Enhanced Antitumor Immune Response in 2′-5′ Oligoadenylate Synthetase-Like 1- (OASL1-) Deficient Mice upon Cisplatin Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy by Chan Kyu Sim, Jung Hoon Lee, In-Jeoung Baek, Sang-Wook Lee, Myeong Sup Lee

“…In our previous study, we showed that IFN-I-inducible 2′-5′ oligoadenylate synthetase-like 1 (OASL1) negatively regulated IFN-I production upon tumor challenge similar to that of viral infection. Thus, OASL1-deficient (Oasl1−/−) mice were more resistant to implanted tumor growth than wild-type (WT) mice. …”
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Association of Tooth Loss with New-Onset Parkinson’s Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study by Ho Geol Woo, Yoonkyung Chang, Ji Sung Lee, Tae-Jin Song

“…During insufficient oral sanitation, focal infection and inflammation can occur and these reactions may induce systemic inflammation. …”
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PROFILE OF HIV/AIDS PATIENTS COINFECTED WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN IBNU SINA DISTRICT HOSPITAL, GRESIK,EAST JAVA, INDONESIA by Lilik N. Widyaningrum, Dwi W. Indriati, Diyantoro, Aliyah Siti Sundari

“…Conclusion: The profile of HIV/AIDS patients co-infected with TB is based on CD4 values that are more dominant in men, with the highest age being 20 - 60 years.…”
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Unveiling Genital Tuberculosis: India’s hidden Infertility Epidemic by Yashvanthan VR, Angeline Grace G, Sujitha P, Ilam Ilaval T, Hariharan S

“…While antitubercular therapy (ATT) can control infection, restoring fertility often requires surgical intervention or assisted reproductive technologies, which are financially prohibitive for most patients. …”
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Cystic Kidney Diseases in Sudanese Children: Pattern, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome by Maali Alwathig Alameen, Ebtihal Eltyeb, Rashid Ellidir

“…The most frequent clinical presentation was a palpable abdominal mass followed by urinary tract infection and incidental presentation. About 15.2% presented with chronic renal failure, and neonatal presentations were reported in 6.6%. …”
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Statistical analysis and characteristics of hospital medical waste under novel Coronavirus outbreak by H.A. Abu-Qdais, M.A. Al-Ghazo, E.M. Al-Ghazo

“…One of thesources of infection as a result of coronavirus disease treatment is the medical waste generated during the health care activities. …”
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Vaccinomics Approach for Designing Potential Peptide Vaccine by Targeting Shigella spp. Serine Protease Autotransporter Subfamily Protein SigA by Arafat Rahman Oany, Tahmina Pervin, Mamun Mia, Motaher Hossain, Mohammad Shahnaij, Shahin Mahmud, K. M. Kaderi Kibria

“…Shigellosis, a bacillary dysentery, is closely associated with diarrhoea in human and causes infection of 165 million people worldwide per year. …”
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Re-presentations to the emergency department initial presentation with COVID-19: Insights from the omicron wave by Daniella Audish, George Braitberg, Anselm Wong

“…Background: Relapsing symptoms post-SARS-CoV-2 (COVID) infection, particularly with variants like Omicron, remain poorly understood and cumulative mortality rates are in the millions worldwide. …”
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Determinants of inappropriate antibiotic prescription in primary care in developed countries with general practitioners as gatekeepers: a systematic review and construction of a fr... by Mattijs E Numans, Frederike L Büchner, Martijn Sijbom, Nicholas H Saadah, Mark G J de Boer

“…The framework can be used to identify several reasons for inappropriate antibiotic prescription in a specific primary care setting and from there, choose the most suitable intervention(s) and assist in implementing them for combatting AMR.Conclusions The type of infection, comorbidity and the GPs perception of a patient’s desire for antibiotics are consistently identified as factors driving inappropriate antibiotic prescription in primary care. …”
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A Five-Year Data Report of Long-Term Central Venous Catheters Focusing on Early Complications by Harald Lenz, Kirsti Myre, Tomas Draegni, Elizabeth Dorph

“…We have a high success rate of first-attempt insertions compared with other published data, as well as an acceptable and low rate of pneumothorax, hematoma, and infections. However, the number of malpositioned catheters was relatively high. …”
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Chlamydial bacteriophage: No Role in Acute Coronary Events? by David M Patrick, Karuna Karunakaran, Adrian R Levy, Kenneth Gin, Valencia Remple, Mei Chong, Heather Abbey, Laura Tarry, Caixia Shen, Robert C Brunham

“…BACKGROUND: A relationship between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and acute coronary syndromes has not been consistently found in published studies. …”
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Audit of Helicobacter pylori Testing in Microbiology Laboratories in England: To Inform Compliance with NICE Guidance and the Feasibility of Routine Antimicrobial Resistance Survei... by Rosalie Allison, Donna M. Lecky, Megan Bull, Kim Turner, Gauri Godbole, Cliodna A. M. McNulty

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Eales’ Disease in Inuit: A Short Report and Clinical Update by Forshaw TRJ, Moldow B

“…There was left epiretinal membrane with retinal thickening on macular optical coherence tomography.Results: Based on the patient’s clinical findings and history of tuberculosis infection, a diagnosis of Eales’ disease was made. …”
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The malaria parasite PP1 phosphatase controls the initiation of the egress pathway of asexual blood-stages by regulating the rounding-up of the vacuole. by Marie Seveno, Manon N Loubens, Laurence Berry, Arnault Graindorge, Maryse Lebrun, Catherine Lavazec, Mauld H Lamarque

“…A sustained blood-stage infection of the human malaria parasite P. falciparum relies on the active exit of merozoites from their host erythrocytes. …”
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Global progress, challenges and strategies in eliminating public threat of viral hepatitis by Sihui Zhang, Fuqiang Cui

“…Main text The updated World Health Organization guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection (2024 edition) and Chinese guidelines for the prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (version 2022) simplify clinical algorithms for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of hepatitis B, expand treatment eligibility criteria, and provide alternative treatment options, which will cover a higher proportion of all hepatitis B surface antigen positive populations. …”
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Case report: Dysphonia associated with high-dose cytarabine therapy by Ling Ma, Niya Huang, Haixi Zhang, Jia Liu, Zhiqing Zhang

“…To rule out other potential causes, a thorough examination and detailed medical history review were conducted, excluding factors such as vocal abuse, infection, effects of other medications, and underlying diseases as contributors to the dysphonia. …”
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Results of long-term follow-up of patients with chronic gastritis after <i>H. pylori</i> eradication by T. L. Lapina, A. S. Tertychny, E. R. Nasretdinova, I. M. Kartavenko, A. V. Paraskevova, Ye. Yu. Yur’yeva, O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Prognosis and management approach of patients after eradication of H. pylori infection are determined by chronic gastritis in relation to severity of atrophy and intestinal metaplasia of antral region and corpus of the stomach, along with other risk factors for cancer development e.g. positive family history.…”
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Fast and Sensitive Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Using a Rapid Detection System Free of RNA Extraction by Liang Ma, Yanyan Fan, Xiaomu Kong, Yongwei Jiang, Hong Huang, Meimei Zhao, Yi Liu, Peng Gao, Yong Cui, Yongtong Cao

“…The high sensitivity and short time to results of approximately 35 minutes may impact earlier infection control and disease management.…”
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Transplant Tolerance: New Insights and Strategies for Long-Term Allograft Acceptance by Paulina Ruiz, Paula Maldonado, Yessia Hidalgo, Alejandra Gleisner, Daniela Sauma, Cinthia Silva, Juan Jose Saez, Sarah Nuñez, Mario Rosemblatt, Maria Rosa Bono

“…Despite the potential of organ transplantation, the administration of immunosuppressive drugs required for allograft acceptance induces severe immunosuppression in transplanted patients, which leads to serious side effects such as infection with opportunistic pathogens and the occurrence of neoplasias, in addition to the known intrinsic toxicity of these drugs. …”
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Impact of Grass Endophyte on Leaf Spot in Perennial Ryegrass Caused by <i>Bipolaris sorokiniana</i> and Subsequent Aphids’ Feeding Preference by Ziyuan Ma, Jia He, Youlei Shen, Yingde Li, Ping Wang, Tingyu Duan

“…Grass endophytes enhanced SOD and CAT activities in pathogen-infected ryegrass. While pathogen infection and aphid infestation decreased jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) concentrations, grass endophyte increased SA levels. …”
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