Predicting Success of Two-Stage Exchange for Prosthetic Joint Infection Using C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio by Cierra S. Hong, Sean P. Ryan, Jonathan A. Gabor, Michael A. Bergen, Ran Schwarzkopf, Thorsten M. Seyler

“…Two-stage exchange is most commonly used for treatment of prosthetic joint infections (PJI) but, this may fail to eradicate infections. …”
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Expression of Interferon Effector Gene SART1 Correlates with Interferon Treatment Response against Hepatitis B Infection by Yong Li, Chuanlong Zhu, Faxi Wang, Tiantian Zhu, Jun Li, Shufeng Liu, Fei Xiao

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Histopathological evaluation of green betel leaf extract ointment on incision wounds infected with Staphylococcus aureus in wistar rats by Winda Irawati Zebua, Linda Chiuman, Edy Fachrial

“…Incision wounds are particularly vulnerable to infections, with Staphylococcus aureus being a common causative agent of secondary complications, including prolonged inflammation and delayed healing. …”
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Neonate Born to a Mother with a Diagnosis of Suspected Intra-Amniotic Infection versus COVID-19 or Both by Rishi Lumba, Juan Remon, Moi Louie, Michelle Quan, Sourabh Verma, Mona Rigaud, Bgee Kunjumon

“…A diagnosis of intra-amniotic infection is typically made based on clinical criteria, including maternal intrapartum fever and one or more of the following: maternal leukocytosis, purulent cervical drainage, or fetal tachycardia. …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection and End Stage Renal Disease by Mohankumar Kurukumbi, Maria I. Castellanos, Amanda K. Crawford, Shreyas D. Gowdar, Annapurni Jayam-Trouth

“…This is a case report of a 39-year-old woman with untreated HIV infection and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who developed PRES with a normal blood pressure and no other known causes of PRES. …”
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Mortality and predictors among HIV-TB co-infected patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Wubet Tazeb Wondie, Chalachew Adugna Wubneh, Bruck Tesfaye Legesse, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonen, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Zenebe Abebe Gebreegziabher, Gezahagn Demsu Gedefaw, Gemechu Gelan Bekele, Belay Tafa Regassa

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A Case Report of Avian Polyomavirus Infection in a Blue Fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) Associated with Anemia by Natalia Azevedo Philadelpho, Marta B. Guimarães, Antonio J. Piantino Ferreira

“…Because the animal was positive for APV in both the feces and the blood, it is likely that these clinical symptoms were due to Polyomavirus infection. Severe anemia is an unusual clinical sign of Polyomavirus, and this study aims to identify novel differential diagnostic criteria for the disease.…”
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Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid for the Treatment of Odontogenic Infections: A Randomised Study Comparing Efficacy and Tolerability versus Clindamycin by Archiel Launch Tancawan, Maria Noemi Pato, Khamiza Zainol Abidin, A. S. Mohd Asari, Tran Xuan Thong, Puja Kochhar, Chandra Muganurmath, Monique Twynholm, Keith Barker

“…Treatment of odontogenic infections includes surgical drainage and adjunctive antibiotics. …”
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Correlation Between Number of Retrieved Oocytes and Pregnancy Rate After In Vitro Fertilization/IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Infection by Tanya Timeva, Tanya Milachich, Irena Antonova, Tanya Arabaji, Atanas Shterev, Hatim A. Omar

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Neonatal meconium aspiration syndrome associated with ABCA3 gene mutation and mycoplasma infection: a case report by Oliver Stelzig, Beatrix Mühlegger, Anna Zschocke, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Elke Griesmaier

“…Particularly in severe cases, pulmonary infections and genetic changes in surfactant metabolism must be considered in newborns with RDS.…”
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Enhancing insights in sexually transmitted infection mapping: Syphilis in Forsyth County, North Carolina, a case study. by Lani Fox, William C Miller, Dionne Gesink, Irene Doherty, Marc Serre

“…As the dynamics of sexually transmitted infections spread have changed to online partnership selection and demographically to include more women, partnership selection continues to remain highly localized. …”
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Early Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Vietnamese Patients with Acute Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: A Prospective Study by Duc Trong Quach, Mai Ngoc Luu, Toru Hiyama, Thuy-HuongThi To, Quy Nhuan Bui, Tuan Anh Tran, Binh Duy Tran, Minh-Cong Hong Vo, Shinji Tanaka, Naomi Uemura

“…To investigate H. pylori infection rate and evaluate a combined set of tests for H. pylori diagnosis in Vietnamese patients with acute peptic ulcer bleeding (PUD). …”
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Threshold Dynamics and Competitive Exclusion in a Virus Infection Model with General Incidence Function and Density-Dependent Diffusion by Xiaosong Tang, Zhiwei Wang, Jianping Yang

“…For the single-strain viral infection model, by using the linearization method and constructing appropriate Lyapunov functionals, we obtain that the global threshold dynamics of the model is determined by the reproductive numbers for viral infection ℛ0. …”
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Optimization of the management of pregnant women with new COVID-19 coronavirus infection: An open prospective cross-sectional study by Irina V. Medyannikova, Yuliya Ch. Kuklis, Irina V. Saveljeva, Galina B. Beznoshchenko, Elena G. Galyanskaya, Olga Yu. Tsygankova, Galina V. Krivchik, Elena A. Bukharova, Natalya V. Nosova, Pavel V. Davidov

“…Many studies indicate that pregnant women are at risk for severe morbidity, adverse gestational outcomes, and mortality following SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection. Such patients have higher rates of abortion at various times, preterm delivery, preeclampsia, caesarean section, and delivery of low birth weight (LBW) newborns. …”
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Cytokine and Chemokine Responses of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Dogs Infected with <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> by Tyler Morrison, Danielle A. Gunn-Moore, Jayne C. Hope, Conor O’Halloran

“…Mycobacterial infections are an important emerging zoonosis in companion animals for which diagnostic options remain imperfect, and the canine immunological response to these infections has been poorly investigated. …”
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Modern aspects of diagnostics and treatment of <i>H. pylori</i> infection from standpoint of stomach cancer prophylaxis by A. A. Sheptulin, T. L. Lapina

“…The main attention has been given to relation of H. pylori infection to stomach cancer and eradications of infection as a mean of malignancy prevention. …”
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De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis Virally Exacerbated by SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Infections: A Case Report by Maria Gergoudis, Logan Laubach, Glenn E. Lee, Jeffrey R. Donowitz

“…His symptoms recurred during a COVID-19 infection, which was treated with a repeat corticosteroid injection. …”
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Efficacy of myrrh extract against Eimeria labbeana-like experimental infection in Columba livia domestica: in vivo study by Shurug Albasyouni, Afra Alharbi, Esam Al-Shaebi, Saleh Al Quraishy, Rewaida Abdel-Gaber

“…Group 3: Infected and non-treated pigeon group, Group 4: Infected and treated pigeon group with MyE (250 mg/kg), Group 5: Infected and treated pigeon group with MyE (500 mg/kg), Group 6: Infected and treated pigeon group with amprolium (1 g/L of H2O). …”
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Inherited metabolic diseases are a potent risk factor for cytomegalovirus infection in pediatric living donor liver transplantation by Kentaro Ushijima, Yukihiro Sanada, Shinya Otomo, Keiko Ogaki, Taiichi Wakiya, Noriki Okada, Yuta Hirata, Toshio Horiuchi, Takahiko Omameuda, Kiichiro Takadra, Ryosuke Akimoto, Yasuharu Onishi, Yasunaru Sakuma, Koichi Mizuta

“…Our previous research indicated a higher incidence of CMV infection in recipients with inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) compared with those with biliary atresia (BA). …”
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Antibiotic resistance genotype, phenotype, and clinical outcomes in patients with Gram-negative infections at Rabin Medical Center in Israel by Rachelle E. Koch, Jackson Barth, Andrew E. Clark, Dhara Desai, Jiwoong Kim, Christine A. Pybus, Xiaowei Zhan, Leonard Leibovici, Dafna Yahav, David E. Greenberg

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