Changing dynamics of bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Germany, 2017–2023: a continued burden of disease approach by Simon Brinkwirth, Marcel Feig, Ines Noll, Tim Eckmanns, Achim Dörre, Sebastian Haller, Niklas Willrich

“…Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control…”
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Molecular characterization of feline caliciviruses isolated from several adult cats with atypical infection showing severe flu-like symptoms on a remote island in Ehime, Japan by Yuki Nishisaka, Hikaru Fujii, Fumiko Ono, Sho Kadekaru, Hiroyuki Kogiku, Yumi Une, Shione Takeguchi, Naomi Ohta, Masumi Eto, Chiharu Takeuchi, Seigou Takeuchi, Tetsuko Miki, Akihiko Tokuda, Keiko Ookawa, Yukinobu Tohya, Keita Ishijima, Akiko Okutani, Ken Maeda, Shumpei Watanabe, Shigeru Morikawa

“…The virulent Aoshima strain, which causes atypical FCV infections in cats, may have been derived by acquiring several mutations from a typical strain that chronically infects cats on a remote island.…”
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Reduced Presence of SARS-CoV-2 microRNA-like Small RNA in the Serum of Patients with Post-Acute Sequelae SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Maria Alfreda Stincarelli, Isabella Abbate, Giulia Matusali, Michele Tanturli, Marta Camici, Rosaria Arvia, Elisabetta Lazzari, Eleonora Cimini, Alessandra Vergori, Fabrizio Maggi, Simone Giannecchini

“…Initially, it was demonstrated that three previously identified SARS-CoV-2 miRNA-like small RNAs, specifically svRNA 1 and 2 and miR-07a, were significantly expressed in infected cells in vitro and released into the supernatant following infection by different SARS-CoV-2 variants. …”
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Assessment of the impact of HIV infection on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and pubertal development among adolescent girls at a tertiary centre in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study by Bothwell Takaingofa Guzha, Bismark Mateveke, Hamish Mubata, Tapiwa Chapupu, Vongai Dondo, Maxwell Chirehwa, Rendani Tshikosi, Tsungai Chipato, Zvavahera Mike Chirenje

“…Abstract Background Proper planning of reproductive health needs for HIV-infected adolescents requires a clear understanding of the effects of HIV infection on adolescents’ pubertal development. …”
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Cell deconvolution-based integrated time-series network of whole blood transcriptome reveals systemic antiviral activities and cell-specific immunological changes against PRRSV infection by Byeonghwi Lim, Chiwoong Lim, Min-Jae Jang, Young-Jun Seo, Do-Young Kim, Christopher K. Tuggle, Kyu-Sang Lim, Jun-Mo Kim

“…However, the molecular mechanisms behind the common and cell type-specific systemic responses during PRRS virus (PRRSV) infection are not well understood. In this study, we collected viremia data, antibody levels, and whole-blood RNA-seq data obtained from eight PRRSV-infected piglets. …”
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Delayed Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation among Hospitalized Adults in a Resource-Limited Settings: A Challenge to the Global Target of ART for 90% of HIV-Infected Individuals by Prossie Merab Ingabire, Fred Semitala, Moses R. Kamya, Damalie Nakanjako

“…Up to 75% of hospitalized HIV-infected, cART-naïve, cART-eligible patients did not initiate cART and had a 33% pre-ART mortality rate within two weeks of eligibility for cART. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection and antibody seroprevalence in routine surveillance patients, healthcare workers and general population in Kita region, Mali: an observational study 2020–2021 by Ulla Ashorn, Per Ashorn, Nigel Klein, Samba O Sow, Camilla Ducker, Elaine Cloutman-Green, Dagmar Alber, Fadima Cheick Haidara, Juho Luoma, Laura Adubra, Henry Badji, Fatoumata Diallo, Rikhard Ihamuotila, Owen Martell, Uma U Onwuchekwa, Oumar Samaké, Awa Traore, Kevin Wilson, Yue-Mei Fan

“…The observation is contrary to the widely expressed view, based on limited data, that COVID-19 infection rates were lower in 2020–2021 in West Africa than in other settings.…”
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Contemporary Antiviral Drug Regimens for the Prevention and Treatment of Orolabial and Anogenital Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in the Normal Host: Four Approved Indications and 13 Off-Label Uses by Fred Y Aoki

“…Herpes simplex virus (HSV) orolabial and anogenital infection causes substantial and recurring disease in healthy individuals due directly to infection of these sites and, indirectly, due to its complications. …”
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Clinical management of community-acquired meningitis in adults in the UK and Ireland in 2017: a retrospective cohort study on behalf of the National Infection Trainees Collaborative for Audit and Research (NITCAR) by Amy Robinson, Kamaljit Khalsa, Arjun Chandna, John Bowen, Viva Levee, Jan Coebergh, Tom Solomon, Clive Graham, David Turner, Robert Tilley, Tim Jones, Susan Hopkins, Matthew Stevens, Daniel White, Celestine Eshiwe, Anna Goodman, Ramandeep Singh, Robert S Heyderman, Nicholas Davies, Joseph Thompson, Ed Moran, Martin Williams, Rhea O’Regan, Simon Tiberi, Jonathan Lambourne, Naomi Bulteel, Susan Larkin, Ruth McEwen, Hassan Paraiso, Aarti Shah, Martin Wiselka, Sylviane Defres, Ernest Mutengesa, Maria Krutikov, Ruth Owen, David Griffith, David Harvey, Trupti Patel, Brendan Davies, Emma Mclean, Joanna Allen, Ali Khan, Alastair Miller, Ashutosh Deshpande, Christopher Green, Lewis Jones, Mark Melzer, Fiona McGill, Amanda Fife, Nimal Wickramasinghe, Stephanie Harris, Ewan Hunter, Jayne Ellis, Benedict Rogers, Imogen Fordham, Elen Vink, Victoria Ward, Anna Smith, Andrew Rosser, Alison Muir, Ken Woodhouse, John Shone, Iain Crossingham, Ryan Jayesinghe, Eavan Muldoon, Avneet Shahi, Terry John Evans, Jeremy Wong, Eloisa MacLachlan, Amy Chue, Karishma Gokani, Katherine Ajdukiewicz, Lucinda Barrett, Frances Edwards, Adam Usher, Mairi McLeod, Su su Htwe, Grace Duane, Nicholas Wong, Jennifer Poyner, Jenni Crane, Ollie Lloyd, Emma Chisholm, Ildiko Kustos, Sam Sutton, M. Estee Torok, Isobel Ramsay, Monica Ivan, Joshua York, Jennifer Ansett, Maithili Varadarajan, Priya Sekhon, James Cruise, Shivani Kanabar, Mirella Ling, Charlotte Milne, Jayanta Sarma, Aline Wilson, Lynn Urquhart, Sahar Eldirdiri, Leila White, Jody Aberdein, Phillip Simpson, Hnin Hay Mar, Keying Tan, Eint Shwe Zin thein, Mahmoud Aziz, Anthony Cadwgan, Natasha Weston, Salman Zeb, Angela Houston, Louise Wootton, Iona Willingham, Aimee Johnson, Ashley Horsley, Eamonn Trainor, Olivier Gaillemin, Nicholas J Norton, Katie Cheung, Megan Duxbury, Emilie Bellhouse, Helena Brezovjakova, Kanitkar Tanmay, Alexsander Dawidziuk, Razan Saman, Hugh Adler, Elshadai Ejere, Yiwen Soo, Wendy Beadles, Heather Sturgeon, Brodie Cameron, David Chadwick Ben Tomlinson, Claire McGoldrick, Katie McDowell, Mpho Molosiwa, Katherine FlackAdrian Kennedy, Phoebe Cross, Fay Perry, Vithusha Inpadhas, Sarathy Selvam, Vhairi Bateman, Henry Wu, Monika Pasztor, Ajanthiha Karunakaran, Basma Soliman, Andrew Blanshard, Harish Reddy, Helen Chesterfield, Ben Schroeder, Tee Keat Teoh, Sathyavani Subbarao, Caryn RosmarinLucy Bell, Emma McGuire, Robert Serafino, Ishaan Bhide, Karanjeet Sagoo, Indran Balakrishnan, Kajal Patel, Barzo Faris, Graeme Calver, Ricky Singh, Hazel Sanghvi, Mohamed Eltayeb, Rathur Haris

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Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options by Marlon M. Mencia, Raakesh Goalan, Atiba Akii Bua

“…Infection following total knee arthroplasty is a serious and increasingly common complication. …”
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<i>Hovenia dulcis Thunb</i>. Honey Exerts Antiviral Effect Against Influenza A Virus Infection Through Mitochondrial Stress-Mediated Enhancement of Innate Immunity by Eun-Bin Kwon, Buyun Kim, Young-Eun Kim, Sung-Joon Na, Sang Mi Han, Soon Ok Woo, Hong Min Choi, Siwon Moon, Young Soo Kim, Jang-Gi Choi

“…To combat influenza A virus (IAV) infection, it is vital to develop effective therapeutic strategies, including immunomodulators. …”
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Impact of same-day ART initiation on medical care and medication discontinuation among patients with incident HIV infection or AIDS in Taiwan: A population-based cohort study by Chen-Han Chueh, Hsiao-Jou Yu, Yu-Wen Wen, Ming-Neng Shiu, Yi-Ying Chen, Shao-Chin Chiang, Yi-Wen Tsai

“…Journal of Infection and Public Health…”
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T Cell Reactivity against Mycolyl Transferase Antigen 85 of M. tuberculosis in HIV-TB Coinfected Subjects and in AIDS Patients Suffering from Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections by Pascal Launois, Annie Drowart, Eliane Bourreau, Pierre Couppie, Claire-Michèle Farber, Jean-Paul Van Vooren, Kris Huygen

“…Tuberculosis patients demonstrated low T cell reactivity against Ag85, irrespective of HIV infection, and finally AIDS patients suffering from NTM infections were completely nonreactive to Ag85. …”
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Trends in <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Resistance over a 5-Year Period in Southeastern Gabon by Yann Mouanga-Ndzime, Cyrille Bisseye, Neil-Michel Longo-Pendy, Michelle Bignoumba, Anicet-Clotaire Dikoumba, Richard Onanga

“…<b>Background:</b> Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a substantial global health concern, exacerbated by the widespread use of antibiotics and leading to the development of multidrug-resistant strains. …”
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Hematological Parameters and Hemozoin-Containing Leukocytes and Their Association with Disease Severity among Malaria Infected Children: A Cross-Sectional Study at Pawe General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Muluken Birhanu, Yaregal Asres, Wondimagegn Adissu, Tilahun Yemane, Endalew Zemene, Lealem Gedefaw

“…We aimed to determine the hematological parameters and hemozoin-containing leukocytes and their association with disease severity in malaria infected children aged between 1 and 15 years. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Pawe General Hospital from July 31 to December 30, 2014. …”
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Anti-PL-7/PL-12 antisynthetase syndrome associated with interstitial lung disease following SARS-COV-2 infection and vaccination: A case study review by Laura García-Bravo, Ángela Villegas, Bárbara López Uceda, Anaís Mariscal, Cristina Vadillo, M Asunción Nieto Barbero, Juan Luis Rodríguez-Hermosa, Beatriz Mediero Valeros, José Carlos Plaza-Hernández, Miguel Fernández-Arquero, María Guzmán-Fulgencio, Gloria Candelas-Rodríguez, Silvia Sánchez-Ramón, Juliana Ochoa-Grullón

“…Cumulative evidence suggests a link between specific autoimmune diseases (AD), including idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), and SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination. Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS), a subset of IIM, is defined by the presence of autoantibodies against aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (anti-ARS) and is strongly associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD), a major contributor to severe complications and reduced survival. …”
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Correlation Between <i>Cryptococcus</i> Infection and the Nasal Mycobiota in a Population of Free-Ranging Koalas (<i>Phascolarctos cinereus</i>) in New South Wales, Australia by Andrew S. McPherson, Sophie L. Haworth, Alex Kan, Luisa Monteiro de Miranda, Mark B. Krockenberger

“…There were no significant differences in the nasal mycobiomes of <i>Cryptococcus</i>-positive and -negative animals; thus, we could not establish a definitive association between the mycobiome and infection outcomes. We identified a number of fungal genera that were significantly more abundant in samples from <i>Cryptococcus</i>-positive animals, but there was no apparent relationship between these genera and the development of cryptococcosis. …”
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Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection among Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Large Single-Center Experience by Emily E. Zona, Mina L. Gibes, Asha S. Jain, Juan S. Danobeitia, Jacqueline Garonzik-Wang, Jeannina A. Smith, Didier A. Mandelbrot, Sandesh Parajuli

“…Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are a vulnerable immunocompromised population at risk of severe COVID-19 disease and mortality after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We sought to characterize the post-infection sequelae in KTRs at our center. …”
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Association of Chlamydia trachomatis infection with cervical atypia in adolescent women with short-term or long-term use of oral contraceptives: a longitudinal study in HPV vaccinated women by Indira Adhikari, Tiina Eriksson, Tapio Luostarinen, Dan Apter, Matti Lehtinen, Katja Harjula, Pekka Nieminen, Mari Hokkanen

“…Objective We assessed the relationship between Chlamydia trachomatis infection, duration of oral contraceptive (OC) use and cervical atypia among young adult Finnish women.Design A longitudinal study.Setting and participants Women who were included in this study participated in a community-randomised trial on the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and C. trachomatis screening at ages 18.5 and 22 years in Finland. …”
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Microbial profile of biliary tract infection in patients undergoing therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and baseline risk factors predicting microbial growth and post-ERCP cholangitis by Hina Ismail, Raja Taha Yaseen Khan, Syed Mudassir Laeeq, Zain Majid, Abbas Ali Tasneem, Farina M. Hanif, Nasir Hasan Luck

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