Hexagonal zinc oxide nanoparticles: a novel approach to combat multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecalis biofilms in feline urinary tract infections by Alaa H. Sewid, Alaa H. Sewid, Mohamed Sharaf, Mohamed Sharaf, Azza S. El-Demerdash, Sherif M. Ragab, Fatimah O. Al-Otibi, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Chen-Guang Liu

“…Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology…”
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Infected burn wound healing using Hydroxy-propyl-methyl cellulose gel containing bacteriophages against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae by Meysam Adibi, Kazem Javanmardi, Noor Al-Huda Ali A.H. Saeed, Mohammad Ali Mobasher, Javad Jokar, Abdolmajid Ghasemian, Niloofar Rahimian, Ava Soltani Hekmat

“… Background and Objectives: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) are the two leading bacterial strains involved in wound infections. These bacteria have developed broad resistance to antibiotics, which has complicated their eradication. …”
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Changes in Serum CRP and PCT Levels in Patients with Acute Simple Lower Urinary Tract Infection and Evaluation of the Efficacy of Treatment with Shuangdong Capsules by Yachun Tang, Qun Zhou

“…The Shuangdong capsule combined with conventional antibacterial drugs has better clinical efficacy in the treatment of acute simple lower urinary tract infection; serum CRP and PCT levels in patients with acute simple lower urinary tract infection can be used as indicators for diagnosis and efficacy determination of the infection.…”
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Third molar infections and their impact on systemic health- an awareness study among women degree college students of Udupi City, Karnataka, India by Ananya Prabhu, Ramprasad Vasthare, Prajna P. Nayak, Gargi Gandhi, Shreyosi Banik, Bidisha Sarmah

“…Previous studies have reported that the third molar infection is more associated with the age group of 26–35 years and is more commonly reported in the female gender. …”
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Potential molecular and cellular mechanisms for adverse placental outcomes in pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2 infection-A scoping review. by Janelle Y Wai, Eilidh M Wood, Kylie K Hornaday, Donna M Slater

“…<h4>Background</h4>Emerging evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy can result in placental damage and poor placental outcomes. …”
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Oxidative stress-driven enhanced iron production and scavenging through Ferroportin reorientation worsens anemia in antimony-resistant Leishmania donovani infection. by Souradeepa Ghosh, Krishna Vamshi Chigicherla, Shirin Dasgupta, Yasuyuki Goto, Budhaditya Mukherjee

“…Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for managing LD-R-infections and their associated complications like severe anemia, and may also provide valuable mechanistic insights into understanding drug unresponsiveness developed in other intracellular pathogens that rely on host iron.…”
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Regional risk factors associated with adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection among the older adult: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Olunike Rebecca Abodunrin, Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju, Xinyi Huang, Jianming Wang, Zhibin Hu, Chong Shen

“…Journal of Infection and Public Health…”
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Prevalence and predictors of infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and DFU-related osteomyelitis amongst industrial workers wearing occupational safety footwear by Sunetra Mondal, Moushumi Lodh, Sambit Sahoo, Kaushik Paul, Debasis Biswas, Chaitanya Krishna, Ashok Parida, Arunangshu Ganguly, Riddhi DasGupta

“…Of 331 DFU cases seen over 5 years, those wearing OF (n = 107, 68 underground-miners and 39 steel-factory-workers) had high prevalence of forefoot-DFU (81.3%), dorsal-DFU ( 58.9%), recurrent-DFU (31.8%) and of polymicrobial infections (16.8%). Those with osteomyelitis in the OF group ( n = 53) were younger (53.3 vs. 57, p = 0.02), had higher prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (41.5% vs. 24.1%), past-amputation (28.3% vs. 11.1%), higher SINBAD scores, and were also less likely to change occupational-footwear at < = 6-month-interval (22.6% vs. 55.6%) than those without osteomyelitis (p < 0.05 for all). …”
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Intranasally administrated fusion-inhibitory lipopeptides block SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice and enable long-term protective immunity by Said Mougari, Valérie Favède, Camilla Predella, Olivier Reynard, Stephanie Durand, Magalie Mazelier, Edoardo Pizzioli, Didier Decimo, Francesca T. Bovier, Lauren M. Lapsley, Candace Castagna, Nicole A. P. Lieberman, Guillaume Noel, Cyrille Mathieu, Bernard Malissen, Thomas Briese, Alexander L. Greninger, Christopher A. Alabi, N. Valerio Dorrello, Stéphane Marot, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Ana Zarubica, Anne Moscona, Matteo Porotto, Branka Horvat

“…The lipopeptides block SARS-CoV-2 infection in cell lines and lung-derived organotypic cultures. …”
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Role of Serum and Ultrasonometric Markers in the Early Diagnosis of Malignant Transformation of Periductal Liver Fibrosis in Patients with <i>Opisthorchis Felineus</i> Infection by A. Е. Kovshirina, O. S. Fedorova, Yu. V. Kovshirina, V. A. Petrov

Subjects: “…<i>opisthorchis felineus</i> infection…”
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Completely conserved VP2 residue K140 of KREMEN1-dependent enteroviruses is critical for virus-receptor interactions and viral infection by Zeyu Liu, Xue Li, Xiaohong Li, Xingyu Yan, Yuan Tian, Yue Zhao, Kexin Liu, Pei Hao, Shuye Zhang, Chao Zhang

“…We experimentally demonstrate that CVA8 utilizes KRM1 as its receptor, with K2140 being essential for viral infection. Additionally, residue D90 of KRM1 engages with residue K2140 and plays a crucial role in KRM1-mediated enterovirus infections. …”
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Asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 infection in women prior to oocyte retrieval has no impact on embryo laboratory outcomes: a retrospective study by Yanhong Wu, Shenghao Wu, Weijue Su, Junzhao Zhao, Liangliang Ma

“…Abstract Background Few previous studies have addressed the impact of COVID-19 infection status on assisted reproductive technology outcomes. …”
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Effects of Location-Specific Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Daily Infection in a Tropical Climate: A Case of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Ezekiel Kaura Makama, Hwee San Lim

“…In this study, the possible effects of location-specific meteorological parameters in a tropical climate on new daily COVID-19 infection (NDI) are investigated in Kuala Lumpur from 14 March 2020 to 31 August 2020. …”
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Active Peptic Ulcer Disease in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus-Related Cirrhosis: The Role of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy by Maria Dore, Daniela Mura, Stefania Deledda, Emmanouil Maragkoudakis, Antonella Pironti, Giuseppe Realdi

“…BACKGROUND & AIM: The relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease in cirrhosis remains controversial. …”
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Computed Tomography Image Segmentation of Lung Corona Virus Infection Region Based on Combination of Grayscale Morphological Reconstruction and Fast Marching Method by Aws Alazawi, Abbas Fadhal Humadi, Huda Farooq Jameel, Huda Ali Hashim, John Soraghan

“… Recently, X-ray computed tomography-imaging modality is considered as golden standard for diagnosis of coronavirus lungs infection. In worldwide, infectious patients increase rapidly that lead to weariness in health services staff, as well as instant treatment required to avoid patients’ health deterioration due to infection development. …”
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Induced hepatocyte-like cells derived from adipose-derived stem cells alleviates liver injury in mice infected with Echinococcus Multilocularis by Hui Liu, Xiaojuan Bi, Ning Yang, Xue Zhang, Bingbing Fang, Nuerbaiti Kusuman, Wenmei Ma, Jing Li, Jin Chu, Li Sun, Liang Li, Guodong Lü, Renyong Lin

“…Following transplantation, iHEPs were observed surrounding the metacestode lesions in the liver parenchyma of E. multilocularis-infected mice. iHEPs transplantation effectively restored liver function and improved liver injury in the infected mice. …”
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Successful Antiviral Treatment with Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Virus Infection during Peritransplant Period in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Giovanni Varotti, Ferdinando Dodi, Ernesto Paoletti, Andrea Bruno, Iris Fontana

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection continues to represent a poor prognostic factor in kidney transplant (KTx) patients. …”
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The Role of T Helper (TH)17 Cells as a Double-Edged Sword in the Interplay of Infection and Autoimmunity with a Focus on Xenobiotic-Induced Immunomodulation by Nasr Y. A. Hemdan, Ahmed M. Abu El-Saad, Ulrich Sack

“…This perception is learned from experimental models of infection and epidemiologic studies and clearly underscores the interplay of exposure to such immunomodulatory elements with pre- or postexposure infectious events. …”
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Infections with Giardia duodenalis and Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar as Hidden and Prevalent Conditions in Periurban Communities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Deiviane A. Calegar, Kerla J. L. Monteiro, Andressa B. Gonçalves, Márcio N. Boia, Lauren H. Jaeger, Beatriz C. Nunes, Filipe A. Carvalho-Costa

“…This difference was also significant for infection with any pathogenic parasite (43/187 (23%) vs. 40/272 (14/7%); PR = 1.56; 95% CI = 1.06–2.30; p=0.026). …”
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Is It Necessary to Specifically Define the Cause of Surgically Treated Biliary Tract Infections? A Rare Case of Raoultella planticola Cholecystitis and Literature Review by Suat Can Ulukent, İnanc Samil Sarici, Nuri Alper Sahbaz, Yigit Mehmet Ozgun, Ozlem Akca, Kamuran Sanlı

“…Raoultella planticola is an aquatic and soil organism that does not notoriously cause invasive infections in humans. Infections in the literature are limited only in case reports. …”
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