Mid-term to long-term outcome and risk factors for failure of 158 hips with two-stage revision for periprosthetic hip joint infection by M. Abuelnour, C. McNamee, A. B. Rafi, W. Hohlbein, W. Hohlbein, P. Keogh, J. Cashman

“…Journal of Bone and Joint Infection…”
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Activity impairment, work productivity, health-related quality-of-life, and costs associated with uncomplicated urinary tract infection among females in Germany by Megan O’Brien, Alen Marijam, Fanny S. Mitrani-Gold, Laura Terry, Gavin Taylor-Stokes, Ashish V. Joshi

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Analysis of Etiology and Risk Factors of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Critically Ill Patients and Research on Corresponding Prevention and Nursing Measures by Du Juanjuan, Zhao TianTian, Dong Yue, Wang Lili, Xu Ping, Hongyun Xu

“…Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common complication in patients with indwelling catheterization. …”
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Effects on maternal and pregnancy outcomes of first-trimester malaria infection among nulliparous women from Kenya, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. by Sequoia I Leuba, Daniel Westreich, Carl L Bose, Andrew F Olshan, Steve M Taylor, Antoinette Tshefu, Adrien Lokangaka, Waldemar A Carlo, Elwyn Chomba, Musaku Mwenechanya, Edward A Liechty, Sherri L Bucher, Osayame A Ekhaguere, Fabian Esamai, Paul Nyongesa, Saleem Jessani, Sarah Saleem, Robert L Goldenberg, Janet L Moore, Tracy L Nolen, Jennifer Hemingway-Foday, Elizabeth M McClure, Marion Koso-Thomas, Richard J Derman, Matthew Hoffman, Steven R Meshnick, Melissa Bauserman

“…<h4>Background</h4>Few studies have assessed the impact of first-trimester malaria infection during pregnancy. We estimated this impact on adverse maternal and pregnancy outcomes.…”
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Association between CD4 Cell Count and Blood Pressure and Its Variation with Body Mass Index Categories in HIV-Infected Patients by Christian Akem Dimala, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Ben-Lawrence Kemah, Maxime Tindong, Simeon-Pierre Choukem

“…There was no independent relationship between CD4 count and hypertension after controlling for age, sex, family history of hypertension, BMI-defined overweight, HAART use, and duration of HIV infection (AOR: 1.66, 95% CI: 0.48–5.71, and p=0.419). …”
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Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium vivax malaria infection in children and adolescents in the Republic of Korea during the period 2000 to 2016: a retrospective study by Jung Ah Lee, Je Eun Song, Seong Yeon Park, Yoon Soo Park, Yoonseon Park, Yee Gyung Kwak, Sang-Eun Lee, Hyun-Il Shin, Joon-Sup Yeom

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Activity impairment, work productivity, health-related quality-of-life, and costs associated with uncomplicated urinary tract infection among females in Germany. by Megan O'Brien, Alen Marijam, Fanny S Mitrani-Gold, Laura Terry, Gavin Taylor-Stokes, Ashish V Joshi

“…Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) represent a sizable healthcare burden with a substantial negative impact on patients' health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL). …”
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NIR‐II emissive biohybrid nanovesicles as mild‐temperature photothermal antibiofilm agents against acute bacterial skin and skin‐structure infections by Ji Wang, Zhihao Wu, Xiaoxi Ma, Zhihui Huang, Haorong Dong, Jinxin Zhang, Xiaoming Liu, Pengfei Zhang, Shuhuai Yao

“…Abstract The emergence of antibiotic‐resistant bacteria poses a significant challenge to the prompt and appropriate treatment of pathogenic bacteria infections, such as acute bacterial skin and skin‐structure infections (ABSSSI), especially in the presence of biofilms. …”
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Growth performance, immune response, and resistance of Nile tilapia fed paraprobiotic Bacillus sp. NP5 against Streptococcus agalactiae infection by Aldy Mulyadin, Widanarni Widanarni, Munti Yuhana, Dinamella Wahjuningrum

“…NP5 paraprobiotic administration through commercial feed on growth performance, immune response, and resistance of Nile tilapia against Streptococcus agalactiae infection. Bacillus sp. NP5 paraprobiotic was produced through heat-inactivation at 95°C for 1 h, then performed a viability test on tryptic soy agar (TSA) media and incubated for 24 hours. …”
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Anti-nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in previously infected persons with immunocompromising conditions-United States, 2020-2022. by Anna Bratcher, Jefferson M Jones, William A Meyer, Rehan Waheed, Huda Yazgi, Aaron Harris, Adi V Gundlapalli, Kristie E N Clarke

“…These individuals show weaker immunogenicity following vaccination than individuals without IC, yet immunogenicity after SARS-CoV-2 infection is poorly understood. To address this gap, the presence of infection-induced antibodies in sera following a positive COVID-19 test result was compared between patients with and without IC. …”
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<i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> Pathovar <i>syringae</i> Infection Reveals Different Defense Mechanisms in Two Sweet Cherry Cultivars by Claudia Carreras, Alan Zamorano, Luis Villalobos-González, Paula Pimentel, Lorena Pizarro, María Francisca Beltrán, Weier Cui, Manuel Pinto, Franco Figueroa, Carlos Rubilar-Hernández, Analia Llanes, Assunta Bertaccini, Nicola Fiore

“…At 1 dpi, cultivar Santina showed a faster response to infection and a larger number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) than cultivar Bing. …”
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Risk of Dysglycemia in Pregnancy amongst Kenyan Women with HIV Infection: A Nested Case-Control Analysis from the STRiDE Study by Sonak D. Pastakia, Wycliffe K. Kosgei, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Benson Kiragu, John N. Hector, Gertrude Anusu, Ponnusamy Saravanan

“…A total of 83 pregnant women with HIV were well matched to 249 non-HIV-infected women from the STRiDE cohort with marital status being the only characteristic that was statistically significantly different between the two groups. …”
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Initiation of ART during early acute HIV infection preserves mucosal Th17 function and reverses HIV-related immune activation. by Alexandra Schuetz, Claire Deleage, Irini Sereti, Rungsun Rerknimitr, Nittaya Phanuphak, Yuwadee Phuang-Ngern, Jacob D Estes, Netanya G Sandler, Suchada Sukhumvittaya, Mary Marovich, Surat Jongrakthaitae, Siriwat Akapirat, James L K Fletscher, Eugene Kroon, Robin Dewar, Rapee Trichavaroj, Nitiya Chomchey, Daniel C Douek, Robert J O Connell, Viseth Ngauy, Merlin L Robb, Praphan Phanuphak, Nelson L Michael, Jean-Louis Excler, Jerome H Kim, Mark S de Souza, Jintanat Ananworanich, RV254/SEARCH 010 and RV304/SEARCH 013 Study Groups

“…However, when Th17 depletion occurs following HIV infection is unknown. We analyzed mucosal Th17 cells in 42 acute HIV infection (AHI) subjects (Fiebig (F) stage I-V) with a median duration of infection of 16 days and the short-term impact of early initiation of ART. …”
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Using nasal sprays to prevent respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study of online consumer reviews and primary care patient interviews by Paul Little, Katherine Bradbury, Lucy Yardley, Adam W A Geraghty, Ben Ainsworth, Kate Greenwell, Deb Smith, Laura Dennison, Sian Williamson, James Denison-Day, Fiona Mowbray, Samantha Richards-Hall

“…Study 2 interviewed patients about their reactions to and experiences of a digital intervention that promotes and supports nasal spray use for RTI prevention (reactively: at ‘first signs’ of infection and preventatively: following possible/probable exposure to infection). …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infections After a Lower Segment Cesarean Section in Bahrain - A Retrospective Analytical Study by Hasan Almajed, Yusuf Jalili

“… Background: Surgical Site Infections (SSI) impose a critical complication following lower segment cesarean sections (LSCS), contributing significantly to maternal morbidity and mortality. …”
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Inhibition of the PERK/TXNIP/NLRP3 Axis by Baicalin Reduces NLRP3 Inflammasome-Mediated Pyroptosis in Macrophages Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Yan Fu, Jingjing Shen, Yinhong Li, Fanglin Liu, Bangzuo Ning, Yuejuan Zheng, Xin Jiang

“…Here, we established an in vitro Mtb-infected macrophage model to seek an effective antipyroptosis agent. …”
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Edwardsiella tarda Bacteremia. A Rare but Fatal Water- and Foodborne Infection: Review of the Literature and Clinical Cases from a Single Centre by Yuji Hirai, Sayaka Asahata-Tago, Yusuke Ainoda, Takahiro Fujita, Ken Kikuchi

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Magnitude and Its Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infection among Adult Patients Attending Tigray Region Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 by Abrha Hailay, Kidane Zereabruk, Guesh Mebrahtom, Woldu Aberhe, Degena Bahrey

“…Background. Urinary tract infection is a major public health problem in terms of morbidity and mortality worldwide. …”
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A HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN PEOPLE WITH HEMOPHILIA, BLOODBORNE CO-INFECTIONS AND COMORBIDITIES: AN ITALIAN MULTICENTER OBSERVATIONAL STUDY by Mario Schiavoni, CARLO PRUNETI, SARA GUIDOTTI, ALESSANDRA MOSCATELLO, FRANCESCA GIORDANO, ANTONELLA COLUCCIA, RITA CARLOTTA SANTORO, MARIA FRANCESCA MANSUETO, EZIO ZANON, RENATO MARINO, ISABELLA CANTORI, RAIMONDO DE CRISTOFARO

“…The principal aim of this study was to investigate the presence and relevance of psychological symptoms, both internalizing and externalizing, lifestyle, and HRQoL in a group of Italian PWH with chronic bloodborne co-infections and comorbidities. Furthermore, the research describes the association between psychological aspects and the impact of disease-related characteristics (type of hemophilia, presence of co-infections, and comorbidities) on them. …”
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Peer Review of “Identifying Safeguards Disabled by Epstein-Barr Virus Infections in Genomes From Patients With Breast Cancer: Chromosomal Bioinformatics Analysis”

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