Clinical epidemiological characterization of COVID-19 in Cumanayagua. 2021 by Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Sarah Hernández Malpica, Natasha Sánchez Bouza, Yoseline César Carrero, Maidelenyis Santos Santos

“…Being a contact of a positive case prevailed as a source of infection, the mountainous area reported a lower frequency of cases.…”
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Dynamic evaluation of vertebral alveolar echinococcosis using MR T2 mapping by Jinhuan Han, Yushan Chang, Hui Guo

“…Objective To explore the diagnostic value of MR T2 mapping in monitoring and evaluating the rabbit vertebral model with Echinococcus multilocularis infection. Materials and methods 24 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into the experimental group ( n = 16), saline control group ( n = 4), and blank control group ( n = 4). …”
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Mental Nerve Paraesthesia: A Report of Two Cases Associated with Endodontic Etiology by Neeta Patel, Akshayraj Langaliya, Shikha Kanodia, Aravind Kumbhar, Aastha Buch, Aarshvi Shah, Himani Bhatt, Drashti Panchal, Sharan Shah, Jinali Shah

“…Possible mechanisms responsible for periapical infection-related paraesthesia are discussed here. …”
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Morbidity and Mortality in Preterm Infants following Antacid Use: A Retrospective Audit by Natasha Singh, Aparna Dhayade, Abdel-Latif Mohamed, Tejasvi Vasant Chaudhari

“…Ranitidine and omeprazole use in VLBW preterm infants may not be associated with an increased risk of infection, NEC, and mortality.…”
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Unveiling promising sepsis biomarkers: a clinical perspective by Hong Zhang, Junpeng Zhao, Zhiping Wang, Mengxiang Huang, Zhonghua Tan, Feng Jiang, Yuhong Zhou, Linhua Wang, Mingbing Xiao

“…Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. It is characterized by a high incidence, high mortality rate, and poor prognosis. …”
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Clinical Manifestation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Peste des Petits Ruminants in Local Iraqi Breed Sheep in Al-Diwaniyah Province by Khalefa A. Mansour, Muthanna H. Hussain, Saad H. Al-Husseiny, Asaad J. Abid, Qassim H. Kshash

“…Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a contagious virus that infects sheep and goats, damages livestock globally. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review of economic evaluations considering costs and health outcomes of weather and climate-related extreme events in humans by Collins Iwuji, Saeideh Babashahi, Kingsley Orievulu, Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon, Dominic Kniveton

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A Mysterious Gram-Positive Rods by Javzandulam Natsag, Zaw Min, Yasir Hamad, Bassel Alkhalil, Atiq Rahman, Richard Williams

“…In immunocompetent people, M. fortuitum causes human infection primarily by direct inoculation, including localized post-traumatic and surgical wound infections, and catheter-related sepsis. …”
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Identifying common baseline clinical features of COVID-19: a scoping review by Matilde Monteiro-Soares, Daniela Ferreira-Santos, Priscila Maranhão

“…Such heterogeneity impaired the conduction of meta-analysis.Conclusions The infection by COVID-19 seems to affect people in a very diverse manner and with different characteristics. …”
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Induction of Humoral and Cellular Immunity by Intradermal Delivery of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein Using Dissolvable Microneedles by Chaiyaporn Kuwentrai, Jinming Yu, Bao-zhong Zhang, Ye-fan Hu, Ying Dou, Hua-rui Gong, Jian-Dong Huang, Chenjie Xu

“…The nucleocapsid protein (NP) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) contains immunogenic epitopes that can induce cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) against viral infection. This makes the nucleocapsid protein a suitable candidate for developing a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Concerns of Saudi Parents Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccine by Ahmed A. Alsaati, Roudin H. Alhasawi, Amjad S. Alzahrani, Omnia A. Sulimani, Reem A. Alshahrani, Raghad O. Almasoudi, Mazin M. Aljabri

“…Background: Vaccines against human papillomaviruses (HPVs) can prevent infection and lower the risk of cervical cancer in women. …”
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Features of “All LNA” Duplexes Showing a New Type of Nucleic Acid Geometry by Charlotte Förster, André Eichert, Dominik Oberthür, Christian Betzel, Reinhard Geßner, Andreas Nitsche, Jens P. Fürste

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Comparing the Efficacy of Concomitant Therapy with Sequential Therapy as the First-Line Therapy of Helicobacter pylori Eradication by Sung Min Jung, Dae Young Cheung, Jin Il Kim, Il Kim, Hyeonjin Seong

“…We reviewed medical records of patients who were confirmed to have H. pylori infection and received eradication treatment from September 2012 to March 2015. …”
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Bovine leukosis incidence in Republic of Dagestan in 2021 by A. R. Mustafayev

“…Therefore, the Republic of Dagestan remains BL infected region.…”
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Effects of the Awareness-Driven Individual Resource Allocation on the Epidemic Dynamics by Xiaolong Chen, Ruijie Wang, Dan Yang, Jiajun Xian, Qing Li

“…Specifically, when the basic infection rate is relatively small, it promotes the spread of disease under the condition that there is a relatively small self-awareness. …”
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Audit of Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Neonatal Sepsis and Measurement of Outcome in New Born Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital by Priti Jagdishbhai Tank, Anjumanara Omar, Rachel Musoke

“…Overall documentation and investigations to confirm infection was poor. The continuation of antibiotics was inappropriate. …”
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The role of viral interaction in household transmission of symptomatic influenza and respiratory syncytial virus by Jessica C. Ibiebele, Elie-Tino Godonou, Amy P. Callear, Matthew R. Smith, Rachel Truscon, Emileigh Johnson, Marisa C. Eisenberg, Adam S. Lauring, Arnold S. Monto, Sarah Cobey, Emily T. Martin

“…Abstract The role of viral interaction—where one virus enhances or inhibits infection with another virus—in respiratory virus transmission is not well characterized. …”
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Cytokine Storm in COVID-19 Patients, Its Impact on Organs and Potential Treatment by QTY Code-Designed Detergent-Free Chemokine Receptors by Mujahed I. Mustafa, Abdelrahman H. Abdelmoneim, Eiman M. Mahmoud, Abdelrafie M. Makhawi

“…The inflammatory chemicals released during COVID-19 infection cause the liver to produce proteins that defend the body from infections. …”
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The Human IL-22 Receptor Is Regulated through the Action of the Novel E3 Ligase Subunit FBXW12, Which Functions as an Epithelial Growth Suppressor by Joseph Franz, Jacob Jerome, Travis Lear, Qiaoke Gong, Nathaniel M. Weathington

“…Interleukin- (IL-) 22 signaling is protective in animal models of pneumonia and bacteremia by Klebsiella pneumoniae and mediates tissue recovery from influenza and Staph aureus infection. We recently described processing of mouse lung epithelial IL-22 receptor (IL-22R) by ubiquitination on the intracellular C-terminal. …”
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Pseudomonas mendocina bacteraemia secondary to cellulitis – a report and brief series of cases by Jorge Reis, Francisca Carmo, Inês Soares, Catarina Salvado, Mariana Fidalgo

“…Albeit rare, this is thought to be an underreported infection that clinicians should be aware of.…”
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