Attitudes of Final-Year Medical Students in Jordan Towards Volunteering During a Pandemic by Alassaf A, Gharaibeh L, Alkubaisi F, Alkhawaldeh M, Dababseh S, Odeh R

“…Around 60% of students were willing to participate in future voluntary work that does not involve patients infected with COVID-19, while 29.3% of them were willing to do so depending on the type of pandemic and the availability of vaccines. …”
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Proteomic insights into dual-species biofilm formation of E. coli and E. faecalis on urinary catheters by Kidon Sung, Miseon Park, Ohgew Kweon, Angel Paredes, Alena Savenka, Saeed A Khan

“…Abstract Infections associated with urinary catheters are often caused by biofilms composed of various bacterial species that form on the catheters’ surfaces. …”
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An Open Letter on Advancing HIV prevention: Augmenting an ecosystem-based approach to understand prevention decision-making [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Rosemary Pierce-Messick, Nishan Gantayat, James Baer, Alok Gangaramany

“…However, the 1.3 million new HIV infections in 2022 remain significantly above the UNAIDS target of fewer than 370,000 new infections by 2025. …”
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Characterization of novel human endogenous retrovirus structures on chromosomes 6 and 7 by Nicholas Pasternack, Nicholas Pasternack, Ole Paulsen, Avindra Nath

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A guide for the generation of repositories of clinical samples for research on Chagas disease. by Nieves Martínez-Peinado, Juan Carlos Gabaldón-Figueira, Roberto Rodrigues Ferreira, María Carmen Thomas, Manuel Carlos López, Tania Cremonini Araújo-Jorge, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Soledad Berón, Janine Ramsey, Irene Losada Galván, Alejandro Gabriel Schijman, Adriana González Martínez, Andrés Mariano Ruiz, Gimena Rojas, Roberto Magalhães Saraiva, Oscar Noya-González, Andrea Gómez, Rosa A Maldonado, Jimmy Pinto, Faustino Torrico, Ivan Scandale, Fernán Agüero, María-Jesús Pinazo, Joaquim Gascón, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Julio Alonso-Padilla, NHEPACHA Network (New Tools for the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Chagas Disease)

“…To carry out studies that address these needs, high-quality and traceable samples from T. cruzi-infected individuals with different geographical backgrounds, along with associated clinical and epidemiological data, are necessary. …”
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Speckled-egg staining appearance of cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient by Matthew Alexander Stack, John-Paul Lavik, Jack G. Schneider, Brynne E. Cross

“…However, cryptococcal infections are being increasingly reported in atypical hosts, at times with non-characteristic histochemical staining appearances. …”
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Polymerase chain reaction for detection of some highly dangerous viral fish disease agents by A. S. Tarasova, A. V. Perchun, V. P. Melnikov

“…Pathogen spread often occurs during the transportation of fish from infected farms to the disease-free ones. Therefore, the import of fish stocking material to Russia from countries with a different epidemic situation requires risk-based monitoring and forecasting. …”
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic contamination in fresh vegetables in Bangkok, Thailand, and surrounding areas: A cross-sectional survey by Pokkamol Laoraksawong, Uthaitip Bunkasem, Anunya Pradidthaprecha

“…Intestinal parasitic infections are a major public health issue worldwide, and vegetables contaminated with these parasites have been implicated in their transmission. …”
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<i>Macrostomum lignano</i> as a model to study the genetics and genomics of parasitic flatworms by K. V. Ustyantsev, V. Yu. Vavilova, A. G. Blinov, E. V. Berezikov

“…Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are infected by various species of parasitic flatworms. …”
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Scaling up access to antiretroviral treatment for HIV: lessons from a key populations program in Nigeria by Abdulsamad Salihu, Ibrahim Jahun, David Olusegun Oyedeji, Wole Fajemisin, Omokhudu Idogho, Samira Shehu, Aminu Yakubu, Jennifer Anyanti

“…The number of people acquiring new HIV infections decreased from 120,000 in 2010 to 74,000 in 2021, and HIV-related deaths decreased from 82,000 in 2010 to 51,000 in 2021. …”
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Risk factors for re-hospitalization within 90 days of discharge for severe influenza in children by Shuo Yang, Sukun Lu, Can Qi, Yinghui Guo, Le Wang

“…Abstract Background Influenza virus is a contagious respiratory pathogen that can cause severe acute infections with long-term adverse outcomes. For paediatric patients at high risk of severe influenza, the readmission and the associated risk factors remain unclear. …”
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Altered Protein Structures and Neoepitopes in Lupus Neutrophils From Dysregulated Splicing of Messenger RNA by Rayan Najjar, Xiaoxing Wang, Jose Mario Bello Pineda, Hugh Alessi, Alison Bays, Robert K. Bradley, James N. Jarvis, Tomas Mustelin

“…RNA sequencing from SARS‐CoV2–infected individuals was used as an additional comparator. …”
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Target Proteins in Human Autoimmunity: Cytochromes P450 and Udp-Glycoronosyltransferases by Petra Obermayer-Straub, Christian Peer Strassburg, Michael Peter Manns

“…About 10% of AIH-2 sera further contain LKM-3 autoantibodies directed against family 1 UGTs. Chronic infections by hepatitis C virus and hepatitis delta virus may induce several autoimmune phenomena, and multiple autoantibodies are detected. …”
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Prevalence of ESBL-Producing Enterobacter Species Resistant to Carbapenems in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Farzad Khademi, Hamid Vaez, Zohreh Neyestani, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Carbapenems are the last-line therapy for multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections caused by Enterobacterales, including those caused by Enterobacter species. …”
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Bovine Trypanosomosis and Its Vectors in Three Selected Districts of Buno Bedele Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Gelaye Gebisa, Kibiru Beriso, Biruk Bogale, Oda Gizaw, Dawit Chala

“…Generally, 3.44% of the studied animal was infected with trypanosomosis, and T. vivax was the dominant species of trypanosomosis in the study areas. …”
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Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Enterococci with Special Reference to Glycopeptide Susceptibility at a Tertiary Care Center of Eastern Nepal by Aasish Karna, Ratna Baral, Basudha Khanal

“…Enterococci, once considered as a harmless commensal of intestine, have now emerged as medically important pathogens and are associated with both community-acquired and nosocomial infections. They bear the potential to exhibit resistance against all commonly used antibiotics either by inherent or acquired mechanism, posing a therapeutic challenge. …”
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Cosmetic Outcome of Feminizing Genitoplasty in DSD (Disorders of Sex Development) by ِِAsmaa Gaber Rizk, Hamdy Muhammad Hussein, Sara Mohammed Habib Abdel-Hamied, Nezar Abdelraouf Abo Halawa

“…Postoperative complications were low: stress incontinence(8%), dysuria(6%), difficult micturition(4%), and wound infections(4%). Older age was significantly associated with poorer cosmetic outcomes(p=0.006) and increased stress incontinence(p=0.041), but not with dysuria, difficult micturition, or wound infections(p>0.05). …”
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Design and assessment of lipase-CuO nanoparticle conjugates for enhanced antimicrobial efficacy against clinical pathogens by Eman M. Handak, Dina H. Amin, Mai M. Elhateir

“…Abstract In the battle against clinical infections particularly the resistant pathogens, the creation of new antimicrobial drugs is essential. …”
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An epidemiological model of SIR in a nanotechnological innovation environment by David Svoboda, Ondřej Havelka, Julie Holendová, Jiří Kraft

“…The research presents current knowledge in the field linking diffusion of innovation theory and the basic epidemiological model of SIR (Susceptible, Infected, Recovered). Epidemiological models, originally developed to study the spread of infectious diseases, offer intriguing parallels to innovation diffusion due to shared characteristics in propagation dynamics. …”
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Evaluation of Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Related to Toxoplasmosis Among Females in Algeria by Mohamed Lounis, Samah Aissaoui, Fatima Ghouissem, Karim Souttou

“…Toxoplasmosis is a major veterinary and public health issue affecting humans and animals, where felids represent the definitive hosts of the causative agent <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>. While the infections are mostly asymptomatic, the disease could be severe in immune-compromised patients and pregnant women. …”
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