Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 and Impact on Disease Course in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Panu Wetwittayakhlang, Farah Albader, Petra A Golovics, Gustavo Drügg Hahn, Talat Bessissow, Alain Bitton, Waqqas Afif, Gary Wild, Peter L Lakatos

“…After initial infection, 61% of IBD patients received COVID-19 vaccinations. …”
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Rare Case of Aspergillus ochraceus Osteomyelitis of Calcaneus Bone in a Patient with Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Farhang Babamahmoodi, Tahereh Shokohi, Fatemeh Ahangarkani, Mojtaba Nabili, Elham Afzalian Ashkezari, Sosan Alinezhad

“…One of the major complications of the disease is foot ulcer that is prone to infection. The most common causes of infection which have been reported in these patients are bacteria and fungi such as Candida, Aspergillus, and Rhizopus species. …”
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The Role of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Questionnaire Survey by Cheng Zhou, Ran Jia, Jinqiu Yang, Tong Liu, Xiaoyan Liu, Lin Yang, Wenxia Zhao

“…The objective of this questionnaire was to assess the infection status in the COVID-19 pandemic since December in Henan Province, China, and the prevalence of infection in people who were taking ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) during this period. …”
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Effect of Multi-channel Functional Electrical Stimulation on Cognitive Function of Bedridden Elderly by Dandan XIE, Yulian REN, Cheng CHEN, Chen ZHANG, Xiaokuo HE

“…Objective:To explore the effect of multi-channel functional electrical stimulation (FES) on the cognitive function of bedridden elderly, and observe its effect on the complications due to long-term bed, such as pulmonary infection, urinary tract infection and pressure sores.Methods:76 bedridden elderly were randomly assigned to the FES group (<italic>n</italic>=38) and control group (<italic>n</italic>=38). …”
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A Case Report of Complete Resolution of Auricular Mucormycosis in an 18-Month-Old Diabetic Child by Mariam Aljehani, Hatem Alahmadi, Mansour Alshamani

“…One of the most rare but deadly types of infectious fungal infection is Mucormycosis. All the cases reported with this type of infection are immunocompromised individuals. …”
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Incidence of Helicobacter pylori in Type l Diabetes Mellitus Patients and Association with Certain HLA Alleles by Samir S. Aljawahiry, Naer A. M. Alkaabawi, Alaa A. Jawad

“…Background: Helicobacter pylori infection was mainly the factor that causes both gastric tumors and lymphomas. …”
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Characterization of Enterobacterales growing on selective CPE screening plates with a focus on non-carbapenemase-producing strains by Reut Efrati Epchtien, Elizabeth Temkin, Mor N. Lurie-Weinberger, Ophir Kastel, Alona Keren-Paz, David Schwartz, Yehuda Carmeli

“…Laboratory reporting of these MDR bacteria might be useful for guiding treatment and prophylaxis when indicated, as well as for infection control.IMPORTANCESelective screening plates for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are used to detect CPE carriers for infection control purposes. …”
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OMIC Technologies and Vaccine Development: From the Identification of Vulnerable Individuals to the Formulation of Invulnerable Vaccines by Nicola Cotugno, Alessandra Ruggiero, Veronica Santilli, Emma Concetta Manno, Salvatore Rocca, Sonia Zicari, Donato Amodio, Manuela Colucci, Paolo Rossi, Ofer Levy, Federico Martinon-Torres, Andrew J. Pollard, Paolo Palma

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Recurrence of Asymptomatic COVID-19 after Recovery among Healthcare Workers by Cucunawangsih Cucunawangsih, Ratna Sari Wijaya, Nata Pratama Hardjo Lugito, Ivet Suriapranata

“…The RT-PCR assay confirmed the first and second infection episodes. All cases showed negative RT-PCR results in the period between two infection episodes. …”
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Study of pathogenicity of fowl pox and pigeon pox virus isolates recovered in Russian Federation by S. A. Pokhvalny, A. N. Spiridonov

“…The paper demonstrates results of the studies of pathogenicity of fowl pox virus (Chicken/Rus-Rjazan/ FPV/2009 isolate) and pigeon pox virus (Pigeon/Rus-Astrakhan/PGPV/2012 and Pigeon/Rus-Vladimir/ PGPV/2010 isolates) using cross-infection. The chicks were infected intraocularly and intranasally or in-tradermally and epidermally. …”
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Regulation of viral replication by host restriction factors by Ying Lin, Ying Lin, Ying Lin, Yun Zhu, Yun Zhu, Ling Jing, Ling Jing, Ling Jing, Xiaobo Lei, Xiaobo Lei, Zhengde Xie, Zhengde Xie

“…As obligate parasites, viruses rely on host cells to replicate, and host cells have developed numerous defense mechanisms to counteract viral infection. Host restriction factors (HRFs) are critical components of the early antiviral response. …”
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Age-Dependent Differences in Systemic and Cell-Autonomous Immunity to L. monocytogenes by Ashley M. Sherrid, Tobias R. Kollmann

“…Host defense against infection can broadly be categorized into systemic immunity and cell-autonomous immunity. …”
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Metabolomic profiling and prognostication in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome by David Furfaro, Xiaoyu Che, Wenhao Gou, Matthew J. Cummings, Nischay Mishra, Daniel Brodie, Thomas Briese, Oliver Fiehn, W. Ian Lipkin, Max R. O'Donnell

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Investigation of seroprevalence of maedi-visna disease in sheep flocks in afyonkarahisar province by Ömer Barış İnce

“…<b>Aim:</b> In this study, it was aimed to determine the presence of Maedi-Visna Virus (MVV) infection in sheep in Afyonkarahisar province serologically and to analyze the risk factors associated with MVV infection in the region.…”
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Motion – The Available Treatments for Hepatitis C Are Cost Effective: Arguments against the Motion by W Ray Kim

“…Hepatitis C is a prevalent infection in North America. However, the natural history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the general population is not fully understood. …”
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Approach to endoscopic procedures during COVID-19 pandemic – not as expected by Tomasz Ratyński, Arkadiusz Bednarczuk, Grażyna Rydzewska

“…Therefore, the work schedule and infrastructure have been rearranged in order to minimise the risk of transmission of infection to the personnel as well as to ensure continuous preparedness to perform all endoscopic procedures in patients infected with or suspected of SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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The first record and occurrence of microsporidian pathogen, Chytridiopsis cf. typographi (Microspora) in Pityokteines curvidens (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) populations in Türkiye by Tuğba Sağlam, Mustafa Yaman

“…The infection ranged from 0.8 to 3.6%. The results of our study show that C. typographi has established a relatively stable infection in the P. curvidens populations over the last decade. …”
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Listeria Rhombencephalitis Complicating Anti-TNF Treatment during an Acute Flare of Crohn’s Colitis by L. Stratton, G. R. Caddy

“…In those on multiple immunosuppressants, a diet similar to that followed in pregnancy may minimise risk of acquiring this infection. Clinicians must always have a high index of suspicion for opportunistic infection in such immunocompromised patients.…”
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Nanopore sequencing reveals that DNA replication compartmentalisation dictates genome stability and instability in Trypanosoma brucei by Marija Krasiļņikova, Catarina A. Marques, Emma M. Briggs, Craig Lapsley, Graham Hamilton, Dario Beraldi, Kathryn Crouch, Richard McCulloch

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Long-term Effects of COVID-19 on Sleep Patterns by Salma Batool-Anwar, Olabimpe S. Fashanu, Stuart F. Quan

“…After COVID-19, there was an increase in the percentage of participants reporting difficulty initiating (39±49% vs. 31±46% prior to COVID-19 infection P = 0.01). Similarly, the participants reported difficulty in maintaining sleep after COVID infection (57% vs. 43% prior to infection P < 0.001). …”
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