Volume 3, Issue 1 (2007) | American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Successful Treatment of Both Mother and Infant in Pregnancy-Associated Group A Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome

Takayuki Tanaka — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.1.6

All perinatal cases of group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) previously documented in English literature have been fatal for the mother, the fetus or both. We present the first report of s...

Acute and Subacute Phase of Cerebral Infarction After Treatment With Acupuncture and Medical Therapy

Mutasem A. Hamed — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.7.10

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in developed countries and the second cause of death in patients aged 65 years or more. Stroke is characterized by the sudden loss of circulation to an area ...

Voluntary Counseling and Testing with AIDS Outpatient: Hubei, China

Sheng Wanxiang — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.11.14

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has affected the world over the past two decades reveals the significant role of socio-cultural beliefs and attitudes in the shaping of people’s lifestyles and approaches to th...

Research Note: Predicting MRSA Colonization of the Hospitalized Patient on Admission

Rocco J. Perla — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.15.16

The primary aim of this brief and exploratory study was to examine the ability of two Infection Control Practitioners in a medium size community hospital to effectively predict the MRSA colonization s...

Circulating Granzymes are associated with Bloodstream Infection and Death in Febrile Medical Patients

Annelies N. Tacx — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.17.23

Plasma levels of granzymes are specific markers for the activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells but the impact of activation of these cells on the course of bacterial infec...

Efficacy of Olive Leaf Extract in the Treatment of Minor Oral Aphthous Ulcers

Zahra Atai — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.24.26

This research is a double blinded clinical study that tries to assay the thrapeutical effects of olive leaf extract on the oral minor aphthous ulcers in comparison with dexametasone mouth wash. The st...

The Value of Serologic Tests for Diagnosis and Follow up of Patients having Brucellosis

Nidia E. Lucero — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.27.35

Though diagnosis of human brucellosis is accurate when the causal agent is isolated, this procedure is not always successful and the most of patients are diagnosed on the basis of rising titres of ant...

Leprosy Patients Attending the Out Patient’s Clinic at Agra: A Retrospective Analysis of the Characteristics and Frequency of Regularity VS Irregularity for Determining Absenteeism, Non-adherence and Non-compliance

Virendra S. Yadav — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.36.41

This study reports a retrospective analysis of the records of 2709 leprosy patients, attending the Out patient’s Clinic at Agra, over a 1-year period, 2005. The patients with leprosy have been categ...

Evaluation of Acute-phase Reactants, Immunologic Markers and other Clinical and Laboratory Parameters in Patients with Pneumonia and Non-pneumonic Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Julio Collazos — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.42.50

More efficacious tools to distinguish pneumonia from other acute lower respiratory tract infections (OALRTI) in facilities where radiologic studies are not easily or rapidly available are desirable to...

Current Approaches for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

Sander Florman — 2007-03-31

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 31 March 2007; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2007.51.61

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common type of nosocomial infection among surgical patients and are commonly caused by the patients’ own microbial flora. The prevalence of SSI is a majo...