The Changing Demographics of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Alberta from 1982 to 2006 by Liana Hwang, Jesse Raffa, Michael John Gill

“…INTRODUCTION: Women account for a growing proportion of HIV infections in Canada. This has implications with respect to prevention, diagnosis and treatment.…”
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3D modelling and simulation of thermal effects and dispersion of particles carrying infectious respiratory agents in a railway transport coach by Patrick Armand, Jérémie Tâche

“…Our method made it possible to quantify the particles suspended in the air of the railway coach depending on whether the infected passenger wore their mask more or less well. …”
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Mutations in the <i>A34R</i> gene increase the immunogenicity of vaccinia virus by S. N. Shchelkunov, T. V. Bauer, S. N. Yakubitskiy, A. A. Sergeev, A. S. Kabanov, S. A. Pyankov

“…Therefore, the development of new safe vaccines against orthopoxviral infections of humans and animals is an important problem. …”
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Molecular Evidence of Coinfection with Acute Respiratory Viruses and High Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among Patients Presenting Flu-Like Illness in Bukavu City, Democratic Republic of... by Patrick Bisimwa Ntagereka, Rodrigue Ayagirwe Basengere, Tshass Chasinga Baharanyi, Théophile Mitima Kashosi, Jean-Paul Chikwanine Buhendwa, Parvine Basimane Bisimwa, Aline Byabene Kusinza, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Dieudonne Wasso Shukuru, Simon Baenyi Patrick, Ronald Tonui, Ahadi Bwihangane Birindwa, Denis Mukwege

“…This study demonstrates cases of COVID-19 infections cooccurring with other acute respiratory infections in Bukavu city during the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. …”
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Impact of hospital formulary intervention on carbapenem use: a segmented time-series analysis of consumption and a propensity score-matched non-inferiority study of treatment effic... by Nakaba Okamura, Ayano Katagiri, Tomoya Komori, Kei Kawanabe, Hirofumi Koike, Yukiko Sahashi, Rie Kubota

“…Treatment effectiveness for intra-abdominal infections remained non-inferior, with a higher proportion of patients classified as having an “effective” response post-intervention (86.6% vs. 79.4% pre-intervention). …”
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Six new species of zombie-ant fungi from Yunnan in China by Dexiang Tang, Ou Huang, Weiqiu Zou, Yuanbing Wang, Yao Wang, Quanying Dong, Tao Sun, Gang Yang, Hong Yu

“…Abstract Some Ophiocordyceps species infecting ants are able to manipulate the host behavior. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of Irritrol as final irrigant against Staphylococcus epidermidis: an in Vitro Study. by Hezha Saadi Hassan, Diyar Khalid Bakr

“… Background and Objective: Endodontic infections are considered to be caused by the presence of various microorganisms within the root canal system. …”
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Central Obesity and Associated Factors among Adult Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Armed Force Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Adnan Kemal, Mohammed Ahmed, Melese Sinaga Teshome, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

“…Similar to the general population, the prevalence of central obesity is increasing among HIV-infected persons. There are little data on the burden of abdominal obesity using the waist-to-hip ratio measurement in HIV-infected patients in resource-limited settings, including Ethiopia. …”
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Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: analysis of WHO global database of individual case safety reports by Alessandro Ceschi, Roberta Noseda, Raffaela Bertoli, Laura Müller

“…Concurrent irAEs occurred in 5 (13%) patients and 6 (16%) reported concomitant viral infections. 31 (82%) cases defined ICI-related HLH outcome, which resolved in 19 (61%) cases. …”
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Cardiac Implications of COVID-19 in Deceased and Recovered Patients: A Systematic Review by Rajaram Khanal, Shreeyash Raj Bhattarai, Kriti Basnet, Sangam Shah, Roman Dhital, Sanjit Kumar Sah, Sujan Poudel, Odalys Frontela, George Michel, Sima Marzban, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

“…Background. Patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) present with various clinical presentations with majority of them developing pulmonary complications. …”
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Seropositivity of Dengue Antibodies during Pregnancy by Nor Azlin Mohamed Ismail, Wan Elly Rushima Wan Abd Rahim, Sharifah Azura Salleh, Hui-Min Neoh, Rahman Jamal, Muhammad Abdul Jamil

“…Twelve patients (3.4%) had recent infections (IgM positive) and another 116 women (32.4%) were with past infections (IgG positive). …”
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Effect of Candida albicans’ supernatant on biofilm formation and virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through las/rhl System by Ke Zhang, Yingying Huang, Yuting Jiang, Tangjuan Liu, Jinliang Kong, Shuangqi Cai, Zhongwei Wen, Yiqiang Chen

“…Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Candida albicans (C. albicans) are opportunistic pathogens whose mixed infections can exacerbate microbial dissemination and drug resistance, contributing to high mortality and morbidity rates among infected individuals. …”
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The Strong Protective Effect of Circumcision against Cancer of the Penis by Brian J. Morris, Ronald H. Gray, Xavier Castellsague, F. Xavier Bosch, Daniel T. Halperin, Jake H. Waskett, Catherine A. Hankins

“…Male circumcision also provides indirect protection against various other infections in women, along with direct protection for men from a number of genital tract infections, including HIV. …”
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Purine but Not Pyrimidine De Novo Nucleotide Biosynthesis Inhibitors Strongly Enhance the Antiviral Effect of Corresponding Nucleobases Against Dengue Virus by Laurent F. Bonnac, Christine D. Dreis, Madhu Rai, Robert J. Geraghty

“…To date, there is no specific medication to treat dengue virus infections. Nucleobases, the base of a nucleoside without ribose, are understudied as potential treatments for viral infections. …”
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Harnessing the Power of AI to Improve Detection, Monitoring, and Public Health Interventions for Japanese Encephalitis by Junhua Xiao, Evie Kendal, Faith A. A. Kwa

“…Conclusions: With careful integration, AI mathematical and mechanistic models could be useful tools for combating the growing threat of JEV infections globally.…”
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A Schistosomiasis Model with Mating Structure by Longxing Qi, Jing-an Cui

“…The impact of the latent period of infected snails on schistosomiasis transmission can be found through numerical simulations. …”
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Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of a New Series of N-1,3-Benzothiazol-2-ylbenzamides by Domenico Armenise, Alessia Carocci, Alessia Catalano, Marilena Muraglia, Ivana Defrenza, Nicolino De Laurentis, Antonio Rosato, Filomena Corbo, Carlo Franchini

“…However, it is also an opportunistic pathogen and has emerged as a leading cause of hospital-acquired extraintestinal infections. Fluoroquinolones have been frequently used to treat E. faecalis infections, and the emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant E. faecalis strains has recently been reported in several countries. …”
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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp): Overview, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Detection by Dania Al Ismail, Edgar I. Campos-Madueno, Valentina Donà, Andrea Endimiani

“…Furthermore, hvKp can cause severe community-acquired infections in healthy people and have been associated with metastatic infections such as liver abscess, meningitis, and endophthalmitis. …”
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Malian field isolates provide insight into Plasmodium malariae intra-erythrocytic development and invasion. by Francois Dao, Amadou Niangaly, Fanta Sogore, Mamadou Wague, Djeneba Dabitao, Siaka Goita, Aboubacrin S Hadara, Ousmaila Diakite, Mohamed Maiga, Fatoumata O Maiga, Chantal Cazevieille, Cecile Cassan, Arthur M Talman, Abdoulaye A Djimde, Alejandro Marin-Menendez, Laurent Dembélé

“…We conducted our research using parasites collected from infected individuals in Mali. Our findings revealed anaemia in most of P. malariae infected participants presented, in both symptomatic and asymptomatic cases. …”
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Prevalence of Swine Gastrointestinal Parasites in Nyagatare District, Rwanda by M. Tumusiime, P. Ntampaka, F. Niragire, T. Sindikubwabo, F. Habineza

“…The knowledge about the status of such infections is essential for policy decisions and interventions. …”
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