Showing papers in "International Journal of Infectious Diseases in 2022"

TL;DR: In this paper , the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2-related diseases in real-world settings was evaluated in a meta-analysis.

TL;DR: The emergence of specific SARS-CoV-2 variants were characterised as Variant of Interest (VOI) and Variant of Concern (VOC) to prioritise global monitoring and research, and to inform the ongoing global response to the COVID-19 pandemic as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: The authors in this paper reviewed the data presented in the global TB report and discussed the current constraints in global response and emphasized that ending the TB epidemic will require bold leadership, optimization of existing interventions, widespread coverage, addressing social determinants of TB and importantly mobilization of adequate funding required for TB care and prevention.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors explain research gaps on Monkeypox (MPX) virus epidemiology in endemic countries and present hypotheses for the recent increase of MPX cases in West Africa as a possible explanation for the current epidemic in Europe, America, and Australia.

TL;DR: A new nomenclature has been proposed to distinguish recurring local cases in known enzootic regions from the current outbreak, with the previous Congo Basin lineage as clade 1, the West African local cases (and incidental travellers) as CLade 2, and the current outbreaks outside of the African region as claded 3 as mentioned in this paper .

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated and compared waning vaccine effectiveness (VE) against COVID-19 infection and related ICU admission and death for BNT162b2 and CoronaVac vaccines.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated circulating ACE2 activity to predict the severity and mortality of COVID-19 patients and found that ACE2 was associated with inflammatory biomarkers and was further elevated during the hospital stay in critically ill patients.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of melatonin on thrombosis, sepsis, and mortality rate in adult patients with severe coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper , the effect of melatonin on thrombosis, sepsis, and mortality rate in adult patients with severe coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was investigated.

TL;DR: A case of a 21-year-old woman with refractory B-cell acute lymphocytic leukaemia who presented with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) remained positive for SARS by viral culture for 78 days and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for 97 days as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: In this article , a mathematical model with time-varying transmission rate, vaccination, and immune evasion was developed to estimate the transmissibility and infection fatality ratio of the Omicron variant in South Africa.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explored the household transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 in children in new-variants dominating periods and found that younger children were as susceptible as older children (RR = 0.18-0.30).

TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 18201 individuals in four South Asian countries; Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal between January 17 and February 2, 2021 using semi-structured questionnaires.

TL;DR: In this article , a cross-sectional study using semi-structured questionnaires among 18201 individuals in four South Asian countries; Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal between January 17 and February 2, 2021, was conducted to understand belief, attitude and intention of the people in the South Asia region towards the vaccine.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors compared the clinical severity of Omicron BA.4/BA.5 infection with BA.1 and earlier variant infections among laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases in the Western Cape, South Africa, using timing of infection to infer the lineage/variant causing infection.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper performed rapid antigen and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests simultaneously in patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper performed rapid antigen and reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) tests simultaneously in patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and direct whole genome sequencing was performed to determine the N protein variations, and the viral assemblies were uploaded to GISAID.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors reviewed the literature regarding the tests available for TB infection diagnosis, the preventive therapies options and the cascade of care for controlling TB at a public health level.

TL;DR: A higher number of symptoms at hospital admission was the most relevant risk factor for developing more post- COVID symptoms, supporting the assumption that a higher symptom load at the acute phase is associated with a greater likelihood of long-term post-COVID symptoms.

TL;DR: In this paper, the duration of protection from reinfection after natural infection after SARS-CoV-2 was analyzed and additional analyses evaluated impact of age, sex, symptom status, long-term care facility connection, testing occurrence and frequency, and time from initial infection.

TL;DR: In this article , the duration of protection from reinfection after a natural infection after natural infection is important. But, the authors did not evaluate the impact of age, sex, symptom status, long-term care facility connection, testing occurrence and frequency, and time from initial infection.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored a potential country-based ecological link between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant (B.1.529) infection and an apparent current global outbreak of severe hepatitis of unknown etiology among children.

TL;DR: In this paper , a Cox regression was performed for the outcome of hospital admission in those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on the Seegene AllplexTM assay from November 1 to December 14, 2021 in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, in the public sector.

TL;DR: In the first half of 2022, seasonal patterns had not returned to normal, with unusually late and protracted influenza seasons in the Northern Hemisphere, and early season activity in the Southern Hemisphere as mentioned in this paper .

TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in disruptions of routine health services and diversion of already limited available resources in sub-Saharan Africa, and disease programs like TB, malaria and HIV have recorded gaps in prevention and treatment with the prospects of reversing gains made towards meeting global targets.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors explored the effect of inactivated vaccine immunization on the course of disease in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.2 variant.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors reported the first confirmed case of monkeypox virus infection in a 20-year-old man who returned from Germany, from January to June 2022.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors developed transmission models for SARS-CoV-2 variants and influenza, in which transmission, death, and vaccination rates were taken to be time-varying.

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and mortality of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombinia (VITT) after adenoviral vector vaccination was presented in this paper .

TL;DR: In this article , the risk of hospitalization among reported cases of the Delta variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) compared with the Alpha variant in Norway was estimated using multivariate log-binomial regression, accounting for variant, vaccination status, demographic characteristics, week of sampling and underlying comorbidities.