Tropical Medicine

WHO malaria nucleic acid amplification test external quality assessment scheme: results of eleven distributions over 6 years | Malaria Journal

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Number of laboratories participating Overall, 75 laboratories had enrolled in the scheme and submitted results by the eleventh distribution. While panels were sent to between 45 and 66 laboratories in each distribution, the number submitting results ranged from 37 to 51 over the eleven distributions (Table 2). This number is continually changing—new laboratories enrol after each … Read more

Association between greenspace morphology and dengue fever in China | Parasites & Vectors

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Khetarpal N, Khanna I. Dengue fever: causes, complications, and vaccine strategies. J Immunol Res. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6803098. Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Quan Y, Zhang Y, Deng H, Li X, Zhao J, Hu J, et al. How do temperature and precipitation drive dengue transmission in nine cities in Guangdong Province China a Bayesian spatio-temporal model … Read more

Congenital infection with Plasmodium malariae: a rare case of intrauterine transmission in Germany | Malaria Journal

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Severe congenital P. malariae infection as presented, is absolutely rare in a non-endemic country and was transmitted by a Nigerian-born mother after prior infection two years ago. This case highlights the ability of P. malariae to persist for extended periods, emphasizing the importance of considering the mother’s travel history to malaria-endemic regions and migration history. … Read more

Lateral-flow device for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Ledoux MP, Guffroy B, Nivoix Y, Simand C, Herbrecht R. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2020;41(1):80–98. PubMed  Google Scholar  van de Peppel RJ, Visser LG, Dekkers OM, de Boer MGJ. The burden of invasive aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancy: A meta-analysis and systematic review. J Infect. 2018;76(6):550–62. PubMed  Google Scholar  Friedman … Read more

Spatiotemporal variation of under-5 children diarrhea incidence and associated meteorological factors in central Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia. A retrospective time series study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Organization WH. Diarrhoea: why children are still dying and what can be done, 2009. Organization WH. World health statistics 2016 [OP]: monitoring health for the sustainable development goals (SDGs). World Health Organization; 2016. UNICIEF. DIARRHOEA, DECEMBER 2022. Liu L, Johnson HL, Cousens S, Perin J, Scott S, Lawn JE, et al. Global, regional, and National … Read more

Liver histological study of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the grey zone | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Chronic HBV infection is a dynamic process that reflects the interaction between HBV replication and host immune response [6]. Identifying the different stages of the natural history of chronic HBV infection is crucial for determining prognosis and guiding treatment [5, 17]. However, recent studies have shown that a large proportion of individuals with chronic HBV … Read more

Assessment of infection prevention and control management in obstetrics departments in secondary and tertiary hospitals | BMC Infectious Diseases

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This study comprehensively analysed the obstetric HAI prevention and control capabilities of secondary and tertiary hospitals in western China and examined differences between the two types of hospitals.According to the National Health Commission of China, it is recommended that there should be a ratio of one full-time Infection Preventionist (IP) for every 150–200 beds, two … Read more

Regional difference on rotavirus vaccine coverage in children with diarrhea in Mozambique, before and during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional analysis | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Kotloff KL, Nataro JP, Blackwelder WC, Nasrin D, Farag TH, Panchalingam S, Wu Y, Sow SO, Sur D, Breiman RF, Faruque AS, Zaidi AK, Saha D, Alonso PL, Tamboura B, Sanogo D, Onwuchekwa U, Manna B, Ramamurthy T, Kanungo S, Ochieng JB, Omore R, Oundo JO, Hossain A, Das SK, Ahmed S, Qureshi S, Quadri … Read more

Risk factors for latent tuberculosis infection clustering among the elderly: a population-based cross-sectional study in Eastern China | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Study settings A mass TB screening was performed in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, China in 2023. Located in eastern China (Fig. 1A). Deqing County comprises 13 towns or sub-districts and has a permanent resident population of 557,200, as reported in the “2023 Deqing County National Economic and Social Development Statistical Bulletin”. Permanent residents are defined as … Read more

Optimal treatment of Imipenem and meropenem against bloodstream infections caused by the Citrobacter spp | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Yao Y, Falgenhauer L, Falgenhauer J, Hauri AM, Heinmüller P, Domann E, Chakraborty T, Imirzalioglu C. Carbapenem-Resistant Citrobacter spp. As an emerging concern in the Hospital-Setting: results from a Genome-Based regional surveillance study. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021;11:744431. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.744431 Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Doran TI. The role of Citrobacter in clinical disease … Read more