Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in a large health system: a quality improvement approach using a fractal management system by Elie A. Saade, Esther J. Thatcher, Tina Lewis, Susan Carr, Marcia Cornell, Rachel Arnold, Lisa Bushong, Zainab Albar, Peter Pronovost

Get full text

The association between self-acceptance, emotion regulation, and treatment adherence self-efficacy among adolescents with HIV in Liangshan prefecture, China: a cross-sectional stud... by Dan Tan, Wenxi Zhong, Li Ma, Jing Cheng, Xianjun Mao, Xi Zhang, Jian Tang, Song Fan, Bianchuan Cao, Yanhua Chen

Get full text

Factors associated with decreased anal sphincter tone and the accuracy of forced anal examinations to detect individuals having receptive anal intercourse: an observational study by John A Schneider, Alan G Nyitray, Derek Smith, Michael W Ross, Elizabeth Y Chiao, Timothy J Ridolfi, Bridgett Brzezinski, B R Simon Rosser, Aniruddha Hazra, Jenna Nitkowski, Sandrine Sanos, Ever Mkonyi, Lucy Mgopa

Get full text

Cytomegalovirus in the Neonate: Immune Correlates of Infection and Protection by Mark R. Schleiss

Get full text

Retraction Note: Origin and cross-species transmission of bat coronaviruses in China by Alice Latinne, Ben Hu, Kevin J. Olival, Guangjian Zhu, Libiao Zhang, Hongying Li, Aleksei A. Chmura, Hume E. Field, Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio, Jonathan H. Epstein, Bei Li, Wei Zhang, Lin-Fa Wang, Zheng-Li Shi, Peter Daszak

Get full text

Quantifying sputum production success during community-based screening for TB by P.J Kitonsa, J. Sung, D. Isooba, S. Birabwa, I. Naluyima, J. Kakeeto, W. Kamya, A. Nalutaaya, P. Biché, D.W. Dowdy, A. Katamba, E.A. Kendall

Get full text

Sjogren’s Syndrome and TAM Receptors: A Possible Contribution to Disease Onset by Richard Witas, Ammon B. Peck, Julian L. Ambrus, Cuong Q. Nguyen

Get full text

Infectious encephalitis diagnosis and treatment in immunosupressed patients: a case report and review of literature by M. Jokubaitis, J. Valaikienė

“…Immunosuppressed patients pose a great differential diagnostic challenge since clinical symptoms, laboratory findings, and imaging tests are often attenuated and may imitate stroke or other non-infectious diseases. Therefore, infectious meningoencephalitis should be suspected in all immunosuppressed patients with acute focal neurological symptoms, even in the absence of fever and meningeal signs. …”
Get full text

Epidemic Dynamics of a Fractional-Order SIS Infectious Network Model by Na Liu, Yunliu Li, Junwei Sun, Jie Fang, Peng Liu

“…Outbreak and large-scale of the infectious diseases have caused enormous economic losses to all countries in the world. …”
Get full text

Nosological aspects of hepatomegaly and splenomegaly at pediatric age by M. M. Kotovich, F. K. Manerov, E. V. Luchsheva

“…The most common causes of HLS include infectious diseases - 56 cases (23,2%) and neoplasms - 55 cases (22,8%; p…”
Get full text

In vitro Superoxide Production by Peripheral Neutrophils from Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by O. H. Nielsen, D. Berild, I. Ahnfelt-Rønne

Get full text

HIV-1 Trans Infection of CD4+ T Cells by Professional Antigen Presenting Cells by Charles R. Rinaldo

Get full text

Leptospirosis: An Unusual Cause of ARDS by Marc Clavel, Gwenaelle Lhéritier, Nicolas Weinbreck, Antoine Guerlin, Anthony Dugard, Eric Denes, Philippe Vignon

Get full text

Mathematical and statistical approaches in epidemiological investigation of hospital infection: A case study of the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in Korea. by Youngsuk Ko, Eunok Jung

“…The methodology developed here can be readily adapted to other infectious diseases, providing valuable insights for future outbreak preparedness and response strategies.…”
Get full text

Where ? When ? And how often ? What can we learn about daily urban mobilities from Twitter data and Google POIs in Bangkok (Thailand) and which perspectives for dengue studies ?... by Alexandre Cebeillac, Eric Daudé, Thomas Huraux

“…Human mobilities in urban areas have an impact on the spread of infectious diseases, including those caused by mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and Zika virus. …”
Get full text

Case Study: Colibacillosis and Coccidiosis in Broiler Chicken Farm by Tyagita Tyagita Hartady, Reza Taufik Subagio, Shafia Khairani

“…Colibacillosis often occurs as a secondary infection from other infectious diseases, such as coccidiosis. Coccidiosis is a digestive disease caused by Eimeria sp. …”
Get full text

The role of high-density lipoproteins in sepsis by Liam R. Brunham

“…In epidemiological studies, low levels of HDL cholesterol are strongly associated with risk of infectious diseases and death from sepsis and, during sepsis, a larger decline in HDL cholesterol predicts a worse outcome. …”
Get full text

Machine learning mathematical models for incidence estimation during pandemics. by Oscar Fajardo-Fontiveros, Mattia Mattei, Giulio Burgio, Clara Granell, Sergio Gómez, Alex Arenas, Marta Sales-Pardo, Roger Guimerà

“…Accurate estimates of the incidence of infectious diseases are key for the control of epidemics. …”
Get full text

Mothers and children without bread. Hunger in the Auxilio Social Cocinas de Hermandad and Comedores Infantiles during post-war Francoism (1939-1940) by Gloria Román Ruiz

“…Moreover, since the facilities did not meet the minimum conditions of size, cleanliness, ventilation, and kitchen utensils, the attendees were exposed to infectious diseases. It is also argued that, beyond the food supply problems of those famine years, the ineffectiveness of the Comedores and Cocinas was often due to the staff who worked in them, as they often used to steal food for their own consumption or to sell on the black market. …”
Get full text

Repeated Long-Term DT Application in the DEREG Mouse Induces a Neutralizing Anti-DT Antibody Response by Junhua Wang, Myriam Siffert, Markus Spiliotis, Bruno Gottstein

Get full text