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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases

https://read.qxmd.com/read/36530961/the-relationship-between-fear-of-covid-19-and-self-medication-and-the-rate-of-antibiotic-use-in-patients-referred-to-covid-19
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fatemeh Faraji, Rostam Jalali, Nader Salari
INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus pandemic can cause anxiety and stress among people, which can make them practice self-medication. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between fear of corona and self-medication and antibiotics use. METHODS: In a convenience sampling method, 250 people referring to COVID-19 centers including 16-hour comprehensive health services in Kermanshah, Iran, who tested positive and were not hospitalized were extracted from the SIB system...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36505904/high-occurrence-of-emerged-lophomonas-infection-among-patients-suspected-of-having-pulmonary-tuberculosis-in-house-pcr-based-evidence
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Hamed Kalani, Ayeneh Pangh, Maryam Nakhaei, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Mahdi Fakhar, Ali Sharifpour, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Rabeeh Tabaripour
OBJECTIVES: Lophomonas infection is a respiratory disease in humans that is associated with symptoms of cough, sputum, dyspnea, and sometimes hemoptysis, which shows the importance of differentiating this disease from tuberculosis and asthma. METHODS: This study was performed on 216 participants suspected of having tuberculosis who had symptoms of fever, chronic cough, or sputum and were referred to tuberculosis laboratories in three cities in Golestan Province, northeastern Iran, during 2019-2020...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36387419/covid-19-data-analytics-using-extended-convolutional-technique
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anand Kumar Gupta, Asadi Srinivasulu, Olutayo Oyeyemi Oyerinde, Giovanni Pau, C V Ravikumar
The healthcare system, lifestyle, industrial growth, economy, and livelihood of human beings worldwide were affected due to the triggered global pandemic by the COVID-19 virus that originated and was first reported in Wuhan city, Republic Country of China. COVID cases are difficult to predict and detect in their early stages, and their spread and mortality are uncontrollable. The reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is still the first and foremost diagnostical methodology accepted worldwide; hence, it creates a scope of new diagnostic tools and techniques of detection approach which can produce effective and faster results compared with its predecessor...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36313384/morphological-and-molecular-descriptions-of-macracanthorhynchus-ingens-acanthocephala-oligacanthorhynchidae-collected-from-hedgehogs-in-iran
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Mohsen Najjari, Amir Tavakoli Kareshk, Mohammad Darvishi, Gholamreza Barzegar, Majid Dusti, Mohammad Hasan Namaei, Ebrahim Shafaie, Rahmat Solgi
Aim: Limited data exist on acanthocephalan infections of hedgehogs in the world. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of Macracanthorhynchus ingens infection in hedgehogs between August 2021 and March 2022 ( n  = 30) in the east of Iran. Methods: At first, infection with M. ingens was diagnosed based on morphologic features of the adults such as body length, proboscis, and hooks. Spindle-shaped eggs (mean length, 99.1 microns; mean width, 60...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36313383/knowledge-attitude-and-practice-towards-covid-19-among-mothers-in-dessie-town-northeast-ethiopia-2020
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Debrnesh Goshiye, Zinet Abegaz, Sisay Gedamu
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease causing a catastrophic effect, and many of us are worried to find a new normal. Many burdens are occurring in households, predominantly to women and mothers. Women worldwide are naive on COVID-19 symptoms, transmission, and prevention measures and worried on being exposed to coronavirus. The study aimed to assess the mother's knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 22 to August 7, 2020, in Dessie town, Ethiopia...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36262688/healthcare-workers-and-nonhealthcare-workers-pro-vaccination-attitude-and-its-associated-factors-towards-covid-19-vaccine-globally-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Addisu Dabi Wake
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has not been managed and controlled globally. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to determine the global pro-vaccination attitude and associated factors towards COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers (HCWs) and nonhealthcare workers (non-HCWs). Methods: Different databases such as PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, and Google Scholar were used. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) 2020 flowchart diagram and PRISMA checklist were used for study screening, selection, and inclusion into this systematic review and meta-analysis...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36247346/prevalence-and-risk-factors-of-superficial-fungal-infection-among-patients-attending-a-tertiary-care-hospital-in-central-nepal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vidya Laxmi Jaishi, Ranjana Parajuli, Pragyan Dahal, Roshani Maharjan
Fungal infections of hair, nail, and skin are common worldwide and tend to increase. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of dermatomycoses, estimate the efficiency of rapid potassium hydroxide (KOH) wet-mount, and observe the hygienic status and the predisposing risk factors. Altogether 115 samples (nail = 77, skin = 30, and hair = 8) were obtained in a duration of December 2019 to June 2020 at Grande International Hospital, Nepal. The samples were examined by KOH wet-mount microscopy and further processed for culture...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36212105/covid-19-whole-genome-resequencing-with-redundant-tiling-pcr-and-subtract-based-amplicon-normalization-successfully-characterized-sars-cov-2-variants-in-clinical-specimens
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tatsuki Sugi, Mizanur Rahman, Rummana Rahim, Abu Hasan, Naoko Kawai, Kyoko Hayashida, Junya Yamagishi
With an increasing number of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) sequences gathered worldwide, we recognize that deletion mutants and nucleotide substitutions that may affect whole-genome sequencing are accumulating. Here, we propose an additional strategy for tiling PCR for whole-genome resequencing, which can make the pipeline robust for mutations at the primer annealing site by a redundant amplicon scheme. We further demonstrated that subtracting overrepresented amplicons from the multiplex PCR products reduced the bias of the next-generation sequencing (NGS) library, resulting in decreasing required sequencing reads per sample...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36110867/is-there-any-relationship-between-trichomonas-vaginalis-infection-and-male-urethritis-risk-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Reza Saberi, Mahdi Fakhar, Najmeh Sadeghian
Background: Male urethritis is one of the most common genital tract syndromes. Though the number of patients with urethritis is increasing worldwide, the cause of many cases of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is still unknown. Objectives: This study aimed to delineate the association between Trichomonas vaginalis ( T. vaginalis ) infection and male urethritis. Methods: The literature was searched in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases using the search terms "urethritis," " Trichomonas vaginalis ," "trichomoniasis," and "male urethritis" up to February 2020...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36092391/nanoemulsion-and-nanogel-containing-eucalyptus-globulus-essential-oil-larvicidal-activity-and-antibacterial-properties
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hiva Alipanah, Abbas Abdollahi, Samira Firooziyan, Elham Zarenezhad, Mojtaba Jafari, Mahmoud Osanloo
Eucalyptus globulus essential oil (EGEO) possesses many biological effects such as antibacterial, antifungal, and insecticide properties. In the current study, the chemical composition of EGEO was first investigated using GC-MS analysis. Then, a nanoemulsion and nanogel containing EGEO (EGEO-nanoemulsion and EGEO-nanogel) were prepared. After that, the successful loading of EGEO was confirmed using ATR-FTIR analysis. EGEO-nanoemulsion and EGEO-nanogel with LC50 values of 27 and 32  μ g/mL showed promising efficacies against Anopheles stephensi larvae...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36092390/nanogels-containing-foeniculum-vulgare-mill-and-mentha-piperita-l-essential-oils-mosquitoes-repellent-activity-and-antibacterial-effect
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alireza Sanei-Dehkordi, Abbas Abdollahi, Mojdeh Safari, Farnaz Karami, Ghazal Ghaznavi, Mahmoud Osanloo
Foeniculum vulgare Mill. and Mentha piperita L. are two common medicinally important plants with a wide range of biological activities such as insecticide and antibacterial effects. In this study, the chemical composition of their essential oils was investigated using GC-MS analysis. After that, their nanoemulsions were prepared; optimum samples with droplet sizes of 74 ± 7 and 136 ± 5 nm were gelified. The viscosity of the prepared nanogels and the successful loading of the essential oil in them were investigated...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36092389/behavioural-risk-for-hiv-hepatitis-b-and-hepatitis-c-infections-among-a-population-of-drug-users-and-injectors-across-four-regions-in-ghana
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chris Guure, Sharren Margaret Obiri-Yeboah Laryea, Samuel Dery, Carlota Baptista da Silva, Comfort Asamoah-Adu, Stephen Ayisi-Addo, Maria-Goretti Loglo, Adamu Mohammed, Kwasi Torpey
Background: Blood borne infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B (HBV), and Hepatitis C (HCV) are of great importance to governments and their implementing partners, especially among people who use drugs (PWUD) and people who inject drugs (PWID). Prevalence and determinants of HIV, HBV, and HCV among PWUD and PWID in Ghana are not well established, the significance of this study. Method: This assessment was a cross-sectional study implemented via the respondent driven sampling approach...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36061949/epidemiology-of-pediatric-tuberculosis-and-factors-associated-with-unsuccessful-treatment-outcomes-in-the-centre-region-of-cameroon-a-three-year-retrospective-cohort-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Thomas Achombwom Vukugah, Derick Akompab Akoku, Micheline Mekemnang Tchoupa, Edward Lambert
Background: In Cameroon, there are limited data on treatment outcomes of pediatric tuberculosis (TB). We sought to identify the factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes and the risk factors for mortality among children receiving TB treatment in the Centre Region of Cameroon. Methods: This was a multicentre facility-based retrospective cohort study using routinely collected programmatic data. All children <15 years old treated for TB between 2018 and 2020 in 21 health facilities were included...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36033355/sex-differences-in-the-relation-between-comorbidities-and-prognosis-in-hospitalized-patients-with-covid-19
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Noushin Mohammadifard, Fahimeh Haghighatdoost, Maryam Nasirian, Parisa Zakeri, Kamal Heidari, Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard, Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Purpose: There is a lack of information of the difference in sex-aggregated prevalence of comorbid noncommunicable disease (NCD) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Iran. This study aimed to evaluate sex differences in the relation between medical comorbidities and subsequent death in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Methods: All subsequently hospitalized patients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe COVID-19 since February 19th to June 14th , 2020, in Isfahan, Iran, were recruited in the ongoing I-CORE Registry...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35967932/stunting-as-a-risk-factor-of-soil-transmitted-helminthiasis-in-children-a-literature-review
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REVIEW
Nisa Fauziah, Muhammad Abdurrahman Ar-Rizqi, Sofia Hana, Nurul Mufliha Patahuddin, Ajib Diptyanusa
As a high-burden neglected tropical disease, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain a major problem in the world, especially among children under five years of age. Since young children are at high risk of being infected, STH infection can have a long-term negative impact on their life, including impaired growth and development. Stunting, a form of malnutrition in young children, has been long assumed as one of the risk factors in acquiring the STH infections. However, the studies on STH infection in children under five with stunting have been lacking, resulting in poor identification of the risk...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35911626/preexisting-atrial-fibrillation-associated-with-higher-mortality-in-patients-with-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-bloodstream-infections-analysis-of-the-national-inpatient-sample
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Timothy McCann, Michael Fatuyi, Neha Patel, Deepali B Sharath, Anar S Patel
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of preexisting atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with MRSA-BSI during a three-year period and the impact of preexisting AF on MRSA-BSI outcomes. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis performed using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) over a three-year period (2016, 2017, 2018) for patients with MRSA-BSI as a principal diagnosis with and without preexisting AF. The primary outcome was mortality with secondary outcomes of acute coronary syndrome, cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, endocarditis, respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, length of stay, hospital cost, and patient charge...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35879954/anti-toxoplasma-effects-of-dracocephalum-polychaetum-essential-oil
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Faham Khamesipour, Amirhossein Pourmohammad, Mohsen Jafarian-Dehkordi
Background: Toxoplasma gondii is a common parasitic disease with a cosmopolitan prevalence, causing severe health problems. Although chemotherapy for toxoplasmosis is readily available, most have side effects. Objectives: This study assesses the Dracocephalum polychaetum essential oil against T. gondii activity . In vitro , the anti- Toxoplasma effects of D. polychaetum essential oils with different concentrations were evaluated. Methods: In the present study, T...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35875205/association-of-toll-like-receptor-2-tlr2-expression-in-placenta-and-intrauterine-exposure-to-hepatitis-b-virus
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dian Utami, Maisuri T Chalid, Rina Masadah, Rizalinda Sjahril, Andi Dwi Bahagia Febriani
Introduction: The placenta is a specialized organ that only performs during pregnancy and serves as an immunological barrier in preventing pathogens to reach the fetus. It has been known that toll-like receptors (TLRs) on the placenta respond to antigens, such as zymosan, lipopolysaccharide, and other viral infections. This study analyzes the distribution of TLR2 protein and hepatitis B DNA virus (HBV DNA) virus identification to gain an understanding of hepatitis B viral transmission from the mother to child...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35845551/admission-outcome-and-antimicrobial-resistance-pattern-of-bacterial-isolates-among-neonates-with-suspected-sepsis-in-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-at-dessie-comprehensive-specialized-hospital-dessie-northeastern-ethiopia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Genet Molla Fenta, Hiwot Ketema Woldemariam, Yeshi Metaferia, Abdurahaman Seid, Daniel Gebretsadik
Background: Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. The aim of this study was to assess admission outcome and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates among neonates with suspected sepsis at the Dessie Comprehensive specialized Hospital (DCSH), Northeastern Ethiopia. Method: Cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2017 to March 2018. Two hundred forty-six neonates were recruited, and each patient's blood specimen was collected aseptically using bottle containing Brain Heart Infusion for blood culture...
2022: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/35813446/investigating-the-antimicrobial-activity-of-vancomycin-loaded-soy-protein-nanoparticles
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hadi Zare-Zardini, Hossein Soltaninejad, Adel Ghorani-Azam, Mohammad Javad Forouzani-Moghaddam, Sima Mozafri, Zohreh Akhoundi-Meybodi, Farzad Ferdosian, Fatemeh Jabinian
Developing targeted and slow-release antibiotic delivery systems can effectively reduce drug overdose and side effects. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activity of vancomycin-loaded soy protein nanoparticles (vancomycin-SPNs). For the preparation of SPNs, the desolvation method was applied in different concentrations of vancomycin and soy protein (15:5, 10:15, 6:20, 8:25, and 10:30 of vancomycin:soy protein). Scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and FTIR were used for nanoparticle characterization...
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