Subtle genomic differences in Klebsiella pneumoniae sensu stricto isolates indicate host adaptation by Bridget O'Brien, Alla Yushchenko, Jinha Suh, Dongyun Jung, Zhangbin Cai, Ngoc Sang Nguyen, Makeda Semret, Simon Dufour, Séamus Fanning, Jennifer Ronholm

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae sensu stricto (KpI) is an opportunistic pathogen capable of residing as a commensal in both human and bovine intestinal tracts and can cause serious systemic infections in humans and severe clinical mastitis in dairy cattle. …”
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Analytical Performances of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA-Based Amplix® Real-Time PCR Platform for HIV-1 RNA Quantification by Christian Diamant Mossoro-Kpinde, Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa, Mohammad-Ali Jenabian, Serge Tonen Wolyec, Leman Robin, Mathieu Matta, Jean de Dieu Longo, Gérard Grésenguet, Laurent Andreoletti, Laurent Bélec

“…The HIV-1 RNA-based Amplix real-time PCR platform constitutes sensitive and reliable system for clinical monitoring of HIV-1 RNA load in HIV-1-infected children and adults, particularly adapted to intermediate laboratory facilities in sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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Advanced progress in the genetic modification of the oncolytic HSV-1 virus by Mi Zhou, Mi Zhou, Mi Zhou, Zhenyu Shen, Zhenyu Shen, Zhenyu Shen

“…Additionally, anti-herpes drugs can inhibit its replication during accidental infections. Importantly, HSV-1 does not integrate into the host genome and cause mutations. …”
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IVF cycle safety when a positive passive air sampling occurs under laminar flow hood in absence of a detectable contamination in the embryo culture by Claudia Omes, Roberto Bassani, Patrizia Cambieri, Fausto Baldanti, Fausto Baldanti, Rossella Elena Nappi, Rossella Elena Nappi

“…Microbiological contamination in the embryo culture media might affect embryo early development and clinical outcomes during IVF procedures. Infections in the genital tract represent the most common causes of culture contamination, but also environmental air quality might have a detrimental effect on reproductive outcomes of infertile couples undergoing IVF procedures. …”
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Anti-Idiotypic Antibody as a Booster Vaccine Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus by Shreya Mukhopadhyay, Ioannis Manolaridis, Christopher Warren, Aimin Tang, Gregory O’Donnell, Bin Luo, Ryan P. Staupe, Kalpit A. Vora, Zhifeng Chen

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children and adults. With nearly everyone infected by the age of five, there is an opportunity to develop booster vaccines that enhance B-cell immunity, promoting potent and broadly neutralizing antibodies. …”
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Evidence of Divergent Amino Acid Usage in Comparative Analyses of R5- and X4-Associated HIV-1 Vpr Sequences by Gregory C. Antell, Will Dampier, Benjamas Aiamkitsumrit, Michael R. Nonnemacher, Vanessa Pirrone, Wen Zhong, Katherine Kercher, Shendra Passic, Jean Williams, Yucheng Liu, Tony James, Jeffrey M. Jacobson, Zsofia Szep, Brian Wigdahl, Fred C. Krebs

“…These results suggest an evolutionary link between Vpr and gp120 in HIV-1-infected patients.…”
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Point prevalence survey of antibiotics in a pediatric tertiary hospital in the Republic of Panama by Ximena Norero, Dora Estripeaut, Elizabeth Castaño, Jacqueline Levy, Paola Lichtenberger, José Pablo Díaz-Madriz, José Luis Bustos, Robin Rojas Cortés, Gabriel Levy-Hara

“…Treatment for community-acquired infections represented 55.9% of antibiotic prescriptions, with ampicillin (24.6%), gentamicin (22.6%), and ampicillin/sulbactam (14.0%) being the most frequently used. …”
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Lifestyle as Risk Factor for Infectious Causes of Death in Young Dogs: A Retrospective Study in Southern Italy (2015–2017) by Lorena Cardillo, Giuseppe Piegari, Valentina Iovane, Maurizio Viscardi, Flora Alfano, Anna Cerrone, Ugo Pagnini, Serena Montagnaro, Giorgio Galiero, Giuseppe Pisanelli, Giovanna Fusco

“…Several factors are thought to predispose young dogs to microbiological infections. Identifying the cause of death is often a challenge, and broad diagnostic analysis is often needed. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Short-Term Outcomes of HIV Patients Admitted to an African Intensive Care Unit by Arthur Kwizera, Mary Nabukenya, Agaba Peter, Lameck Semogerere, Emmanuel Ayebale, Catherine Katabira, Samuel Kizito, Cecilia Nantume, Ian Clarke, Jane Nakibuuka

“…In high-income countries, improved survival has been documented among intensive care unit (ICU) patients infected with human immune deficiency virus (HIV). …”
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Orally administered live BCG and heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis protect bison against experimental bovine tuberculosis by Nirajan Niroula, Priya Ghodasara, Nelson Marreros, Bailey Fuller, Haley Sanderson, Slim Zriba, Stew Walker, Todd K. Shury, Jeffrey M. Chen

“…Due to the introduction of M. bovis-infected bison in the 1920s, BTB is now endemic in wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) population within the Wood Buffalo National Park (WBNP) in northern Canada. …”
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Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities by Fanyu Xiu, Carla M. Doyle, Jorge Luis Flores Anato, Jesse Knight, Linwei Wang, Joseph Cox, Daniel Grace, Trevor A. Hart, Terri Zhang, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Milada Dvorakova, Rita Shahin, Herveen Sachdeva, Nathan Lachowsky, Hind Sbihi, Darrell H.S. Tan, Michael A. Irvine, Sharmistha Mishra, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

“…We developed a transmission dynamic model to estimate the fraction of new infections averted due to the three interventions in each city. …”
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A Case of Typhoid Fever with Hepatic Granulomas and Enteritis by Shraddha Narechania, Marc Duran, Vidhya Karivedu, K. V. Gopalakrishna

“…The common histopathologic hepatic manifestations in patients infected with Salmonella include cloudy swelling and balloon degeneration with vacuolation of the hepatocytes and steatosis. …”
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Two Cases of Leigh Syndrome in One Family: Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical Management Experience in Latvia by Arta Katkevica, Madara Kreile, Ieva Grinfelde, Gita Taurina, Ieva Micule, Iveta Dzivite-Krisane, Arta Smite-Laguna, Ieva Malniece

“…The clinical presentation of LS is highly variable with heterogeneity in the disease-associated symptoms of cerebellar, motor, and extrapyramidal dysfunction and common infections. There is no effective treatment for this condition; as such, the prognosis of this condition is very poor with death occurring within the first few years of life. …”
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Recommendations for the treatment of multiple sclerosis with disease-modifying drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic by R. Kizlaitienė, N. Giedraitienė, I. Sereikė, J. Liutkienė, L. Leščinskienė, G. Kaubrys

“…In this article, we review implications of COVID-19 for people with MS, including general health advice, the risk of respiratory infections, basic recommendations for relapse management, MS treatment, including disease-modifying therapies, and medical services for MS patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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From the Cytoplasm into the Nucleus—Hepatitis B Virus Travel and Genome Repair by Johan Ringlander, Gustaf E. Rydell, Michael Kann

“…HBV is part of the hepadnaviridae family and one of the primary causes of acute and chronic liver infections, leading to conditions such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Unusual Cause of Persistent Epistaxis with Severe Anemia in a Child by Yilkal Zemene, Tadele Hailu, Josh Wiedermann

“…Epistaxis in children can be caused by different systemic and local pathologies. Respiratory infections, nasal mucosa dryness, and foreign bodies are some local causes of bleeding from the nose. …”
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Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis as a cause of systemic embolism by N.D. Oryshchyn

“…Laboratory work-up (blood culture, serological examination) excluded infective endocarditis as a cause of vegetations. Diagnostic work-up with computed tomography showed lung tumor with metastatic foci in bones. …”
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Could Ossification of the Achilles Tendon Have a Hereditary Component? by Chawki Cortbaoui, Jihad Matta, Rayan Elkattah

“…The major contributing factors are trauma and surgery with other minor causes such as systemic diseases, metabolic conditions, and infections. To our knowledge, no previous reports suggest any genetic/hereditary predisposition in OAT. …”
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The estimation of the effective reproductive number from disease outbreak data by Ariel Cintrón-Arias, Carlos Castillo-Chávez, Luís M. A. Bettencourt, Alun L. Lloyd, H. T. Banks

“…We consider a single outbreak susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR)model and corresponding estimation procedures for theeffective reproductive number $\mathcal{R}(t)$. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Grepafloxacin by B Wiedemann, P Heisig

“…Its pharmacodynamic profile against pneumococci is promising, favouring use of this drug for respiratory tract infections.…”
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