Use of Tick Cell Lines in Co-Infection Studies with a Preliminary Study of Co-Culture of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> and <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> by Violetta Zając, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Angelina Wójcik-Fatla

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Cross-Country Analysis of Funding Models of Medical Organizations in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic by S. S. Budarin, D. O. Vatolin, Iu. V. Elbek

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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Vancomycin in Hemodialysis Patients in a Hospital in North-East Romania by Aurelia Crețu, Luanda Irina Mititiuc, Iulia-Daniela Lungu, Mihaela Mihaila, Irina Dima, Adrian Covic, Cristina Mihaela Ghiciuc

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Effect of oral antibiotics after two-stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection on subsequent antibiotic resistance within a national cohort of United States veterans by J. Payne, J. Payne, J. D. Sutton, B. E. Blackburn, S. Bansod, S. Bansod, H. Imlay, H. Imlay, E. S. Spivak, E. S. Spivak, J. Pupaibool, J. Pupaibool, J. M. Gililland, J. M. Gililland, L. K. Certain, L. K. Certain, L. K. Certain

“…Journal of Bone and Joint Infection…”
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Effectiveness of Inactivated Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Against Omicron BA.2.2 Infection in Beijing, China, 2022: A Cohabitation Retrospective Cohort Study by Shuaibing Dong, Ying Sun, Zhaomin Feng, Yi Tian, Lei Jia, Xiaoli Wang, Quanyi Wang, Daitao Zhang, Peng Yang

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of different doses of an inactivated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine against Omicron BA.2.2 infection in Beijing, China, 2022. Based on data from a previous cohabitation retrospective cohort of COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China, 2022, the cohabitating contacts of individuals with BA.2.2 infection were followed up. …”
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Ratio-dependent competitions between a Wolbachia-uninfected bisexual strain and Wolbachia-infected thelytokous strain of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) by Qian-Jin Dong, Yue He, Yu-Zhe Dong, Wu-Nan Che, Jin-Cheng Zhou, Hui Dong

“…Abstract Background Wolbachia-infected thelytokous Trichogramma wasps have been considered as potential effective biocontrol agents against lepidopteran pests in agriculture and forests. …”
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Protease Inhibitor Resistance Is Uncommon in HIV-1 Subtype C Infected Patients on Failing Second-Line Lopinavir/r-Containing Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa by Carole L. Wallis, John W. Mellors, Willem D. F. Venter, Ian Sanne, Wendy Stevens

“…Ninety six percent of patients (n=72) were infected with HIV-1 subtype C, two patients were infected with HIV-1 subtype D and one with HIV-1 subtype A1. …”
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Development and optimization of a new competitive ELISA using recombinant (rPSA D15 and rCag11) antigens for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection by Biniam Moges Eskeziyaw, Naomi Maina, Rebecca Waihenya, Matthew Mutinda Munyao, Tonny Teya Nyandwaro, Shingo Inoue, Samson Muuo Nzou

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis in a Fourteen-year-old Patient: A case study of pulmonary inflammatory discharge without typical features of respiratory tract infection by Bartłomiej Żaczek, Jakub Kozłowski, Alicja Kamińska, Wojciech Kupczak, Kinga Bujak, Aleksandra Kocjan, Ismael Alsoubie, Natalie Papachristoforou, Wojciech Kaźmierski, Mateusz Ziomek, Paulina Lis, Marta Czubaj-Kowal

“…Sepsis is a set of symptoms caused by the body’s uncontrolled inflammatory response to infection, leading to damage to more than one organ and homeostasis disorders. …”
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Comparative analysis of clinical characteristics and outcomes between carbapenem-resistant and carbapenem-sensitive Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: insights from a tertiary hospital in Northern China by Bu Wang, Bu Wang, Wei Zhang, Hongxia Zhang, Maochen Li, Zhihua Zhang, Xiaocui Peng, Na Wang, Ning Song

“…BackgroundTo compare the risk factors, clinical outcomes, and mortality rates between carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) and carbapenem-sensitive Klebsiella pneumoniae (CSKP) infections.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted on patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae infections admitted to a tertiary hospital in Zhangjiakou, China. …”
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Characteristics of nursing homes and early preventive measures associated with risk of infection from COVID-19 in Lazio region, Italy: a retrospective case–control study by Leonardo Palombi, Alessio Abbondanzieri, Stefano Orlando, Tuba Mazhari, Gennaro Cerone, Fausto Ciccacci, Giuseppe Liotta, Sandro Mancinelli, Maria Cristina Marazzi

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Polypragmasy at treatment of <i>H. pylori</i> infection in patients with concomitant diseases of other organs and systems.... by S. G. Burkov, N. V. Shornikova

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D’os et d’ADN : interactions et complémentarités méthodologiques pour l’étude des infections chroniques dans les populations du passé by Avril Meffray, Philippe Biagini, Yann Ardagna

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Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection following Introduction of a Central Line Bundle in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Molly Bannatyne, Judith Smith, Malavika Panda, Mohamed E. Abdel-Latif, Tejasvi Chaudhari

“…Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) constitute a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal populations. …”
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Bacterial Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Urinary Tract Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Ethiopia by Ashenafi Tula, Abraham Mikru, Tsegaye Alemayehu, Beyene Dobo

“…Background. Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections encountered in pregnant women with significant morbidity. …”
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Fitness costs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to rifampicin is compensated by rapid Th2 polarization mediated by early and high IL-4 production during mice infection by Ma. Fernanda Arce-Aceves, Roberto Espinosa-Neira, Dulce A. Mata-Espinosa, Jorge A. Barrios-Payan, Hugo G. Castelán-Sánchez, Sofía L. Alcaraz-Estrada, Mauricio Castañón-Arreola, Rogelio Hernández-Pando

“…The 2D-PAGE analysis of the secretome of Mtb A96 showed 204 spots, and by immunoproteome, seven proteins that were differentially recognized with the sera of infected mice on day 28 were identified by LC-MS/MS. …”
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Implementation of a rapid host-protein diagnostic test for distinguishing bacterial and viral infections in adults presenting to urgent care centers: a pragmatic cohort study by Boaz Kalmovich, Daniella Rahamim-Cohen, Ilan Yehoshua, Sara Kivity, Noam Orvieto, Shirley Shapiro Ben David

“…MeMed BV® (MMBV) is a blood test that differentiates bacterial from viral infections. Between April 2022 and March 2023, we introduced MMBV into routine care at ten UCCs. …”
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Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men with sexually transmitted infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: a protocol for a pre-interventional and post-interventional study by Mina C Hosseinipour, Mitch M Matoga, Sara Jewett, Charles Chasela

“…We designed an implementation science demand-creation intervention to increase the uptake of VMMC among men with sexually transmitted infections (STIs).Methods and analysis We designed a pragmatic pre-interventional and post-interventional quasi-experimental study combined with a prospective observational design to determine the uptake, acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of a multifaceted intervention for scale up of uptake of VMMC among men with STIs at Bwaila STI clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi. …”
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Emergency Combination of Four Drugs for Bloodstream Infection Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Severe Agranulocytosis Patients with Hematologic Malignancies after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Xiaofan Li, Yaqun Hong, Xianling Chen, Ping Chen, Nainong Li

“…Bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria is a global threat. …”
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P2Y2 Receptor Induces L. amazonensis Infection Control in a Mechanism Dependent on Caspase-1 Activation and IL-1β Secretion by Maria Luiza Thorstenberg, Monique Daiane Andrade Martins, Vanessa Figliuolo, Claudia Lucia Martins Silva, Luiz Eduardo Baggio Savio, Robson Coutinho-Silva

“…P2Y2 and P2X7 receptors cooperate to control Leishmania amazonensis infection. NLRP3 inflammasome activation and IL-1β release resulting from P2X7 activation are important for outcomes of L. amazonensis infection. …”
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