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  1. A1 The outcome of patients with recurrent versus non-recurrent pneumococcal meningitis in a tertiary health-care hospital in Bucharest

    Authors: Cristian-Mihail Niculae, Eliza Manea, Raluca Jipa, Simona Merisor, Ruxandra Moroti, Serban Benea, Adriana Hristea, Alina Cristina Neguț, Oana Săndulescu, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Dana Mărculescu, Magdalena Lorena Andrei, Veronica Ilie, Marcela Popa, Coralia Bleotu, Carmen Chifiriuc…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16(Suppl 4):1877
    Content type: Meeting abstracts Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 4

  2. This study aimed to facilitate the understanding of the transmission route and risk factors that might contribute to the infection of Kaposi’s sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) among men who have sex with ...

    Authors: Yi Li, Xingcan Zhang, Yue Zhang, Minqi Wei, Sijie Tao and Ying Yang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:59
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. No Danish guidelines for screening of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in women living with HIV (WLWH) exist, except for annual syphilis testing. Drug-drug interaction between hormonal contraceptives and...

    Authors: Kristina Thorsteinsson, Steen Ladelund, Merete Storgaard, Frederikke Falkencrone Rønsholt, Isik Somuncu Johansen, Gitte Pedersen, Lars Nørregård Nielsen, Jesper Bonde, Henrik Westh, Niels Obel, Terese L. Katzenstein and Anne-Mette Lebech
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:81
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Cervical cancer, nearly all cases of which are caused by one of several high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (hr-HPV), leads to significant morbidity and mortality in individuals with a cervix. Trans ...

    Authors: Sari L. Reisner, Madeline B. Deutsch, Sarah M. Peitzmeier, Jaclyn M. White Hughto, Timothy Cavanaugh, Dana J. Pardee, Sarah McLean, Elliot J. Marrow, Matthew J. Mimiaga, Lori Panther, Marcy Gelman, Jamison Green and Jennifer Potter
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:444
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  5. Blood transfusion is associated with several risks particularly exposure to blood transfusion-transmissible infections (TTI), including: Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Human immunodeficiency...

    Authors: Nejat Siraj, Oliver Okoth Achila, John Issac, Efrem Menghisteab, Maedn Hailemariam, Semere Hagos, Yosan Gebremeskel and Daniel Tesfamichael
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:264
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. The studies on the occurrence and diversity of tick-borne infections in HIV-infected individuals have been few, and the subject has been relatively neglected when compared with other common infections associat...

    Authors: Renata Welc-Falęciak, Justyna D. Kowalska, Małgorzata Bednarska, Magdalena Szatan and Agnieszka Pawełczyk
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:227
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Online communication platforms have the potential to facilitate commercial sex among female sex workers (FSW), increasing the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STD). This study aimed to descri...

    Authors: Peizhen Zhao, Wenqian Xu, Rouxuan Ye, Yijia Shi and Cheng Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:701
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. In 2018, the World Health Organization commenced a multi-country validation study of the Cepheid GeneXpert for a range of molecular-based point-of-care (POC) tests in primary care settings. One study arm focus...

    Authors: Mark Shephard, Susan Matthews, Ranmini Kularatne, Kelly Andrewartha, Karel Blondeel, Christian Alvarez, Elsy Camey, Amina Hançali, Etienne Müller, Aurelie Haw, Hicham Oumzil, Daniel Golparian, Dorian E Ramirez, James Kiarie, Firdavs Kurbonov, Massimo Mirandola…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24(Suppl 1):277
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 1

  9. External genital lesions (EGL) are the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, determinants and sex differences in EGL among young adults from Brazil.

    Authors: Juliana Comerlato, Natália Luiza Kops, Marina Bessel, Jaqueline Driemeyer Horvath, Bruna Vieira Fernandes, Luisa Lina Villa, Flavia Moreno Alves de Souza, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira and Eliana Márcia Wendland
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:683
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. The HIV epidemic is still expanding among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China, but HIV testing rates remain suboptimal. Network-based interventions, such as secondary distribution, have shown promise to e...

    Authors: Siyue Hu, Ying Lu, Xi He, Yi Zhou, Dan Wu, Joseph D. Tucker, Bin Yang and Weiming Tang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:160
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  11. Although direct-acting antivirals can achieve sustained virological response rates greater than 90% in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infected persons, at present the majority of HCV-infected individuals remain undia...

    Authors: Weiming Tang, Wen Chen, Ali Amini, Debi Boeras, Jane Falconer, Helen Kelly, Rosanna Peeling, Olivia Varsaneux, Joseph D. Tucker and Philippa Easterbrook
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17(Suppl 1):695
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 1

  12. The inflammasome responses in Treponema pallidum infection have been poorly understood to date. This study aimed to investigate the expression of the nucleotide-binding leucine-rich receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inf...

    Authors: Li-Rong Lin, Yao Xiao, Wei Liu, Yu-Yan Chen, Xiao-Zhen Zhu, Zheng-Xiang Gao, Kun Gao, Man-Li Tong, Hui-Lin Zhang, Shu-Lian Li, Hui-Ling Lin, Wen-Dong Li, Xian-Ming Liang, Yong Lin, Li-Li Liu and Tian-Ci Yang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:101
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. In rural India, mobile medical clinics are useful models for delivering health promotion, education, and care. Mobile medical clinics use fewer providers for larger catchment areas compared to traditional clin...

    Authors: Noah Kojima, Karl Krupp, Kavitha Ravi, Savitha Gowda, Poornima Jaykrishna, Caitlyn Leonardson-Placek, Anand Siddhaiah, Claire C. Bristow, Anjali Arun, Jeffrey D. Klausner and Purnima Madhivanan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:189
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. Ordinary screening of transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) among blood donors is essential for blood transfusion. Although there is several TTIs studies focus on human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis ...

    Authors: Shuguo Yang, Danmei Jiao, Changjun Liu, Ming Lv, Shan Li, Zongyun Chen, Yao Deng, Yanqing Zhao and Jian Li
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:531
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Few data are available in Afghanistan to shape national military force health practices, particularly with regard to sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). We measured prevalence and correlates of HIV, syphil...

    Authors: Catherine S Todd, Abdul Nasir, G Farooq Mansoor, Sayed M Sahibzada, Linda L Jagodzinski, Farzana Salimi, M Naim Khateri, Braden R Hale, R Vincent Barthel and Paul T Scott
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2012 12:196
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Despite the availability of an effective vaccine, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections remain a major cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HBV burden in pregnancy, risk factors and the ...

    Authors: Kerina Duri, Privilege Tendai Munjoma, Hope Mataramvura, Arthur John Mazhandu, Panashe Chandiwana, Tarisai Marere, Felicity Zvanyadza Gumbo and Lovemore Ronald Mazengera
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:736
    Content type: Research Published on:

  17. Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) causes urogenital tract infections and is associated with reproductive morbidity. Although MG has been reported across many regions and population groups, it is not yet routinely tested...

    Authors: Xiao-Hui Zhang, Pei-Zhen Zhao, Wu-Jian Ke, Liu-Yuan Wang, Lai Sze Tso, Zheng-Yu Chen, Yu-Ying Liao, Chun-Mei Liang, Hui-Ru Chen, Xu-Qi Ren, Jin-Mei Huang, Jason J. Ong, Fan Yang and Li-Gang Yang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:649
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Polymorphisms of the human prion protein gene (PRNP) contribute to the genetic determinants of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Numerous polymorphisms in the promoter regions as well as the open reading frame of

    Authors: Bo-Yeong Choi, Su Yeon Kim, So-Young Seo, Seong Soo A An, SangYun Kim, Sang-Eun Park, Seung-Han Lee, Yun-Ju Choi, Sang-Jin Kim, Chi-Kyeong Kim, Jun-Sun Park and Young-Ran Ju
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2009 9:132
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. The prevalence, incidence and persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in sub-Saharan Africa are not well established. The objectives of the current study are to describe (predictors of) the epidemiolog...

    Authors: Nienke J Veldhuijzen, Sarah L Braunstein, Joseph Vyankandondera, Chantal Ingabire, Justin Ntirushwa, Evelyne Kestelyn, Coosje Tuijn, Ferdinand W Wit, Aline Umutoni, Mireille Uwineza, Tania Crucitti and Janneke HHM van de Wijgert
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2011 11:333
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Zika virus (ZIKV) is a recently emerged arbovirus, which infection during pregnancy is associated with a series of congenital malformations, collectively denominated Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS). Following i...

    Authors: Carlos A. A. Brito, Adélia Henriques-Souza, Cynthia R. P. Soares, Priscila M. S. Castanha, Laís C. Machado, Mylena R. Pereira, Mariana C. M. Sobral, Antonio R. Lucena-Araujo, Gabriel L. Wallau and Rafael F. O. Franca
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:388
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  21. In Brazil, due to the rapid increase in programmes for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), routine programme data are widely available. The objective of this study was to assess the utility...

    Authors: Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira, Meritxell Sabidó, Alessandro Caruso and Adele Schwartz Benzaken
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:469
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. Unlinked residual serum specimens from the 2012 National HIV and Syphilis Sentinel Surveillance Survey among pregnant women in Haiti were tested using two commercial kits (Focus HerpeSelect, Kalon) for HSV-2 ... ...

    Authors: Jean Wysler Domercant, Frantz Jean Louis, Erin Hulland, Mark Griswold, Jocelyne Andre-Alboth, Tun Ye and Barbara J. Marston
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:577
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionally affected by sexually transmitted infections (STI). STI are often extragenital and asymptomatic. Both can delay diagnosis and treatment. Approval of HIV pre...

    Authors: Klaus Jansen, Gyde Steffen, Anja Potthoff, Ann-Kathrin Schuppe, Daniel Beer, Heiko Jessen, Stefan Scholten, Petra Spornraft-Ragaller, Viviane Bremer and Carsten Tiemann
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:110
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. O1 HIV-1 diversity in Bulgaria (current molecular epidemiological picture)

    Authors: Ivailo Alexiev, Reneta Dimitrova, Anna Gancheva, Asya Kostadinova, Mariyana Stoycheva, Daniela Nikolova, Ivaylo Elenkov, Cătălin Tilișcan, Mioara Predescu, Bogdan Păunescu, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Oana Săndulescu, Claudiu Mihai Șchiopu, Mădălina Hristache, Lăcrămioara Aurelia Brîndușe, Adrian Streinu-Cercel…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16(Suppl 3):290
    Content type: Meeting abstracts Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 3

  25. Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are extremely common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that are associated with adverse birth and neonatal outcomes, and the risk of vertical transmi...

    Authors: Adriane Wynn, Aamirah Mussa, Rebecca Ryan, Emily Hansman, Selebaleng Simon, Bame Bame, Badani Moreri-Ntshabele, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Jeffrey D. Klausner and Chelsea Morroni
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:229
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  26. Incarceration has been associated with HIV infection among injection drug users. However, data on HIV risk factors of the inmates during incarceration are rarely reported from Thailand.

    Authors: Hansa Thaisri, John Lerwitworapong, Suthon Vongsheree, Pathom Sawanpanyalert, Chanchai Chadbanchachai, Archawin Rojanawiwat, Wichuda Kongpromsook, Wiroj Paungtubtim, Pongnuwat Sri-ngam and Rachaneekorn Jaisue
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2003 3:25
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. HIV/AIDS continues to be a global health problem. With currently no cure, it is critical to get an effective vaccine to add to the arsenal of prevention and treatment tools. HIV Exposed Sero-Negative (HESN) in...

    Authors: Sophia Osawe, Evaezi Okpokoro, Ruth Datiri, Grace Choji, Felicia Okolo, Pam Datong and Alash’le Abimiku
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:352
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. China experiencing an increasing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM), and unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) has played a key role in this process. The aims of this study were to examine the tre...

    Authors: Weibin Cheng, Weiming Tang, Fei Zhong, Giridhar R Babu, Zhigang Han, Faju Qin, Kai Gao, Huixia Mai, Yuteng Zhao, Caiyun Liang, Lirui Fan, Hao Wu, Huifang Xu and Ming Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:696
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. Plasmodium falciparum parasites, which could harbour anti-malaria drug resistance genes, are commonly detected in blood donors in malaria-endemic areas. Notwithstanding, anti-malaria drug resistant biomarkers hav...

    Authors: Enoch Aninagyei, Kwabena Obeng Duedu, Tanko Rufai, Comfort Dede Tetteh, Margaretta Gloria Chandi, Paulina Ampomah and Desmond Omane Acheampong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:533
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. The first yaws eradication campaign reduced the prevalence of yaws by 95%. In recent years, however, yaws has reemerged and is currently subject to a second, ongoing eradication campaign. Yet, the epidemiologi...

    Authors: Clara K. C. Lubinza, Simone Lueert, Luisa K. Hallmaier-Wacker, Esther Ngadaya, Idrissa S. Chuma, Rudovick R. Kazwala, Sayoki G. M. Mfinanga, Klaus Failing, Christian Roos and Sascha Knauf
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:392
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. About 90% of all malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa occur in children under five years. Fast and reliable diagnosis of malaria requires confirmation of the presence of malaria parasites in the blood of patie...

    Authors: Bernard Nkrumah, Samuel EK Acquah, Lukeman Ibrahim, Juergen May, Norbert Brattig, Egbert Tannich, Samuel Blay Nguah, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie and Frank Huenger
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2011 11:143
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Geographic and sociodemographic characterization of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) has been limited. Our aim was to characterize HCV prevalence, risk factors for H...

    Authors: Kara W. Chew, Martha L. Blum, Marjan Javanbakht, Laurel E. Clare, Lorelei D. Bornfleth, Robert Bolan, Debika Bhattacharya and Pamina M. Gorbach
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:538
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Youth in southern Africa, particularly adolescent girls and young women, are a key population for HIV prevention interventions. Untreated genital tract infections (GTIs) increase both HIV transmission and acqu...

    Authors: Angela Kaida, Janan J. Dietrich, Fatima Laher, Mags Beksinska, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Megan Bardsley, Patricia Smith, Laura Cotton, Pooja Chitneni, Kalysha Closson, David A. Lewis, Jenni A. Smit, Thumbi Ndung’u, Mark Brockman and Glenda Gray
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:499
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Zika virus (ZIKV) has been identified in several body fluids of infected individuals. In most cases, it remained detected in blood from few days to 1 week after the onset of symptoms, and can persist longer in ur...

    Authors: Guilherme Amaral Calvet, Edna Oliveira Kara, Silvana Pereira Giozza, Camila Helena Aguiar Bôtto-Menezes, Philippe Gaillard, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira Franca, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães de Lacerda, Marcia da Costa Castilho, Patrícia Brasil, Patrícia Carvalho de Sequeira, Maeve Brito de Mello, Ximena Pamela Diaz Bermudez, Kayvon Modjarrad, Robyn Meurant, Sihem Landoulsi, Adele Schwartz Benzaken…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:49
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  35. We investigated the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and associated behavioural risk factors in men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) attending a clinical service in Cape Town, South Africa.

    Authors: Etienne E. Müller, Kevin Rebe, Tobias F. Chirwa, Helen Struthers, James McIntyre and David A. Lewis
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:440
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Integration of a sensitive point-of-care (POC) HIV viral load (VL) test into screening algorithms may help detect acute HIV infection earlier, identify people with HIV (PWH) who are not virally suppressed, and...

    Authors: Mohammad Harris Bayan, Travis Smalls, Alec Boudreau, Agha W. Mirza, Courtney Pasco, Zoe O Demko, Richard E. Rothman, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Susan H. Eshleman, Heba H. Mostafa, Nathalie Gonzalez-Jimenez, Pollyanna R. Chavez, Brian Emerson, Kevin P. Delaney, Debra Daugherty, Robin J. MacGowan…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:570
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  37. Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection is one of the most pervasive sexually transmitted infections and has high prevalence in urogenital and extra-urogenital sites among men who have sex with men (MSM). This study...

    Authors: Ying Zhou, Yu-Mao Cai, Shi-Liang Li, Ning-Xiao Cao, Xiao-Feng Zhu, Feng Wang, Yan Han, Yue-Ping Yin and Xiang-Sheng Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:1041
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects people worldwide but the local burden especially in pregnant women and their new born babies is unknown. In Rwanda HIV-infected individuals who are also infected with HBV are su...

    Authors: Mwumvaneza Mutagoma, Helene Balisanga, Samuel S. Malamba, Dieudonné Sebuhoro, Eric Remera, David J. Riedel, Steve Kanters and Sabin Nsanzimana
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:618
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Control programs have been executed in an attempt to reduce vertical transmission and the severity of congenital infection in regions with a high incidence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. We aimed to evalu...

    Authors: Mariza M Avelino, Waldemar N Amaral, Isolina MX Rodrigues, Alan R Rassi, Maria BF Gomes, Tatiane L Costa and Ana M Castro
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:33
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Blood transfusion is associated with exposure to blood Transfusion Transmissible Infection (TTIs). The threat posed by the blood-borne pathogens is disproportionately distributed in different healthcare facili...

    Authors: Sen Claudine Henriette Ngomtcho, Olive Njike Ngo Biyong, Timothy Amos Ekwere, Jonas Merlin Wandji Takemegni, Henrietta Mbah, Sandra Maella Makamdoum Bogne, Omer Aurelle Nkengkanna and Henri Lucien Fouamno Kamga
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:370
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. Intimate partner violence (IPV), alcohol use, and depression are key vulnerabilities for HIV in Uganda, and taken together may have a synergistic effect on risk. Our objective was to investigate the associatio...

    Authors: Susan M. Kiene, Haruna Lule, Katelyn M. Sileo, Kazi Priyanka Silmi and Rhoda K. Wanyenze
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:88
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. There are few data available on the prevalence, incidence, and residual risk of transfusion-transmitted HBV (TT-HBV) infections among Chinese blood donors. This study investigated the demographic characteristi...

    Authors: Ling Li, Tingting Han, Liang Zang, Libin Niu, Weifang Cheng, Hongkeng Lin, Ka Yi Li, Ruan Cao, Binghai Zhao, Yuqiang Liu, Guojin Ou, Xiao Liu, Yingjie Qi, Yanhua Li and Zhong Liu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:754
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. In low-income countries (LICs), HIV sentinel surveillance surveys (HIV-SSS) are recommended in between two demographic and health surveys, due to low-cost than the latter. Using the classical unlinked anonymou...

    Authors: Serge C. Billong, Jacob Dee, Joseph Fokam, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Gabriel L. Ekali, Raoul Fodjo, Edith S. Temgoua, Edson-Joan Billong, Samuel M. Sosso, Jembia J. Mosoko, Francisca Monebenimp, Alexis Ndjolo, Anne-Cecile Z-K. Bissek, Omotayo Bolu and Jean-Bosco N. Elat
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. A large burden of undiagnosed hepatitis virus cases remains globally. Despite the 257 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, and 71 million with chronic viraemic HCV infection, most pe...

    Authors: Rosanna W. Peeling, Debrah I. Boeras, Francesco Marinucci and Philippa Easterbrook
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17(Suppl 1):699
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 1

  45. Transgender and gender diverse individuals often face structural barriers to health care because of their gender minority status. The aim of this study was to examine the association between gender minority st...

    Authors: Yongjie Sha, Willa Dong, Weiming Tang, Lingling Zheng, Xi Huang, Kathryn E. Muessig and Joseph D. Tucker
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:1065
    Content type: Research Published on:

  46. This study aims to investigate the association between CD4+ T cell count and combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) with the prevalence of anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among HIV-positive male cohort ...

    Authors: Jing Zhang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Yiwen Ye, Weiwei Shen, Xiaohong Ye, Yajun Lin, Zhebin Lin, Shigang Tan, Meiyang Gao, Yingying Ding, Haijiang Lin, Youyi Wang, Na He and Xing Liu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:250
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. Uganda accounts for 5% of all malaria cases and deaths reported globally and, in endemic countries, pregnancy is a risk factor for both acquisition of P. falciparum infection and development of severe malaria. In...

    Authors: Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Francesco Di Gennaro, Jerry Ictho, Mariangela L’Episcopia, Emmanuel Onapa, Claudia Marotta, Elda De Vita, James Amone, Valentina Iacobelli, Joseph Ogwang, Giovanni Dall’Oglio, Benedict Ngole, Rita Murri, Lameck Olal, Massimo Fantoni, Samuel Okori…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:668
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  48. Visceral Leishmaniasis is endemic to Brazil, where it is caused by Leishmania infantum (syn. Leishmania chagasi). Following parasite inoculation, individuals may experience asymptomatic infection, raising the pos...

    Authors: Kiyoshi F Fukutani, Virgínia Figueiredo, Fabiana S Celes, Juqueline R Cristal, Aldina Barral, Manoel Barral-Netto and Camila I de Oliveira
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:422
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Nocardiosis is an uncommon disease caused by aerobic gram-positive bacteria Nocardia spp. Although it is usually an opportunistic infection affecting immunocompromised patients, even one third of cases occur in i...

    Authors: Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska, Piotr Czupryna, Izabela Swiecicka, Henryk Grześ, Agnieszka Siemieniako, Sambor Grygorczuk, Eugeniusz Tarasów and Sławomir Pancewicz
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:56
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  50. Human Papillomaviruses (HPV) are double-stranded DNA viruses, considered to be the primary etiological agents in cervical intraepithelial neoplasias and cancers. Approximately 15–20 of the 40 mucosal HPVs conf...

    Authors: Christopher Ng'andwe, John J Lowe, Paula J Richards, Lara Hause, Charles Wood and Peter C Angeletti
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2007 7:77
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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