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Impact of shorter (<14 days) antibiotic treatment duration in adults with uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Infection in Practice
Objectives: Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of bloodstream infections. We aimed to summarize associations between different antibiotic durations (
Veronica Zanichelli, Flaminia Olearo, Alexander M. Aiken   +2 more
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Osteomyelitis and bacteremia by Leclercia adecarboxylata in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

Clinical Infection in Practice
Background: Leclercia adecarboxylata is a facultative aerobic, gram-negative bacillus that belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family. L. adecarboxylata isolated in clinically apparent human infections is rare and most commonly occurs in immunocompromised ...
Samantha Andersen, Nathan Travers, Addie Billington, Zackary Franzen   +3 more
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and associated factors among adult diabetic patients: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Epidemiology
BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) has a significant impact on public health with a high morbidity and death rate. Most diabetic patients, in the course of their lives, develop diabetic kidney disease.
Kibrom Aregawi, Getachew Kabew Mekonnen, Rebuma Belete, Winner Kucha   +3 more
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The burden and trend of intestinal parasitosis among women at Berekum, Ghana: a 9-year retrospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are serious global public health issues, especially in low and middle-income countries. These parasites can cause high morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised individuals, and can easily ...
John Gameli Deku, Daniel Ofori Okyere, Samuel Buabeng, Florence Shine Edziah, Israel Bedzina, Silas Kinanyok, Kwabena Obeng Duedu, Enoch Aninagyei   +7 more
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Effect of dyslipidemia on HBsAg clearance in nucleos(t)ide analogues-experienced chronic hepatitis B patients treated with peginterferon alfa

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background While previous reports have shown that hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects lipid metabolism and vice versa, the impact of dyslipidemia on the functional cure of HBV infection following peginterferon alfa (PegIFNα) therapy remains unknown.
Kaimin Song, Lan Ren, Yunyun Qian, Huitong Wang, Zhixiang Guo, Huatang Zhang, Yijie Lin, Yijuan Zheng, Dawu Zeng, Yongjun Zhou, Zhijun Su, Xueping Yu   +11 more
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Impact of water physicochemical properties on the survival of Oncomelania hupensis snails, the intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Schistosoma japonicum, the causative agent of schistosomiasis, heavily relies on its single intermediate host, the Oncomelania hupensis snail, for its life cycle.
Yun Feng, Maomao Liu, Liang Shi, Xinyao Wang, Chunrong Xiong, Kun Yang   +5 more
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Critically ill patients will benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow wards by improving the environmental microbial composition

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Hospital-associated infection (HAI) is an important issue in intensive care units (ICUs). We still lack direct evidence on whether the ICU patients and/or the medical system can benefit from single isolated laminar-air-flow (LAF) wards ...
Tianji Zhang, Xiao Cui, Xinlei He, Jiajun Wu, Yuxuan Li, Wei Yan, Yuxin Leng   +6 more
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CNS histoplasmosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis in a HIV negative patient: case report

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Tuberculosis is a highly prevalent disease in India, while Histoplasmosis, an emerging disease, is often underreported due to limited resources in developing countries.
Bhuvanesh Kumar, Dipasha Agarwal, Durga Shankar Meena, Shruti Vaswani, Dangeti Sowmya Sri, Deepak Kumar, Abhishek Purohit, Pawan Garg   +7 more
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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and associated factors among outpatient attendees at health facilities in different provinces in Chad

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Chad with 7,698 confirmed cases of infection and 194 deaths since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, is one of the African countries with the lowest reported case numbers.
Koutaya Dezoumbe, Oumaima Djarma, Andrillene Laure Deutou Wondeu, Fatima Abdelrazak Zakaria, Sabrina Atturo, Nathan Naïbeï, Franck J. D. Mennechet, Denise Campagna, Abdoulaye Boukar, Choroma Ahmat Moussa, Issa Mahamat, Nontegyol Armand, Mahamat Idriss Hamad, Netalar Honorine, Kayanlengar Frederic, Adam Adami Moustapha, Yanda Mberkissam Daniel, Adam Moussa Alim, Mahamat Grene, Noubaramadji Yamti Suitombaye, Amine Akouya, Ouchemi Choua, Hota Mathieu, Djallaye Djimtoïbaye, Vittorio Colizzi, Giulia Cappelli, Takoudjou Dzomo Guy Rodrigue, Mahamat Fayiz Abakar, Ali Mahamat Moussa   +28 more
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Coexistence of the blaZ gene and selected virulence determinants in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: insights from three Nigerian tertiary hospitals

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background and purpose Infections caused by β-lactamase-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus have become increasingly difficult to treat due to the expression of multiple virulence factors. This has heightened concerns about managing S.
Adetunji Misbau Kilani, Emmanuel Dayo Alabi, Oluwafemi Ezekiel Adeleke   +2 more
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