Fishing-Injury-Related Flexor Tenosynovitis of the Hand: A Case Report and Review by Danny A. Young-Afat, Deniz Dayicioglu, John C. Oeltjen, Audene P. Garrison

“…Because of the rarity of some of the bacteria, referrals to the appropriate specialist including hand surgeons and infectious disease specialists should occur in early stages. …”
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Optimal control applied to vaccination and treatmentstrategies for various epidemiological models by Holly Gaff, Elsa Schaefer

“…Mathematical models provide a powerful tool for investigating thedynamics and control of infectious diseases, but quantifying theunderlying epidemic structure can be challenging especially for newand under-studied diseases.Variations of standard SIR, SIRS, and SEIR epidemiologicalmodels are considered to determine the sensitivity of these models tovarious parameter values that may not be fully known when the models areused to investigate emerging diseases. …”
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Decreased plasma gelsolin in the COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome by Gunturk Inayet, Seydel Gonul Seyda, Yazici Cevat, Topaloglu Ulas Serkan, Eren Esma, Yuksel Recep Civan

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Cellular Immunity of Patients with Tuberculosis Combined with Diabetes by Peng Cheng, Liang Wang, Wenping Gong

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is one of humanity’s three major infectious diseases. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia due to impaired insulin secretion or impaired insulin function. …”
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Disease Spread in Coupled Populations: Minimizing Response Strategies Costs in Discrete Time Models by Geisel Alpízar, Luis F. Gordillo

“…Social distancing, vaccination, and medical treatments have been extensively studied and widely used to control the spread of infectious diseases. However, it is still a difficult task for health administrators to determine the optimal combination of these strategies when confronting disease outbreaks with limited resources, especially in the case of interconnected populations, where the flow of individuals is usually restricted with the hope of avoiding further contamination. …”
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Persistence of Diarrheal Pathogens Is Associated with Continued Recruitment of Plasmablasts in the Circulation by Anu Kantele

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Hubble Bubble Equals Trouble: The Hazards of Water Pipe Smoking by Jacob Urkin, Rivka Ochaion, Aya Peleg

“…The health hazards that the Narghile smoker is exposed to include interference with oxidation, damage to genetic compounds, increased risk of developing malignancies, infectious diseases, damage to the fetus and newborn, and exposure to commonly abused chemicals. …”
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A Comprehensive Review on the Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Activities of Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. by Bikash Adhikari, Babita Aryal, Bibek Raj Bhattarai

“…With the emergence of epidemics, pandemics, and infectious diseases, several research activities have been carried out on natural products to tackle them. …”
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A First Case Report of DiGeorge Syndrome from Ethiopia Highlights Challenges in Identifying and Treating Children with Primary T-Cell Deficiencies in Low Resource Settings by Tinsae Alemayehu, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa

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Heroines of Health: Examining the Other Side of the “Splendid Little War” by Ingrid Gessner

“…During the war death from infectious diseases caused seven times the number of fatalities as battle wounds. …”
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Modeling TB-HIV Syndemic and Treatment by Cristiana J. Silva, Delfim F. M. Torres

“…The model considers both TB and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment for individuals with only one of the two infectious diseases or both. The basic reproduction number and equilibrium points are determined and stability is analyzed. …”
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In Vitro Comparison of the Internal Ribosomal Entry Site Activity from Rodent Hepacivirus and Pegivirus and Construction of Pseudoparticles by Stuart Sims, Kevin Michaelsen, Sara Burkhard, Cornel Fraefel

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Candida Endocarditis in a Hemodialysis Patient by Kishalay Mahajan, Pratik Tripathi, Gaurav Kumar Khandelwal, Shaurya Mehta, Manna Bhattacharjee

“…Fungal endocarditis in hemodialysis patient is a rare and extremely debilitating disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. The 2009 Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines suggest the combined use of surgery and antibiotics to treat candidiasis; whereas, successful nonsurgical treatment of Candida endocarditis has been reported. …”
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Sickness, Hygienic Education and Village Practice: Tuberculosis in the Life of a Cobbler by Tuija Saarinen

“…Very much attention was focused on hygienic education, as well. Because infectious diseases like tuberculosis were feared, most people tried to hide their disease in order not to be ostracised. …”
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Severe Hypercalcemia and Acute Renal Failure: An Unusual Presentation of Sarcoidosis by Rudruidee Karnchanasorn, Molly Sarikonda, Saleh Aldasouqi, Ved V. Gossain

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Cephalexin Induced Cholestatic Jaundice by Abhinav Agrawal, Mana Rao, Sarfaraz Jasdanwala, Ajay Mathur, Margaret Eng

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Autochtonous <i>Emergomyces pasteurianus</i> subcutaneous infection in an Italian immunocompromised patient: a case report and review by Claudio Farina, Marco Cavallini, Daniele Gambini, Michele Parietti, Alessandra Tebaldi, Davide Guarneri, Paolo Sena

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Fever-Associated Supraventricular Tachycardia after 4CMenB Vaccination in an Infant by Erdem Gönüllü, Burcu Topçu, Naci Öner, Ahmet Soysal, Metin Karaböcüoğlu

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Interferons and Interferon Regulatory Factors in Malaria by Sin Yee Gun, Carla Claser, Kevin Shyong Wei Tan, Laurent Rénia

“…Malaria is one of the most serious infectious diseases in humans and responsible for approximately 500 million clinical cases and 500 thousand deaths annually. …”
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Burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance among hospitalised patients in Spain: findings from three nationwide prospective studiesResearch in context by Germán Peñalva, Rafael Cantón, María Teresa Pérez-Rodríguez, Juan José González-López, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Ester del Barrio-Tofiño, Cristina Kirkegaard-Biosca, Isabel Sánchez-Romero, Andrea Gutiérrez-Villanueva, Teresa Marrodán-Ciordia, José Manuel Guerra-Laso, Cristóbal del Rosario-Quintana, Laura Suárez-Hormiga, Jordi Cámara, Mireia Puig-Asensio, Eva Heredero, María Antonia Sepúlveda, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Esperanza Merino, Emilia Cercenado, Sofia de la Villa, María Siller, Francisco Arnaiz, Cristina Seral, José Antonio Lepe, José Miguel Cisneros, José Ramón Paño-Pardo

“…Funding: The management costs of this study were funded by the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC). Researchers have participated voluntarily and none of the investigators received funding for conducting the study.…”
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