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Evaluating Frequency, Diagnostic Quality, and Cost of Lyme Borreliosis Testing in Germany: A Retrospective Model Analysis

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Background. Data on the economic impact of Lyme borreliosis (LB) on European health care systems is scarce. This project focused on the epidemiology and costs for laboratory testing in LB patients in Germany. Materials and Methods. We performed a sentinel analysis of epidemiological and medicoeconomic data for 2007 and 2008.
I. Müller, M. H. Freitag, G. Poggensee, E. Scharnetzky, E. Straube, Ch. Schoerner, H. Hlobil, H.-J. Hagedorn, G. Stanek, A. Schubert-Unkmeir, D. E. Norris, J. Gensichen, K.-P. Hunfeld, Piotr Lewczuk   +13 more
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Detection and discrimination of herpes simplex viruses, haemophilus ducreyi, treponema pallidum, and calymmatobacterium (klebsiella) granulomatis from genital ulcers [PDF]

, 2006
Background. Genital ulcer disease (GUD) is commonly caused by pathogens for which suitable therapies exist, but clinical and laboratory diagnoses may be problematic.
Biel, Bowden, Bowden, Boye, Bruisten, Carter, Carter, Carter, Cassinotti, D. Siebert, G. Harnett, I. Bastian, I. M. Mackay, K. S. Sriprakash, KHARSANY, Kumar, Lewis, Maass, Mackay, Mackay, N. Jeoffreys, O'Farrell, Orle, Risbud, Rosenstraus, Syrmis, T. P. Sloots, Tong, Yuan   +28 more
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Chlamydia Trachomatis Tonsillopharyngitis

Case Reports in Otolaryngology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Reports about the extragenital spread of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) to oropharynx are limited. We report a male patient with progressive tonsillopharyngitis resistant to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid therapy. The patient presented 9 days after an orogenital and oroanal sexual intercourse with a female sex worker.
Özmen Öztürk, Hüseyin Seven, M. B. Naguib, A. Rapoport   +3 more
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Establishment of Valid Laboratory Case Definition for Human Leptospirosis [PDF]

, 2011
Laboratory case definition of leptospirosis is scarcely de ned by a solid evaluation that determines cut-off values in the tests that are applied.
Boer, K.R. (Kimberly), Goeijenbier, M. (Marco), Goris, M.G.A. (Marga), Gorp, E.C.M. (Eric) van, Hartskeerl, R.A. (Rudy), Leeflang, M.M.G. (Mariska), Wagenaar, J.F.P. (Jiri)   +6 more
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Immunodiagnosis of Neurocysticercosis: Ways to Focus on the Challenge

BioMed Research International, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a disease of the central nervous system that is considered a public health problem in endemic areas. The definitive diagnosis of this disease is made using a combination of tools that include imaging of the brain and immunodiagnostic tests, but the facilities for performing them are usually not available in endemic areas ...
M. Esquivel-Velázquez, P. Ostoa-Saloma, J. Morales-Montor, R. Hernández-Bello, C. Larralde, Luis I. Terrazas   +5 more
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Case of Nigeria-Acquired Human African Trypanosomiasis in United Kingdom, 2016. [PDF]

, 2017
Human African trypanosomiasis has not been reported in Nigeria since 2012. Nevertheless, limitations of current surveillance programs mean that undetected infections may persist.
Brooks, Tim, Brown, Mike, Büscher, Philippe, Cooper, Anneli, Lowe, Patricia, Luintel, Akish, MacLeod, Annette   +6 more
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Congenital syphilis. New questions about a neglected but re-emerging condition

Case Reports, 2022
In this issue of Case Reports, Cifuentes-Cifuentes et al. (1) describe a case of congenital syphilis (CS) in a newborn resulting from the first pregnancy of a woman who, despite having been diagnosed with syphilis through serological tests four years ...
Hernando Gaitán Duarte
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Congenital Syphilis After Treatment of Maternal Syphilis With a Penicillin Regimen Exceeding CDC Guidelines

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 134-137, 1998., 1998
Background: Although congenital syphilis usually occurs as a result of a failure to detect and treat syphilis in pregnant women, failures of the currently recommended regimen to prevent congenital syphilis have been reported. Case: This report describes an infant with congenital syphilis despite maternal treatment with a regimen exceeding current CDC ...
Craig S. Conover, Charles A. Rend, Grayson B. Miller Jr., George P. Schmid   +3 more
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An overview of the clinical use of filter paper in the diagnosis of tropical diseases. [PDF]

, 2013
Tropical infectious diseases diagnosis and surveillance are often hampered by difficulties of sample collection and transportation. Filter paper potentially provides a useful medium to help overcome such problems. We reviewed the literature on the use of
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Innovating the fight against syphilis

DST, 2020
Introduction: Syphilis is a major public health problem. Its incidence has increased in Brazil, particularly in the Southern Region. New tools are available, and immediate action is necessary.
Antonio Gerbase, Vanessa Martins de Oliveira, Suelen Porto Basgalupp, Thayane Martins Dornelles, Michelle Pretto, Luana Pedrotti, Emerson Silveira de Brito, Eliana Márcia Wendland   +7 more
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