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  1. After relaxing social distancing measures, South Korea experienced a resurgent second epidemic wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we aimed to identify the transmission dynamics of seve...

    Authors: Sukhyun Ryu, Sheikh Taslim Ali, Eunbi Noh, Dasom Kim, Eric H. Y. Lau and Benjamin J. Cowling
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:485
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:660

  2. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has been largely controlled in China, to the point where case fatality rate (CFR) data can be comprehensively evaluated.

    Authors: Qing-Bin Lu, Hai-Yang Zhang, Tian-Le Che, Han Zhao, Xi Chen, Rui Li, Wan-Li Jiang, Hao-Long Zeng, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Hui Long, Qiang Wang, Ming-Qing Wu, Michael P. Ward, Yue Chen, Zhi-Jie Zhang, Yang Yang…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:481
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  3. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Cross-sectional studies have provided variable rates of seroprevalence in HCWs. Longitudinal assessments of the serological response to Cov...

    Authors: Mirentxu Iruretagoyena, Macarena R. Vial, Maria Spencer-Sandino, Pablo Gaete, Anne Peters, Iris Delgado, Inia Perez, Claudia Calderon, Lorena Porte, Paulette Legarraga, Alicia Anderson, Ximena Aguilera, Pablo Vial, Thomas Weitzel and Jose M. Munita
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:478
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  4. School-aged children (SAC) are a high-risk demographic group for infectious diseases and malnutrition. The objective of this study was to assess the burden and the effect of Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma ...

    Authors: Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Ofon Vitalis Otia, Lorraine Francis, Orelien Sylvain Mtopi Bopda, Calvin Bisong Ebai, Teh Rene Ning, Helen Kuo Kuo Kimbi and Theresa Nkuo-Akenji
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:477
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  5. The COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan started in December 2019 and was under control by the end of March 2020 with a total of 50,006 confirmed cases by the implementation of a series of nonpharmaceutical intervention...

    Authors: Xi Huo, Jing Chen and Shigui Ruan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:476
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  6. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), and in infants, adolescents, adults, pregnant women, and the immunocompromised it can be serious. The best way to prevent c...

    Authors: Francesco Paolo Bianchi, Silvio Tafuri, Angela Maria Vittoria Larocca, Cinzia Annatea Germinario and Pasquale Stefanizzi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:475
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  7. Defining socio-demographic factors, clinical presentations and underlying diseases associated with COVID-19 severity could be helpful in its management. This study aimed to further clarify the determinants and...

    Authors: Mohammad-Reza Sohrabi, Rozhin Amin, Ali Maher, Ayad Bahadorimonfared, Shahriar Janbazi, Khatereh Hannani, Ali-Asghar Kolahi and Ali-Reza Zali
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:474
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  8. Until now, the influential factors associated with pleural adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity among children remain unclear. This retrospective study was therefore conducted aiming to investigate the factors a...

    Authors: Xing-Fen Han, Chao Han, Feng Jin, Jun-Li Wang and Mao-Shui Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:473
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  9. HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is being considered for implementation among MSM nationwide in Vietnam. However, there may be concerns about potential obstacles for PrEP adherence among Vietnamese MSM. Thi...

    Authors: Long Hoang Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi Nguyen, Bach Xuan Tran, Mattias Larsson, Luis E. C. Rocha, Anna Thorson and Susanne Strömdahl
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:472
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  11. In 2017, New Caledonia experienced an outbreak of severe dengue causing high hospital burden (4379 cases, 416 hospital admissions, 15 deaths). We decided to build a local operational model predictive of dengue...

    Authors: Ingrid Marois, Carole Forfait, Catherine Inizan, Elise Klement-Frutos, Anabelle Valiame, Daina Aubert, Ann-Claire Gourinat, Sylvie Laumond, Emilie Barsac, Jean-Paul Grangeon, Cécile Cazorla, Audrey Merlet, Arnaud Tarantola, Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol and Elodie Descloux
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:470
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  12. Although great progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of AIDS, there are still a considerable number of new infections annually, especially in adolescents. With the advance of technology, game-...

    Authors: Jian Tang, Yanhua Chen, Xingli Yu, Jianlan Ren, Mei Li, Yue Luo, Hong Xie and Jing Wen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:469
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  13. Vector control plays a critical role in the prevention, control and elimination of vector-borne diseases, and interventions of vector control continue to depend largely on the action of chemical insecticides. ...

    Authors: Henk van den Berg, Haroldo Sergio da Silva Bezerra, Emmanuel Chanda, Samira Al-Eryani, Bhupender N. Nagpal, Elkhan Gasimov, Raman Velayudhan and Rajpal S. Yadav
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:468
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  14. Identifying and treating individuals with high risk of progression from latent tuberculosis infection to active tuberculosis (TB) disease is critical for eliminating the disease. We aimed to conduct a systemat...

    Authors: Jorge R. Ledesma, Jianing Ma, Peng Zheng, Jennifer M. Ross, Theo Vos and Hmwe H. Kyu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:467
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV (PLH) frequently presents as sputum smear-negative. However, clinical trials of TB in adults often use smear-positive individuals to ensure measurable bact...

    Authors: Edith E. Machowski, Matebogo Letutu, Limakatso Lebina, Ziyaad Waja, Reginah Msandiwa, Minja Milovanovic, Bhavna G. Gordhan, Kennedy Otwombe, Sven O. Friedrich, Richard Chaisson, Andreas H. Diacon, Bavesh Kana and Neil Martinson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:466
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a global pandemic since March 11th, 2020. Despite emerging reports and literature covering a broad spectrum of COVID-19 clinical manifestations, facets of ...

    Authors: Muzakkir Amir, Andi Renata and Levina Tri Ratana
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:465
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  17. Leishmaniasis is one of the most neglected tropical diseases in the world and remains endemic in some underdeveloped regions, including western China. The phylogeny and classification of Chinese Leishmania has no...

    Authors: Dongmei Yuan, Hanxiao Qin, Dali Chen and Jianping Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:464
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Streptococcus pyogenes causes a profound global burden of morbidity and mortality across its diverse clinical spectrum. To support a new controlled human infection (‘challenge’) model seeking to accelerate S. pyo...

    Authors: Loraine V. Fabri, Kristy I. Azzopardi, Joshua Osowicki, Hannah R. Frost, Pierre R. Smeesters and Andrew C. Steer
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:463
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  20. Tuberculosis (TB) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are global health diseases with high morbidity and mortality. Few studies have focused on platelet indices in TB-DM coinfection patients. The objective of th...

    Authors: Feifan Xu, Shengyan Qu, Lin Wang and Yongwei Qin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:461
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. This case report describes the clinical process of a shepherd who suffered brucellosis-related endocarditis (BE) and spondylitis (BS) and was infected with Brucella melitensis biovar 3 (B. melitensis biovar 3).

    Authors: Huan Zhang, Songsong Xie, Yueli Wang, Xiaoli Zhao, Jihai Yi, Zhen Wang, Qi Liu, Xiaoyu Deng, Bingjie Li, Buyun Cui, Yuanzhi Wang and Chuangfu Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:460
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  22. COVID-19 is a public health emergency with a high mortality rate and it reduces the patient’s Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) significantly. This effect is measured in the current study.

    Authors: Cyrus Alinia, Safura Yaghmaei, Farman Zahir Abdullah, Asad Ahmadi, Nasrin Samadi, Sima Pourteimour, Hossein Safari, Hassan Mahmoodi, Ghobad Moradi and Bakhtiar Piroozi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:459
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:538

  23. During the spike of COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan (June-2020), multiple SARS-CoV-2 PCR-test negative pneumonia cases with higher mortality were reported by media. We aimed to study the epidemiologic characte...

    Authors: Abduzhappar Gaipov, Arnur Gusmanov, Anara Abbay, Yesbolat Sakko, Alpamys Issanov, Kainar Kadyrzhanuly, Zhanar Yermakhanova, Lazzat Aliyeva, Ardak Kashkynbayev, Iklas Moldaliyev, Byron Crape and Antonio Sarria-Santamera
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:458
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:692

  24. This study presents the methods and results of the investigation into a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a professional community. Due to the limited testing capacity available in France at the time, we elaborated a tes...

    Authors: Franck de Laval, Anaïs Grosset-Janin, François Delon, Alexandre Allonneau, Christelle Tong, Flavie Letois, Anne Couderc, Marc-Antoine Sanchez, César Destanque, Fabrice Biot, Françoise Raynaud, Christine Bigaillon, Olivier Ferraris, Etienne Simon-Loriere, Vincent Enouf, Dinaherisoa Andriamanantena…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:457
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  25. Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, which causes Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). It has been recognised as a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections and a consider...

    Authors: Elaine Finn, Fredrik L. Andersson and Matthew Madin-Warburton
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:456
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Leishmaniasis is one of the ten most important neglected tropical diseases worldwide. Understanding the distribution of vectors of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis (VL/CL) is one of the significant strateg...

    Authors: Ali Bordbar and Parviz Parvizi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:455
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Globally, Coronavirus disease-19 has created unprecedented challenges to public health. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of COVID-19 because of their profession. There are limited studies conducted in Eth...

    Authors: Werku Etafa, Gosa Gadisa, Shibiru Jabessa and Tagay Takele
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:454
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. The aim of this study was to characterize the transmission chains and clusters of COVID-19 infection in Tunisia.

    Authors: Mouna Safer, Hejer Letaief, Aicha Hechaichi, Chahida Harizi, Sonia Dhaouadi, Leila Bouabid, Sondes Darouiche, Donia Gharbi, Nawel Elmili, Hamida Ben Salah, Mongi Hammami, Khouloud Talmoudi, Rim Moussa, Nejib Charaa, Hasna Termiz, Fethi Ltaief…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:453
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. COVID-19 has impacted populations around the world, with the fatality rate varying dramatically across countries. Selenium, as one of the important micronutrients implicated in viral infections, was suggested ...

    Authors: Hai-Yang Zhang, An-Ran Zhang, Qing-Bin Lu, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Zhi-Jie Zhang, Xiu-Gang Guan, Tian-Le Che, Yang Yang, Hao Li, Wei Liu and Li-Qun Fang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:452
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  30. Infleunza is a challenging issue in public health. The mortality and morbidity associated with epidemic and pandemic influenza puts a heavy burden on health care system. Most patients with influenza can be tre...

    Authors: Chan-Wa Cheong, Chien-Lin Chen, Chih-Huang Li, Chen-June Seak, Hsiao-Jung Tseng, Kuang-Hung Hsu, Chip-Jin Ng and Cheng-Yu Chien
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:451
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  31. A protective effect of vitamin D against COVID-19 infection is under investigation. We aimed to analyze the effect of vitamin D sufficiency on the clinical outcomes of patients infected with COVID-19.

    Authors: Alireza Davoudi, Narges Najafi, Mohsen Aarabi, Atefeh Tayebi, Roja Nikaeen, Hamideh Izadyar, Zahra Salar, Leila Delavarian, Narges Vaseghi, Zahra Daftarian and Fatemeh Ahangarkani
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:450
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  32. There is a need for innovative strategies to improve TB testing uptake and patient retention along the continuum of TB care early-on in treatment without burdening under-resourced health systems. We used a mix...

    Authors: Stephanie Law, Boitumelo Seepamore, Olivia Oxlade, Nondumiso Sikhakhane, Halima Dawood, Sheldon Chetty, Nesri Padayatchi, Dick Menzies and Amrita Daftary
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:449
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  33. In the era of anti-retroviral therapy (ART), the plasma HIV viral load (VL) is an important primary indicator for monitoring the HIV treatment response. To optimize the clinical management of HIV/AIDS patients...

    Authors: Shanfang Qin, Jingzhen Lai, Hong Zhang, Di Wei, Qing Lv, Xue Pan, Lihua Huang, Ke Lan, Zhihao Meng, Hao Liang and Chuanyi Ning
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:448
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Enterococcus casseliflavus is rarely isolated from human specimens. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports on its detailed treatment course and prognosis. Here, we present the first known case of E. c...

    Authors: Nobumasa Okumura, Takashi Watanabe, Satoshi Teranishi, Daisuke Suzuki, Takahiko Hashimoto, Kosuke Takahashi and Toru Hara
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:447
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  36. Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by Hantaan virus is characterized by systemic immunopathological injury. Pentraxin-3 is an acute-phase reactant involved in the processes of inflammation and...

    Authors: Hong Du, Haifeng Hu, Pingzhong Wang, Xiaoyan Wang, Ying Zhang, Hong Jiang, Jing Li, Xuefan Bai and Jianqi Lian
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:445
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. To investigate the trends and correlation between antibacterial consumption and carbapenem resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from 2012 to 2019 in a tertiary-care teaching hospital in southern China.

    Authors: Chunhong Liang, Xueyan Zhang, Lijuan Zhou, Guangyi Meng, Liqiu Zhong and Pingzhi Peng
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:444
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. In this study, the prevalence and persistence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus) IgG was evaluated in volunteers 90 days after COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) diagnosis by c...

    Authors: Carlos David Araújo Bichara, Ednelza da Silva Graça Amoras, Gergiane Lopes Vaz, Maria Karoliny da Silva Torres, Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz, Isabella Pinheiro Costa do Amaral, Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres Vallinoto, Cléa Nazaré Carneiro Bichara and Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:443
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  39. In resource-limited settings, where rubella is endemic, it is difficult to determine which sporadic case should be tested for rubella. The study aimed to provide useful evidence to help screen rubella cases fo...

    Authors: Tsuyoshi Ogata, Maki Murooka, Makoto Akashi, Akemi Ishitsuka, Akari Miyazaki, Shuuichi Osawa, Kanako Ishikawa, Keiko Tanaka-Taya and Ritei Uehara
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:442
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  41. Lower respiratory tract infection is a global problem accounting over 50 million deaths annually. Here, we determined the bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of lower respiratory tract i...

    Authors: Alemitu Beyene Gebre, Tsegaye Alemayehu Begashaw and Moges Desta Ormago
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:440
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum populations can be used to describe the resilience and spatial distribution of the parasite in the midst of intensified intervention efforts. This study used microsatell...

    Authors: Linda Eva Amoah, Zakaria Abukari, Maame Esi Dawson-Amoah, Cheikh Cambel Dieng, Eugenia Lo and Yaw Asare Afrane
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:439
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  43. While the use of sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (SP) is effective in preventing malaria infection during pregnancy, there are challenges limiting its uptake in Nigeria. This study aimed at exploring the barriers t...

    Authors: Fatima Mahmud Muhammad, Saharnaz Nedjat, Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Mahboubeh Parsaeian, Abraham Assan and Reza Majdzadeh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:438
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Many studies have shown that vancomycin is inferior to β-lactam antibiotics in terms of effectiveness in the treatment of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia. However, limited data are...

    Authors: Ching-Yen Tsai, Chen-Hsiang Lee and I-Ling Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:437
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Authors: Keivan Ranjbar, Mohsen Moghadami, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Mohammad Javad Fallahi, Vahid Khaloo, Reza Shahriarirad, Amirhossein Erfani, Zohre Khodamoradi and Mohammad Hasan Gholampoor Saadi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:436
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:337

  46. By mid-July 2020, more than 108,000 COVID-19 cases had been diagnosed in Canada with more than half in the province of Quebec. In this context, we launched a study to analyze the epidemiological characteristic...

    Authors: Rodolphe Jantzen, Nolwenn Noisel, Sophie Camilleri-Broët, Catherine Labbé, Thibault de Malliard, Yves Payette and Philippe Broët
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:435
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Schistosomiasis is very common in the southern part of the Yangtze River Basin in China. It is mainly manifested as appendicitis, ulcers, hematomas, and thickening of the intestinal tract. Schistosomiasis of t...

    Authors: Xiu Li Zhu, Ji Zhong Song, Wen Yong Yu, Li Qun Hua and Ming Li Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:434
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  49. The upsurge in HIV infections among students is a matter of particular concern. However, few studies have explored the epidemiological characteristics including the risky sexual networking of HIV-infected stud...

    Authors: Wanjun Chen, Jiezhe Yang, Jun Jiang, Lin He, Yun Xu, Jinlei Zheng, Jianmin Jiang and Xiaohong Pan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:430
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Since December 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread quickly among the population and brought a severe global impact. However, considerable geographical disparities in the distribution of CO...

    Authors: Huihui Zhang, Yini Liu, Fangyao Chen, Baibing Mi, Lingxia Zeng and Leilei Pei
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:428
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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