Volume 9, Issue 1 (2013) | American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Basidiobolomycosis: An Emerging Fungal Infection of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Adults

Adil Hassan Alshehri — 2013-01-18

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 18 January 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.1.6

Basidiobolomycosis is an unusual fungal infection known for dermatological manifestations that affect immunocompetent young adult and rarely involves the gastrointestinal tract, during the past decade...

Serological Evidence of Recent Dengue Virus Infection Among Febrile Children in a Semi Arid Zone

Faneye Adedayo — 2013-02-01

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 1 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.7.10

Presence of Dengue virus has been established in Nigeria; owing to the severity of this disease and its attendant complications we investigated the presence of this virus serologically in febrile Nige...

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Among Schizophrenics at Hospital Kajang

Lovetta Yatta Juanah — 2013-02-20

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 20 February 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.11.16

Studies have found a high seroprevalence of T. gondii in schizophrenia patients than controls. This case-control study was done to determine the serprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and to identify its ...

Prevalence of Paragonimus Infection

Nworie Okoro — 2013-03-02

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 2 March 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.17.23

Paragonimiasis (human infections with the lung fluke Paragonimus westermani) is an important public health problem in parts of Africa. This study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of Paragonimus i...

Susceptibility and Detection of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase Enzymes from Otitis Media Pathogens

Ejikeugwu Chika — 2013-03-21

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 21 March 2013; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2013.24.29

Otitis media is the bacterial infection of the middle ear usually accompanied with inflammation, effusions and pain. It can present clinically in two major forms: Acute Otitis Media (AOM) and Otitis M...