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Horizontal Transmission

MedGen UID:
926488
•Concept ID:
C4288956
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Horizontal Disease Transmission

Definition

The transmission of a disease from one individual to another. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHorizontal Transmission

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management.
Dashraath P, Nielsen-Saines K, Rimoin A, Mattar CNZ, Panchaud A, Baud D
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Dec;227(6):849-861.e7. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.017. PMID: 35985514Free PMC Article
Global Epidemiology, Prevention, and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Mak LY, Cruz-Ramón V, Chinchilla-López P, Torres HA, LoConte NK, Rice JP, Foxhall LE, Sturgis EM, Merrill JK, Bailey HH, Méndez-Sánchez N, Yuen MF, Hwang JP
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2018 May 23;38:262-279. doi: 10.1200/EDBK_200939. PMID: 30231359
Multidrug-Resistant Candida: Epidemiology, Molecular Mechanisms, and Treatment.
Arendrup MC, Patterson TF
J Infect Dis 2017 Aug 15;216(suppl_3):S445-S451. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix131. PMID: 28911043

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management.
Dashraath P, Nielsen-Saines K, Rimoin A, Mattar CNZ, Panchaud A, Baud D
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Dec;227(6):849-861.e7. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.017. PMID: 35985514Free PMC Article
Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asia.
Zhang CH, Cheng Y, Zhang S, Fan J, Gao Q
Liver Int 2022 Aug;42(9):2029-2041. Epub 2022 Apr 3 doi: 10.1111/liv.15251. PMID: 35319165
Prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection.
Veronese P, Dodi I, Esposito S, Indolfi G
World J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul 14;27(26):4182-4193. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i26.4182. PMID: 34326618Free PMC Article
Breastfeeding and COVID-19.
Galindo-Sevilla NDC, Contreras-Carreto NA, Rojas-Bernabé A, Mancilla-Ramírez J
Gac Med Mex 2021;157(2):194-200. doi: 10.24875/GMM.20000665. PMID: 34270527
Toxoplasma gondii: from animals to humans.
Tenter AM, Heckeroth AR, Weiss LM
Int J Parasitol 2000 Nov;30(12-13):1217-58. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7519(00)00124-7. PMID: 11113252Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Monkeypox in pregnancy: virology, clinical presentation, and obstetric management.
Dashraath P, Nielsen-Saines K, Rimoin A, Mattar CNZ, Panchaud A, Baud D
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Dec;227(6):849-861.e7. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.017. PMID: 35985514Free PMC Article
Prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection.
Veronese P, Dodi I, Esposito S, Indolfi G
World J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul 14;27(26):4182-4193. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i26.4182. PMID: 34326618Free PMC Article
Multidrug-Resistant Candida: Epidemiology, Molecular Mechanisms, and Treatment.
Arendrup MC, Patterson TF
J Infect Dis 2017 Aug 15;216(suppl_3):S445-S451. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix131. PMID: 28911043
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: history, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical syndrome and genetic diversity.
Bente DA, Forrester NL, Watts DM, McAuley AJ, Whitehouse CA, Bray M
Antiviral Res 2013 Oct;100(1):159-89. Epub 2013 Jul 29 doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.07.006. PMID: 23906741
Cat-scratch Disease.
Klotz SA, Ianas V, Elliott SP
Am Fam Physician 2011 Jan 15;83(2):152-5. PMID: 21243990

Therapy

Clonal and Horizontal Transmission of bla(NDM) among Klebsiella pneumoniae in Children's Intensive Care Units.
Fu B, Yin D, Sun C, Shen Y, Liu D, Bai R, Zhang R, Shen J, Hu F, Wang Y
Microbiol Spectr 2022 Aug 31;10(4):e0157421. Epub 2022 Jun 27 doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01574-21. PMID: 35758676Free PMC Article
Antimicrobial resistance: Prevalence, economic burden, mechanisms of resistance and strategies to overcome.
Pulingam T, Parumasivam T, Gazzali AM, Sulaiman AM, Chee JY, Lakshmanan M, Chin CF, Sudesh K
Eur J Pharm Sci 2022 Mar 1;170:106103. Epub 2021 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2021.106103. PMID: 34936936
Prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection.
Veronese P, Dodi I, Esposito S, Indolfi G
World J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul 14;27(26):4182-4193. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i26.4182. PMID: 34326618Free PMC Article
Horizontal HIV transmission to children of HIV-uninfected mothers: A case series and review of the global literature.
Myburgh D, Rabie H, Slogrove AL, Edson C, Cotton MF, Dramowski A
Int J Infect Dis 2020 Sep;98:315-320. Epub 2020 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.081. PMID: 32615324
Viral oncolytic immunotherapy in the war on cancer: Infection control considerations.
Robilotti EV, Kumar A, Glickman MS, Kamboj M
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019 Mar;40(3):350-354. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.358. PMID: 30767816Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asia.
Zhang CH, Cheng Y, Zhang S, Fan J, Gao Q
Liver Int 2022 Aug;42(9):2029-2041. Epub 2022 Apr 3 doi: 10.1111/liv.15251. PMID: 35319165
Breastfeeding and COVID-19.
Galindo-Sevilla NDC, Contreras-Carreto NA, Rojas-Bernabé A, Mancilla-Ramírez J
Gac Med Mex 2021;157(2):194-200. doi: 10.24875/GMM.20000665. PMID: 34270527
Pregnancy Outcomes in COVID-19: A Prospective Cohort Study in Singapore.
Mattar CN, Kalimuddin S, Sadarangani SP, Tagore S, Thain S, Thoon KC, Hong EY, Kanneganti A, Ku CW, Chan GM, Lee KZ, Yap JJ, Tan SS, Yan B, Young BE, Lye DC, Anderson DE, Yang L, Su LL, Somani J, Tan LK, Choolani MA, Chan JK
Ann Acad Med Singap 2020 Nov;49(11):857-869. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020437. PMID: 33381779
Global Epidemiology, Prevention, and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Mak LY, Cruz-Ramón V, Chinchilla-López P, Torres HA, LoConte NK, Rice JP, Foxhall LE, Sturgis EM, Merrill JK, Bailey HH, Méndez-Sánchez N, Yuen MF, Hwang JP
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2018 May 23;38:262-279. doi: 10.1200/EDBK_200939. PMID: 30231359
Maintaining evolvability.
Crow JF
J Genet 2008 Dec;87(4):349-53. doi: 10.1007/s12041-008-0057-8. PMID: 19147924

Clinical prediction guides

Increasing horizontal transmission of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 in adolescents and young adults in Japan.
Sagara Y, Nakamura H, Satake M, Watanabe T, Hamaguchi I
J Clin Virol 2022 Dec;157:105324. Epub 2022 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2022.105324. PMID: 36370501
Vertical and Horizontal Transmission of Cell Fusing Agent Virus in Aedes aegypti.
Logan RAE, Quek S, Muthoni JN, von Eicken A, Brettell LE, Anderson ER, Villena MEN, Hegde S, Patterson GT, Heinz E, Hughes GL, Patterson EI
Appl Environ Microbiol 2022 Sep 22;88(18):e0106222. Epub 2022 Aug 29 doi: 10.1128/aem.01062-22. PMID: 36036577Free PMC Article
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of mothers with COVID-19 and their neonates: vertical transmission.
Vega-Fernández AG, Zevallos-Vargas BM, Flores-Figueroa FDP, Holguín-Plasencia JC, Centeno-Fuentes LMG, Ayquipa-Gil SA, Lescano-Alva RA, Arrasco-Castro KP, Alvarado-Herrera HA, Zafra-Alegre WR, Idrogo-Cayotopa EJ, Reyes-Carranza CP, Ramírez-Gamarra LK, Peña-Estrella JG, Pardo-Carrasco AM, Suárez-Rebaza SA
Medwave 2021 Aug 30;21(7):e8454. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2021.07.8454. PMID: 34519722
Pregnancy Outcomes in COVID-19: A Prospective Cohort Study in Singapore.
Mattar CN, Kalimuddin S, Sadarangani SP, Tagore S, Thain S, Thoon KC, Hong EY, Kanneganti A, Ku CW, Chan GM, Lee KZ, Yap JJ, Tan SS, Yan B, Young BE, Lye DC, Anderson DE, Yang L, Su LL, Somani J, Tan LK, Choolani MA, Chan JK
Ann Acad Med Singap 2020 Nov;49(11):857-869. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020437. PMID: 33381779
How humans transmit language: horizontal transmission matches word frequencies among peers on Twitter.
Bryden J, Wright SP, Jansen VAA
J R Soc Interface 2018 Feb;15(139) doi: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0738. PMID: 29436508Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Risk of early horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus in children of uninfected mothers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ansari A, Vincent JP, Moorhouse L, Shimakawa Y, Nayagam S
Lancet Glob Health 2023 May;11(5):e715-e728. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00131-6. PMID: 37061310
Horizontal Transmission of Streptococcus mutans in Children and its Association with Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Manchanda S, Sardana D, Liu P, Lee GHM, Lo ECM, Yiu CKY
Pediatr Dent 2021 Jan 15;43(1):1E-12E. PMID: 33662253
Bartonellosis in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Unrecognized and Unsuspected Diagnosis.
Shamekhi Amiri F
Ther Apher Dial 2017 Oct;21(5):430-440. Epub 2017 Sep 8 doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.12571. PMID: 28884961
Review of Nonfoodborne Zoonotic and Potentially Zoonotic Poultry Diseases.
Agunos A, Pierson FW, Lungu B, Dunn PA, Tablante N
Avian Dis 2016 Sep;60(3):553-75. doi: 10.1637/11413-032416-Review.1. PMID: 27610715
Penises not required: a systematic review of the potential for human papillomavirus horizontal transmission that is non-sexual or does not include penile penetration.
Liu Z, Rashid T, Nyitray AG
Sex Health 2016 Feb;13(1):10-21. doi: 10.1071/SH15089. PMID: 26433493

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