Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Prior Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting: Consider the Tip! by Petros Charalampoudis

“…Apart from acute appendicitis, primary or secondary VP catheter tip infection must be considered because the latter can be disastrous.…”
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Prevalence of Monogenean Helminth Ectoparasites on Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Culture Ponds in Laban Village, Menganti District, Gresik Regency, East Java Province by Sri Subekti Bendryman, Adelina Grace, Eduardus Bimo Aksono

“…The aims of this study are to know the prevalence of monogenean helminth ecto-parasites infection on catfish culture, to know determine the number of monogenean infection on 100 samples consists of 1 and 3 months old of catfish. …”
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Role of Axillary Lymph Nodes Involvement in Some Complications of Modified Radical Mastectomy by Hussein Abbas Obaid, Mohammed Radhi Mohammed, Haider Hussein Abd

“…Some complications following mastectomy are wound infection, lymphedema, and seroma. Objectives: To explore lymph node involvement role in some complications of MRM. …”
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Beyond the jab: Unravelling the complexities of vaccine adoption for East Coast Fever in rural Kenya. by Ann W Muthiru, Josphat Muema, Nyamai Mutono, S M Thumbi, Salome A Bukachi

“…This study sought to provide a detailed examination of the dynamics that shape Infection Treatment Method (ITM) vaccine adoption behaviours. …”
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Spatio-temporal behaviour of SIR models with cross-diffusion and vital dynamics by Maryam Ahmadpoortorkamani, Alexei Cheviakov

“…The present contribution identifies and studies specific features of the new model’s dynamics, including various types of infection waves and buffer zones protected from the infection. …”
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The Opportunistic Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes: Pathogenicity and Interaction with the Mucosal Immune System by Markus Schuppler, Martin J. Loessner

“…Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen causing listeriosis, an often fatal infection leading to meningitis, sepsis, or infection of the fetus and abortion in susceptible individuals. …”
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An integrated public health approach for a successful strategy against HIV: The case of Swaziland by Yacob Habboush, Noor Daoud

“…However, this might be changing soon as the incidents of new HIV infection are decreasing and the prevalence of HIV infection are stabilizing. …”
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Modelling In Vivo HIV Dynamics under Combined Antiretroviral Treatment by B. Mobisa, G. O. Lawi, J. K. Nthiiri

“…The existence of an infection free and positive endemic equilibrium is established. …”
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Severe Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Mild Pneumonia Caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia by Zafer Kurugol, Serife Sebnem Onen, Guldane Koturoglu

“…We report a case of M. pneumoniae infection presenting with severe hemolytic anemia in a 4-year-old girl, with a ten-day history of paleness, weakness, and nonproductive cough. …”
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The Role of Sialic Acid-Binding Receptors (Siglecs) in the Immunomodulatory Effects of Trypanosoma cruzi Sialoglycoproteins on the Protective Immunity of the Host by Alexandre Morrot

“…Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is an important endemic infection in Latin America. Lately, it has also become a health concern in the United States and Europe. …”
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A note on the global properties of an age-structured viral dynamic model with multiple target cell populations by Shaoli Wang, Jianhong Wu, Libin Rong

“…Some viruses can infect different classes of cells. The age of infection can affect the dynamics of infected cells and viral production. …”
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Contemporary Evaluation and Management of the Diabetic Foot by Bauer E. Sumpio

“…Ulcers are breaks in the dermal barrier with subsequent erosion of underlying subcutaneous tissue that may extend to muscle and bone, and superimposed infection is a frequent and costly complication. The pathophysiology of diabetic foot disease is multifactorial and includes neuropathy, infection, ischemia, and abnormal foot structure and biomechanics. …”
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Intestine-derived fibroblast growth factor 19 alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury by regulating bile acid homeostasis and directly improving oxidative stress by Xiaomeng Tang, Jingjing Ning, Yilin Zhao, Shuyun Feng, Lujing Shao, Tiantian Liu, Huijie Miao, Yucai Zhang, Chunxia Wang

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Cytomegalovirus Pathogenesis in Transplantation by Jane E Grundy

“…Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the immunocompromised; however, even within this group of patients, infection with CMV is not synonymous with disease. …”
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Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy: How low can we get? by Imran Bin Mohamed Noor, Sze Khen Tan

“… Pleural infection is a common medical problem with significant mortality and morbidity.1 Despite advances in antibiotic therapy, the incidence of pleural infection is increasing in the Western world. …”
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The Cause of Trichinosis and its Prevention Through Safe Food Handling Practices by Alina Balaguero, Keith R. Schneider

“…Schneider, discusses Trichinosis, an infection caused by the foodborne pathogen Trichinella, and provides information on preventing the infection, recognizing symptoms, and receiving treatment. …”
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Myocarditis and neutrophil-mediated vascular leakage but not cytokine storm associated with fatal murine leptospirosisResearch in context by Stylianos Papadopoulos, David Hardy, Frédérique Vernel-Pauillac, Magali Tichit, Ivo G. Boneca, Catherine Werts

“…On day 3 post infection, the mice were humanely euthanised and blood and organs were collected. …”
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Emergence and clonal dissemination of KPC-2- and NDM-1-coharboring Citrobacter freundii in China with an IncR plasmid by Juanjuan Zhou, Minghui Zhen, Kaijie Gao, Lu Xu, Dongyu Zhang, Junmei Yang

“…In this study, we report the largest cohort of eight KPC-2-NDM-1-C. freundii isolated from children with urinary tract infections. Comprehensive characterization, including antimicrobial susceptibility testing, plasmid conjugation, whole-genome sequencing, and comparative genomics, was conducted for these clinical strains. …”
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Development and utilization of Treponema pallidum expressing green fluorescent protein to study spirochete-host interactions and antibody-mediated clearance: expanding the toolbox... by Kristina N. Delgado, Crystal F. Vicente, Christopher M. Hennelly, Farhang Aghakhanian, Jonathan B. Parr, Kevin P. Claffey, Justin D. Radolf, Kelly L. Hawley, Melissa J. Caimano

“…Untreated syphilis can lead to infection of multiple organ systems, including the central nervous system. …”
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Corrigendum: Heterogeneous phenotype of a Chinese Familial WHIM syndrome with CXCR4V340fs gain-of-function mutation by Yu Huang, Yu Huang, Yu Huang, Lu Li, Lu Li, Ran Chen, Ran Chen, Lang Yu, Lang Yu, Shunkai Zhao, Yanjun Jia, Yanjun Jia, Ying Dou, Ying Dou, Ying Dou, Zhiyong Zhang, Zhiyong Zhang, Yunfei An, Yunfei An, Xuemei Tang, Xuemei Tang, Xiaodong Zhao, Xiaodong Zhao, Lina Zhou

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