health seeking behaviour and delayed management of tuberculosis patients in rural Bangladesh
K. A. T. M. Ehsanul Huq, Michiko Moriyama, Khalequ Zaman, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Julie Long, Akramul Islam, Shahed Hossain, Habiba Shirin, Mohammad Jyoti Raihan, Sajeda Chowdhury, Md Moshiur Rahman
Epidemiology of hepatitis B, C and D in Malawi: systematic review
Alexander J Stockdale, Collins Mitambo, Dean Everett, Anna Maria Geretti, Melita A Gordon
Modified genome comparison method: a new approach for identification of specific targets in molecular diagnostic tests using Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex as an example
Alireza Neshani, Reza Kamali Kakhki, Mojtaba Sankian, Hosna Zare, Amin Hooshyar Chichaklu, Mahsa Sayyadi, Kiarash Ghazvini
Evaluation of cardiac function by global longitudinal strain before and after treatment with sofosbuvir-based regimens in HCV infected patients
Maria Mazzitelli, Carlo Torti, Jolanda Sabatino, Greta Luana D’Ascoli, Chiara Costa, Vincenzo Pisani, Elena Raffetti, Salvatore De Rosa, Alessio Strazzulla, Alfredo Focà, Maria Carla Liberto, Ciro Indolfi, Giorgio Settimo Barreca, Francesco Saverio Costanzo, Daniela Foti, Giorgio Fuiano, Giuseppe Greco, Francesca Serapide, Elio Gulletta, Nadia Marascio, Maria Concetta Postorino, Maria Adelina Simeoni, Alfredo Focà, Maria Carla Liberto, Aida Giancotti
Oseltamivir in pregnancy and birth outcomes
Vera Ehrenstein, Nickolaj Risbo Kristensen, Brigitta Ursula Monz, Barry Clinch, Andy Kenwright, Henrik Toft Sørensen
Ischemic stroke as a complication of cryptococcal meningitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: a case report
Jayne P. Ellis, Newton Kalata, Elizabeth C. Joekes, Samuel Kampondeni, Laura A. Benjamin, Thomas S. Harrison, David G. Lalloo, Robert S. Heyderman
Genetic characterization of norovirus GII.4 variants circulating in Canada using a metagenomic technique
Nicholas Petronella, Jennifer Ronholm, Menka Suresh, Jennifer Harlow, Oksana Mykytczuk, Nathalie Corneau, Sabah Bidawid, Neda Nasheri
A rare case of Aerococcus urinae infective endocarditis in an atypically young male: case report and review of the literature
Joseph M. Yabes, Serafim Perdikis, David B. Graham, Ana Markelz
Purpura fulminans with Lemierre’s syndrome caused by Gemella bergeri and Eikenella corrodens: a case report
Toshinobu Yamagishi, Mayu Hikone, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Takahiro Tanabe, Yasuhiro Wada, Michiko Furugaito, Yuko Arai, Yutaka Uzawa, Ryo Mizushima, Keisuke Kamada, Yasutomo Itakura, Shigekazu Iguchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Ken Kikuchi, Yuichi Hamabe
Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of CTX-M type extended-spectrum β-lactamases among clinical isolates of gram-negative bacilli in Jimma, Ethiopia
Ahmed Zeynudin, Michael Pritsch, Sören Schubert, Maxim Messerer, Gabriele Liegl, Michael Hoelscher, Tefara Belachew, Andreas Wieser
Risk of pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes after maternal A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza: a Norwegian population-based cohort study
Ida Laake, Gro Tunheim, Anna Hayman Robertson, Olav Hungnes, Kristian Waalen, Siri E. Håberg, Siri Mjaaland, Lill Trogstad
The role of socioeconomic and climatic factors in the spatio-temporal variation of human rabies in China
Danhuai Guo, Wenwu Yin, Hongjie Yu, Jean-Claude Thill, Weishi Yang, Feng Chen, Deqiang Wang
Reactive plasmacytosis mimicking multiple myeloma associated with SFTS virus infection: a report of two cases and literature review
Jinjing Zhang, Xiaojing Yan, Yan Li, Ran Gao, Pingping Wang, Wenbin Mo
The epidemiology of Taenia spp. infection and Taenia solium cysticerci exposure in humans in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
Dinh Ng-Nguyen, Mark Anthony Stevenson, Kathleen Breen, Trong Van Phan, Van-Anh Thi Nguyen, Tinh Van Vo, Rebecca Justine Traub
Case presentation: persistent adenovirus B3 infections associated with bronchiolitis obliterans treated with cidofovir in a child with mosaic tetrasomy 9p
Rhiannon Ions, Manjith Narayanan, Michael Browning, Erol A. Gaillard, Gary Stiefel, Julian W. Tang
Outcome of untreated lung nodules with histological but no microbiological evidence of tuberculosis
Che-Liang Chung, Yen-Fu Chen, Yen-Ting Lin, Jann-Yuan Wang, Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Jin-Shing Chen
Protocol, rationale and design of SELPHI: a randomised controlled trial assessing whether offering free HIV self-testing kits via the internet increases the rate of HIV diagnosis
Michelle M. Gabriel, David T. Dunn, Andrew Speakman, Leanne McCabe, Denise Ward, T. Charles Witzel, Justin Harbottle, Simon Collins, Mitzy Gafos, Fiona M. Burns, Fiona C. Lampe, Peter Weatherburn, Andrew Phillips, Sheena McCormack, Alison J. Rodger
Rising rates of injection drug use associated infective endocarditis in Virginia with missed opportunities for addiction treatment referral: a retrospective cohort study
Megan E. Gray, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, W. Michael Scheld, Rebecca A. Dillingham
Retention of HIV infected pregnant and breastfeeding women on option B+ in Gomba District, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
George Kiwanuka, Noah Kiwanuka, Fiston Muneza, Juliet Nabirye, Frederick Oporia, Magdalene A. Odikro, Barbara Castelnuovo, Rhoda K. Wanyenze
Prevalence, risk factors, and medical costs of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in Shandong Province, China: a population-based, cross-sectional study
Pengcheng Huai, Furong Li, Zhen Li, Lele Sun, Xi’an Fu, Qing Pan, Gongqi Yu, Zemin Chai, Tongsheng Chu, Zihao Mi, Fangfang Bao, Honglei Wang, Bingni Zhou, Chuan Wang, Yonghu Sun, Guiye Niu, Yuan Zhang, Fanghui Fu, Xiaoqiao Lang, Xiaoling Wang, Hui Zhao, Daina Liu, Hong Liu, Dianchang Liu, Jian Liu, Aiqiang Xu, Furen Zhang
Clinical characteristics, organ failure, inflammatory markers and prediction of mortality in patients with community acquired bloodstream infection
Vu Quoc Dat, Nguyen Thanh Long, Vu Ngoc Hieu, Nguyen Dinh Hong Phuc, Nguyen Van Kinh, Nguyen Vu Trung, H. Rogier van Doorn, Ana Bonell, Behzad Nadjm
Integrating HIV care and treatment into tuberculosis clinics in Lusaka, Zambia: results from a before-after quasi-experimental study
Michael E Herce, Jill Morse, Dora Luhanga, Jennifer Harris, Helene J Smith, Stable Besa, Graham Samungole, Nzali Kancheya, Monde Muyoyeta, Stewart E Reid
Quality control implementation for universal characterization of DNA and RNA viruses in clinical respiratory samples using single metagenomic next-generation sequencing workflow
A. Bal, M. Pichon, C. Picard, J. S. Casalegno, M. Valette, I. Schuffenecker, L. Billard, S. Vallet, G. Vilchez, V. Cheynet, G. Oriol, S. Trouillet-Assant, Y. Gillet, B. Lina, K. Brengel-Pesce, F. Morfin, L. Josset
No polymorphisms in K13-propeller gene associated with artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolated from Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
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Blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections: a cross-sectional study in a Swiss prison
Komal Chacowry Pala, Stéphanie Baggio, Nguyen Toan Tran, François Girardin, Hans Wolff, Laurent Gétaz
Fomite-mediated transmission as a sufficient pathway: a comparative analysis across three viral pathogens
Alicia N.M. Kraay, Michael A.L. Hayashi, Nancy Hernandez-Ceron, Ian H. Spicknall, Marisa C. Eisenberg, Rafael Meza, Joseph N.S. Eisenberg
The interaction between HIV testing social norms and self-efficacy on HIV testing among Chinese men who have sex with men: results from an online cross-sectional study
Peizhen Zhao, Li Liu, Ye Zhang, Huanhuan Cheng, Bolin Cao, Chuncheng Liu, Cheng Wang, Bin Yang, Chongyi Wei, Joseph D. Tucker, Weiming Tang
Total coliforms as an indicator of human enterovirus presence in surface water across Tianjin city, China
Jing Miao, Xuan Guo, Weili Liu, Dong Yang, Zhiqiang Shen, Zhigang Qiu, Xiang Chen, Kunming Zhang, Hui Hu, Jing Yin, Zhongwei Yang, Junwen Li, Min Jin
Characteristics and management of bone and joint tuberculosis in native and migrant population in Shanghai during 2011 to 2015
Yun Qian, Qixin Han, Wenjun Liu, Wei-En Yuan, Cunyi Fan
High frequency of hybrid Escherichia coli strains with combined Intestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli (IPEC) and Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) virulence factors isolated from human faecal samples
Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt, Misti D. Finton, Davide Porcellato, Lin T. Brandal
Zoonotic disease research in East Africa
Naomi Kemunto, Eddy Mogoa, Eric Osoro, Austin Bitek, M. Kariuki Njenga, S. M. Thumbi
Epidemiology of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C among manual cane cutters in low-income regions of Brazil
Déborah Ferreira Noronha de Castro Rocha, Luana Rocha da Cunha Rosa, Carla de Almeida Silva, Brunna Rodrigues de Oliveira, Thaynara Lorrane Silva Martins, Regina Maria Bringel Martins, Marcos André de Matos, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro, Juliana Pontes Soares, Ana Cristina de Oliveira e Silva, Márcia Maria de Souza, Robert L. Cook, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Sheila Araujo Teles
Bacteremia by Leuconostoc mesenteroides in an immunocompetent patient with chronic Chagas disease: a case report
Mayra Gonçalves Menegueti, Gilberto Gambero Gaspar, Ana Maria Laus, Anibal Basile-Filho, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Maria Auxiliadora-Martins
Outbreak of yellow fever in central and southwestern Uganda, February–may 2016
Leocadia Kwagonza, Ben Masiira, Henry Kyobe-Bosa, Daniel Kadobera, Emily B. Atuheire, Bernard Lubwama, Atek Kagirita, Edson Katushabe, John T. Kayiwa, Julius J. Lutwama, Joseph C. Ojwang, Issa Makumbi, Alex Riolexus Ario, Jeff Borchert, Bao-Ping Zhu
Urogenital pathogens, associated with Trichomonas vaginalis, among pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya: a nested case-control study
Simon C. Masha, Piet Cools, Patrick Descheemaeker, Marijke Reynders, Eduard J. Sanders, Mario Vaneechoutte
Study of Healthcare Personnel with Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses in Israel (SHIRI): study protocol
Avital Hirsch, Mark A. Katz, Alon Laufer Peretz, David Greenberg, Rachael Wendlandt, Yonat Shemer Avni, Gabriella Newes-Adeyi, Ilan Gofer, Maya Leventer-Roberts, Nadav Davidovitch, Anat Rosenthal, Rachel Gur-Arie, Tomer Hertz, Aharona Glatman-Freedman, Arnold S. Monto, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Jill Morris Ferdinands, Emily Toth Martin, Ryan E. Malosh, Joan Manuel Neyra Quijandría, Min Levine, William Campbell, Ran Balicer, Mark G. Thompson
A case report of scrub typhus complicated with myocarditis and rhabdomyolysis
Young-Jae Ki, Dong-Min Kim, Na-Ra Yoon, Sung-Soo Kim, Choon-Mee Kim
An adult autosomal recessive chronic granulomatous disease patient with pulmonary Aspergillus terreus infection
Esmaeil Mortaz, Somayeh Sarhifynia, Majid Marjani, Afshin Moniri, Davood Mansouri, Payam Mehrian, Karin van Leeuwen, Dirk Roos, Johan Garssen, Ian M. Adcock, Payam Tabarsi
Soluble fibrinogen-like protein 2 levels in patients with hepatitis B virus-related liver diseases
Hoang Van Tong, Nguyen Van Ba, Nghiem Xuan Hoan, Mai Thanh Binh, Dao Thanh Quyen, Ho Anh Son, Hoang Van Luong, Do Quyet, Christian G. Meyer, Le Huu Song, Nguyen Linh Toan, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan
Mononeuritis multiplex: an uncommon neurological manifestation of cytomegalovirus reactivation in an HIV-infected patient
Pedro Palma, Andreia Costa, Raquel Duro, Nélia Neves, Cândida Abreu, António Sarmento
Surgical outcomes of infectious spondylitis after vertebroplasty, and comparisons between pyogenic and tuberculosis
Jen-Chung Liao, Po-Liang Lai, Lih-Hui Chen, Chi-Chien Niu
Clinical and genetic factors associated with increased risk of severe liver toxicity in a monocentric cohort of HIV positive patients receiving nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy
Andrea Giacomelli, Agostino Riva, Felicia Stefania Falvella, Maria Letizia Oreni, Dario Cattaneo, Stefania Cheli, Giulia Renisi, Valentina Di Cristo, Angelica Lupo, Emilio Clementi, Stefano Rusconi, Massimo Galli, Anna Lisa Ridolfo
Improvement in tuberculosis infection control practice via technical support in two regions of Ethiopia
Asfaw Ayalew, Zewdu Gashu, Tadesse Anteneh, Nebiyu Hiruy, Dereje Habte, Degu Jerene, Genetu Alem, Ilili Jemal, Muluken Melese, Pedro G. Suarez
Persistent candidemia in very low birth weight neonates: risk factors and clinical significance
Jinjian Fu, Yanling Ding, Yongjiang Jiang, Shengfu Mo, Shaolin Xu, Peixu Qin
Study protocol of the iMPaCT project: a longitudinal cohort study assessing psychological determinants, sexual behaviour and chlamydia (re)infections in heterosexual STI clinic visitors
Daphne A. van Wees, Janneke C. M. Heijne, Titia Heijman, Karlijn C. J. G. Kampman, Karin Westra, Anne de Vries, Mirjam E. E. Kretzschmar, Chantal den Daas
Comparative study of virulence factors among methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates
Ons Haddad, Abderrahmen Merghni, Aida Elargoubi, Hajer Rhim, Yosr Kadri, Maha Mastouri
Association of TLR8 and TLR9 polymorphisms with tuberculosis in a Chinese Han population: a case-control study
Ming-Gui Wang, Miao-Miao Zhang, Yu Wang, Shou-Quan Wu, Meng Zhang, Jian-Qing He
HIV prevalence, related risk behaviors, and correlates of HIV infection among people who use drugs in Cambodia
Heng Sopheab, Chhorvann Chhea, Sovannary Tuot, Jonathan A. Muir
Analysis of sero-epidemiological characteristics of varicella in healthy children in Jiangsu Province, China
Lei Zhang, Wang Ma, Yuanbao Liu, Yong Wang, Xiang Sun, Ying Hu, Xiuying Deng, Peishan Lu, Fenyang Tang, Zhiguo Wang, Minghao Zhou
Comparative effectiveness of anti-viral drugs with dual activity for treating hepatitis B and HIV co-infected patients: a network meta-analysis
Cho Naing, Yong Poovorawan, Kew Siang Tong
Genetic diversity of drug resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in local area of Southwest China: a retrospective study
Tao Shi, Tongxin Li, Jungang Li, Jing Wang, Zehua Zhang
Utilization of “prevention of mother-to-child transmission” of HIV services by adolescent and young mothers in Mulago Hospital, Uganda
Mariama Mustapha, Victor Musiime, Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, Joseph Rujumba, Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi
Pandemic influenza preparedness in the WHO African region: are we ready yet?
Evanson Z. Sambala, Tiwonge Kanyenda, Chinwe Juliana Iwu, Chidozie Declan Iwu, Anelisa Jaca, Charles S. Wiysonge
Chronic hepatitis B genotype E in African migrants: response to nucleos(t)ide treatment in real clinical practice
José Ángel Cuenca-Gómez, Ana Belén Lozano-Serrano, María Teresa Cabezas-Fernández, Manuel Jesús Soriano-Pérez, José Vázquez-Villegas, Matías Estévez-Escobar, Isabel Cabeza-Barrera, Joaquín Salas-Coronas
Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study
Mas Harithulfadhli Agus Ab Rahman, Suhaily Mohd Hairon, Rukman Awang Hamat, Tengku Zetty Maztura Tengku Jamaluddin, Mohd Nazri Shafei, Norazlin Idris, Malina Osman, Surianti Sukeri, Zainudin A. Wahab, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan Mohammad, Zawaha Idris, Aziah Daud
Field suitability and diagnostic accuracy of the Biocentric® open real-time PCR platform for plasma-based HIV viral load quantification in Swaziland
Bernhard Kerschberger, Qhubekani Mpala, Paola Andrea Díaz Uribe, Gugu Maphalala, Roberto de la Tour, Sydney Kalombola, Addis Bekele, Tiwonge Chawinga, Mukelo Mliba, Nombuso Ntshalintshali, Nomcebo Phugwayo, Serge Mathurin Kabore, Javier Goiri, Sindisiwe Dlamini, Iza Ciglenecki, Emmanuel Fajardo
Research on the treatment effects and drug resistances of long-term second-line antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected patients from Henan Province in China
Junli Chen, Min Zhang, Mingquan Shang, Weiwei Yang, Zhe Wang, Hong Shang
Distribution of virulence genes and their association with antimicrobial resistance among uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from Iranian patients
Yalda Malekzadegan, Reza Khashei, Hadi Sedigh Ebrahim-Saraie, Zahra Jahanabadi
Less renal allograft fibrosis with valganciclovir prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus compared to high-dose valacyclovir: a parallel group, open-label, randomized controlled trial
Tomas Reischig, Martin Kacer, Petra Hruba, Hana Hermanova, Ondrej Hes, Daniel Lysak, Stanislav Kormunda, Mirko Bouda
Feasibility of the string test for tuberculosis diagnosis in children between 4 and 14 years old
Karla T. Tafur, Julia Coit, Segundo R. Leon, Cynthia Pinedo, Silvia S. Chiang, Carmen Contreras, Roger Calderon, Milagros J. Mendoza, Leonid Lecca, Molly F. Franke
Associations between perceived barriers and benefits of using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and medication adherence among men who have sex with men in Western China
Ying Hu, Xiao-ni Zhong, Bin Peng, Yan Zhang, Hao Liang, Jiang-hong Dai, Ju-ying Zhang, Ai-long Huang
Immunohistochemical characterization of the M4 macrophage population in leprosy skin lesions
Jorge Rodrigues de Sousa, Francisco Dias Lucena Neto, Mirian Nacagami Sotto, Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma
Human cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus infections, risk factors, and their influence on the liver function of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
Jianhua Hu, Hong Zhao, Danfeng Lou, Hainv Gao, Meifang Yang, Xuan Zhang, Hongyu Jia, Lanjuan Li
Case report: two confirmed cases of human Seoul virus infections in Indonesia
Khie Chen Lie, Mochamad Helmi Aziz, Herman Kosasih, Aaron Neal, Caleb Leonardo Halim, Wahyu Nawang Wulan, Muhammad Karyana, Usman Hadi
Evaluation of Influenza A H1N1 infection and antiviral utilization in a tertiary care hospital
Talita Rantin Belucci, Alexandre R. Marra, Michael B. Edmond, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Paula Kiyomi Onaga Yokota, Ana Carolina Cintra Nunes Mafra, Oscar Fernando Pavão dos Santos
The efficacy of paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir+dasabuvir and ledipasvir/sofosbuvir is comparable in patients who failed interferon-based treatment with first generation protease inhibitors - a multicenter cohort study
Ewa Janczewska, Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Hanna Berak, Anna Piekarska, Andrzej Gietka, Dorota Dybowska, Włodzimierz Mazur, Teresa Belica-Wdowik, Witold Dobracki, Magdalena Tudrujek-Zdunek, Zbigniew Deroń, Iwona Buczyńska, Marek Sitko, Agnieszka Czauż-Andrzejuk, Beata Lorenc, Jolanta Białkowska-Warzecha, Jolanta Citko, Łukasz Laurans, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Łukasz Socha, Olga Tronina, Brygida Adamek, Andrzej Horban, Waldemar Halota, Barbara Baka-Ćwierz, Krzysztof Tomasiewicz, Krzysztof Simon, Aleksander Garlicki, Marta Wawrzynowicz-Syczewska, Robert Flisiak
A systematic review of adherence to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV – how can we improve uptake and adherence?
David Sidebottom, Anna Mia Ekström, Susanne Strömdahl
A prospective cohort study to evaluate immunosuppressive cytokines as predictors of viral persistence and progression to pre-malignant lesion in the cervix in women infected with HR-HPV: study protocol
K. Torres-Poveda, M. Bahena-Román, K. Delgado-Romero, V. Madrid-Marina
ATP bioluminescence assay for evaluating cleaning practices in operating theatres: applicability and limitations
Tiziana Sanna, Laura Dallolio, Alessandra Raggi, Magda Mazzetti, Giovanni Lorusso, Angela Zanni, Patrizia Farruggia, Erica Leoni
Antimicrobial susceptibilities of specific syndromes created with organ-specific weighted incidence antibiograms (OSWIA) in patients with intra-abdominal infections
Lianxin Liu, Yuxing Ni
Interferon-γ release assay as a sensitive diagnostic tool of latent tuberculosis infection in patients with HIV: a cross-sectional study
Giselle Burlamaqui Klautau, Nadijane Valéria Ferreira da Mota, Mauro José Costa Salles, Marcelo Nascimento Burattini, Denise Silva Rodrigues
Schistosoma mansoni infection and socio-behavioural predictors of HIV risk: a cross-sectional study in women from Uganda
Sergey Yegorov, Ronald M. Galiwango, Sara V. Good, Juliet Mpendo, Egbert Tannich, Andrea K. Boggild, Noah Kiwanuka, Bernard S. Bagaya, Rupert Kaul
Treatment completion for latent tuberculosis infection in Norway: a prospective cohort study
Yvette Louise Schein, Tesfaye Madebo, Hilde Elise Andersen, Trude Margrete Arnesen, Anne Ma Dyrhol-Riise, Hallgeir Tveiten, Richard A. White, Brita Askeland Winje
Evaluation of Senegal’s prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) program data for HIV surveillance
Ousmane Diouf, Astou Gueye-Gaye, Moussa Sarr, Abdou Salam Mbengue, Christopher S. Murrill, Jacob Dee, Papa Ousmane Diaw, Ndeye Fatou Ngom-Faye, Pape Amadou Niang Diallo, Carlos Suarez, Massaer Gueye, Aminata Mboup, Coumba Toure-Kane, Souleymane Mboup
Correlation between antifungal consumption and the distribution of Candida species in different hospital departments of a Lebanese medical Centre
Lyn Awad, Hani Tamim, Dania Abdallah, Mohammad Salameh, Anas Mugharbil, Tamima Jisr, Kamal Zahran, Nabila Droubi, Ahmad Ibrahim, Rima Moghnieh
Catheter-associated bacterial flora in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: shift in antimicrobial susceptibility pattern
Bartosz A. Dybowski, Piotr Zapała, Ewa Bres-Niewada, Łukasz Zapała, Nina Miązek-Zapała, Sławomir Poletajew, Grażyna Młynarczyk, Piotr Radziszewski
A randomized trial to assess retention rates using mobile phone reminders versus physical contact tracing in a potential HIV vaccine efficacy population of fishing communities around Lake Victoria, Uganda
Noah Kiwanuka, Juliet Mpendo, Stephen Asiimwe, Julius Ssempiira, Annet Nalutaaya, Betty Nambuusi, Mathias Wambuzi, Brian Kabuubi, Annemarie Namuniina, Frederick Oporia, Annet Nanvubya, Ali Ssetaala
Differential distribution of IgA-protease genotypes in mucosal and invasive isolates of Haemophilus influenzae in Sweden
Fredrik Resman, Guillaume Manat, Victor Lindh, Timothy F. Murphy, Kristian Riesbeck
Lack of association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis development in patients from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Doris Schor, Luís Cristóvão Porto, Eric Henrique Roma, Marcel de Souza Borges Quintana, Gustavo Milson Fabricio-Silva, Maria Gloria Bonecini-Almeida, Abelardo Queiroz-Campos Araújo, Maria Jose Andrada-Serpa
The geographic variation and spatiotemporal distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in Libya: 2007–2016
Mohamed A. Daw, Lutfi A. Buktir Ali, Amina M. Daw, Nadia E. M. Sifennasr, Aghnyia A. Dau, Mohamed M. Agnan, Abdallah El-Bouzedi
Histoplasma capsulatum causing sinusitis: a case report in French Guiana and review of the literature
C. Nabet, C. Belzunce, D. Blanchet, P. Abboud, F. Djossou, B. Carme, C. Aznar, M. Demar
Prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis infection among reproductive age women in sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Siraj Hussen, Demelash Wachamo, Zemenu Yohannes, Endale Tadesse
Incidence of human rabies virus exposure in northwestern Amhara, Ethiopia
Endalew Yizengaw, Tamyalew Getahun, Wondemagegn Mulu, Mulat Ashagrie, Ibrahim Abdela, Mekuanint Geta
Spatial overlaps in the distribution of HIV/AIDS and malaria in Zimbabwe
Isaiah Gwitira, Amon Murwira, Joseph Mberikunashe, Mhosisi Masocha
Adaption and validation of the adherence barriers questionnaire for HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ABQ-HIV)
Sabrina Mueller, Thomas Wilke, Vanessa Gorasso, Marc Erhart, Jens M. Kittner
A mathematical model of biomedical interventions for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in China
Jinghua Li, Liping Peng, Stuart Gilmour, Jing Gu, Yuhua Ruan, Huachun Zou, Chun Hao, Yuantao Hao, Joseph Tak-fai Lau
Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium infections in Cuban patients: an underestimated health problem
Brian Arturo Mondeja, Javier Couri, Nadia Maria Rodríguez, Orestes Blanco, Carmen Fernández, Jørgen Skov Jensen
A remotely sensed flooding indicator associated with cattle and buffalo leptospirosis cases in Thailand 2011–2013
Sudarat Chadsuthi, Karine Chalvet-Monfray, Anuwat Wiratsudakul, Duangjai Suwancharoen, Julien Cappelle
Prevalence and associated factors of diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients in Hanoi, Vietnam
N. B. Hoa, P. D. Phuc, N. T. Hien, V. Q. Hoa, P. H. Thuong, P. T. Anh, N. V. Nhung
Primary cutaneous infection due to Microascus cirrosus: a case report
Lujuan Gao, Junjun Chen, Di Gao, Ming Li
Estimating the incidence of norovirus acute gastroenteritis among US and European international travelers to areas of moderate to high risk of traveler’s diarrhea: a prospective cohort study protocol
Lisa Lindsay, Herbert L. DuPont, Christine L. Moe, Martin Alberer, Christoph Hatz, Amy E. Kirby, Henry M. Wu, Thomas Verstraeten, Robert Steffen
The adherence to guidelines for preventing CVC-related infections: a survey among Italian health-care workers
Pietro Ferrara, Luciana Albano
High heterogeneity in community-acquired pneumonia inclusion criteria: does this impact on the validity of the results of randomized controlled trials?
Clara Flateau, Josselin Le Bel, Sarah Tubiana, François-Xavier Blanc, Christophe Choquet, Blandine Rammaert, Patrick Ray, Christophe Rapp, Cécile Ficko, Catherine Leport, Yann-Erick Claessens, Xavier Duval, Y. E. Claessens, X. Duval, E. Bouvard, M. F. Carette, M. P. Debray, C. Mayaud, C. Leport, N. Houhou, S. Tubiana, M. Benjoar, F. X. Blanc, A. L. Brun, L. Epelboin, C. Ficko, A. Khalil, H. Lefloch, J. M. Naccache, B. Rammaert, A. Abry, J. C. Allo, S. Andre, C. Andreotti, N. Baarir, M. Bendahou, L. Benlafia, J. Bernard, A. Berthoumieu, M. E. Billemont, J. Bokobza, E. Burggraff, P. Canavaggio, E. Casalino, S. Castro, C. Choquet, H. Clément, L. Colosi, A. Dabreteau, S. Damelincourt, S. Dautheville, M. Delay, S. Delerme, L. Depierre, F. Djamouri, F. Dumas, M. R. S. Fadel, A. Feydey, Y. Freund, L. Garcia, H. Goulet, P. Hausfater, E. Ilic-Habensus, M. O. Josse, J. Kansao, Y. Kieffer, F. Lecomte, K. Lemkarane, P. Madonna, O. Meyniard, L. Mzabi, D. Pariente, J. Pernet, F. Perruche, J. M. Piquet, R. Ranerison, P. Ray, F. Renai, E. Rouff, D. Saget, K. Saïdi, G. Sauvin, E. Trabattoni, N. Trimech, C. Auger, B. Pasquet, S. Tamazirt, J. M. Treluyer, F. Tubach, J. Wang, O. Chassany, C. Misse
Genomic sequencing is required for identification of tuberculosis transmission in Hawaii
Kent J. Koster, Angela Largen, Jeffrey T. Foster, Kevin P. Drees, Lishi Qian, Ed Desmond, Xuehua Wan, Shaobin Hou, James T. Douglas
Stably high azithromycin resistance and decreasing ceftriaxone susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in 25 European countries, 2016
Michaela J. Day, Gianfranco Spiteri, Susanne Jacobsson, Neil Woodford, Andrew J. Amato-Gauci, Michelle J. Cole, Magnus Unemo, Alexander Indra, Steliana Huhlescu, Wim Vanden Berghe, Tania Crucitti, Blaženka Hunjak, Tatjana Nemeth Blažić, Jan Kubele, Hana Zákoucká, Helena Žemličková, Lene Berthelsen, Susan Cowan, Steen Hoffmann, Jevgenia Epstein, Jelena Viktorova, Ndeindo Ndeikoundam, Agathe Goubard, Beatrice Bercot, Peter Kohl, Susanne Buder, Viviane Bremer, Klaus Jansen, Eva Tzelepi, Vasileia Konte, Eszter Balla, Mária Dudás, Guðrún Sigmundsdóttir, Guðrún Svanborg Hauksdóttir, Derval Igoe, Brendan Crowley, Barbara Suligoi, Paola Stefanelli, Gatis Pakarna, Violeta Mavcutko, Paul Reichert, Patrick Hoffmann, Christopher Barbara, Francesca Vella, Jackie Maistre Melillo, Alje Van Dam, Birgit Van Benthem, Ineke Linde, Hilde Kløvstad, Martin Steinbakk, Sławomir Majewski, Jacinta Azevedo, Maria-José Borrego, Peter Pavlik, Peter Truska, Irena Klavs, Samo Jeverica, Julio Vazquez, Asuncion Diaz, Raquel Abad, Inga Velicko, Magnus Unemo, Gwenda Hughes, Kate Templeton, Neil Irvine
Environmental disinfection with photocatalyst as an adjunctive measure to control transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a prospective cohort study in a high-incidence setting
Min Hyung Kim, Seong Gyu Lee, Ki Sook Kim, Yoon Ji Heo, Ji Eun Oh, Su Jin Jeong
Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis among slaughtered indigenous cattle, abattoir personnel and pregnant women in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
Julius Awah-Ndukum, Mohamed Moctar Mouliom Mouiche, Lucy Kouonmo-Ngnoyum, Houli Nicolas Bayang, Tanyi Kingsley Manchang, Rodrigue Simonet Namegni Poueme, Justin Kouamo, Victor Ngu-Ngwa, Emmanuel Assana, Kameni Jean Marc Feussom, André Pagnah Zoli
Differences in Chlamydia trachomatis seroprevalence between ethnic groups cannot be fully explained by socioeconomic status, sexual healthcare seeking behavior or sexual risk behavior: a cross-sectional analysis in the HEalthy LIfe in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study
Sebastiaan H. Hulstein, Amy Matser, Catharina J. Alberts, Marieke B. Snijder, Martina Willhauck-Fleckenstein, Katrin Hufnagel, Maria Prins, Henry J. C. de Vries, Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff, Tim Waterboer
Human monoclonal antibodies isolated from a primary pneumococcal conjugate Vaccinee demonstrates the expansion of an antigen-driven Hypermutated memory B cell response
Zhifeng Chen, Kara S. Cox, Aimin Tang, Jeanette Roman, Malorie Fink, Robin M. Kaufhold, Liming Guan, Andy Xie, Melissa A. Boddicker, Debra Mcguinness, Xiao Xiao, Hualin Li, Julie M. Skinner, Thorsten Verch, Mary Retzlaff, Kalpit A. Vora
Molecular characterization of multidrug resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from pediatric intensive care unit in a Chinese tertiary hospital
Yili Chen, Lu Ai, Penghao Guo, Han Huang, Zhongwen Wu, Xiaoling Liang, Kang Liao
The systematic development of a complex intervention: HealthMap, an online self-management support program for people with HIV
Tanya Millard, Sarity Dodson, Karalyn McDonald, Karen M. Klassen, Richard H. Osborne, Malcolm W. Battersby, Christopher K. Fairley, Julian H. Elliott
A study of clinical, hematological, and biochemical profiles of patients with dengue viral infections in Northwest Ethiopia: implications for patient management
Getachew Ferede, Moges Tiruneh, Ebba Abate, Yitayih Wondimeneh, Endalamaw Gadisa, Rawleigh Howe, Abraham Aseffa, Belay Tessema
Validation of CD4+ T-cell and viral load data from the HIV-Brazil Cohort Study using secondary system data
Alex Jones Flores Cassenote, Alexandre Grangeiro, Maria Mercedes Escuder, Jair Minoro Abe, Aluísio Augusto Cotrim Segurado
Molecular detection and clinical characteristics of Bartonella bacilliformis, Leptospira spp., and Rickettsia spp. in the Southeastern Peruvian Amazon basin
Fiorella Ricapa-Antay, Katia Diaz-Melon, Wilmer Silva-Caso, Luis J. del Valle, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Fernando Vasquez-Achaya, Carlos Palomares-Reyes, Pablo Weilg, Dongmei Li, Carlos Manrique, Juana del Valle-Mendoza
A case of hepatic anisakiasis caused by Pseudoterranova decipiens mimicking metastatic liver cancer
Yasuhiro Murata, Katsuhiko Ando, Masanobu Usui, Hiromu Sugiyama, Akinobu Hayashi, Akihiro Tanemura, Hiroyuki Kato, Naohisa Kuriyama, Masashi Kishiwada, Shugo Mizuno, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Shuji Isaji
Disseminated cryptococcosis in Crohn’s disease: a case report
Natthakit Chavapradit, Nasikarn Angkasekwinai
Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in indigenous and non-indigenous adults in northwestern Ontario, Canada, 2006–2015
Daniel Dalcin, Lee Sieswerda, Sacha Dubois, Marina Ulanova
Confirmation of HCV viremia using HCV RNA and core antigen testing on dried blood spot in HIV infected peoples who inject drugs in Vietnam
Truong Tam Nguyen, Véronique Lemee, Karine Bollore, Hai Vinh Vu, Karine Lacombe, Xuan Lien Truong Thi, Que Anh Luong, Charline Dubos, Jean-Christophe Plantier, Huong Duong Thi, Didier Laureillard, Maud Lemoine, Edouard Tuaillon
Diversity of Salmonella serotypes from humans, food, domestic animals and wildlife in New South Wales, Australia
Kelly M. J. Simpson, Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne, Michael P. Ward, Siobhan M. Mor
Epidemiological features and spatial clusters of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Qinghai Province, China, 2009–2015
Lili Xu, Yan Shi, Jeanette J. Rainey, Zhijie Zhang, Huayi Zhang, Jinhua Zhao, Yonghong Li, Huaxiang Rao, Yanming Li, Qiaohong Liao, Yongcheng Ma
A systematic review of the association between delayed appropriate therapy and mortality among patients hospitalized with infections due to Klebsiella pneumoniae or Escherichia coli: how long is too long?
Thomas P. Lodise, Qi Zhao, Kyle Fahrbach, Patrick J. Gillard, Amber Martin
Oral fosfomycin versus ciprofloxacin in women with E.coli febrile urinary tract infection, a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized controlled non-inferiority trial (FORECAST)
Thijs ten Doesschate, Suzan P. van Mens, Cees van Nieuwkoop, Suzanne E. Geerlings, Andy I. M. Hoepelman, Marc J. M. Bonten
Assessment of HIV prevalence among MSM in Tokyo using self-collected dried blood spots delivered through the postal service
Misao Takano, Kohta Iwahashi, Ikuo Satoh, Junko Araki, Takuya Kinami, Yuzuru Ikushima, Toshiya Fukuhara, Hiroo Obinata, Yasuyo Nakayama, Yoshimi Kikuchi, Shinichi Oka, Kiyomi Tomonari, Hisahiro Sakuma, Yuko Sugino, Kazuko Ikeda, Mikiko Ogata, Kazuko Tanaka, Kiyoto Tsuchiya, Takahiro Aoki, Daisuke Mizushima, Yasuaki Yanagawa, Haruka Uemura, Masaki Nagai, Kazuhisa Mezaki, Kazuaki Terado, Seiichi Ichikawa
Immunogenicity and safety of a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine and a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine after concomitant vaccination in ≥ 50-year-old adults
Joon Young Song, Hee Jin Cheong, Ji Yun Noh, Min Joo Choi, Jin Gu Yoon, Saem Na Lee, Seong Hui Kang, Eun Joo Jeong, Yu Mi Jo, Woo Joo Kim
Is Toxoplasma gondii infection correlated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?- a population-based study
Jiaofeng Huang, Haoyang Zhang, Shiying Liu, Mingfang Wang, Bo Wan, Bharat Velani, Yueyong Zhu, Su Lin
Molecular epidemiology and clinical features of hand, foot and mouth disease in northern Thailand in 2016: a prospective cohort study
Panupong Upala, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Wipob Suttana, Niwed Kullawong, Ratipark Tamornpark, Chadaporn Inta
Seroprevalence of antibodies to primate erythroparvovirus 1 (B19V) in Australia
Helen M. Faddy, Elise C. Gorman, Veronica C. Hoad, Francesca D. Frentiu, Sarah Tozer, R. L. P. Flower
Cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in Sweden from 1996–2016: a retrospective study of clinical characteristics, treatments and outcomes
Hedvig Glans, Leif Dotevall, Sara Karlsson Söbirk, Anna Färnert, Maria Bradley
Hepatitis A surveillance: sensitivity of two information sources
Gloria Carmona, Marta Vilaró, Pilar Ciruela, Mireia Jané, Lluis Giralt, Laura Ruiz, Sergi Hernández, Àngela Domínguez, C. Arias, J. Álvarez, I. Barrabeig, N. Camps, M. Company, M. Carol, P. Godoy, A. Martínez, S. Minguell, I. Parron, M. R. Sala-Farré, J. Torres, A. Rovira, S. Manzanares, F. Ballester, I. Pujol, M. Á. Benítez, A. Cebollero, J. Costa, J. Vila, A. Calderón, M. Curriu, M. Á. Domínguez, L. Calatayud, E. M. Dopico, M. J. Ferri, P. J. Ayala, J. Massa, D. Saenz, C. Gallés, P. Gassiot, F. Gómez, C. Molina, A. González-Cuevas, C. Guardia, M. Juanpere, M. Monsonis, C. Martí, N. Margall, L. Matas, M. Morta, S. Noguer, M. Olsina, P. Pérez, E. Padilla, M. Micó, M. O. Pérez-Moreno, T. Pumarola, F. Rodriguez-Frias, X. Raga, M. Ribelles, E. Sanfeliu, G. Sauc, G. Solé, A. Vilamala
Case-control study of the epidemiological and clinical features of human adenovirus 55 and human adenovirus 7 infection in children with acute lower respiratory tract infections in Beijing, China, 2008–2013
Lili Xu, Jun Liu, Chunyan Liu, Yali Duan, Yun Zhu, Baoping Xu, Zhengde Xie
Factors predictive of relapse in adult bacterial osteomyelitis of long bones.
E. Garcia del Pozo, J. Collazos, J. A. Carton, D. Camporro, V. Asensi
Small-area spatial statistical analysis of malaria clusters and hotspots in Cameroon;2000–2015
Marlvin Anemey Tewara, Prisca Ngetemalah Mbah-Fongkimeh, Alimu Dayimu, Fengling Kang, Fuzhong Xue
The role of pneumonia and secondary bacterial infection in fatal and serious outcomes of pandemic influenza a(H1N1)pdm09
Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Michelle Barnes, Iman Ridda, Holly Seale, Renin Toms, Anita Heywood
Space-time heterogeneity of hand, foot and mouth disease in children and its potential driving factors in Henan, China
Xiangxue Zhang, Chengdong Xu, Gexin Xiao
Bibliometric analysis of global Lassa fever research (1970–2017): a 47 – year study
Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu, Francisco López-Muñoz, F. Javier Povedano-Montero
Human monoclonal anti-protective antigen antibody for the low-dose post-exposure prophylaxis and treatment of Anthrax
Qi Tang, Siping Xiong, Xudong Liang, Xingwang Kuai, Yiwen Wang, Changjun Wang, Zhenqing Feng, Jin Zhu
Cross-reactive dengue virus-derived monoclonal antibodies to Zika virus envelope protein: Panacea or Pandora’s box?
Shannon A. Gunawardana, Robert H. Shaw
Arboviruses isolated from the Barkedji mosquito-based surveillance system, 2012-2013
El Hadji Ndiaye, Diawo Diallo, Gamou Fall, Yamar Ba, Ousmane Faye, Ibrahima Dia, Mawlouth Diallo
High dose fluconazole in salvage therapy for HIV-uninfected cryptococcal meningitis
Hua-Zhen Zhao, Rui-Ying Wang, Xuan Wang, Ying-Kui Jiang, Ling-Hong Zhou, Jia-Hui Cheng, Li-Ping Huang, Thomas Stephen Harrison, Li-Ping Zhu
Dengue fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: clinical features and outcome in populations of black and non-black racial category
Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Belia Klaassen, Zainab Mbarack, Josephine Samaka, Tarsis Mlaganile, John Masimba, Leticia Franco Narvaez, Aline Mamin, Blaise Genton, Laurent Kaiser, Valérie D’Acremont
Motility of human renal cells is disturbed by infection with pathogenic hantaviruses
Stefan Hägele, Alexander Müller, Christian Nusshag, Jochen Reiser, Martin Zeier, Ellen Krautkrämer
Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia: major role of clinical microbiologists
Maxime Pradier, Anne Boucher, Olivier Robineau, Elisabeth Chachaty, Agnès Meybeck, Eric Senneville
“With fever it’s the real flu I would say”: laypersons’ perception of common cold and influenza and their differences - a qualitative study in Austria, Belgium and Croatia
Elisabeth Anne-Sophie Mayrhuber, Wim Peersman, Nina van de Kraats, Goranka Petricek, Asja Ćosić Diviak, Silvia Wojczewski, Kathryn Hoffmann
Aspergillus pseudodeflectus: a new human pathogen in liver transplant patients
Nawel Aït-Ammar, Eric Levesque, Jean-Benjamin Murat, Sébastien Imbert, Françoise Foulet, Eric Dannaoui, Françoise Botterel
Multi-systemic melioidosis: a clinical, neurological, and radiological case study from Hainan Province, China
Wei-yuan Huang, Gang Wu, Feng Chen, Meng-meng Li, Jian-jun Li
Safety and effectiveness of antimalarial therapy in sickle cell disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Augustina Frimpong, Laty Gaye Thiam, Benjamin Arko-Boham, Ewurama Dedea Ampadu Owusu, George O. Adjei
Comparison of rRNA-based and DNA-based nucleic acid amplifications for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Ureaplasma urealyticum in urogenital swabs
Yuying Liang, Xin Jin, Fang Yuan, Zhanjia Li, Shuiping Chen
A spatiotemporal meta-analysis of HIV/syphilis epidemic among men who have sex with men living in mainland China
Rong Fu, Jinkou Zhao, Dan Wu, Xiayan Zhang, Joseph D. Tucker, Meiwen Zhang, Weiming Tang
Probiotics Streptococcus salivarius 24SMB and Streptococcus oralis 89a interfere with biofilm formation of pathogens of the upper respiratory tract
Alessandro Bidossi, Roberta De Grandi, Marco Toscano, Marta Bottagisio, Elena De Vecchi, Matteo Gelardi, Lorenzo Drago
The incidence, risk factors and outcomes of early bloodstream infection in patients with malignant hematologic disease after unrelated cord blood transplantation: a retrospective study
Jing Ge, Tingting Yang, Lei Zhang, Xuhan Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Baolin Tang, Xiang Wan, Juan Tong, Kaidi Song, Wen Yao, Guangyu Sun, Zimin Sun, Huilan Liu
Treatment outcomes and factors affecting treatment outcomes of new patients with tuberculosis in Busan, South Korea: a retrospective study of a citywide registry, 2014–2015
Jeongha Mok, Daeseong An, Seoungjin Kim, Miyoung Lee, Changhoon Kim, Hyunjin Son
Treating invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematologic malignancy: diagnostic-driven approach versus empiric therapies
Rita Wilson Dib, Ray Y. Hachem, Anne-Marie Chaftari, Fady Ghaly, Ying Jiang, Issam Raad
Increased hepatitis C virus co-infection and injection drug use in HIV-infected fishermen in Myanmar
Janet Ousley, Robin Nesbitt, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Elkin Bermudez, Kyi Pyar Soe, Rey Anicete, Phyu Ei Mon, Win Le Shwe Sin Ei, Susannah Christofani, Marcelo Fernandez, Iza Ciglenecki
Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Beijing, China: drug susceptibility phenotypes and Beijing genotype family transmission
Yi Liu, Xuxia Zhang, Yuqing Zhang, Yong Sun, Cong Yao, Wei Wang, Chuanyou Li
A retrospective study of factors associated with treatment decision for nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in adults without altered systemic immunity
Judith Provoost, Florent Valour, Delphine Gamondes, Sandrine Roux, Nathalie Freymond, Emilie Perrot, Pierre-Jean Souquet, Lize Kiakouama-Maleka, Christian Chidiac, Gérard Lina, Oana Dumitrescu, Agathe Sénéchal, Florence Ader
Improving detection of tuberculosis among household contacts of index tuberculosis patients by an integrated approach in Myanmar: a cross-sectional study
Kyaw Ko Ko Htet, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Saw Thein, Edward B. McNeil, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong
Leptotrichia trevisanii bacteremia in a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving high-dose chemotherapy
Hongyan Hou, Zhongju Chen, Lei Tian, Ziyong Sun
Repeated doses of Praziquantel in Schistosomiasis Treatment (RePST) – single versus multiple praziquantel treatments in school-aged children in Côte d’Ivoire: a study protocol for an open-label, randomised controlled trial
P. T. Hoekstra, M. Casacuberta Partal, A. S. Amoah, L. van Lieshout, P. L. A. M. Corstjens, S. Tsonaka, R. K. Assaré, K. D. Silué, A. Meité, E. K. N’Goran, Y. K. N’Gbesso, M. Roestenberg, S. Knopp, J. Utzinger, J. T. Coulibaly, G. J. van Dam
Effectiveness of repellent delivered through village health volunteers on malaria incidence in villages in South-East Myanmar: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol
Win Han Oo, Julia C. Cutts, Paul A. Agius, Kyaw Zayar Aung, Poe Poe Aung, Aung Thi, Nyi Nyi Zaw, Htin Kyaw Thu, Wai Yan Min Htay, Ricardo Ataide, Katherine O’Flaherty, Ai Pao Yawn, Aung Paing Soe, James G. Beeson, Brendan Crabb, Naanki Pasricha, Freya J. I. Fowkes
Clinical, immunological and bacteriological characteristics of H7N9 patients nosocomially co-infected by Acinetobacter Baumannii: a case control study
William J. Liu, Rongrong Zou, Yongfei Hu, Min Zhao, Chuansong Quan, Shuguang Tan, Kai Luo, Jing Yuan, Haixia Zheng, Jue Liu, Min Liu, Yuhai Bi, Jinghua Yan, Baoli Zhu, Dayan Wang, Guizhen Wu, Lei Liu, Kwok-Yung Yuen, George F. Gao, Yingxia Liu
Acute Tibial osteomyelitis caused by intraosseous access during initial resuscitation: a case report and literature review
Thomas Chalopin, Adrien Lemaignen, Antoine Guillon, Arnaud Geffray, Gaelle Derot, Olivier Bahuaud, Charles Agout, Philippe Rosset, Claire Castellier, Gonzague De Pinieux, Anne-Sophie Valentin, Louis Bernard, Frederic Bastides
Two cases of pneumococcal spondylitis in the same household: a case report
Ken Goda, Tsuneaki Kenzaka, Bin Chang, Hozuka Akita
Report of a fatal case of Lassa fever in Parakou in 2018: clinical, therapeutic and diagnostic aspects
Cossi Angelo Attinsounon, Bienvenu Rolland Ossibi Ibara, Adébayo Alassani, Serge Adé, Khadidjatou Saké, Clément Glèlè Kakaï, Albert Dovonou
Prevalence of metallo-β-lactamase acquired genes among carbapenems susceptible and resistant Gram-negative clinical isolates using multiplex PCR, Khartoum hospitals, Khartoum Sudan
Mudathir Abdallah Adam, Wafa I. Elhag
Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by a multidrug-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain belonging to a novel single locus variant of ST23: first case report in China
Min Xu, Ang Li, Haishen Kong, Weili Zhang, Hongchao Chen, Yajie Fu, Yiqi Fu
Soluble markers of neutrophil, T-cell and monocyte activation are associated with disease severity and parasitemia in falciparum malaria
Kari Otterdal, Aase Berg, Annika E. Michelsen, Sam Patel, Marit G. Tellevik, Christel G. Haanshuus, Børre Fevang, Pål Aukrust, Nina Langeland, Thor Ueland
Unilateral endogenous fungal endophthalmitis after esophageal cancer surgery: a case report
Quan-Yong Yi, Wen-die Li, Li-shuang Chen, Zhi-Sha Bai
Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children under 5 years of age before introduction of pneumococcal vaccine (PCV10) in urban and rural districts in Pakistan
Muhammad Imran Nisar, Kanwal Nayani, Tauseef Akhund, Atif Riaz, Omar Irfan, Sadia Shakoor, Sehrish Muneer, Sana Muslim, Aneeta Hotwani, Furqan Kabir, Cynthia Whitney, Lindsay Kim, Velusamy Srinivasan, Asad Ali, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Fyezah Jehan
Acute histoplasmosis in immunocompetent travelers: a systematic review of literature
Silvia Staffolani, Dora Buonfrate, Andrea Angheben, Federico Gobbi, Giovanni Giorli, Massimo Guerriero, Zeno Bisoffi, Francesco Barchiesi
Series of 10 dengue fever cases with unusual presentations and complications in Sri Lanka: a single centre experience in 2016
S. A. M. Kularatne, Udaya Ralapanawa, Chamara Dalugama, Jayanika Jayasinghe, Sawandika Rupasinghe, Prabashini Kumarihamy
Gonorrhea and chlamydia prevalence in different anatomical sites among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study in Guangzhou, China
Li-Gang Yang, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Pei-Zhen Zhao, Zheng-Yu Chen, Wu-Jian Ke, Xu-Qi Ren, Liu-Yuan Wang, Wei-Ying Chen, Joseph D. Tucker
Tuberculosis-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin, Negasi Asres, Hailay Gebreyesus, Solomon Weldegebreal Asgedom
Atypical pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a worldwide perspective
Andrea Gramegna, Giovanni Sotgiu, Marta Di Pasquale, Dejan Radovanovic, Silvia Terraneo, Luis F. Reyes, Ester Vendrell, Joao Neves, Francesco Menzella, Francesco Blasi, Stefano Aliberti, Marcos I. Restrepo
Changing the odds: motives for and barriers to reducing HCV-related sexual risk behaviour among HIV-infected MSM previously infected with HCV
Femke Lambers, Wendy van der Veldt, Maria Prins, Udi Davidovich
Evidence for the effectiveness of chlorhexidine bathing and health care-associated infections among adult intensive care patients: a trial sequential meta-analysis
Steven A. Frost, Yu Chin Hou, Lien Lombardo, Lauren Metcalfe, Joan M. Lynch, Leanne Hunt, Evan Alexandrou, Kathleen Brennan, David Sanchez, Anders Aneman, Martin Christensen
Seroprevalence of measles vaccine antibody response in vertically HIV-infected children, in Morocco
Houda Haban, Soumia Benchekroun, Mina Sadeq, Latifa Tajounte, Hinda Jama Ahmed, Abdelaziz Benjouad, Said Amzazi, Hicham Oumzil, Elmir Elharti
Heart and liver are infected in fatal cases of dengue: three PCR based case studies
S. A. M. Kularatne, M. M. Rajapakse, Udaya Ralapanawa, R. Waduge, L. P. M. M. K. Pathirage, R. P. V. J. Rajapakse
Early sofosbuvir-ledipasvir treatment for acute HCV infection induced severe immune thrombocytopenia – a case report
Vincent Alcazer, Patrick Miailhes, Christophe Ramière, Caroline Charre, Laurent Cotte
Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus and human herpesvirus 8 salivary shedding in HIV positive men who have sex with men with controlled and uncontrolled plasma HIV viremia: a 24-month longitudinal study
Monica Basso, Samantha Andreis, Renzo Scaggiante, Elisa Franchin, Daniela Zago, Maria Angela Biasolo, Claudia Del Vecchio, Carlo Mengoli, Loredana Sarmati, Massimo Andreoni, Giorgio Palù, Saverio Giuseppe Parisi
New molecular tools for meningitis diagnostics in Ethiopia – a necessary step towards improving antimicrobial prescription
Guro K. Bårnes, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Melkamu Berhane, Alemseged Abdissa, Getnet Tesfaw, Gemeda Abebe, Siri Laura Feruglio, Dominique A. Caugant, Hannah Joan Jørgensen
Muscle weakness associated with H7N9 infection: report of two cases
Chao-Nan Jin, Ling-Ling Tang
Case report of Actinomyces turicensis meningitis as a complication of purulent mastoiditis
Béla Kocsis, Zoltán Tiszlavicz, Gabriella Jakab, Réka Brassay, Márton Orbán, Ágnes Sárkány, Dóra Szabó
Successful infection of BALB/c mice by a swine hepatitis E virus clone constructed with reverse genetics
Wenhai Yu, Chenchen Yang, Xianhui Hao, Tianwu Ma, Fen Huang
Risk of death after first-time blood stream infection in incident dialysis patients with specific consideration on vascular access and comorbidity
Karl Emil Nelveg-Kristensen, Gunnar Hellmund Laier, James Goya Heaf
Lymphogranuloma venereum is on the rise in Belgium among HIV negative men who have sex with men: surveillance data from 2011 until the end of June 2017
Irith De Baetselier, Achilleas Tsoumanis, Ruth Verbrugge, Bénédicte De Deken, Hilde Smet, Saïd Abdellati, Vicky Cuylaerts, Ludwig Apers, Tania Crucitti
Determinants of patient and health care services delays for tuberculosis diagnosis in Italy: a cross-sectional observational study
Anna Maria Peri, Davide Paolo Bernasconi, Nadia Galizzi, Alberto Matteelli, Luigi Codecasa, Vincenza Giorgio, Antonio Di Biagio, Fabio Franzetti, Antonella Cingolani, Andrea Gori, Giuseppe Lapadula
Leptospirosis complicated with Guillain Barre syndrome, papillitis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic Purpura; a case report
Kavinga Kalhari Kobawaka Gamage, Harshini Fernando
Human papillomavirus infection & anal cytological abnormalities in HIV-positive men in eastern India
Abhilasha Gautam, Jaya Chakravarty, Vijay Kumar Singh, Amrita Ghosh, Shashi Bhushan Chauhan, Madhukar Rai, Shyam Sundar
Rapid emergence of cryptococcal fungemia, Mycobacterium chelonae vertebral osteomyelitis and gastro intestinal stromal tumor in a young HIV late presenter: a case report
Andrea Marino, Eleonora Caltabiano, Aldo Zagami, Anna Onorante, Carmela Zappalà, Maria Elena Locatelli, Alessio Pampaloni, Daniele Scuderi, Roberto Bruno, Bruno Cacopardo
Staged management of a giant cardiac hydatid cyst: a case report
Jadranka Separovic Hanzevacki, Hrvoje Gasparovic, Vlatka Reskovic Luksic, Zvonimir Ostojic, Bojan Biocina
Seasonal dynamics of influenza in Brazil: the latitude effect
Alexandra Almeida, Cláudia Codeço, Paula M. Luz
New approach to environmental investigation of an explosive legionnaires´ disease outbreak in Spain: early identification of potential risk sources by rapid Legionella spp immunosensing technique
Fernando Cebrián, Juan C. Montero, Pedro J. Fernández
Assessment of factors that influence timely administration of initial antibiotic dose using collaborative process mapping at a referral hospital in Malawi: a case study of pneumonia patients
Chimwemwe Tusekile Mula, Lyn Middleton, Nicola Human, Christine Varga
The association between serum magnesium levels and community-acquired pneumonia 30-day mortality
Roni Nasser, Mohammad E. Naffaa, Tanya Mashiach, Zaher S. Azzam, Eyal Braun
Clinical features and outcomes of abdominal tuberculosis in southeastern Korea: 12 years of experience
Jin-Kyu Cho, Young Min Choi, Sang Soo Lee, Hye Kyong Park, Ra Ri Cha, Wan Soo Kim, Jin Joo Kim, Jae Min Lee, Hong Jun Kim, Chang Yoon Ha, Hyun Jin Kim, Tae Hyo Kim, Woon Tae Jung, Ok Jae Lee
Changing epidemiological patterns of HIV and AIDS in China in the post-SARS era identified by the nationwide surveillance system
Zhenqiu Liu, Oumin Shi, Qiong Yan, Qiwen Fang, Jialu Zuo, Yue Chen, Xingdong Chen, Tiejun Zhang
Detection of viable but non-culturable Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis by qPCR: a validation study
Gianmarco Mangiaterra, Mehdi Amiri, Andrea Di Cesare, Sonia Pasquaroli, Esther Manso, Natalia Cirilli, Barbara Citterio, Carla Vignaroli, Francesca Biavasco
A suppurative thyroiditis and perineal subcutaneous abscess related with aspergillus fumigatus: a case report and literature review
Jiaying Tan, Jun Shen, Yong Fang, Liping Zhu, Yang Liu, Ye Gong, Hechen Zhu, Zupeng Hu, Gang Wu
Is primary meningococcal arthritis in children more frequent than we expect? Two pediatric case reports revealed by molecular test
S. Ricci, A. Montemaggi, F. Nieddu, D. Serranti, G. Indolfi, M. Moriondo, C. Azzari
Cryptococcal fungemia and probable histoplasmosis in a patient infected with HIV. Case report
Deving Arias Ramos, John Alexander Alzate, Jhon Alejandro Rico Gallego, Natalia Acevedo Escalante
Spotted fever rickettsioses causing myocarditis and ARDS: a case from Sri Lanka
H. M. L. Y. Herath, J. M. H. D. Jayasundara, S. D. N. Senadhira, S. A. M. Kularatne, W. K. S. Kularatne
Severe acute pancreatitis with blood infection by Candida glabrata complicated severe agranulocytosis: a case report
Rong Shi, Qianmei Zhou, Rong Fang, Xudong Xiong, Qian Wang
Find the right sample: A study on the versatility of saliva and urine samples for the diagnosis of emerging viruses
Matthias Niedrig, Pranav Patel, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Regina Schädler, Sergio Yactayo
Association of HIV-infection, antiretroviral treatment and metabolic syndrome with large artery stiffness: a cross-sectional study
Titus F. Msoka, Gary P. Van Guilder, Yvo M. Smulders, Marceline van Furth, John A. Bartlett, Michiel A. van Agtmael
Molecular characterization of an outbreak of enterovirus-associated meningitis in Mossel Bay, South Africa, December 2015–January 2016
Heidi Smuts, Sarah Cronje, Juno Thomas, Delene Brink, Stephen Korsman, Diana Hardie
First insights on the genetic diversity of MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Lebanon
Balig Panossian, Tamara Salloum, George F. Araj, Georges Khazen, Sima Tokajian