Investigation of natural infection of BALB C mice by Bartonella henselae by Luciene Silva dos Santos, Sayros Akyro Soares Martins, Francine Ramos Scheffer, Alexandre Seiji Maekawa, Rafaela de Paula Silva, Gabriel Rabelo de Araújo, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho, Marina Rovani Drummond

“…Despite being a widely distributed bacterium that causes chronic infection, Bartonella henselae infection has not been investigated in any protocol that characterizes SPF animals. …”
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The Liver as Another Possible Target Organ for Bacillus cereus Infection by Mario Alessandri-Bonetti, Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Giacomo Luppi, Silvia Angeletti, Giordano Dicuonzo, Antonio Picardi

“…A case of liver abscess due to Bacillus cereus infection in an immunocompetent 59-year-old man is reported. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Hepatitis A Infection with Extrahepatic Manifestations by Geetika Bhatt, Varrinder S. Sandhu, Charlene K. Mitchell

“…Clinicians should be aware to look for hepatitis A infection in a patient with atypical clinical picture causing a widespread systemic inflammatory response. …”
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Modified Two-Stage Exchange for Periprosthetic Joint Infection in UKA by Andrew G. Yun, Marilena Qutami, Kory B. Dylan Pasko

“…Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare complication following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), and current management guidelines are still evolving. …”
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Clostridium difficile – an Important Opportunistic Pathogen in Healthcare-Associated Infections by Soohyoun Ahn, Amarat H. Simonne

“…This factsheet will provide an overview of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with a focus on healthcare-associated infections. …”
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Hepatitis E virus infection among blood donors in Zhengzhou by ZHAO Hongna, WEI Yueguang, YAN Lumin, TU Tiantian, WANG Shumin, WEI Yihui, WANG Yifang, ZHAO Lei, CHEN Mingjun

“…[Objective] To analyze the infection status of hepatitis E virus (HEV) among blood donors in Zhengzhou, so as to provide data support for formulating local blood screening strategies. …”
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Basic stochastic models for viral infection within a host by Sukhitha W. Vidurupola, Linda J. S. Allen

“…Stochastic differential equation (SDE) models are formulated for intra-host virus-cell dynamics during the early stages of viral infection, prior to activation of the immune system. …”
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Current Antibiotic Treatment and Outcome for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Alasdair P MacGowan, Tracey Halladay, Andrew M Lovering

“…Antibiotic choice may have an impact on the duration of hospital stay by increasing side effects, predisposing patients to hospitalacquired infection or reduced clinical efficacy. Patient expectation is largely unstudied in pulmonary infection.…”
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Two Atypical Cases of Hantavirus Infections from Sri Lanka by N. D. B. Ehelepola, B. M. L. S. Basnayake, S. M. B. Y. Sathkumara, K. L. R. Kaluphana

“…Here, we present two cases of hantavirus infections from Sri Lanka (in South Asia) initially misdiagnosed as leptospirosis and later further investigated and diagnosed as hantavirus infections with serological confirmation of the diagnosis. …”
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Chagas Disease, a Triatomine Bug-Transmitted Protozoan Infection by Bethany R. Eutsey, Cameron J. Jack, Shelley A. Whitehead, Eva A. Buckner

“…In the US, approximately 300,000 people are currently infected with Chagas disease, 18,000 in Florida. Most if not all of them were infected elsewhere; local transmission of Chagas disease via triatomines in the US is rare. …”
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Bali Belly: Salmonella senftenberg Found in an Infected Ovarian Endometrioma by P. D. M. Pathiraja, Junaid Rafi, Emily Woolnough, Anna Clare

“…Initial antibiotic treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease failed, and the patient progressed to septic shock requiring surgical evacuation of an infected ovarian endometrioma. Microbiological samples from stool, ovary, and peritoneal fluid revealed infection with Salmonella senftenberg. …”
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Acute Cheilitis Associated with Oseltamivir after Influenzae A Infection by Koji Yokoyama, Mitsukazu Mamada

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Congenital Malaria due to Plasmodium Vivax Infection in a Neonate by Ravi Bhatia, Dinesh Rajwaniya, Priti Agrawal

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Bifurcation analysis of multistability and hysteresis in a model of HIV infection by I. V. Mironov, M. Yu. Khristichenk, Yu. M. Nechepurenko, D. S. Grebennikov, G. A. Bocharov

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Comprehensive Assessment of the Risk of Symptomatic Embolism in Patients With Infective Endocarditis by Sebastian D. Santos‐Patarroyo, Juan A. Quintero‐Martinez, Brian D. Lahr, Supavit Chesdachai, Daniel C. DeSimone, Hector R. Villarraga, Hector I. Michelena, Larry M. Baddour

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Serological Investigation of Akabane Virus Infection in Cattle and Sheep in Nigeria by Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, Comfort Oluladun Aiki-Raji, Emmanuel Chibuzor Umeh, Samat Odunayo Mustapha, Adebowale Idris Adebiyi

“…The detection of antibody-positive animals among unvaccinated cattle and sheep provides evidence of AKAV infection in Nigeria. These findings call for continuous monitoring of the disease among ruminants in order to ascertain the actual burden and increase awareness of the disease. …”
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Intracardiac Device and Prosthetic Infections: What Do We Know? by B Lynn Johnston, John M Conly

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Fidaxomicin: A Novel Agent for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection by George G Zhanel, Andrew J Walkty, James A Karlowsky

“…BACKGROUND: Due to the limitations of existing treatment options for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), new therapies are needed.…”
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Deterministic Epidemic Models for Ebola Infection with Time-Dependent Controls by Eric Okyere, Johnson De-Graft Ankamah, Anthony Kodzo Hunkpe, Dorcas Mensah

“…In this paper, we have studied epidemiological models for Ebola infection using nonlinear ordinary differential equations and optimal control theory. …”
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Clostridium difficile: An Important Opportunistic Pathogen in Healthcare-Associated Infections by Soohyoun Ahn, Amarat Simonne

“… Healthcare-associated infections are infections that patients can get while receiving medical treatment in a healthcare facility. …”
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