Circulating Th1 and Th2 Subset Accumulation Kinetics in Septic Patients with Distinct Infection Sites: Pulmonary versus Nonpulmonary by Ming Xue, Yuying Tang, Xu Liu, Mingyuan Gu, Jianfeng Xie, Ling Liu, Yingzi Huang, Fengmei Guo, Yi Yang, Haibo Qiu

“…The associations of circulating Th1 and Th2 subset accumulations with distinct infection sites or outcomes within subgroups were explored. …”
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Normal butanol fraction of Polygonum hydropiper L. flavonoids reduces inflammation caused by PCV2 infections in cell and mouse models by Yu-heng Wei, Shu-mian Zhou, Shu-mian Zhou, Shu-mian Zhou, Wen Zhao, Qi Chen, Qiu-hua Wang, Qiu-hua Wang, Mei-ling Yu, Ying-yi Wei, Ting-jun Hu, Ting-jun Hu, Ting-jun Hu

“…In mouse sera post-PCV2 infection also showed elevated levels of IL-6, IL-8 IL-10, TNF-α, and MCP-1 (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01). …”
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Prevalence of Middle Ear Infections and Associated Risk Factors in Children under 5 Years in Gasabo District of Kigali City, Rwanda by Kaitesi Batamuliza Mukara, Richard J. Lilford, Debara Lyn Tucci, Peter Waiswa

“…Middle ear infections are common in children, and delay in diagnosis and treatment may result in complications such as delays in speech and language development and deafness. …”
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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae have better clinical outcomes than classical Klebsiella pneumoniae for lower respiratory tract infection patients by Xianxia Zhuo, Zichen Lei, Danni Pu, Yongli Wu, Jiankang Zhao, Bin Cao

Subjects: “…Lower respiratory tract infections…”
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Prevalence of HIV infection and uptake of HIV/AIDs services among fishermen on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania. by Patrick Mwanahapa, Mtoro J Mtoro, Dina Gerald, Pius Horumpende, Salaam Mujeeb

“…This study aimed to understand the prevalence of HIV infection, uptake of HIV/AIDs services, and associated risk factors of HIV Infection among fishermen residing along the shores of Lake Victoria in the Kagera region, Tanzania, in 2024.…”
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Predictors of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with connective tissue disease treated by pulsed methylprednisolone therapy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Haruka Ito, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Akatsuki Kokaze, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Kazuteru Noguchi, Kiyoshi Matsui, Bunki Natsumoto, Keishi Fujio, Yutaro Hayashi, Yuko Kaneko, Takahisa Gono, Koh Okamoto, Shu Okugawa, Kyoji Moriya, Hirohiko Sueki

“…This study aimed to identify predictors of the onset of CMV infection in patients receiving p-MPSL therapy for connective tissue disease. …”
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Huge splenomegaly, a rare presentation of multicentric Castleman’s disease in an HIV-infected patient: a case report and literature review by Malihe Hasannezad, Abdolkarim Haji Ghadery, Sara Ghaderkhani, Armin Vazirian, Fereshteh Ameli, Farid Azmoudeh-Ardalan, Mohammad Reza Rafiian Naini, Ladan Abbasian

“…Nowa­days, multicentric CD is most commonly observed in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1, in association with Kaposi’s sarcoma. …”
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Prevalence and Pattern of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infection among Primary School Children in a Rural Community in Imo State, Nigeria by Kelechi Kenneth Odinaka, Emeka Charles Nwolisa, Francis Mbanefo, Alfreda Chinekwu Iheakaram, Seline Okolo

“…Soil-transmitted helminthic infection is a common public health challenge of primary school children in resource challenged and developing countries. …”
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Co-Infection of <i>Culex tarsalis</i> Mosquitoes with Rift Valley Fever Phlebovirus Strains Results in Efficient Viral Reassortment by Emma K. Harris, Velmurugan Balaraman, Cassidy C. Keating, Chester McDowell, J. Brian Kimble, Alina De La Mota-Peynado, Erin M. Borland, Barbara Graham, William C. Wilson, Juergen A. Richt, Rebekah C. Kading, Natasha N. Gaudreault

“…Co-infected mosquitoes infected via infectious bloodmeal resulted in a higher percentage of reassortant virus (2–60%) isolated from midgut and salivary tissues at 14 days post-infection. …”
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CD16 and CD57 expressing gamma delta T cells in acute HIV-1 infection are associated with the development of neutralization breadth. by Gina L Griffith, Kawthar Machmach, Ningbo Jian, Dohoon Kim, Margaret C Costanzo, Matthew Creegan, Isabella Swafford, Gautam Kundu, Lauren Yum, Jessica S Bolton, Lauren Smith, Bonnie M Slike, Elke S Bergmann-Leitner, Rasmi Thomas, Nelson L Michael, Julie A Ake, Leigh Anne Eller, Merlin L Robb, Samantha M Townsley, Shelly J Krebs, Dominic Paquin-Proulx, RV217 Study Group

“…We characterized early gamma-delta (γδ) T cell responses starting from pre-acquisition and during acute HIV infection (AHI) in participants previously characterized for neutralization breadth development. …”
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Proteomic profiling of Labeo rohita intestine infected with Edwardsiella tarda: Unveiling the mucosal defense mechanisms, cell adhesion, and cytoskeletal pathways by Nevil Pinto, Mehar Un Nissa, Gowhar Iqbal, Yashwanth BS, Darshan P, Sanjeeva S, Mukunda Goswami

“…Major intestinal mucosal proteins intl-2, lgals3, fucolectin, prdx4, a2ml, cmpk1, and wap65 were among the DAPs for E. tarda infection. In the infected rohu, crp7 and col7a1 were related to intestinal homeostasis. …”
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A bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine elicited broad immune responses and protection against Omicron subvariants infection by Jun Liu, Li Wang, Alexandra Kurtesi, Patrick Budylowski, Kyle G. Potts, Haritha Menon, Yilin Tan, Philip Samaan, Xinan Liu, Yisen Wang, Queenie Hu, Reuben Samson, Freda Qi, Danyel Evseev, Cini John, Kristofor K. Ellestad, Yue Fan, Frans Budiman, Ellaine Riczly Tohan, Suji Udayakumar, Jennifer Yang, Eric G. Marcusson, Anne-Claude Gingras, Douglas J. Mahoney, Mario A. Ostrowski, Natalia Martin-Orozco

“…Interestingly, protection against XBB.1.5 lung infection did not correlate with nAb levels. These results indicate that M1.2 generated a broadly protective immune response against antigenically distant Omicron subvariants, and spike-specific T cells probably contributed to the breadth of the protection.…”
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Acute cerebral edema: a lethal neurological complication in a patient with COVID-19 infection. Case report and literature review by M. Puodžiūnaitė, R. Sadeckaitė, A. Čikotienė

“…Neurological symptoms correlate with the severity of COVID-19 disease and may range from asymptomatic infection to severe and lethal forms. Acute cerebral edema, as illustrated by our case, may result from a combination of diffuse en dothelial dysfunction, cytokine release syndrome, and hypoxic damage from pulmonary dysfunction. …”
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Associations between dietary patterns and intestinal inflammation among HIV-infected and uninfected adults: A cross-sectional study in Tanzania by Evangelista Kenan Malindisa, Haruna Dika, Andrea Mary Rehman, Belinda Kweka, Jim Todd, Mette Frahm Olsen, Rikke Krogh-Madsen, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Henrik Friis, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Paul Kelly, Suzanne Filteau, George PrayGod

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The Prevalance and Helminth Infection Degree of Gastrointestinal in Layer Duck Located in Keper and Markolak Kramat Village District of Bangkalan Regency of Bangkalan by Ana Amaliah, Indah Norma Triana, Poedji Hastutiek, Setiawan Koesdarto, Lucia Tri Suwanti, Soeharsono Soeharsono

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Oral Opportunistic Infection Induced by Stress and Silent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Young Adult Patient: A Case Report by Karina D, Heldayani I, Hidayat W

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Real-world cost-effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir as treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Belgian setting with omicron variant by Sophie Marbaix, Sophie Marbaix, Steven Simoens, Philippe Clevenbergh, Pascal Van Bleyenbergh, Keliane Liberman, Dimitri Dehenau

“…BackgroundNirmatrelvir-ritonavir is an oral treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients who are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease. …”
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Predictive Factors of Lamivudine Treatment Success in a Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Pediatric Cohort: A 10-Year Study by Yasmine Yousef, Kathie Béland, Emmanuel Mas, Pascal Lapierre, Dorothée Bouron Dal Soglio, Fernando Alvarez

“…BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections are responsible for the development of chronic hepatitis in 400 million people worldwide. …”
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Generalized Pruritus and Gradual Loss of Vision as the Presenting Complaints of Acute HIV Infection: Management Challenges during COVID-19 Pandemic by Shrebash Paul, S. M. Mahbubur Rahman, Rajibur Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman, Quazi Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, Rafiqul Alam, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury

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Infectiousness to sand flies of a cat naturally infected with Leishmania infantum at the moment of diagnosis and after three different courses of treatment by Mariana Dantas da Silva, Andrea Cristina Higa Nakaghi, Fredy Galvis-Ovallos, João Augusto Franco Leonel, Geovanna Vioti, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, Nayara Cristina de Oliveira Fazolato, Julia Pinho Martins, Trícia Maria Ferreira de Sousa Oliveira

“…The results showed that only treatment with allopurinol produced a good clinical response, but none of the treatments succeeded in eliminating L. infantum infection or preventing transmission to the vector.…”
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