Risk of invasive fungal infections and Molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunocompromised patients

Michael Silva* — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction: Hepatitis B core (anti-HBc) antibody is an effective marker for occult Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and is an integral part of blood donor screening in many countries. This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anti-HBc antibodies among voluntary blood donors in Thailand and its significance to reduce the risk of transfusion transmitted HBV infection.Methods: Nasopharyngeal swabs were obtained, Neisseria meningitidis was identified by standard methods, Polymerase Chain Reaction, and penicillin susceptibility was carried out. Multilocus Sequence Typing was performed as well. The study included 461 inmates. The overall carrier frequency was 10.41%, serogroups were isolated: B (20), C (17), Y (8) and nongroupable (3) 70.8% (34/48) of isolates showed some level of resistance to penicillin.

Conclusion: New advances in the understanding of the role of Leis mania RNA virus (LRV) as a prognostic factor, speciation methods and antimicrobial resistance testing and their limitations will be discussed.

Coronavirus 2019 and health systems in response to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

Aron sem*, Nathen broad — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has hit the European region disproportionately. Many HIV clinics share staff and logistics with infectious disease facilities, which are now on the frontline in tackling COVID-19. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of the current pandemic situation on HIV care and continuity of antiretroviral treatment (ART) supplies in CEE countries. Cutaneous manifestation is a newly reported clinical manifestation of COVID-19 infection. The clinical description of cutaneous manifestation is still not fully described. Our patient, a medical person, had viral exanthem distributed in the extremities along with a “Spins and needles sensation,” which differs from a previously published paper on cutaneous manifestations. The differential diagnosis of drug-induced skin rash and hand-foot-mouth disease was ruled out based on the patient's previous history and course of the disease.

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Risk of invasive fungal infections and Molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunocompromised patients

Coronavirus 2019 and health systems in response to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa