Showing papers in "International Journal of Infectious Diseases in 2012"

TL;DR: The emergence of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic is evaluated and information is used as background for an in-depth review of the epidemiology of bacterial pneumonia complicating influenza, to review the bacterial pathogens most likely to be associated with post-influenza bacterial pneumonia, and to discuss treatment considerations in patients.

TL;DR: The findings illustrate the uniqueness of each serotype in producing epidemics and severe disease and underscore the importance of long-term surveillance of dengue serotypes in understanding the epidemiology of these viruses.

TL;DR: The prevalence of HBV carriers in China was markedly reduced after the introduction of the universal HBV vaccination program, and the number of new cases may be reduced to close to zero in the future and this may eventually result in the eradication ofHBV.

TL;DR: An overview of the epidemiological and epizootic status of brucellosis in Turkey is given and primary healthcare workers are reminded to always keep the symptoms of acute and chronic bru cellosis in mind when treating patients.

TL;DR: A review of the available literature suggests that the primary prevention of CDI with specific probiotic agents may be achievable, and potential flaws in study design were identified.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the main factors that have contributed to the emergence of epidemic dengue, but only three have been the principal drivers: 1) urbanization, 2) globalization and 3) lack of effective mosquito control.

TL;DR: High quality primary studies on disease incidence, use of health resources, and standardized data collection on disease burden and circulating strains are essential to provide baseline data for the future evaluation of vaccine impact.

TL;DR: The meta-analysis showed that fluoroquinolones and age over 65 years were associated with a higher risk of CDI due to the BI/NAP1/027 strain.

TL;DR: Melioidosis is quite prevalent in the western coastal region of India, and is strongly associated with rainfall, age, and diabetes mellitus, and higher proportions of musculoskeletal, dental, and lymph node melioidsosis were seen in this region as compared to endemic areas.

TL;DR: Clinical features and risk factors of A(H1N1)pdm09 are comparable to those of seasonal influenza, including risk factors for severe disease, and the knowledge gap in this area is identified.

TL;DR: Patients with MSI who present with multiple space involvement, a high leukocyte count, and those with diabetes are at higher risk of developing life-threatening complications and need to be closely monitored.

TL;DR: The woman being the sole provider for her family was associated with a higher likelihood of fully immunizing the child, and the woman lacking decision-making autonomy was associatedwith a lower likelihood of full immunization.

TL;DR: The level of circulating nucleosomes in the serum has a predictive value for sepsis and organ dysfunction and may serve as a candidate biomarker for the diagnosis/prognosis of sepsi.

TL;DR: The case of a 15-year-old girl with pelvic and sacral emphysematous osteomyelitis caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum is reported, which was cured following four surgical procedures and 4 weeks of intravenous then4 weeks of oral antibiotics.

TL;DR: These findings provide the first baseline data on dengue seroprevalence in the country, and are likely to be among the causes of acute fever in eastern Africa.

TL;DR: A substantial reduction in gastroenteritis-related hospitalizations and mortality in children <5 years of age following the introduction of rotavirus vaccine in Panama was observed.

TL;DR: This study is the first to show the presence of A. baumannii in human body lice, and also in head louse, in Ethiopia.

TL;DR: Elderly patients account for a substantial proportion of patients with candidemia and have a higher mortality compared to younger patients, and factors associated with mortality in elderly patients were lung disease and the receipt of mechanical ventilation.

TL;DR: Although JE has traditionally been regarded as a children's disease, the majority of cases now occur in adults in countries where strong immunization programs exist, such as in South Korea, where consideration should be given to an adult vaccination policy in the near future.

TL;DR: Primary series and booster vaccination of a fractional IPV dose administered by the ID route was highly immunogenic and well tolerated, and these data confirm the medical validity of using fractional ID doses of IPV.

TL;DR: The wide geographical case dispersion as well as the male and older age preponderance suggests transmission during the yellow fever outbreak was largely sylvatic and related to occupational activities around forests.

TL;DR: Cumulative evidence supporting the use of combination antifungal therapy in IA is conflicting and of moderate strength, and well-designed RCTs are required to adequately address the issue of the usefulness of this approach.

TL;DR: Western physicians should be aware of the typical (eye worm migration and Calabar swellings) as well as unusual clinical presentations of loiasis, due to increasing travel and the migration of people from the endemic countries of West Africa to Europe and the USA.

TL;DR: Strengthening regional surveillance systems and regularly publishing reports with reliable estimates of disease incidence, carriage, disease-related mortality, and sequelae may facilitate the development of appropriate interventions and public health strategies regarding meningococcal disease within the region.

TL;DR: The spontaneous sedimentation technique in tube (SSTT), for application in poor healthcare settings and under field-work conditions, was described 25 years ago in Peru by Tello for its ability to detect the majority of intestinal parasites and its low cost.

TL;DR: The carriage of MRSA was not affected by clinical exposure in the hospital for 1-2 years, and less than 5% of medical students in northern Taiwan harbored MRSA, categorized as community strains, in their nares.

TL;DR: Fluoroquinolone exposure is a strong risk factor for ESBL-E bacteremia, and known colonization status should be taken into consideration when choosing empirical therapy.

TL;DR: The re-emergence of scrub typhus in three states of the northeast India region after a gap of 65 years is reported.

TL;DR: UTI was found in 12.5% of the asymptomatic jaundiced neonates with the onset of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in the first week of life, and it is suggested that urine culture should be considered as a part of the diagnostic evaluation of jaundicing neonates older than 3 days with an unexplained etiology.

TL;DR: The association of West Nile virus with ocular infection in South India during an epidemic of mysterious fever in the first half of 2010 was clearly established through molecular approaches employing envelope gene-specific real-time RT-PCR and RT-LAMP assays followed by nucleotide sequencing.