Histoplasmosis Presenting as Granulomatous Hepatitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nancy A. Rihana, Manasa Kandula, Ana Velez, Kumud Dahal, Edward B. O’Neill

“…Histoplasma capsulatum is the most common endemic mycosis in the United States and is a frequent cause of opportunistic infection in immunodeficient hosts. Histoplasmosis is most often self-limiting and goes unrecognized in the immunocompetent population but can progress to disseminated histoplasmosis in patients with an impaired immune system. …”
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Application of phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles (SNPs) against Erwinia amylovora causing fire blight disease by Saeed Tarighi, Meysam Soltani Nejad

“…The existing strategies for managing fire blight disease involve the regular use of copper compounds and streptomycin, particularly during periods when environmental factors are conducive to the spread of the infection. Silver nanoparticles, also known as SNPs, are tiny specks of silver ranging in size from 10 to 100 nm. …”
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Current trends of Carbapenemase Production Amongst Multi-drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in a Tertiary-Care Hospital in West Bengal by Arunima Chakravarty, Raja Ray, Ananda S. Mondal, Hirak J. Raj

“…Early detection of resistance, stringent infection prevention and control measures and antimicrobial stewardship are essential to preserve the usefulness of Carbapenems and improve therapeutic outcomes in patients. …”
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Native Valve Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis and Refractory Transfusion Dependent Iron Deficiency Anaemia Associated with Concomitant Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Rev... by Abdul Azeez Ahamed Riyaaz, Randula Samarasinghe, Kolitha Sellahewa, Sabaratnam Sivakumaran, Manjula Sri Tampoe

“…Streptococcus bovis is found as a commensal organism in human gut and may become opportunistically pathogenic. Infective endocarditis is one of the commonest modes of presentation of this infection. …”
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Modeling the rapid spread of avian influenza (H5N1) in India by Arni S.R. Srinivasa Rao

“…We predict that, in the absence ofcontrol measures, the total number of infected birds in West Bengal withinten and twenty days after initial discovery of infection were 780,000 and 2.1million, respectively. …”
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Recent Advances in Pathogenesis and Anticoagulation Treatment of Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy by Man C, An Y, Wang GX, Mao EQ, Ma L

“…Although immunothrombosis is necessary for infection control, excessive thrombus formation can trigger a systemic thrombo-inflammatory response. …”
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Widespread release of translational repression across Plasmodium's host-to-vector transmission event. by Kelly T Rios, James P McGee, Aswathy Sebastian, Sanjaya Aththawala Gedara, Robert L Moritz, Marina Feric, Sabrina Absalon, Kristian E Swearingen, Scott E Lindner

“…Therefore, female gametocytes proactively produce and translationally repress mRNAs that encode essential proteins that the zygote requires to establish a new infection. While the release of translational repression of individual mRNAs has been documented, the details of the global release of translational repression have not. …”
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Endophytes: Colonization, Behaviour, and Their Role in Defense Mechanism by Anteneh Ademe Mengistu

“…Endophytes systematically colonize different parts of the host, but plants use a variety of defense mechanisms towards microbial infection. However, they have to survive the oxidative environments, and endophytes like Enterobacter sp. encode superoxide dismutases, catalases, and hydroperoxide reductases to cope up the oxidative stress during colonization. …”
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Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis with Empyema due to Salmonellosis by Georgios D. Lianos, Panagiota Drosou, Rizos Souvatzoglou, Anastasia Karampa, Georgios Vangelis, Emmanouil Angelakis, Vassilios Pappas, Epameinontas Lekkas

“…In this unique case report, we deal with a previously healthy patient who developed acalculous cholecystitis and empyema due to infection by Salmonella. He underwent explorative laparotomy in emergency setting, and cholecystectomy was performed due to his toxic clinical condition. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Uveitis with Hypopyon Mimicking Bacterial Endophthalmitis by Atsushi Yoshida, Hiroto Obata, Hidetoshi Kawashima

“…She was immune-competent and the data indicated neither systemic infections nor diseases. Systemic valganciclovir and corticosteroid were administered. …”
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How Bacteria-Induced Apoptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Contributes to Mucosal Inflammation by Martin Hausmann

“…Apoptosis in response to infection may be well proposed by the host to delete infected epithelial cells or could be a strategy of microbial pathogens to escape from exhausted cells to invade deeper mucosal layers for a prolonged bacterial colonization.…”
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Outcomes of Extravesical Versus Intravesical Ureteral Reimplantation by Leah P. McMann, Byron D. Joyner

“…Results: There were no significant cases of obstruction or wound infection with either approach. Two patients who underwent the extravesical approach had persistent reflux on VCUG three months postoperatively, but both resolved by fifteen months. …”
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Differential Circulating Fungal Microbiome in Prostate Cancer Patients Compared to Healthy Control Individuals by Xu Wang, Zejun Zhou, David Turner, Michael Lilly, Tongwen Ou, Wei Jiang

“…Backgrounds. Infection and inflammation play an important role in prostate cancer (PCa) etiology and pathogenesis. …”
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Cryptococcus gattii: Emergence in Western North America: Exploitation of a Novel Ecological Niche by Kausik Datta, Karen H. Bartlett, Kieren A. Marr

“…C. gattii may have exploited such a hitherto unrecognized but clement environment in the Pacific Northwest to provide a wider exposure and risk of infection to human and animal populations.…”
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Human Herpesvirus 6 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Daniel Eymard, François Lebel, Mark Miller, François Turgeon

“…Using indirect immunofluorescence testing for measuring antibody against human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), this study investigated the association of CFS with infection by HHV-6. Seventeen patients (group A) fulfilling the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) definition for CFS were compared with eight patients (group B) with chronic fatigue but not meeting the CDC criteria. …”
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Simultaneous Diagnosis of Acute Crohn’s Disease and Endometriosis in a Patient Affects HIV by S. Casiraghi, P. Baggi, P. Lanza, A. Bozzola, A. Vinco, V. Villanacci, F. Castelli, M. Ronconi

“…The histological examination reports CD with outbreaks of endometriosis. CD and the HIV infection may coexist in the same individual and it seems that HIV reduces the relapse rate in IBD patients. …”
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Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea by Uyen To, Joyce Kim, David Chia

“…Here we discuss a rare case of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed septic shock from disseminated gonorrhea infection (DGI). Our patient is a 24-year-old woman with SLE, mixed connective tissue disease with cutaneous vasculitis, and lupus nephritis who presented with several weeks of malaise and generalized body aches associated with a diffuse rash along her fingers, palms, and trunk. …”
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Renovascular Mistaken as Essential Hypertension due to Giant Hepatic Hydatid: A Rare Treatable Entity by Awaji Qasim Alnami, Liaqat Ali Khan, Said Samir Qeshta, Abdulrahman Alnami, Akram Awad, Waleed Mohalwi, Musa Tumaihi

“…Renovascular hypertension is an unusual but treatable cause of refractory hypertension that is infrequently caused by external compression of the renal vasculature by a giant hydatid cyst, a parasitic infection, caused by Echinococcus granulosus in its larval stage which is endemic in many parts of the world including Saudi Arabia. …”
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AIDS and discrimination: Points of view of a group of adolescents and persons that live with the human immune-deficiency virus. by Ana María Molina Gómez, Yuniet Rojas Mesa, Jorge García Cuesta, María Elinor Dulzaides Iglesias, Oristela Mora Rodríguez

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Since the beginnings of the Infection with HIV, mankind has been greatly concerned. …”
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COVID-19 e Geografia: perplexidade atual e a cartografia a serviço da saúde pública by Paula Lindo, Éverton de Moraes Kozenieski, Reginaldo José de Souza

“…This selection was motivated by the fact that elderly people form a risk group in cases of infection and the agglomerations facilitate transmissions. …”
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