Evaluation of a flow cytometry-based surrogate assay (FlowSA) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples by Vinit Upasani, Marjolein Knoester, Daniele Pantano, Lili Gard, Jolanda M. Smit, Bernardina T.F. van der Gun, Adriana Tami, Izabela A. Rodenhuis-Zybert

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Involvement of Pneumocystis jirovecii in infectious and other diseases in children and adults with immunosuppression of various origin by Rybalkina T.N., Karazhas N.V., Kornienko M.N., Avetisyan L.R., Boshyan R.E., Pulnova N.L., Kabikova O.F., Ivanova M.Yu., Chereshneva E.V.

“…To assess the risk of infection with P. jirovecii, pneumocystosis and its spread by healthcare workers. …”
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Effect of Bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccination on immune responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19 vaccination by Nicole L Messina, Susie Germano, Amy W Chung, Carolien E van deSandt, Natalie E Stevens, Lilith F Allen, Rhian Bonnici, Julio Croda, Claudio Counoupas, Branka Grubor‐Bauk, Ebene R Haycroft, Katherine Kedzierska, Ellie McDonald, Rebecca McElroy, Mihai G Netea, Boris Novakovic, Kirsten P Perrett, Laure F Pittet, Ruth A Purcell, Kanta Subbarao, James A Triccas, David J Lynn, Nigel Curtis, the BRACE Trial Consortium Group

“…Abstract Objectives Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccination has off‐target effects on disease risk for unrelated infections and immune responses to vaccines. This study aimed to determine the immunomodulatory effects of BCG vaccination on immune responses to vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2. …”
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Increased TLR4 Expression Aggravates Sepsis by Promoting IFN-γ Expression in CD38−/− Mice by Qi Li, Chenyi Wu, Zhenlong Liu, Huiqing Zhang, Yuna Du, Yuxiang Liu, Kuangyu Song, Qiaofa Shi, Rong Li

“…Also, TLR4 signaling pathway activation is essential in response to LPS infection. CD38 is one of the well-known regulators of innate immunity, whose dysregulation contributes to sepsis. …”
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Coccidiosis among goats in Baghdad Province - Iraq by Azhar Ali Faraj

“…The peak of infection was in spring and winter, and then the infection declined in hot and dry summer. …”
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Immune cell infiltration and modulation of the blood-brain barrier in a guinea pig model of tuberculosis: Observations without evidence of bacterial dissemination to the brain. by Amanda S Latham, Charlize E Geer, David F Ackart, Kristin N Weninger, Chase C Gross, Brendan K Podell, Randall J Basaraba, Julie A Moreno

“…Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, is a chronic inflammatory disease. Although typically associated with inflammation of the lungs and other peripheral tissues, increasing evidence has uncovered neurological consequences attributable to Mtb infection. …”
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Molecular analysis of zoonotic pathogens in free-ranging six-banded armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) from the Brazilian semiarid region by Ilanna Vanessa Pristo de Medeiros Oliveira, José Artur Brilhante Bezerra, Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura, Ana Carolina Yamakawa, Mariana Guimarães Nilsson, Jéssica da Silva Ferreira, Amanda Haisi, Felipe Fornazari, Hélio Langoni, João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula Antunes

“…The animals were euthanized following induction of anesthesia, and different biological samples were collected. Infection with four pathogens was subsequently evaluated: Leishmania infection was investigated by spleen and liver Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR); Leptospira spp. infection was evaluated by kidney PCR and serologically by microscopic agglutination test; T. gondii infection was assessed by PCR of the heart, lung, and spleen; and T. cruzi infection was investigated by heart and whole blood PCR and hemoculture. …”
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Associations between Extracellular Matrix Protein 1 Gene Polymorphism and Progression of Liver Disease by Xiuting He, Ting Liu, Rui Zhang, Xu Li

“…Haplotype analyses revealed twelve protective haplotypes against total chronic HBV infection and four against non-HCC chronic HBV infection. …”
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Psychosis in a 15-Year-Old Female with Herpes Simplex Encephalitis in a Background of Mannose-Binding Lecithin Deficiency by Kenneth Asogwa, Kwame Buabeng, Amarjit Kaur

“…Historically, psychotic disorder has been associated with viral infection. Herpes simplex infections and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) among other viral infections have been implicated in psychotic disorder. …”
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Antibody responses against influenza A decline with successive years of annual influenza vaccination by Sheena G. Sullivan, Arseniy Khvorov, Louise Carolan, Leslie Dowson, A. Jessica Hadiprodjo, Stephany Sánchez-Ovando, Yi Liu, Vivian K. Y. Leung, David Hodgson, Christopher C. Blyth, Marion Macnish, Allen C. Cheng, Michelle Haugenauer, Julia Clark, Sonia Dougherty, Kristine Macartney, Archana Koirala, Ameneh Khatami, Ajay Jadhav, Helen Marshall, Kathryn E. Riley, Peter A. B. Wark, Catherine Delahunty, Kanta Subbarao, Adam J. Kucharski, Annette Fox

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MftG is crucial for ethanol metabolism of mycobacteria by linking mycofactocin oxidation to respiration by Ana Patrícia Graça, Vadim Nikitushkin, Mark Ellerhorst, Cláudia Vilhena, Tilman E Klassert, Andreas Starick, Malte Siemers, Walid K Al-Jammal, Ivan Vilotijevic, Hortense Slevogt, Kai Papenfort, Gerald Lackner

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Correlation between carbapenem susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and modified antibiotic heterogeneity index: a multicenter observational study using a surveillance platform by Keisuke Sawada, Takaaki Kato, Shuji Kono, Hiromi Kaneko, Hayato Nakano, Shinobu Inada, Tatsuya Isogawa, Tadahiro Shimizu, Namiko Takahashi, Haruki Takano, Hiroaki Chiba, Makoto Sugimoto, Ryo Inose, Yuichi Muraki, Hideki Araoka

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Risk Predictors for Mortality in Inpatients with Cancer and Coronavirus Disease 2019 during the Omicron Wave by Kuan-Yu Chen, Chih-Cheng Lai, Chien-Tai Huang, Yin-Hsun Feng

“…We analyzed the characteristics and risk factors for mortality in hospitalized patients with cancer and laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during the Omicron wave. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective, single-center, cohort study of 206 patients with cancer and SARS-CoV-2 infection in southern Taiwan. …”
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Persistent Health and Cognitive Impairments up to Four Years Post-COVID-19 in Young Students: The Impact of Virus Variants and Vaccination Timing by Ashkan Latifi, Jaroslav Flegr

“…<b>Background:</b> The long-term consequences of COVID-19 infection are becoming increasingly evident in recent studies. …”
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Analysis of Reproductive Strategies and Immunological Interactions in <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i>-Resistant Japanese Tree Frogs by Ji-Eun Lee, Jun-Kyu Park, Yuno Do

“…Additionally, this analysis indicated that innate immunity was positively related to <i>Bd</i> infection intensities, indicating the activation of immunity upon infection. …”
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Resistance of Biomphalaria alexandrina to Schistosoma mansoni and Bulinus truncatus to Schistosoma haematobium Correlates with Unsaturated Fatty Acid Levels in the Snail Soft Tissu... by Marian Elias, Rasha S. Hanafi, Samia El-Bardicy, Ebtisam A. Hafez, Rashika El Ridi

“…Only a fraction of the Biomphalaria and Bulinus snail community shows patent infection with schistosomes despite continuous exposure to the parasite, indicating that a substantial proportion of snails may resist infection. …”
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Pancreas as an Occult Source of Recurrent Salmonella enteritidis Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient by Don Bambino Geno Tai, Laxmi Upadhyay, Ruchika Jain, Robert Goldstein

“…Salmonella infection usually presents as gastroenteritis and enteric fever. …”
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Diagnostic Challenges in the Detection of Actinomycotic Osteomyelitis of the Mandible: A Case Report by Elitsa G. Deliverska, Dimitar T. Yovchev, Marusia Zh. Genadieva, Sadeta J. Parusheva

“…Actinomycotic osteomyelitis is an infection of the jaw bones, typically associated with trauma or an underlying nonspecific infection or disease. …”
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S100P is a ferroptosis suppressor to facilitate hepatocellular carcinoma development by rewiring lipid metabolism by Min Yang, Weiwei Cui, Xiaoting Lv, Gaozhong Xiong, Caiyu Sun, Haocheng Xuan, Wei Ma, Xiuling Cui, Yeping Cheng, Lihui Han, Bo Chu

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Epidemiological Study of Hepatitis B, C and HIV Cases among the Foreigners Visiting Sulaimani City from 2013 Through 2016 by Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Asan Baram Hasan, Fenk Bakir Maarouf

“…Hepatitis B, C and HIV infections present a great public health problem worldwide. …”
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