Multisite Infection with Mycobacterium abscessus after Replacement of Breast Implants and Gluteal Lipofilling by Eva Rüegg, Alexandre Cheretakis, Ali Modarressi, Stephan Harbarth, Brigitte Pittet-Cuénod

“…Due to late manifestation, infections occur when patients are back home, where they must be managed properly. …”
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Latent Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: An Ultrasound Diagnosed Case of Penicillin Treatment Failure by Lucia Pasquini, Elena Rita Magro-Malosso, Adalgisa Cordisco, Michele Trotta, Mariarosaria Di Tommaso

“…We highlight the importance of ultrasound in suspecting fetal infection and in evaluation of the fetal response after penicillin treatment.…”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection, Chronic Inflammation, and Genomic Transformations in Gastric MALT Lymphoma by Magdalena Witkowska, Piotr Smolewski

“…Nowadays, it is believed that the main role in the development of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma plays Helicobacter pylori infection. This world-wide distributed bacteria is in charge of most cases of not only upper gastrointestinal tract disorders but also some of extragastric problems. …”
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A pressure model of immune response to mycobacteriumtuberculosis infection in several space dimensions by Fabrizio Clarelli, Roberto Natalini

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a widely diffused infection. However, in general, the human immune system is able to contain it. …”
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Heterogeneities in infection outcomes across species: sex and tissue differences in virus susceptibility by Roberts, Katherine E, Longdon, Ben

“…Species vary in their susceptibility to pathogens, and this can alter the ability of a pathogen to infect a novel host. However, many factors can generate heterogeneity in infection outcomes, obscuring our ability to understand pathogen emergence. …”
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A rare case of culture-negative infective endocarditis following cataract surgery by Gayashani K. Jayasinghe, Logeswaran Dinusha, Udara S. Perera, Indrakumar Jegarajah

“…The patient had no history of valvular disease or any predisposing condition for infective endocarditis. The bacteremia was strongly suspected to have resulted from cataract surgery, although no obvious signs of eye infection were observed during the postoperative period. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Helminthic Intestinal Infection in Lurambi Subcounty, Kakamega, Kenya by Ruth W. Kiiti, Elizabeth N. Omukunda, Jackson C. Korir

“…Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and schistosome infections have been known to be major causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan countries. …”
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Molecular Diversity of Sapovirus Infection in Outpatients Living in Nanjing, China (2011–2013) by Hong-ying Zhang, Meng-kai Qiao, Xuan Wang, Min He, Li-min Shi, Guo-xiang Xie, Hei-ying Jin

“…Between 2011 and 2013, 16 sapovirus positive cases were confirmed by real-time PCR. The infected cases increased from two in 2011 and six in 2012 to eight in 2013. …”
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Extreme Procalcitonin Elevation without Proven Bacterial Infection Related to Amphetamine Abuse by András Lovas, Zsuzsanna Ágoston, Klára Késmárky, Péter Hankovszky, Zsolt Molnár

“…Although PCT has high sensitivity and specificity in differentiating bacterial sepsis from nonbacterial inflammation, our case report shows for the first time that it can be extremely elevated following serious amphetamine intoxication without bacterial infection.…”
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Detection of Urinary Tract Pathology in Some Schistosoma haematobium Infected Nigerian Adults by O. S. Onile, H. O. Awobode, V. S. Oladele, A. M. Agunloye, C. I. Anumudu

“…Screening for Schistosoma haematobium infection and its possible morbidity was carried out in 257 adult participants in Eggua community, Ogun State, Nigeria. …”
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Analysis of risk factors of Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease by Alicja Jakubowska, Dorota Szydlarska, Grażyna Rydzewska

Subjects: “…clostridioides difficile infection…”
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POCT Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by PGM and Application of Preventing Nosocomial Infection of Bronchoscopy by Tao Wen, Houqi Ning, Yinping Yang, Jinze Zhang

“…The objective of this research is to establish a prompt and precise method for the identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with the ultimate goal of mitigating the risk of nosocomial infections linked to this pathogen. Methods. The magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were synthesized in a single step, followed by the optimization of the coating process with antibodies and invertase to produce the bifunctionalized IMIc. …”
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Proteomic profiling of the local and systemic immune response to pediatric respiratory viral infections by Emily Lydon, Christina M. Osborne, Brandie D. Wagner, Lilliam Ambroggio, J. Kirk Harris, Ron Reeder, Todd C. Carpenter, Aline B. Maddux, Matthew K. Leroue, Nadir Yehya, Joseph L. DeRisi, Mark W. Hall, Athena F. Zuppa, Joseph Carcillo, Kathleen Meert, Anil Sapru, Murray M. Pollack, Patrick McQuillen, Daniel A. Notterman, Charles R. Langelier, Peter M. Mourani

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Hair Barrette Induced Cochlear Implant Receiver Stimulator Site Infection with Extrusion by Trung N. Le, Jordan Hochman, Darren Leitao

“…Background. Cochlear implant infections and extrusion are uncommon but potentially devastating complications. …”
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Propionibacterium acnes Infection after Craniotomy in a Young Adult with Subdural Hematoma by Hind El Soufi, Yahya El Soufi, Farshad Bagheri

“…When present, it likely reflects a true infection rather than contamination requiring urgent intervention. …”
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Consequences of non-Markovian healing processes on epidemic models with recurrent infections on networks by José Carlos M Silva, Diogo H Silva, Francisco A Rodrigues, Silvio C Ferreira

“…Compared with standard susceptible-infected-recovered-susceptible dynamics, the epidemic lifespan on star graphs is severely reduced as the number of stages increases. …”
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The Japanese encephalitis virus NS1' protein facilitates virus infection in mosquitoes. by Yuwei Liu, Yutian Huang, Ruidong Li, Chang Miao, Yi He, Changhao Xu, Xi Zhu, Bowen Li, Rui Wu, Qin Zhao, Yiping Wen, Xiaobo Huang, Qi-Gui Yan, Yi-Fei Lang, Shan Zhao, Yiping Wang, Yajie Hu, San-Jie Cao, Senyan Du

“…Additionally, this research elucidated the underlying mechanism by which the NS1' protein enhances viral infection in mosquitoes by RNA-Seq analysis. Specifically, the NS1' protein was found to facilitate infection through the suppression of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) regulated by the Toll pathway.…”
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Trichosporon asahii Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient with Severe COVID-19 by Verschoyle Cronyn, John Howard, Leslie Chiang, Lisa Le, Zandraetta Tims-Cook, Alida M Gertz

“…Trichosporon asahii is a yeast-like basidiomycete that is an emerging opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. Urinary tract infections due to T. asahii are rarely reported in the literature and typically seen only in immunocompromised patients. …”
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Pharmacological inhibition of key metabolic pathways attenuates Leishmania spp infection in macrophages. by Elaine Carvalho de Oliveira, Rafael Tibúrcio, Gabriela Duarte, Amanda Lago, Léon de Melo, Sara Nunes, Gustavo Gastão Davanzo, Ana Júlia Martins, Bruno Vinagre Ribeiro, Deborah Mothé, Juliana B P Menezes, Patrícia Veras, Natalia Tavares, Pedro M Moraes-Vieira, Cláudia Ida Brodskyn

“…Macrophages represent a fundamental component of the innate immune system that play a critical role in detecting and responding to pathogens as well as danger signals. Leishmania spp. infections lead to a notable alteration in macrophage metabolism, whereby infected cells display heightened energy metabolism that is linked to the integrity of host mitochondria. …”
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Immunoglobulin M response in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) following ranavirus infection by Zhenyu Huang, Naicheng Liu, Mingyang Xue, Chen Xu, Yuding Fan, Yan Meng, Nan Jiang, Yiqun Li, Wenzhi Liu, Yang He, Yong Zhou

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