Our experience of treatment of purulent arthritis in lower extremities after burn injury by B.M. Shakirov, D.Sh. Karabaev, S.X. Zoxidova, Sh. Ziyadullaev

“…Purulent arthritis is a pathological condition in which the joints of the body get inflamed as a result of bacterial infection.The aim of the present study was identification of purulent arthritis patients and to evaluate different surgical treatment in burn patients’ low extremities. …”
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The effect of cervical length on procedure time and VAS pain score in office hysteroscopy by Cenk Soysal, Onur Ince, Yasemin Taşçı

“…Exclusion criteria included active vaginal infection, previous cervical surgery, and chronic pelvic pain. …”
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Immunological Evaluation for Personalized Interventions in Children with Tuberculosis: Should It Be Routinely Performed? by Laura E. Carreto-Binaghi, Esmeralda Juárez, Silvia Guzmán-Beltrán, María Teresa Herrera, Martha Torres, Alejandro Alejandre, José Arturo Martínez-Orozco, Eduardo Becerril-Vargas, Yolanda Gonzalez

“…Here, we describe the immunological evaluation of eight pediatric patients infected with a member of the M. tuberculosis complex, most of them with concomitant pulmonary infections (bacteria, viruses, or fungi). …”
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High mortality rates and long-term complications in children with infectious brainstem encephalitis: A study of sixteen cases. by Yuanyuan Zhou, Yi Zhu, Lingfeng Cao, Yingyan Shi, Jun Shen

“…Among them, 31.3% (5/16) cases were diagnosed as human enterovirus infections, 12.5% (2/16) cases were confirmed to be influenza B virus infections, while one case each was diagnosed with herpes simplex virus 1 and human herpesvirus 6 infection. …”
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Microbiological Profile of Neonatal Sepsis at a Maternity Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan by Manal Abdelaziz, Yassir Hamadalnil, Omaima Hashim, Tahane Bashir, E. S. Mahjoub

“…Background: Neonatal sepsis is a clinical syndrome characterized by systemic signs of infection and accompanied by bacteremia in the first month of life. …”
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Leaf Extracts of Moringa oleifera Cultivated in Baghdad: Characterization and Antimicrobial Potential against Endodontic Pathogens by Nada E. Shafiq, Anas F. Mahdee, Zainab Y. Mohammed Hasan

“…The use of medicinal plant preparations to clean and disinfect root canal infection is gaining popularity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the bioactive composition of leaf extracts of Moringa oleifera plants cultivated in Iraq (specifically Baghdad) and their antimicrobial activity against selected root canal pathogens for potential application in endodontic treatment. …”
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Research status of east Asian traditional medicine treatment for chronic cough: A scoping review. by Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Ye Ji Kim, Jae Hyun Kim, Kwan-Il Kim, Beom-Joon Lee, Jun-Hwan Lee

“…The common cause of cough was upper airway cough syndrome and post-respiratory infection (9.5%, each), followed by mixed cause (7.6%), nonspecific cause (5.9%), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (4.0%). …”
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Paroxysmal Laryngospasm: A Rare Condition That Respiratory Physicians Must Distinguish from Other Diseases with a Chief Complaint of Dyspnea by Yu Bai, Xi-Rui Jing, Yun Xia, Xiao-Nan Tao

“…One case of upper respiratory tract infection (URI) was completely relieved after symptomatic treatment. …”
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Release of Type 2 Cytokines by Epithelial Cells of Nasal Polyps by Monica Boita, Caterina Bucca, Giuseppe Riva, Enrico Heffler, Giovanni Rolla

“…CRSwNP epithelial cells release TSLP and IL-25 when stimulated by poly(I:C) but not by DP or AF, suggesting that viral infection may contribute to maintain and amplify the T2 immune response seen in CRSwNP.…”
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Effect of chikungunya, Mayaro and Una virus coinfection on vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by Tessa M. Visser, Haidong D. Wang, Sandra R. Abbo, Chantal B.F. Vogels, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman

“…We show that Ae. aegypti can become infected with all three viruses simultaneously, and transmit at least two alphaviruses in a single mosquito bite after dual or triple infection. …”
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Spatial analysis and associated risk factors of HIV prevalence in Botswana: insights from the 2021 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS V) by Sethunya R. Simela, Matlhogonolo Kelepile, Thabo I. Sebobi

“…Lower education levels, rural residency, marital status (single), age (middle to late adulthood 35–54 years) and females were identified as key determinants of HIV infection. Spatial analysis showed Central Mahalapye as the district with the highest HIV prevalence rate (33.7%). …”
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Protein Disulfide Isomerase and Host-Pathogen Interaction by Beatriz S. Stolf, Ioannis Smyrnias, Lucia R. Lopes, Alcione Vendramin, Hiro Goto, Francisco R. M. Laurindo, Ajay M. Shah, Celio X. C. Santos

“…Here, we summarise examples of the cellular association of host PDI with different pathogens and explore the possible roles of pathogen PDIs in infection. A better understanding of these complex regulatory steps will provide insightful information on the redox role and coevolutional biological process, and assist the development of more specific therapeutic strategies in pathogen-mediated infections.…”
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Corrigendum: NLR, a convenient early-warning biomarker of fatal outcome in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome by Yuanyuan Wei, Yuanyuan Wei, Zilong Wang, Luyang Kang, Lingling He, Lingling He, Nan Sheng, Nan Sheng, Jiangfeng Qin, Jiangfeng Qin, Shuangshuang Ma, Honghai Xu, Lifen Hu, Guizhou Zou, Yufeng Gao, Yufeng Gao, Jiabin Li, Jiabin Li

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Comparative analysis of state-level policy responses in global health governance: A scoping review using COVID-19 as a case. by Fengyuan Tang, Wenqianzi Yang, Weijia Wu, Yewen Yao, Yi Yang, Qiyi Zheng, Baheti Maireyi, Shengxuan Jin, Hengjin Dong

“…Domestically, the United States and India have taken more measures, yet notable disparities in infection source control, transmission interruption, vulnerable population protection, collaborative governance, and so on were observed among all four states. …”
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Hysterosalpingography Findings and Jimah Ratio of the Uterine Cavity in Women with Infertility in Central Region, Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Philip Gorleku, Anthony Baffour Appiah

“…The exclusion criteria were acute infection of the vagina or cervix and active vaginal bleeding or pregnancy. …”
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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminthiasis in Horses and Donkeys of Hawassa District, Southern Ethiopia by Mesfin Mathewos, Dawit Girma, Haben Fesseha, Metages Yirgalem, Eyob Eshetu

“…Gastrointestinal helminth parasite infection is a major influencing factor against the profitability of working equines all over the world. …”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Open Fracture Grade III Presenting to Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya by Raden Taufan Mulyo Wibisono, Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Agung Dwi Wahyu Widodo

“…Background: Open fractures are a typical case in the orthopedics field. Infection in an open fracture can cause osteomyelitis. …”
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Shigella sonnei Bacteremia Presenting with Profound Hepatic Dysfunction by Oluwaseun Shogbesan, Andrew Rettew, Bilal Shaikh, Abdullateef Abdulkareem, Anthony Donato

“…About half a million cases of Shigella infection are reported annually in the United States. …”
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Protease-activated receptor 1 in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis by Sarath Ranganathan, Philip Sutton, Sophie Day, Poshmaal Dhar, Kristy Azzopardi, Muhammad A Saeed, Sohinee Sarkar, Jia-Xi Han

“…Background The most common cause of death in those with cystic fibrosis (CF) is respiratory failure due to bronchiectasis resulting from repeated cycles of respiratory infection and inflammation. Protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1) is a cell surface receptor activated by serine proteases including neutrophil elastase, which is recognised as a potent modulator of inflammation. …”
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An interpretable and transparent machine learning framework for appendicitis detection in pediatric patients by Krishnaraj Chadaga, Varada Khanna, Srikanth Prabhu, Niranjana Sampathila, Rajagopala Chadaga, Shashikiran Umakanth, Devadas Bhat, K. S. Swathi, Radhika Kamath

“…Abstract Appendicitis, an infection and inflammation of the appendix is a prevalent condition in children that requires immediate treatment. …”
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