Seroprevalence, Associated Factors, and Fetomaternal Outcome in Pregnant Women That Tested Positive to Hepatitis E Antibodies in Nigeria by Valentine Chimezie Okwara, Ikechukwu Innocent Mbachu, Victor Ikechukwu Ndububa, Henry Chima Okpara, Chioma Pauline Mbachu

“…Background. Hepatitis E virus infection is an emerging disease with varied courses in pregnancy. …”
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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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Pathogenicity of tick-derived lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus in BALB/c mice by Ziyan Liu, Xiaojie Liang, Liang Li, Ning Liu, Zedong Wang, Feng Wei

“…Results Here, we examined the tick-derived LCMV strain JX14 by inoculating BALB/c mice with 3.5 × 105 pfu of virus. The mice infected with LCMV displayed clinical manifestations including unkempt fur, anorexia, depression, and oliguria, which subsequently resolved by 10 days post infection (dpi) leading to survival of the infection. …”
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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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Epidemiology, natural history, and outcome of chronic hepatitis B in children by Chenyang Huang, Jing Li, Min Zhang, Junliang Fu, Fu-Sheng Wang, Haijuan Wang

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global epidemic whose prevention and control among children warrant significant attention. …”
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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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Pervasive horizontal transmission of Wolbachia in natural populations of closely related and widespread tropical skipper butterflies by Pedro Ribeiro, Anzhelika Butenko, Daniel Linke, Hamid Reza Ghanavi, Joana Isabel Meier, Niklas Wahlberg, Pável Matos-Maraví

“…We show that infection is maintained by high turnover rates driven mainly by pervasive horizontal transmissions, while also presenting novel cases of double infection by distantly related supergroups of Wolbachia in S. simplicius. …”
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Evaluation of Status of Getting ill with SARS CoV-2 and the Knowledge of Using and Attitudes of Personal Protective Equipment at Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Services Employees by Hasan Kara, Fatma Sözen Özmen

“…Results: The rate of individuals who experienced mild infection was 27.1% and the rate of individuals who experienced severe infection was 5.6%. …”
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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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Discovery of Evolutionary Loss of the Ubiquitin-like Autophagy-Related ATG12 System in a Lineage of Apicomplexa by Xiaoxia X. Lin, Yun D. Bai, Sichang T. Wang, Akira Nozawa, Tatsuya Sawasaki, Tatsunori Masatani, Kenji Hikosaka, Masahito Asada, Hirokazu Sakamoto

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The disappearing COVID-Naïve Population and comparative Roche vs. Abbott Test sensitivity: evidence from antibody seroprevalence in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin by Lorenzo Franchi, Vladimir Atanasov, Mark Stake, Garrett Bates, Kristen Osinski, John R Meurer, Bernard Black

“…Positive tests for spike protein antibodies were very high (86%; 19/22) even among unvaccinated persons who reported no knowledge of prior infection. Thus, by mid-2022, almost all persons were no longer COVID-naïve, defined as vaccination, infection (often without symptoms), or both. …”
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Latent tuberculosis prevalence in healthcare workers in Laos: a cross-sectional study by Sypaseuth Duangmixay, Siriphone Virachith, Judith M. Hübschen, Phitsada Siphanthong, Sakhone Suthepmany, Somphou Sayasone, Antony P. Black

“…Abstract Background Individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) have a high risk of active infection, morbidity and mortality. …”
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Justified Suspicion: Symptomatic Syphilitic Alopecia in a Patient with Well-Controlled HIV by Robert Jame, Yousif Al-Saeigh, Leo L. Wang, Kevin Wang

“…An estimated 25% of primary and secondary syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum, occurs in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Chesson et al., 2005). …”
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Immune Dysfunction in HIV: A Possible Role for Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in HIV Staging by Iorhen Ephraim Akase, Bolanle O. P. Musa, Reginald Onyedumarakwe Obiako, Abdurrahman Ahmad Elfulatiy, Abdullahi Asara Mohammed

“…HIV infection is a chronic infection that almost inevitably progresses to AIDS. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Maternal Anemia during Pregnancy in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: An Institutional Based Cross-Sectional Study by Mulugeta Melku, Zelalem Addis, Meseret Alem, Bamlaku Enawgaw

“…Low income, large family size, hookworm infection, and HIV infection were associated with anemia. …”
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Intraoperative Disinfection by Pulse Irrigation with Povidone-Iodine Solution in Spine Surgery by Vincenzo De Luna, Federico Mancini, Fernando De Maio, Gabriele Bernardi, Ernesto Ippolito, Roberto Caterini

“…Background. Deep wound infection in spine surgery is a debilitating complication for patients and increases costs. …”
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Evaluation of Antiplatelet/Anticoagulant Use and Prognosis in Primary Thrombophilia Patients with COVID-19 by Cenk Sunu, Alper Erkin, Ayşe Çelik Yılmaz

“…Conclusion: COVID-19 infection was found to cause bilateral lung involvement with diffuse microthrombi in patients with genetic thrombophilia. …”
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Gambaran Jumlah dan Hitung Jenis Leukosit Ayam Petelur yang diinfeksi L2 Toxocara Cati by Diyah Ayu Candra, Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti, Nove Hidayati, Kusnoto Kusnoto, Poedji Hastutiek, Retno Bijanti

“…It shows that there was not intereraction between time of infection process and infection dose of L2 T. Cati.…”
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Eilat virus isolated from Culex univittatus mosquitoes from the Namibian Zambezi Region influences in vitro superinfection with alpha- and flaviviruses in a virus-species-dependent... by Heiko D Guggemos, Anne Kopp, Katrin Voigt, Matthias Fendt, Selina L Graff, John K E Mfune, Christian Borgemeister, Sandra Junglen

“…We further showed that infection of cells with EILV MP458-NA-2018 reduced production of infectious particles of Sindbis virus by 2000-fold over the entire course of infection, whereas reduction rates of Bagaza and Middleburg virus were approximately 3-10-fold and dependent on time after infection. …”
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