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  1. Rickettsia spp. and Orientia spp. are the causes of neglected infections that can lead to severe febrile and systemic illnesses in humans. Implementing proper biosafety practices when handling these pathogens is ...

    Authors: Stuart D. Blacksell, Khanh Kim Le, Artharee Rungrojn, Jantana Wongsantichon, John Stenos, Stephen R. Graves and Nicholas P.J. Day
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:268
  2. Globally, the incidence of HIV and syphilis can be reduced by the use of validated point of care tests (POCTs). As part of the WHO PRoSPeRo Network, we aimed to evaluate the performance, acceptability, and ope...

    Authors: Nigel Sherriff, Massimo Mirandola, Ronaldo Silva, Maddalena Cordioli, Alexandra Sawyer, Lorenzo Gios, Antonella Zorzi, Jorg Huber, Jaime Vera, Daniel Richardson, Mohammed Hassan-Ibrahim, Dominika Wlazly, Valeska Padovese, Christopher Barbara, Anabel Darmanin, Aaron Schembri…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24(Suppl 1):192

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 1

  3. Serratia marcescens is a gram-negative bacterium that is widespread in the environment. S. marcescens bacteremia can be fatal during pregnancy and cause persistent chorioamnionitis. This study reports an outbreak...

    Authors: Seulki Kim, Sunah Jung, Dong Hyung Lee, Chulhun L. Chang, Moonsuk Bae, A Reum Kim, Su Jin Lee and Seungjin Lim
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:266
  4. Consultations for sexually transmitted infection (STI) provide an opportunity to offer HIV testing to both patients and their partners. This study describes the organisation of HIV self-testing (HIVST) distrib...

    Authors: Sokhna Boye, Alexis Kouadio, Amélé Florence Kouvahe, Anthony Vautier, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Nicolas Rouveau, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, Romain Silhol, Arlette Simo Fotso, Joseph Larmarange and Dolorès Pourette
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 22(Suppl 1):975

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 22 Supplement 1

  5. Infectious diarrhea remains a major public health problem worldwide. This study used stacking ensemble to developed a predictive model for the incidence of infectious diarrhea, aiming to achieve better predict...

    Authors: Pengyu Wang, Wangjian Zhang, Hui Wang, Congxing Shi, Zhiqiang Li, Dahu Wang, Lei Luo, Zhicheng Du and Yuantao Hao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:265
  6. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis in children aged under 2 years who were admitted to the Children’s ...

    Authors: Shuo Yang, Sukun Lu, Yakun Wang, Yinghui Guo, Zhuang Zhang, Weijian Wang and Le Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:263
  7. Widespread human-to-human transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus two (SARS-CoV-2) stems from a strong affinity for the cellular receptor angiotensin converting enzyme two (ACE2). We ...

    Authors: Aidan M. Nikiforuk, Kevin S. Kuchinski, Katy Short, Susan Roman, Mike A. Irvine, Natalie Prystajecky, Agatha N. Jassem, David M. Patrick and Inna Sekirov
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:262
  8. The presence of untreated sexually transmitted infections (STIs) significantly increases the chance of acquiring HIV. In Brazil, testing for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) among Pre-...

    Authors: Marcela Antonini, Mario Vianna Vettore, Anita Øgård-Repål, Daniel de Macêdo Rocha, Karyanna Alves de Alencar Rocha, Henrique Ciabotti Elias, Felipe Barufaldi, Rodrigo Carvalho Santana, Elucir Gir, Bruno Spire and Renata Karina Reis
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:260
  9. While there is a high burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among pediatric patients, studies on the molecular epidemiology of MRSA infections in Korean children since the 2010s ...

    Authors: Gahee Kim, Sanghoon Lee, Yonghee Lee, Jung Hwa Kim and Jina Lee
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:259
  10. To identify the key infection processes and risk factors in Computed Tomography (CT) examination process within the standard prevention and control measures for the COVID-19 epidemic, aiming to mitigate cross-...

    Authors: Lingzhi Jin, Meiting Ye, Wenhua Lin, Yong Ye, Yen-Ching Chuang, Jin-Yan Luo and Fuqin Tang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:257
  11. Occupational blood and body fluid exposure (OBEs) is a highly concerning global health problem in health facilities. Improper or inadequate post-exposure practices increase the risk of infection with bloodborn...

    Authors: Hong Feng, Xiaoli Mao, Mengqi Li and Hongbo Mao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:256
  12. The Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in blood has demonstrated its capability to predict bacteremia in emergency departments, and its association with mortality has been established in patients with sepsis in...

    Authors: Marcus Roldgaard, Thomas Benfield and Sandra Tingsgård
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:255
  13. It is important to identify the relationship between the COVID-19 vaccination status and the prognosis of this disease in hospitalized patients to gain a more accurate picture of their status and the effect of...

    Authors: Mohsen Gholinataj Jelodar, Samaneh Mirzaei, Fatemeh Saghafi, Shahab Rafieian, Soheil Rezaei, Alireza Saatchi, Ziba Dehghani Avare and Mahdie Dehghan Niri
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:254
  14. Healthcare workers (HCWs) have a higher risk of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared to the general population due to their frontline role and direct contact with the infected patients. Acc...

    Authors: Marjan Tariverdi, Hossein Mohammadi, Farideh Hassanzadeh and Mohammad Tamaddondar
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:253
  15. Tuberculosis in the UK is more prevalent in people with social risk factors– e.g. previous incarceration, homelessness - and in migrants from TB endemic countries. The management of TB infection is part of TB ...

    Authors: Adam Gray, Julian Surey, Martha Veitch, Dee Menezes, John Gibbons, Mark Leonard, Binta Sultan, Hanif Esmail and Al Story
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:252
  16. Self-reported adherence to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) among persons who inject drugs (PWID) is often an overreport of objectively measured adherence. The association of su...

    Authors: Snehal S. Lopes, Irene Pericot-Valverde, Paula J. Lum, Lynn E. Taylor, Shruti H. Mehta, Judith I. Tsui, Judith Feinberg, Arthur Y. Kim, Brianna L. Norton, Kimberly Page, Cristina Murray-Krezan, Jessica Anderson, Alison Karasz, Julia Arnsten, Phillip Moschella, Moonseong Heo…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:251
  17. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed many antiretroviral medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), however, treatment options for people with multi-drug resistant HIV rem...

    Authors: Mohsen Heidary, Saeedeh Shariati, Shima Nourigheimasi, Mona Khorami, Melika Moradi, Moloudsadat Motahar, Parisa Bahrami, Sousan Akrami and Vahab Hassan Kaviar
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:250
  18. PIENTER 3 (P3), conducted in 2016/17, is the most recent of three nationwide serological surveys in the Netherlands. The surveys aim to monitor the effects of the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) by asses...

    Authors: Abigail Postema, José A. Ferreira, Fiona van der Klis, Hester de Melker and Liesbeth Mollema
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:249
  19. Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) infection has become a major public health concern. The recommendations for monotherapy and combination therapy in the current guidelines lack sufficient evidenc...

    Authors: Jialong Chen, Jing Lin, Jianzhen Weng, Yang Ju and Yanming Li
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:248
  20. Rwanda’s Hepatitis C elimination campaign has relied on mass screening campaigns. An alternative “micro-elimination” strategy focused on specific populations, such as non-communicable disease (NCD) patients, c...

    Authors: Tumusime Musafiri, Innocent Kamali, Casmille Kayihura, Jean de la Paix Gakuru, Francoise Nyirahabihirwe, Esdras Nizeyimana, Pilar Kandamage, Placide Habinshuti, Raymond Sekagarura, Jean Damascene Makuza, Nadine Karema, Janvier Serumondo, Theoneste Ntakirutimana, Jean d’Amour Ndahimana and Dale A. Barnhart
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:247
  21. The incidence of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in uropathogens varies between countries and over time. We aim to study the patterns and potential predictors of AMR among patients with UTIs admitted to the Uro...

    Authors: Marian Shaker, Adel Zaki, Sara Lofty Asser and Iman El Sayed
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:246
  22. BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection after kidney transplantation can lead to serious complications such as BKPyV-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) and graft loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the inci...

    Authors: Camilla Lorant, Justina Zigmantaviciute, Naima Ali, Ursa Bonnevier, Mattias Tejde, Bengt von Zur-Mühlen, Britt-Marie Eriksson, Anders Bergqvist and Gabriel Westman
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:245
  23. Kaposi Varicelliform Eruptions (KVE), also known as eczema herpeticum, is a rare and potentially life-threatening dermatological condition primarily attributed to herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, with les...

    Authors: Hassan El-Masry, Safia Essam, Hamed Gaber, Nour Shaheen, Ahmed Abdelbary, Naglaa Mohamed Sayed and Salma Samir Omar
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:244
  24. Tuberculosis(TB) remains a pressing public health challenge, with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) emerging as a major threat. And healthcare authorities require reliable epidemiological evidence as a...

    Authors: Hengliang Lv, Xin Zhang, Xueli Zhang, Junzhu Bai, Shumeng You, Xuan Li, Shenlong Li, Yong Wang, Wenyi Zhang and Yuanyong Xu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:243
  25. Diabetes mellitus (DM) has a direct impact on the clinical manifestation and prognosis of active tuberculosis disease (TB) and is known to increase the chance of developing the condition. We sought to determin...

    Authors: Davis Kibirige, Irene Andia-Biraro, Ronald Olum, Susan Adakun, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire and Ivan Kimuli
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:242
  26. People who have coronary artery disease are more likely to develop signs and symptoms of COVID-19 due to their special circumstances. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG)does not cure the disease but...

    Authors: Yasaman Rezvani Emamzadehashemi, Khashayar Rezvani Emamzadehashemi, Atefeh Ghanbari Khanghah, Ezzat Paryad and Marzieh Jahani Sayad Noveiri
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:241
  27. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome complicated by viral myocarditis (SFTS-VM) and analyze relevant influencing factors.

    Authors: Qian Du, Jin Yu, Qianhui Chen, Xiaoping Chen, Qunqun Jiang, Liping Deng, Anling Li and Yong Xiong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:240
  28. Hospital admission outcomes for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in resource-limited settings are understudied. We describe in-hospital mortality and associated clinical-demographic factors among PLHIV admitted ...

    Authors: Darius Owachi, Praise Akatukunda, Diana Sarah Nanyanzi, Rogers Katwesigye, Shardrack Wanyina, Martin Muddu, Samuel Kawuma, Nelson Kalema, Charles Kabugo and Fred C. Semitala
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:239
  29. Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in countries with limited resources. The emergence of drug resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), pa...

    Authors: Sirak Biset, Milto Teferi, Haylemesikel Alamirew, Biniyam Birhanu, Awoke Dessie, Abebe Aschale, Anmaw Haymanot, Selamu Dejenie, Teshager Gebremedhin, Wondwossen Abebe and Gashaw Adane
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:238
  30. In Kenya, diarrhoeal disease is the third leading cause of child mortality after malaria and pneumonia, accounting for nearly 100 deaths daily. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Mukuru informal settlemen...

    Authors: Susan Kiiru, John Maina, John Njeru Mwaniki, Edinah Songoro and Samuel Kariuki
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:237
  31. Ghana’s mask-wearing compliance with COVID-19 prevention protocols has not been as impressive among the general population. In this study, we examined factors influencing compliance with mask-wearing among pub...

    Authors: Fred Yao Gbagbo, Richmond Opoku and Rosemary Quarcoo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:236
  32. With the global increase in the older population, the proportion of those receiving care in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) has also been increasing. We assessed the epidemiology, antibiotic susceptibility, ...

    Authors: Jin Ju Park, Hyejin Park, Sun Hee Na, Yu Bin Seo and Jacob Lee
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:235
  33. Over a dozen vaccines are in or have completed phase III trials at an unprecedented speed since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In this review, we aimed to compare and rank th...

    Authors: Xiaodi Wu, Ke Xu, Ping Zhan, Hongbing Liu, Fang Zhang, Yong Song and Tangfeng Lv
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:234
  34. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Children and people living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of mortality, particularly in the absence of rapid diagnosis. The main challenges o...

    Authors: Lucia Carratala-Castro, Willy Ssengooba, Alex Kay, Sozinho Acácio, Joanna Ehrlich, Andrew R DiNardo, Nosisa Shiba, Joachim K Nsubuga, Shilzia Munguambe, Belén Saavedra-Cervera, Patricia Manjate, Durbbin Mulengwa, Busizwe Sibandze, Mangaliso Ziyane, George Kasule, Edson Mambuque…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:233
  35. The extensive variability and conflicting information in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient data have made it difficult for the medical community to gain a comprehensive understanding and develop clea...

    Authors: Mahetab R. Elhommosani, Masarra M. Sakr, Rania M. Abbas and Khaled M. Aboshanab
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:231
  36. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) was associated with potentially life-threatening complications. Among patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), those who underwent HSCT h...

    Authors: Shiqi Guo, Linna Zhang, Chang Gao, Xiaoting Lu, Wei Song, Hui Shen and Qiang Guo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:228
  37. Influenza and flu-like syndromes are difficult to monitor because the symptoms are not specific, laboratory tests are not routinely performed, and diagnosis codes are often lacking or incompletely registered i...

    Authors: Giovanni Fattore, Benedetta Pongiglione and Luigi Vezzosi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:227
  38. Leprosy is an infectious disease with a slow decline in global annual caseload in the past two decades. Active case finding and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with a single dose of rifampicin (SDR) are recomm...

    Authors: Duane C. Hinders, Anneke T. Taal, Suchitra Lisam, Aymée M. da Rocha, Nand Lal Banstola, Prativa Bhandari, Abhijit Saha, Jugal Kishore, Virginia O. Fernandes, Abu Sufian Chowdhury, Anna T. van ‘t Noordende, Liesbeth Mieras, Jan Hendrik Richardus and Wim H. van Brakel
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:226
  39. Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) belongs to the genus Fusobacterium, which is a gram-negative obligate anaerobic bacterium. Bacteremia associated with F. nucleatum is a serious complication, which is not co...

    Authors: Sumei Wang, Yaqiong Tian, Yujing Wu, Zhen Yu, Jinjuan Zhang, Jiandong Zhang and Shuye Liu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:225
  40. In November 2021, the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected in South Africa and subsequently rapidly spread around the world. Despite the redu...

    Authors: Kazuhito Sakuramoto, Daiki Wada, Shuhei Maruyama, Takashi Muroya, Fukuki Saito, Yasushi Nakamori and Yasuyuki Kuwagata
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:223
  41. The frequency of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Latin America has decreased considerably. However, new infections continue to be recorded, and the pediatric popula...

    Authors: Beatriz Álvarez Vallejo, Alicia Hernanz Lobo, Itzíar Carrasco García, Tomás Bruno Pérez, Greta Mino-Leon, Judith Rosabel Soffe Pazmiño, Julio Werner Juarez Lorenzana, Tatiana Drummond, Noris Marlene del Socorro Pavía Ruz, María del Rocío Muñoz Hernández, Dulce María Morales Pérez, Dora Estripeaut, Kathia Luciani, Karen Sobeida Erazo Martínez, Luis Guillermo Castaneda Villatoro, Oscar Porras Madrigal…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:222
  42. In the present study, we aimed to compare the clinical efficacy and safety of omadacycline (OMC) with its comparators for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTIs) in adult patients.

    Authors: Wenxin Liang, Hong Yin, Huiling Chen, Juan Xu and Yun Cai
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:219
  43. Fusobacterium necrophorum (F. necrophorum)-induced necrotizing pneumonia is a rare but severe pulmonary infection. Insufficient microbiological detection methods can lead to diagnostic difficulties.

    Authors: Yang Liu, Ziye Li, Handan Fu, Weiliang Ruan, Hua Wang, Yuhong Ding and Miao Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:218
  44. Oral candidiasis is a common opportunistic infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In addition, most of these patients suffer from vitamin D deficiency. This study aimed to investigate t...

    Authors: Shabnam Tehrani, Ladan Abbasian, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Malihe Hasannezhad, Sara Ghaderkhani, Amirreza Keyvanfar, Azar Darvishi and AmirHossein Aghdaee
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:217
  45. The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) resulted from an infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) which is the main cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in gl...

    Authors: Payam Tabarsi, Ali Maleki, Zahra Abtahian, Alieh khabbaz, Zahra Fereydouni, Jahangir Rezaie, Mahsa Tavakoli, Parastoo Yektay Sanati and Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:216

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