Linda Collins, Mwanaisha Yawawa, Monday Ugiagbe, Chrysi Leliopoulou
{"title":"The trials of urine specimen collection when diagnosing a urinary tract infection in the adult female population","authors":"Linda Collins, Mwanaisha Yawawa, Monday Ugiagbe, Chrysi Leliopoulou","doi":"10.21037/aoi-23-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/aoi-23-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92328,"journal":{"name":"Annals of infection","volume":"158 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140283625","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":"The narratives of patients with recurrent urinary tract infections and their experiences of diagnostic urine specimen collection","authors":"Linda Collins, R. Khasriya","doi":"10.21037/aoi-22-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/aoi-22-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92328,"journal":{"name":"Annals of infection","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46217483","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}
T. Musa, T. Y. Akintunde, I. Musa, L. A. Mohammed, A. Tassang, H. Musa
{"title":"Rift valley fever: thematic analysis of documents indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection database","authors":"T. Musa, T. Y. Akintunde, I. Musa, L. A. Mohammed, A. Tassang, H. Musa","doi":"10.21037/aoi-21-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/aoi-21-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92328,"journal":{"name":"Annals of infection","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47100558","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}
F. Hammami, M. Koubaa, Yasmine Ellouze, W. Feki, K. Rekik, F. Smaoui, E. Elleuch, C. Marrakchi, M. Jemaa
{"title":"Management and outcome predictors during Herpes simplex virus encephalitis","authors":"F. Hammami, M. Koubaa, Yasmine Ellouze, W. Feki, K. Rekik, F. Smaoui, E. Elleuch, C. Marrakchi, M. Jemaa","doi":"10.21037/AOI-20-14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/AOI-20-14","url":null,"abstract":"Infectious Diseases Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia; Anesthesiology Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia; Radiology Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia Contributions: (I) Conception and design: F Hammami, M Koubaa, Y Ellouze, C Marrakchi, M Ben Jemaa; (II) Administrative support: F Hammami, M Koubaa, K Rekik, F Smaoui, E Elleuch, M Ben Jemaa; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: F Hammami, M Koubaa, W Feki, M Ben Jemaa; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: F Hammami, M Koubaa, Y Ellouze, F Smaoui, M Ben Jemaa; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: F Hammami, M Koubaa, Y Ellouze, K Rekik, C Marrakchi, M Ben Jemaa; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Correspondence to: Fatma Hammami, MD; Makram Koubaa, MD. Infectious Diseases Department, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia. Email: fatma.hammami@medecinesfax.org; koubaa_makram@medecinesfax.org.","PeriodicalId":92328,"journal":{"name":"Annals of infection","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42089709","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}
J. Abasszade, J. Tran, Palaniraj Rama Raj, Ahmed Adnan Mahdi
{"title":"Atypical transmission of Epstein-Barr virus to a medical practitioner—a case report","authors":"J. Abasszade, J. Tran, Palaniraj Rama Raj, Ahmed Adnan Mahdi","doi":"10.21037/AOI-21-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/AOI-21-5","url":null,"abstract":"We present a case of a 26-year-old medical practitioner who was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus, pre-COVID-19, following exposure to respiratory droplets from an infected patient. The medical practitioner presented to his general practitioner with a 5-day history of bilateral upper-palpebral swelling (Hoagland’s Sign) and coryzal symptoms and was initially diagnosed with allergic rhinitis. The diagnosis was revised 2 weeks later, following the development of classical symptoms and serological evidence of Epstein-Barr virus infection. The Epstein-Barr virus specific antibody should be measured if suspicion for infectious mononucleosis is high with a negative monospot test. These specific antibody tests are superior in ruling out Epstein-Barr virus infection when compared to the heterophile antibody test for a negative outcome. There is a dearth of literature regarding Epstein-Barr virus transmission via respiratory droplets and our case appears to be the first reported incident of Epstein-Barr virus transmission in an immunocompetent healthcare worker after exposure to respiratory droplets from a patient’s sternutation. As such, we strongly advocate the use of masks and practising appropriate hand hygiene in all patients suspected or confirmed to have an acute Epstein-Barr virus infection and also seek to highlight the atypical nature of symptom manifestations and transmission seen in Epstein-Barr virus infections.","PeriodicalId":92328,"journal":{"name":"Annals of infection","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48725145","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":"Bibliometric analysis of the top 100 cited articles on HIV/AIDS","authors":"Ghislaine Gatasi, T. Musa, E. N. Odjidja","doi":"10.21037/aoi-20-17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/aoi-20-17","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic remains a significant global health issue with currently around 38 million people living with the illness. In 2019, 1.7 million new infections were recorded and 33 million people had died of related causes globally. This study aims to examine and analyse the scientific research progress on HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) through a study of the 100 most cited articles during the years 2010 to 2020 by using bibliometric methods. Methods: A comprehensive retrospective bibliometric analysis was performed on HIV/AIDS literature published from 2010 until August 19th, 2020 and retrieved from Web of Science (WoS). We used the entry terms of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) database to identify the top 100 cited articles. Results: The top-cited articles received a number of citations ranging from 338 to 4,396 times, with a mean of 633.56 citations per article. Out of the 100, a total of 77 papers were citation classic, cited more than 400 times. The most published documents in the set were reported in 2011 (n=22). The articles were published in 32 journals, out of which, 8 had 3 or more cited publications. The University of California, San Francisco was the top-ranking institution with a total citation score of 9,482 while the authors Burton DR and Mascola JR were the most prolific with 9 published articles each. The United States Department of Health Human Services financially contributed to 82% of the publications. Conclusions: This study analysis presents a recent prospect on the advancement of HIV/AIDS research worldwide that can be applied to enhance the understanding of HIV/AIDS research and support further work in this research field.","PeriodicalId":92328,"journal":{"name":"Annals of infection","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41440485","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":"Application of the CARE guideline as reporting standard in the Annals of Infection","authors":"","doi":"10.21037/aoi.2019.10.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/aoi.2019.10.01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92328,"journal":{"name":"Annals of infection","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41533182","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":"Invasive candidiasis trial supports echinocandins for primary therapy","authors":"J. Nett","doi":"10.21037/AOI.2019.07.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/AOI.2019.07.02","url":null,"abstract":"Candida , the most prevalent hospital-associated fungal pathogen, causes a variety of mucosal and deep-seated infections (1). Candidemia and other invasive Candida infections are among the more difficult to treat infections and are associated with high mortality rates, near 40% (2). Neutropenia, often related to chemotherapy or hematologic malignancy, places patients at high risk for severe disseminated candidiasis (3). The current recommended therapy involves a combination of treatment with antifungals, debridement and/or drainage of intra-abdominal sources, and removal of infected devices, such as vascular catheters and implantable cardiac devices (2,4-7).","PeriodicalId":92328,"journal":{"name":"Annals of infection","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.21037/AOI.2019.07.02","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68297099","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}
E. López‐Briz, M. Martín-Cerezuela, P. Ramírez-Galleymore
{"title":"Cleaning over clean: impact of a bundle of cleaning actions on health-care associated infections","authors":"E. López‐Briz, M. Martín-Cerezuela, P. Ramírez-Galleymore","doi":"10.21037/AOI.2019.07.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/AOI.2019.07.01","url":null,"abstract":"Health-care associated infections (HCAI) are a major threat on patient safety. According to the National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report (1), in USA about 1 in 31 hospital patients has at least one HCAI. In 2015, 3% of hospitalized patients had one or more HCAI, and there were an estimated 687,000 HCAIs, with about 72,000 deaths due to HCAIs during their hospitalizations.","PeriodicalId":92328,"journal":{"name":"Annals of infection","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45575188","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}