Mathematical analysis of the transmission dynamics of HIV/TB coinfection in the presence of treatment by Oluwaseun Sharomi, Chandra N. Podder, Abba B. Gumel, Baojun Song

“…Finally, the universal strategy saves morecases of the mixed infection than any of the other strategies.…”
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Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Serological Tests (excluding point-of-care tests) for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada by Paul N Levett, Kevin Fonseca, Raymond SW Tsang, Kamran Kadkhoda, Bouchra Serhir, Sandra M Radons, Muhammad Morshed

“…Infections may be sexually transmitted as well as spread from an infected mother to her fetus or through blood transfusions. …”
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Innate Immune Recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Johanneke Kleinnijenhuis, Marije Oosting, Leo A. B. Joosten, Mihai G. Netea, Reinout Van Crevel

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SARS-CoV-2 S-protein expression drives syncytia formation in endothelial cells by Katie V. Tieu, Madaline Espey, Aarthi Narayanan, Rebecca L. Heise, Farhang Alem, Daniel E. Conway

“…Abstract SARS-CoV-2 is a viral infection, best studied in the context of epithelial cell infection. …”
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Perspectives on Adipose Tissue, Chagas Disease and Implications for the Metabolic Syndrome by Fnu Nagajyothi, Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, Linda A. Jelicks, Fabiana S. Machado, Streamson Chua, Philipp E. Scherer, Herbert B. Tanowitz

“…Adipose tissue obtained from infected mice display an increased infiltration of inflammatory cells. …”
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Intranasal Testing and Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus With Intravenous Vancomycin and Intranasal Povidone-iodine Prior to Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study... by Jason Malone, DO, Alex Lee-Norris, DO, Austin Wynn, MD, Kaitlin Maher, PA-C, John Lovejoy, III, MD, Ryan Illgenfritz, MD, Margaret Baldwin, MD, Adriana Cadilla, MD, Kathryn Farrell, MSN, Emily Craver, MS

“…Background: The impact of surgical site infections in spinal surgery can be profound. Several studies have demonstrated that S. aureus carriers have an increased risk of surgical site infection (SSI). …”
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Outcome and Management of Sepsis at RozhHalat Emergency Hospital in Erbil –Kurdistan region of Iraq by Samir Qader Ahmad, Shakawan Muhamad Ismaeel, Dara Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed, Halgurd Fathulla Ahmed

“…In majority of cases the site of infection was from multiple source (34%) followed by respiratory infection (26%).Skin and soft tissue infection was associated with the lowest mortality of 2.9%. …”
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Discovery of robust and highly specific microbiome signatures of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Emmanouil Nychas, Andrea Marfil-Sánchez, Xiuqiang Chen, Mohammad Mirhakkak, Huating Li, Weiping Jia, Aimin Xu, Henrik Bjørn Nielsen, Max Nieuwdorp, Rohit Loomba, Yueqiong Ni, Gianni Panagiotou

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Seasonal trends of pyogenic spondylodiscitis in Japan: a nationwide inpatient database study by Takayuki Motoyoshi, Takahisa Ogawa, Kazuyuki Fukushima, Satoshi Kutsuna, Haggai Schermann, Kiyohide Fushimi, Toshitaka Yoshii

“…Conclusion: The findings highlight significant seasonal variations in pyogenic spondylodiscitis, with different concomitant infections but no significant difference in MRSA infection across seasons. …”
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Severe pneumonia caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient with bronchiectasis and IgA nephropathy: a case report by Yi Lin, Zhao-Zhao Jiang, Xiao-Qian Chi, Jian-Sheng Chen, Chao Wen, Chao Zhang, Ying-Ying Wang, Guang-Liang Xie

“…The patient presented with tongue and lip ulcers, chest distress, cough, expectoration, and fever as the initial symptoms, which were extremely similar to common bacterial pulmonary infections. The laboratory examination and pulmonary computer tomography results indicated pulmonary infection, but the blood and multiple sputum cultures failed to identify the pathogen. …”
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Use of virtual reality to remotely train healthcare professionals in paediatric emergency tracheostomy skills: protocol for a multi-centre, non-inferiority educational intervention... by Jonathan R. Abbas, Noorulanne Younis, Emily Johnstone, Azita Rajai, Rachel Isba, Antony Payton, Brendan A. McGrath, Neil Tolley, Iain A. Bruce

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Intestinal schistosomiasis in remote areas of Southwest Ethiopia, a target region for large-scale mass drug administration by Yared Nigusu, Teshome Bekana, Eshetu Chilo, Sisay Teferi, Dereje Oljira Donacho, Dereje Gemeda, Tefera Darge, Abeza Mitiku, Abdi Geda Gedefa, Tadesse Sime, Wubishet Gezimu, Oda Gizaw, Gemechu Tadila, Miressa Bekana, Berhanu Erko

“…Nearly half (48.1%) of the S. mansoni infections among study participants were identified as heavy infections. …”
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Clonal dissemination of an NDM-2-producing Acinetobacter baumannii ST103 clone resulting in an outbreak in an intensive care unit of a Lebanese tertiary care hospital by Tania Nawfal Dagher, Linda Hadjadj, Fadi Bittar, Fadi Fenianos, Elias Abdo, Jean-Marc Rolain, Charbel Al-Bayssari

“…Conclusions: This study showed that infection control measures and adequate identification of NDM-producing A. baumannii remain a powerful tool to limit the spread of such resistant micro-organisms.…”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms after recovery from COVID-19: A questionnaire-based study in the Aseer region by Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani, Khalid Siraj Altalhiyyah, Mohammed Mousa Albariqi, Meshal Ali Alkhayri, Saad Ali Alshahrani, Sultan Saad Alnasser, Nawaf Mohammed Alshehri, Saad Haif Alqahtani, Saud Haif Alqahtani

“…The questionnaire covered participants’ data, COVID-19 infection status, and gastrointestinal tract symptoms during and after recovery from the infection. …”
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Physical Inactivation of Monodon Baculovirus (Mbv), a Pathogenic Virus of Tiger Prawn (Penaeus Monodon Fab.) by M. Alifuddin

“…Preparation of inoculum followed Momoyama and Sano (1988); shrimp test were infected by water borne infection.  Presence of infection indicated by histological observation of hipertropied hepatopancreas cell containing inclusion bodies of virus.  …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CAPRINE BRUCELLOSIS AND ZOONOTIC THREATS AT TWO SANITARY SECTORS OF BISKRA GOVERNORATE, ALGERIA by Adel Mammeri

“…This difference between the two S.S was found to be significant via Chi-square test (p < 0.05).68.48% of total herds sampled in the whole study area were infected. 47.36% of the herds present an infection rate higher than 5%, versus 52.63% with an infection rate lower than 5%. …”
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Progressive Back Pain due to Aspergillus nidulans Vertebral Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Surgical and Antifungal Management by Mark K. Lyons, Matthew T. Neal, Naresh P. Patel, Holenarasipur R. Vikram

“…Aspergillus osteomyelitis is a destructive and progressive infection that has been described both in immunosuppressed and in immunocompetent hosts. …”
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Morphological features of chronic virus-associated gastritis and duodenitis by S. Yu. Yermak, S. A. Lyalikov, M. G. Zubritsky

“…Helicobacter pylori infection was diagnosed by histological method i.e.: Romanovsky-Gimza stain of biopsy samples. …”
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Nocardia thailandica Brain Abscess in an Immunocompromised Patient by Muhammad Effendi, Samad Tirmizi, Dayna McManus, Anita J. Huttner, David R. Peaper, Jeffrey E. Topal

“…Due to the location of the infection, ceftriaxone was chosen because of optimal CNS penetration. …”
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A Curious Case of Dengue Fever: A Case Report of Unorthodox Manifestations by Raja Shakeel Mushtaque, Syed Masroor Ahmad, Rabia Mushtaque, Shahbano Baloch

“…He also developed hepatitis E infection while hepatitis A, B, or C serology profile showed no active infection. …”
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