In vitro high-throughput screening of the antimicrobial activity of different compounds against Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca by Carmine Del Grosso, Luca Grandi, Tommaso Lombardi, Giusy D’Attoma, Nicolas Schmitt, Vito Rocco De Michele, Maria Saponari

“…Significant research investments have been devoted towards finding therapeutic approaches to mitigate the impact of the infections in highly susceptible host species. This study aimed to evaluate in vitro efficacy against Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca (Xfp) of different classes of products, including metal ions, micronutrients, antibiotics, and phenolic compounds. …”
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Association between Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Profile and Bronchial Inflammation in Bronchiolitis Obliterans by Silvija P. Jerkic, Laura Bächle, Ruth Pia Duecker, Lucia Gronau, Andreas G. Chiocchetti, Stefan Zielen, Ralf Schubert

“…Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a chronic lung disease, which occurs after an insult to the lower airways, in particular after airway infections or after stem cell transplantation, and which results in persistent inflammation. …”
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Assessment of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness for Treatment of under Five Children by Health Professional in Health... by Ayele Mamo Abebe, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Fikir Alebachew Mengistu

“…Seven in ten of these deaths are due to acute respiratory infections (mostly pneumonia), diarrhea, measles, malaria or malnutrition. …”
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Decision tree-based learning and laboratory data mining: an efficient approach to amebiasis testing by Enas Al-khlifeh, Ahmad S. Tarawneh, Khalid Almohammadi, Malek Alrashidi, Ramadan Hassanat, Ahmad B. Hassanat

“…This is especially evident in developing countries, where infections are more common. The primary diagnostic method in laboratories involves the microscopy of stool samples. …”
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Polymorphism of the mannose-binding lectin gene in the Arctic indigenous populations of the Russian Federation by S. Yu. Tereshchenko, M. V. Smolnikova

“…Isolated Arctic populations were suggested to experience some intracellular infections (tuberculosis, leprosy) historically later and, unlike Caucasoid populations, to retain the high activity of the lectin complement activation pathway formed in the early stages of human evolution.…”
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Natural exposure to Chikungunya virus in golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas, Kuhl, 1820) from non-protected areas in southern Bahia, Brazil: Implications and si... by Sofía Bernal-Valle, María Angélica Monteiro de Mello Mares-Guia, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Fabrício Souza Campos, Cirilo Henrique de Oliveira, Antônio Victor Veloso Ramos, Reizane Pereira Lordelo, Kristel De Vleeschouwer, Leonardo de Carvalho Oliveira, Hllytchaikra Ferraz Fehlberg, Ana Maria Bispo Filippis, Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, Paulo Michel Roehe, Anaiá da Paixão Sevá, Danilo Simonini-Teixeira, George Rego Albuquerque

“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is primarily associated with non-human-primates (NHPs) in Africa, which also infect humans. Since its introduction to Brazil in 2014, CHIKV has predominantly thrived in urban cycles, involving Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. …”
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Long-term Conservative Follow-up in Children with High-grade Vesicoureteral Reflux and an Abnormal Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scan by Pankaj V Deshpande

“…Aim: High-grade vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) with an abnormal dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan is considered to be a high risk for recurrent urine infections (UTIs) and advised surgery in most parts of India to prevent the high risk of UTIs and renal damage. …”
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Periodontal diseases in Down syndrome during childhood: a scoping review by Valentin Vergier, Anne-Margaux Collignon, Marjolaine Gosset, Anne-Laure Bonnet

“…Abstract Background Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic condition that involves the deregulation of immune function and is characterized by a proinflammatory phenotype leading to an impaired response to infections. Periodontitis is a highly prevalent chronic inflammatory disease. …”
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The Role of Phosphatidylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PEMT) Gene rs12449964 Polymorphism in the Development of Acute Pancreatitis and its Complications by T. A. Samgina, Yu. E. Azarova, Yu. V. Kanishchev, V. A. Lazarenko, P. M. Nazarenko, A. V. Polonikov

“…C/T — T/T genotypes demonstrated a protective effect on the development of infected pancreatic necrosis, purulent necrotic peripancreatitis and severe acute pancreatitis.Conclusions. …”
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Positive Pneumocystis jirovecii Sputum PCR Results with Negative Bronchoscopic PCR Results in Suspected Pneumocystis Pneumonia by Kelly Pennington, John Wilson, Andrew H. Limper, Patricio Escalante

“…Patients with positive P. jirovecii-PCR sputum/tracheal secretion samples and negative bronchoscopic samples appear to be clinically infected and respond to PCP treatment. Sputum P. jirovecii-PCR testing may be a viable alternative to invasive testing.…”
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Modified National Early Warning Scores (MNEWS) for Predicting the Outcomes of Suspected Sepsis Patients; A Prospective Cohort Study by Nipon Diskumpon, Busabong Ularnkul, Winchana Srivilaithon, Pariwat Phungoen, Kiattichai Daorattanachai

“…The MNEWS comprises the NEWS variables plus age, chronic major organ dysfunction, malignancy, functional status, and specific infected organ involvement. Sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratio (LR), and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) were used to evaluate the performance of the MNEWS in predicting the studied outcomes. …”
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Collection accessions and source material as a determining factor for producing new melon cultivars by E. A. Varivoda, Т. G. Koleboshina, М. S. Kornilova

“…In the nursery of source material, the accessions were hybridized and the resulting hybrid combinations were tested, including tests against infections. All of them were evaluated for their economically useful traits, yield, taste qualities, and resistance to bio- and abiostressors. …”
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An optimized method for counting viral particles using electron microscopy by B. N. Zaitsev, O. S. Taranov, N. B. Rudometova, N. S. Shcherbakova, A. A. Ilyichev, L. I. Karpenko

“…Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. …”
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Surgical frequency analysis of patients clustered according to postoperative pain trajectory: a retrospective study by Qurani Alifitriah Tartar, Kyung Nam Park, Kwang-Suk Seo, Myong-Hwan Karm

“…Exclusion criteria were COPD, head injury, adverse drug reactions, substance misuse, severe metabolic disorders, infections, or psychiatric conditions. We retrospectively analyzed previously collected postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) data at 0, 6, 12, 24, and 36 h postoperatively from 790 patients undergoing various dental surgeries under general anesthesia using k-means clustering to identify pain patterns. …”
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Parents’ Experiences and Sexual Topics Discussed with Adolescents in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana: A Qualitative Study by Elizabeth AKu Baku, Isaac Agbemafle, Agnes Millicent Kotoh, Richard M. K. Adanu

“…Parents discussed sexuality issues with adolescents to prevent them from premarital sex, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections. Parents sourced their knowledge about sexuality from books, television, radio, and personal experiences. …”
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"The COVID-19 pandemic in BRICS: Milestones, interventions, and molecular epidemiology". by Stephanie van Wyk, Monika Moir, Anindita Banerjee, Georgii A Bazykin, Nidhan K Biswas, Nikita Sitharam, Saumitra Das, Wentai Ma, Arindam Maitra, Anup Mazumder, Wasim Abdool Karim, Alessandra Pavan Lamarca, Mingkun Li, Elena Nabieva, Houriiyah Tegally, James Emmanuel San, Ana Tereza R Vasconcelos, Joicymara S Xavier, Eduan Wilkinson, Tulio de Oliveira

“…Our analyses indicated that BRICS suffered >105.6M COVID-19 infections, resulting in >1.7M deaths. BRICS countries detected intricate genetic combinations of SARS-CoV-2 variants that fueled country-specific pandemic waves. …”
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Antiprotozoal Drug Handling and Management Practices in Asella District, Central Oromia, Ethiopia by Ashenafi Ababu, Dereje Endashaw, Haben Fesseha, Mesfin Mathewos

“…Background and Methods. Protozoal infections such as dourine caused by trypanosomes are found to be a threat to the life and productivity of the equine population. …”
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Complete genome sequencing and probiotic characterization of promising lactic acid bacterial strains isolated from dairy products in Egyptian markets by Mostafa F. El-Hosseny, Mohamed G Seadawy, Mohammed O Abdel-Monem, Mervat G Hassan

“…The antibiotic sensitivity test was performed later to the antimicrobial assessment against widespread both negative and positive gram-stained bacteria infecting humans, along with the antiviral evaluation against (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that has disturbed the world recently. …”
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Loosened hip joint prosthesis-decision options by Byser Bonchev, Tsvetoslav Yordanov, Luben Stokov, Teodor Ivanov, Georgi Georgiev, Luben Lubenov Stokov, Kristian Nastev

“…In two other patients we observed infected hematoma. - Hip joint prosthesis (luxation) because of trauma or extremely wrong motion we notice in 5 patients. …”
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The genomes of Scedosporium between environmental challenges and opportunism by Francesco Venice, Federica Spina, Domenico Davolos, Stefano Ghignone, Giovanna Cristina Varese

“…Therefore, the present genomics and transcriptomics investigation stands on the edge between stress resistance and pathogenic potential, to elucidate whether fungi were pre-adapted to infect humans. We highlight the strengths and limitations of genomics applied to opportunistic human pathogens, the multifactoriality of pathogenicity and resistance to drugs, and suggest a scenario where pressures other than anthropic contributed to forge filamentous human pathogens.…”
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