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Direct Contact Transmission Infection

MedGen UID:
310697
•Concept ID:
C1707758
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Infection produced by direct contact with another person. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDirect Contact Transmission Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recommendations for the management of COVID-19 in patients with haematological malignancies or haematopoietic cell transplantation, from the 2021 European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL 9).
Cesaro S, Ljungman P, Mikulska M, Hirsch HH, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Cordonnier C, Meylan S, Mehra V, Styczynski J, Marchesi F, Besson C, Baldanti F, Masculano RC, Beutel G, Einsele H, Azoulay E, Maertens J, de la Camara R; ECIL 9, Pagano L
Leukemia 2022 Jun;36(6):1467-1480. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1038/s41375-022-01578-1. PMID: 35488021Free PMC Article
2021 European guideline on the management of Mycoplasma genitalium infections.
Jensen JS, Cusini M, Gomberg M, Moi H, Wilson J, Unemo M
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 May;36(5):641-650. Epub 2022 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17972. PMID: 35182080
Clinical Review of COVID-19; Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management.
Abdelgawad HAH, Sayed A, Munir M, Elberry MH, Sayed IM, Kamal MA, Negida A, Ebada MA, Bahbah EI
Curr Pharm Des 2021;27(41):4232-4244. doi: 10.2174/1381612826666201222162509. PMID: 33355050

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Monkeypox: A clinical update for paediatricians.
Huang YA, Howard-Jones AR, Durrani S, Wang Z, Williams PC
J Paediatr Child Health 2022 Sep;58(9):1532-1538. Epub 2022 Aug 18 doi: 10.1111/jpc.16171. PMID: 35979896Free PMC Article
Recommendations for the management of COVID-19 in patients with haematological malignancies or haematopoietic cell transplantation, from the 2021 European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL 9).
Cesaro S, Ljungman P, Mikulska M, Hirsch HH, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Cordonnier C, Meylan S, Mehra V, Styczynski J, Marchesi F, Besson C, Baldanti F, Masculano RC, Beutel G, Einsele H, Azoulay E, Maertens J, de la Camara R; ECIL 9, Pagano L
Leukemia 2022 Jun;36(6):1467-1480. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1038/s41375-022-01578-1. PMID: 35488021Free PMC Article
Avian influenza viruses in humans: lessons from past outbreaks.
Li YT, Linster M, Mendenhall IH, Su YCF, Smith GJD
Br Med Bull 2019 Dec 11;132(1):81-95. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldz036. PMID: 31848585Free PMC Article
Influenza virus-related critical illness: pathophysiology and epidemiology.
Kalil AC, Thomas PG
Crit Care 2019 Jul 19;23(1):258. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2539-x. PMID: 31324202Free PMC Article
Streptococcus pyogenes adhesion and colonization.
Brouwer S, Barnett TC, Rivera-Hernandez T, Rohde M, Walker MJ
FEBS Lett 2016 Nov;590(21):3739-3757. Epub 2016 Jul 1 doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.12254. PMID: 27312939

Diagnosis

Re-emerging human monkeypox: A major public-health debacle.
Saxena SK, Ansari S, Maurya VK, Kumar S, Jain A, Paweska JT, Tripathi AK, Abdel-Moneim AS
J Med Virol 2023 Jan;95(1):e27902. Epub 2022 Jun 18 doi: 10.1002/jmv.27902. PMID: 35652133
Monkeypox: A clinical update for paediatricians.
Huang YA, Howard-Jones AR, Durrani S, Wang Z, Williams PC
J Paediatr Child Health 2022 Sep;58(9):1532-1538. Epub 2022 Aug 18 doi: 10.1111/jpc.16171. PMID: 35979896Free PMC Article
Ebola virus disease.
Jacob ST, Crozier I, Fischer WA 2nd, Hewlett A, Kraft CS, Vega MA, Soka MJ, Wahl V, Griffiths A, Bollinger L, Kuhn JH
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2020 Feb 20;6(1):13. doi: 10.1038/s41572-020-0147-3. PMID: 32080199Free PMC Article
Influenza virus-related critical illness: pathophysiology and epidemiology.
Kalil AC, Thomas PG
Crit Care 2019 Jul 19;23(1):258. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2539-x. PMID: 31324202Free PMC Article
Influenza in Children.
Kumar V
Indian J Pediatr 2017 Feb;84(2):139-143. Epub 2016 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-016-2232-x. PMID: 27641976

Therapy

Recommendations for the management of COVID-19 in patients with haematological malignancies or haematopoietic cell transplantation, from the 2021 European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL 9).
Cesaro S, Ljungman P, Mikulska M, Hirsch HH, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Cordonnier C, Meylan S, Mehra V, Styczynski J, Marchesi F, Besson C, Baldanti F, Masculano RC, Beutel G, Einsele H, Azoulay E, Maertens J, de la Camara R; ECIL 9, Pagano L
Leukemia 2022 Jun;36(6):1467-1480. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1038/s41375-022-01578-1. PMID: 35488021Free PMC Article
Q Fever (Coxiella Burnetii).
España PP, Uranga A, Cillóniz C, Torres A
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Aug;41(4):509-521. Epub 2020 Jul 6 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1710594. PMID: 32629489
Ebola virus disease.
Jacob ST, Crozier I, Fischer WA 2nd, Hewlett A, Kraft CS, Vega MA, Soka MJ, Wahl V, Griffiths A, Bollinger L, Kuhn JH
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2020 Feb 20;6(1):13. doi: 10.1038/s41572-020-0147-3. PMID: 32080199Free PMC Article
Avian influenza viruses in humans: lessons from past outbreaks.
Li YT, Linster M, Mendenhall IH, Su YCF, Smith GJD
Br Med Bull 2019 Dec 11;132(1):81-95. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldz036. PMID: 31848585Free PMC Article
Influenza virus-related critical illness: pathophysiology and epidemiology.
Kalil AC, Thomas PG
Crit Care 2019 Jul 19;23(1):258. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2539-x. PMID: 31324202Free PMC Article

Prognosis

2021 European guideline on the management of Mycoplasma genitalium infections.
Jensen JS, Cusini M, Gomberg M, Moi H, Wilson J, Unemo M
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 May;36(5):641-650. Epub 2022 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17972. PMID: 35182080
Neonatal management and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observation cohort study.
Salvatore CM, Han JY, Acker KP, Tiwari P, Jin J, Brandler M, Cangemi C, Gordon L, Parow A, DiPace J, DeLaMora P
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2020 Oct;4(10):721-727. Epub 2020 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30235-2. PMID: 32711687Free PMC Article
Reservoirs and transmission routes of leprosy; A systematic review.
Ploemacher T, Faber WR, Menke H, Rutten V, Pieters T
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020 Apr;14(4):e0008276. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008276. PMID: 32339201Free PMC Article
Models of gonorrhoea transmission from the mouth and saliva.
Fairley CK, Cornelisse VJ, Hocking JS, Chow EPF
Lancet Infect Dis 2019 Oct;19(10):e360-e366. Epub 2019 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30304-4. PMID: 31324517
Neurocysticercosis.
Del Brutto OH, Garcia HH
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;114:313-25. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00025-X. PMID: 23829921

Clinical prediction guides

Economic Burden and Health-Related Quality of Life of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza Infection in European Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Mao Z, Li X, Korsten K, Bont L, Butler C, Wildenbeest J, Coenen S, Hens N, Bilcke J, Beutels P; RESCEU Investigators
J Infect Dis 2022 Aug 12;226(Suppl 1):S87-S94. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac069. PMID: 35961055
Impact of COVID-19 on the Cardiovascular System: A Review of Available Reports.
Soumya RS, Unni TG, Raghu KG
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2021 Jun;35(3):411-425. Epub 2020 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s10557-020-07073-y. PMID: 32926272Free PMC Article
Neonatal management and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observation cohort study.
Salvatore CM, Han JY, Acker KP, Tiwari P, Jin J, Brandler M, Cangemi C, Gordon L, Parow A, DiPace J, DeLaMora P
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2020 Oct;4(10):721-727. Epub 2020 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30235-2. PMID: 32711687Free PMC Article
Ebola virus disease.
Jacob ST, Crozier I, Fischer WA 2nd, Hewlett A, Kraft CS, Vega MA, Soka MJ, Wahl V, Griffiths A, Bollinger L, Kuhn JH
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2020 Feb 20;6(1):13. doi: 10.1038/s41572-020-0147-3. PMID: 32080199Free PMC Article
Avian influenza viruses in humans: lessons from past outbreaks.
Li YT, Linster M, Mendenhall IH, Su YCF, Smith GJD
Br Med Bull 2019 Dec 11;132(1):81-95. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldz036. PMID: 31848585Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Disinfection methods against SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review.
Viana Martins CP, Xavier CSF, Cobrado L
J Hosp Infect 2022 Jan;119:84-117. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.07.014. PMID: 34673114Free PMC Article
Antimicrobial mouthwashes (gargling) and nasal sprays administered to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection to improve patient outcomes and to protect healthcare workers treating them.
Burton MJ, Clarkson JE, Goulao B, Glenny AM, McBain AJ, Schilder AG, Webster KE, Worthington HV
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Sep 16;9(9):CD013627. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013627.pub2. PMID: 32936948Free PMC Article
Hand Sanitizers: A Review on Formulation Aspects, Adverse Effects, and Regulations.
Jing JLJ, Pei Yi T, Bose RJC, McCarthy JR, Tharmalingam N, Madheswaran T
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 May 11;17(9) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093326. PMID: 32403261Free PMC Article
Reservoirs and transmission routes of leprosy; A systematic review.
Ploemacher T, Faber WR, Menke H, Rutten V, Pieters T
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020 Apr;14(4):e0008276. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008276. PMID: 32339201Free PMC Article
Human-to-human transmission of Brucella - a systematic review.
Tuon FF, Gondolfo RB, Cerchiari N
Trop Med Int Health 2017 May;22(5):539-546. Epub 2017 Mar 9 doi: 10.1111/tmi.12856. PMID: 28196298

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