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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology

https://read.qxmd.com/read/38023662/factors-associated-with-hiv-testing-among-male-students-who-have-engaged-in-sexual-behaviour-in-zhejiang-province-china
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zhongrong Yang, Hui Wang, Qiaoqin Ma, Weiyong Chen, Xiang Zhao, Tingting Jiang, Wanjun Chen, Xin Zhou, Lin Chen
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, identify factors associated with HIV testing among male students who have engaged in sexual behaviour in Zhejiang province, and provide a scientific basis for the prevention and control of HIV infection on campus. METHODS: Stratified cluster random sampling analysis was performed, which included general characteristics, sexual attitudes, sexual behaviours, information on HIV testing, and self-risk assessment for HIV infection...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38023661/ready-to-eat-foods-a-potential-vehicle-for-the-spread-of-coagulase-positive-staphylococci-and-antimicrobial-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-in-buea-municipality-south-west-cameroon
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Seraphine Nkie Esemu, Sally Tabe Njoh, Lucy Mande Ndip, Nene Kaah Keneh, Jerome Achah Kfusi, Achiangia Patrick Njukeng
The consumption of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods contaminated with coagulase-positive staphylococci (CoPS) and especially Staphylococcus aureus puts consumers at a potential risk of food-borne disease or colonization and subsequent infection. This cross-sectional study determined the levels of CoPS and the presence of S . aureus in RTE foods sold in Buea municipality. A total of 420 RTE food samples, comprising 70 each of cake, bread, fruit salad, meat hot-pot, suya, and boiled rice were randomly purchased from February to August 2020...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38023660/oxygen-requirement-and-associated-risk-factors-in-post-covid-19-patients-admitted-to-a-tertiary-care-center-a-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bishnu Deep Pathak, Binit Upadhaya Regmi, Sushil Joshi, Bishal Dhakal, Suhail Sapkota, Kanchan Bishwakarma, Ashim Bhandari, Seejan Pathak, Shriya Sharma, Aakriti Adhikari, Nabin Simkhada, Dhan Shrestha
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 commonly affects the lungs and may lead to mild to severe hypoxemia. The supplemental oxygen requirement gradually reduces with the improvement in lung pathology. However, a few patients may have exertional desaturation, and ongoing oxygen needs at the time of hospital discharge. The objective of this research was to study the requirement of oxygen therapy in the immediate post-COVID-19 period and its associated risk factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on the admitted post-COVID-19 patients who had recently tested real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) negative in a tertiary care center from August 2021 to mid of October 2021...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38023659/antimicrobial-resistance-profile-of-helicobacter-pylori-obtained-from-endoscopic-patients-in-bahir-dar-north-west-ethiopia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mulat Erkihun, Desalegn Nigatu Chanie, Yesuf Adem Siraj
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance for Helicobacter pylori infection is a highly emerging problem throughout the world to treat gastric-associated diseases. People living in developing countries are more likely to acquire a Helicobacter pylori infection and less likely to gate treatment after infection due to poverty. Therefore, the current study was aimed at determining the magnitude and antibiotic-resistance profile of Helicobacter pylori isolated from patients who underwent endoscopic examination...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37927532/exploring-the-therapeutic-potential-of-traditional-antimalarial-and-antidengue-plants-a-mechanistic-perspective
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REVIEW
Chinnaperumal Kamaraj, Chinnasamy Ragavendran, Pradisha Prem, Selvam Naveen Kumar, Amir Ali, Abeer Kazmi, Abd Ullah, Rajappan Chandra Satish Kumar, Safir Ullah Khan, Juan Pedro Luna-Arias, Zia-Ur-Rehman Mashwani, Govindhasamy Balasubramani, Saif Ur Rehman
Malaria, a highly perilous infectious disease, impacted approximately 230 million individuals globally in 2019. Mosquitoes, vectors of over 10% of worldwide diseases, pose a significant public health menace. The pressing need for novel antimalarial drugs arises due to the imminent threat faced by nearly 40% of the global population and the escalating resistance of parasites to current treatments. This study comprehensively addresses prevalent parasitic and viral illnesses transmitted by mosquitoes, leading to the annual symptomatic infections of 400 million individuals, placing 100 million at constant risk of contracting these diseases...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37927531/intestinal-microbiota-dysbiosis-promotes-mucosal-barrier-damage-and-immune-injury-in-hiv-infected-patients
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Zhaoyi Pan, Nanping Wu, Changzhong Jin
The intestinal microbiota is an "invisible organ" in the human body, with diverse components and complex interactions. Homeostasis of the intestinal microbiota plays a pivotal role in maintaining the normal physiological process and regulating immune homeostasis. By reviewing more than one hundred related studies concerning HIV infection and intestinal microbiota from 2011 to 2023, we found that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can induce intestinal microbiota dysbiosis, which not only worsens clinical symptoms but also promotes the occurrence of post-sequelae symptoms and comorbidities...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37867502/prevalence-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-profile-of-salmonella-and-shigella-among-diarrheic-patients-attending-selected-health-facilities-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tiruneh Ararsa, Deneke Wolde, Haile Alemayehu, Ketema Bizuwork, Tadesse Eguale
Diarrhea is one of the important public health problems in developing countries. Salmonella and Shigella species are the major bacterial causal agents of diarrhea. The increasing burden of antimicrobial resistance is posing difficulty in the treatment of these pathogens. This study aimed to assess the occurrence of Salmonella and Shigella in the feces of diarrheic patients receiving health services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and to determine their antimicrobial susceptibility profile. A cross-sectional study involving 13 health centers was conducted where 428 diarrheic patients were recruited...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37854871/prevalence-of-candida-albicans-in-high-risk-human-papillomavirus-positive-women-a-study-in-diyarbak%C3%A4-r-province-turkey
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Efdal Oktay Gultekin, Behzat Can
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a significant public health concern due to its association with the development of cervical cancer. Although inflammation caused by Candida spp. has been shown to facilitate oncogenesis, the interactions between HPV and Candida spp. remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and genotype distribution of HR-HPV infection HR-HPV-positive Candida albicans in HR-HPV-positive individuals in Diyarbakır province in Turkey. Cervical samples were taken from 350 participants aged 20-69 years who applied to Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37849973/erc-bip-functional-protein-pathway-for-assessing-endoplasmic-reticulum-stress-induced-by-sars-cov-2-replication-after-cell-invasion
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mingshan Xue, Zhiwei Lin, Teng Zhang, Zhangkai J Cheng, Runpei Lin, Baojun Guo, Yifeng Zeng, Fengyu Hu, Feng Li, Peiyan Zheng, Huimin Huang, Ning Li, Qi Zhao, Baoqing Sun, Xiaoping Tang
BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 induces apoptosis and amplifies the immune response by continuously stressing the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) after invading cells. This study aimed to establish a protein-metabolic pathway associated with ER dysfunction based on the invasion mechanism of SARS-CoV-2. METHODS: This study included 17 healthy people and 46 COVID-19 patients, including 38 mild patients and 8 severe patients. Proteomics and metabolomics were measured in the patient plasma collected at admission and one week after admission...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37808892/establishment-and-performance-evaluation-of-multiplex-pcr-dipstick-dna-chromatography-for-mycoplasma-pneumoniae-and-chlamydia-pneumoniae-rapid-detection
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Liuyang Hu, Xiuri Wang, Donglin Cao, Qiuchen Cheng, Qiong Li
METHODS: Nasopharyngeal swab samples of 300 children with an acute respiratory tract infection were detected by a multiplex PCR-dipstick chromatography assay, and the results were compared with the DNA sequencing and serum IgM antibody assay. RESULTS: A multiplex PCR-dipstick DNA assay can specifically detect Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae and shows a good specificity, with a minimum detection limit of 10 CFU/mL, respectively. Using DNA sequencing results as the gold standard, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the multiplex PCR-dipstick DNA chromatography assay for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae were 96...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37771844/clinical-and-biological-characteristics-of-severe-malaria-in-children-under-5%C3%A2-years-old-in-benin
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xiao Ma, Xin Fan, Kora Chabi Youssaou, Junfei Zhang, Xingyi Wang, Guoqiang Zheng, Shuping Tian, Yujing Gao
BACKGROUND: Malaria is a global public health concern, mainly occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Children infected with malaria are more likely to develop severe disease, which can be fatal. During COVID-19 in 2020, diagnosing and treating malaria became difficult. We analyzed the clinical characteristics and laboratory indicators of children with severe malaria in Benin to provide important information for designing effective prevention and treatment strategies to manage pediatric cases...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37745269/antimicrobial-therapy-as-a-risk-factor-of-multidrug-resistant-acinetobacter-infection-in-covid-19-patients-admitted-to-the-intensive-care-unit
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
P Mihalov, J Hodosy, A Koščálová, M Čaprnda, M Kachlíková, J Jurenka, M Bendžala, P Sabaka
BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter (MDR-Ab) is one of the most important pathogens causing superinfections in COVID-19 patients hospitalised in the intensive care unit (ICU). The occurrence of MDR-Ab superinfection significantly impairs the prognosis of patients in the ICU. Overuse of antibiotics in COVID-19 patients might contribute to the risk of developing MDR-Ab infection. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to assess the role of prior antibiotic exposure as an independent predictor of MDR-Ab infection in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37745268/bacterial-profile-and-their-antimicrobial-susceptibility-pattern-of-isolates-recovered-from-intensive-care-unit-environments-at-wachemo-university-nigist-ellen-mohammed-memorial-comprehensive-specialized-hospital-southern-ethiopia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Muluneh Temesgen, Abera Kumalo, Takele Teklu, Getachew Alemu, Desta Odoko
BACKGROUND: Bacterial contamination of indoor hospitals, especially in intensive care units is a serious health hazard in the world with a high morbidity and mortality rates. Particularly, multidrug-resistant bacteria can cross-contaminate medical devices, inanimate surfaces, health care providers, and patients in the intensive care unit. This study was aimed to assess the bacterial profile and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from intensive care unit at WUNEMMCSH (Wachemo University Nigest Ellen Mohammed Memorial Compressive Specialized Hospital), Southern Ethiopia...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37719798/antiviral-drugs-and-vaccines-for-omicron-variant-a-focused-review
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REVIEW
Nidhi Garg, Ananya Sree Kunamneni, Pankaj Garg, Sandeep Sharma, Divakar Sharma, Adinarayana Kunamneni
The Omicron variant of concern (VOC) replaced the delta variant rapidly and became the predominant strain due to more mutations in spike protein and receptor-binding domain (RBD) enhancing its infectivity and binding affinity. The severity of the illness is less than that of the delta variant. Omicron is nonsusceptible to REGEN-COV™ and bamlanivimab with etesevimab. Drugs that are effective against the Omicron variant are oral antiviral drugs such as Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), remdesivir, sotrovimab, and molnupiravir...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37719797/association-between-probiotics-and-modulation-of-gut-microbial-community-composition-in-colorectal-cancer-animal-models-a-systematic-review-2010-2021
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REVIEW
Shabnam Zeighamy Alamdary, Shahnaz Halimi, Akram Rezaei, Roghayeh Afifirad
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal malignancies and is considered the third major cause of mortality globally. Probiotics have been shown to protect against the CRC cascade in numerous studies. AIMS: The goal of this systematic review was to gather the preclinical studies that examined the impact of probiotics on the alteration of gut microbiota profiles (bacterial communities) and their link to colorectal carcinogenesis as well as the potential processes involved...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37680457/fecal-microbiota-underlying-the-coexistence-of-schizophrenia-and-multiple-sclerosis-in-chinese-patients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Li Shao, Jinlong Fu, Lulu Xie, Guangyong Cai, Yiwen Cheng, Nengneng Zheng, Ping Zeng, Xiumei Yan, Zongxin Ling, Shiwei Ye
Both schizophrenia (SZ) and multiple sclerosis (MS) affect millions of people worldwide and impose a great burden on society. Recent studies indicated that MS elevated the risk of SZ and vice versa, whereas the underlying pathological mechanisms are still obscure. Considering that fecal microbiota played a vital role in regulating brain functions, the fecal microbiota and serum cytokines from 90 SZ patients and 71 age-, gender-, and BMI-matched cognitively normal subjects (referred as SZC), 22 MS patients and 33 age-, gender-, and BMI-matched healthy subjects (referred as MSC) were analyzed...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37680456/isolation-and-characterization-of-carbapenem-resistant-escherichia-coli-carrying-bla-ndm-and-mcr-1-from-recurrent-urinary-tract-infection-patient
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Liang Chen, Jiyong Jian, Zeqiang Xie, Ping Zhao, Man Zhang
OBJECTIVE: The emergence of carbapenem-resistant E. coli (CRECO), leading to few antibacterial drugs available for CRECO infection. In this study, we report three carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) isolates coproducing bla NDM and mcr-1 from patients with recurrent urinary tract infection (RUTI). Carbapenem-resistant E. coli strains, E55, E84, and E85, were isolated from the urine sample of RUTI patients. METHODS: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) was conducted with VITEK-2 compact system and Kirby-Bauer (K-B) disk diffusion method...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37663453/a-sensitive-method-for-detecting-beauveria-bassiana-an-insecticidal-biocontrol-agent-population-dynamics-and-stability-in-different-substrates
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zepei Gu, Lijie Chen, Weixing Zhang, Pin Su, Deyong Zhang, Xiaohua Du, Qianze Peng, Zhuoxin Liu, Xiaolan Liao, Yong Liu
Beauveria bassiana is a well-known insecticidal biocontrol agent. Despite its broad field applications, its survival, colonization, and stability under field conditions remained unclear, mainly due to the lack of a quick and reliable detection method. In this study, we developed a quantitative real-time PCR technology to monitor the stability and population dynamics of B. bassiana in different substrates (water, soil, and on the cotton leaves surface), different spores of B. bassiana applied on Chinese cabbage leaves surface, and the lethality of Pieris rapae spraying with different spores of B...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37663452/dry-swab-based-nucleic-acid-extraction-vs-spin-column-based-nucleic-acid-extraction-for-covid-19-rt-pcr-testing-a-comparative-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohammed Faraaz Khan, C Roopa
Conventional nucleic acid extraction involves usage of spin columns to isolate the RNA, but this is labor intensive. This study compares the spin column method with a dry swab-based method of extraction using a proteinase K buffer and subsequent heat inactivation. A total of 56 subjects were tested for COVID-19 by RT-PCR with probes targeting the E and RdRp genes by collecting two nasopharyngeal and two oropharyngeal swabs and subjecting one set to nucleic acid extraction by spin column and the other set to dry swab-based methods...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37600753/comparing-sars-cov-2-viral-load-in-human-saliva-to-oropharyngeal-swabs-nasopharyngeal-swabs-and-sputum-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Mouri R J Faruque, Floris J Bikker, Marja L Laine
A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to investigate the SARS-CoV-2 viral load in human saliva and compared it with the loads in oropharyngeal swabs, nasopharyngeal swabs, and sputum. In addition, the salivary viral loads of symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients were compared. Searches were conducted using four electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science, for studies published on SARS-CoV-2 loads expressed by C T values or copies/mL RNA. Three reviewers evaluated the included studies to confirm eligibility and assessed the risk of bias...
2023: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology
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