Preventing Foodborne and Non-foodborne Illness: Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Anita C. Wright, Renée M. Goodrich, Michael A. Hubbard, Keith R. Schneider

“…This 3-page fact sheet is a major revision that discusses Vibrio parahaemolyticus, illness caused by the bacterium, factors that increase risk of infection, methods of infection, seafood and shellfish handling recommendations, and prevention. …”
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Prophylactic Sublay Mesh Placement During Stoma Closure to Prevent Incisional Hernias: a Pilot Study by Yana Belenkaya, Sergey Gordeev, Nikolay Matveyev, Zaman Mamedli

“…Conclusion: A low surgical site infection rate makes it possible to consider preventive sublay mesh placement during stoma closure. …”
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MORPHOLOGY, MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION, PATHOGENICITY AND FIRST REPORT OF FUSARIUM EQUISETI ASSOCIATED WITH ROOT ROT AND WILT DISEASE OF CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ by Lara B. Yasir, Bushra Subair Abdulsada Almaliky

“…All the isolates were differed in their pathogenicity on the dwarf and shrub cultivars of C. roseus, the FeL1 isolate recorded the highest incidence & diseases severity 100 & 65% respectively both cultivars of C. roseus, meaning that there are no significant differences between two cultivars, also the infection intensity of FeL2 isolate was 75% in shrub cultivar, while the control treatment recorded the lowest infection rate and infection intensity reaching 0%. …”
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White Mold: A Global Threat to Crops and Key Strategies for Its Sustainable Management by Md. Motaher Hossain, Farjana Sultana, Md. Tanbir Rubayet, Sabia Khan, Mahabuba Mostafa, Nusrat Jahan Mishu, Md. Abdullah Al Sabbir, Nabela Akter, Ahmad Kabir, Mohammad Golam Mostofa

“…This monocyclic disease progresses through a single infection cycle involving basal infections from myceliogenically germinated sclerotia or aerial infections initiated by ascospores from carpogenically germinated sclerotia. …”
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Differentially expressed transcript isoforms associate with resistance to tuberculin skin test and interferon gamma release assay conversion. by Jason D Simmons, R Max Segnitz, Kimberly A Dill-McFarland, Catherine M Stein, Glenna J Peterson, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, W Henry Boom, Thomas R Hawn

“…<h4>Background</h4>A mechanistic understanding of uncommon immune outcomes such as resistance to infection has led to the development of novel therapies. …”
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Expression and Function of Granzymes A and B in Escherichia coli Peritonitis and Sepsis by M. Isabel García-Laorden, Ingrid Stroo, Sanne Terpstra, Sandrine Florquin, Jan Paul Medema, Cornelis van´t Veer, Alex F. de Vos, Tom van der Poll

“…Deficiency of gzmA and/or gzmB was associated with increased bacterial loads, especially in the case of gzmB at the primary site of infection at late stage sepsis. While gzm deficiency did not impact neutrophil recruitment into the abdominal cavity, it was accompanied by enhanced nucleosome release at the primary site of infection, earlier hepatic necrosis, and more renal dysfunction. …”
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Congenital Malaria and Its Associated Factors at Issaka Gazobi Maternity of Niamey in Niger by I. Tahirou, M. O. Zara, M. L. Moustapha, M. Kamayé, D. Mahamadou, A. Ibrahim, M. Daou, A. Soumana, M. L. Ibrahim

“…Congenital malaria is a serious and common infection in tropical Africa. It has multiple consequences on the newborn and the mother. …”
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Study on Management of Blood Transfusion Therapy in Patients with Hereditary Spherocytosis by Shiyue Ma, Lingjian Tang, Chaoli Wu, Hui Tang, Xue Pu, Jinhong Niu

“…For patients with infections, hemoglobin concentration can be restored once the infection is controlled, thus obviating the need for proper infection control before blood transfusion.…”
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Azathioprine Hypersensitivity Syndrome during Treatment of Severe Interstitial Lung Disease with Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis by Eri Nakano, Tomohiko Asakawa, Mea Asou, Eri Nohara, Tomoyuki Seki, Makoto Araki

“…In each instance, we suspected opportunistic infection or a flare-up of vasculitis. The first exacerbation was treated with an increased prednisolone dose and antibiotics. …”
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Prevalence of common conditions and associated mortalities of dogs treated at the small animal clinic, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda by James Okwee-Acai, Benard Agwai, Patrick Mawadri, Christine Kesiime, Methodius Tubihemukama, Joseph Kungu, Benard Odur

“…Cases were recorded as: elective surgeries (29.2%), parvovirus infection (13.9%), skin infections (09.7%), canine babesiosis (6.9%), fractures (6.0%) and neoplasms (6%); mainly transmissible venereal tumour (TVT). …”
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PostCOVID-19 Impact on Perinatal Outcomes by Gaukhar Kurmanova, Ardak Ayazbekov, Almagul Kurmanova, Madina Rakhimbayeva, Gulzhan Trimova, Anarkul Kulembayeva

“…The virus persistence can last for a long time, and the consequences of a previous coronavirus infection are currently under study. <b>Objectives.…”
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The Effect of Contraceptive Pills on the Severity of Visceral Leishmaniasis by Measuring Some Physiological Parameters by Hanan F. Ghazi, Sabaa T. Mohammed, Areej A. Zabbon, Mohamed Tawfiek Shaaban

“… Background: Leishmania donovani can cause a serious infection if it is left without treatment. The parasite is transmitted by the bite of an infected female phlebotomine sandfly. …”
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Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in HCV-Positive Egyptian Patients Treated with Sofosbuvir by Ali Nada, Mohamed Abbasy, Aliaa Sabry, Azza Mohamed Abdu Allah, Somaia Shehab-Eldeen, Nada Elnaidany, Hanan Elimam, Kawthar Ibraheem Mohamed Ibraheem, Abdallah Essa

“…Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) made a drastic change in the management of HCV infection. Sofosbuvir is one of the highly potent DAAs, eliminated mainly through the kidney. …”
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Mycobiota in Mycobiota in the grain of the oat breeding lines produced in 2019 in competitive variety trials on the fields of Nemchinovka Federal Research Center, Moscow Provincepe... by O. P. Gavrilova, T. Yu. Gagkaeva, A. S. Orina, A. S. Markova, A. D. Kabashov, I. G. Loskutov

“…The mycological method was applied for the analysis of infection in the oat grain, and fungal species composition was identified. …”
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Efficacy of DNA vaccine encoding koi herpesvirus glycoprotein GP-25in common carp juvenile by immersion by Soko Nuswantoro, . Alimuddin, Munti Yuhana, Ayi Santika, Sri Nuryati, Zakki Zainun, Mira Mawardi

“…Koi herpesvirus (KHV) is a herpesvirus that particularly infects and causes mass mortality to koi and common carp. …”
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Lung and blood early biomarkers for host-directed tuberculosis therapies: Secondary outcome measures from a randomized controlled trial. by Robert S Wallis, Sibuse Ginindza, Trevor Beattie, Nishanee Arjun, Morongwe Likoti, Modulakgotla Sebe, Vinodh A Edward, Mohammed Rassool, Khatija Ahmed, Katherine Fielding, Bintou A Ahidjo, Mboyo D T Vangu, Gavin Churchyard

“…Host-directed therapies (HDTs) may reduce lung inflammation and hasten eradication of infection. Biomarkers can accelerate tuberculosis regimen development, but no studies have yet examined early biomarkers of TB-HDTs.…”
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A SYBR green I-based multiplex real-time PCR for simultaneous detection of pseudorabies virus, porcine circovirus 3 and porcine parvovirus by Lihua Cao, Wenke Lv, Anqi Li, Lulu Yang, Feng Zhou, Feng Wen, Sheng Yuan, Shujian Huang, Zhili Li, Jinyue Guo

“…Abstract Background Pseudorabies virus (PRV), porcine parvovirus (PPV) and porcine circovirus 3 (PCV3) are common in swine farms in China. Single infection or co-infection with PRV, PPV and/or PCV3 was difficult to distinguish between their clinical symptoms and pathological changes. …”
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The Epidemiology of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Data from a General Hospital in Athens, Greece, 2007–2013 by Marios Panagiotou, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Konstantinos Kostikas, Maria Paraskeua, Ekaterini Velentza, Maria Kanellopoulou, Vasiliki Filaditaki, Napoleon Karagiannidis

“…The incidence of pulmonary NTM infection and disease was 18.9 and 8.8 per 100.000 inpatients and outpatients, respectively. …”
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Chronic hepatitis B and risk of kidney involvement by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Moreover, renal disease may be caused by medications used for CHB treatment, e.g. direct nephrotoxicity of adefovir or tenofovir, alpha interferon-induced glomerulonephritis, etc. Relation of HBV-infection to periarteritis nodosa - necrotizing vasculitis, ischemic nephropathy is known. …”
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Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Proteins Polymorphisms and Treatment Outcomes among Patients with Uncomplicated Malaria in Mwanza, Tanzania by Karol J. Marwa, Eric Lyimo, Eveline T. Konje, Anthony Kapesa, Erasmus Kamugisha, Göte Swedberg

“…The severity of malaria infection depends on the host, parasite and environmental factors. …”
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