Key Insights into Respiratory Virus Testing: Sensitivity and Clinical Implications by Julio Garcia-Rodriguez, Frédéric Janvier, Clemens Kill

“…Acute respiratory infections are a significant challenge in primary care and hospital settings. …”
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Green Strategy–Based Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Applications by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…They are routinely used to treat bacterial infections and to prevent infections in patients with compromised immune systems and enhancing growth in livestock. …”
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Subscapular Abscess Caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus: An Atypical Presentation by Kamal Patel, Emma Spowart, Dana Sochorova, Nadia Diego, Georgios Mamarelis, Mohammad Zain Sohail

“…We present a case of spontaneous subscapular abscess following blunt trauma to the shoulder in a patient with a history of recurrent superficial soft tissue infections, in which Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing S. aureus was identified as the infectious agent. …”
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Bioeconomic-Epidemiological Model of Scomber colias Population in the Moroccan Coasts by Nossaiba Baba, Imane Agmour, Yousef El Foutayeni, Naceur Achtaich

“…This implies a kind of switching from the susceptible class to the infected class, and vice versa, as these two types of prey change in numerical superiority. …”
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Modeling the Effects of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 Spread in Kenya by Duncan K. Gathungu, Viona N. Ojiambo, Mark E. M. Kimathi, Samuel M. Mwalili

“…A susceptible-exposed-infected-recovered (SEIR) compartment model is considered with additional compartments of hospitalized population whose condition is severe or critical and the fatality compartment. …”
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Dynamics of a Fractional-Order Eco-Epidemiological Model with Two Disease Strains in a Predator Population Incorporating Harvesting by Moustafa El-Shahed, Mahmoud Moustafa

“…The model assumes that the population is divided into a prey population, a susceptible predator population, a predator population infected by the first disease, and a predator population infected by the second disease. …”
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Innovative Biomaterials Based on Collagen-Hydroxyapatite and Doxycycline for Bone Regeneration by Narcisa Mederle, Stefania Marin, Minodora Maria Marin, Elena Danila, Ovidiu Mederle, Madalina Georgiana Albu Kaya, Mihaela Violeta Ghica

“…Bone regeneration is a serious challenge in orthopedic applications because of bone infections increase, tumor developing, and bone loss due to trauma. …”
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THE FIRST REPORT OF PESTALOTIOPSIS SP. CAUSING CROWN ROT DISEASE ON STRAWBERRIES IN DALAT by Lê Dũng, Nguyễn Thị Diên, Phan Hoàng Đại, Phạm Ngọc Tuân

“…Results from isolating 150 samples of infected plant parts collected from three strawberry cultivated areas in Dalat (Ward 7, Ward 8 and Ward 12) indicated that there were 327 isolates belonging to six fungal species. …”
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Mathematical Modelling and Optimal Control Strategies of a Multistrain COVID-19 Spread by Bouchaib Khajji, Lahoucine Boujallal, Omar Balatif, Mostafa Rachik

“…In this paper, we propose a continuous mathematical model that describes the spread of multistrains COVID-19 virus among humans: susceptible, exposed, infected, quarantined, hospitalized, and recovered individuals. …”
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Gut Inflammation and Immunity: What Is the Role of the Human Gut Virome? by Alfredo Focà, Maria Carla Liberto, Angela Quirino, Nadia Marascio, Emilia Zicca, Grazia Pavia

“…The human virome comprises viruses that infect host cells, virus-derived elements in our chromosomes, and viruses that infect other organisms, including bacteriophages and plant viruses. …”
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A First Case Report of DiGeorge Syndrome from Ethiopia Highlights Challenges in Identifying and Treating Children with Primary T-Cell Deficiencies in Low Resource Settings by Tinsae Alemayehu, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa

“…The disorder is characterized by hypoplastic or aplastic thymus, hypocalcemia, recurrent infections, and other associated congenital defects. …”
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Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis by Patrick Lee, Brandon K. K. Fields, Tom Liang, Michael P. Dubé, Seth Politano

“…Early identification and treatment of Veillonella bacteremia in susceptible populations could be crucial to survival given this organism’s predilection for causing life-threatening infections, including meningitis, endocarditis, and osteomyelitis.…”
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A Comparative Study on Application of Computer Vision and Fluorescence Imaging Spectroscopy for Detection of Huanglongbing Citrus Disease in the USA and Brazil by Caio B. Wetterich, Ratnesh Kumar, Sindhuja Sankaran, José Belasque Junior, Reza Ehsani, Luis G. Marcassa

“…The overall objective of this work was to develop and evaluate computer vision and machine learning technique for classification of Huanglongbing-(HLB)-infected and healthy leaves using fluorescence imaging spectroscopy. …”
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Comparison of phenotypic and genetic traits of ESBL-producing UPEC strains causing recurrent or single episode UTI in postmenopausal women by Michelle Kalu, Peter Jorth, Annie Wong-Beringer

“…Abstract Background Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) occur in over 20% of patients, with postmenopausal women (over 50 years old) carrying the highest risk for recurrence compared to younger women. …”
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The Christmas Season as a Risk Factor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations by Neil W Johnston, Andrew McIvor, Kim Lambert Reg N, Justina M Greene, Pat Hussac, Maria Gerhardsson de Verdier, Tim Higenbottam, Jonathan Lewis, Paul Newbold, Athula Herath, Martin Jenkins

“…BACKGROUND: Epidemics of hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occur annually during the Christmas holidays, and COPD exacerbations commonly coincide with respiratory viral infections.…”
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Editorial for Special Issue “Antibiotic Combination Therapy: A Strategy to Overcome Bacterial Resistance” by Helal F. Hetta, Yasmin N. Ramadan, Israa M. S. Al-Kadmy

“…Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections have emerged as a critical global health threat, challenging the efficacy of existing antibiotics and undermining advances in modern medicine [...]…”
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Survey of Legionella Species Found in Thai Soil by Tatiana C. Travis, Ellen W. Brown, Leonard F. Peruski, Duangkamon Siludjai, Possawat Jorakate, Prasert Salika, Genyan Yang, Natalia A. Kozak, Maja Kodani, Agnes K. Warner, Claressa E. Lucas, Kathleen A. Thurman, Jonas M. Winchell, Somsak Thamthitiwat, Barry S. Fields

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Detection of low frequency artemisinin resistance mutations, C469Y, P553L and A675V, and fixed antifolate resistance mutations in asymptomatic primary school children in Kenya by Victor Osoti, Kevin Wamae, Leonard Ndwiga, Paul M. Gichuki, Collins Okoyo, Stella Kepha, Kibor Keitany, Regina Kandie, Stephen Aricha, Rosebella Kiplagat, Charles Mwandawiro, Philip Bejon, Robert W. Snow, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier

“…The A578S mutation, was also identified in mixed infections, appearing in 15.2% of the 87 samples analysed. …”
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The Antibiotic Puzzle: Guidelines for the Family Physician by G Harding, S Field, R MacMahon, T Louie, Prairie Consensus Conference Group

“…Choosing the most appropriate antibiotic for the treatment of common infections is becoming increasingly complex. New drugs and new classes of antibiotics are being developed and made available, and emerging resistance and pharmacoeconomics play important roles. …”
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A cost/benefit analysis of clinical trial designs for COVID-19 vaccine candidates. by Donald A Berry, Scott Berry, Peter Hale, Leah Isakov, Andrew W Lo, Kien Wei Siah, Chi Heem Wong

“…We compare and contrast the expected duration and number of infections and deaths averted among several designs for clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including traditional and adaptive randomized clinical trials and human challenge trials. …”
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