Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Group G Streptococcus Infection by Rie Okumura, Sawako Yamazaki, Tsukasa Ohashi, Shinichi Magara, Jun Tohyama, Hiroshi Sakuma, Masaharu Hayashi, Akihiko Saitoh

“…Immune-mediated central nervous system manifestations of group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) infection include Sydenham’s chorea, pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS)—which includes tic and obsessive compulsive disorders—and a variety of neurobehavioral disorders. …”
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Shoulder Pain, Paralysis and Fever: Dog Attack or Infection? by Mark A Miller

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Modeling BK Virus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients by Nicholas Myers, Dana Droz, Bruce W. Rogers, Hien Tran, Kevin B. Flores, Cliburn Chan, Stuart J. Knechtle, Annette M. Jackson, Xunrong Luo, Eileen T. Chambers, Janice M. McCarthy

“…However, these same medications leave them susceptible to opportunistic infections. One pathogen of particular concern is human polyomavirus 1, also known as BK virus (BKPyV). …”
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Ranula as the First Symptom of HIV Infection in Young Patients by X. Vanden Eynden, C. Bouland, D. Dequanter, M. Gerbaux, S. Kampouridis, E. Boutremans, I. Loeb

“…While the follow-up was uneventful, HIV infection was diagnosed during the patients’ care. …”
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Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus niger by Nurul-Laila Salim, Yaakub Azhany, Zaidah Abdul Rahman, Roziawati Yusof, Ahmad Tajudin Liza-Sharmini

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Corrigendum to “Immunocompetent Mice Model for Dengue Virus Infection” by Denise Gonçalves, Rafael de Queiroz Prado, Eric Almeida Xavier, Natália Cristina de Oliveira, Paulo Marcos Da Matta Guedes, João Santana da Silva, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo, Victor Hugo Aquino

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Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection by Owen Huang, Tina Shah, Divya Sundarapandiyan, Matthew J. Akiyama

“…He was found to have an HCV infection for unknown duration upon further investigation. …”
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PPARγ in Bacterial Infections: A Friend or Foe? by Aravind T. Reddy, Sowmya P. Lakshmi, Raju C. Reddy

“…Although it is generally believed that PPARγ activation is beneficial for the host during bacterial infections via its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, PPARγ agonists have also been shown to dampen the host immune response and in some cases exacerbate infection by promoting leukocyte apoptosis and interfering with leukocyte migration and infiltration. …”
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Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge Assessment of Naegleria fowleri Infection by Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Madeeha Khan

“…The study revealed that pharmacy students were having adequate awareness of Naegleria fowleri infection and considered it as a serious health issue that necessitates instantaneous steps by the government to prevent the general public from the fatal neurological infection. …”
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Associations of time to the operating room on outcomes in odontogenic infection by Jeffrey N. James, Ryan Bloomquist, Kiara Brown, Stephen Looney, Dylan Walker, Tyler Day

Subjects: “…Odontogenic Infection…”
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Sveir epidemiological model with varying infectivity and distributed delays by Jinliang Wang, Gang Huang, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Shengqiang Liu

“…In this paper, based on an SEIR epidemiologicalmodel with distributed delays to account for varying infectivity, weintroduce a vaccination compartment, leading to an SVEIR model. …”
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Necrotizing Lung Infection Caused by the Protozoan Balantidium coli by Sat Sharma, Godfrey Harding

“…Balantidium coli, a ciliated protozoan, is well known to cause intestinal infection in humans. Extraintestinal spread to the peritoneal cavity and genitourinary tract has rarely been reported. …”
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Editorial: Innate and adaptive immune responses to viral infection by Stefania Varchetta, Emanuela Marcenaro, Emanuela Marcenaro

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Toll-Like Receptors in Leishmania Infections: Guardians or Promoters? by Marilia S. Faria, Flavia C. G. Reis, Ana Paula C. A. Lima

“…Although most studies appoint a protective role for TLRs, there is growing evidence that in some cases, TLRs facilitate infection. This review highlights recent advances in TLR function during Leishmania infections and discusses their potential role in restraining parasite growth versus yielding disease.…”
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Dyspepsia: When and How to Test for Helicobacter pylori Infection by Maria Pina Dore, Giovanni Mario Pes, Gabrio Bassotti, Paolo Usai-Satta

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Sexual Transmission of XMRV: A Potential Infection Route by Prachi Sharma, Kenneth A. Rogers, Suganthi Suppiah, Ross J. Molinaro, Nattawat Onlamoon, John Hackett, Gerald Schochetman, Eric A. Klein, Robert H. Silverman, François Villinger

“…We established a model of infection in rhesus macaques inoculated with XMRV. …”
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Understanding limb necrotizing infections: A comprehensive approach by A. Garrido-Hidalgo, J. García-Coiradas, M. Echevarría-Marín, S. Llanos, J.A. Valle-Cruz, F. Marco

“…Introduction: Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) are increasing, posing a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Myocardial Damage in SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Elizabeth Sellén Sanchén, Joaquín Sellén Crombet, Lisandra Sellén Fundora

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Dynamics of a delay Schistosomiasis model in snail infections by Chunhua Shan, Hongjun Gao, Huaiping Zhu

“…The modified stochastic version of MacDonald’s model takes into account the time delay for the transmission of infection. We carry out bifurcation studies of the model. …”
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Cranioplasty infection in porous hydroxyapatite: Potential antibacterial properties by Ismail Zaed, Corrado Iaccarino, Francesca Faedo, Laura Grillini, Elisabetta Galassi, Alessandro Dotti, Angelo Nataloni, Francesca Carolina Mannella, Andrea Cardia

“…In the present paper we studied the possible antibacterial properties of PHA in a laboratory test in order to provide a possible overview of the occurrence of post-operative infections in PHA cranioplasty. Method: The test method has been designed to evaluate the potential antimicrobial activity of specimens under dynamic contact conditions to overcome difficulties in ensuring contact of inoculum to the specimen surface. …”
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