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  1. The recent emergence of azithromycin-resistant (AZM-R) N. gonorrhoeae isolates that have coevolved decreased susceptibility to extended-spectrum cephalosporins has caused great concern. Here we investigated the p...

    Authors: Jing-Yao Liang, Wen-Ling Cao, Xiao-Dong Li, Chao Bi, Ri-Dong Yang, Yan-Hua Liang, Ping Li, Xing-Dong Ye, Xiao-Xiao Chen and Xi-Bao Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:152
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Malaria remains a major cause of febrile illness in Nigeria and interventions to reduce malaria burden in Nigeria focus on the use of insecticide-treated nets. This study determined the prevalence of malaria p...

    Authors: Anthony Achizie Iwuafor, Chukwudi Charles Egwuatu, Agwu Ulu Nnachi, Ita Okokon Ita, Godwin Ibitham Ogban, Comfort Nneka Akujobi and Tenny Obiageli Egwuatu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:151
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  3. In intensive care unit (ICU), infection and colonization by resistant Gram-negative bacteria increase costs, length of stay and mortality. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase − producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-...

    Authors: Mikael Alves, Astrid Lemire, Dominique Decré, Dimitri Margetis, Naïke Bigé, Claire Pichereau, Hafid Ait-Oufella, Jean-Luc Baudel, Georges Offenstadt, Bertrand Guidet, Frédéric Barbut and Eric Maury
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:147
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  4. The study aimed to explore the sensitivity and specificity of a novel fast 16S rDNA PCR and sequencing assay for the improved diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) in patients with suspected native or prost...

    Authors: Robert J. H. Miller, Barbara Chow, Dylan Pillai and Deirdre Church
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:146
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  6. Among the various forms of TB, tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe, with about 30 % mortality and 50 % of survivors left with neurological sequelae. Children suffer more frequently from TBM than ad...

    Authors: Thomas Pouplin, Nguyen Duc Bang, Pham Van Toi, Pham Nguyen Phuong, Nguyen Huy Dung, Tran Ngoc Duong, Maxine Caws, Guy E. Thwaites, Joel Tarning and Jeremy N. Day
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:144
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. The establishment of therapeutic regimens for mycobacteriosis depends on the accurate identification of Mycobacterium species, and misdiagnosis can result in inappropriate treatment and increased mortality of pat...

    Authors: Fabiane N. Riello, Rebecca T. S. Brígido, Sergio Araújo, Tomaz A. Moreira, Luiz Ricardo Goulart and Isabela M. B. Goulart
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:142
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  10. Interpretation of serological assays in Lyme borreliosis requires an understanding of the clinical indications and the limitations of the currently available tests. We therefore systematically reviewed the acc...

    Authors: M. M. G. Leeflang, C. W. Ang, J. Berkhout, H. A. Bijlmer, W. Van Bortel, A. H. Brandenburg, N. D. Van Burgel, A. P. Van Dam, R. B. Dessau, V. Fingerle, J. W. R. Hovius, B. Jaulhac, B. Meijer, W. Van Pelt, J. F. P. Schellekens, R. Spijker…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:140
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  11. There are over 250 foodborne diseases and are of growing public health concern worldwide. The distribution of these diseases varies from one locality to the other. Foodborne diseases come about as a result of ...

    Authors: Benjamin Osei-Tutu and Francis Anto
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:139
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  12. A successful host immune response to infection is dependent upon both innate and adaptive immune effector mechanisms. Cutaneous leishmaniasis results in an adaptive Th1 CD4+ T cell response that efficiently clear...

    Authors: Wafa Kammoun-Rebai, Ikbel Naouar, Valentina Libri, Matthew Albert, Hechmi Louzir, Amel Meddeb-Garnaoui and Darragh Duffy
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:138
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  13. Following successful eradication of wild polioviruses and planned globally-coordinated cessation of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), national and global health leaders may need to respond to outbreaks from reint...

    Authors: Radboud J. Duintjer Tebbens, Mark A. Pallansch, Steven G. F. Wassilak, Stephen L. Cochi and Kimberly M. Thompson
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:137
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. In Zambia the vast majority of chest radiographs (CXR) are read by clinical officers who have limited training and varied interpretation experience, meaning lower inter-rater reliability and limiting the usefu...

    Authors: German Henostroza, Jennifer B. Harris, Nzali Kancheya, Venerandah Nhandu, Stable Besa, Robert Musopole, Annika Krüüner, Chisela Chileshe, Ian J. Dunn and Stewart E. Reid
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:136
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Giardia duodenalis is an important intestinal protozoan in humans worldwide with high infection rates occurring in densely populated and low resource settings. The parasite has been re...

    Authors: C. Mbae, E. Mulinge, F. Guleid, J. Wainaina, A. Waruru, Z. K. Njiru and S. Kariuki
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:135
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Opportunistic illnesses still account for a huge proportion of hospitalizations and deaths among HIV-infected patients in the post combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era, particularly in middle- and low...

    Authors: Lara E. Coelho, Sandra W. Cardoso, Rodrigo T. Amancio, Ronaldo I. Moreira, Sayonara R. Ribeiro, Alessandra B. Coelho, Dayse P. Campos, Valdiléa G. Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn and Paula M. Luz
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:134
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  17. Measles is a highly contagious viral infection causing large outbreaks all over the world. Despite the availability of safe and cost effective vaccine, measles remained endemic with persistent periodic outbrea...

    Authors: Mekonen Getahun, Berhane Beyene, Ayesheshem Ademe, Birke Teshome, Mesfin Tefera, Anjelo Asha, Aklog Afework, Yoseph HaileMariyam, Esete Assefa and Kathleen Gallagher
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:133
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  18. Diseases occur in populations whose individuals differ in essential characteristics, such as exposure to the causative agent, susceptibility given exposure, and infectiousness upon infection in the case of inf...

    Authors: M. Gabriela M. Gomes, Maurício L. Barreto, Philippe Glaziou, Graham F. Medley, Laura C. Rodrigues, Jacco Wallinga and S. Bertel Squire
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:132
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  19. Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health problem, causing morbidity and mortality in adults and children. The most reliable diagnostic tools currently available are the in vivo Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) an...

    Authors: Patrizia Laurenti, Matteo Raponi, Chiara de Waure, Marta Marino, Walter Ricciardi and Gianfranco Damiani
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:131
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants. A small percentage of the infected infants develops a severe infection, while most of these severely il...

    Authors: Marloes Vissers, Inge M. Ahout, Corné H. van den Kieboom, Christa E. van der Gaast de Jongh, Laszlo Groh, Amelieke J. Cremers, Ronald de Groot, Marien I. de Jonge and Gerben Ferwerda
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:129
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. A series of complications caused by enteroviruses, including meningitis, encephalitis, acute flaccid paralysis, acute cardiopulmonary failure, respiratory infection, and myocardial injury have been reported in...

    Authors: Hong-Tao Zhou, Hai-Su Yi, Yong-Hui Guo, Yu-Xian Pan, Shao-Hua Tao, Bin Wang, Man-Jun Chen, Mei Yang and Nan Yu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:128
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  23. Prior to introduction of universal varicella vaccination, it is crucial to gain insight into the willingness to vaccinate among the population. This is because suboptimal national vaccination coverage might in...

    Authors: Alies van Lier, Alma Tostmann, Irene A. Harmsen, Hester E. de Melker, Jeannine L. A. Hautvast and Wilhelmina L. M. Ruijs
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:127
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  24. Tuberculosis infection among health care workers is capable of worsening the existing health human resource problems of low - and middle-income countries. Tuberculosis infection control is often weakly impleme...

    Authors: Y. A. Kuyinu, A. S. Mohammed, O. O. Adeyeye, B. A. Odugbemi, O. O. Goodman and O. O. Odusanya
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:126
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Our understanding of the epidemiology of influenza is limited in tropical regions, which in turn has hampered identifying optimal region-specific policy to diminish disease burden. Influenza-like illness (ILI)...

    Authors: Carlos R. Oliveira, Gisela S. R. Costa, Igor A. D. Paploski, Mariana Kikuti, Amelia M. Kasper, Monaise M. O. Silva, Aline S. Tavares, Jaqueline S. Cruz, Tássia L. Queiroz, Helena C. A. V. Lima, Juan Calcagno, Mitermayer G. Reis, Daniel M. Weinberger, Eugene D. Shapiro, Albert I. Ko and Guilherme S. Ribeiro
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:125
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Human noroviruses (NoVs) are the main cause of non-bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Several studies have linked human susceptibility to NoVs with the expression of histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs). In Ja...

    Authors: Noelia Carmona-Vicente, Manuel Fernández-Jiménez, Susana Vila-Vicent, Jesús Rodríguez-Díaz and Javier Buesa
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:124
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Control of the global burden of tuberculosis is obstructed due to lack of simple, rapid and cost effective diagnostic techniques that can be used in resource poor-settings.

    Authors: Pallavi Sinha, Anamika Gupta, Pradyot Prakash, Shampa Anupurba, Rajneesh Tripathi and G. N. Srivastava
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:123
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  28. Cirrhosis and severe sepsis are factors associated with increased mortality in intensive care unit (ICU), but chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has been less studied in ICU. The aim of this study was to analyze the im...

    Authors: Alejandro Álvaro-Meca, María A. Jiménez-Sousa, Alexandre Boyer, José Medrano, Holger Reulen, Thomas Kneib and Salvador Resino
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:122
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  29. The occurrence of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is rare even in areas where tuberculosis is endemic. Here, we report a case of rare primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis, promptly evaluated by nasolaryngoscopy.

    Authors: Yoshio Nakao, Rei Shibata, Toyoaki Murohara and Tohru Tanigawa
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:121
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  30. The burden of dengue continues to increase globally, with an estimated 100 million clinically apparent infections occurring each year. Although most dengue infections are asymptomatic, patients can present wit...

    Authors: Thomas Jaenisch, Dong Thi Hoai Tam, Nguyen Tan Thanh Kieu, Tran Van Ngoc, Nguyen Tran Nam, Nguyen Van Kinh, Sophie Yacoub, Ngoun Chanpheaktra, Varun Kumar, Lucy Lum Chai See, Jameela Sathar, Ernesto Pleités Sandoval, Gabriela Maria Marón Alfaro, Ida Safitri Laksono, Yodi Mahendradhata, Malabika Sarker…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:120
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  31. The global population is ageing quickly and our understanding of age-related changes in the immune system suggest that the elderly will have less immunological protection from active tuberculosis (TB).

    Authors: Rachel Byng-Maddick and Mahdad Noursadeghi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:119
    Content type: Review Published on:

  32. Authors: Gerhard Grevers, Susanne Wiedemann, Jan-Christof Bohn, Rolf-Werner Blasius, Thomas Harder, Werner Kroeniger, Volker Vetter, Jean-Yves Pirçon and Cinzia Marano
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:118
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2012 12:312

  34. There are inconsistencies in the literature on reproductive and genital health determinants of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the primary cause of cervical cancer. We examined these factors in the Ludwi...

    Authors: Eileen Shaw, Agnihotram V. Ramanakumar, Mariam El-Zein, Flavia R. Silva, Lenice Galan, Maria L. Baggio, Luisa L. Villa and Eduardo L. Franco
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:116
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Analysis of the host immune response may help with generating point-of-care tests for personalised monitoring. Thus...

    Authors: Joseph Mendy, Toyin Togun, Olumuyiwa Owolabi, Simon Donkor, Martin O. C. Ota and Jayne S. Sutherland
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:115
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in critical condition patients. The pathogen’s ability to survive under a wide range of environment conditi...

    Authors: Voichița Lăzureanu, Mirela Poroșnicu, Ciprian Gândac, Teodora Moisil, Luminița Bădițoiu, Ruxandra Laza, Virgil Musta, Alexandru Crișan and Adelina-Raluca Marinescu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16(Suppl 1):95
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 1

  37. The sinus lift was first described in 1974 and it has proven to be a predictable procedure ever since. The complications of this surgical procedure are reported in the literature to be low, and can include acu...

    Authors: Lucian Chirilă, Cristian Rotaru, Iulian Filipov and Mihai Săndulescu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16(Suppl 1):94
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 1

  38. The Romanian HIV cohort has certain particularities that render it unique in Europe. We have performed a study to evaluate the prevalence of bone and kidney impairment in this particular group of HIV-infected ...

    Authors: Anca Streinu-Cercel, Oana Săndulescu, Gabriela Ceapraga, Daniela Manolache, Monica Andreea Stoica, Liliana Lucia Preoțescu and Adrian Streinu-Cercel
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16(Suppl 1):93
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 1

  39. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the virulence profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strains recently isolated from patients hospitalized for chronic leg ulcers in the Dermatology Department of Cen...

    Authors: Mihaela Georgescu, Irina Gheorghe, Carmen Curutiu, Veronica Lazar, Coralia Bleotu and Mariana-Carmen Chifiriuc
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16(Suppl 1):92
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 16 Supplement 1

  41. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality for people in high-income countries living with HIV are now non-AIDS malignancies, cardiovascular disease and other non-communicable diseases associated with agein...

    Authors: Sarity Dodson, Karen M. Klassen, Karalyn McDonald, Tanya Millard, Richard H. Osborne, Malcolm W. Battersby, Christopher K. Fairley, Julie A. Simpson, Paula Lorgelly, Andrew Tonkin, Janine Roney, Sean Slavin, Jasminka Sterjovski, Margot Brereton, Sharon R. Lewin, Levinia Crooks…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:114
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  42. Sentinel surveillance for HIV among women attending antenatal clinics using unlinked anonymous testing is a cornerstone of HIV surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa. Increased use of routine antenatal HIV testing...

    Authors: Martin Sirengo, George W. Rutherford, Boaz Otieno-Nyunya, Timothy A. Kellogg, Davies Kimanga, Nicholas Muraguri, Mamo Umuro, Joy Mirjahangir, Ellen Stein, Margaret Ndisha and Andrea A. Kim
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:113
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Schistosomiasis is the most important human helminth infection due to its impact on public health. The clinical manifestations are chronic and significantly decrease an individual’s quality of life. Infected i...

    Authors: Alessandra Ricciardi, Kittipos Visitsunthorn, John P. Dalton and Momar Ndao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:112
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of faecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae among residents living in nursing homes and to compare it with a c...

    Authors: Andreas Blom, Jonas Ahl, Fredrik Månsson, Fredrik Resman and Johan Tham
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:111
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Although there is a large increase in investment for tuberculosis control in Myanmar, there are few operational analyses to inform policies. Only 34 % of nationally reported cases are from women. In this study...

    Authors: MS. Khan, TM. Khine, C. Hutchison, RJ. Coker, KM. Hane, AL. Innes and S. Aung
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:110
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in China. The Hebei province is located in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration region; however little information about the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium ...

    Authors: Yanan Li, Xinrui Cao, Shiming Li, Hao Wang, Jianlin Wei, Peng Liu, Jing Wang, Zhi Zhang, Huixia Gao, Machao Li, Kanglin Wan and Erhei Dai
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:107
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. 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
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Chikungunya and dengue infections are spatio-temporally related. The current review aims to determine the geographic limits of chikungunya, dengue and the principal mosquito vectors for both viruses and to syn...

    Authors: Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Shaohong Liang, Gabriel Milinovich, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes, Archie C. A. Clements, Wenbiao Hu, Patricia Brasil, Francesca D. Frentiu, Rebecca Dunning and Laith Yakob
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:84
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:188

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