Insights into the lemon (Citrus limon) epiphytic microbiome: impact of the biocontrol yeast Clavispora lusitaniae 146 by Maria Cecilia Rasuk, José Matías Irazoqui, María Florencia Perez, Martina María Pereyra, Pedro Eugenio Sineli, Anja Poehlein, Rolf Daniel, Julian Rafael Dib

“…Abstract Background Postharvest lemons are affected by several fungal infections, and as alternatives to chemical fungicides for combating these infections, different microbial biocontrol agents have been studied, with the Clavispora lusitaniae 146 strain standing out. …”
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Guided Linezolid Therapy for the Treatment of Multiple Staphylococcal Brain Abscesses in a 3-Month-Old Infant by Anna Cascone, Maia De Luca, Raffaele Simeoli, Bianca Maria Goffredo, Laura Cursi, Costanza Tripiciano, Lorenza Romani, Stefania Mercadante, Martina Di Giuseppe, Francesca Ippolita Calo Carducci, Davide Luglietto, Paola Bernaschi, Laura Lancella

“…Brain abscesses are invasive infections of the central nervous system with a high level of treatment complexity especially in pediatric patients. …”
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Investigation of Viral, Bacterial and Parasitic Zoonotic Diseases in Rodents in Turkey by Mehmet Ozkan Timurkan, Esin Guven, Seyda Cengiz, Hakan Aydın, Ridvan Kirman, Hamza Avcioglu

“…The extent of the distribution of the infections, alternative hosts and the consequences of human exposure needs to be clarified through further studies.…”
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Cyclone negative pressure pump for efficient purification of airborne contaminants by Gihyun Song, Kyungcheol Jang, Woobin Song, Wonchul Choi, Simon Song, Hyoungsoo Kim

“…Maintaining an isolation room with negative pressure is crucial in medical facilities to prevent the spread of airborne infections, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Concurrent COVID-19 and Acute HIV: A Case Report and Diagnostic Review by Kelly A. Johnson, Sally Graglia, Elizabeth D. Lynch, Joanna De Mesa, Erin Antunez, Sandra Torres, Susa Coffey, Stephanie E. Cohen

“…Screening for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is critical that providers (1) continue recommended screening for HIV as an essential service; (2) consider acute HIV in the differential when evaluating patients with acute viral syndromes; (3) recognize that AHI can occur concurrently with other infections, including COVID-19; and (4) understand the differential diagnosis for discordant HIV test results and know when HIV viral load testing is needed to resolve such discordant results.…”
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Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis complicated by glutaric acidemia type II: a case report by Yuli Zhang, Yuli Zhang, Longfei Chen, Miao Duan

“…Genetic metabolic diseases may complicate or mimic common infections, leading to potential misdiagnosis. A differential diagnosis of GAII should be considered when active anti-infective treatments fail.…”
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Ehrlichia and Anaplasma by Yuexun Tian, Cynthia C Lord, Eva A. Buckner

“…Ehrlichia and Anaplasma are primarily transmitted through the bites of infected hard ticks, such as the lone star tick, the blacklegged tick, and the American dog tick. …”
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Predictors of Antiviral Therapy in a Post-Transfusion Cohort of Hepatitis C Patients by Maciej Witkos, Qi-Long Yi, Jenny Heathcote, Moira K Kapral, Murray D Krahn

“…INTRODUCTION: In the past, antiviral therapy has been given to 15% to 30% of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The efficacy of therapy has recently improved with the addition of ribavirin and pegylated interferon. …”
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Bilateral Acromioclavicular Septic Arthritis as an Initial Presentation of Streptococcus pneumoniae Endocarditis by Neda Hashemi-Sadraei, Rohan Gupta, Jorge D. Machicado, Rukma Govindu

“…Infective endocarditis (IE) is infrequently associated with septic arthritis. …”
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Experimental Abdominal Sepsis: Sticking to an Awkward but Still Useful Translational Model by Federica Murando, Andrea Peloso, Lorenzo Cobianchi

“…Animal models are widely used to replicate human intra-abdominal infections. Different methodologies have been described and proposed in the scientific literature, including injection and surgical models. …”
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Network-based analysis of a small Ebola outbreak by Mark G. Burch, Karly A. Jacobsen, Joseph H. Tien, Grzegorz A. Rempała

“…We present a method for estimating epidemic parameters in network-based stochastic epidemic models when the total number of infections is assumed to be small. We illustrate the method by reanalyzing the data from the 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak described in Maganga et al. (2014).…”
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Cavitated Conglomerate Mass in Silicosis Indicating Associated Tuberculosis by Pedro Martins, Edson Marchiori, Gláucia Zanetti, Antonio Muccillo, Nina Ventura, Viviane Brandão, Mariana Leite Pereira, Carolina Pesce Lamas Constantino, Guilherme Abdalla, Romulo Varella de Oliveira, Rodrigo Canellas

“…It leads to respiratory impairment and may have associated infections that decrease pulmonary function. We describe the case of a 55-year-old man with chronic silicosis who presented with hemoptysis and a cavitated conglomerate mass. …”
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Short-Lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache Attacks with Conjunctival Injection and Tearing in a Patient with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalomyelitis by Megan E. Gray, Brian Wispelwey, Christopher J. Arnold

“…Its etiology is generally idiopathic, though rarely it has been associated with viral infections. We describe the fourth case reported in the literature of SUNCT in association with viral meningoencephalitis.…”
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Community-Acquired Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Isolates from Adult Women in Canada by Warren J McIsaac, Tony Mazzulli, Joanne Permaul, Rahim Moineddin, Donald E Low

“…BACKGROUND: There are currently limited data regarding the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms causing community-acquired urinary tract infections among adult women in Canada. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the recommended first-line empirical antibiotic treatment, unless resistance of Escherichia coli to TMP-SMX exceeds 20%.…”
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Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review by Joseph Orme, Tomas Rivera-Bonilla, Akil Loli, Negin N. Blattman

“…To our knowledge this is the first case report of Ralstonia species causing infective endocarditis with perivalvular abscess.…”
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Determinants of Virologic Failure among Adult HIV Patients on First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy at Waghimra Zone, Northern Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Abrham Emagnu, Zenahebezu Abay, Abera Balcha Bulti, Yaregal Animut

“…The primary goal of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is to reduce the viral load in HIV-infected patients to promote quality of life, as well as to reduce HIV-related morbidity and mortality. …”
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Streptococcus pyogenes carriage rate, associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among urban and rural schoolchildren at Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia by Yalewayker Gashaw, Alem Getaneh, Desie Kasew, Mitkie Tigabie, Baye Gelaw

“…Children in low-income nations have high carrier rates of Streptococcus pyogenes, which can serve as a source of infections, including simple superficial infections that may lead to invasive and post-streptococcal diseases, particularly among schoolchildren. …”
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Identification of novel PfEMP1 variants containing domain cassettes 11, 15 and 8 that mediate the Plasmodium falciparum virulence-associated rosetting phenotype. by Florence E McLean, Brian R Omondi, Nouhoum Diallo, Stanley Otoboh, Carolyne Kifude, Abdirahman I Abdi, Rivka Lim, Thomas D Otto, Ashfaq Ghumra, J Alexandra Rowe

“…Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) is a diverse family of variant surface antigens, encoded by var genes, that mediates binding of infected erythrocytes to human cells and plays a key role in parasite immune evasion and malaria pathology. …”
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Tospovirus-Resistant Tomato Varieties for Southern Florida by Rebecca L. Wente, Samuel F. Hutton, Scott Adkins, William Turechek, Joseph E. Funderburk

“…Virus resistance has become important for this area since the emergence of two new tomato-infecting tospoviruses. Knowledge of availability and performance of resistant varieties will help growers who are looking for alternative varieties. …”
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Tospovirus-Resistant Tomato Varieties for Southern Florida by Rebecca L. Wente, Samuel F. Hutton, Scott Adkins, William Turechek, Joseph E. Funderburk

“…Virus resistance has become important for this area since the emergence of two new tomato-infecting tospoviruses. Knowledge of availability and performance of resistant varieties will help growers who are looking for alternative varieties. …”
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