{"title":"Insecticide-treated Netting Materials for Malaria Vector Control: A Simplified Study Protocol for Assessing Residual Bio-efficacy, Community Perceptions, Practices and Durability of the Field-distributed Nets","authors":"V. Dev","doi":"10.29245/2689-9981/2018/2.1123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29245/2689-9981/2018/2.1123","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infectiology","volume":"3 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72602773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lícia Torres, Vinicius Dantas Martins, A. C. Faria, T. U. Maioli
{"title":"The Intriguing Relationship Between Obesity and Infection","authors":"Lícia Torres, Vinicius Dantas Martins, A. C. Faria, T. U. Maioli","doi":"10.29245/2689-9981/2018/1.1104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29245/2689-9981/2018/1.1104","url":null,"abstract":"The number of overweight people worldwide is steadily growing. Obesity has become a serious health problem even in developing countries where infectious diseases are still highly prevalent. However, the interactions between these two conditions are still unclear. It is known that, during obesity, lipid deposits induce metabolic alterations associated with increased pro-inflammatory status, which disrupts the body hemostasis and could impair the immune responses against microorganisms. Moreover, studies in humans and animal models with infectious diseases have demonstrated that obesity usually correlates with increased susceptibility to bacterial, viral and protozoa parasite infections. In this mini-review, we will discuss some few studies that characterized the interactions between obesity and infections to clarify why obesity-associated inflammation results in impaired protective immunity.","PeriodicalId":16100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infectiology","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78380034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Chemoprophylaxis of Malaria Treatment","authors":"Eun-jung Kim","doi":"10.29245/2689-9981/2018/1.1102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29245/2689-9981/2018/1.1102","url":null,"abstract":"Malaria is an infectious disease in developing and underdeveloped countries that is a major threat to health. It is known to be transmitted through female mosquitoes to female parasites1. In Korea, there is a Vivax malaria virus in the vicinity of the ceasefire line. In this case, the fever that gradually increases with the feeling of boredom lasts for several days in the early days, and chills, fever and fever after repeated fever may accompany headache, nausea, and diarrhea7. In the case of vivax malaria, the annual number of patients increased from the first patient in 1993 to more than 4,000 in 2000. It is a mosquito-borne infectious disease originating from North Korea, mainly caused by soldiers working near the armistice. It then declined rapidly to 800 in 20043. However, since 2005, it has increased again, and since 2006, more than 2,000 patients have occurred each year. As of 2015, there are about 600 cases per year6,7.","PeriodicalId":16100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infectiology","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74927615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Burn Patients: A Review of Current Trends and Recommendations for Treatment","authors":"G. Ramos","doi":"10.29245/2689-9981/2018/1.1105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29245/2689-9981/2018/1.1105","url":null,"abstract":"As nosocomial infections in burn patients are prevalent and dangerous, systemic antibiotic prophylaxis has been considered, beside other interventions. However, this kind of therapy has been questioned due to controversy related to its effectiveness and complications, such as drug toxicity and development of multidrug-resistance. This review includes evidence reported during the period 1966-2016. The quality of evidence and strength of recommendation of these guidelines are based on the GRADE system. Early post-burn prophylaxis showed no effectiveness for toxic shock syndrome or burn wound infection prevention (Grade 1C) in non-severe burn patients but it could be useful for those who had severe burns and require mechanical ventilation (Grade 2B). Perioperative prophylaxis would neither have indications for wound cleaning nor for devitalized tissue debridement of most burn patients (Grade 2B), but there is not enough evidence to make a strong recommendation to those who have extensive burns. Finally, prophylaxis could be used to prevent skin graft infections in selected procedures (Grade 2B).","PeriodicalId":16100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infectiology","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89401731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current Concepts of Harm-Benefit Assessment of Animal Research - A Mini Review","authors":"A. Brønstad","doi":"10.29245/2689-9981/2018/1.1107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29245/2689-9981/2018/1.1107","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infectiology","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83637731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}