Latent Toxoplasmosis among Breast Cancer Patients in Jahrom, South of Iran by Marzeieh Haghbin, Salar Maani, Mohammad Aref Bagherzadeh, Ahmadreza Bazmjoo, Heshmatollah Shakeri, Ali Taghipour, Shahab Falahi, Azra Kenarkoohi, Milad Badri, Amir Abdoli

“…Reactivation of latent toxoplasmosis is the main cause of severe infection among immunocompromised patients, including patients with cancer. …”
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Prevalence of Hymenolepis nana Among Individuals Referred to Health Centers in Iranshahr, Southeastern Iran (2020-2021) by Kareem Hatam-Nahavandi, Mostafa Rezaeian, Ehsan Ahmadpour, Abdolreza Narouiepour, Davood Anvari

“…Results: The overall prevalence of Hymenolepis nana infection was estimated at 0.28%. The higher infection rate was observed in patients from Iran Hospital (0.37%), followed by patients from Reference Laboratory (0.24%) and Khatam Hospital (0.16%). …”
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Cytoskeletal Vimentin Directs Cell‐Cell Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus by Yifan Xing, Zeyu Wen, Jie Mei, Xinyi Huang, Shuangshuang Zhao, Jin Zhong, Yaming Jiu

“…Here, we demonstrated that vimentin, a host intermediate filaments protein, is dispensable for HCV infection in cell models but essential for simulated in vivo infection in differentiated hepatocytes. …”
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The relationship between serum vitamin C levels and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in children by Ci Li, Zhiwei Zhu, Shicai Jiang, Xiang Feng, Liu Yang, Kaijie Gao, Jiajia Ni, Tiewei Li, Junmei Yang

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The Mycobacterium ulcerans toxin mycolactone causes destructive Sec61-dependent loss of the endothelial glycocalyx and vessel basement membrane to drive skin necrosis by Louise Tzung-Harn Hsieh, Belinda S Hall, Jane Newcombe, Tom A Mendum, Sonia Santana Varela, Yagnesh Umrania, Michael J Deery, Wei Q Shi, Josué Diaz-Delgado, Francisco J Salguero, Rachel E Simmonds

“…The drivers of tissue necrosis in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer disease) have historically been ascribed solely to the directly cytotoxic action of the diffusible exotoxin, mycolactone. …”
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Exosomes Derived from Schistosoma japonicum Cystatin-Treated Macrophages Attenuated CLP-Induced Sepsis in Mice by Feifei Huang, Yayun Qian, Huihui Li, Liang Chu, Chen Wan, Qili Shen, Qianqian Li, Xiuxiu Li, Xinyue Wu, Bin Zhan, Rui Zhou, Xiaodi Yang

“…Sepsis is a disease caused by multiple microbial infections resulting in multiple organ failure. Schistosoma japonicum secreted cystatin (Sj-Cys) is a strong immunomodulator that stimulates M2 macrophages and alleviates inflammatory damage caused by sepsis. …”
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Helicobacter pylori reduces METTL14-mediated VAMP3 m6A modification and promotes the development of gastric cancer by regulating LC3C-mediated c-Met recycling by Xixi Cui, Mingjie Chang, Yuqiong Wang, Jiayi Liu, Zenghui Sun, Qiyu Sun, Yundong Sun, Juchao Ren, Wenjuan Li

“…Therefore, our results show a novel METTL14-VAMP3-LC3C-c-Met signalling axis in the GC development mediated by H. pylori infection, which reveals a novel m6A epigenetic modification mechanism for GC and provides potential prognostic biomarkers for GC progression.…”
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Mechanisms of blaIMP-4 dissemination across diverse carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates by Ying Fu, Faye C. Morris, Stephanie C. Pereira, Xenia Kostoulias, Yan Jiang, Callum Vidor, Galain Williams, Yogi Srikhanta, Nenad Macesic, Yunsong Yu, Dena Lyras, Anton Y. Peleg

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COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PROSTATITIS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF MODERN REQUIREMENTS by H.V. Bachurin

“…Bacteriuria was revealed in 96 patients (81.3%), almost equally between the mono-infection (50 patients) and mixed infection (46 patients). …”
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Comparison of Culture, Cytotoxin Assay and Two Eia Tests with Clinical Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea by Marilyn Binning, Michael A John, Berend C Schieven, Thomas W Austin, Robert Lannigan, Zafar Hussain

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Lyme Neuroborreliosis: Preliminary Results from an Urban Referral Center Employing Strict CDC Criteria for Case Selection by David S. Younger, Stuart Orsher

“…burgdorferi infection, although the exact mechanisms remain uncertain.…”
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Toward Molecular Level of the “Salmonella-Victim” Ecology, Genetics, and Evolution by S.N. Rumyantsev

“…Despite considerable immunological, epidemiological, and genetic efforts, and increased understanding of how the Salmonella infection develops, many key questions concerning Salmonella infection remain unanswered. …”
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Pneumocystis carinii: A Review of an Important Opportunistic Pathogen in AIDS by M John Gill, Ron Read

“…Since the first report of human infection with Pneumocystis carinii in 1942, cases of pneumonia due to this opportunistic pathogen have become increasingly common. …”
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Schedule-based analysis of airborne transmission risk in public transportation systems by Jiali Zhou, Haris N. Koutsopoulos

“…Spatial infection rate patterns should also be considered during policymaking. …”
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Mitigation of epidemics in contact networks through optimal contact adaptation by Mina Youssef, Caterina Scoglio

“…This paper presents an optimal control problem formulation to minimize the total number of infection cases during the spread of susceptible-infected-recovered SIR epidemics in contact networks. …”
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Compartment Syndrome following Below-Knee Amputation by Adam S. Gerry, Zachary K. Christopher, Karan Patel, Todd A. Kile, Joshua S. Bingham

“…The necrotic tissue secondary to the compartment syndrome subsequently resulted in infection. Multiple irrigation and debridement procedures were performed to further manage the infection, and ultimately, the patient was deemed stable for discharge. …”
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Does Vibrio Vulnificus Present a Health Threat to Canadians? by Stanislava Stavric, Barbara Buchanan

“…OBJECTIVE: To review recent data on Vibrio vulnificus and its properties, characteristics of disease and epidemiology, sources of infection, population at risk, infectious dose, documented cases of infection and health risk from V vulnificus infection in Canada.…”
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Retraction Note: Molecular investigation and genetic diversity of Pediculus and Pthirus lice in France by Nadia Amanzougaghene, Oleg Mediannikov, Tran Duc Anh Ly, Philippe Gautret, Bernard Davoust, Florence Fenollar, Arezki Izri

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Klebsiella pneumoniae derived outer membrane vesicles mediated bacterial virulence, antibiotic resistance, host immune responses and clinical applications by Lifeng Li, Xinxiu Xu, Ping Cheng, Zengyuan Yu, Mingchao Li, Zhidan Yu, Weyland Cheng, Wancun Zhang, Huiqing Sun, Xiaorui Song

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae is a gram-negative pathogen that can cause multiple diseases including sepsis, urinary tract infections, and pneumonia. The escalating detections of hypervirulent and antibiotic-resistant isolates are giving rise to growing public concerns. …”
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Leveraging mobility data to analyze persistent SARS-CoV-2 mutations and inform targeted genomic surveillance by Riccardo Spott, Mathias W Pletz, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek, Aurelia Kimmig, Christiane Hadlich, Matthias Hauert, Mara Lohde, Mateusz Jundzill, Mike Marquet, Petra Dickmann, Ruben Schüchner, Martin Hölzer, Denise Kühnert, Christian Brandt

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