Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell Nephropathy by U. H. Okafor, C. Wachukwu, P. Emem-Chioma, F. S. Wokoma

“…The index case is a 26-years-old sickle cell disease patient with ESRD complicated with cardiovascular, pulmonary, immunological, and infective challenges. These conditions were controlled, and the patient had a successful live-related kidney transplant. …”
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A Rare Case of Lemierre-Like Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review by Judy Ibrahim, Muhammad Bassel Noureddin, Ali Lootah, Aisha Al Khalidi, Ghassan Ghatasheh, Hossam Al Tatari

“…Lemierre’s syndrome (LS) is a serious rare complication of oropharyngeal infections. It is characterized by thrombosis of internal jugular vein that rapidly progresses into sepsis and is typically caused by anaerobes. …”
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The Impact of Transcriptomics on the Fight against Tuberculosis: Focus on Biomarkers, BCG Vaccination, and Immunotherapy by Carlos Rodrigo Zárate-Bladés, Celio Lopes Silva, Geraldo A. Passos

“…Although there has been more than 125 years of scientific effort aimed at understanding the disease, serious problems in TB persist that contribute to the estimated 1/3 of the world population infected with this pathogen. Nonetheless, during the first decade of the 21st century, there were new advances in the fight against TB. …”
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HIV Vaccine Research: The Challenge and the Way Forward by Hai-Bo Wang, Qiu-Hua Mo, Ze Yang

“…Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a worldwide epidemic, with over 35 million people infected currently. Therefore, the development of a safe and effective HIV-1 vaccine is on top of the global health priority. …”
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Obesity-Associated Abdominal Elephantiasis by Ritesh Kohli, Vivian Argento, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong

“…Abdominal elephantiasis is an uncommon, but deformative and progressive cutaneous disease caused by chronic lymphedema and recurrent streptococcal or Staphylococcus infections of the abdominal wall. We present 3 cases of patients with morbid obesity who presented to our hospital with abdominal wall swelling, thickening, erythema, and pain. …”
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Comparison of Disk Diffusion and Etest Methods to Determine the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Fusidic Acid by Ali M. Somily, David R. Peaper, Elijah Paintsil, Thomas S. Murray

“…Fusidic acid is a common therapy for staphylococcal infections in Saudi Arabia, but reports have suggested high rates of resistance among clinical isolates. …”
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MHCI trafficking signal‐based mRNA vaccines strengthening immune protection against RNA viruses by Yupei Zhang, Songhui Zhai, Shugang Qin, Yuting Chen, Kepan Chen, Zhiying Huang, Xing Lan, Yaoyao Luo, Guohong Li, Hao Li, Xi He, Meiwan Chen, Zhongwei Zhang, Xingchen Peng, Xin Jiang, Hai Huang, Xiangrong Song

“…However, there was a lack of research investigating its efficacy in enhancing immune responses to RNA virus infections. Here, we have developed an innovative strategy for the formulation of mRNA vaccines. …”
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The risk index for an SIR epidemic model and spatial spreading of the infectious disease by Min Zhu, Xiaofei Guo, Zhigui Lin

“…Our results suggest that the disease must spread if $R^F_0(t_0)≥q 1$ for some $t_0$ and the disease is vanishing if $R^F_0(∞) \lt 1$, while if $R^F_0(0) \lt 1$, the spreading or vanishing of the disease depends on the initial state of infected individuals as well as the expanding capability of the free boundary. …”
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The Influence of MHC and Immunoglobulins A and E on Host Resistance to Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Sheep by C. Y. Lee, K. A. Munyard, K. Gregg, J. D. Wetherall, M. J. Stear, D. M. Groth

“…The main factors considered by immunologists when studying gastrointestinal nematode infections are the effects the host's response has on the parasite, which immunological components are responsible for these effects, genetic factors involved in controlling immunological responses, and the interactions between these forming an interconnecting multilevel relationship. …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated with Tacrolimus in Cardiac Transplantation by Julián Alejandro Rivillas, Stephania Galindo-Coral, Francisco Arias-Mora, Juan David Lopez-Ponce de Leon, Noel Alberto Florez-Alarcón, Pastor Olaya-Rojas, Juan Esteban Gomez-Mesa

“…Neurological complications occur between 50 and 70% of patients with heart transplantation, including cerebrovascular events, infections, seizures, encephalopathy, and neurotoxicity due to pharmacological immunosuppression. …”
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Management of Severe COVID-19 in Pregnancy by Yassamine Abourida, Houssam Rebahi, Imane Oussayeh, Hajar Chichou, Bouchra Fakhir, Abderraouf Soummani, Hicham Jalal, Fatiha Bennaoui, Nadia El Idrissi Slitine, Fadl Mrabih Rabou Maoulainine, Ahmed Rhassane El Adib, Mohamed Abdenacer Samkaoui

“…The scarcity of data concerning pregnant patients gravely infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) makes their management difficult, as most of the reported cases in the literature present mild pneumonia symptoms. …”
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Stability Analysis of a Fractional-Order SEIR-KS Computer Virus-Spreading Model with Two Delays by Zhufeng Wang, Xiaoqian Nie, Maoxin Liao

“…In this paper, the stability and Hopf bifurcation of a fractional-order model of the Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Kill Signals Recovered (SEIR-KS) computer virus with two delays are studied. …”
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Analysis and Predictions of Spread, Recovery, and Death Caused by COVID-19 in India by Rajani Kumari, Sandeep Kumar, Ramesh Chandra Poonia, Vijander Singh, Linesh Raja, Vaibhav Bhatnagar, Pankaj Agarwal

“…The novel coronavirus outbreak was first reported in late December 2019 and more than 7 million people were infected with this disease and over 0.40 million worldwide lost their lives. …”
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Polymicrobial Bacteremia Involving Comamonas testosteroni by Jose Orsini, Eric Tam, Naomi Hauser, Salil Rajayer

“…The aim of this case report is to alert clinicians to the potential diagnosis of bloodstream infections caused by uncommon pathogens.…”
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Salvage after Retroperitoneal Kidney Allograft Torsion by Justin M. Greco, David C. Mulligan, Peter S. Yoo

“…Failure after kidney transplantation is caused by surgical, immunological, and infective complications. Torsion is a complication that poses a serious risk of ischemic graft failure, and, if suspected, sonographic evaluation helps ascertain the diagnosis. …”
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The role of Bacillus species in the management of plant-parasitic nematodes by Prabhakaran Vasantha-Srinivasan, Ki Beom Park, Kil Yong Kim, Woo-Jin Jung, Yeon Soo Han

“…These nematodes employ diverse survival strategies, such as dormancy in cysts or robust infective juvenile stages. Consequently, their management is challenging. …”
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Functional Properties and Molecular Architecture of Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase, a Pivotal Catalyst of Chemotactic Leukotriene Formation by Jesper Z. Haeggström, Pär Nordlund, Marjolein M.G.M. Thunnissen

“…In addition, leukotriene B4 modulates immune responses, participates in the host defense against infections, and is a key mediator of PAF-induced lethal shock. …”
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Enteropathic Spondyloarthritis: From Diagnosis to Treatment by Rosario Peluso, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Salvatore Iervolino, Francesco Manguso, Giuseppina Tramontano, Pasquale Ambrosino, Carmela Esposito, Antonella Scalera, Fabiana Castiglione, Raffaele Scarpa

“…Although the pathogenesis of EA has not been plainly clarified, the most popular theory supposes that joint inflammation occurs in genetically predisposed subjects with bacterial gut infections, provided an important evidence for a possible relationship between inflammation of the gut mucosa and arthritis. …”
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Bone Marrow Granuloma in Typhoid Fever: A Morphological Approach and Literature Review by Kavitha Muniraj, Somanath Padhi, Manjiri Phansalkar, Periyasami Sivakumar, Renu G’Boy Varghese, Reba Kanungo

“…Typhoid fever is one of the few bacterial infections in humans where bone marrow evaluation is routinely recommended. …”
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Management of Cucurbit Downy Mildew in Florida by Mason J. Newark, Matthews L. Paret, Nicholas S. Dufault, Pamela D. Roberts, Shouan Zhang, Gary E. Vallad, Joshua H. Freeman, Eugene McAvoy

“…The classic sign of the disease is the presence of dark sporangia, a structure that holds developing spores, on the underside of infected leaves. As the disease progresses, it may lead to large necrotic areas that cause defoliation and a reduction of yield and marketable fruit. …”
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