A Rare Cause of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Fusobacterium Infection—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, Heather J. Male

“…Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare syndrome characterized by excessive activation of the immune system. Bacterial infections are very rare precipitants of this disease. …”
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mTORC1-Activated Monocytes Increase Tregs and Inhibit the Immune Response to Bacterial Infections by Lijun Fang, Huaijun Tu, Wei Guo, Shixuan Wang, Ting Xue, Fei Yang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yazhi Yang, Qian Wan, Zhexin Shi, Xulong Zhan, Jian Li

“…The TSC1/2 heterodimer, a key upstream regulator of the mTOR, can inhibit the activation of mTOR, which plays a critical role in immune responses after bacterial infections. Monocytes are an innate immune cell type that have been shown to be involved in bacteremia. …”
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Within-host evolution of a transcriptional regulator contributes to the establishment of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection by Ning Zhou, Jingchen Yu, Xujiao Liu, Chengxi Li, Huang Tang, Lin Lyu, Chengwei Wu, Yana Chen, Jian Zhang, Jinjing Ni, Danni Wang, Jing Tao, Wenjuan Wu, Yu Zhang, Yun Feng, Yanjie Chao, Jie Lu, Ping He, Yu-Feng Yao

“…Summary: As an opportunistic pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause both acute and chronic infections that are notoriously difficult to treat. …”
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Canadian Helicobacter Study Group Consensus Conference on the Approach to Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Children and Adolescents by P Sherman, E Hassall, RH Hunt, CA Fallone, S Veldhuyzen van Zanten, ABR Thomson, Canadian Helicobacter Study Group

“…Gastric infection with Helicobacter pylori is common in both children and adults, but children are considerably less susceptible to peptic ulcers and other pathological sequelae. …”
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Highly effective treatment of bacterial infection-accompanied wounds by fat extract-embedded phototherapeutic hydrogel by Haonan Wang, Yingnan Xiao, Deli Zhuge, Genghe Shi, Chengping Liu, Hui Liang, Jing Wu, Yunxuan Huang, Yilin Xie, Chunnan Hu, Jiafeng Xie, Xinyi Wang, Yao Yao, Fang Wang, Xufei Zhang, Chengke Huang, Yingzheng Zhao, Weiyang Meng, Yijie Chen, Mengchun Chen

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Central Venous Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients: Another Patient Safety Bundle? by B Lynn Johnston, John M Conly

“…campaign's focus on reducing central venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infections (BSIs) as a way of improving patient safety (1). …”
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Trichophyton as a Rare Cause of Postoperative Wound Infection Resistant to Standard Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy by Sheema Gaffar, John K. Birknes, Kenji M. Cunnion

“…Fungal infections are rare causes of acute surgical wound infections, but Candida is not an infrequent etiology in chronic wound infections. …”
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The Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway Controls the Inflammatory Response in Infections Caused by Pathogenic Bacteria by Octavio Silva-García, Juan J. Valdez-Alarcón, Víctor M. Baizabal-Aguirre

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Successful Treatment of Adenovirus Infection with Brincidofovir in an Immunocompromised Patient after Hematological Stem Cell Transplantation by T. Van Genechten, J. van Heerden, T. Bauters, C. Dhooge

“…In HSCT patients, the infection risk is increased until immune reconstitution is re-established. …”
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Oral Administration of Piperine as Curative and Prophylaxis Reduces Parasitaemia in Plasmodium berghei ANKA-Infected Mice by Shafia Khairani, Nisa Fauziah, Hesti Lina Wiraswati, Ramdan Panigoro, Endang Yuni Setyowati, Afiat Berbudi

“…The aim of this study was to further investigate the antimalarial activity (curative and prophylactic) of piperine (a major isolated constituent of Piper nigrum) in Plasmodium berghei ANKA-infected mice. Piperine 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg body weight (bw), artesunate 5 mg/kg bw, and DMSO were administered orally for four days to different groups of Swiss Webster mice. …”
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Medical Device-Associated Candida Infections in a Rural Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of India by Sachin C. Deorukhkar, Santosh Saini

“…Health care associated infections (HCAIs) add incrementally to the morbidity, mortality, and cost expected of the patient’s underlying diseases alone. …”
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Lipodystrophy among HIV-Infected Patients Attending Care and Treatment Clinics in Dar es Salaam by Marina Njelekela, Rose Mpembeni, Alfa Muhihi, Nzovu Ulenga, Eric Aris, Deodatus Kakoko

“…Background. HIV infection and long-term HAART use are associated with metabolic and morphological changes. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infections by Mohd Saleem, Soha Abdallah Moursi, Tahani Nasser Almofeed Altamimi, Mohammed Salem Alharbi, Alwaleed Mohammad Alaskar, Sahar Adly Hassan Hammam, Ehab Rakha, Ozair Ilyas Syed Muhammad, Hamoud Abdulmohsin Almalaq, Metab Nasser Alshammari, Azharuddin Sajid Syed Khaja

“…<b>Background:</b> Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) represent severe complications in diabetic patients, often leading to chronic infections and potentially resulting in nontraumatic lower-limb amputations. …”
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Measles Vaccination: Weighing the Benefits and Risks of a Live Viral Vaccine for HIV-Infected Children

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Primary HIV Drug Resistance among Recently Infected Cases of HIV in North-West India by C. K. Chauhan, P. V. M. Lakshmi, V. Sagar, A. Sharma, S. K. Arora, R. Kumar

“…The level of primary drug resistance was studied among 37 recently infected HIV cases identified by Limiting antigen (Lag) avidity assay based on modified Recent Infection Testing Algorithm (RITA). …”
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Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Acinetobacter baumannii Infection at a Regional Hospital in Thailand by Sakulkonkij P, Bruminhent J

Subjects: “…acinetobacter baumannii infection…”
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A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient by Cátia Dias, Filipa Duarte-Ribeiro, Sara Pipa, Margarida Mota

“…Aspergillus species are ubiquitous in nature; however, infection is uncommon, except in immunocompromised or immunosuppressed hosts. …”
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Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors, Comorbidity, and Health Service Use in Australian Children by Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Anthony Hogan

“…The prevalence of parent-reported ear infection was 7.9% (394) among children aged 4 to 5 years and 3.3% (139) at 10 to 11 years. …”
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MHC Class I Molecules Exacerbate Viral Infection by Disrupting Type I Interferon Signaling by Simo Xia, Yijie Tao, Likun Cui, Yizhi Yu, Sheng Xu

“…Therefore, our data revealed an inhibitory role of MHC I in type I IFN response to viral infection and expanded our understanding of MHC I and antigen presentation.…”
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Appendiceal Perforation and Abdominal Wall Infection Caused by Invasive Mucormycosis in a Child with Acute Leukemia by Li C, Luo Y, Wang Y, Bai Q

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