Risk of residual/recurrent cervical diseases in HPV-positive women post-conization depends on HPV integration status by Wenyu Lin, Yuxuan Huang, Yan Zhang, Lixiang Huang, Hongning Cai, Guanxiang Huang, Ye Li, Qiaoyu Zhang, Huifeng Xue, Binhua Dong, Pengming Sun

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A new method for detecting mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and reconstructing constituent strains provides insights into transmission by Benjamin Sobkowiak, Patrick Cudahy, Melanie H. Chitwood, Taane G. Clark, Caroline Colijn, Louis Grandjean, Katharine S. Walter, Valeriu Crudu, Ted Cohen

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Frequency and Molecular Characteristics of Mismatch Repair-deficient Status among Multiple Synchronous Colorectal Cancers by Kenichi Chikatani, Noriyasu Chika, Noriko Tanabe, Yoshiko Mori, Okihide Suzuki, Takatoshi Matsuyama, Keiichiro Ishibashi, Hidetaka Eguchi, Yasushi Okazaki, Tatsuro Yamaguchi, Hideyuki Ishida

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Long COVID and its risk factors in migrants: a nationwide register study from Sweden by Agneta Cederström, George Frederick Mkoma, Thomas Benfield, Charles Agyemang, Marie Nørredam, Mikael Rostila

“…The findings emphasize the need for targeted health interventions for migrant communities during an infectious disease pandemic, such as strategic vaccination campaigns and extending social insurance schemes, focusing on reducing disease severity to mitigate the longer-term health consequences of an infection.…”
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Air pollution exposures in early life and brain development in children (ABC): protocol for a pregnancy cohort study by John Kinuthia, R Scott McClelland, Barbra A Richardson, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Brent R Collett, Sarah Benki-Nugent, Faridah H Were, Anne M Riederer, Michael Gatari, CJ Karr, Edmund YW Seto, Beatrice C Mutai, Susan Wamithi, Priscilla Wanini Edemba, Timothy V Larson, Julian D Marshall

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An analysis of controlled human infection studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov by James Wilkinson, Joshua Osowicki, Euzebiusz Jamrozik, Ian J Saldanha, Meta Roestenberg, Danny Toomey, Jupiter Adams-Phipps, John Pietro, Jake Littman, Steffen Kamenicek, Daniel Kaufman

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Effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis 14823 on growth performance, gut barrier integrity and inflammatory response of broilers raised in a stressful tropical environment by Sunisa Khongthong, Pipat Piewngam, Natthrit Roekngam, Prapot Maliwan, Sonsawan Kongpuckdee, Juthatip Jeenkeawpleam, Prawit Rodjan

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Racial/ethnic differences in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents in the United States by Dazheng Zhang, Bingyu Zhang, Qiong Wu, Ting Zhou, Jiayi Tong, Yiwen Lu, Jiajie Chen, Huiyuan Wang, Deena J. Chisolm, Ravi Jhaveri, Rachel C. Kenney, Russell L. Rothman, Suchitra Rao, David A. Williams, Mady Hornig, Linbo Wang, Jeffrey S. Morris, Christopher B. Forrest, Yong Chen

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The Role of Immunohistochemistry for AMACR/p504s and p63 in Distinguishing Prostate Cancer from Benign Prostate Tissue Samples in Botswana by Ramatlho P, Rugemalila MM, Tawe L, Pain D, Choga OT, Ndlovu AK, Koobotse MO, Lal P, Rebbeck TR, Paganotti GM, Narasimhamurthy M, Kyokunda LT

“…Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; 9Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence: Pleasure Ramatlho, Pleasure Ramatlho School of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, Tel +26777572242, Email pleasureram@gmail.comIntroduction: Prostate cancer (CaP) is the most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in Botswana. …”
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Long-term impact of molecular epidemiology shifts of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on severity and mortality of bloodstream infection by Norihito Kaku, Masaki Ishige, Go Yasutake, Daisuke Sasaki, Kenji Ota, Fujiko Mitsumoto-Kaseida, Kosuke Kosai, Hiroo Hasegawa, Koichi Izumikawa, Hiroshi Mukae, Katsunori Yanagihara

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Phage-mediated virulence loss and antimicrobial susceptibility in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Yanshuang Yu, Mengzhu Wang, Liuying Ju, Minchun Li, Mengshi Zhao, Hui Deng, Christopher Rensing, Qiu E. Yang, Shungui Zhou

“…Overall, our findings highlight the potential of phages not only as agents for combating bacterial resistance, but also a driver of evolution outcomes that could lead to more favorable clinical outcomes in the treatment of multidrug resistance pathogens.IMPORTANCECarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae represents one of the leading pathogens for infectious diseases. With traditional antibiotics often being ineffective, phage therapy has emerged as a promising alternative. …”
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In Vitro Determination of Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Antiviral Properties of Greek Plant Extracts by Aliki Tsakni, Eirini Kyriakopoulou, Sophia Letsiou, Panagiotis Halvatsiotis, Haralambos Rigopoulos, Niki Vassilaki, Dimitra Houhoula

“…These findings provide a foundation for further studies in order to combat infectious diseases and promote human health.…”
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Italian Expert Opinion on Chronic Hand Eczema: from Guidelines to Clinical Practice by Luca Stingeni, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Fabrizio Guarneri, Anna Balato, Monica Corazza, Anna Belloni Fortina, Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton, Antonio Costanzo, Silvia Mariel Ferrucci, Luigi Naldi, Giovanni Pellacani, Ketty Peris, Francesca Prignano, Giampiero Girolomoni

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Coagulation Profile of Convalescent Plasma Donors and Recipients by Hanna H Pitkänen MD, PhD, Tuukka Helin MD, PhD, Tamim Khawaja MD, Jukka-Pekka Pietilä MD, Mikael Kajova MD, Hanna Välimaa MD, PhD, DDS, Tero Vahlberg MSc, Jarkko Ihalainen MD, Antti Vierikko MD, Olli Vapalahti MD, PhD, Anu Kantele MD, PhD, Riitta Lassila MD, PhD

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Twin testosterone transfer hypothesis and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio in females of same‐sex and opposite‐sex twin pairs: An exploratory study by Moses Banyeh, Martha Nyewie, Abdul‐Rafik Abdulai, Charles Nkansah, Gabriel Abbam, Thea Kangkpi, Kervin Edinam Zogli, Shafiat Omotoyosi Shittu, David Bure, Romarick Kofi Wemegah, Mikail Ihsan Azindow, Suleman Yakubu, Musah Seidu, Mohammed Madde Baba, Elisha Essoun, Nancy Owireduwaa, Augusta S. Kolekang

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Click chemistry-enabled gold nanorods for sensitive detection and viability evaluation of copper(II)-reducing bacteria by Tongtong Tian, Wenjing Yang, Xiaohuan Wang, Te Liu, Baishen Pan, Wei Guo, Beili Wang

“…Furthermore, it can assess bacterial viability in the presence of various antibiotics, including meropenem, ceftriaxone and tetracycline, suggesting its potential for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing and facilitating timely clinical intervention for infectious diseases.…”
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Efficacy of priming and commitment posters on urgent care patients’ antibiotic expectations and knowledge: a cluster randomized trial by Michael J. Cziner, Daniel E. Park, Rana F. Hamdy, Laura Rogers, Monique M. Turner, Cindy M. Liu

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The prebiotic potential of dietary onion extracts: shaping gut microbial structures and promoting beneficial metabolites by Yebeen Yoo, Seongok Kim, WonJune Lee, Jinwoo Kim, Bokyung Son, Kwang Jun Lee, Hakdong Shin

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Anopheles mosquitoes in Mondulkiri forest, Cambodia: abundance, distribution, seasonal patterns and Plasmodium prevalence by Sebastien Boyer, Bros Doeurk, Antsa Rakotonirina, Sophy Chy, Chantrea Vong, Eakpor Piv, Baura Tat, Malen Ea, Chansophea Chhin, Sreyvouch Phen, Nimol Kloeung, Sopheakvatey Ke, Jean Popovici, Patrice Piola, Benoit Witkowski, Pierre-Olivier Maquart, Amélie Vantaux

“…Abstract Background Mosquitoes are important drivers of infectious diseases transmission, with Anopheles mosquitoes being responsible of malaria transmission. …”
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Using Upper Gastrointestinal Tract for the Treatment of Refractory or Severe Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection in Elderly Patients in Poo... by Tae-Geun Gweon, Jinsu Kim, Chul-Hyun Lim, Jae Myung Park, Dong-Gun Lee, In Seok Lee, Young-Seok Cho, Sang Woo Kim, Myung-Gyu Choi

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