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335 result(s) for 'malaria chain of infection' within BMC Infectious Diseases

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  1. Scrub typhus (ST) is a disease caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium, Orientia tsutsugamushi, an organism that requires a BSL3 laboratory for propagation. The disease is hallmarked by an eschar at the sit...

    Authors: Chien-Chung Chao, Zhiwen Zhang, Tatyana Belinskaya, Wilawan Thipmontree, Wiwit Tantibhedyangkul, Saowaluk Silpasakorn, Ekkarat Wongsawat, Yupin Suputtamongkol and Wei-Mei Ching
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:413
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. The burden of leptospirosis in Indonesia is poorly understood. Data from an observational study conducted from 2013 to 2016 in seven cities across Indonesia was used to estimate the incidence of leptospirosis ...

    Authors: Muhammad Hussein Gasem, Usman Hadi, Bachti Alisjahbana, Emiliana Tjitra, M. M. D. E. A. H. Hapsari, Endang Sri Lestari, Abu Tholib Aman, Dewi Lokida, Gustiani Salim, Herman Kosasih, Ketut Tuti Parwati Merati, Kanti Laras, Mansyur Arif, Nurhayati Lukman, Pratiwi Sudarmono, Vivi Lisdawati…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:179
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  3. Until now, there is non-specific treatment, and exploring early and novel biomarkers to determine the disease severity and prognosis of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) would be of importance for c...

    Authors: Jing Li, Hong Du, Xue-Fan Bai, Xiao-Yan Wang, Ying Zhang, Hong Jiang and Ping-Zhong Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:100
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. In Kenya, diarrhoeal disease is the third leading cause of child mortality after malaria and pneumonia, accounting for nearly 100 deaths daily. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Mukuru informal settlemen...

    Authors: Susan Kiiru, John Maina, John Njeru Mwaniki, Edinah Songoro and Samuel Kariuki
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:237
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. A novel method, termed loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), was developed by Notomi et al. (2000). Individually published results have been reported that this technology has been successfully applied...

    Authors: Zi-Hong Cai, Yuan-Yuan Dai, Lin-Yan Huang, Wen-Sheng Zhang and Xu-Guang Guo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:173
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. Chagas disease is caused by the haemoflagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Currently, T. cruzi recognizes seven discrete typing units (DTUs): TcI to TcVI and Tcbat. The genetic diversity of T. cruzi is suspecte...

    Authors: Manuel Calvopina, Gabriela Segovia, William Cevallos, Yosselin Vicuña, Jaime A. Costales and Angel Guevara
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:143
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  7. Though home-based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing (HBHCT) is implemented in many sub-Saharan African countries as part of their HIV programs, linkage to HIV care remains a challenge. ...

    Authors: Susan M. Kiene, Seth C. Kalichman, Katelyn M. Sileo, Nicolas A. Menzies, Rose Naigino, Chii-Dean Lin, Moses H. Bateganya, Haruna Lule and Rhoda K. Wanyenze
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:460
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  8. Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis is endemic in Madagascar. The capital, Antananarivo is the most seriously affected area. TB had a non-random spatial distribution ...

    Authors: Rindra V Randremanana, Vincent Richard, Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Philippe Sabatier and Dominique J Bicout
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 10:21
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. The World Health Organization recommends pneumococcal vaccination (PCV) in the first year of life. We investigated pneumococcal serotypes in children with clinical or radiologically confirmed pneumonia and hea...

    Authors: Kristina Elfving, Lucia Gonzales Strömberg, Shadi Geravandi, Maria Andersson, Marc Bachelard, Mwinyi Msellem, Delér Shakely, Birger Trollfors, Rickard Nordén, Andreas Mårtensson, Anders Björkman and Magnus Lindh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:925
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  10. Dengue resurged in Singapore during 2013-14, causing an outbreak with unprecedented number of cases in the country. In the present study, we summarise the epidemiological, virological and entomological finding...

    Authors: Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi, Carmen Koo, Jayanthi Rajarethinam, Chee-Seng Chong, Cui Lin, Grace Yap, Lilac Liu, Yee-Ling Lai, Peng Lim Ooi, Jeffery Cutter and Lee-Ching Ng
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:300
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. The range of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) regimens available in many middle-income countries differs from those suggested in international HIV treatment guidelines. We compared first-line cART reg...

    Authors: Gordana Dragovic, Colette J. Smith, Djordje Jevtovic, Bozana Dimitrijevic, Jovana Kusic, Mike Youle and Margaret A. Johnson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:106
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  12. Tuberculosis (TB) in both animals and humans is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) primarily transmitted by inhalation of aerosolized droplets containing the organism. Multi-drug resistance (MDR)...

    Authors: Nolwazi L Bhembe, Uchechukwu U Nwodo, Sharlene Govender, Cindy Hayes, Roland N Ndip, Anthony I Okoh and Ezekiel Green
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:479
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  13. Tuberculosis is a disease that may affect any organ of the body. Multifocal tuberculosis involving multiple systems with associated symptoms are rare, which makes the diagnosis challenging. Distinguishing mult...

    Authors: Congxiao Wang, Ying Luan, Shifeng Liu, Mingwei Zhao, Hao Zhang, Wei Li, Zixiang Li, Xiaokun Hu and Lijing Peng
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:495
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  14. Superinfection with drug resistant HIV strains could potentially contribute to compromised therapy in patients initially infected with drug-sensitive virus and receiving antiretroviral therapy. To investigate ...

    Authors: István Bartha, Matthias Assel, Peter MA Sloot, Maurizio Zazzi, Carlo Torti, Eugen Schülter, Andrea De Luca, Anders Sönnerborg, Ana B Abecasis, Kristel Van Laethem, Andrea Rosi, Jenny Svärd, Roger Paredes, David AMC van de Vijver, Anne-Mieke Vandamme and Viktor Müller
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:537
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  15. Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by a protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani that is transmitted to humans by an infected female sandfly, Phlebotomus argentipes. VL is common in the Indian sub-continent incl...

    Authors: Mitesh Shrestha, Medha Khatri-Chhetri, Ram Chandra Poudel, Jyoti Maharjan, Shyam Prakash Dumre, Krishna Das Manandhar, Basu Dev Pandey, Sher Bahadur Pun and Kishor Pandey
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:444
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a group of bacteria that cause rare lung infections and are increasingly recognized as causative agents of opportunistic and device-associated infections in humans. In Ga...

    Authors: Micheska Epola Dibamba Ndanga, Jabar Babatundé Pacome Achimi Agbo Abdul, Jean Ronald Edoa, Guy Arnault Rogue Mfoumbi Ibinda, Bayodé Romeo Adegbite, Rhett Chester Mevyann, Christopher Mebiame Biyogho, Jocelyn Mahoumbou, Stredice Manguinga, Nina Mbenga Roguet, Bertrand Lell, Peter Gottfried Kremsner, Abraham Sunday Alabi, Martin Peter Grobusch and Ayola Akim Adegnika
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:651
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  17. This report describes emergency response following an imported vaccine derived poliovirus (VDPV) case from Myanmar to Yunnan Province, China and the cross-border collaboration between China and Myanmar. Immedi...

    Authors: Hai-Bo Wang, Li-Fen Zhang, Wen-Zhou Yu, Ning Wen, Dong-Mei Yan, Jing-Jing Tang, Yong Zhang, Chun-Xiang Fan, Kathleen H Reilly, Wen-Bo Xu, Li Li, Zheng-Rong Ding and Hui-Ming Luo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:18
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Respiratory diseases cause substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide, with sub-Saharan Africa bearing the greatest burden. Identifying etiologies of respiratory disease is important to inform cost effectiv...

    Authors: Henry N. Njuguna, Sandra S. Chaves, Gideon O. Emukule, Bryan Nyawanda, Victor Omballa, Bonventure Juma, Clayton O. Onyango, Joshua A. Mott and Barry Fields
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:591
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  19. A key goal of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) is to achieve and maintain durable viral suppression. Thus, the most important use of viral load measurement is to monitor the effectiveness of therapy after initia...

    Authors: Jemal Hassen Ali and Tewodros Getinet Yirtaw
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:1084
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Emergence of Multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains constitutes a significant public health problem worldwide. Prevalence of MDR tuberculosis from Chad is unavailable to date.

    Authors: Awa Ba Diallo, Gedeon W. Ossoga, Geraldine Daneau, Seynabou Lo, Richard Ngandolo, Colette Diguimbaye Djaibé, Barou Djouater, Souleymane Mboup, Bouke C. de Jong, Aissatou G. Diallo and Florian Gehre
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:579
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. The global annual estimate for cryptococcal disease-related deaths exceeds 180,000, with three fourth occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends cryptococcal antigen (CrAg)...

    Authors: Sulaiman Lakoh, Hannah Rickman, Momodu Sesay, Sartie Kenneh, Rachael Burke, Mamadu Baldeh, Darlinda F. Jiba, Yusuf S. Tejan, Sonia Boyle, Comfort Koroma, Gibrilla F. Deen and Fenella Beynon
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:141
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. Leptospirosis is a re-emerging disease with vast clinical presentations, that ranges from subclinical or mild to severe and fatal outcomes. Leptospirosis can be managed well if diagnosed earlier, however, simi...

    Authors: Noraini Philip, Leslie Thian Lung Than, Anim Md Shah, Muhamad Yazli Yuhana, Zamberi Sekawi and Vasantha Kumari Neela
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:1081
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in children remain challenging, particularly in resource-limited settings. Healthcare providers and caregivers are critical in improving childhood TB screening and ...

    Authors: Yom An, Alvin Kuo Jing Teo, Chan Yuda Huot, Sivanna Tieng, Kim Eam Khun, Sok Heng Pheng, Chhenglay Leng, Serongkea Deng, Ngak Song, Daisuke Nonaka and Siyan Yi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:80
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  24. Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus are genera of the virus family Filoviridae. Filoviruses cause rare but fatal viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) in remote villages of equatorial Africa with potential for regional and int...

    Authors: Peace Babirye, Carol Musubika, Samuel Kirimunda, Robert Downing, Julian J Lutwama, Edward K Mbidde, Jacqueline Weyer, Janusz T Paweska, Moses L Joloba and Misaki Wayengera
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:498
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Molecular mechanisms determining the transmission and prevalence of drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are poorly understood. We used genomic and drug susceptibility data to explore ...

    Authors: Arnold Bainomugisa, Evelyn Lavu, Sushil Pandey, Suman Majumdar, Jennifer Banamu, Chris Coulter, Ben Marais, Lachlan Coin, Stephen M. Graham and Philipp du Cros
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:437
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. This study investigated associations between climate variables (average temperature and cumulative rainfall), and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and dengue-like-illness (DLI) incidence in two provinces (W...

    Authors: Gerry Andhikaputra, Yu-Han Lin and Yu-Chun Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:206
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and Non-tuberculosis Mycobacterium (NTM) infections differ clinically, making rapid identification and drug susceptibility testing (DST) very ...

    Authors: Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Samuel Ofori Addo, Gloria Ivy Mensah, Lydia Mosi and Frank Adae Bonsu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:743
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. Dengue, a viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, is an important public health concern throughout Thailand. Climate variables are potential predictors of dengue transmission. Associations between climate ...

    Authors: Thipruethai Phanitchat, Bingxin Zhao, Ubydul Haque, Chamsai Pientong, Tipaya Ekalaksananan, Sirinart Aromseree, Kesorn Thaewnongiew, Benedicte Fustec, Michael J. Bangs, Neal Alexander and Hans J. Overgaard
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:743
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. The effect of peer support on virologic and immunologic treatment outcomes among HIVinfected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) was assessed in a cluster randomized controlled trial in Vietnam.

    Authors: Do Duy Cuong, Anders Sönnerborg, Vu Van Tam, Ziad El-Khatib, Michele Santacatterina, Gaetano Marrone, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc, Vinod Diwan, Anna Thorson, Nicole K. Le, Pham Nhat An and Mattias Larsson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:759
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality and suffering worldwide, with over 95% of TB deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. In recent years, molecular typing methods have been widely use...

    Authors: Jean Paul Assam Assam, Véronique Penlap Beng, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa, Michel Toukam, Ane-Anyangwe Irene Ngoh, Mercy Kitavi, Inoster Nzuki, Juliette N Nyonka, Emilienne Tata, Jean Claude Tedom, Robert A Skilton, Roger Pelle and Vincent P K Titanji
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:431
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Around 3.3 million children worldwide are infected with HIV and 90% of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. Our study aimed to estimate adherence levels and find the determinants, facilitators and barriers of ART ...

    Authors: Daniel Nyogea, Sally Mtenga, Lars Henning, Fabian C Franzeck, Tracy R Glass, Emilio Letang, Marcel Tanner and Eveline Geubbels
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:28
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  32. People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who have not yet initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) can benefit from being engaged in care and utilizing preventive interventions. Community-based peer...

    Authors: April Monroe, Gertrude Nakigozi, William Ddaaki, Jeremiah Mulamba Bazaale, Ronald H. Gray, Maria J. Wawer, Steven J. Reynolds, Caitlin E. Kennedy and Larry W. Chang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:54
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Truck drivers constitute an important bridging group in the HIV epidemic in Morocco. This study examined the effect of a community-based educational intervention in Morocco on HIV testing and counseling, in re...

    Authors: Hakima Himmich, Lahoucine Ouarsas, Fatima Zahra Hajouji, Caroline Lions, Perrine Roux and Patrizia Carrieri
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:208
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Socio-economic, demographic factors and Knowledge Attitude Practices (KAPs) have been recognized as critical factors that influence the incidence and transmission of dengue epidemics. However, studies that cha...

    Authors: Lahiru Udayanga, Nayana Gunathilaka, M. C. M. Iqbal, Kusumawathie Pahalagedara, Upali S. Amarasinghe and Wimaladharma Abeyewickreme
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:88
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. In many GAVI-eligible countries, effectiveness of new vaccines will be evaluated by case-control methodology. To inform the design and assess selection bias of a future case-control study of rotavirus vaccine ...

    Authors: Sammy Khagayi, Jacqueline E Tate, Reuben Onkoba, Umesh Parashar, Frank Odhiambo, Deron Burton, Kayla Laserson and Daniel R Feikin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:77
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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