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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology

https://read.qxmd.com/read/38532829/assessment-of-hand-washing-knowledge-and-practice-among-nursing-undergraduates-in-saudi-arabia
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Wajid Syed, Mahmood Basil A Al-Rawi
PURPOSE: The present study investigated the knowledge and practice of hand hygiene among entry-level nursing students at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Participants and Methods : A cross-sectional, institutional-based study was conducted among Saudi nursing students over a period of four months at the King Saud University College of Nursing, using a structured, self-administered questionnaire that assessed demographics, knowledge, and the practice of hand washing. RESULTS: A response rate of 95% was obtained...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38532828/clinical-characteristics-and-microorganisms-isolated-in-community-acquired-pneumonia-in-the-covid-19-period
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Meritxell Gavalda, Maria Isabel Fullana, Adrià Ferre, Rebecca Rowena Peña, Julen Armendariz, Orla Torrallardona, Aina Magraner, Alejandro Lorenzo, Carles García, Gemma Mut, Lluís Planas, Carla Iglesias, Pablo Fraile-Ribot, Maria Dolores Macia Romero, Melchor Riera, Mercedes García-Gasalla
INTRODUCTION: Community-acquired pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality and hospital admissions. The aetiology remains unknown in 30-65% of the cases. Molecular tests are available for multiple pathogen detection and are under research to improve the causal diagnosis. METHODS: We carried out a prospective study to describe the clinical characteristics and aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia during the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess the diagnostic effectivity of the microbiological tests, including a molecular test of respiratory pathogens (FilmArray™ bioMérieux)...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38487175/-leishmania-major-infection-in-synanthropic-rodents-evidence-for-the-urbanization-of-zoonotic-cutaneous-leishmaniasis-zcl-in-southern-iran
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Saeed Shahabi, Kourosh Azizi, Qasem Asgari, Bahador Sarkari
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is of particular importance in southern Iran. This study aimed to investigate the infection of rodents with Leishmania major in an urban area of Fars Province, located in southern Iran. Rodents were trapped and samples from the liver, spleen, and skin were collected. Impression smears were prepared from these tissues and any skin lesions and were examined microscopically. In addition, a portion of the samples were preserved for subsequent DNA extraction. A total of 41 rodents belonging to three species were caught from 10 trapping stations in gardens or houses within the area...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38476862/relationship-between-antibiotic-consumption-and-resistance-a-systematic-review
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Asrat Agalu Abejew, Gizachew Yismaw Wubetu, Teferi Gedif Fenta
BACKGROUND: Unreserved use of antibiotics exerted selective pressure on susceptible bacteria, resulting in the survival of resistant strains. Despite this, the relationship between antibiotic resistance (ABR) and antibiotic consumption (ABC) is rarely studied. This systematic review aims to review the relationship between ABC and ABR from 2016 to 2022. METHODS: Articles published over 7 years (2016-2022) were searched from December 23 to 31, 2022. The search strategy was developed by using keywords for ABC and ABR...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38469104/fulminant-myocarditis-with-sars-cov-2-infection-a-narrative-review-from-the-case-studies
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REVIEW
Ryohei Ono, Togo Iwahana, Kaoruko Aoki, Hirotoshi Kato, Sho Okada, Yoshio Kobayashi
One of the severe complications of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is myocarditis. However, the characteristics of fulminant myocarditis with SARS-CoV-2 infection are still unclear. We systematically reviewed the previously reported cases of fulminant myocarditis associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection from January 2020 to December 2022, identifying 108 cases. Of those, 67 were male and 41 female. The average age was 34.8 years; 30 patients (27.8%) were ≤20 years old, whereas 10 (9...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38440403/isolation-and-identification-of-effective-probiotics-on-drug-resistant-acinetobacter-baumannii-strains-and-their-biofilms
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Zahra Abbasi, Seyed Mahdi Ghasemi, Yasaman Ahmadi, Dariush Shokri
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to identify, assess, and isolate strong lactobacilli demonstrating broad antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii . Additionally, the mechanism of inhibition of these organisms was to be determined. METHODS: Over a 6-month period (from December 2021 to June 2022), 53 clinical A. baumannii strains were collected from clinical samples. Twenty probiotic strains were isolated from local dairy products...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425657/epidemiology-and-performances-of-typhidot-immunoassay-and-widal-slide-agglutination-in-the-diagnosis-of-typhoid-fever-in-febrile-patients-in-bafoussam-city-cameroon-a-cross-sectional-comparative-study
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Aurelie Dahlia Yemeli Piankeu, Siméon Pierre Chegaing Fodouop, Michel Noubom, Emmanuel Boris Gomseu Djoumsie, Georges Ful Kuh, Donatien Gatsing
BACKGROUND: Enteric fever is a great public health problem associated with significant illness and death in many endemic countries, and its clinical diagnosis is still daunting. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of S. Typhi among febrile patients in Bafoussam and to evaluate the diagnostic performances of Widal and Typhidot tests. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study among 336 participants visiting three hospitals in Bafoussam from August 1, 2021, to November 31, 2021...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38419669/psychological-status-of-medical-staff-in-obstetrics-and-gynecology-hospitals-during-the-omicron-pandemic-outbreak-in-china
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shuting Bao, Bangwu Chen, Ying Hu, Chee Shin Lee, Qi Wu, Menglin Zhou, Mengkai Du, Shuqi Zhu, Biao Xie, Jiuqiong Hu, Zhaoxia Liang
BACKGROUND: Medical staff in China faced great challenges and psychological and physiological changes of varying degrees during the omicron epidemic outbreak. It is important to recognize the potential impact of these challenges on the mental health of medical staff and to provide appropriate resources and support to mitigate their effects. METHODS: A total of 354 medical staff in two obstetrics and gynecology hospitals of different grades were included in this survey using convenience sampling...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38384430/epidemiology-of-brucellosis-in-small-ruminants-of-rural-and-peri-urban-areas-of-multan-pakistan
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mian Muhammad Awais, Bakhtawar Khadim, Masood Akhtar, Muhammad Irfan Anwar, Gohar Khadim, Abdul Sammad Ali Khan Shirwany, Halil Selcuk Biricik, Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Sibtain Bhatti
Brucellosis is a widespread zoonotic disease of veterinary and public health importance with considerably higher prevalence in developing/underdeveloped countries. This study reports the prevalence and risk determinants of brucellosis in small ruminants of peri-urban and rural areas of district Multan, Southern Punjab, Pakistan. For this purpose, sera samples ( n  = 392) of small ruminants were collected and subjected to preliminary screening using commercially available RBPT reagents followed by serodetection of brucellosis using multispecies i-ELISA kit (ID...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38384429/effects-of-different-sars-cov-2-testing-strategies-in-the-emergency-department-on-length-of-stay-and-clinical-outcomes-a-randomised-controlled-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kira Louisa Boldt, Myrto Bolanaki, Fabian Holert, Antje Fischer-Rosinský, Anna Slagman, Martin Möckel
The turn-around-time (TAT) of diagnostic and screening measures such as testing for SARS-CoV-2 can affect a patient's length of stay (LOS) in the hospital as well as the emergency department (ED). This, in turn, can affect clinical outcomes. Therefore, a reliable and time-efficient SARS-CoV-2 testing strategy is necessary, especially in the ED. In this randomised controlled trial, n  = 598 ED patients presenting to one of three university hospital EDs in Berlin, Germany, and needing hospitalisation were randomly assigned to two intervention groups and one control group...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38384428/seroprevalence-of-igm-igg-and-neutralizing-antibodies-against-sars-cov-2-in-unvaccinated-young-adults-from-mexico-who-reported-not-having-had-a-previous-covid-19-infection
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Diana Lourdes Padilla-Bórquez, Mónica Guadalupe Matuz-Flores, Jorge Hernández-Bello, Gabriela Athziri Sánchez-Zuno, Samuel García-Arellano, Edith Oregon-Romero, Melva Guadalupe Herrera-Godina, Guillermo González-Estevez, Norma Patricia Adan-Bante, Jesús Alfredo Rosas-Rodríguez, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle
BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is estimated that more than half of new infections are transmitted by asymptomatic people; therefore, the isolation of symptomatic people is not enough to control the spread of the disease. METHODS: A total of 171 unvaccinated young adults (18-35 years) from Sonora, Mexico, who underwent a structured survey to identify prior COVID-19 infections, were included in this study...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38361763/frequency-and-risk-factors-of-surgical-site-infection-among-sudanese-patients-with-oral-squamous-cell-carcinoma
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohamed Elfayeg, Ahmed Suleiman, Yousif Eltohami
BACKGROUND: In Sudan, patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) presented lately in advanced stages. Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common complications of surgical treatment of OSCC which significantly affects the clinical outcomes. The present study aimed to assess the frequency and risk factors of postoperative surgical site infection among OSCC patients underwent surgery at Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital (KTDH). METHODS: This is a prospective, analytical, hospital-based study conducted at KTDH during the period from 2022 to 2023...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38361762/three-year-point-prevalence-survey-of-antimicrobial-use-in-a-chinese-university-hospital
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fa-Hong Jing, Qiang Wang, Tian-Jiao He, Na Xin, Yao-Wei Wang, Yang Han, Xin Wang, Zhuo Li
To evaluate the prevalence and quality of antimicrobial prescriptions using a Global Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) tool and help identify targets for improvement of antimicrobial prescribing and inform the development of antimicrobial stewardship activities. Antimicrobial prescriptions for inpatients staying at a hospital overnight were surveyed on one weekday in October 2018, November 2019, and November 2020. Data including basic patient information, antimicrobial drugs, quality evaluation of antimicrobial drug prescription, and the risk factors of nosocomial infection were collected from doctor network workstation...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38344026/-corynebacterium-striatum-a-true-pathogen-in-chronic-contiguous-osteomyelitis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Grishma R Trivedi, Shehzad S Merchant
RESULTS: All patients were cured after successful completion of an antibiotic course with a resolution of infection. Cure was defined as granulation of the infected wound and resolution of clinical symptoms at outpatient follow-up between 6 and 8 weeks. CONCLUSION: This series emphasizes that C. striatum is often a true pathogen in the setting of CCO. When isolated in polymicrobial infections, a targeted antibiotic therapy towards this pathogen along with other causative pathogens accompanied by surgical intervention is typically required for a successful cure of CCO...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38328340/molecular-epidemiology-of-escherichia-coli-resistant-to-carbapenems-fluoroquinolones-and-aminoglycosides-isolated-from-one-of-the-largest-hospitals-in-vietnam-in-2014-2019
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama, Do Van Thanh, Truong Thai Phuong, Nguyen Quang Huy, Pham Thi Phuong Thuy, Teruo Kirikae, Pham Hong Nhung, Norio Ohmagari
INTRODUCTION: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacilli including carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) threaten global health. Little is known, however, about the distribution of antimicrobial resistance genes in MDR isolated from patients in Vietnamese hospitals. In this study, we collected MDR Escherichia coli , defined as E. coli resistance against all fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides, and carbapenems. AIM: This study was designed to clarify the molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli isolates resistant to carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides isolated from patients admitted to one of the largest hospitals in Vietnam in 2014-2019 based on both whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and phenotypic data...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38283082/the-cell-envelope-integrity-protein-homologue-d0y85_rs06240-of-stenotrophomonas-confers-multiantibiotic-resistance
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chuanqing Zhong, Xiaoqiang Deng, Aihua Jiang, Yayu Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Jiafang Fu, Guangxiang Cao
BACKGROUND: The potential role of cell envelope integrity proteins in mediating antibiotic resistance is not well understood. In this study, we investigated whether the cell envelope integrity protein D0Y85_RS06240 from the multiantibiotic resistant strain Stenotrophomonas sp. G4 mediates antibiotic resistance. METHODS: Bioinformatics analysis was conducted to identify proteins related to the D0Y85_RS06240 protein. The D0Y85_RS06240 gene was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli , both antibiotic MICs and the effect of efflux pump inhibitors on antibiotic MICs were determined by the broth microdilution method...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38283081/incidence-and-predictors-of-severe-adverse-drug-reactions-among-patients-on-antiretroviral-drugs-in-harari-regional-state-eastern-ethiopia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Obsa Anbessa, Behailu Hawulte, Tariku Dingeta, Abdi Birhanu
BACKGROUND: The introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy improves the quality and longevity of people living with HIV/AIDS. However, adverse drug reactions associated with antiretroviral therapy compromise the resulting benefits and have been reported differently worldwide, including Ethiopia. Severe adverse drug reactions are one of the major public health concerns for the reason that they can potentially impede the benefit of antiretroviral therapy and put the patient's survival at risk...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38274122/what-makes-the-gut-lung-axis-working-from-the-perspective-of-microbiota-and-traditional-chinese-medicine
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REVIEW
Hui Wang, Ying Wang
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of studies have proved that gut microbiota is involved in the occurrence and development of various lung diseases and can interact with the diseased lung. The concept of the gut-lung axis (GLA) provides a new idea for the subsequent clinical treatment of lung diseases through human microbiota. This review aims to summarize the microbiota in the lung and gut and the interaction between them from the perspectives of traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38249645/phylogenetic-aspects-of-antibiotic-resistance-and-biofilm-formation-of-p-aeruginosa-isolated-from-clinical-samples
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Maryam Motevasel, Masoud Haghkhah, Negar Azimzadeh
INTRODUCTION: Biofilm production and drug resistance phenomenon play a critical role in P. aeruginosa infections. Several genes, including psl , pel , brlR , and mex , are involved in the phenomenon. The aim of this study was to find the relationship between the mentioned genes and the sources of P. aeruginosa infections. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-nine P. aeruginosa isolates detected from clinical specimens were used to determine antibiotic susceptibility patterns, prevalence of the genes using PCR, biofilm formation, biofilm eradication concentration assay (MBEC), and epidemiological characteristics using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38226321/prevalence-of-bla-ctx-m-and-bla-tem-genes-in-cefotaxime-resistant-escherichia-coli-recovered-from-tertiary-care-at-central-nepal-a-descriptive-cross-sectional-study
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Rani Kumari Sah, Pragyan Dahal, Ranjana Parajuli, Gorkha Raj Giri, Era Tuladhar
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are highly prevalent globally, and various antibiotics are employed for their treatment. However, the emergence of drug-resistant uropathogens towards these antibiotics causes a high rate of morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted at the Microbiology Laboratory of Grande International Hospital from November 2021 to May 2022 and aimed to assess the prevalence of UTI caused by Escherichia coli and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern with a focus on extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and the prevalence of two genes ( bla CTX-M and bla TEM ) in cephalosporin-resistant E...
2024: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
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