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Influenza and COVID-19 Co-infection 流感和COVID-19合并感染

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-131750

M. Mardani, M. Nasiri

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Detection and Genotyping of Papillomavirus by Real-Time PCR in Iraqi Patients 伊拉克患者乳头瘤病毒实时荧光定量PCR检测及基因分型

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-121143

Zeina S. M. Al-Hadeithi, S. Jasim, Omar Dheyauldeen Salahldina

{"title":"Detection and Genotyping of Papillomavirus by Real-Time PCR in Iraqi Patients","authors":"Zeina S. M. Al-Hadeithi, S. Jasim, Omar Dheyauldeen Salahldina","doi":"10.5812/archcid-121143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-121143","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is linked to human papillomavirus (HPV). Globally, the prevalence and genotype distribution differ significantly. Objectives: The goal of this study was to find HPV 14, 16, 18, and 45 genotypes in urogenital swabs by using a real-time PCR amplification test for quantitative genotyping of HPV DNA types 16, 18, and 45 and for simultaneous quantitative detection of HPV DNA types 31, 33, 35, 39, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, and 68, for a total of 14 HPV genotypes. Methods: This case-control study included 86 cervical swabs from Iraqi women referred by the Al-Yarmook teaching hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. The ages of cases varied from 23 to 70 years and specimens were obtained between March 2020 and March 2021. The DNA was extracted for molecular assay. Fourteen HPV genotypes were detected using real-time PCR (16, 18, 45, 31, 33, 35, 39, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, and 68). The detection protocol was based on the commercial Kit V31-100/F FRT as follows. For each sample reaction, 10х(N+1) μL of PCR-mix-1-FRT HPV 14 was added into a new tube. Then, 5.0х(N+1) μL of PCR-mix-2 buffer and 0.5х(N+1) μL of TaqF DNA polymerase were added. The tubes were vortexed. Finally, the prepared tubes added 10 μL of DNA samples from test or control samples. The statistical analysis was conducted using the statistical package for SPSS and Excel 2016 software. Results: Genotype 16 had the highest frequency, followed by genotypes 45 (22%), 18 (14%), 35 and 59 (6%), 52 and 58 (4%), and 31 (2%), while genotypes 33, 39, 51, 56, 66, and 68 had the lowest frequency (1%). Conclusions: The real-time PCR was efficient for detecting and genotyping HPV-DNA and could help in earlier detection and clinical care of HPV-infected patients by reducing costs and workload.","PeriodicalId":51793,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43747650","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}

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Mycobacterium simiae Isolates Subtypes and Molecular Drug Susceptibility in Iran 伊朗猿类分枝杆菌分离株亚型及分子药敏研究

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-18 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-127866

Donya Malekshahian, P. Tabarsi, P. Farnia, Pedram Javanmard, S. Seif, H. Teymouri

{"title":"Mycobacterium simiae Isolates Subtypes and Molecular Drug Susceptibility in Iran","authors":"Donya Malekshahian, P. Tabarsi, P. Farnia, Pedram Javanmard, S. Seif, H. Teymouri","doi":"10.5812/archcid-127866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-127866","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Despite the clinical and epidemiological importance of Mycobacterium simiae worldwide, including in Iran, there is no clear and effective treatment regimen for M. simiae and its different subtypes. Objectives: Concerning the superiority of molecular approaches, this study aims to identify the common M. simiae subtypes submitted to the National Reference Tuberculosis (TB) Laboratory of Iran and study the presence of drug resistance by molecular detection methods. Methods: We included sputum samples with M. simiae confirmation submitted to the National Reference TB Laboratory of Iran from May 2014 to May 2016. The polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay was used for drug susceptibility testing (DST). Results: Among 7200 TB suspected patients, a total of 60 M. simiae cases belonging to subtype I were identified. All the included clinical isolates met the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) diagnostic criteria and were considered the disease’s causative pathogen. Males (58.33%), elderly (68.54%), and patients with a history of TB (51.42%) were shown to be more prone to infection with the disease. All clinical isolates of M. simiae were resistant to rifampin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH). Amikacin/kanamycin (AMK/KAN) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) susceptibility was found to be 91.66% and 88.33%, respectively. Conclusions: Subtype I was exclusively identified among M. simiae patients in Iran. Molecular detection of drug resistance suggests that amikacin/kanamycin and ciprofloxacin could be used to treat patients infected with M. simiae subtype I.","PeriodicalId":51793,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41553067","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}

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Sero-epidemiology and Risk Assessment of Hepatitis E Virus Among Blood Donors in North Lebanon 黎巴嫩北部献血者戊型肝炎病毒的血清流行病学和风险评估

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-14 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-129115

Joyce Ghazzawi, Sara Moubayed, Sara Khalife

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A Pilot Study Evaluating Subgenomic RNAs for Detection of Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Swabs 评估检测鼻咽拭子传染性SARS-CoV-2的亚基因组rna的初步研究

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-13 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-128040

Nattamon Niyomdecha, C. Boonarkart, Kunlakanya Jitobaom, Y. Suputtamongkol, P. Auewarakul

{"title":"A Pilot Study Evaluating Subgenomic RNAs for Detection of Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Swabs","authors":"Nattamon Niyomdecha, C. Boonarkart, Kunlakanya Jitobaom, Y. Suputtamongkol, P. Auewarakul","doi":"10.5812/archcid-128040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-128040","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The prolonged persistence of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and the difficulty in differentiating between infectious virus and noninfectious viral RNA have impeded the use of current molecular diagnostic tests as a decision tool in quarantine termination. The performance of new methods to detect surrogate viability markers, such as subgenomic RNAs (sgRNAs), has been discussed, and numerous important questions are still needed to be addressed before broad implementation. Objectives: This study aimed to primarily evaluate the performance of SYBR green quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) targeting N and E sgRNAs as a surrogate of viability markers. Methods: This pilot study was carried out to detect genomic RNAs (gRNAs) and sgRNAs using RT-qPCR in cell culture infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and nasopharyngeal swabbing samples from COVID-19 patients, and the results were compared to viral culture as a gold standard method for infectious virus detection. The diagnostic parameters and Cohen’s Kappa correlation index were then analyzed. Results: E subgenomic RNA detection was the most reliable predictor for actively replicating the virus as it showed the highest value of all diagnostic parameters with a good correlation with viral cultivation. The lowest cycle threshold value of gRNAs and sgN detection become undetectable by sgE within the range of 23 - 26. Conclusion: Using a suitable sgRNA type was important for test accuracy. The findings suggested E sgRNA detection as a promising surrogate approach to indicate a truly active viral infection, and when performed with a low-cost molecular test of SYBR green-based assay, it could support huge demands for routine analysis.","PeriodicalId":51793,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44614265","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}

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Is Behavior Change a Key Factor in the Global Reduction of Monkeypox? 行为改变是全球猴痘减少的关键因素吗?

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-12 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-131544

M. Mardani

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Efficacy of Dexamethasone and Methylprednisolone in Hospitalization Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients: A Comparative Retrospective Study 地塞米松和甲基强的松龙对COVID-19患者住院疗效的比较回顾性研究

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-11 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-129727

M. Abbasi, A. Ziaee, Alireza Hejrati, Seyyed Alireza Hosseini, Lina Hejrati, Shahin Keshtkar Rajabi

{"title":"Efficacy of Dexamethasone and Methylprednisolone in Hospitalization Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients: A Comparative Retrospective Study","authors":"M. Abbasi, A. Ziaee, Alireza Hejrati, Seyyed Alireza Hosseini, Lina Hejrati, Shahin Keshtkar Rajabi","doi":"10.5812/archcid-129727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-129727","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Control of the COVID-19 pandemic, its treatment, and prevention of mortality and morbidity have been the main focus of researchers over the past two years. Due to disagreement on the usefulness of different corticosteroids in the treatment of COVID-19, this work compared the efficacy of dexamethasone and methylprednisolone in the treatment outcomes of intensive critical care (ICU) patients. Methods: The present retrospective cohort study examined clinical records of 105 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the ICUs of Firoozabadi Hospital in 2021. Clinical outcomes, including the length of hospital stay, the need for a ventilator, and mortality, were compared between patients who received either dexamethasone (DXM) or methylprednisolone (MP). Data were analyzed by SPSS V.20 software at P < 0.05 as statistical significance. Results: The mean ± SD ages of the patients in the DXM and MP groups were 58.82 ± 19.29 and 60.66 ± 14.17 years, respectively, without a statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). The mean duration of hospitalization was 8.14 ± 4.36 days in the DXM group and 6.80 ± 3.34 days in the MP group (P = 0.295). Also, 19 (33.3%) cases in the DXM group an, 19 (39.6%) in the MP group needed mechanical ventilation during hospitalization (P = 0.546). Finally, 30 (52.6%) patients in the DXM group and 27 (56.2%) in the MP group died. Conclusions: The findings indicated no significant difference in the mean duration of hospitalization, the need for a ventilator, and mortality in COVID-19 ICU patients treated with methylprednisolone or dexamethasone. There is a need to perform meta-analyses owing to conflicting results regarding the effects of different corticosteroids on the COVID-19 course.","PeriodicalId":51793,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45386035","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}

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Cecum Necrosis with Terminal Ileum Perforation Due to Invasive Fungal Infection in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report 糖尿病和急性髓细胞白血病患者侵袭性真菌感染致盲肠坏死伴回肠末端穿孔一例报告

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-06 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-121127

Mohammad Eslamian, Mehrdad Rabiee Rad, Ghazal Ghasempour Dabaghi, Maryam Goharian, A. Farhang

{"title":"Cecum Necrosis with Terminal Ileum Perforation Due to Invasive Fungal Infection in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report","authors":"Mohammad Eslamian, Mehrdad Rabiee Rad, Ghazal Ghasempour Dabaghi, Maryam Goharian, A. Farhang","doi":"10.5812/archcid-121127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-121127","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Immunosuppression conditions are the leading risk factors for opportunistic fungal infections. The clinical manifestation is related to the site of infection. Gastrointestinal (GI) mucormycosis is a rare form of this disease, even in immunosuppressed patients. Case Presentation: We report rare cecum necrosis with terminal ileum perforation resulting from infiltration of mucormycosis in the cecum wall and terminal ileum mesentery in a patient with diabetes mellitus and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). During chemotherapy for AML, the patient presented diarrhea followed by constipation, severe progressive abdominal pain, and fecaloid peritonitis. Perforation of the terminal ileum was observed during the surgery. Ileostomy, right hemicolectomy, and resection of necrotic tissue were performed, and bowel mucormycosis was confirmed on histologic examination. Unfortunately, the patient expired five days after surgery. Conclusions: Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is an uncommon infection with symptoms like abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and melena. The mortality of GI involvement is due to perforation, peritonitis, and GI bleeding.","PeriodicalId":51793,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46787403","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}

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Evaluating the Role of Glove Changing Before Mesh Application During Herniorrhaphy Surgery to Reduce Surgical Site Infections 评估疝修补手术中补片应用前更换手套对减少手术部位感染的作用

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-03 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-128082

Mostafa Mahmoudzadeh Kenari, S. Akhlaghi, M. Motie

{"title":"Evaluating the Role of Glove Changing Before Mesh Application During Herniorrhaphy Surgery to Reduce Surgical Site Infections","authors":"Mostafa Mahmoudzadeh Kenari, S. Akhlaghi, M. Motie","doi":"10.5812/archcid-128082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-128082","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) in hernia repair with mesh remains the main concern. Many risk factors have been proposed; however, the role of changing the glove remains to be elucidated. Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted on adult inguinal hernia cases referred to elective repair using mesh reconstruction. Two hundred cases were enrolled and classified into two groups, including the group that surgeon and his assistants changed the glove and the group in which the gloves remained unchanged. Age, gender, surgery duration, and the side of hernia were compared between those who developed SSI and those without this complication. Moreover, the infection rate was compared between the two study groups. Results: One hundred and two males (51.0%) and 98 females (49.0%) with a mean age of 42.60 ± 15.79 years old were enrolled in the study. None of the variables showed a significant difference between SSI cases and non-SSI cases. Moreover, the rate of infection was not significantly different between the two study groups. Conclusions: Glove changing before mesh application indicates no considerable role in reducing SSI rate; however, further studies are needed to confirm these findings.","PeriodicalId":51793,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44342724","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}

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Effects of Thymus vulgaris and Cinnamomum verum Essential Oils on bap and ica Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureus 寻常胸腺和肉桂精油对金黄色葡萄球菌bap和ica基因表达的影响

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Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2022-09-03 DOI: 10.5812/archcid-122410

F. Noorbakhsh, P. Rahmati

{"title":"Effects of Thymus vulgaris and Cinnamomum verum Essential Oils on bap and ica Gene Expression in Staphylococcus aureus","authors":"F. Noorbakhsh, P. Rahmati","doi":"10.5812/archcid-122410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid-122410","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Staphylococcus aureus can cause a variety of infectious diseases, mainly due to its ability to shift between the planktonic and the biofilm lifestyle. Biofilm infections present a serious problem in human medicine. Biofilm-associated protein (bap) and intercellular adhesin (ica) genes are involved in biofilm formation. Objectives: This study evaluated the effect of Thymus vulgaris and Cinnamomum verum essential oils on biofilm formation and expression of icaA, icaD, and bap genes in S. aureus strains. Methods: A total of 20 strains of S. aureus were isolated from the urine of patients. The susceptibility test was performed to determine the effect of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of thyme and cinnamon essential oils on strains by broth dilution method. The expression of icaA and icaD genes was determined by measuring the cognate messenger ribonucleic acid level using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: The biofilm formation of strains after treatment with the MIC of thyme essential oil was observed as 40% weak and 60% negative biofilms, and with the MIC of cinnamon essential oil as 25% strong and 75% moderate biofilms. Real-time PCR demonstrated that 60% of S. aureus strains treated with thyme and cinnamon essential oils showed a decrease in icaA gene expression. Moreover, 55% and 70% of the strains treated with thyme and cinnamon essential oils had reduced icaD gene expression, respectively. None of the strains of S. aureus had a bap gene. Conclusions: The present study showed that thyme and cinnamon essential oils reduce the expression of icaA and icaD genes, and cinnamon essential oil is more effective than thyme essential oil.","PeriodicalId":51793,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48700950","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}

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