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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37740196/facilitators-and-barriers-for-tuberculosis-preventive-treatment-among-patients-with-latent-tuberculosis-infection-a-qualitative-study
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Anusha Manoharan, H Siti Nur Farhana, K Manimaran, Ee Ming Khoo, Wen Ming Koh
BACKGROUND: Various factors influence tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) decisions thus it is important to understand the health beliefs and concerns of patients before starting TPT to ensure treatment compliance. This study aims to explore facilitators and barriers for TPT among patients diagnosed with Latent Tuberculosis infection (LTBI) attending six primary healthcare clinics in Selangor, Malaysia. METHOD: In-depth interviews were conducted face-to-face or via telephone among patients with a clinical diagnosis of LTBI using a semi-structured topic guide developed based on the common-sense model of self-regulation and literature review...
September 22, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37735372/reconstructing-the-cytokine-view-for-the-multi-view-prediction-of-covid-19-mortality
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Yueying Wang, Zhao Wang, Yaqing Liu, Qiong Yu, Yujia Liu, Changfan Luo, Siyang Wang, Hongmei Liu, Mingyou Liu, Gongyou Zhang, Yusi Fan, Kewei Li, Lan Huang, Meiyu Duan, Fengfeng Zhou
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly developing and sometimes lethal pulmonary disease. Accurately predicting COVID-19 mortality will facilitate optimal patient treatment and medical resource deployment, but the clinical practice still needs to address it. Both complete blood counts and cytokine levels were observed to be modified by COVID-19 infection. This study aimed to use inexpensive and easily accessible complete blood counts to build an accurate COVID-19 mortality prediction model...
September 21, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37735363/immune-and-cytokine-alterations-and-rna-sequencing-analysis-in-gestational-tissues-from-pregnant-women-after-recovery-from-covid-19
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Xing Xin, Weiqi Yao, Zijing Zhang, Xin Yang, Shufang Li, Ying Zhu, Cong Zhang, Long Zhang, Hailong Huang, Tengyun Dong, Haibo Dong, Ling Feng, Shaoshuai Wang
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is a global pandemic. Understanding the immune responses in pregnant women recovering from COVID-19 may suggest new therapeutic approaches. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study between March 1, 2020, and September 1, 2020. Participants were assigned into the convalescent COVID-19 group if they had a previous COVID-19 infection during pregnancy or the healthy control group. RNA-Seq was performed on human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUMSCs) and human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs)...
September 21, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37735361/norovirus-infection-among-hiv-infected-patients-in-abuja-nigeria-impact-of-combination-antiretroviral-therapy-status
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Favour Osazuwa, William Olayemi Johnson, Hailey Seth Grobler
BACKGROUND: Norovirus is now recognized to be major cause of gastroenteritis worldwide, with significantly higher disease burden among immunocompromised patients. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Norovirus among HIV-infected patients and to evaluate the impact of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) status on Norovirus prevalence in a sub-urban area of Abuja, Nigeria. METHODS: This study included a total of Two hundred and fifteen subjects (85 cART-naïve and 130 cART-exposed) HIV-infected patients...
September 21, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37735357/the-long-term-efficacy-of-tick-borne-encephalitis-vaccines-available-in-europe-a-systematic-review
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Wojciech Miazga, Katarzyna Wnuk, Tomasz Tatara, Jakub Świtalski, Adrian Matera, Urszula Religioni, Mariusz Gujski
BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of vaccination, TBE (tick-borne encephalitis) remains a global public health problem. Therefore, the aim of our study was to assess the long-term efficacy of vaccinations against tick-borne encephalitis using vaccines available on the European market. METHODS: The analysis was conducted on the results of a systematic review conducted in accordance with the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. The search was performed in three databases, namely Medline (via PubMed), EMBASE (via Ovid), and the Cochrane Library database...
September 21, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37730544/newly-diagnosed-type-1-diabetes-mellitus-in-a-human-immunodeficiency-virus-infected-patient-with-antiretroviral-therapy-induced-immune-reconstitution-inflammatory-syndrome-a-case-report
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Min-ChunYeh, Han-Chuan Chuang, Shuen-Fu Weng, Chung-Huei Hsu, Chen-Ling Huang, Yu-Pei Lin, Yan-Yu Lin, Yu-Shan Hsieh
BACKGROUND: Diabetes that develops in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients who receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) is usually type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); however, autoimmune diabetes, such as type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) can also develop in this population. After treatment with ART, patients might experience clinical deterioration following an increase in the CD4 cell count, which is termed immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). Here, we describe an HIV-infected patient on ART who developed T1DMat due to IRIS, highlighting the clinical complexity in diagnosis and treatment...
September 20, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37726701/sexually-transmitted-infections-and-associated-risk-factors-among-the-transgender-population-of-pakistan
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Hasnain Javed, Abida Bano, Warda Fatima, Rimsha Khan, Asma Akhtar
BACKGROUND: Transgender (TG) people are key drivers for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) all over the world. There is substantial evidence that STIs are associated with an increased likelihood of risky sexual behavior however little is known about the prevalence of STIs (HIV, HBV, HCV, and Syphilis) among HIV infected transgender population in Pakistan. METHODS: The current study investigated the seroprevalence of four STIs and associated socio-demographic risk factors among TGs of Punjab, Pakistan from July 2019 to June 2021...
September 19, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37726696/dialister-pneumosintes-and-aortic-graft-infection-a-case-report
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Rachel Patel, Debra S T Chong, Alison J Guy, Matthew Kennedy
BACKGROUND: Dialister pneumosintes is an anaerobic, Gram negative bacillus, found in the human oral cavity and associated with periodontitis. It has also been isolated from gastric mucosa and stool samples. Recent case reports implicate D. pneumosintes in local infection such as dental root canals, sinusitis, Lemierres syndrome and brain abscesses, as well as distal infections of the liver and lung through haematogenous spread. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a novel case of aortic graft infection and aortoenteric fistula (AEF) in a 75 year old Caucasian male, associated with D...
September 19, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37726684/association-between-contextual-factors-and-coverage-of-the-acwy-meningococcal-vaccine-after-three-years-of-its-overdue-in-the-vaccination-calendar-of-adolescents-in-the-state-of-minas-gerais-brazil-global-space-regressions
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Josianne Dias Gusmão, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez, Larissa Loures Mendes, Milene Cristine Pessoa, Sheila Aparecida Ferreira Lachtim, Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes, Luana Carolina Santos, Gilmar José Coelho Rodrigues, Aline Mendes Vimieiro, Ed Wilson Rodrigues Vieira, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos
The objective of the study was to analyze the spatial distribution of vaccination coverage of bacterial meningitis vaccine: A, C, W and Y (menacwy) and identify the association between socioeconomic and social environment factors with menacwy vaccine coverage among adolescents in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil. This is an ecological, mixed study, conducted with secondary data from the 853 municipalities of the State of MG, Brazil, from 2020 to 2022, provided by the information system of the National Immunization Program...
September 19, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37726678/intestinal-parasitic-infections-and-their-potential-risk-factors-among-prison-inmates-in-valencia-spain
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Carla Muñoz-Antoli, María José Irisarri-Gutiérrez, Lucrecia Acosta, María José Bonet, J Guillermo Esteban, Rafael Toledo
BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that prison inmates are a population at higher risk than other groups of suffering from intestinal parasite infections in relation to their living conditions, information about these diseases in prison environments is still scarce. Herein, we analyze the status of intestinal parasite infections in a Spanish prison. METHODS: A cross-sectional study involving 528 inmates was conducted from April to June 2022 among inmates at Centro Penitenciario Picassent (Valencia, Spain)...
September 19, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37723420/analysis-of-the-dynamic-changes-in-gut-microbiota-in-patients-with-different-severity-in-sepsis
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Yanli Liu, Yanan Guo, Su Hu, Yujun Wang, Lijuan Zhang, Li Yu, Feng Geng
BACKGROUND: The gastrointestinal tract contains a massive microbiota, and targeting the gut could be a potential intervention for sepsis. However, the interaction between sepsis and the intestinal microbiota is defined as an "incompletely understood bidirectional relationship". METHODS: This retrospective observational cohort study investigated the fecal microbiota of sepsis patients admitted to the Department of Critical Care Medicine of the Central Hospital of Wuhan, China, from May 2019 to January 2020...
September 19, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37723464/comparison-of-the-risk-of-hospital-admission-need-for-ventilation-sepsis-pneumonitis-and-death-among-the-recent-monkeypox-outbreak-and-historical-outbreaks
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Florian Gaertner, Saskia Preissner, William Arthur Petri, Olubunmi Atolani, Max Heiland, Susanne Nahles, Robert Preissner, Moritz Hertel
BACKGROUND: The course of monkeypox can be severe. Our aim was to retrospectively compare the risk of hospital admission, the need for ventilation, sepsis, pneumonitis and death between the recent outbreak and historical outbreaks. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cases of monkeypox were retrieved from the TriNetX database and assigned to either cohort I (recent outbreak between May 1st and September 16th, 2022) and cohort II (historical outbreaks before May 1st, 2022). After matching for age distribution, statistical analysis was performed...
September 18, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37723456/early-discontinuation-of-combination-antibiotic-therapy-in-severe-community-acquired-pneumonia-a-retrospective-cohort-study
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Pauline Guillot, Flora Delamaire, Arnaud Gacouin, Benoit Painvin, Caroline Piau, Florian Reizine, Mathieu Lesouhaitier, Jean-Marc Tadié, Adel Maamar
BACKGROUND: Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is commonly treated with an empiric combination therapy, including a macrolide, or a quinolone and a β-lactam. However, the risk of Legionella pneumonia may lead to a prolonged combination therapy even after negative urinary antigen tests (UAT). METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in a French intensive care unit (ICU) over 6 years and included all the patients admitted with documented SCAP...
September 18, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37723454/outpatient-management-of-urinary-tract-infections-by-medical-officers-in-nairobi-kenya-lack-of-benefit-from-audit-and-feedback-on-adherence-to-treatment-guidelines
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Florence Njeri Mbatia, James Orwa, Mary B Adam, Gulnaz Mahomoud, Rodney D Adam
INTRODUCTION: Acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections are common in outpatient settings but are not treated optimally. Few studies of the outpatient use of antibiotics for specific diagnoses have been done in sub-Saharan Africa, so little is known about the prescribing patterns of medical officers in the region. METHODS: Aga Khan University has 16 outpatient clinics throughout the Nairobi metro area with a medical officer specifically assigned to that clinic...
September 18, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37723449/tracking-the-geographical-origin-of-plasmodium-falciparum-causing-a-rare-severe-case-of-malaria-imported-into-palestine-a-zero-indigenous-case-area
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Anas Al-Jawabreh, Suheir Ereqat, Amer Al-Jawabreh, Ahmed Al-Jawabreh, Hanan Al-Jawabreh, Abedelmajeed Nasereddin
BACKGROUND: Malaria cases in non-endemic zero-indigenous case areas are most likely to have been imported whatever of the route of importation. In countries recently declared malaria-free and now without local transmission, imported cases remain a threat to re-introduction of the disease and a burden on the health system. CASE PRESENTATION: Three days after returning from a long trip to malaria- endemic countries; Abyei-Sudan, Chad and Uganda, a 41-year-old male resident from Jericho, Palestine, suffered paroxysms of fever, general fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia, headache, and a strong desire to vomit...
September 18, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37723433/bk-viraemia-as-a-cause-of-anaemia-in-after-abo-incompatible-liver-transplant-a-case-report
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Lucy McMullen, Liane Khoo, Lyndal Anderson, Simone Strasser, David M Gracey
BACKGROUND: While anaemia following liver transplant is common, anaemia in the context of BK viraemia is not a commonly recognised phenomenon. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of 59-year old gentleman with severe anaemia in the context of BK viraemia and nephropathy following ABO incompatible liver transplant. Severity of anaemia appeared to correlate with high titres of BK virus in the serum. Bone marrow biopsy revealed hypocellular marrow with normal cytogenetics...
September 18, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37723415/the-incidence-rate-of-tuberculosis-and-its-associated-factors-among-hiv-positive-persons-in-sub-saharan-africa-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh, Ayal Tsegaye Mekonnen
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis, along with HIV, is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Despite the fact that several primary studies have been conducted on the incidence rate of tuberculosis in HIV-infected people in Sub-Saharan Africa, the regional-level tuberculosis incidence rate remains unknown. The objective of this study is to determine the tuberculosis incidence rate and its associated factors in HIV-infected people in Sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted by searching four databases for studies published in English between January 1, 2000, and November 25, 2022...
September 18, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37723413/updated-beliefs-and-shaken-confidence-evidence-from-vaccine-hesitancy-caused-by-experiencing-covid-arm
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Taiyo Fukai, Keisuke Kawata, Masaki Nakabayashi
BACKGROUND: Public health depends largely on people's knowledge, beliefs, or behaviors regarding their health and medical treatments. Although works based on the health belief model have shown that public beliefs about medical treatments affect willingness to take the treatments, little is known about the effects of changes in beliefs on attitudes toward treatment. How one's past experiences relate to one's beliefs about a given medical treatment is worth considering. METHODS: We implemented an online panel survey in February 2021 and March 2022 in Japan before and after COVID-19 vaccines were administered to the public within the country...
September 18, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37716953/clinical-characteristics-and-prognostic-nomograms-of-12555-non-severe-covid-19-cases-with-omicron-infection-in-shanghai
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Chun Yin, Bo Hu, Kunyan Li, Xian Liu, Shuili Wang, Rulin He, Haibing Ding, Mingpeng Jin, Cheng Chen
BACKGROUND: Omicron variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly become a global threat to public health. Numerous asymptomatic and mild cases had been admitted in shelter hospitals to quickly win the fight against Omicron pandemic in Shanghai. However, little is known about influencing factors for deterioration and length of stay (LOS) in hospitals among these non-severe cases. METHODS: This study included 12,555 non-severe cases with COVID-19 in largest shelter hospital of Shanghai, aiming to explore prognostic factors and build effective models for prediction of LOS...
September 16, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37715163/correction-prevalence-and-factors-associated-with-intestinal-parasitic-infections-among-food-handlers-working-at-higher-public-university-student-s-cafeterias-and-public-food-establishments-in-ethiopia-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Birhan Alemnew, Getnet Gedefaw, Gedefaw Diress Alen, Asmamaw Demis Bizuneh
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September 15, 2023: BMC Infectious Diseases
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