BMC Infectious Diseases

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This journal is participating in a pilot of NISO/STM's Working Group on Peer Review Taxonomy, to identify and standardize definitions and terminology in peer review practices in order to make the peer review process for articles and journals more transparent. Further information on the pilot is available here.

The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

We welcome your feedback on this Peer Review Taxonomy Pilot. Please can you take the time to complete this short survey.

Call for content: Impact of COVID-19 Health Policies on Other Infectious Diseases

Guest edited by Prof. Carlo Torti (University Magna Graecia, Italy), Prof. Elijah Paintsil (Yale School of Medicine. USA) and Prof. Peter Nyasulu (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), this collection aims to bring together original research articles and systematic reviews characterizing the benefits and detriments of COVID-19 pandemic health policies on prevention, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of the whole spectrum of infectious diseases.

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SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Find a selection of articles published across Springer Nature, as well as additional commentary and books relevant to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

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Zika virus infection and microcephaly: spatial analysis and socio-environmental determinants in a region of high Aedes aegypti infestation in the Central-West Region of Brazil

Authors: Patrícia Silva Nunes, Rafael Alves Guimarães, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Wayner Vieira de Souza and Marília Dalva Turchi

Content type: Research

27 October 2021
Effectiveness of oseltamivir treatment on clinical failure in hospitalized patients with lower respiratory tract infection

Authors: Timothy L. Wiemken, Stephen P. Furmanek, Ruth M. Carrico, Paula Peyrani, Daniel Hoft, Alicia M. Fry and Julio A. Ramirez

Content type: Research

27 October 2021
Diagnosis of Enterococcus faecalis meningitis associated with long-term cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea using metagenomics next-generation sequencing: a case report

Authors: Xiaobo Zhang, Chao Jiang and Chaojun Zhou

Content type: Case report

26 October 2021
Serum procalcitonin levels associate with Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Authors: Mohammad Abdehagh, Masoumeh Azimirad, Hamidreza Houri, Banafsheh Nadalian, Fahimeh Azimirad, Meysam Olfatifar, Ome Kolsoum Nasir Shoeibi, Abbas Yadegar, Shabnam Shahrokh, Mehran Mahdavi Roshan, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei and Mohammad Reza Zali

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26 October 2021
Association of vancomycin trough concentration on the treatment outcome of patients with bacteremia caused by Enterococcus species

Authors: Yujin Sohn, John Hoon Rim, Yunsuk Cho, Jonghoon Hyun, Yaejee Baek, Moohyun Kim, Jung Ho Kim, Hye Seong, Jin Young Ahn, Sang-Guk Lee, Jong-Beack Lim, Su Jin Jeong, Nam Su Ku, Jun Yong Choi, Joon-Sup Yeom and Young Goo Song

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26 October 2021

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Ivermectin to prevent hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19 (IVERCOR-COVID19) a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Authors: Julio Vallejos, Rodrigo Zoni, María Bangher, Silvina Villamandos, Angelina Bobadilla, Fabian Plano, Claudia Campias, Evangelina Chaparro Campias, Maria Fernanda Medina, Fernando Achinelli, Hector Andres Guglielmone, Jorge Ojeda, Diego Farizano Salazar, Gerardo Andino, Pablo Kawerin, Silvana Dellamea…

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2 July 2021
How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review

Authors: Axel Kramer, Ingeborg Schwebke and Günter Kampf

Content type: Research article

16 August 2006
Methylprednisolone or dexamethasone, which one is superior corticosteroid in the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a triple-blinded randomized controlled trial

Authors: Keivan Ranjbar, Mohsen Moghadami, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Mohammad Javad Fallahi, Vahid Khaloo, Reza Shahriarirad, Amirhossein Erfani, Zohre Khodamoradi and Mohammad Hasan Gholampoor Saadi

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10 April 2021

The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:436
Case report of restless anal syndrome as restless legs syndrome variant after COVID-19

Authors: Itaru Nakamura, Takao Itoi and Takeshi Inoue

Content type: Case report

23 September 2021
Timing of progression from Chlamydia trachomatisinfection to pelvic inflammatory disease: a mathematical modelling study

Authors: Sereina A Herzog, Christian L Althaus, Janneke CM Heijne, Pippa Oakeshott, Sally Kerry, Phillip Hay and Nicola Low

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11 August 2012

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Lessons learned from the first European project on the integration of infectious diseases in testing services, data collection and country responses

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Aims and scope

BMC Infectious Diseases is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases in humans, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

Peer Review Taxonomy

The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

We welcome your feedback on this Peer Review Taxonomy Pilot. Please can you take the time to complete this short survey.

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Adrian Gonzalez Lopez, BMC

Assistant Editors

Stuart Weir, BMC
Sarah Gray, BMC

BMC Series Focus Issues

October: Focus on Stem Cells

With Stem Cell Awareness day on the 13th October this year we have compiled an article collection from across different BMC Series journals covering aspects of basic stem cell biology; in vitro differentiation studies; stem-cell based therapy studies for various conditions in animal models; technical advancements and ethical issues.

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September: Patient and public involvement in research

In recognition of World Patient Safety Awareness day on 17th September, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research. We have collated free-to-read content from across our journals - showcasing patient perspectives, research into the study of PPI, and engaging public partners as co-authors in research.

We are Recruiting New Associate Editors

We are recruiting new Associate Editors to join our international editorial board, helping to provide expertise on a wide range of different subject disciplines.

Research Data Support for authors

Research Data Support is an optional Springer Nature service available to researchers who have datasets they want to make easier to cite, share and find. Learn more about this service and the many benefits of making your data publicly available.

Collection: Hepatitis C

The 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for their discovery of Hepatitis C virus. In celebration of what they started and showcasing areas of research that have since emerged, we here present a collection of articles from the BMC Biology, BMC Medicine, Genome Medicine and the BMC Series Journals on biology, diagnosis and treatment and wider public health and medical outcomes of the Hepatitis C virus and its infection.