American Journal of Infectious Diseases
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American Journal of Infectious Diseases dedicated to publishing articles for diseases resulting from the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, including pathogenic viruses, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites, and aberrant proteins known as prions.
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
2w ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 7 March 2025; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2025.1.6
A term infant born via uncomplicated caesarian section was noted to be jittery, hypotonic, and have pooling of secretions at birth. Over the first four weeks of life, the infant developed four limb hy ..read more
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
1M ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 7 February 2025; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2024.52.57
The use of Oral (PO) antibiotics and Lipoglycopeptides (LGP) is challenging the previous standard of Osteomyelitis (OM) treatment. This retrospective study included patients diagnosed with OM treated ..read more
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
2M ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2024.50.51
Babesia odocoilei has been gaining attention as a novel agent of tick-borne disease. Researchers allege that the American dog tick is a vector of B. odocoilei, but supportive evidence for this content ..read more
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
2M ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 15 January 2025; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2024.46.49
Molecular testing by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has improved diagnostic performance to inform appropriate treatment. However, its impact on healthcare utilization and costs related to respiratory ..read more
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
4M ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 2 December 2024; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2024.42.45
Pyrexia is a common clinical problem; causes may vary depending on the clinico- epidemiological settings. Infectious diseases form the most common cause of fever especially in the immunocompromised ca ..read more
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
5M ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 4 November 2024; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2024.35.41
The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with death in patients monitored for COVID-19 at the Epidemic Treatment Center (ETC) of the Fann National University Hospital (FNUH). This ..read more
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
7M ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 4 September 2024; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2024.24.34
The increased use of central venous catheters due to the severity of COVID-19 cases and the difficulty in implementing preventive Healthcare-Associated Infection measures contributed to worsening an a ..read more
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
9M ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 27 June 2024; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2024.11.23
In this single institution retrospective medical record review, patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer from the years 2018-2022 were evaluated to distinguish an associative linear relationship betw ..read more
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
1y ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2024.1.10
Fundamental causes of long COVID or Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) are still under investigation while it remains a significant burden to millions of patients worldwide even after a relatively ..read more
American Journal of Infectious Diseases
1y ago
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 10 February 2024; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2023.63.71
Antimicrobial resistance is a public health problem. The main factor favoring the development of antibiotic resistance is the abusive or inappropriate use of antibiotics. This study is the first to ta ..read more