Missed opportunities of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in France: a retrospective analysis in the French DAT’AIDS cohort
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Acute kidney injury during daptomycin versus vancomycin treatment in cardiovascular critically ill patients: a propensit...
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Patients’ high acceptability of a future therapeutic HIV vaccine in France: a French paradox?
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Estimate of male urethritis incidences in France between 2007 and 2017 with a specific focus on Neisseria gonorrhoeae, C...
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BACKGROUND:In a context of increasing use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test, diagnoses of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections among men increased in Europe and USA since 2007. We aimed to describe trends in the incidence of male urethritis in France between 2007 and 2017.METHODS:We analysed male urethritis clinical cases rep...
Four-color multiplex real-time PCR assay prototype targeting azithromycin resistance mutations in Mycoplasma genitalium
Published in BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundThe worldwide expansion of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) in cases of genital infections has led to an increased recurrence rate of these infections after first-line azithromycin treatment. By detecting the presence of azithromycin-resistant MG, the patient’s antibiotic treatment can be targeted and the spread of resistanc...
Bacterial resistance trends among intraoperative bone culture of chronic osteomyelitis in an affiliated hospital of Sout...
Published in BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to gather temporal trends on bacteria epidemiology and resistance of intraoperative bone culture from chronic ostemyelitis at an affiliated hospital in South China.MethodRecords of patients with chronic osteomyelitis from 2003 to 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. The medical data were extracted using a unif...
Intensive phase treatment outcome and associated factors among patients treated for multi drug resistant tuberculosis in...
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BackgroundMulti-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is resistant to at least Rifampicin and Isoniazid drugs. The treatment success rate for MDR-TB cases is lower than for drug susceptible TB. Globally only 55% of MDR-TB patients were successfully treated. Monitoring the early treatment outcome and bet...
Association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and thyroid dysfunction: a case-control seroprevalence study
...Published in BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundThe association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and thyroid disease has been poorly studied. Therefore, we sought to determine the association between T. gondii seropositivity and thyroid dysfunction.MethodsWe performed an age- and gender-matched case-control study of 176 patients suffering from hypothyroidism (n = 161) or hyperthyroi...
Hepatitis B infection in the general population of China: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundHepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem in China. Over a decade has passed since the last National Hepatitis Seroepidemiological Survey was conducted in 2006. The lack of updated data on hepatitis B in China makes assessing the current prevalence and burden of the disease inadequate. In response to the above sit...
Community-led delivery of HIV self-testing to improve HIV testing, ART initiation and broader social outcomes in rural M...
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BackgroundPrevention of new HIV infections is a critical public health issue. The highest HIV testing gaps are in men, adolescents 15–19 years old, and adults 40 years and older. Community-based HIV testing services (HTS) can contribute to increased testing coverage and early HIV diagnosis, with HIV self-testing (HIVST) strategies showing promise. ...
