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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The predictive value of heparin-binding protein for bacterial infections in patients with severe polytrauma. by Li Li, Xiao-Xi Tian, Gui-Long Feng, Bing Chen

“…<h4>Results</h4>Ninety-seven patients with polytrauma were included in the study, 43 with bacterial infection and 54 without infection. Heparin-binding protein was higher in the infected group than in the control group [(32.00±3.20) ng/mL vs. (18.52±1.33) ng/mL, P = 0.001]. …”
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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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Thyroid disorders in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: a meta-analysis by Sagad O. O. Mohamed, Khalid Osman Mohamed, Ayoub A. B. Mohamed, Ali E. A. Mohamed, Solafa S. M. Salih, Duaa A. S. Ibrahim, Samia I. E. Mursal, Aseel E. B. Abdhameed, Ahmed A. O. Mahmoud, Khadeja F. Abdallah, Khalid S. K. Salih, Ahmed S. E. E. Abdelrahman, Mohamed S. K. Salih, Yusra E. A. Elmobashir, Mahmoud A. M. Abdelrahman, Amgad I. A. Mohamed, Hanaa A. M. Fadil

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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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Multicopy subtelomeric genes underlie animal infectivity of divergent Cryptosporidium hominis subtypes by Wanyi Huang, Wei He, Yue Huang, Yongping Tang, Ming Chen, Lianbei Sun, Zuwei Yang, Tianyi Hou, Huimin Liu, Haoyu Chen, Tianpeng Wang, Na Li, Yaqiong Guo, Lihua Xiao, Yaoyu Feng

“…Abstract The anthroponotic Cryptosporidium hominis differs from the zoonotic C. parvum in its lack of infectivity to animals, but several divergent subtypes have recently been found in nonhuman primates and equines. …”
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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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Clinical and microbiological characteristics and prognosis of invasive infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in the community by Hongkui Sun, Hanlin Zhang, Wenqing Lai, Li Lei, Jianwei Li, Miaolian Chen, Haijun Li, Zhanyuan Zhao

Subjects: “…Invasive infection…”
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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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