Refractory Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix globosa
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Mar 20:tpmd220666. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0666. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36940664 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0666 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xiujiao Xia Ze-Hu Liu Hong Shen Source Type: research
Reporting of Azithromycin Activity against Clinical Isolates of Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi
This study aimed to evaluate the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of azithromycin (AZM) in clinical isolates of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella Typhi (i.e., resistant to chloramphenicol, ampicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, fluoroquinolones, and third-generation cephalosporin) using the E-test versus the broth microdilution method (BMD). From January to June 2021, a retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out in Lahore, Pakistan. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed initially by the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method for 150 XDR Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates, and MICs of al...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kokab Jabeen Sidrah Saleem Summiya Nizamuddin Faiqa Arshad Shah Jahan Faisal Hasnain Waleed Tariq Muhammad Junaid Tahir Zohaib Yousaf Muhammad Sohaib Asghar Source Type: research
Clinical Characteristics of Strongyloidiasis during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Scoping Review
This study summarizes the existing evidence of Strongyloides infection in COVID-19 patients and recommends future areas of research. According to the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews, we performed a search on MEDLINE and EMBASE for articles with keywords including "Strongyloides," "Strongyloidiasis," and "COVID-19" from the inception of these databases to June 5, 2022. A total of 104 articles were found. After excluding duplication and thorough reviews, 11 articles, including two observational studies, one conference abstract, and nine case reports or series, were included. Two observational studies focused on revealin...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Manasawee Tanariyakul Bolin Chang Koichi Keitoku Marissa Su Hideharu Hagiya Yoshito Nishimura Source Type: research
The Development and Evaluation of a Combined Infection-Rheumatology Assessment Service in Response to the Chikungunya Fever Epidemic
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Mar 20:tpmd220698. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0698. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe chikungunya virus is an arthritogenic alphavirus. Acute infection may be followed by persistent arthralgia, often causing significant functional impairment. The 2014-2015 chikungunya fever (CHIKF) epidemic resulted in a marked increase in cases presenting to rheumatology and tropical diseases services. A combined multidisciplinary rheumatology-tropical diseases service for assessment, management, and follow-up of patients with proven CHIKF and persistent (≥ 4 weeks) arthralgia was proposed and rapidly developed at The...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maria Krutikov Joseph Donovan Jonathan Lambourne Coziana Ciurtin Mike Brown Robin Bailey Jessica J Manson Source Type: research
Cost-effectiveness of Expanding Access to Primary Health Care in Rural Rwanda by Adding Laboratory-Equipped Health Posts: A Prospective, Controlled Study
In conclusion, SGHPs improved substantially the quantity of affordable outpatient care per person. However, net impacts on quality and completeness of care and prevention, although favorable, were small. For further improvements in access and quality of care, Rwanda's health authorities may wish to incentivize quality and strengthen coordination with other health system components.PMID:36940668 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0519 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Donald S Shepard Yara A Halasa-Rappel Wu Zeng Katharine R Rowlands Sabine F Musange Source Type: research
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Dentistry: Survey among Dental Surgeons in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and the Metropolitan Region
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Mar 20:tpmd220580. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0580. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe irrational use of antimicrobial drugs has become a serious epidemiological problem due to the development of bacterial resistance, causing consequences for global health. In dentistry, antibiotics are the second most common pharmacological class prescribed. Thus, we evaluated the use of antimicrobial prophylaxis by dentists in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and the metropolitan region using an online questionnaire. Dentists were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire concerning antimicrobial prescription. The questionnaire...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Bethina S Sinhorelli S ílvia D Oliveira Source Type: research
Molecular Prevalence of Microsporidia Infection in Patients with Lung Cancer
In this study, we investigated 98 patients with lung cancer and 103 healthy individuals for microsporidia infection and evaluated the clinical findings of patients who were found to be positive. Sputum and stool samples were tested by microscopic examination, in addition to pan-microsporidia and genus-specific polymerase chain reactions. Nine patients with lung cancer had positive results for microsporidia (9.2%), which was significantly higher than the rate in healthy individuals (P = 0.008), and most of them had clinical findings. Among these positive patients, polymerase chain reaction revealed microsporidia in the sput...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ozlem Ulusan Bagci Can Muftuoglu Filiz Guldaval Damla Serce Unat Ufuk Mert Gulru Polat Seray Ozensoy Toz Myeong Hee Moon Ayse Caner Source Type: research
Refractory Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix globosa
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Mar 20:tpmd220666. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0666. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36940664 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0666 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xiujiao Xia Ze-Hu Liu Hong Shen Source Type: research
Reporting of Azithromycin Activity against Clinical Isolates of Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi
This study aimed to evaluate the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of azithromycin (AZM) in clinical isolates of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella Typhi (i.e., resistant to chloramphenicol, ampicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, fluoroquinolones, and third-generation cephalosporin) using the E-test versus the broth microdilution method (BMD). From January to June 2021, a retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out in Lahore, Pakistan. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed initially by the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method for 150 XDR Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates, and MICs of al...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kokab Jabeen Sidrah Saleem Summiya Nizamuddin Faiqa Arshad Shah Jahan Faisal Hasnain Waleed Tariq Muhammad Junaid Tahir Zohaib Yousaf Muhammad Sohaib Asghar Source Type: research
Clinical Characteristics of Strongyloidiasis during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Scoping Review
This study summarizes the existing evidence of Strongyloides infection in COVID-19 patients and recommends future areas of research. According to the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews, we performed a search on MEDLINE and EMBASE for articles with keywords including "Strongyloides," "Strongyloidiasis," and "COVID-19" from the inception of these databases to June 5, 2022. A total of 104 articles were found. After excluding duplication and thorough reviews, 11 articles, including two observational studies, one conference abstract, and nine case reports or series, were included. Two observational studies focused on revealin...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Manasawee Tanariyakul Bolin Chang Koichi Keitoku Marissa Su Hideharu Hagiya Yoshito Nishimura Source Type: research
The Development and Evaluation of a Combined Infection-Rheumatology Assessment Service in Response to the Chikungunya Fever Epidemic
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Mar 20:tpmd220698. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0698. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe chikungunya virus is an arthritogenic alphavirus. Acute infection may be followed by persistent arthralgia, often causing significant functional impairment. The 2014-2015 chikungunya fever (CHIKF) epidemic resulted in a marked increase in cases presenting to rheumatology and tropical diseases services. A combined multidisciplinary rheumatology-tropical diseases service for assessment, management, and follow-up of patients with proven CHIKF and persistent (≥ 4 weeks) arthralgia was proposed and rapidly developed at The...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maria Krutikov Joseph Donovan Jonathan Lambourne Coziana Ciurtin Mike Brown Robin Bailey Jessica J Manson Source Type: research
Cost-effectiveness of Expanding Access to Primary Health Care in Rural Rwanda by Adding Laboratory-Equipped Health Posts: A Prospective, Controlled Study
In conclusion, SGHPs improved substantially the quantity of affordable outpatient care per person. However, net impacts on quality and completeness of care and prevention, although favorable, were small. For further improvements in access and quality of care, Rwanda's health authorities may wish to incentivize quality and strengthen coordination with other health system components.PMID:36940668 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0519 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Donald S Shepard Yara A Halasa-Rappel Wu Zeng Katharine R Rowlands Sabine F Musange Source Type: research
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Dentistry: Survey among Dental Surgeons in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and the Metropolitan Region
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Mar 20:tpmd220580. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0580. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe irrational use of antimicrobial drugs has become a serious epidemiological problem due to the development of bacterial resistance, causing consequences for global health. In dentistry, antibiotics are the second most common pharmacological class prescribed. Thus, we evaluated the use of antimicrobial prophylaxis by dentists in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and the metropolitan region using an online questionnaire. Dentists were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire concerning antimicrobial prescription. The questionnaire...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Bethina S Sinhorelli S ílvia D Oliveira Source Type: research
Molecular Prevalence of Microsporidia Infection in Patients with Lung Cancer
In this study, we investigated 98 patients with lung cancer and 103 healthy individuals for microsporidia infection and evaluated the clinical findings of patients who were found to be positive. Sputum and stool samples were tested by microscopic examination, in addition to pan-microsporidia and genus-specific polymerase chain reactions. Nine patients with lung cancer had positive results for microsporidia (9.2%), which was significantly higher than the rate in healthy individuals (P = 0.008), and most of them had clinical findings. Among these positive patients, polymerase chain reaction revealed microsporidia in the sput...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ozlem Ulusan Bagci Can Muftuoglu Filiz Guldaval Damla Serce Unat Ufuk Mert Gulru Polat Seray Ozensoy Toz Myeong Hee Moon Ayse Caner Source Type: research
Refractory Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix globosa
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Mar 20:tpmd220666. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0666. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36940664 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.22-0666 (Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xiujiao Xia Ze-Hu Liu Hong Shen Source Type: research
