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  1. There is increasing evidence to suggest that different Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages cause variations in the clinical presentation of tuberculosis (TB). Certain M. tuberculosis genotypes/lineages have been ...

    Authors: Ruth Stavrum, George PrayGod, Nyagosya Range, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Kidola Jeremiah, Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Henrik Krarup, Martine G Aabye, John Changalucha, Henrik Friis, Aase B Andersen and Harleen MS Grewal
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:309
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Molecular typing is integral for identifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains that may be shared between patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). We conducted a side-by-side comparison of two P. aeruginosa genotyping me...

    Authors: Melanie W Syrmis, Timothy J Kidd, Ralf J Moser, Kay A Ramsay, Kristen M Gibson, Snehal Anuj, Scott C Bell, Claire E Wainwright, Keith Grimwood, Michael Nissen, Theo P Sloots and David M Whiley
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:307
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (rCDI) is observed in up to 25% of patients with an initial CDI episode (iCDI). We assessed risk factors for rCDI among patients hospitalized with iCDI.

    Authors: Marya D Zilberberg, Kimberly Reske, Margaret Olsen, Yan Yan and Erik R Dubberke
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:306
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Epidemiological data about congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) are scarce and rubella vaccine is not yet included in the childhood immunization schedule in Sudan. This study aimed to identify and describe CRS ca...

    Authors: Omer Adam, Ahmed KM Ali, Judith M Hübschen and Claude P Muller
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:305
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Optimal timing for initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-TB coinfected patients is challenging for clinicians. We aim to evaluate the impact of different timing of HAART initiation on ...

    Authors: Chin-Hui Yang, Kuan-Jung Chen, Jih-Jin Tsai, Yu-Hui Lin, Shu-Hsing Cheng, Kwei-Feng Wang and Hung-Yi Chiou
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:304
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common cause of hospital admissions worldwide. Aetiologies vary by sociodemographics and geography. Retrospective studies of endoscopies in much of Africa have docum...

    Authors: Awilly A Chofle, Hyasinta Jaka, Mheta Koy, Luke R Smart, Rodrick Kabangila, Fiona M Ewings, Humphrey D Mazigo, Warren D Johnson Jr, Daniel W Fitzgerald, Robert N Peck and Jennifer A Downs
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:303
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, remains an important public health issue in many Central and South American countries, as well as non-endemic areas with high rates of immigration f...

    Authors: Cynthia Santamaria, Eric Chatelain, Yves Jackson, Qianqian Miao, Brian J Ward, François Chappuis and Momar Ndao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:302
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Since the end of the 1990s, the incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) has been increasing dramatically in Changchun, northeastern China. However, it is unknown which, and how, underlying ri...

    Authors: Jing Wu, Dan-Dan Wang, Xin-Lou Li, Sake J de Vlas, Ya-Qin Yu, Jian Zhu, Ying Zhang, Bo Wang, Li Yan, Li-Qun Fang, Ya-Wen Liu and Wu-Chun Cao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:301
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. Acute gastroenteritis is a serious cause of child mortality and morbidity in resource-limited countries. A viral etiology is most common, and rotavirus and norovirus are reported to be the leading causative ag...

    Authors: Maria El Qazoui, Hicham Oumzil, Larbi Baassi, Nezha El Omari, Khalid Sadki, Saaid Amzazi, Mohamed Benhafid and Rajae El Aouad
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:300
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Severe leptospirosis occurs mainly in a tropical environment and includes icterus, acute renal failure and hemorrhages. These bleedings, which are mainly a consequence of acute homeostatic disturbances, can al...

    Authors: Tristan Legris, Marie-Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, Olivier Favre, Nicole Lefrançois, Robert Genin, Claire Ragot, Carla Fernandez and Anne-Hélène Reboux
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:299
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  12. Drug resistant organisms pose an increasing threat to the successful treatment of common infections. Understanding colonization patterns of these bacteria is important for effective antibiotic treatment and in...

    Authors: Barnaby E Young, David C Lye, Prabha Krishnan, Siew Pang Chan and Yee Sin Leo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:298
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. Infections by influenza viruses place a heavy burden on public health and economies worldwide. Although vaccines are the best weapons against influenza, antiviral drugs could offer an opportunity to alleviate ...

    Authors: Roberto Gasparini, Piero Luigi Lai, Francesca Casabona, Cecilia Trucchi, Sara Boccalini, Maria Luisa Cristina, Stefania Rossi, Daniela Amicizia and Donatella Panatto
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:297
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. The emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and its role in skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) accentuated the role of SA-SSTIs in hospitalizations.

    Authors: Jose A Suaya, Robertino M Mera, Adrian Cassidy, Patrick O’Hara, Heather Amrine-Madsen, Stuart Burstin and Loren G Miller
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:296
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. The occurrence of tuberculosis (TB) among children has long been neglected as a public health concern. However, any child with TB is a sentinel event indicating recent transmission. Vaccination, early case fin...

    Authors: Connie GM Erkens, Gerard de Vries, Sytze T Keizer, Erika Slump and Susan van den Hof
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:295
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Authors: Raluca Mihăilescu, Daniela Ioana Munteanu, Mihai Lazăr, Cătălin Tilişcan, Laura Papagheorghe, Raluca Dulama, Loredana Benea, Mihaela Rădulescu, Ana Maria Tudor, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Adriana Hristea, Anca Ruxandra Negru, Irina Lăpădat, Daniela Ion, Sorin Ștefan Aramă, Victoria Aramă…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14(Suppl 4):P3
    Content type: Poster presentation Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 4

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