Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies pre- and post-COVID-19 vaccination in staff members of Bandar Abbas Children ’s Hospital
Healthcare workers (HCWs) have a higher risk of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared to the general population due to their frontline role and direct contact with the infected patients. Acc... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 23, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Marjan Tariverdi, Hossein Mohammadi, Farideh Hassanzadeh and Mohammad Tamaddondar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Analysis of characteristic and postexposure practices of occupational blood and body fluid exposures among health care workers in Chinese tertiary hospitals: a retrospective ten-year study
Occupational blood and body fluid exposure (OBEs) is a highly concerning global health problem in health facilities. Improper or inadequate post-exposure practices increase the risk of infection with bloodborn... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 23, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hong Feng, Xiaoli Mao, Mengqi Li and Hongbo Mao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Trends of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampicin resistance in Northwest Ethiopia: Xpert ® MTB/RIF assay results from 2015 to 2021
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in countries with limited resources. The emergence of drug resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), pa... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sirak Biset, Milto Teferi, Haylemesikel Alamirew, Biniyam Birhanu, Awoke Dessie, Abebe Aschale, Anmaw Haymanot, Selamu Dejenie, Teshager Gebremedhin, Wondwossen Abebe and Gashaw Adane Tags: Research Source Type: research
Signs and symptoms of covid − 19 in patients with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
People who have coronary artery disease are more likely to develop signs and symptoms of COVID-19 due to their special circumstances. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG)does not cure the disease but... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yasaman Rezvani Emamzadehashemi, Khashayar Rezvani Emamzadehashemi, Atefeh Ghanbari Khanghah, Ezzat Paryad and Marzieh Jahani Sayad Noveiri Tags: Research Source Type: research
Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus comorbidity in an adult Ugandan population
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has a direct impact on the clinical manifestation and prognosis of active tuberculosis disease (TB) and is known to increase the chance of developing the condition. We sought to determin... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Davis Kibirige, Irene Andia-Biraro, Ronald Olum, Susan Adakun, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire and Ivan Kimuli Tags: Research Source Type: research
Global prevalence and burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from 1990 to 2019
Tuberculosis(TB) remains a pressing public health challenge, with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) emerging as a major threat. And healthcare authorities require reliable epidemiological evidence as a... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hengliang Lv, Xin Zhang, Xueli Zhang, Junzhu Bai, Shumeng You, Xuan Li, Shenlong Li, Yong Wang, Wenyi Zhang and Yuanyong Xu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Kaposi varicelliform eruption: an unusual presentation caused by varicella zoster virus in a healthy adult patient - a case report
Kaposi Varicelliform Eruptions (KVE), also known as eczema herpeticum, is a rare and potentially life-threatening dermatological condition primarily attributed to herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, with les... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hassan El-Masry, Safia Essam, Hamed Gaber, Nour Shaheen, Ahmed Abdelbary, Naglaa Mohamed Sayed and Salma Samir Omar Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Correction: Behavioral verification and risk factors of HIV cross-population transmission in China: analysis of national surveillance data 1989 –2022
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Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 21, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chang Cai, Houlin Tang, Qianqian Qin, Yichen Jin and Fan Lyu Tags: Correction Source Type: research
A stool based qPCR for the diagnosis of TB in children and people living with HIV in Uganda, Eswatini and Mozambique (Stool4TB): a protocol for a multicenter diagnostic evaluation
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Children and people living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of mortality, particularly in the absence of rapid diagnosis. The main challenges o... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 21, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lucia Carratala-Castro, Willy Ssengooba, Alex Kay, Sozinho Ac ácio, Joanna Ehrlich, Andrew R DiNardo, Nosisa Shiba, Joachim K Nsubuga, Shilzia Munguambe, Belén Saavedra-Cervera, Patricia Manjate, Durbbin Mulengwa, Busizwe Sibandze, Mangaliso Ziyane, Geo Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
Comparative efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in phase III trials: a network meta-analysis
Over a dozen vaccines are in or have completed phase III trials at an unprecedented speed since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In this review, we aimed to compare and rank th... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 21, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Xiaodi Wu, Ke Xu, Ping Zhan, Hongbing Liu, Fang Zhang, Yong Song and Tangfeng Lv Tags: Research Source Type: research
Trends of antimicrobial susceptibilities and multidrug-resistant colonization rate in patients transferred from long-term care facilities during 2017 –2022: a cross-sectional study
With the global increase in the older population, the proportion of those receiving care in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) has also been increasing. We assessed the epidemiology, antibiotic susceptibility, ... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 21, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jin Ju Park, Hyejin Park, Sun Hee Na, Yu Bin Seo and Jacob Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research
The pathogenicity of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis to colon cancer cells
The aim of this study was to investigate the pathogenicity of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VREs) to human colon cells in vitro. (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 20, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Li Zhang, Mingxia Deng, Jing Liu, Jiajie Zhang, Fangyu Wang and Wei Yu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Hepatitis E outbreak in the health district of Bocaranga-Koui, Central African Republic, 2018 –2019
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major public health disease causing large outbreaks and sporadic cases of acute hepatitis. We investigated an outbreak of HEV infection that occurred in September 2018 in the healt... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Marina Prisca de Marguerite Nombot-Yazenguet, Jo ël Wilfried Doté, Giscard Wilfried Koyaweda, Philippe Armand Zemingui-Bembete, Benjamin Selekon, Ulrich Vickos, Alexandre Manirakiza, Emmanuel Nakoune, Ionela Gouandjika-Vasilache and Narcisse Patrice Jos Tags: Research Source Type: research
Clinical and genomic evaluations of a persistent fatal SARS-CoV-2 infection in a goods syndrome patient: a case report
The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) resulted from an infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS ‑CoV‑2) which is the main cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in gl... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Payam Tabarsi, Ali Maleki, Zahra Abtahian, Alieh khabbaz, Zahra Fereydouni, Jahangir Rezaie, Mahsa Tavakoli, Parastoo Yektay Sanati and Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Vitamin D deficiency and oral candidiasis in patients with HIV infection: A case ‒control study
This study aimed to investigate t... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - February 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shabnam Tehrani, Ladan Abbasian, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Malihe Hasannezhad, Sara Ghaderkhani, Amirreza Keyvanfar, Azar Darvishi and AmirHossein Aghdaee Tags: Research Source Type: research
