Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstruction Inflammatory Syndrome (TB-IRIS) in HIV-Infected Patients: Report of Two Cases and the Literature Overview by Klaudija Viskovic, Josip Begovac

“…We describe two HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis-associated immune reconstruction inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS): one with “paradoxical” IRIS and the other with “unmasking” IRIS. …”
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High, but variable prevalence of Sarcocystis cruzi infections in farm-raised American bison (Bison bison) beef destined for human consumption by Larissa S. de Araujo, Aditya Gupta, Marianne Dias Papadopoulos, Doaa Naguib, Jacquin Battle, Oliver Kwok, Asis Khan, Benjamin Rosenthal, Jitender P. Dubey

“…The intensity of Sarcocystis infection in histological sections was quantitated. …”
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Pneumocystis Prophylaxis for All, Some, or No HIV-infected Infants Less than One Year of Age: A Decision Analysis Approach by Upton D Allen, Stanley E Read

“…The results complement current guidelines regarding PCP prophylaxis for HIV-infected infants.…”
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Comprehensive analysis of the succinylome in Vero cells infected with peste des petits ruminants virus Nigeria 75/1 vaccine strain by Xuelian Meng, Xueliang Zhu, Xiangwei Wang, Rui Zhang, Zhidong Zhang, Yuefeng Sun

“…Succinylation is a newly identified and conserved modification and plays an important role in host cell response to pathogen infection. However, the extent and function of succinylation in Vero cells during PPRV infection remains unknown. …”
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Fructosamine and Hemoglobin A1c Correlations in HIV-Infected Adults in Routine Clinical Care: Impact of Anemia and Albumin Levels by Luisa Duran, Carla Rodriguez, Dan Drozd, Robin M. Nance, J. A. Chris Delaney, Greer Burkholder, Michael J. Mugavero, James H. Willig, Amy H. Warriner, Paul K. Crane, Ben E. Atkinson, Robert D. Harrington, Shireesha Dhanireddy, Michael S. Saag, Mari M. Kitahata, Heidi M. Crane

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Cumulative incidence and risk of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with janus kinase inhibitors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Konstantinos Ouranos, Diana V Avila, Evangelia K Mylona, Athanasios Vassilopoulos, Stephanos Vassilopoulos, Fadi Shehadeh, Eleftherios Mylonakis

“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who receive immunosuppressive medications have a heightened risk of infection. The goal of our study was to calculate the pooled cumulative incidence and risk of infection in patients with RA treated with Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi). …”
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Delay of innate immune responses following influenza B virus infection affects the development of a robust antibody response in ferrets by Thomas Rowe, Ashley Fletcher, Melissa Lange, Yasuko Hatta, Gabriela Jasso, David E. Wentworth, Ted M. Ross

“…Serum levels of cytokines and IFNs were all much higher following IAV infection than IBV infection. Pro-inflammatory, IFN, TH1/TH2, and T-effector proteins were significantly higher in sera of IAV-infected than IBV-infected ferrets over 28 days following the challenge. …”
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Post-harvest Fungal Infection in Arabica Coffee Beans (Coffea arabica Linnaeus) in the Coffee Center of West Sumatra Province, Indonesia by Martinius Martinius, Aziz Fauzi, Zurai Resti

“…The study aimed to determine the level of infection and types of post-harvest fungi in Arabica coffee beans and their quality. …”
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Sulfated Glycans and Related Digestive Enzymes in the Zika Virus Infectivity: Potential Mechanisms of Virus-Host Interaction and Perspectives in Drug Discovery by Vitor H. Pomin

“…Very little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved in the ZIKV infectivity. Potential therapeutic agents are also under investigation. …”
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Efficacy and safety of echinocandins versus triazoles or amphotericin B in the treatment of invasive fungal infections in paediatric patients: a systematic review by Lu Lu Htet, Lay Nee Wang, Yi Xin Liew

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Evidence for the Involvement of Lipid Rafts and Plasma Membrane Sphingolipid Hydrolases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection of Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Domitilla Schiumarini, Nicoletta Loberto, Giulia Mancini, Rosaria Bassi, Paola Giussani, Elena Chiricozzi, Maura Samarani, Silvia Munari, Anna Tamanini, Giulio Cabrini, Giuseppe Lippi, Maria Cristina Dechecchi, Sandro Sonnino, Massimo Aureli

“…We also report for the first time that Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection causes a recruitment of plasma membrane-associated glycosphingolipid hydrolases into lipid rafts of CuFi-1-infected cells. …”
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Incidence of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Evaluation of Bundle Prevention in Two Intensive Care Units in Central Brazil by Thais Yoshida, Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva, Luciana Leite Pineli Simões, Rafael Alves Guimarães

“…Central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CVC-BSIs) have been associated with increased length of hospital stay, mortality, and healthcare costs, especially in intensive care units (ICUs). …”
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Intestinal Microbiome Changes in Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) vs. FMT Enriched with Lactobacillus in the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection by Elvira Garza-González, Soraya Mendoza-Olazarán, Rayo Morfin-Otero, Andrea Ramírez-Fontes, Patricia Rodríguez-Zulueta, Samantha Flores-Treviño, Paola Bocanegra-Ibarias, Héctor Maldonado-Garza, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz

“…FMT in addition with Lactobacillus (FMT-L) for treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (R-CDI). Methods. We designed a double-blinded randomized comparative two-arm pilot multicenter study to assess the efficacy and impact in the intestinal microbiome of standard capsules of FMT vs. …”
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Nutritional Interventions May Improve Outcomes of Patients Operated on for Diabetic Foot Infections: A Single-Center Case-Control Study by Ilker Uçkay, Vinoth Yogarasa, Felix W. A. Waibel, Annette Seiler-Bänziger, Maja Kuhn, Margrit Sahli, Martin C. Berli, Benjamin A. Lipsky, Madlaina Schöni

“…While a patient’s nutritional status is known to generally have a role in postoperative wound healing, there is little information on its role as therapy in the multifaceted problem of diabetic foot infections (DFIs). Methods. We assessed this issue by conducting a retrospective case-control cohort study using a multivariate Cox regression model. …”
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Causal associations between osteoporosis and HBV infection across Asian and European populations: evidence from Mendelian randomization and colocalization analysis by Zhengnan Li, Jiarui Cao, Ke Li, Yixin Wu, Zhanpeng Luo, Rui Cao, Zhiheng Cheng, Zhendong Tian, Yiyang Han, Yuping Lai, Bangqi Wang, Shen Chen

“…IntroductionClinical studies have demonstrated a potential association between chronic hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and osteoporosis. However, the causal relationship between HBV infection and osteoporosis remains to be determined.MethodsWe investigated whether HBV infection is causally associated with osteoporosis using Mendelian randomization (MR) in East Asian and European populations, respectively. …”
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Incidence of Surgical Site Infection and Factors Associated among Cesarean Deliveries in Selected Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 by Hana Lijaemiro, Semarya Berhe Lemlem, Jembere Tesfaye Deressa

“…One-third to two-thirds of operated patients in low-income countries acquire surgical site infection, which is nine times higher when compared to high-resource countries. …”
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The Effect of Hydroquinone Extracted from Sonneratia caseolaris Fruit on the Hemolymph of Tiger Prawn, Penaeus monodon Fab., Infected by Vibrio harveyi by . Arifuddin, . Sukenda, D. Dana

“…These findings indicated that crude hydroquinone can increase non spesifik imune response of P. monodon against V. harveyi infection. Key words: hydroquinone. Sonneratia caseolaris. …”
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Contemporary nutrition-based interventions to reduce risk of infection among elderly long-term care residents: A scoping review. by Athanasios Psihogios, Claudia Madampage, Brent E Faught

“…Interventions that significantly reduced risk of infection included whey protein (any infection), Black Chokeberry (urinary tract infection), and vitamin D (acute respiratory tract infection, skin and soft tissue infection). …”
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Synbiotic microcapsule dietary supplementation for prevention against co-infection diseases in Pacific white shrimp: a limited field experiment by Munti Yuhana, Andreas Tambun, Widanarni Widanarni, Usamah Afiff

“…The MS was administered as a feed supplementation to enhance the immunity for prevention against co-infection with WSSV (White Spot Syndrome Virus) and Vibrio harveyi. …”
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Duration of feed application of mixed powders of Phyllanthus niruri and Allium sativum for the prevention of Aeromonas hydrophila infection in catfish Clarias sp. by Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Iis Widiani, Sri Nuryati

“…This research tested on three different of durations of feed application of P. niruri and A. sativum, namely A (powder of P. niruri and A. sativum feed application during 21 days and infected with A. hydrophila 0,1 mL IP), B (powder of P. niruri and A. sativum feed application during 14 days and injected IP with A. hydrophila 0,1 mL), C (powder of P. niruri and A. sativum feed application during seven days and injected IP with A. hydrophila 0,1 mL), and control, namely K- (without P. niruri and A. sativum feed application and injected IP with PBS 0,1 mL) and K+ (without P. niruri and A. sativum powder application and injected IP with A. hydrophila 0,1 mL). …”
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