Infectious diseases of poverty (IDPs) involve a diverse group of conditions of parasitic, bacterial, viral, and non-communicable origin, such as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), malaria, tuberculosis, and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, which disproportionately affected ...
Infectious disease mortality increased in the 1980s and early 1990s in persons aged 25 years and older and was mainly due to the emergence of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 25- to 64-year-olds and, to a lesser degree, to increases in pneumonia and influenza deaths among ...
ICD-10-CM: International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification ME/CFS: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome PCC: Post COVID-19 Condition PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction PROMIS: Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System QoL: Quality of Life REDCa...
Post-streptococcal syndrome uveitis is an immune-mediated response following a group A β-haemolytic streptococcus pharyngeal infection, which may include bilateral sight threatening non-granulomatous panuveitis, mostly affecting children and teenagers in economically challenged communities [157]. Elevated anti...
However, patients had septic syndrome associated with their cultures and were therefore likely to have true BSIs. Conclusions In this multicenter cross-sectional study of patients with BSIs, the incidence of appropriate initial empirical therapy was 94.4% for GNRs, 97.0% for GPC, and 65.1% for ...
Increased serum IgA levels are a common phenomenon in patients with IgA nephropathy8,9, diabetes10 and metabolic syndrome11. The serum concentration of IgA can be influenced by a combination of inherited factors and environmental exposures, including age, sex, and lifestyle factors11,12,13,14. ...
A specific group of signs and symptoms characteristic of a particular disease is called asyndrome. Many syndromes are named using a nomenclature based on signs and symptoms or the location of the disease. Table 1 lists some of the prefixes and suffixes commonly used in naming syndromes. ...
HIV cytomegalovirus infection, HIV candidiasis, HIV Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, HIV Kaposi’s sarcoma, HIV Burkitt’s lymphoma, HIV non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, HIV encephalopathy, HIV-associated dementia, slim disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS, neonatal HIV infection, and AIDS-related...
but there is considerable misclassification of the cause of death. This misclassification may be deliberate in countries without nationalised healthcare such as the United States, where reimbursement by private insurance may be related to the ICD code used for the primary cause of death. Elsewhere, ...
Introduction The acute encephalitis syndrome has heralded the emergence of multiple virulent pathogens in Australia, including Murray Valley encephalitis, and recently Hendra virus and Australian bat lyssavirus. In Australia, the encephalitis syndrome in humans is not notifiable. The burden of Australian ...