Evaluation of T Cell Immunity against Human Cytomegalovirus: Impact on Patient Management and Risk Assessment of Vertical Transmission by Giulia Freer, Paola Quaranta, Mauro Pistello

“…Several methods for CMV diagnosis are available on the market, but because infection is so common, careful selection is needed to discriminate primary infection from reactivation. …”
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Model for hepatitis C virus transmissions by Elamin H. Elbasha

“…Thispaper presents a deterministic model for HCV infection transmission and usesthe model to assess the potential impact of antiviral therapy. …”
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Helicobacter pylori: Novel Therapies by Eric Drouin

“…The ideal therapy for Helicobacter pylori would cure the infection without resulting in the development of antibiotic resistance. …”
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Viral Hepatitis B and Its Implications for Public Health in DR Congo: A Systematic Review by Marcellin Mengouo Nimpa, Hermès Karemere, Christian Ngandu, Franck-Fortune Mboussou, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Dalau Nkamba, André Bita Fouda, Bienvenu Nguejio, Sifa Kakozi, Aimé Mwana-Wabene Cikomola, Jean-Crispin Mukendi, Dieudonné Mwamba, Moise Désiré Yapi, Richard Bahizire Riziki, Cedric Mwanga, John Otomba, Jean Baptiste Nikiema, Boureima Hama Sambo, Daniel Katuashi Ishoso

“…The review essentially analyzed the viral hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination status of study subjects, diagnostic means, HBV genotypes in DR Congo, seroprevalence of HBV infection, subjects’ level of knowledge and perceptions of HBV, co-infection/comorbidity with HBV infection, factors associated with HBV infection and public health issues raised by HBV infection. …”
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The Impact of Interferon Lambda 3 Gene Polymorphism on Natural Course and Treatment of Hepatitis C by F. Bellanti, G. Vendemiale, E. Altomare, G. Serviddio

“…Favourable variants of the two most widely studied IL28B polymorphisms, rs12979860 and rs8099917, are strong pretreatment predictors of early viral clearance and sustained viral response in patients with genotype 1 HCV infection. Further investigations have implicated IL28B in the development of chronic HCV infection versus spontaneous resolution of acute infection and suggest that IL28B may be a key factor involved in host immunity against HCV. …”
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Cryptosporidiosis in a Zoonotic Gastrointestinal Disorder Perspective by Thivya Balendran, Devika Iddawela, Sajanee Lenadora

“…Cryptosporidium infection is highly prevalent among immunocompromised patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, cancer, primary immunodeficiency, and organ transplant recipients. …”
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Th1 and Th17 Cells in Tuberculosis: Protection, Pathology, and Biomarkers by I. V. Lyadova, A. V. Panteleev

“…The outcome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection ranges from a complete pathogen clearance through asymptomatic latent infection (LTBI) to active tuberculosis (TB) disease. …”
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Bacteria in Cancer Therapy: Renaissance of an Old Concept by Sebastian Felgner, Dino Kocijancic, Michael Frahm, Siegfried Weiss

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Ranitidine bismuth citrate: A review by N Chiba, RH Hunt, ABR Thomson

“…To avoid complications of H pylori infection, such as the development of recurrent duodenal and gastric ulcers, effective therapies are required for eradication of the infection. …”
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Bartonella henselae Hepatic Abscesses and Associated Osteomyelitis in a Pediatric Patient by Molly Antonson, Lauren Klingemann, Kari Neemann

“…Cat scratch disease, the typical clinical manifestation of B. henselae infection, presents as localized cutaneous or regional lymphadenopathy. …”
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Review of Methods for Detection Helicobacter pylori in Kazakhstan by Lavrinenko Alyona, Seisenbekova Aizhan, Turemuratova Aidana, Shkreba Alexey, Yukhnevich Yekaterina

“…Although the prevalence of H. pylori infection has decreased among adults, it is still very common. …”
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Fatal Disseminated Aspergillosis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Rochelle Hardie, Tracian James-Goulbourne, Monsoon Rashid, Jeremy Sullivan, Yamen Homsi

“…Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk for infection including opportunistic infections. Fungal infection in particular can be difficult to diagnose and treat and often can be life-threatening in the immunocompromised patient. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of HIV and Cholera Direct Transmission with Optimal Control by Kumama Regassa Cheneke, Koya Purnachandra Rao, Geremew Kenassa Edessa

“…In this study, a mathematical model of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and cholera co infection is constructed and analyzed. The disease-free equilibrium of the co-infection model is both locally and globally asymptotically stable if R0<1 and unstable if R0>1. …”
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Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case Report by Komali Garlapati, Sunanda Chavva, Rahul Marshal Vaddeswarupu, Jyotsna Surampudi

“…Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fulminant fungal infection, which has the ability to cause significant morbidity and frequently mortality in the susceptible patient. …”
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Dangerous Liaison: Helicobacter pylori, Ganglionitis, and Myenteric Gastric Neurons: A Histopathological Study by Liana Sticlaru, Florica Stăniceanu, Mirela Cioplea, Luciana Nichita, Alexandra Bastian, Gianina Micu, Cristiana Popp

“…Chronic inflammation induced by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection plays a major role in development of gastric cancer. …”
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ISU201 Enhances the Resolution of Airway Inflammation in a Mouse Model of an Acute Exacerbation of Asthma by Yuka Hiroshima, Linda Garthwaite, Kenneth Hsu, Hyouna Yoo, Sang-Ho Park, Carolyn L. Geczy, Rakesh K. Kumar, Cristan Herbert

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Magnitude and Risk Factors among Patients Admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tewodros Tamire, Temesgen Eticha, Temesgen Bati Gelgelu

“…In healthcare facilities, a gradual increase in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections has been seen over the past 2 decades. Similarly, it has been responsible for the most frequent and invasive pathogens associated with admitted patient infection. …”
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The mucosal barrier and anti-viral immune responses can eliminate portions of the viral population during transmission and early viral growth. by Ryan V Moriarty, Athena E Golfinos, Dane D Gellerup, Hannah Schweigert, Jaffna Mathiaparanam, Alexis J Balgeman, Andrea M Weiler, Thomas C Friedrich, Brandon F Keele, Miles P Davenport, Vanessa Venturi, Shelby L O'Connor

“…Little is known about how specific individual viral lineages replicating systemically during acute Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/SIV) infection persist into chronic infection. In this study, we use molecularly barcoded SIV (SIVmac239M) to track distinct viral lineages for 12 weeks after intravenous (IV) or intrarectal (IR) challenge in macaques. …”
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B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the patient with chronic hepatitis C and mixed cryoglobulinemia by V. S. Adonyeva, Ye. A. Kolodyazhnaya, A. B. Bochkarev

“…Presence of mixed cryoglobulinemia within symptomatics of chronic HCV-infection, long history of infection were indicative of HCV-associated lymphoma development. …”
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