Search Results - "The Journal of infection"

Co-infections in people with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lansbury, Louise, Lim, Benjamin, Baskaran, Vadsala, Lim, Wei Shen

“…•SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID19 disease, has spread globally since late 2019•Bacterial coinfections associated with mortality in previous influenza…”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as an independent risk factor for mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 by Liu, Yuwei, Du, Xuebei, Chen, Jing, Jin, Yalei, Peng, Li, Wang, Harry H.X., Luo, Mingqi, Chen, Ling, Zhao, Yan

“…Several studies have described the clinical characteristics of patients with novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infected pneumonia (COVID-19), indicating severe…”
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Clinical progression of patients with COVID-19 in Shanghai, China by Chen, Jun, Qi, Tangkai, Liu, Li, Ling, Yun, Qian, Zhiping, Li, Tao, Li, Feng, Xu, Qingnian, Zhang, Yuyi, Xu, Shuibao, Song, Zhigang, Zeng, Yigang, Shen, Yinzhong, Shi, Yuxin, Zhu, Tongyu, Lu, Hongzhou

“…•Most of the COVID-19 cases are mild.•The estimated median duration of fever was 10 days.•Radiological improvement was observed on 14 days after onset of…”
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Saliva is a reliable tool to detect SARS-CoV-2 by Azzi, Lorenzo, Carcano, Giulio, Gianfagna, Francesco, Grossi, Paolo, Gasperina, Daniela Dalla, Genoni, Angelo, Fasano, Mauro, Sessa, Fausto, Tettamanti, Lucia, Carinci, Francesco, Maurino, Vittorio, Rossi, Agostino, Tagliabue, Angelo, Baj, Andreina

“…•Saliva is a reliable tool to detect SARS-Cov-2 by RT-rPCR analysis.•Saliva may provide information about the clinical evolution of the disease.•Saliva could…”
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Persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection amongst children and young people: A meta-analysis of controlled and uncontrolled studies by Behnood, S.A., Shafran, R., Bennett, S.D., Zhang, A.X.D., O'Mahoney, L.L., Stephenson, T.J., Ladhani, S.N., De Stavola, B.L., Viner, R.M., Swann, O.V.

“…Data on the long-term impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and young people (CYP) are conflicting. We assessed evidence on long-term post-COVID symptoms…”
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Environmental contamination of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare premises by Ye, Guangming, Lin, Hualiang, Chen, Song, Wang, Shichan, Zeng, Zhikun, Wang, Wei, Zhang, Shiyu, Rebmann, Terri, Li, Yirong, Pan, Zhenyu, Yang, Zhonghua, Wang, Ying, Wang, Fubing, Qian, Zhengmin, Wang, Xinghuan

“…•Hospital environment was contaminated when providing care to COVID-19 patients.•Contaminated surfaces included COVID-19 patient care areas, hospital objects,…”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection, clinical features and outcome of COVID-19 in United Kingdom nursing homes by Graham, N.S.N., Junghans, C., Downes, R., Sendall, C., Lai, H., McKirdy, A., Elliott, P., Howard, R., Wingfield, D., Priestman, M., Ciechonska, M., Cameron, L., Storch, M., Crone, M.A., Freemont, P.S., Randell, P., McLaren, R., Lang, N., Ladhani, S., Sanderson, F., Sharp, D.J.

“…To understand SARS-Co-V-2 infection and transmission in UK nursing homes in order to develop preventive strategies for protecting the frail elderly residents…”
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Evolutionary analysis of SARS-CoV-2: how mutation of Non-Structural Protein 6 (NSP6) could affect viral autophagy by Benvenuto, Domenico, Angeletti, Silvia, Giovanetti, Marta, Bianchi, Martina, Pascarella, Stefano, Cauda, Roberto, Ciccozzi, Massimo, Cassone, Antonio

“…SARS-CoV-2 is a new coronavirus that has spread globally, infecting more than 150000 people, and being declared pandemic by the WHO. We provide here…”
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Monkeypox outbreak in Madrid (Spain): Clinical and virological aspects by Orviz, Eva, Negredo, Anabel, Ayerdi, Oskar, Vázquez, Ana, Muñoz-Gomez, Ana, Monzón, Sara, Clavo, Petunia, Zaballos, Angel, Vera, Mar, Sánchez, Patricia, Cabello, Noemi, Jiménez, Pilar, Pérez-García, Jorge A, Varona, Sarai, Del Romero, Jorge, Cuesta, Isabel, Delgado-Iribarren, Alberto, Torres, Montse, Sagastagoitia, Iñigo, Palacios, Gustavo, Estrada, Vicente, Sánchez-Seco, Maria Paz

“…Monkeypox is the most prevalent Orthopoxvirus zoonosis infection since the eradication of smallpox. The current multi-country outbreak involves five WHO…”
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Lymphocyte subset (CD4+, CD8+) counts reflect the severity of infection and predict the clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 by Liu, Zeming, Long, Wei, Tu, Mengqi, Chen, Sichao, Huang, Yihui, Wang, Shipei, Zhou, Wei, Chen, Danyang, Zhou, Ling, Wang, Min, Wu, Meng, Huang, Qi, Xu, Haibo, Zeng, Wen, Guo, Liang

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The utility of peripheral blood leucocyte ratios as biomarkers in infectious diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Russell, Clark D., Parajuli, Arun, Gale, Hugo J., Bulteel, Naomi S., Schuetz, Philipp, de Jager, Cornelis P.C., Loonen, Anne J.M., Merekoulias, Georgios I., Baillie, J. Kenneth

“…•Peripheral blood leucocyte ratios are useful infection biomarkers.•Neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is predictive of bacteraemia.•NLR should be included in…”
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The duration of infectiousness of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 by Walsh, Kieran A., Spillane, Susan, Comber, Laura, Cardwell, Karen, Harrington, Patricia, Connell, Jeff, Teljeur, Conor, Broderick, Natasha, de Gascun, Cillian F., Smith, Susan M., Ryan, Máirín, O'Neill, Michelle

“…•15 studies were included - 13 SARS-CoV-2 culture and 2 contact tracing studies.•Mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients highly unlikely to be infectious after day…”
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Encephalitis diagnosis using metagenomics: application of next generation sequencing for undiagnosed cases by Brown, Julianne R., Bharucha, Tehmina, Breuer, Judith

“…Current estimates suggest that even in the most resourced settings, the aetiology of encephalitis is identified in less than half of clinical cases. It is…”
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Clinical features and outcomes of pregnant women suspected of coronavirus disease 2019 by yang, Hui, Sun, Guoqiang, Tang, Fei, Peng, Min, Gao, Ying, Peng, Jing, Xie, Hui, Zhao, Yun, Jin, Zhichun

“…•The newly identified 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is spreading nationwide. Previous studies mainly focus on non-pregnant population with…”
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Dynamics of anti-SARS-Cov-2 IgM and IgG antibodies among COVID-19 patients by Lee, Yu-Lin, Liao, Chia-Hung, Liu, Po-Yu, Cheng, Chien-Yu, Chung, Ming-Yi, Liu, Chun-Eng, Chang, Sui-Yuan, Hsueh, Po-Ren

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Distinct and early increase in circulating MMP-9 in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure by Ueland, T, Holter, JC, Holten, AR, Müller, KE, Lind, A, Bekken, GK, Dudman, S, Aukrust, P, Dyrhol-Riise, AM, Heggelund, L

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Risk factors of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A global systematic review and meta-analysis by Pradipta, Ivan Surya, Forsman, Lina Davies, Bruchfeld, Judith, Hak, Eelko, Alffenaar, Jan-Willem

“…•Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global threat.•Previous tuberculosis disease is the main risk factor for MDR-TB.•The association of several…”
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Risk factors of critical & mortal COVID-19 cases: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis by Zheng, Zhaohai, Peng, Fang, Xu, Buyun, Zhao, Jingjing, Liu, Huahua, Peng, Jiahao, Li, Qingsong, Jiang, Chongfu, Zhou, Yan, Liu, Shuqing, Ye, Chunji, Zhang, Peng, Xing, Yangbo, Guo, Hangyuan, Tang, Weiliang

“…An epidemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) began in December 2019 and triggered a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). We aimed to…”
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for the diagnosis of suspected pneumonia in immunocompromised patients by Peng, Jin-Min, Du, Bin, Qin, Han-Yu, Wang, Qian, Shi, Yan

“…•Polymicrobial pneumonia is common in immunocompromised patients admitted to the ICU.•The diagnostic performance of mNGS for pneumonia depends on pathogen…”
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Artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning: Potential resources for the infection clinician by Theodosiou, Anastasia A., Read, Robert C.

“…Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning (including generative AI) are increasingly being investigated in the context of research and…”
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