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Shirazinia M, Sheybani F, Naderi H, Haddad M, Hajipour P, Khoroushi F. Chronic meningitis in adults: a comparison between neurotuberculosis and neurobrucellosis. BMC Infect Dis 2024; 24:441. [PMID: 38664652 PMCID: PMC11046744 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09345-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In regions endemic for tuberculosis and brucellosis, distinguishing between tuberculous meningitis (TBM) and brucella meningitis (BM) poses a substantial challenge. This study investigates the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of patients with TBM and BM. METHODS Adult patients diagnosed with either TBM or BM who were admitted to two referral hospitals between March 2015 and October 2022, were included, and the characteristics of the patients were analyzed. RESULTS Seventy patients formed the study group, 28 with TBM and 42 with BM, were included. TBM patients had a 2.06-fold (95% CI: 1.26 to 3.37, P-value: 0.003) higher risk of altered consciousness and a 4.80-fold (95% CI: 1.98 to 11.61, P-value: < 0.001) higher risk of extra-neural involvement as compared to BM patients. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed a significantly higher percentage of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) in TBM compared to BM (Standardized mean difference: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.18 to 1.20, P-value: 0.008). Neuroimaging findings indicated higher risks of hydrocephalus (P-value: 0.002), infarction (P-value: 0.029), and meningeal enhancement (P-value: 0.012) in TBM compared to BM. Moreover, TBM patients had a 67% (95% CI: 21% to 131%, P-value:0.002) longer median length of hospital stay and a significantly higher risk of unfavorable outcomes (Risk ratio: 6.96, 95% CI: 2.65 to 18.26, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study emphasizes that TBM patients displayed increased frequencies of altered consciousness, PMN dominance in CSF, extra-neural involvement, hydrocephalus, meningeal enhancement, and brain infarction. The findings emphasize the diagnostic difficulties and underscore the importance of cautious differentiation between these two conditions to guide appropriate treatment strategies.
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- Matin Shirazinia
- Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Daneshgah Street, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Daneshgah Street, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Daneshgah Street, Mashhad, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Haddad M, Sheybani F, Olfati N, Nahayati MA, Boostani R, Layegh P, Rashid-Nejad A. Central nervous system reactivation of herpesviridae family in patients with COVID-19. J Neurovirol 2023; 29:211-217. [PMID: 37097596 PMCID: PMC10127951 DOI: 10.1007/s13365-023-01132-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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The objective of this study is to describe our COVID-19 patients with herpesviridae reactivation in the central nervous system (CNS). Four patients were described including two with acute encephalitis and two with acute encephalomyelitis. Three of four patients had abnormal findings on neuroimaging studies. One of four patients died, one survived with major neurological sequelae, and two others fully recovered. Herpesviridae reactivation in the CNS in patients with COVID-19 is a rare but serious coincidence. The optimal therapeutic management has not been investigated and until more information is available, it is prudent to treat these patients with appropriate antivirals with or without anti-inflammatory agents.
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- Mahboubeh Haddad
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Khajavinia F, Sheybani F, Nazeri N, Haddad M. Mycobacterium simiae Pulmonary Disease. Infect Dis Clin Pract 2023. [DOI: 10.1097/ipc.0000000000001196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Naderi H, Sheybani F, Parsa A, Haddad M, Khoroushi F. Neurobrucellosis: report of 54 cases. Trop Med Health 2022; 50:77. [PMID: 36242068 PMCID: PMC9569038 DOI: 10.1186/s41182-022-00472-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Brucellosis is among the most widespread zoonotic diseases worldwide. Although rare, nervous system involvement due to Brucella infection is a major diagnostic challenge in endemic regions. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was a cross-sectional investigation of hospitalized adults with neurobrucellosis from March 2007 to February 2017. We described the clinical characteristics, radiographical and laboratory features, and clinical outcomes of patients with neurobrucellosis. RESULTS Fifty-four patients with neurobrucellosis were included. The median age was 35 (interquartile range, 25-50) years, and 32 (59%) cases were male. Thirty-four (63%) patients were stockmen or shepherds. The most common clinical manifestations were fever in 49 (91%) cases, headache in 47 (87%), decreased consciousness in 12 (22%), and seizures in 6 (11%). Meningeal signs were detected in 36 (67%) cases. Brucella species were isolated in five cases from blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The median of CSF leukocytes was 75 per µL, CSF protein 83 mg/dL, and CSF glucose 39 mg/dL. Only two cases had severe hypoglycorrhachia and one CSF protein ≥ 500 mg/dL. No patient died during hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS The symptoms of neurobrucellosis could be mild and nonspecific and the classic triad of meningitis is uncommon. Mild CSF pleocytosis of fewer than 50 leukocytes per microliter of CSF was common but severe hyperproteinorrhachia and severe hypoglycorrhachia were rare in neurobrucellosis. Differentiation between neurobrucellosis and systemic brucellosis is important, because more prolonged treatment is indicated for neurobrucellosis, and it could be associated with a broad spectrum of complications that require close follow-up.
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- HamidReza Naderi
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Sheybani F, Brouwer MC, Löwenberg M, van de Beek D. COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED BACTERIAL MENINGITIS IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. J Infect 2022; 85:573-607. [PMID: 35933041 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Fereshte Sheybani
- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neuro-infection and inflammation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location AMC/ University of Amsterdam, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neuro-infection and inflammation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Sheybani F, Brouwer MC, van de Beek D. BACTERIAL MENINGITIS IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA: A PROSPECTIVE NATIONWIDE COHORT STUDY AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. Int J Infect Dis 2022; 122:492-496. [PMID: 35760383 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To study the clinical features of bacterial meningitis in myeloma patients. METHODS We analyzed myeloma patients included in a nationwide cohort of patients >16 years old with community-acquired bacterial meningitis in the Netherlands between 2006 and 2018. Subsequently, we reviewed the literature for articles reporting myeloma patients with bacterial meningitis. RESULTS A total of 27 of 2306 (1.6%) episodes of bacterial meningitis occurred in myeloma patients. Six of 27 (22%) patients received stem cell transplantation. CSF showed a median leukocyte count of 172/µL and 12 (46%) of 26 patients had a CSF leukocyte count <100/µL. Streptococcus pneumoniae was the causative pathogen in 25 (93%) patients. Fourteen (52%) patients had unfavorable outcome of whom 10 (37%) died. Ninety-one myeloma patients with bacterial meningitis were described in the literature. The most common pathogen in these patients was S. pneumoniae (35 of 48; 73%) and four (20%) of 20 cases died. CONCLUSION Bacterial meningitis in patients with multiple myeloma is a severe disease with high rates of unfavorable outcome. Patients often present with a low CSF leukocyte count compared to bacterial meningitis in patients without multiple myeloma. Physicians should have a low threshold to perform a lumbar puncture in myeloma patients and start antibiotic treatment pending CSF chemistry and culture results.
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- Fereshte Sheybani
- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Infectious diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Yuan QQ, Xiao SX, Farouk O, Du YT, Sheybani F, Tan QT, Akbulut S, Cetin K, Alikhassi A, Yaghan RJ, Durur-Subasi I, Altintoprak F, Eom TI, Alper F, Hasbahceci M, Martínez-Ramos D, Oztekin PS, Kwong A, Pluguez-Turull CW, Brownson KE, Chandanwale S, Habibi M, Lan LY, Zhou R, Zeng XT, Bai J, Bai JW, Chen QR, Chen X, Zha XM, Dai WJ, Dai ZJ, Feng QY, Gao QJ, Gao RF, Han BS, Hou JX, Hou W, Liao HY, Luo H, Liu ZR, Lu JH, Luo B, Ma XP, Qian J, Qin JY, Wei W, Wei G, Xu LY, Xue HC, Yang HW, Yang WG, Zhang CJ, Zhang F, Zhang GX, Zhang SK, Zhang SQ, Zhang YQ, Zhang YP, Zhang SC, Zhao DW, Zheng XM, Zheng LW, Xu GR, Zhou WB, Wu GS. Management of granulomatous lobular mastitis: an international multidisciplinary consensus (2021 edition). Mil Med Res 2022; 9:20. [PMID: 35473758 PMCID: PMC9040252 DOI: 10.1186/s40779-022-00380-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) is a rare and chronic benign inflammatory disease of the breast. Difficulties exist in the management of GLM for many front-line surgeons and medical specialists who care for patients with inflammatory disorders of the breast. This consensus is summarized to establish evidence-based recommendations for the management of GLM. Literature was reviewed using PubMed from January 1, 1971 to July 31, 2020. Sixty-six international experienced multidisciplinary experts from 11 countries or regions were invited to review the evidence. Levels of evidence were determined using the American College of Physicians grading system, and recommendations were discussed until consensus. Experts discussed and concluded 30 recommendations on historical definitions, etiology and predisposing factors, diagnosis criteria, treatment, clinical stages, relapse and recurrence of GLM. GLM was recommended as a widely accepted definition. In addition, this consensus introduced a new clinical stages and management algorithm for GLM to provide individual treatment strategies. In conclusion, diagnosis of GLM depends on a combination of history, clinical manifestations, imaging examinations, laboratory examinations and pathology. The approach to treatment of GLM should be applied according to the different clinical stage of GLM. This evidence-based consensus would be valuable to assist front-line surgeons and medical specialists in the optimal management of GLM.
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- Qian-Qian Yuan
- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.170205.10000 0004 1936 7822Department of Pathology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
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- grid.10251.370000000103426662Department of Surgical Oncology and Breast Surgery, Oncology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516 Egypt
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- grid.24695.3c0000 0001 1431 9176Department of Breast Surgery, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100700 China
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- grid.411583.a0000 0001 2198 6209Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 9177899191 Iran
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- grid.414963.d0000 0000 8958 3388Breast Department, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 229899 Singapore
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- grid.411650.70000 0001 0024 1937Department of Surgery, Department of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
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- grid.412364.60000 0001 0680 7807Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17020 Çanakkale, Turkey
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- grid.411705.60000 0001 0166 0922Department of Radiology, Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1419733141 Iran
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- grid.411424.60000 0001 0440 9653Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University-Bahrain, Manama, 26671 Bahrain
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- grid.411781.a0000 0004 0471 9346Department of Radiology, International Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, 34810 Istanbul, Turkey
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- grid.49746.380000 0001 0682 3030Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, 54050 Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, HiU Clinic, 170, Gwongwang-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon, 16488 Korea
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- grid.411445.10000 0001 0775 759XDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Academic Support and Education Center, Hırkai Serif District, Kececi Cesmesi Str, Doktorlar Building, B/7, 34091 Istanbul, Turkey
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- grid.470634.2Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital General Castellon, Avda Benicassim S/N, 12812004 Castellón, Spain
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- grid.413783.a0000 0004 0642 6432Radiology Department, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, 305018 Ankara, Turkey
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- grid.440671.00000 0004 5373 5131Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, China; The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518053 China
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- grid.418456.a0000 0004 0414 313XUniversity of Miami Health System and Miller School of Medicine, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 USA
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- grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
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- grid.464654.10000 0004 1764 8110Department of Pathology, Dr D Y Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune, 603203 India
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Breast Center at Bayview Campus, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Rm. A-562, Baltimore, MD 21224 USA
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.413375.70000 0004 1757 7666Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110 China
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- grid.49470.3e0000 0001 2331 6153Center for Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.415108.90000 0004 1757 9178Department of General Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001 China
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- grid.412676.00000 0004 1799 0784The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029 China
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- grid.412596.d0000 0004 1797 9737Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery and the First Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150007 China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Breast Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine First Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou, 310003 China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.452244.1Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 China
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- grid.464423.3Department of General Surgery, Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Taiyuan, 030012 China
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- grid.412987.10000 0004 0630 1330Department of Breast Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092 China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zaoyang People’s Hospital, Zaoyang, 441299 Hubei China
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- grid.452702.60000 0004 1804 3009Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050004 China
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- grid.411634.50000 0004 0632 4559Department of General Surgery, Guangshan County People’s Hospital, Guangshan County, Xinxiang, 465499 Henan China
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- grid.412604.50000 0004 1758 4073Department of Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100045 China
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- grid.12527.330000 0001 0662 3178Department of General Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing, 102218 China
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- grid.411395.b0000 0004 1757 0085Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, 230001 China
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- grid.414902.a0000 0004 1771 3912Department of Thyroid Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032 China
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- Department of Oncology, Liwan Central Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510150 China
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- grid.440601.70000 0004 1798 0578Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036 Guangdong China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Computed Tomography, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.412990.70000 0004 1808 322XDepartment of General Surgery, Xinxiang Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang, 453100 Henan China
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- grid.256607.00000 0004 1798 2653Department of Breast Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, 530021 China
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- grid.413087.90000 0004 1755 3939Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032 China
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- grid.477407.70000 0004 1806 9292Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005 China
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- grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400013 China
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- Department of General Surgery, Qinghai Province People’s Hospital, Xining, 810007 China
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- grid.508137.80000 0004 4914 6107Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao, 266000 Shandong China
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- grid.43169.390000 0001 0599 1243Department of Oncology, Xi’an Jiaotong University Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an, 710004 China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zaoyang First People’s Hospital, Zaoyang, 441299 Hubei China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.508285.20000 0004 1757 7463Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Yichang Central People’s Hospital, Yichang, 443003 Hubei China
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- grid.413458.f0000 0000 9330 9891Department of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guizhou Medical University, Kaili, 556000 Guizhou China
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- grid.413810.fDepartment of General Surgery, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, 200003 China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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- grid.452381.90000 0004 1779 2614Department of Surgery, Dongfeng General Hospital Affiliated with Hubei Medical College, Shiyan, 442001 Hubei China
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- grid.413247.70000 0004 1808 0969Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071 China
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Poorzand H, Hamidi F, Sheybani F, Ghaderi F, Fazlinezhad A, Alimi H, Bigdelu L, Khosravi Bizhaem S. Infective Endocarditis: Clinical Characteristics and Echocardiographic Findings. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:789624. [PMID: 35445085 PMCID: PMC9014855 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.789624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a disease with high morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics and echocardiographic features of patients with IE. Methods We analyzed patients with either definitive or probable diagnosis of IE who were hospitalized in a teaching hospital in Mashhad, Iran between June 2011 and January 2020. Patients who survived were followed up by echocardiography for at least 6-month after hospital discharge. Results A total of 82 cases with IE were included of which 62 (75.6%) received definitive diagnosis. The mean age was 39.7 ± 18.7 years and 52 (63.4%) were male. The most common preexisting structural cardiac abnormality that predispose patients to IE were congenital heart diseases (28 %) of which bicuspid aortic valve was more common (n = 12, 14.6%), followed by ventricular septal defect (n = 9, 11%) and Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) (n = 2, 2.4%). Three (3.6 %) cases had rheumatic heart disease and 12 (14.6 %) were injecting drug users. The most common causative pathogen was Staphylococcus aureus, detected in 7 (19.4%) cases. Follow-up echocardiography revealed right or left ventricular failure in 10 (12.1%) cases. Cardiac complications occurred in 41 (50%) cases and systemic complications in 63 (76.8%). All-cause mortality was 41.5% (n = 34) and 6 (18.1%) patients died due to cardiovascular complications. Conclusions The short- and long-term prognosis in IE was poor and the predictors for in-hospital and 1-year mortality were defined as heart failure and septic shock. Congenital heart disease and intravenous illicit drug using (IVDU) were the most common predisposing condition which may necessitate a revision in the IE prophylaxis recommendations.
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- Hoorak Poorzand
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Department, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
- *Correspondence: Fatemeh Hamidi
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Department, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Molooghi K, Sheybani F, Naderi H, Mirfeizi Z, Morovatdar N, Baradaran A. Central nervous system infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lupus Sci Med 2022; 9:9/1/e000560. [PMID: 34980679 PMCID: PMC8724813 DOI: 10.1136/lupus-2021-000560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on central nervous system (CNS) infections in patients with SLE, in order to describe their clinical and microbiological characteristics, and outcomes. A systematic search of PubMed/Medline and Embase electronic databases was performed (March 2021) to identify all published studies on CNS infections and their characteristics in patients with SLE. A random-effects model was adopted and findings were reported with 95% CI. Overall, 6 studies involving 17 751 patients with SLE and 209 SLE cases with CNS infection were included in our meta-analysis. The frequency rate of CNS infections in patients with SLE was 0.012 (95% CI: 0.008 to 0.018). Meningitis was the most common clinical syndrome (93.5%, n=109/114, 95% CI: 82.6% to 97.8%) and Cryptococcus neoformans (35.9%, n=55, 95% CI: 27.2% to 45.7%) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (27.1%, n=43, 95% CI: 14.6% to 44.8%) were the most common causative pathogens. Our patient-pool showed a mean SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) score of 7.9 (95% CI: 6.1 to 9.6), while 92.4% (n=72/76, 95% CI: 83.0% to 96.8%) of cases were on oral systemic corticosteroids, with a prednisone equivalent mean daily dose of 30.9 mg/day (95% CI: 18.0 to 43.7). Our meta-analysis revealed a mortality rate of 29.0% (95% CI: 15.0% to 48.6%). Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for cryptococcal and tuberculosis (TB) meningitis in patients with SLE with suspected CNS infection, particularly in those with higher SLEDAI and on higher doses of systemic corticosteroids. In conclusion, initiation of empiric antituberculous treatment for patients with SLE who are highly suspected to have CNS TB is warranted while awaiting the results of diagnostic tests. Antifungals might also be potentially useful empirically in patients with SLE who are suspected to have fungal CNS infections. However, with respect to side effects such as toxicity and high cost of antifungals, decision regarding early antifungal therapy should be guided by early and less time-consuming fungal diagnostic tests.
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- Kasra Molooghi
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Rheumatic Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Clinical Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Haddad M, Sheybani F, Naderi H, Sasan MS, Najaf Najafi M, Sedighi M, Seddigh A. Errors in Diagnosing Infectious Diseases: A Physician Survey. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:779454. [PMID: 34869499 PMCID: PMC8635483 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.779454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background: Infectious diseases are commonly missed or misdiagnosed. Errors in diagnosing infectious diseases not only affect the patient but also the community health. Objectives: To describe our investigation on the most common errors in diagnosing infectious diseases and their causes according to the physicians' reports. Methods: Between August 2018 and February 2019, specialist physicians and residents across Mashhad, Iran were invited to participate in a survey to report errors they had made or witnessed regarding the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Results: Overall, 465 cases were reported by 315 participants. The most common infectious diseases affected by diagnostic errors were upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) (n = 69, 14.8%), tuberculosis (TB) (n = 66, 14.1%), pleuro-pulmonary infections (n = 54, 11.6%), central nervous system (CNS) infections (n = 51, 10.9%), and urinary tract infections (n = 45, 9.6%). Errors occurred most frequently in generating a diagnostic hypothesis (n = 259, 55/7%), followed by history taking (n = 200, 43%), and physical examination (n = 191, 41/1%). Errors related to the diagnosis of TB (odds ratio [OR]: 2.4, 95% confidence interval [CI]:0.9-5.7; P value: 0.047) and intra-abdominal infections (OR: 7.2, 95% CI: 0.9-53.8; P value: 0.02) were associated with more-serious outcomes. Conclusion: A substantial proportion of errors in diagnosing infectious diseases moderately or seriously affect patients' outcomes. URTIs, TB, and pleuropulmonary infections were the most frequently reported infectious diseases involved in diagnostic error while errors related to the diagnosis of TB and intraabdominal infections were more frequently associated with poor outcomes. Therefore, contagious and potentially life-threatening infectious diseases should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with compatible clinical syndromes.
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- Mahboubeh Haddad
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Clinical Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Sheybani F, van de Beek D, Brouwer MC. Suspected Central Nervous System Infections in HIV-Infected Adults. Front Neurol 2021; 12:741884. [PMID: 34603192 PMCID: PMC8484903 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.741884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives: To study the differential diagnosis of HIV-infected patients with suspected central nervous system (CNS) infections and the association of CD4 counts with the final diagnosis. Methods: We analyzed HIV-infected patients from a prospective cohort study on the diagnostic accuracy of clinical and laboratory characteristics in adults with suspected CNS infections in an academic hospital in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, who underwent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination. Results: Thirty-four (9.4%) out of 363 patients with suspected CNS infections were HIV-positive of whom 18 (53%) were diagnosed to have CNS infection, with median CD4 counts of 255 cells/μl. The spectrum of CNS infections consisted of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in three patients (17%); cryptococcal meningoencephalitis, toxoplasma encephalitis, angiostrongylus eosinophilic meningitis, and HIV encephalitis each in two (11%); and cytomegalovirus encephalitis, neurosyphilis, tuberculous meningoencephalitis, histoplasma encephalitis, and varicella-zoster virus meningitis each in one (6%). Clinical characteristics and blood parameters did not differ between HIV-infected patients with CNS infections and other diagnoses. The best predictor for CNS infections was the CSF leukocyte count (AUC = 0.77, 95 CI% 0.61-0.94). The diagnosis of CNS infection was not associated with the CD4 count (median 205 vs. 370, p = 0.21). Two patients (11%) with CNS infections died and two (11%) had neurological sequelae. Conclusions: Half of the patients with suspected CNS infections are diagnosed with a CNS infection, and this was not related to CD4 counts. The best predictor for CNS infections was the CSF leukocyte count.
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- Fereshte Sheybani
- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Centres (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Centres (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Centres (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Haddad M, Sheybani F, Arian M, Gharib M. Methotrexate-based regimen as initial treatment of patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. Breast J 2019; 26:325-327. [PMID: 31495030 DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mahbubeh Haddad
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Imam Reza Clinical Research Unit, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Peidaee E, Sheybani F, Naderi H, Khosravi N, Jabbari Nooghabi M. The Etiological Spectrum of Febrile Encephalopathy in Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Developing Country. Emerg Med Int 2018; 2018:3587014. [PMID: 29971164 PMCID: PMC6008797 DOI: 10.1155/2018/3587014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The profile of febrile encephalopathy varies based on different demographic and geographical characteristics of the study population. This retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the etiological spectrum of febrile encephalopathy in hospitalized adult patients. A total of 293 patients with the mean age of 49.7 ± 23 were evaluated of whom 77.1% presented with encephalopathy syndrome. The most common diagnosis in patients with clinical syndromes suggestive of central nervous system (CNS) infection was sepsis associated encephalopathy (SAE) (22.9%), followed by bacterial meningitis (14%) and neurotuberculosis (9.9%). The comparison between the elderly and young adults showed that, in the young adults, bacterial meningitis and neurotuberculosis, and in the elderly SAE, are among the most common causes of clinical syndromes suggestive of CNS infection including febrile encephalopathy in our region. Moreover, we illustrated an upward trend for the proportion of diagnosing CNS infections among those who underwent diagnostic LP, from 40.4% in 2011 to 70% in 2015, that could be indicative of an increasing threshold for performing LP at least in our center in recent years. Whether these changes have been associated with increasing the rate of diagnostic errors or not needs to be evaluated in future studies.
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- Elham Peidaee
- Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Clinical Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Naderi HR, Sheybani F, Erfani S. Errors in diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Epidemiol Infect 2018; 146:394-400. [PMID: 29310727 PMCID: PMC9134514 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268817002977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Infective endocarditis (IE) is now the third or fourth most common life-threatening infectious disease. The high morbidity and mortality rates in the absence of appropriate care necessitate a thorough understanding of the obstacles towards the early diagnosis and management of IE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of discrepancy in diagnosis (i.e. discrepancy between the reason for admission and discharge diagnosis) and associated factors in patients with IE. It was a retrospective review of hospital records of all adult patients admitted in a 1000-bed academic general hospital in Mashhad, Iran with the discharge diagnosis of IE. Discrepancy in diagnosis on admission was observed in 64 (54.2%) of 118 episodes of IE. For patients with discrepant diagnosis, the odds of poor outcome were more than two times higher than the odds of those with the non-discrepant diagnosis. Multivariate analysis identified the only history of prosthetic valve replacement as an independent factor in predicting non-discrepant diagnosis. We suggest that in facing a patient with the complex clinical scenario, proposing a comprehensive clinical syndrome that includes predisposing factors instead of a symptom or finding-based diagnosis can help making the differential diagnosis more accurate.
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- HR. Naderi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Imam Reza Clinical Research Unit, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Naderi H, Sheybani F, Erfani SS, Amiri B, Nooghabi MJ. The mask of acute bacterial pneumonia may disguise the face of tuberculosis. Electron Physician 2017; 9:3943-3949. [PMID: 28461868 PMCID: PMC5407226 DOI: 10.19082/3943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) can present as acute pneumonia. Differentiation of tuberculous from non-tuberculous community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important challenge in endemic areas. The purpose of this study was the comparison between characteristics of tuberculous and non-tuberculous CAP patients. Methods In this prospective and observational study, all adult patients (aged ≥16 years) who were admitted to Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad (Iran) with the diagnosis of CAP, between February 2013 and January 2014, were enrolled. Clinical, radiological, and microbiological data of the patients were collected and reviewed. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 14 software and R programming language. Results We studied 120 patients with diagnosis of acute CAP including 21 (17.5%) tuberculous and 99 (82.5%) non-tuberculous CAP. The etiologies of CAP in the latter group were as follow: S. pneumoniae 29 (29.3%), followed by S. aureus, polymicrobial including anaerobes, and other agents. The diagnosis of pneumonia remained unknown in 49 (40%) patients. We found approximately equal gender distribution among two study groups (14/21 vs. 61/99, 63.6% vs. 62.9%, p=0.948). Fifty percent of patients with tuberculous CAP had opioid addiction that was more frequent compared with non-tuberculous group (p=0.240). 52.4%, 63.2%, 30%, and 90% of patients with tuberculous CAP had severe presentation based on PSI, IDSA/ATS, CURB-65, and SMART-COP, respectively. Conclusions The diagnosis of TB should be considered in all patients who presented with CAP in endemic regions. It could not be differentiated from other causes of pneumonia on clinical and radiological grounds.
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- HamidReza Naderi
- Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases Resident, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases Resident, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Assistant Professor in Statistics, Department of Statistics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Sheybani F, Naderi HR, Moghaddam AB, Amiri B. A Healthy Young Woman with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: an unfamiliar face of a familiar disease. Electron Physician 2016; 8:3116-3121. [PMID: 27957312 PMCID: PMC5133037 DOI: 10.19082/3116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Fereshte Sheybani
- Fereshte Sheybani, Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Hamid Reza Naderi, Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Corresponding author: Associate Professor Dr. Hamid Reza Naderi, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Tel: +98.5138022408, Fax: +98.5138591057,
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- Ahmad Bagheri Moghaddam, Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Bezat Amiri, Resident of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a chronic benign inflammatory disease of the breast with unknown etiology. It is an important diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, as most patients were initially misdiagnosed by their primary care physicians, leading to diagnostic confusion and heightened anxiety. Although several triggers have been proposed for development of IGM, the etiologic association of neither of them has been documented. Three main hypotheses about the possible causes of IGM have been suggested, including autoimmune response, infectious disease, and hormonal disruption. Here, we discuss a hypothetical perspective of IGM to explain the possible role of autoinflammation in the pathogenesis of the disease. We also reviewed the previously published literature on pathogenesis of IGM.
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- c Rheumatic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran
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Naderi H, Sheybani F, Sarvghad M, Meshkat Z, Jabbari Nooghabi M. Etiological Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adult Patients: A Prospective Hospital-Based Study in Mashhad, Iran. Jundishapur J Microbiol 2015; 8:e22780. [PMID: 26464771 PMCID: PMC4600341 DOI: 10.5812/jjm.22780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Revised: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pneumonia is the third most common cause of death in the world, and mortality is highest for patients who require hospitalization. OBJECTIVES This prospective observational study is an etiological survey of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) over a 12-month period in the Iranian city of Mashhad. To our knowledge, this is one of the first prospective hospital-based studies to comprehensively evaluate the epidemiological, demographical, clinical, and prognostic factors of patients with CAP in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied all adult patients (aged ≥ 16 years) with CAP admitted to Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, between February 2013 and January 2014. The etiological diagnosis of CAP was made through conventional culturing and staining of respiratory secretions (i.e. sputum and pleural fluid), standard BACTEC™ Plus Aerobic/F bottles for blood cultures, and the immunochromatographic assays BinaxNOW(®) Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen and BinaxNOW(®) Legionella pneumophila antigen for the detection of S. pneumoniae antigen and L. pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen, respectively. RESULTS Among 120 patients with CAP, the most common etiology was S. pneumoniae (24.4%), followed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (17.5%), S. aureus (6.7%), polymicrobial agents including anaerobes (4.2%), complicated hydatid cyst (2.5%), Influenza A virus (4.2%; including 2 cases of mixed Influenza A-bacterial infection), and Klebsiella pneumoniae, Brucella melitensis, Mucor, and varicella, each in 0.8% of the patients. The diagnosis of pneumonia remained unknown in 49 (40%) patients. CONCLUSIONS Tuberculosis was an important cause of CAP in our region. Hence, it should be considered in all patients admitted with a CAP diagnosis.
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- Hamidreza Naderi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Fereshte Sheybani, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran. Tel: +98-9151254062, Fax: +98-5138407742, E-mail:
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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Sheybani F, Naderi H, Sarvghad M, Ghabouli M, Arian M. How should we manage a patient with invasive mucoromycosis who develops life-threatening reaction to amphotericin B? Report of two cases and literature review. Med Mycol Case Rep 2015; 8:29-31. [PMID: 25834786 PMCID: PMC4366442 DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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This report presents two cases of invasive rhino-orbital mucormycosis who had life-threatening reactions to amphotericin B. Both cases were treated with a combination of posaconazole–caspofungin favorably with no evidence of recurrence upon long-term follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first report of successful treatment of invasive mucormycosis with azole–echinocandin combination. It may suggest that caspofungin exerts additional or even synergistic antimucoral effects to posaconazole.
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- Fereshte Sheybani
- Department of infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
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- Department of infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
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- Department of infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
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- Department of infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
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- Department of infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
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Naderi H, Sheybani F, Sarvghad M, Nooghabi MJ. Can Procalcitonin Add to the Prognostic Power of the Severity Scoring System in Adults with Pneumonia? Tanaffos 2015; 14:95-106. [PMID: 26528363 PMCID: PMC4629435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The first decision confronting clinicians in the management of patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is whether the patient is to be hospitalized or not. We sought to validate the pneumonia scoring system and assess the power of procalcitonin (PCT) level to predict in-hospital mortality (IHM) and intensive vasopressor and respiratory support (IVRS) requirements in patients with CAP. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 120 patients with CAP were evaluated for severity of illness based on the defined scoring systems including pneumonia severity index (PSI), confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, age>65 (CURB-65), confusion, respiratory rate, blood pressure, age>65 (CRB-65), infectious diseases society of America/American thoracic society 2007 criteria (IDSA/ATS 2007) and systolic blood pressure, multilobar infiltrate, albumin, respiratory rate, tachycardia, confusion, low oxygen, low pH (SMART-COP). Demographic, clinical, laboratory and radiographic data were collected prospectively. The accuracy of each scoring system in predicting IVRS requirement and IHM was assessed from the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC). Level of PCT was determined by semi-quantitative PCT-Q method (BRAHMS). The accuracy of the defined scoring systems, PCT levels and each scoring system plus PCT levels in prediction of IHM and IVRS requirement was analyzed. RESULTS The accuracy of PCT levels in predicting IHM and IVRS requirement based on AUC was 0.542 and 0.658, respectively and the best threshold was ≥ 2ng/mL for both of them. Adding the level of procalcitonin to different scoring systems (based on the defined scoring systems) improved the accuracy of all systems. CONCLUSION We do not suggest using the PCT level alone as a predictor for mortality and IVRS requirement. Instead, we suggest PSI plus PCT and IDSA/ATS 2007 plus PCT as accurate predictors for IHM and SMART-COP plus PCT for IVRS requirement in patients who presented with CAP.
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- HamidReza Naderi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,Correspondence to: Sheybani F, Address: Ibn-e-Sina Street, Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases Email address:
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Sheybani F, Arabikhan HR, Naderi HR. Herpes Simplex Encephalitis (HSE) and its outcome in the Patients who were Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mashhad, Iran, over a 10-year Period. J Clin Diagn Res 2013; 7:1626-8. [PMID: 24086858 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5661.3221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The effective cure rate of acyclovir emphasizes the importance of an early diagnosis and treatment in reducing the considerable mortality and the morbidity in patients with Herpes Simplex Encephalitis (HSE). METHODS The demographic as well as clinical features, the lab data and the neuroimaging findings of the patients with HSE, which were confirmed by Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) PCR and/or brain MRI, were reviewed and analyzed statistically over a 10-year period. RESULTS Over a 10-year period, the characteristics of 45 patients with HSE were reviewed. 34 (76%) out of the 45 patients showed positive CSF HSV-1 PCR results. 8 (18%) had a normal CSF analysis and a CSF/blood glucose ratio of less than 0.5 was observed in 13 (29%) patients, while 14% had PMN-dominant pleocytosis. 68% of the patients for whom brain MRI was performed, had temporal lobe involvement. While 37 (83%) patients recovered completely, 6 (13%) survived with sequelae, and 2 (4%) died. CONCLUSION Because of the increasing number of atypical forms of HSE and the great impact of an early diagnosis and treatment on a favourable outcome, the acyclovir therapy should be administrated for any type of febrile encephalopathy of unknown aetiology, until HSE can be excluded.
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- F Sheybani
- Infectious Diseases Specialist, Department of Infectious Diseases, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad, Iran
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Brucellosis is the most common worldwide zoonotic infection of which psychosis is a rare feature of this disease. Brucellar psychosis should be considered in a patient with unexplained, nonspecific psychological complaints. Its timely diagnosis relies on special attention to the epidemiologic profile of the patient for a possible exposure to the brucella species. This article has presented three cases of brucellar psychosis initially misdiagnosed because the risk factors which made them at risk for the disease were ignored.
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- Fereshte Sheybani
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Naderi H, Sheybani F, Bojdi A, Khosravi N, Mostafavi I. Fatal nosocomial spread of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever with very short incubation period. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012; 88:469-71. [PMID: 23269658 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a tick-borne viral zoonosis with the potential of human-to-human transmission with case fatality rates from 3% to 50%. The incubation period depends on host, route of infection, and viral dose. Herein, we report a nosocomial spread of the disease in a hospital at Mashhad, northeastern Iran, with a very short incubation period for one of the secondary cases. The patient was a medical student who had a negligible contact with a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever patient during his admission to the hospital. The time interval between the contact and the onset of symptoms was merely 20 hours. Unfortunately, he died within 1 week of exposure.
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- HamidReza Naderi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Naderi HR, Sheybani F, Bojdi A, Mostafavi I, Khosravi N. Occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids among health care workers at a university hospital in Iran. Workplace Health Saf 2012; 60:419-22. [PMID: 23054163 DOI: 10.1177/216507991206001003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Occupational exposure to sharp items or body fluid splash is a hazard for health care personnel via transmission of blood-borne viruses through such exposures. To determine the occurrence of needlestick injuries and other high-risk exposures among health care workers at a hospital in Iran, data collected for 2 years were reviewed. During this period, 171 occupational exposures were self-reported. Approximately 20% of all exposed personnel were men and 80% were women. One hundred twenty-six (74%) of the exposed personnel had needlestick injuries, 13 (8%) had sharp instrument injuries, and 32 (19%) had mucosal contact with potentially infectious fluids. Thirty-two percent of injuries occurred during or after sharp instrument disposal and 67% during operative procedures. Appropriate blood tests were performed for 55 (32%) and postexposure prophylaxis was administered to 31 (18%) of the exposed personnel.
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Naderi H, Sheybani F, Bojdi A, Mostafavi I, Khosravi N. Occupational Exposure to Blood and Other Body Fluids Among Health Care Workers at a University Hospital in Iran. Workplace Health Saf 2012. [DOI: 10.3928/21650799-20120926-67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Naderi H, Sheybani F, Mostafavi I, Khosravi N. Compliance with hand hygiene and glove change in a general hospital, Mashhad, Iran: an observational study. Am J Infect Control 2012; 40:e221-3. [PMID: 22440527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Revised: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 12/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hand hygiene is the single most important element of strategies to prevent health care-associated infections. However, handwashing rates among health care workers have ranged from 9% to 50%. This observation took place as a structured, overt strategy to assess the hospital staff's hand hygiene compliance. The study was carried out in Imam Reza General Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. METHODS All hospital staff, including physicians, nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel in 4 randomly selected wards, were observed by 2 infection control nurse specialists for 5 observation periods on each ward. The observation was overt, and observers compiled data by filling out 2 checklists. All staff knew that they were being observed, and the observers made no interventions. RESULTS The overall compliance with hand hygiene activities was 47.9% (438 episodes out of 913 potential opportunities) and, with sole emphasis on handwashing, was only 8.5%. CONCLUSION Inappropriate glove use might be a component of poor hand hygiene compliance. Training campaigns should be implanted for health care personnel and all hospital staff to re-emphasize the importance of adherence to hand hygiene protocols.
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- HamidReza Naderi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Naderi HR, Yarani M, Sheybani F. Abdominal pain and weight loss in an HBsAg positive 56-year-old Afghan woman. J Clin Virol 2010; 50:189-90. [PMID: 21163693 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- H R Naderi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Reza General Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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