Infectious_Diseases RSS : Gourt http://www.gourt.com/Health/Public-Health-and-Safety/Epidemiology/Infectious-Diseases.html en-us Copyright 2007, Gourt.com 2012-02-09T03:48+01:00 rtruog@gourt.com rtruog@gourt.com Infectious_Diseases RSS : Gourt hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 Is a single dose of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine sufficient for protection? Experience from the Netherlands http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/35 Group B streptococcal carriage, serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibilities in pregnant women at the time of delivery in a refugee population on the Thai - Myanmar border http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/34 A large, population-based study of age-related associations between vaginal pH and human papillomavirus infection http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/33 Measurement of the plasma levels of antibodies against the polymorphic vaccine candidate apical membrane antigen 1 in a malaria-exposed population http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/32 Inter-rater agreement in the assessment of abnormal chest X-ray findings for tuberculosis between two Asian countries http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/31 Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in acute-care hospitals: a case-control study of its effect on hospital-acquired influenza among patients http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/30 =72 h after admission, and controls were patients with ILI presenting during hospitalisation with negative influenza results after nasal swab testing. Four controls per case, matched per influenza season (2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07), were randomly selected. Univariate and multivariate conditional logistic regression models were fitted to assess factors associated with HAI among patients. Results: In total, among 55 patients analysed, 11 (20%) had laboratory-confirmed HAI. The median HCW vaccination rate in the units was 36%. The median proportion of vaccinated HCW in these units was 11.5% for cases vs. 36.1% for the controls (P = 0.11); 2 (20%) cases and 21 (48%) controls were vaccinated against influenza in the current season (P = 0.16). The proportion of >=35% vaccinated HCW in short-stay units appeared to protect against HAI among patients (odds ratio = 0.07; 95% confidence interval 0.005-0.98), independently of patient age, influenza season and potential influenza source in the units. Conclusions: Our observational study indicates a shielding effect of more than 35% of vaccinated HCW on HAI among patients in acute-care units. Investigations, such as controlled clinical trials, are needed to validate the benefits of HCW vaccination on HAI incidence in patients.]]> Clinical features and risk factors for severe and critical pregnant women with 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza infection in China http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/29 Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome from Penicillium marneffei in an HIV-infected child: A case report and review of literature http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/28 Infection control management of patients with suspected highly infectious diseases in emergency departments: data from a survey in 41 facilities in 14 European countries http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/27 The role of facemasks and hand hygiene in the prevention of influenza transmission in households: results from a cluster randomised trial; Berlin, Germany, 2009-2011. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/26 Chlamydia muridarum T cell antigens and adjuvants that induce protective immunity in mice. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=22290151&dopt=Abstract Detection of established virulence genes and plasmids to differentiate Borrelia burgdorferi strains. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=22290150&dopt=Abstract Involvement of mannose receptor and the p38 MAPK signaling pathway of micro int