Medical Microbiology

Otomycosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and causative agents in the era of molecular diagnostics | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Jimenez-Garcia L, Celis-Aguilar E, Díaz-Pavón G, Muñoz Estrada V, Castro-Urquizo Á, Hernández-Castillo N, et al. Efficacy of topical Clotrimazole vs. topical Tolnaftate in the treatment of otomycosis. A randomized controlled clinical trial. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2020;86:300–7. PubMed  Google Scholar  Zhang L, Wang X, Houbraken J, Mei H, Liao W, Hasimu H, et al. Molecular identification … Read more

Climatic variations and Yersinia pestis host-vector abundance: a case study in Ankazobe district to understand plague epidemiology in Madagascar | BMC Infectious Diseases

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This study explored variations in the microclimatic conditions in different microhabitats such as rodent burrows inside and outside houses and forest, and compared them with macroclimatic data measured by a climate station installed in the Ankazobe District. Significant microclimatic variations were observed between microhabitats. At the same time, fluctuations in flea abundance, associated with the … Read more

The characteristics of peripheral blood lymphocyte main subsets in rheumatoid arthritis patients concurrent with hepatitis b virus infection: a retrospective cohort study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Study population Patients (n = 298) who fulfilled the 1987 revised criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) or the 2010 ACR/European League Against Rheumatism criteria for RA classification were retrospectively recruited from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine-Affiliated Jinhua Hospital between March 2022 and March 2023. Patients with RA (n = 43) who had hepatitis … Read more

Antimicrobial resistance pattern of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolate in Ethiopia. A systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Infectious Diseases

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WHO. Antimicrobial resistance. 2023. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antimicrobial-resistance. Mancuso G, Midiri A, Gerace E, Biondo C. Bacterial antibiotic resistance: the most critical pathogens. Pathogens. 2021;10(10): 1310. CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Catherine Nonyelum S, Amaka Marian A, Ukamaka Chinelo O. Acinetobacter baumannii: epidemiology, clinical manifestations and associated infections. In: Karyne R, Salvatore Giovanni DS, editors. The rise … Read more

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Incidence of DIC in patients with SFTS The incidence of DIC in non-survivors initially increased and then decreased, which reached the highest value (33.3%) on the 13th day after hospitalization. The incidence of DIC in survivors also showed a similar trend, slowly reached the highest value (6.1%) on the 11th day and then gradually decreased … Read more

Age-specific relationship between HIV and TB treatment outcomes in the West Region of Cameroon: a cross-sectional study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Study setting We retrieved information from standard TB registers containing data from TB patients with known HIV status. These patients received treatment at five health facilities (both public and private) across three districts in the West region of Cameroon. The facilities included, Regional Hospital Bafoussam, District Hospital Foumban, District Hospital Dschang, Hôpital St. Vincent de … Read more

Serum sST2: key biomarkers in COVID-19 patients with implications for coronary artery disease | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Ejaz H, Alsrhani A, Zafar A, Javed H, Junaid K, Abdalla AE, Abosalif KOA, Ahmed Z, Younas S. COVID-19 and comorbidities: deleterious impact on infected patients. J Infect Public Health. 2020;13(12):1833–9. Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Bonow RO, Fonarow GC, O’Gara PT, Yancy CW. Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with myocardial injury and … Read more

Lung and gut microbiota profiling in intensive care unit patients: a prospective pilot study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Papazian L, Klompas M, Luyt CE. Ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a narrative review. Intensive Care Med. 2020;46(5):888–906. PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Emonet S, Lazarevic V, Leemann Refondini C, Gaia N, Leo S, Girard M, Nocquet Boyer V, Wozniak H, Despres L, Renzi G, et al. Identification of respiratory microbiota markers in ventilator-associated pneumonia. Intensive … Read more

Characterization of urinary tract infections among females at a tertiary hospital in Malawi: a retrospective study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common cause of infections among females globally. The current investigation aimed at characterising UTIs of female clients at a tertiary hospital in Malawi. Here we report a high prevalence of UTIs (48.53%) predominant among the reproductive age group (15–45 years) and high levels of bacteria resistance … Read more

Intensive care unit-based mortality risk model construction for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome patients: a retrospective study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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The investigation revealed a 51.83% mortality rate among severe SFTS patients in the ICU. GCS score, log10(virus loads), lactic acid, and CYS-C were identified as IRFs for 28-day mortality in this cohort. A nomogram, developed using these risk factors, improved prognostic accuracy for severe SFTS patients and may offer valuable clinical application. The pathogenesis of … Read more