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  1. Candida parapsilosis was the most common species causing candidemia in the 2010 China Hospital Invasive Fungal Surveillance Net (CHIF-NET) database. Compared to Candida albicans, the description of azole resistan...

    Authors: Li Zhang, Meng Xiao, Matthew R. Watts, He Wang, Xin Fan, Fanrong Kong and Ying-Chun Xu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:340
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  2. Whipple’s disease is a rare, often multisystemic chronic infectious disease caused by the rod-shaped bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. Very rarely the heart is involved in the process of the disease, leading to cult...

    Authors: Anthony Alozie, Annette Zimpfer, Kerstin Köller, Bernd Westphal, Annette Obliers, Andreas Erbersdobler, Gustav Steinhoff and Andreas Podbielski
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:339
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  3. Diarrhoea still accounts for considerable mortality and morbidity worldwide. The highest burden is concentrated in tropical areas where populations lack access to clean water, adequate sanitation and hygiene. ...

    Authors: Katja Polman, Sören L. Becker, Emilie Alirol, Nisha K. Bhatta, Narayan R. Bhattarai, Emmanuel Bottieau, Martin W. Bratschi, Sakib Burza, Jean T. Coulibaly, Mama N. Doumbia, Ninon S. Horié, Jan Jacobs, Basudha Khanal, Aly Landouré, Yodi Mahendradhata, Filip Meheus…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:338
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:499

  4. Human Rhinovirus (HRV) is responsible for the majority of common colds and is frequently accompanied by secondary bacterial infections through poorly understood mechanisms. We investigated the effects of exper...

    Authors: J. J. Hofstra, S. Matamoros, M. A. van de Pol, B. de Wever, M. W. Tanck, H. Wendt-Knol, M. Deijs, L. van der Hoek, K. C. Wolthers, R. Molenkamp, C. E. Visser, P. J. Sterk, R. Lutter and M. D. de Jong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:336
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major global health problem especially in sub-Saharan Africa and in East Asia. Ten hepatitis B virus genotypes have been described that differ by geographic distribution, disease p...

    Authors: Motswedi Anderson, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Sikhulile Moyo, Matthijs J. C. Wessels, Terence Mohammed, Theresa K. Sebunya, Eleanor A. Powell, Joseph Makhema, Jason T. Blackard, Richard Marlink, Max Essex and Rosemary M. Musonda
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:335
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is a recommended strategy for prevention of tuberculosis (TB) in persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) although the benefits have not been unequivocally demonstrate...

    Authors: Henok Tadesse Ayele, Maaike SM van Mourik and Marc JM Bonten
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:334
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Many neurological diseases are accompanied by an increase in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein concentration, which indicates dysfunction of the blood-CSF/blood–brain barrier. However, the significance CSF...

    Authors: Liang Huang, Hui Ye, Junyan Qu, Yanbin Liu, Cejun Zhong, Guangmin Tang, Ying Liu, Yao Huang and Xiaoju Lv
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:333
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Community acquired pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The association between serum phosphorus levels on admission and the outcome of patients with community acquired pneumonia has not been...

    Authors: Mohammad E. Naffaa, Mona Mustafa, Mohje Azzam, Roni Nasser, Nizar Andria, Zaher S. Azzam and Eyal Braun
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:332
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Treating latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an important public health intervention. In the UK, LTBI treatment is delivered in secondary care. Treating LTBI in the community would move care closer to home...

    Authors: Christina Atchison, Dominik Zenner, Lily Barnett and Manish Pareek
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:331
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  10. A simple method to estimate CD4 counts in stable, HIV infected virologically-suppressed and immune-reconstituted adults could save the expense of unnecessary formal testing.

    Authors: Barnaby Young, Oon Tek Ng, David Chien Lye and Yee Sin Leo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:330
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  11. Despite consistent recommendations by all Public Health Authorities in support of annual influenza vaccination for at-risk categories, there is still a low uptake of influenza vaccine in these groups including...

    Authors: Antonietta Giannattasio, Miriam Mariano, Roberto Romano, Fabrizia Chiatto, Ilaria Liguoro, Guglielmo Borgia, Alfredo Guarino and Andrea Lo Vecchio
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:329
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  12. We established Safeguard the Family (STF) to support Ministry of Health (MoH) scale-up of universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women (Option B+) and to strengthen ...

    Authors: Michael E. Herce, Tiwonge Mtande, Frank Chimbwandira, Innocent Mofolo, Christine K. Chingondole, Nora E. Rosenberg, Kathy E. Lancaster, Esmie Kamanga, Jacqueline Chinkonde, Wiza Kumwenda, Gerald Tegha, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Irving F. Hoffman, Francis E. Martinson, Eva Stein and Charles M. van der Horst
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:328
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. Chronic tuberculous empyema (CTE) is a rare and unusual, low grade and protracted, infection of the pleural space resulting in marked thickening, even calcification of the visceral and parietal pleura. Histori...

    Authors: Richard Long, James Barrie and Charles A. Peloquin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:327
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  14. There are few data regarding clinical care and outcomes of Indigenous Australians living with HIV and it is unknown if these differ from non-Indigenous HIV-positive Australians.

    Authors: David J. Templeton, Stephen T. Wright, Hamish McManus, Chris Lawrence, Darren B. Russell, Matthew G. Law and Kathy Petoumenos
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:326
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Recently, we introduced a novel peptide nucleic acid (PNA) multi-probe real time PCR method targeting the hsp65 gene (hsp65 PNA RT-PCR) to distinguish Mycobacterium abscessus groups.

    Authors: Kijeong Kim, Seok-Hyun Hong, Byoung-Jun Kim, Bo-Ram Kim, So-Young Lee, Ga-Na Kim, Tae Sun Shim, Yoon-Hoh Kook and Bum-Joon Kim
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:325
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection is associated with haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Therefore Norway has implemented strict guidelines for prevention and control of STEC infection. However, only a...

    Authors: Lin T. Brandal, Astrid L. Wester, Heidi Lange, Inger Løbersli, Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt, Line Vold and Georg Kapperud
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:324
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. In the healthcare sector, it is crucial to identify sustainable strategies in order to allow the introduction and use of innovative technologies. Now, and over the next few years, the expiry of patents for dif...

    Authors: Umberto Restelli, Francesca Scolari, Paolo Bonfanti, Davide Croce and Giuliano Rizzardini
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:323
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Delay in diagnosis is one of the most important factors for the control of tuberculosis (TB) in endemic countries like India. As laboratory diagnosis is the mainstay for identification of active disease, we ai...

    Authors: Manju Raj Purohit, Megha Sharma, Senia Rosales-Klintz and Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:322
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. The emerging resistance to the extended-spectrum cephalosporins (ESCs) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae together with increasing incidence of gonorrhoea cases in many countries have been global public health concerns. Ho...

    Authors: Michelle J. Cole, Gianfranco Spiteri, Susanne Jacobsson, Rachel Pitt, Vlad Grigorjev and Magnus Unemo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:321
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) level is widely used in clinical practice as a marker to distinguish between neonates with or without sepsis. However, some neonates with bacteremia have a CRP level within th...

    Authors: Mei-Yin Lai, Ming-Horng Tsai, Chiang-Wen Lee, Ming-Chou Chiang, Reyin Lien, Ren-Huei Fu, Hsuan-Rong Huang, Shih-Ming Chu and Jen-Fu Hsu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:320
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Leptospirosis is often treated based on clinical diagnosis. There is a need for rapid laboratory diagnosis for this condition. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of two rapid IgM base...

    Authors: Egwin J. Eugene, Shiroma M. Handunnetti, Shalini A. Wickramasinghe, Thilini L. Kalugalage, Chathuraka Rodrigo, Hasith Wickremesinghe, Nandana Dikmadugoda, Pranitha Somaratne, H Janaka De Silva and Senaka Rajapakse
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:319
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  22. Guangzhou is the economic center of South China, which is currently suffering an insidious re-emergence of syphilis. Syphilis epidemic in this area is a matter of serious concern, because of the special econom...

    Authors: Wangjian Zhang, Zhicheng Du, Shaokai Tang, Pi Guo, Xingdong Ye and Yuantao Hao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:318
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis has an antimalarial effect which could have an additional protective effect against malaria in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy (ART). We measured the incidence and ass...

    Authors: Aïda Mounkaila Harouna, Madeleine Amorissani-Folquet, François Tanoh Eboua, Sophie Desmonde, Sylvie N’Gbeche, Edmond Addi Aka, Kouakou Kouadio, Brou Kouacou, Karen Malateste, Clarisse Bosse-Amani, Patrick Ahuatchi Coffie and Valeriane Leroy
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:317
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. There has been a clear increase in HIV-1 infection cases in recent years in Hebei Province, China, and transmission via blood is one of the risk factors in the early. This article aimed to investigate the HIV ...

    Authors: Suliang Chen, Hongru Zhao, Cuiying Zhao, Yuqi Zhang, Baojun Li, Guangyi Bai, Liang Liang and Xinli Lu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:316
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Regular clinical care is important for the well-being of people with HIV. We sought to  audit and describe the characteristics of adults with diagnosed HIV infection not reported to be attending for clinical c...

    Authors: Hilary Curtis, Z. Yin, K. Clay, A. E. Brown, V. C. Delpech and E. Ong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:315
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious health care- associated infection, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. It also prolongs hospital stay and drives up hospital costs. Measures employed i...

    Authors: Seham F. A. Azab, Hanan S. Sherbiny, Safaa H. Saleh, Wafaa F. Elsaeed, Mona M. Elshafiey, Ahmed G. Siam, Mohamed A. Arafa, Ashgan A. Alghobashy, Eman A. Bendary, Maha A. A. Basset, Sanaa M. Ismail, Nagwa E. Akeel, Nahla A. Elsamad, Wesam A. mokhtar and Tarek Gheith
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:314
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Empiric therapy for healthcare-associated infections remains challenging, especially with the continued development of Gram-negative organisms producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and the threat of...

    Authors: Yoav Golan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:313
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. Streptococcus pneumoniae infections are a major cause of global morbidity and mortality, and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains has been increasingly reported. This study provi...

    Authors: Songyin Huang, Xiaoqiang Liu, Weisi Lao, Suhua Zeng, Huiqi Liang, Rihui Zhong, Xinlu Dai, Xiquan Wu, Hongyu Li and Yandan Yao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:312
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  29. The risk factors, microbial etiology, differentiation, and clinical features of purulent and non-purulent cellulitis are not well defined in Taiwan.

    Authors: Chun-Yuan Lee, Hung-Chin Tsai, Calvin M. Kunin, Susan Shin-Jung Lee and Yao-Shen Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:311
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  30. The presence of asymptomatic infections has serious implications for malaria elimination campaigns. Since asymptomatic carriers do not seek treatment for their infection and may become gametocyte carriers, the...

    Authors: Lemu Golassa, Frederick N. Baliraine, Nizar Enweji, Berhanu Erko, Göte Swedberg and Abraham Aseffa
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:310
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  31. Malaria remains a major global health burden despite the intensification of control efforts, due partly to the lack of an effective vaccine. Information on genetic diversity in natural parasite populations con...

    Authors: Tobias O. Apinjoh, Rolland B. Tata, Judith K. Anchang-Kimbi, Hanesh F. Chi, Eleanor M. Fon, Regina N. Mugri, Delphine A. Tangoh, Robert V. Nyingchu, Stephen M. Ghogomu, Theresa Nkuo-Akenji and Eric A. Achidi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:309
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Several human diseases are caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, ranging from common infections to autoimmunity. Characterization of the most prevalent strains worldwide is a useful tool for evaluating the coverage c...

    Authors: Samar Freschi de Barros, Karine Marafigo De Amicis, Raquel Alencar, Pierre Robert Smeesters, Ariel Trunkel, Edilberto Postól, João Nóbrega Almeida Junior, Flavia Rossi, Antonio Carlos Campos Pignatari, Jorge Kalil and Luiza Guilherme
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:308
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. We aimed to characterize the genetic diversity of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) clinical isolates and investigate the molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis from Minas ...

    Authors: Nayanne Gama Teixeira Dantas, Phillip Noel Suffys, Wânia da Silva Carvalho, Harrison Magdinier Gomes, Isabela Neves de Almeida, Lida Jouca de Assis, Claudio José Augusto, Michel Kireopori Gomgnimbou, Guislaine Refregier, Christophe Sola and Silvana Spíndola de Miranda
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:306
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. West Nile virus (WNV) has emerged as one of the most common causes of epidemic meningoencephalitis worldwide. Most human infections are asymptomatic. However, neuroinvasive disease characterized by meningitis,...

    Authors: Janarthani Lohitharajah, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige, Anthony Jin Shun Chua, Mah Lee Ng, Carukshi Arambepola and Thashi Chang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:305
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a significant problem in the postoperative period that can negatively affect clinical outcomes. Microbiology findings are typically similar to other nosocomial infections,...

    Authors: Josep Ballus, Juan C. Lopez-Delgado, Joan Sabater-Riera, Xose L. Perez-Fernandez, A. J. Betbese and J. A. Roncal
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:304
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. The pathogenic potential and commensal nature of Staphylococcus aureus allows for easy transmission both within and outside of the hospital environment, and nasal carriage may be responsible for some serious infe...

    Authors: Baiji Chen, Xinlu Dai, Bo He, Kunyi Pan, Hongyu Li, Xiaoqiang Liu, Yunwen Bao, Weisi Lao, Xiquan Wu, Yandan Yao and Songyin Huang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:303
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Hospital-based surveillance for pneumococcal meningitis has been conducted since January 1996 in the city of Salvador, Brazil. The purpose of this study was to describe the temporal evolution of Penicillin Non...

    Authors: Milena Soares dos Santos, Jailton Azevedo, Ana Paula de Oliveria Menezes, Soraia Machado Cordeiro, Eliane Cunegundes Escobar, Josilene Borges Lima, Leila Carvalho Campos, Maria da Glória S. Carvalho, Mitermayer G. Reis, Albert I. Ko and Joice Neves Reis
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:302
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Dengue is a viral disease whose clinical spectrum ranges from unapparent to severe forms and fatal outcomes. Although dengue death is 99 % avoidable, every year around 20,000 deaths are estimated to occur in m...

    Authors: Mabel Carabali, Libia Milena Hernandez, Maria Jose Arauz, Luis Angel Villar and Valéry Ridde
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:301
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Information about HBV sero-markers, infection stages and genotypes in HIV-1 infected and uninfected injection and non-injection drug users (IDUs) in Kenya remains elusive.

    Authors: Mark K. Webale, Valentine Budambula, Raphael Lihana, Francis O. Musumba, Anthony K. Nyamache, Nancy L. M. Budambula, Aabid A. Ahmed, Collins Ouma and Tom Were
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:299
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:373

  42. Male partner HIV testing and counseling (HTC) is associated with enhanced uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), yet male HTC during pregnancy remains low. Identifying settings prefe...

    Authors: Alfred Onyango Osoti, Grace John-Stewart, James Njogu Kiarie, Richardson Barbra, John Kinuthia, Daisy Krakowiak and Carey Farquhar
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:298
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. The approval of direct-acting antivirals for Interferon-free treatment revolutionized the therapy of chronic Hepatitis C infection. As of August 2014, two treatment regimens for genotype 1 infection received c...

    Authors: Christian Gissel, Georg Götz, Jörg Mahlich and Holger Repp
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:297
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. The impact of training programs on the care and maintenance of venous lines (VL) has been assessed mainly in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Data on the impact of such programs in a whole g...

    Authors: M. J. Pérez-Granda, M. Guembe, C. Rincón, P. Muñoz and E. Bouza
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:296
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:313

  45. Under-reporting of tuberculosis (TB) cases complicates disease control, hinders contact tracing and alters the accuracy of epidemiological data, including disease burden. The objective of the present study is ...

    Authors: Concepción Morales-García, Teresa Rodrigo, Marta M. García-Clemente, Ana Muñoz, Pilar Bermúdez, Francisco Casas, María Somoza, Celia Milá, Antón Penas, Carmen Hidalgo, Martí Casals and Joan A. Caylá
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:295
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU), or inflammation of the urethra, is the most common treatable sexually transmitted syndrome in men, with approximately 20-50 % of cases being due to infection with Chlamydia tracho...

    Authors: Harald Moi, Karla Blee and Patrick J Horner
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:294
    Content type: Review Published on:

  49. Male sex work in the western countries has changed, including now a subculture of male sex workers who have paid sex with men arranged for via the internet. The men involved in this subculture do not easily id...

    Authors: Amanja Verhaegh-Haasnoot, Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers and Christian J. P. A. Hoebe
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:291
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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