Shionone Relieves Urinary Tract Infections by Removing Bacteria from Bladder Epithelial Cells by Hao Yin, Jiaoli Zhu, Yi Jiang, Yijing Mao, Chenquan Tang, Hui Cao, Yufang Huang, Huijun Zhu, Jianping Luo, Qingjiang Jin, Qinglei Jin, Yi Xue, Xin Wang

“…In clinical practice, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are second only to respiratory infections in terms of infectious diseases. In recent years, drug resistance of Escherichia coli (E. coli) has increased significantly. …”
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Committed care in the shadow of fear: The experiences of emergency medical services staff encountering with COVID-19 patients by Mehdi Amirkhani, Mahmoudreza Peyravi, Camellia Torabizadeh, Mohammad T. Iman, Majid N. Kalyani

“…Health policymakers should minimize the challenges of EMSs staff encountering with emerging infectious diseases with effective planning.…”
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Perceptions of caregivers on immunization in Ntungamo district, Uganda by Topher, Byamukama, Margaret, Keraka, Eliphas, Gitonga

“…Background: Immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions to reduce child mortality and morbidity associated with infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to determine the perceptions of caregivers on immunization in Ntungamo district. …”
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Incidence and prevalence of traumatic and non-traumatic wounds and burns and access to wound care in Sierra Leone; data from a nationwide household survey (PRESSCO) 2020 by Jonathan H. Vas Nunes, Alex J. van Duinen, Daniel Boateng, Amidu J. Tommy, Osman Sankoh, Martin P. Grobusch, Håkon A. Bolkan

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Recent advances in systemic therapy for advanced biliary tract cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis using reconstructed RCT survival data by Zhihao Li, Daniel Aliseda, Owen Jones, Luckshi Rajendran, Christian Magyar, Robert Grant, Grainne M. O’Kane, Anna Saborowski, Gonzalo Sapisochin, Arndt Vogel

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Effectiveness and safety profile of mesenchymal stem cell secretome as a treatment for severe cases of COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial [version 2; peer review: 1 approved,... by Hary Sakti Muliawan, Erlina Burhan, Mia Elhidsi, Heri Wibowo, Triya Damayanti, Jeanne Adiwinata Pawitan, Isabella Kurnia Liem, Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo, Mira Yulianti, Adityo Susilo, Irandi Putra Pratomo, Raden Rara Diah Handayani, Rahyussalim -, Murdani Abdullah, Cosphiadi Irawan, Robert Sinto, Dita Aditianingsih

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Virological and serological outcomes in people with HIV-HBV coinfection who had discontinued tenofovir-containing antiretroviral therapy: Results from a prospective cohort study by Amir M. Mohareb, Patrick Miailhes, Julie Bottero, Caroline Lascoux-Combe, Julie Chas, Sarah Maylin, Audrey Gabassi, Hayette Rougier, Emily P. Hyle, Constance Delaugerre, Karine Lacombe, Anders Boyd

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iDIA-QC: AI-empowered data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry-based quality control by Huanhuan Gao, Yi Zhu, Dongxue Wang, Zongxiang Nie, He Wang, Guibin Wang, Shuang Liang, Yuting Xie, Yingying Sun, Wenhao Jiang, Zhen Dong, Liqin Qian, Xufei Wang, Mengdi Liang, Min Chen, Houqi Fang, Qiufang Zeng, Jiao Tian, Zeyu Sun, Juan Xue, Shan Li, Chen Chen, Xiang Liu, Xiaolei Lyu, Zhenchang Guo, Yingzi Qi, Ruoyu Wu, Xiaoxian Du, Tingde Tong, Fengchun Kong, Liming Han, Minghui Wang, Yang Zhao, Xinhua Dai, Fuchu He, Tiannan Guo

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Examining the effect of direct-from-blood bacterial testing on antibiotic administration and clinical outcomes: a protocol and statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic randomised... by Li Wang, Wesley H Self, Todd W Rice, Matthew W Semler, Karen F Miller, Cheryl L Gatto, Andrea Fletcher, Romney M Humphries, Joanna L Stollings, Adrienne Baughman, Jakea Johnson, Edward T Qian, Mary Lynn Dear, David C Gaston, Ariel A Lewis, George E Nelson, Benjamin J Ereshefsky, Matthew A Christensen, Ritu Banerjee, Dan Albert, Alison Benton, Laura Bobbitt, Carleigh Burns, Timothy Duff, David C. Gaston, MLS Sharon Glover, Allyson Hobbie, Austin Ing, Gabriel Kemp, Sheryl Mangrum, Geoff Mavrak, Kelly Moser, David Mulherin, Shannon Pugh, Matthew Rodgers, Chrissie Schaeffer, Adam Turner, Sabrina Shipman, Halden Z VanCleave, Hamilton Wen Li Wang, LaKeysha Wiggins

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Hantavirus antibody seroprevalence and risk factors among adults in West Kazakhstan, 2023 by Ulyana Gubareva, Ulyana Gubareva, Ulyana Gubareva, Roberta Horth, Roberta Horth, Dilyara Nabirova, Dilyara Nabirova, Nur Tukhanova, Nur Tukhanova, Elmira Utegenova, Elmira Utegenova, Zhanna Shapiyeva, Zangar Turliyev, Nazym Tleumbetova, Nurbek Maykanov, Manar Smagul, Alan L. Landay, Gavin Cloherty, Gavin Cloherty, Francisco Averhoff, Francisco Averhoff, Edmond F. Maes

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Global phylogeography and genetic characterization of carbapenem and ceftazidime-avibactam resistant KPC-33-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Longjie Zhou, Jiayao Yao, Ying Zhang, Xiaofan Zhang, Yueyue Hu, Haiyang Liu, Jintao He, Yunsong Yu, Minhua Chen, Yuexing Tu, Xi Li

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Comparative evaluation of sensititre YeastOne and VITEK2 antifungal susceptibility tests with CLSI broth microdilution method of clinical Cryptococcus isolates in Taiwan by Tzu-Ping Weng, Shin-Wei Wang, Shih-Ting Lo, Shu-Li Su, Ming-I Hsieh, Pei-Jane Tsai, Pei-Fang Tsai, Chi-Jung Wu, Nan-Yao Lee, Wen-Chien Ko, Po-Lin Chen

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Challenges and strategies in the soluble expression of CTA1-(S14P5)4-DD and CTA1-(S21P2)4-DD fusion proteins as candidates for COVID-19 intranasal vaccines. by Simson Tarigan, Gita Sekarmila, Apas, Sumarningsih, Ronald Tarigan, Riyandini Putri, Damai Ria Setyawati

“…Developing intranasal vaccines against pandemics and devastating airborne infectious diseases is imperative. The superiority of intranasal vaccines over injectable systemic vaccines is evident, but developing effective intranasal vaccines presents significant challenges. …”
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Learning from Large-Scale Wearable Device Data for Predicting the Epidemic Trend of COVID-19 by Guokang Zhu, Jia Li, Zi Meng, Yi Yu, Yanan Li, Xiao Tang, Yuling Dong, Guangxin Sun, Rui Zhou, Hui Wang, Kongqiao Wang, Wang Huang

“…The popularity of personal wearable devices creates a new opportunity for tracking and precaution of spread of such infectious diseases. In this study, we propose a framework, which is based on the heart rate and sleep data collected from wearable devices, to predict the epidemic trend of COVID-19 in different countries and cities. …”
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SERINC5 counters retroviruses and non-retroviruses by Jinghua Yu, Jinghua Yu, Jinghua Yu, Chunyu Liu, Xinglong Qu, Xinglin Gao, Yue Liu

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Unseen Enemy: Mechanisms of Multidrug Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative ESKAPE Pathogens by Giedrė Valdonė Sakalauskienė, Lina Malcienė, Edgaras Stankevičius, Aurelija Radzevičienė

“…Multidrug antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a formidable challenge in the therapy of infectious diseases, triggered by the particularly concerning gram-negative <i>Enterococcus faecium</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, and <i>Enterobacter</i> spp. …”
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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEA SE EPIZOOTOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE IN WILD ANIMAL POPULATION IN ZABAYKALSKY KRAI (RUSSIA) AS EXAMPLE by V. V. Nikiforov, T. V. Vadopalas, D. A. Lozovoy, E. V. Kiriltsov, S. P. Semakina

“…Wild animals can be a potential source of livestock infectious diseases. This problem is particularly relevant in the areas of distant-pasture cattle rearing where wild and domestic animals often contact on pastures and near watering places. …”
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Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors among Children Aged 12–23 Months in Debre Markos Town, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia by Tenaw Gualu, Abebe Dilie

“…Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine or a biological substance intended to stimulate a recipient’s immune system to produce antibodies or undergo other changes that provide future protection against specific infectious diseases. Objective. To determine vaccination coverage and associated factors among children aged 12–23 months in Debre Markos town 2016. …”
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Childhood Vitamin A Capsule Supplementation Coverage in Nigeria: A Multilevel Analysis of Geographic and Socioeconomic Inequities by Olatunde Aremu, Stephen Lawoko, Koustuv Dalal

“…Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a huge public health burden among preschool-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with a high level of susceptibility to infectious diseases and pediatric blindness. We examined the Nigerian national vitamin A capsule (VAC) supplementation program, a short-term cost-effective intervention for prevention of VAD-associated morbidity for equity in terms of socioeconomic and geographic coverage. …”
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Patterns of Brucellosis Infection Symptoms in Azerbaijan: A Latent Class Cluster Analysis by Rita Ismayilova, Emilya Nasirova, Colleen Hanou, Robert G. Rivard, Christian T. Bautista

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