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Primary bacterial peritonitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
We report a case of primary pneumococcal peritonitis in an immunocompetent 3-year-old boy. Diagnosis was made at laparotomy and cultures of the intra-abdominal pus yielded Streptococcus pneumoniae. Timely antibiotic treatment administered resulted in complete resolution of the infection. (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sofia Maraki Panagiotis Moraitis Sophia Barbagadakis Ioannis Vlachakis Source Type: research

A rare case of Salmonella meningitis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Dual complication in enteric fever
We report a rare case of enteric fever that presented with hemophagocytic syndrome and S. meningitis. Response to third-generation cephalosporins is dramatic, eventually giving good prognosis. (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nimisha S Dange Vishal Sawant Lona Dash Alpana Santosh Kondekar Source Type: research

A rare bug and recurrent bleed
We report a case of 40-year-old nonsmoker, immunocompetent male without an underlying structural lung disease who presented to us with recurrent hemoptysis and was diagnosed to have Actinomycosis after multiple readmissions. (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yashendu Sarda Vishak K Acharya Deepthi Sharma GV Chaithra Madhav M Kamath Santosh P V Rai Source Type: research

Palate tuberculosis with paradoxical lymphadenitis
We present a case of a 30-year-old female patient with a history of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus who presented a bifocal form of TB involving the palate and the cervical lymph nodes. Follow-up after 2 months of proper antitubercular treatment revealed a PR of the lymph nodes contrasting with a favorable outcome of the oral lesions. It seems useful to raise all clinicians' awareness to suspect TB when they deal with chronic drug-resistant oral erosions and to keep in mind the diagnosis of PR when there is a worsening of one lesion and a favorable outcome of another. (Source: Jour...
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ines Kechaou Rym Abida Mohamed Salah Hamdi Lamia Ben Hassine Source Type: research

Evaluation of COVID-19 antigen fluorescence immunoassay test for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2
Conclusion: STANDARD F COVID-19 antigen FIA showed high specificity and positive predictive value but low sensitivity and negative predictive value. (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Vandana Vijayeta Kiro Ankesh Gupta Parul Singh Neha Sharad Surbhi Khurana Prakash S Lalit Dar Rajesh Malhotra Naveet Wig Arvind Kumar Anjan Trikha Purva Mathur Source Type: research

Long turnaround times in viral load monitoring of people living with HIV in resource-limited settings
Conclusions: Routine VL turnaround time was long. Decentralizing VL testing and enhancing laboratory capacity may help shorten the turnaround time. (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Fredrick Mbiva Hannock Tweya Srinath Satyanarayana Kudakwashe Takarinda Collins Timire Janet Dzangare Phoebe Nzombe Tsitsi M Apollo Bekezela Khabo Exevia Mazarura Source Type: research

Impact of an interventional program on improving compliance of hand hygiene and reducing hospital-acquired infection in the critical care unit
Conclusions: These results recommend that reasonable approaches can decrease the HAI rate of intensive care units. A nationwide handwashing interventional program can be employed in all hospitals. (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jeneth Gutierrez Aladeen Alloubani Mohammad Alzaatreh Mohammad Mari Laila Akhu-Zaheya Source Type: research

Gaps in the care cascade among human immunodeficiency virus-exposed infants born in 2017 in Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe
Conclusions: While nevirapine, cotrimoxazole, and ART uptake were high among the HEIs, HIV testing by 9 months was suboptimal. The vertical HIV transmission rate was 3.9%. There is a need to strengthen HIV testing and antiretroviral and cotrimoxazole prophylaxes, especially at high-level facilities and certain districts. (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ndaimani Augustine Owiti Philip Ajay M V Kumar Zizhou Simukai Mugurungi Owen Mugauri Hamufare Dumisani Komtenza Brian Source Type: research

Incidence of secondary bacterial infections following utilization of tocilizumab for the treatment of COVID-19 & #8211; A matched retrospective cohort study
Conclusions: Tocilizumab did not increase the incidence of secondary infection among COVID-19 patients. Larger, randomized trials should evaluate infection as a secondary outcome to validate this finding. (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Joanna L Moore Stephanie J Stroever Patricia E Rondain Robyn N Scatena Source Type: research

State of the globe: The Frenzy of self-medication, cocktail regimens and everchanging guidelines on SARS-CoV-2
Vivek Chauhan, Suman ThakurJournal of Global Infectious Diseases 2021 13(2):65-66 (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - May 31, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Vivek Chauhan Suman Thakur Source Type: research

Rigorizing COVID-19 blind-spotting for competent political leadership and public health cognizance
John C Johnson, Peter A JohnsonJournal of Global Infectious Diseases 2021 13(1):62-63 (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: John C Johnson Peter A Johnson Source Type: research

Impacts of lockdown interventions on the spread of COVID-19 in India
Nitin Bhardwaj, Harish ChandraJournal of Global Infectious Diseases 2021 13(1):61-62 (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nitin Bhardwaj Harish Chandra Source Type: research

Knowledge, attitudes and practice survey among health-care workers in times of COVID-19 pandemic: Identifying gaps to strengthen infection control program for future outbreaks
Manju Bala, Vikramjeet AroraJournal of Global Infectious Diseases 2021 13(1):60-61 (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Manju Bala Vikramjeet Arora Source Type: research

The emergency challenges of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Brazilian favelas: How to face it ?
Samuel Cota TeixeiraJournal of Global Infectious Diseases 2021 13(1):59-60 (Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases)
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Samuel Cota Teixeira Source Type: research

Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia presenting as cryptococcal meningitis
Preet Mukesh Shah, Ankita Prashant Hingolikar, Shruti Tandan, Vijay Waman DhakreJournal of Global Infectious Diseases 2021 13(1):56-58A 54-year-old male presented to our center with a 3-month history of headache, giddiness, and blurring of vision. Cerebrospinal fluid examination revealed him to be having cryptococcal meningitis. He was worked up for probable causes of immunosuppression including HIV and other infections and had an autoimmune profile as well as a bone marrow examination, none of which revealed any abnormality. Lymphocyte flow cytometry revealed low counts of CD4 T lymphocytes, likely secondary to idiopathic...
Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Preet Mukesh Shah Ankita Prashant Hingolikar Shruti Tandan Vijay Waman Dhakre Source Type: research