Protocol for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status through airway microbiome profiling by Geoffrey Olweny, Moses Levi Ntayi, Edward Kyalo, Alex Kayongo

“…Summary: This protocol describes the steps to determine an airway microbiome signature for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status. We outline procedures for processing microbiome data, calculating diversity measures, and fitting Dirichlet multinomial mixture models. …”
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The value of common blood parameters for the differential diagnosis of respiratory tract infections in children by Jun’e Ma, Ting Tian, Nianyi Zeng, Yue Gu, Xuewei Ren, Zhengjiang Jin

“…Therefore, LYM and EOS counts and ratios, along with NLR, can serve as effective blood parameters for differentiating Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections from influenza A virus infections in children.…”
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Enhancing epidemic preparedness: a data-driven system for managing respiratory infections by Moslem Sarani, Katayoun Jahangiri, Manoochehr Karami, Mohammadreza Honarvar

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Evaluating the risk of bacterial infections associated with the most handled Iraqi notes in Kalar by Hassan Mohammad Tawfeeq, Mohammed Hassan Fatah, Ahmed Mohammed Tofiq

“…Every day new sources of microbial and especially bacterial infections are reported, which are not taken into account, the fact that these sources have been implicated in the outbreaks of these infections. …”
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Dynamics of a Computer Virus Propagation Model with Delays and Graded Infection Rate by Zizhen Zhang, Limin Song

“…A four-compartment computer virus propagation model with two delays and graded infection rate is investigated in this paper. The critical values where a Hopf bifurcation occurs are obtained by analyzing the distribution of eigenvalues of the corresponding characteristic equation. …”
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Outer Retinopathies Associated with COVID-19 Infection: Case Reports and Review of Literature by Naima Zaheer, Mohammad O. Tallouzi, N. Ajith Kumar, Sreekanth Sreekantam

“…We reported three cases of outer retinopathies associated with COVID-19 infection. All three patients were young females. The first two patients presented within days of COVID-19 infection with complaints of black spots in the eyes. …”
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New Diagnostics for Fungal Infections in Transplant Infectious Disease: A Systematic Review by Apurva Akkad, Neha Nanda

“…Fungal infections are common in highly immunosuppressed, solid organ transplant recipients. …”
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Anthelmintic Drug Resistance of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Naturally Infected Goats in Haramaya, Ethiopia by Anteneh Wondimu, Yehualashet Bayu

“…Experimental investigation by faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) and larval cultures were used to assess the occurrence of anthelmintic resistance in naturally infected goats with gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) in Haramaya, Ethiopia. …”
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Study of Lophomonas blattarum Infection in Kidney Transplant Patients in Mashhad City, Iran by Zahra Gheisari, Fariba Berenji, Fatemeh Nazemian, Seyed Ali Akbar Shamsian, Lida Jarahi, Mahmoud Parian, Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash, Ghodratollah Salehi Sangani

“…This group of patients is susceptible to opportunistic infection as well as lophomoniasis. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and clinical manifestation of pulmonary infections caused by L. blattarum in kidney transplant recipients. …”
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The Effect of Mycobacterium avium Complex Infections on Routine Mycobacterium bovis Diagnostic Tests by Claire Barry, David Corbett, Douwe Bakker, Peter Andersen, Jim McNair, Sam Strain

“…Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is diagnosed in naturally infected populations exposed to a wide variety of other pathogens. …”
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Infections Caused by Actinomyces neuii: A Case Series and Review of an Unusual Bacterium by Nathan Zelyas, Susan Gee, Barb Nilsson, Tracy Bennett, Robert Rennie

“…To analyse A. neuii infections in Alberta, Canada, and review the literature regarding this unusual pathogen. …”
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Characterization of serum metabolome and respiratory microbiota in children with influenza A virus infection by Xinyi Shi, Shenghao Hua, Zeyuan Chen, Weiyi Cao, Mengqing Xiao, Wenlong Pei, Zhe Cao, Zhan Zhang, Haibing Yang, Haibing Yang, Xuejun Shao, Yu Xia, Yu Xia

“…Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology…”
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Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection by Alexander Shimabukuro-Vornhagen, Jan Rybniker, Shahram Zoghi, Gerd Faetkenheuer, Guido Michels, Erland Erdmann, Michael von Bergwelt-Baildon, Matthias Kochanek

“…Here, we report the case of an HIV infected patient that was treated for pneumonia with a macrolid antibiotic. …”
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Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in Basra, Iraq by Khairallah A S Mohammed, Maha M Hameed, Abdullah H Mousa, Amar T Saleh

“…Background Despite saving millions of lives through blood transfusion, transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs) still threaten the lives of patients requiring blood transfusion. …”
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Parasitic infection prevalence in tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in the Littoral Region of Cameroon by Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Patience Agwa Fonong, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Nancielle Mbiatong Tchatat, Desmond Akumtoh Nkimbeng, Frank Noel Nietcho, Juluis Visnel Foyet, Fanny Fri Fombad, Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Jerome Fru Cho, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

Subjects: “…Parasitic infections…”
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Asymptotic Properties of a Hepatitis B Virus Infection Model with Time Delay by Xiaohong Tian, Rui Xu

“…A hepatitis B virus infection model with time delay is discussed. By analyzing the corresponding characteristic equations, the local stability of each of the feasible equilibria of the model is studied. …”
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Relapsing Campylobacter jejuni Systemic Infections in a Child with X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia by Paola Ariganello, Giulia Angelino, Alessia Scarselli, Irene Salfa, Martina Della Corte, Arianna De Matteis, Patrizia D'Argenio, Susanna Livadiotti, Emma C. Manno, Cristina Russo, Andrea Finocchi, Caterina Cancrini

“…C. jejuni should always be suspected in XLA patients with signs and symptoms of systemic infection, and treatment should be based on antibiogram to assure the eradication of the pathogen.…”
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Hospital-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review by Michelle Ng, Patrizia Maria Carrieri, Lindila Awendila, Maria Eugenia Socías, Rod Knight, Lianping Ti

“…People living with hepatitis C infection (HCV) have a significant impact on the global healthcare system, with high rates of inpatient service use. …”
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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Men with Urinary Tract Infection by Jan Van Keer, Daan Detroyer, Bert Bammens

“…He was diagnosed with an E. coli urinary infection and treated with amoxicillin and removal of the indwelling catheter. …”
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Influence of Enhanced Recovery Pathway on Surgical Site Infection after Colonic Surgery by Caroline Gronnier, Fabian Grass, Christiane Petignat, Basile Pache, Dieter Hahnloser, Giorgio Zanetti, Nicolas Demartines, Martin Hübner

“…The present study aimed to evaluate a potential effect of ERAS on surgical site infections (SSI). Methods. Colonic surgical patients operated between May 2011 and September 2015 constituted the cohort for this retrospective analysis. …”
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