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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePrevalence and Antibiotic Sensitivity test of Salmonella Serovars from Enteric Fever Suspected Patients Visiting Alka Hospital, LalitpurKalpana Pandey, Vijay K. Sharma, Roshani MaharjanEnteric fever is still an important public health problem in developing countries including Nepal. A changing antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A has increased to a great concern. To determine the prevalence and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of S. enteric serovars Typhi and Paratyphi from blood specimen in enteric fever suspected culture positive cases. A cross-sectional study … …Current Research in Microbiology, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Oct 2015 · 7,952 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCirculating Granzymes are associated with Bloodstream Infection and Death in Febrile Medical PatientsAnnelies N. Tacx, Angela M. Wolbink, C. E. Hack, A.B. Johan GroeneveldPlasma 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 infections is not well understood. We prospectively studied the implications of circulating granzyme A and B (GrA, GrB) levels in febrile, medical and hospitalized patients (n=284), during 3 … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 6,736 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractA Case Report of Severe Malaria Due to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Complicated by Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene (SPG) at the Matlaboul Fawzaini National Hospital Center, Touba, SenegalJules Yindoni Zande, Ndeye Fatou Ngom et al.Malaria remains a major public health problem worldwide, particularly in Africa. Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene (SPG) is a distal ischemic lesion affecting at least two extremities in the absence of proximal arterial obstruction and vasculitis. It is a rare and severe clinical entity. Its association with malaria is rare, with approximately 27 cases reported worldwide, mostly in Asia. A 15-year-old male … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 22 Jan 2026 · 2,806 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractA Case of Leptospira Ards- “Obsession with COVID-19 Leading to Delayed Diagnosis of Common DiseasePrakash Tendulkar, Divanshee Sharma, Mukesh Bairwa, Ravi KantLeptospirosis is a bacterial infection caused by spirochaete. It’s a gram-negative bacterium. It spreads Through animal urine or soil or water contaminated with Animal urine (Rat), when coming into contact with mouth, nose, eyes or breach in the skin. It is more common in farmers and people involved in water sports. In leptospirosis symptoms can range from mild muscle pains, … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2021 · 6,781 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractPulmonary Cryptococcosis Complicated by Pneumococcal Pneumonia Co-Infection with Influenza AVirusYoshihiro Kobashi, Daisuke Yoshioka, Shigeki Kato, Toru OgaA 73-year-old man visited Kawasaki Medical School Hospital with complaints of cough and fever persisting for five days. He was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in 2010 and had received immunosuppressive treatment for eight years. He presented with infiltration shadows in the bilateral middle and lower lung fields. Because both influenza A virus antigen and urinary pneumococcal pneumonia antigen were positive … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 22 Apr 2021 · 6,383 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractA Reasonable Outcome with Systemic Corticosteroids in a Case of Ibuprofen Induced Stevens-Johnson SyndromeElif Güdeloğlu, Volkan Emir AltanBoth Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) are idiosyncratic severe mucocutaneous reactions, usually to drugs or infections, characterized by blistering and epithelial sloughing. Although rare, SJS and TEN are destructive diseases; in serious cases the acute phase may be followed by a variety of systemic complications, including multiorgan failure and death. Ibuprofen is a universal antipyretic and analgesic … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 4 Sep 2020 · 7,451 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractFree-Living Amoebae and Central Nervous System Infection: Report of Seven CasesAlcalá Martínez Enrique, Gaona Flores Verónica A., Paz Ayar Nibardo, González Guerra EduardoThe Free-Living Amoeba (FLA) is an opportunistic protozoan with a cosmopolitan distribution that can cause Central Nervous System (CNS) infection. It develops in relatively stagnant waters such as swimming pools, lagoons and ponds but only species belonging to the genera Hartmannella, Naegleria, Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia have been found in humans. The resulting pathology is highly lethal due to the lack … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 15, Issue 4 · 14 Dec 2019 · 7,058 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProcalcitonin and Clinical Factors Associated with Severe Dengue Infection in Hospitalized Adults in MalaysiaHuzairi Sani, Nada Syazana, Zahir Izuan et al.Dengue Fever (DF) is the commonest mosquito-borne viral infection that results in hospitalisation amongst patients in Malaysia. The cornerstone of managing dengue virus infection is the prediction hence prevention of severe DF from developing. Warning signs proposed by WHO as clinical predictors of severe DF are insensitive. Procalcitonin (PCT) has been shown to increase in bacterial infections and is useful … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 15, Issue 4 · 3 Dec 2019 · 7,360 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAssociation between Infective Endocarditis and Premalignant Colorectal LesionsCarles FalcesThe association between Infective Endocarditis (IE) and Colorectal Cancer (CRC) has been known for more than 50 years. The microorganisms in which this association has been described are Streptococcus gallolyticus (formerly Streptococcus bovis) (Corredoira-Sánchez et al., 2012; Boleij et al., 2011), in different subspecies and, more recently, Enterococcus faecalis (Pericàs et al., 2016; 2017; Escolà-Vergé et al., 2020; Pericàs et … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 10 Jun 2021 · 11,559 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCryptococcosis Neuro-Brain in 42 Patients at the University Hospital of BrazzavilleOssibi Ibara Bienvenu Rolland, Mabiala Babela Jean Robert, Attinsounon Cossi Angelo et al.To describe epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic; and evolutionary aspects of Neuromeningeal Cryptococcus (NMC) at Brazzaville University Hospital and to find out factors associated to death. A descriptive and analytical retrospective study of NMC files in the infectious diseases department between January 1 and December 31, 2013. 973 patients were hospitalized, 42 NMC cases (4.3%) were compiled. The mean age was 40.2±10.4 … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 2 Mar 2018 · 7,406 accessesView PDF Cite