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Autor:
Adwoa K. A. Afrane, Seth Agyeman, Yakubu Alhassan, Seth N. Owiafe, Kwamena W. Sagoe, Bamenla Q. Goka, Alfred Yawson, Lorna Renner, Awewura Kwara
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection require lifelong effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). The goal of ART in HIV-infected persons is sustained viral suppression. There is limited information on virological
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Lower respiratory tract infection is a global problem accounting over 50 million deaths annually. Here, we determined the bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of lower respiratory tract infections among adult patients
Autor:
Maureen Kamene, Sylvia M LaCourse, Daniel Matemo, Zachary Feldman, John Kinuthia, David J. Horne, Jerphason Mecha, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Alex J Warr, Jill K. Gersh
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
Background People living with HIV (PLHIV) who reside in high tuberculosis burden settings remain at risk for tuberculosis disease despite treatment with anti-retroviral therapy and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT). The performance of the World Heal
Autor:
L. Gayani Tillekeratne, Champica K Bodinayake, Gaya B Wijayaratne, Ruvini Kurukulasooriya, Tianchen Sheng, Pasangi Jayatissa, Christopher W. Woods, Helen L. Zhang, D. L. Bhagya Piyasiri, Ajith Nagahawatte
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Inappropriate antibiotic use is linked to the spread of antimicrobial resistance worldwide, but there are limited systemic data on antibiotic utilization in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pr
Autor:
Zerihun Ataro, Birhanu Motbaynor, Tewodros Tesfa, Mekonnen Sisay, Habtamu Mitiku, Dadi Marami, Zelalem Teklemariam, Fitsum Weldegebreal
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundOtitis media is inflammation of the middle ear, comprising a spectrum of diseases. It is the commonest episode of infection in children, which often occurs after an acute upper respiratory tract infection. Otitis media is ranked as the seco
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Gibrilla F. Deen, Hannah Rickman, Yusuf Sheku Tejan, Mamadu Baldeh, Momodu Sesay, Darlinda F. Jiba, Sonia Boyle, Sartie Kenneh, Sulaiman Lakoh, Rachael M. Burke, Fenella Beynon, Comfort Koroma
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The global annual estimate for cryptococcal disease-related deaths exceeds 180,000, with three fourth occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening in all HIV patients
Autor:
Qi Ni, Chen Wang, Lihua Zhang, Daosheng Wang, Cen Jiang, Yingchao Cui, Enqiang Mao, Yibing Peng, Danfeng Dong
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Clostridioides difficile is considered the main pathogen responsible for hospital-acquired infections. This prospective study determined the prevalence, molecular epidemiological characteristics, and risk factors for C. difficile infection
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Chunlei Yuan, Chien-Yi Chang, Lihua Zhang, Haiying Liu, Xiaoshan Guan, Yan Long, Xiurong Gao, Qiulian Deng, Fei Gao, Huamin Zhong, Juan Li, Haijian Zhou, Lian Zhang, Xiaoping Mu, Kankan Gao, David J. McIver, Wenjing Ji
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Invasive group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease in Chinese infants has gradually gained attention in recent years, but the molecular epidemiology of the pathogen is still not well known. Methods This multicenter study retrospectively investig
Autor:
Hung Chin Tsai, Jui-Kuang Chen, Susan Shin Jung Lee, I-Tzu Chen, Yu-Ting Tseng, Ya-Wei Weng, Yao-Shen Chen, Cheng-Len Sy, Kuan-Sheng Wu
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The use of fixed combination antiretroviral therapy with a low genetic barrier for the treatment of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may affect the local HIV transmitted drug resistance (TDR) pattern. The present s
Autor:
Vesna Cvitković Špik, Tanja Selič-Kurinčič, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, Miha Simoniti, Mitja Lenart, Katja Strašek-Smrdel
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021)
BMC Infectious Diseases
BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis (CNM) is an emerging tick-born pathogen and usually causes symptomatic infection only in immunocompromised patients. Apart from one described case found in the literature where cultivation was successful,