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Pseudomonas stutzeri bloodstream infection is a prevailing community-onset disease with important mortality rates: results from a retrospective observational study in Australia Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Juan P. Horcajada, Felicity Edwards, Silvia Fonio, Milagro Montero, Patrick Harris, David L. Paterson, Kevin B. Laupland
The recognition of Pseudomonas stutzeri as a cause of infections in humans has been increasing. However, only case reports and small series of P. stutzeri bloodstream infections have been published...
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Diagnosis of external ventricular drainage related infections with real-time 16S PCR and third-generation 16S sequencing Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Johan Widén, Jakob Morén, Paula Mölling, Anna Fagerström, Per Enblad, Britt-Marie Eriksson, Elisabeth Ronne-Engström, Martin Sundqvist, Gabriel Westman
Investigate the performance of real-time 16S PCR and third-generation 16S sequencing in the diagnosis of external ventricular drain related infections (EVDRI).Subjects with suspected EVDRI were pro...
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Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, cardiac implantable electronic device, extraction, and the risk of recurrent infection; a retrospective population-based cohort study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Andreas Berge, Casper Carlsén, Alexandros Petropoulos, Fredrik Gadler, Magnus Rasmussen
Patients with cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) and Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) are at risk of having CIED infection, pocket infection or endocarditis. To avoid treatment fai...
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The emergence of Alaskapox: exploring an unprecedented viral threat and implications for public health Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Francesco Branda, Chiara Romano, Massimo Ciccozzi, Fabio Scarpa
Published in Infectious Diseases (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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The language of antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance is blocking global collective action Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Matti Karvanen, Otto Cars
Sustainable access to effective antibiotics is a foundational need for functioning health care that is increasingly threatened by antibiotic resistance. Although resistance has been known as long a...
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The impact of artificial intelligence in the fight against antimicrobial resistance Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Francesco Branda
Published in Infectious Diseases (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of convalescent plasma for COVID-19: analyses by neutralising antibodies homologous to donors’ variants Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 T. Khawaja, M. Kajova, I. Levonen, J. P. Pietilä, H. Välimaa, J. Paajanen, S. H. Pakkanen, A. Patjas, R. Montonen, S. Miettinen, J. Virtanen, T. Smura, T. Sironen, R. Fagerlund, H. Ugurlu, R. Iheozor-Ejiofor, K. Saksela, T. Vahlberg, A. Ranki, A. Vierikko, J. Ihalainen, O. Vapalahti, A. Kantele
Convalescent plasma (CP) emerged as potential treatment for COVID-19 early in the pandemic. While efficacy in hospitalised patients has been lacklustre, CP may be beneficial at the first stages of ...
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Severe skin and soft tissue infection in cohort patients admitted in a teaching hospital in Belgium: identification of risk factors for surgery Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 J. C. Yombi, A. Munting, A. Lentini, D. Putineanu, D. Castanares-Zapatero, H. Yildiz
Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are associated with significant mortality if not promptly diagnosed and surgically treated.This study aims to compare patients with severe skin and soft t...
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Persistent fever in acute hepatitis: think beyond acute viral hepatitis Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Arghya Samanta, Ujjal Poddar, Moinak Sen Sarma, Anshu Srivastava, Surender Kumar Yachha, Prabhakar Mishra
Acute hepatitis due to various tropical infections can mimic the clinical picture of acute viral hepatitis(AVH), leading to increased morbidity and mortality. We aimed to identify clinical and labo...
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Epstein-Barr virus associated colitis in kidney transplant patients: a case series Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Ana Catarina Brás, Sara Querido, André Mascarenhas, Raquel Mendes, Rita Verissimo, Cristina Chagas, André Weigert
Gastrointestinal complications are common in kidney transplant (KT) patients and can be a consequence of the chronic use of immunosuppression. The differential diagnosis of colitis in KT patients i...
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The effect of public health interventions on COVID-19 incidence in Queensland, Australia: a spatial cluster analysis Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Hannah McClymont, Wenbiao Hu
Using SaTScan™ Geographical Information Systems (GIS), spatial cluster analysis was used to examine spatial trends and identify high-risk clusters of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) incidence in respon...
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Host response signature trends in bacteraemia – authors’ response Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Anna Maria Peri, Patrick N. A. Harris, David L. Paterson
Published in Infectious Diseases (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Risk factors for mortality in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia – a meta-analysis Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Chienhsiu Huang, Lichen Lin, Sufang Kuo
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (S. maltophilia) is a nosocomial pathogen causing life-threatening invasive infections with a high mortality rate in some patient populations, especially those who are ...
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Estimated glomerular filtration rate as a tool for early identification of patients with insufficient exposure to beta-lactam antibiotics in intensive care units Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Tobias Damgaard, Hanna Woksepp, Lars Brudin, Jonas Bonnedahl, Elisabet I. Nielsen, Thomas Schön, Anita Hällgren
Only about 50% of intensive care unit (ICU) patients reach a free trough concentration above MIC (100% fT > MIC) of beta-lactam antibiotics. Although dose adjustments based on therapeutic drug moni...
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Breath of Health: spectroscopy-based breath test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Dan Padawer, Abed Qadan, Mutaz Karameh, Fares Darawshy, Arie Laor, Sinora Banker, Zvi G. Fridlender
Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) are considered the gold standard for COVID-19 diagnosis. These tests require professional manpower and equipment, long processing and swab sampling which is ...
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Host response signature trends in bacteraemia Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Richard B. Brandon, Thomas D. Yager, Silvia Cermelli, Roy F. Davis, Krupa Navalkar
Published in Infectious Diseases (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Bloodstream infections: trends and evolution of incidence and etiology in a 12-year period (2010–2021) Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 David Alonso-Menchén, Carlos Sánchez-Carrillo, Luis Alcalá, Ana Soriano-Martín, Emilia Cercenado, Almudena Burillo, Julia Serrano-Lobo, Leire Pérez-Latorre, Patricia Muñoz, Emilio Bouza
The epidemiological evolution of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in the last decade is not clearly defined. Our aim was to analyze the changes in the workload in our institution and to describe the e...
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Pooled sputum testing by Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra for active tuberculosis case finding among high-risk groups in a low-incidence area: a prospective study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Zichun Ma, Lijie Zhang, Shanshan Li, Yuanyuan Shang, Yufeng Wang, Zhongtan Xue, Wei Shu, Yuxian Sun, Xinghui Gao, Yuhong Liu, Jingtao Gao, Devasena Gnanashanmugam, Yi-Wei Tang, Liang Li, Yu Pang
Early detection and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) are of great importance to stop its spread. However, optimising the active case findingstrategy is critical to improving its feasibility in region...
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Veterinarians and zoonotic pathogens, infections and diseases – questionnaire study and case series, Finland Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Pikka Jokelainen, Anna-Maija K. Virtala, Saara Raulo, Anu Kantele, Olli Vapalahti, Paula M. Kinnunen
Veterinarians are at risk for numerous zoonotic infections. In this paper, we summarise descriptions of zoonotic infections from a questionnaire study and a series of work-related zoonotic cases, a...
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Empiric treatment of healthcare-associated central nervous system infections in Denmark: do we need carbapenems? Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Christian Kraef, Frederik Boetius Hertz, Birthe Riis Olesen, Sigurdur Thor Sigurdsson, Ove Ketil Bergdal, Jon Gitz Holler, Helene Mens, Jannik Helweg-Larsen, Åse Bengaard Andersen, Kirsten Møller, Jenny Dahl Knudsen
Carbapenems are widely used for empiric treatment of healthcare-associated central nervous system (CNS) infections. We investigated the feasibility of a carbapenem-sparing strategy, utilising a thi...
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Tuberculosis-related knowledge, practices, perceived stigma and discrimination among patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study in Jordan Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Rana AlHamawi, Yousef Khader, Hiba Abaza, Srinath Satyanarayana, Nevin Wilson, Ahmad Saleh Abu Rumman, Khaled Okkah
Tuberculosis knowledge, practices, and perceived stigma and discrimination among patients with tuberculosis are key factors for the management of the disease.The objectives of the study were to ass...
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CD8+ T cell response in QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus testing was associated with tuberculosis recurrence: a 2-year prospective study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Henan Xin, Xuefang Cao, Boxuan Feng, YiJun He, Tonglei Guo, Jiang Du, Lingyu Shen, Yuanzhi Di, Zisen Liu, Dakuan Wang, Bin Zhang, Zhanjiang Zhang, Xueling Guan, Fei Shen, Ling Guan, Shougao Pan, Weitao Duan, Qi Jin, Lei Gao
Recurrence posed an important challenge to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) control in China. The prospective study aimed to identify potential risk factors and to explore the value of QuantiFERON-TB G...
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Epidemiology and risk factors of nosocomial infections in a Chinese tertiary-care hospital: a 10-year retrospective case–control study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Zekun Wang, Mingmei Du, Hui Cao, Hongwu Yao, Bowei Liu, Yanling Bai, Huiling Geng, Zhongwei Jia, Yunxi Liu
Nosocomial infections (NIs) are the most frequent adverse events among patients and cause a heavy burden on both health and economics. To investigate epidemiology of NIs and identify risk factors f...
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Variability in plasma rifampicin concentrations and role of SLCO1B1, ABCB1, AADAC2 and CES2 genotypes in Ethiopian patients with tuberculosis Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Tesemma Sileshi, Eyasu Makonnen, Nigus Fikrie Telele, Victoria Barclay, Alimuddin Zumla, Eleni Aklillu
Rifampicin, a key drug against tuberculosis (TB), displays wide between-patient pharmacokinetics variability and concentration-dependent antimicrobial effect. We investigated variability in plasma ...
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Analysing the impact of comorbid conditions and media coverage on online symptom search data: a novel AI-based approach for COVID-19 tracking Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Shiyang Lyu, Oyelola Adegboye, Kiki Maulana Adhinugraha, Theophilus I. Emeto, David Taniar
Web search data have proven to bea valuable early indicator of COVID-19 outbreaks. However, the influence of co-morbid conditions with similar symptoms and the effect of media coverage on symptom-r...
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Financial conflicts of interest between infectious diseases clinical practice guideline authors and the pharmaceutical industry in Japan Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Anju Murayama, Naoki Shin, Kenichi Higuchi, Isha Kohli, Hinari Kugo, Yuki Senoo
Published in Infectious Diseases (Vol. 56, No. 4, 2024)
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Effectiveness of trichloroacetic acid versus electrocautery for the treatment of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in persons with HIV Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Joaquin Burgos, Adrià Curran, Jorge Garcia, Stefania Landolfi, Javier Hernández-Losa, Paula Suanzes, Jordi Navarro, Vicenç Falcó
This study aimed to compare trichloroacetic acid (TCA) versus electrocautery (ECA) for the treatment of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL).This is an observational, single-cent...
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Detection and typization of HPV genotypes in subjects with oral and upper respiratory tract lesions, Milan, Italy Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Alberto Rizzo, Federica Salari, Angelo Eplite, Andrea Giacomelli, Davide Moschese, Davide Dalu, Maria Vittoria Cossu, Rosaria Lorusso, Giacomo Pozza, Loriana Morelli, Cinzia Fasola, Claudia Tonielli, Chiara Fusetti, Valeria De Cristofaro, Andrea Gori, Alessandra Lombardi, Giuliano Rizzardini, Maria Rita Gismondo, Spinello Antinori
Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) is common among healthy individuals but causes and implications of persistent infections are under evaluation in the pathogenesis of head and neck neoplasms.This was...
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in patients with suspected sepsis in an acute care setting in Skåne, Sweden: a cohort study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Arvid Eberhard, Lisa Mellhammar
Epidemiological data on extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales are most often based on microbiological laboratory isolates and do not consider important clinical data su...
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Implications of migratory and exotic birds and the mosquito community on West Nile virus transmission Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-31 Martina Ferraguti, Sergio Magallanes, Carlos Mora-Rubio, Daniel Bravo-Barriga, Alfonso Marzal, Irene Hernandez-Caballero, Pilar Aguilera-Sepúlveda, Francisco Llorente, Elisa Pérez-Ramírez, Fátima Guerrero-Carvajal, Miguel Ángel Jiménez-Clavero, Eva Frontera, Juan Antonio Ortiz, Florentino de Lope
Vector-borne diseases like West Nile virus (WNV) pose a global health challenge, with rising incidence and distribution. Culex mosquitoes are crucial WNV vectors. Avian species composition and bird...
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Combining cross-sectional survey and register data improved the estimate of hepatitis C prevalence among patients attending a psychiatric emergency department in Denmark Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Thomas Vemmelund Rose, Peer Brehm Christensen, Peter Hjorth, Lone Wulff Madsen, Janne Fuglsang Hansen, Sandra Dröse, Gustav Bang Harvald, Birgit Thorup Røge, Anne Lindebo Holm Øvrehus
The prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) among psychiatric patients is elevated compared to the background population in many studies, but the prevalence among Danish psychiatric patients is unknown. Th...
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Eliminating the HIV tissue reservoir: current strategies and challenges Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Kangpeng Li, Qiang Zhang
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is still one of the most widespread and harmful infectious diseases in the world. The presence of reservoirs housing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...
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Novel diagnostic approach for amoebic liver abscess using cell free (cf) DNA: a prospective study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Priya Datta, Divya Rattan, Devyani Sharma, Navneet Sharma, Naveen Kalra, Ajay Duseja, Archana Angrup, Rakesh Sehgal
Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is commonly seen in tropical countries and diagnosis of ALA relies mainly on non-specific serological and imaging techniques as well as PCR from pus.This study evaluated...
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The effect of the transition to molecular diagnosis on the epidemiology and the clinical characteristics of bacterial gastroenteritis in Northern Israel Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Dana Sagas, Amos Adler, Carmel Kasher, Khozayma Khamaysi, Merav Strauss, Bibiana Chazan
The transition to PCR-based diagnosis of bacterial gastroenteritis (BGE) can increase the sensitivity but might reduce the clinical specificity. The aims of this study were (1) to compare the effec...
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Impact of Omicron variant sublineage BA.2.75 on the OnSite COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test: the applicability of rapid antigen test with universal transport media Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Pilailuk Akkapaiboon Okada, Pornlada Nuchnoi, Kampaew Buayai, Siripaporn Phuygun, Nuttida Thongpramul, Chotiros Plabplueng, Archawin Rojanawiwat, Ballang Uppapong, Supakit Sirilak
Rapid antigen testing (RAT) is one of the most powerful tools for SARS-CoV-2 detection. The OnSite COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test is an antigen-based, point-of-care test approved by the WHO for Emergency U...
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Clinical, epidemiological, and molecular investigation of Kyasanur forest disease from Karnataka state, India during 2018-2019 Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Ashok Munivenkatappa, Pragya D. Yadav, Rima R. Sahay, Kiran SK, Anita M. Shete, Deepak Y. Patil, Sreelekshmy Mohandas, Rajlaxmi Jain, Savita Patil, Diamond P. Sinha, Manjunatha M. Jayaswamy
In this study, we carried out an investigation of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) suspected human cases reported in Karnataka state, India from December 2018 to June 2019.The clinical samples of KFD ...
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The application of nanopore targeted sequencing for pathogen diagnosis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with pneumonia: a prospective multicenter study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Qinqing Lin, Yake Yao, Xi Li, Shanshan Zhang, Huimin Guo, Xiaolong Ma, Wenyu Chen, Chuhui Ru, Limin Wang, Bin Wang, Qiang Ma, Junfei Zhu, Xuemei Lin, Qi Chen, Hui Lou, Qi Chen, Junjun Chen, Zhu Zeng, Jianying Zhou, Yan Chen, Yunsong Yu, Hua Zhou
To evaluate the value of nanopore targeted sequencing in diagnosing pneumonia pathogens.This large-scale multicentre prospective study performed in 8 hospitals across China from April to October 20...
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Clinical outcomes and immunological features of COVID-19 patients receiving B-cell depletion therapy during the Omicron era Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Chan Mi Lee, Minji Kim, Seong-wook Park, Chang Kyung Kang, Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Nam Joong Kim, Hyeon Jae Jo, Hyun Mu Shin, Chang-Han Lee, Hang-Rae Kim, Wan Beom Park, Myoung-don Oh
Background: The clinical outcomes and immunological features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients receiving B-cell depletion therapy (BCDT), especially in Omicron variant era, have not b...
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Influenza-associated invasive aspergillosis in patients admitted to the intensive care unit in Sweden: a prospective multicentre cohort study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Anders Krifors, Ola Blennow, Lisa I. Påhlman, Patrik Gille-Johnson, Helena Janols, Miklos Lipcsey, Jan Källman, Johan Tham, Anna Stjärne Aspelund, Oskar Ljungquist, Fredrik Hammarskjöld, Anita Hällgren, Lina De Geer, Marie Lemberg, Johan Petersson, Markus Castegren
The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate the incidence of influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (IAPA) in influenza patients admitted to intensive care units in Sweden.The ...
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Comparative genomic analysis of strong biofilm-forming Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates uncovers novel ISEcp1-mediated chromosomal integration of a full plasmid-like sequence Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Samira M. Hamed, Hend O. Mohamed, Hossam M. Ashour, Lamiaa I. Fahmy
The goal of the current study was to elucidate the genomic background of biofilm formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae.Clinical isolates were screened for biofilm formation using the crystal violet as...
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COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM) in Kashan, Iran: clinical presentations, risk factors, management, and outcomes Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Mahzad Erami, Omid Raiesi, Mansooreh Momen-Heravi, Hossein Mirhendi, Shima Aboutalebian, Muhammad Ibrahim Getso, Amir Hassan Matini, Amir Hossein Ahsaniarani, Mohsen Ganjizadeh, Hajar Hassani Josheghani, Sasan Amiri, Reza Pakzad, Seyed Jamal Hashemi
This study aimed to estimate the disease burden and describe the clinical presentation, risk factors, and outcome of CAM in a single centre in Iran.A case of mucormycosis was defined as one that ha...
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A population-based study on the incidence and aetiology of infectious complications in peritoneal dialysis in South Sweden Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Marta Tobijaszewska, Giedre Martus, Torgny Sunnerhagen, Mårten Segelmark, Oskar Ljungquist
Peritonitis is a major cause of morbidity in peritoneal dialysis (PD) and an independent risk factor for elevated all-cause mortality. The aims of this study were to report the incidence, trend, ae...
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Risk factors for and consequences of positive valve cultures in patients who undergo cardiac surgery while receiving antimicrobial treatment for infective endocarditis Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Gustav Johansson, Torgny Sunnerhagen, Patrik Gilje, Sigurdur Ragnarsson, Magnus Rasmussen
Cardiac surgery is required in up to half of the patients with infective endocarditis (IE). Positive valve cultures have been associated with higher in-hospital mortality. The aims were to identify...
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Host response signature trends in persistent bacteraemia and metastatic infection due to Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative bacilli: a prospective multicentre observational study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Anna Maria Peri, Nastaran Rafiei, Kevin O’Callaghan, Anna Brischetto, Bianca Graves, Holly Sinclair, Matthew Eustace, Karen Lim, Jill Parkes-Smith, Adam Stewart, Natalie Davidson, Alexis Tabah, Haakon Bergh, Mark D. Chatfield, Patrick N. A. Harris, David L. Paterson
A prompt diagnosis of bacteraemia and sepsis is essential. Markers to predict the risk of persistent bacteraemia and metastatic infection are lacking. SeptiCyte RAPID is a host response assay strat...
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Clinical, laboratory profile and molecular characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi among fatal scrub typhus patients from Karnataka, India Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Kiran Chunduru, Manoj A. R, Subhadra Poornima, Manjunatha Hande H, Ramakrishna Devaki, George M. Varghese, Kavitha Saravu
Scrub typhus is a vector-borne infection caused by the obligate intracellular organism Orientia tsutsugamushi. In some cases, scrub typhus can result in severe complications, multiorgan failure and...
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Post-acute midterm follow-up cardiac MRI findings and clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Parham Samimisedeh, Elmira Jafari Afshar, Amirhossein Tayebi, Hadith Rastad
Although previous investigations revealed favourable in-hospital outcomes of COVID-19 vaccine-related myocarditis, the mid-term prognosis is still unclear. Hence, we aim to summarise existing evide...
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Serologic response to human papillomavirus genotypes following vaccination: findings from the HITCH cohort study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Samantha Morais, Michel D. Wissing, Farzin Khosrow-Khavar, Ann N. Burchell, Pierre-Paul Tellier, François Coutlée, Tim Waterboer, Mariam El-Zein, Eduardo L. Franco
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection contributes to approximately 5% of the worldwide cancer burden. The three-dose HPV vaccine has demonstrated immunogenicity and efficacy. Humoral responses may b...
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Retrospective cohort study comparing two versus three blood culture sets in people who inject drugs Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Michael C. Shih, Aprilgate L. Wang, Stella Radosta, David M. Mushatt
The current standard of drawing two vs three blood culture sets lacks adequate guidance. Because people who inject drugs are at higher risk for bacteraemia and life-threatening infection, considera...
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Targeted PCR of Mucorales in pediatric bronchoalveolar lavage samples indicates low prevalence of airway colonization and sample contamination Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Alexandra Kavvalou, Florian Stehling, Sarah Christina Goretzki, Christian Dohna-Schwake, Peter-Michael Rath, Mathis Steindor
Mucorales are a large order of ubiquitous saprophytic zygomycete fungi and act as opportunistic pathogens in humans. In pediatric patients, little is known about the role of Mucorales in airway col...
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Bangladesh is threatened by the HIV epidemic during the Rohingya refugee crisis Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Masuma Wahab, Abdul Hasib Mollah, Joy Bardhan
Published in Infectious Diseases (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Monoclonal antibodies for the prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a multi-target approach? Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Temi Lampejo
This article discusses the need for novel additional preventative strategies in malaria focusing on the potential role for monoclonal antibodies in disease prevention and putative strategies for th...
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A rare case of hydatid cyst-associated AA amyloidosis and literature review of hydatid cyst-associated nephropathy Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Duygu Seyhan Erdoğan, Cebrail Karaca, Murat Bektas, Zehra Akman İlik, Mehmet Erdem
Hydatid disease is an infective picture caused by echinococcus, which progresses with cysts in various organs, especially in the liver. Renal involvement is an unusual location in the course of the...
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Epidemiological surveys revealed the risk of TAMV spill-over from ticks to hosts Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Abulimiti Moming, Yuan Bai, Shengyao Chen, Qiaoli Wu, Jun Wang, Jiayin Jin, Shuang Tang, Surong Sun, Yujiang Zhang, Shu Shen, Fei Deng
Tick-borne viral diseases have become an increasingly important public health concern. Tamdy virus (TAMV) is a tick-borne virus of the genus Orthonairovirus in the family Nairoviridae. While some s...
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Temporal trends in 90-day survival of hospitalised individuals during two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Cæcilie Leding, Clara Lundetoft Clausen, Marcus Sebastian Roldgaard, Thomas Benfield
Mortality rates peaked early in the COVID-19 pandemic and then declined. Possible explanations are pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, vaccines and changing demographics. We sought ...
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Long-term linguistic outcome in adults with congenital cytomegalovirus infection Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Karolina Falkenius Schmidt, Anastasia Nyström, Eva Karltorp, Måns Magnusson, Ulrika Löfkvist
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the most common prenatal infection and the main infectious cause of neurodevelopmental abnormalities in developed countries. Long-term neuropsychological outcom...
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Short-term inhalation of sargramostim with concomitant high-dose steroids does not hasten recovery in moderate COVID-19 pneumonia: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Shigeki Shimasaki, Tomohisa Baba, Takashi Ogura, Keiichi Akasaka, Hidekazu Matsushima, Shinyu Izumi, Jin Takasaki, Kenji Tsushima, Toru Kinouchi, Yoshiko Kichikawa, Maiko Awashima, Takehiro Izumo, Nobuyasu Awano, Naoki Nishimura, Ryushi Tazawa, Ayako Mikami, Nobutaka Kitamura, Haruyuki Ishii, Yasuyuki Kurihara, Masaki Taniguchi, Satoko Aikawa, Mami Okada, Yusuke Morita, Yuko Ishikawa, Akira Ohinata
Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) inhalation may alleviate pulmonary inflammation caused by viral pneumonia. To investigate this, we evaluated its efficacy on COVID-19 pneum...
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Mortality and length of hospital stay after bloodstream infections caused by ESBL-producing compared to non-ESBL-producing E. coli Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Nina Handal, Jimmy Whitworth, Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken, Jan Erik Berdal, Olav Dalgard, Silje Bakken Jørgensen
To compare mortality and length of hospital stay between patients with ESBL-producing E. coli bloodstream infections (BSIs) and patients with non-ESBL E. coli BSIs. We also aimed at describing risk...
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Epidemiology, time course, and risk factors for hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in a cohort of 14,884 patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Eleonora Taddei, Pia Clara Pafundi, Carlotta Masciocchi, Barbara Fiori, Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Laura Antenucci, Silvia Guerriero, Roberta Pastorino, Nicolò Scarsi, Andrea Damiani, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Gennaro De Pascale, Massimo Fantoni, Rita Murri, Giulia De Angelis
COVID-19 pandemic has changed in-hospital care and was linked to superimposed infections. Here, we described epidemiology and risk factors for hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (HA-BSIs), be...
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Cancer risk and temporal trends in people with HIV during a quarter of a century – a nationwide population-based matched cohort study Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Lars H. Omland, Jan Gerstoft, Gitte Kronborg, Isik S. Johansen, Carsten S. Larsen, Lothar Wiese, Michael Dalager-Pedersen, Steffen Leth, Niels Obel
It is important to understand current trends in cancer risk among people living with HIV (PLWH) to improve outcomes and to commission and delivery appropriate services.Nationwide, population-based,...
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Impact of hepatitis B birth dose on immune response in Pakistani children: an open-label, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, implications for achieving SDG target Infect. Dis. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Zulfikar Ali Gorar, Zahid Ahmad Butt
Despite presence of hyperendemic areas, the national immunisation schedule in Pakistan does not include a hepatitis B birth dose, placing newborns at an additional risk of acquiring hepatitis B. Th...