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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 8, Issue 11

November 2023 - 25 articles

Cover Story: Melioidosis is a disease caused by the opportunistic, environmental Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. The organism is endemic in the tropics, with areas of hyperendemicity in northern Australia and Southeast Asia. The majority of patients are bacteraemic, and the presence of bacteraemia portends a more complicated course. However, despite the ubiquity of bacteraemia in patients with melioidosis, the epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological features of B. pseudomallei bacteraemia are rarely described in detail. Its presence or absence might be used to help predict outcomes in cases of melioidosis and to inform optimal clinical management. View this paper
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Articles (25)

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,219 Views
8 Pages

Cordylobia anthropophaga Myiasis Mimicking Hyperproliferative Skin Disorder in Traveler Returning from Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Lidija Popović Dragonjić,
  • Andrija Jović,
  • Irena Janković,
  • Jelena Miladinović,
  • Aleksandar Ranković,
  • Maja Cvetanović,
  • Relja Beck,
  • Dinko Novosel,
  • Thomas Pape and
  • Pavle Banović

Myiasis is one of the most common skin diseases found in travelers returning from tropical and subtropical regions, where humans living in or visiting the African continent are most commonly infested by C. anthropophaga during the rainy season in reg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,656 Views
11 Pages

In 2013, an epidemic of falciparum malaria involving over 820 persons unexpectedly broke out in Shanglin County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, after a large number of migrant workers returned from Ghana, where they worked as gold miners. H...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,234 Views
12 Pages

Laboratory Surveillance of Acinetobacter spp. Bloodstream Infections in a Tertiary University Hospital during a 9-Year Period

  • Anastasia Spiliopoulou,
  • Ioanna Giannopoulou,
  • Stelios F. Assimakopoulos,
  • Eleni Jelastopulu,
  • Christina Bartzavali,
  • Markos Marangos,
  • Fotini Paliogianni and
  • Fevronia Kolonitsiou

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections have become a threat for public health worldwide. The aim of the present study was to follow-up resistance patterns of Acinetobacter spp. bloodstream isolates in a Tertiary University Hospit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,557 Views
13 Pages

Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the Elderly in the Era of Direct-Acting Antivirals: Evidence from Clinical Trials and Real Life

  • Nicola Pugliese,
  • Davide Polverini,
  • Ivan Arcari,
  • Stella De Nicola,
  • Francesca Colapietro,
  • Chiara Masetti,
  • Monica Ormas,
  • Roberto Ceriani,
  • Ana Lleo and
  • Alessio Aghemo

The introduction of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) into clinical practice has revolutionized the therapeutic approach to patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. According to the most recent guidelines, the first line of treatm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,777 Views
16 Pages

Development of an Optimized Process for Functional Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Receptor-Binding Domain Protein Produced in the Baculovirus Expression Vector System

  • Mohamed Boumaiza,
  • Ameni Chaabene,
  • Ines Akrouti,
  • Meriem Ben Zakour,
  • Hana Askri,
  • Said Salhi,
  • Wafa Ben Hamouda,
  • Soumaya Marzouki,
  • Chaouki Benabdessalem and
  • Samia Rourou
  • + 1 author

To map the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and evaluate immune response variations against this virus, it is essential to set up efficient serological tests locally. The SARS-CoV-2 immunogenic proteins were very...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,470 Views
13 Pages

Infections due to antimicrobial resistant gram-negative bacteria cause significant morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. To elucidate the molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in gram-negative bacteria, we characterized beta-lac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,568 Views
11 Pages

The Distribution of Eight Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus sanguinis, and Streptococcus gordonii Strains Isolated from Dental Plaque as Oral Commensals

  • Verónica Morales-Dorantes,
  • Rubén Abraham Domínguez-Pérez,
  • Rosa Martha Pérez-Serrano,
  • Juan Carlos Solís-Sainz,
  • Pablo García-Solís,
  • León Francisco Espinosa-Cristóbal,
  • Claudia Verónica Cabeza-Cabrera and
  • José Luis Ayala-Herrera

It has been proposed that oral commensal bacteria are potential reservoirs of a wide variety of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and could be the source of pathogenic bacteria; however, there is scarce information regarding this. In this study,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,933 Views
11 Pages

Successful Implementation Strategies in iCARE Nigeria—A Pilot Intervention with Text Message Reminders and Peer Navigation for Youth Living with HIV

  • Aima A. Ahonkhai,
  • Kehinde M. Kuti,
  • Lisa R. Hirschhorn,
  • Lisa M. Kuhns,
  • Robert Garofalo,
  • Amy K. Johnson,
  • Adedotun Adetunji,
  • Baiba Berzins,
  • Ogochukwu Okonkwor and
  • Babafemi O. Taiwo
  • + 1 author

To address poor outcomes among adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYA-HIV), iCARE Nigeria successfully piloted two-way text message antiretroviral therapy (ART) reminders together with peer navigation. Study participants had significant im...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,555 Views
9 Pages

Dengue fever (DF) can be complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Steroid administration is markedly effective for this hematologic complication, and for other viral infections. We present a rare case of DF-associated HLH that improve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,440 Views
11 Pages

Geographic Mobility and HIV Care Engagement among People Living with HIV in Rural Kenya and Uganda

  • James Ayieko,
  • Marguerite Thorp,
  • Monica Getahun,
  • Monica Gandhi,
  • Irene Maeri,
  • Sarah A. Gutin,
  • Jaffer Okiring,
  • Moses R. Kamya,
  • Elizabeth A. Bukusi and
  • Pamela M. Murnane
  • + 3 authors

Introduction: Human mobility is a critical aspect of existence and survival, but may compromise care engagement among people living with HIV (PLHIV). We examined the association between various forms of human mobility with retention in HIV care and a...

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