Congenital Syphilis Coinfection in a Preterm Infant with Early Onset Sepsis due to Enterobacter cloacae by Sakviseth Bin, Sethikar Im

“…The vertical transmission is preventable by an on-time treatment of the infected mother, triggered by a proper antenatal screening at the right time. …”
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Dynamics of a Filippov epidemic model with limited hospital beds by Aili Wang, Yanni Xiao, Huaiping Zhu

“…A Filippov epidemic model is proposed to explore the impact of capacity and limited resources of public health system on the control of epidemic diseases. The number of infected cases is chosen as an index to represent a threshold policy, that is, the capacity dependent treatment policy is implemented when the case number exceeds a critical level, and constant treatment rate is adopted otherwise. …”
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The Role of Oxidative Stress in the Aging Process by Barbara F. Oliveira, José Augusto Nogueira-Machado, Míriam M. Chaves

“…The aging of the immune system, or immunosenescence, is manifested by an increased susceptibility to infections with increased morbidity and mortality. Phagocytic capacity, synthesis of reactive oxygen intermediaries, and the intracellular killing efficiency of neutrophils are impaired in the elderly. …”
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A Mathematical Model for a Transmissible Disease with a Variant by A. Otto, M. Amidou

“…It is observed that if the rate of treatment and compliance with health precautions are high, the number of infections decreases in the classes of infectious and is canceled out over time. …”
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A systematic review on malaria and Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine challenges in sub-Saharan African clinical trials. by Maonezi Abas Hamisi, Nur Ain Mohd Asri, Aini Syahida Mat Yassim, Rapeah Suppian

“…<h4>Objective</h4>For more than a century, developing novel and effective vaccines against malaria and Tuberculosis (TB) infections has been a challenge. This review sought to investigate the reasons for the slow progress of malaria and TB vaccine candidates in sub-Saharan African clinical trials.…”
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Lipopeptide adjuvants for antibiotics and vaccines: the future step in the fight against multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant pathogens by Chloé O. Sebilleau, Steven J. Sucheck

“…Antibiotic adjuvants can allow for gram-positive bacteria (GPB) specific treatments to be used against gram-negative bacteria (GNB) infections, with minimal antimicrobial resistance (AMR). …”
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Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines) Problems in Soybean (Glycine max L.) Crops and Its Management by Gebissa Yigezu Wendimu

“…This chapter shall also embrace the advanced biotechnological innovations that help in achieving effective soybean cyst nematode management that will mitigate its infections in soybean production and will also serve as an asset for the researchers. …”
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Unilateral Adrenal Infarction in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Awatef Hajjaji, Yosra Jemma, Amina Mnejja, Ines Zouari, Imen Ghaddab, Fethi Jebali, Lotfi Gratti, Raja Faleh

“…A 27-year-old woman was infected by coronavirus four months ago and presented at 35 weeks of gestation with sudden-onset right abdominal pain without contractions. …”
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Nurses’ Experiences at the Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19 in Indonesia: A Study of Hermeneutic Phenomenology by Fitri Mailani, Emil Huriani, Boby Febri Krisdianto, Elvi Oktarina

“…Background: Nurses working in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for COVID-19 are more at risk as they interact more with infected patients. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the experience of Indonesian nurses who work in ICU for COVID-19 patients. …”
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Colonoscopy ‘My Way’: Preparation, Anticoagulants, Antibiotics and Sedation by Jerome D Waye

“…As for antibiotic prophylaxis, most endoscopy units do not have a standardized approach, although there are good guidelines that, if followed, should decrease the risk of infective endocarditis. Sedation for the endoscopic examination is usually administered by the colonoscopist, although anesthesiologists may, in some countries (and in some defined areas of the United States) be the primary administrators of sedation and analgesia. …”
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DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON KEY COMPONENTS OF WOOD PILE CRUSHER by SHUI JiaKun, LIAO Kai, YANG DaoYu, LI LiJun, GAO ZiCheng, SONG LiNa

“…The A pile pulverizer was designed to solve the problem that pine wood pile was difficult to deal with.The abandoned spiral hob was used to treat the infected wooden pile, and the parameter-hobbing performance of the tool was studied. …”
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Sibling’s Support and Menstrual Hygiene among Early Adolescent Girls in Serang District, Banten Province, Indonesia by Tri Wahyuni, Ritanti Ritanti

“…Menstrual hygiene is critical for preventing adverse health outcomes, yet many adolescent girls in low and middle-income countries, including Indonesia, face barriers such as inadequate knowledge, limited access to sanitary materials, and cultural taboos, increasing their risk of reproductive tract infections. This study aims to determine the prevalence of bad menstrual hygiene and its association with sibling support and information exposure among early adolescent girls in Banten Province, Indonesia. …”
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Native Aortic and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Complicated by Embolic ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Mumtaz Zaman, Richard Loynd, Anthony Donato

“…Acute myocardial infarction due to a coronary embolic event can occur as a complication of infective endocarditis in up to 2.9% of cases and can frequently be the presenting symptom. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of <i>Zingiber Officinale</i> and <i>Allium Sativum</i> on some Drug Resistant Bacterial Isolates by S.E. Emmanuel, E.O. Ehinmitan, R.S. Bodunde, J.C. Joseph

“… Ginger and garlic are very important and useful spices and are used as therapeutic agent against many pathological infections. Increasing multi-drug resistance of pathogens forces researchers to find alternative compounds for treatment of infectious diseases. …”
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Current status of malaria parasite among blood donors in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria by AE Abah, O Joe-Cliff

“…Donors having the blood group O were more infected (60.70%) than the other blood groups and the lowest was blood group AB (5.40%). …”
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New Prospective for the Management of Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: Prognostic Assessment, Early Discharge, and Single-Drug Therapy with New Oral Anticoagulants by Alessandro Squizzato

“…Moreover, outpatient management has been suggested for low-risk PE: it may lead to a decrease in unnecessary hospitalizations, acquired infections, death, and costs and to an improvement in health-related quality of life. …”
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Anti-Toxoplasma Effects of Dracocephalum Polychaetum Essential Oil by Faham Khamesipour, Amirhossein Pourmohammad, Mohsen Jafarian-Dehkordi

“…D. polychaetum essential oil showed anti-Toxoplasma activity in the cell line (IC50: 241.7 μg/mL). After T. gondii-infected Vero cells had been incubated with different concentrations of the D. polychaetum essential oil, their viability decreased in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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Fractional-Order Model for Evolution of Bovine Tuberculosis with Vaccination and Contaminated Environment by Boubacar Diallo, Jeconia Abonyo Okelo, Shaibu Osman, Simon Karanja, Nnaemeka Stanley Aguegboh

“…To manage bovine TB, it is advised that information programmes be implemented, the environment be monitored, infected persons be treated, contaminated animals be vaccinated, and contaminated animals be quarantined. …”
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Long-Term Provision of Acidified Drinking Water Fails to Influence Autoimmune Diabetes and Encephalomyelitis by Sundararajan Jayaraman, Arathi Jayaraman

“…Induction of autoimmune diseases is predisposed by background genetics and influenced by environmental factors including diet and infections. Since consumption of acidified drinking water leads to eradication of gastrointestinal pathogens in animals, we tested whether it may also influence the development of autoimmune diseases. …”
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A 12-Year Experience Covering a Wide Spectrum of Presentations, Diagnoses, and Outcomes by Michael A. Page, William D. Mathers

“…A numbered grading system was devised for describing the relative microscopic severity of the AK infections detected. Results. “grade 1,” 94 as “grade 2,” 40 as “grade 3,” and 62 as “grade 4.” …”
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