Serological diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth (Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm) infections: A scoping review. by Sara Roose, Fiona Vande Velde, Johnny Vlaminck, Peter Geldhof, Bruno Levecke

“…Most of the research efforts concentrated on diagnosing Ascaris infections in both humans and pigs, primarily using ELISA and western blot technologies. …”
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Generalized Exponential Fuzzy Entropy Approach for Automatic Segmentation of Chest CT with COVID-19 Infection by Saud S. Alotaibi, Ahmed Elaraby

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Simultaneous Chronic Invasive Fungal Infection and Tracheal Fungus Ball Mimicking Cancer in an Immunocompetent Patient by Erdoğan Çetinkaya, Mustafa Çörtük, Şule Gül, Ali Mert, Hilal Boyacı, Ertan Çam, H. Erhan Dincer

“…Fungal infections of the lung are uncommon and mainly affect people with immune deficiency. …”
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Descriptive Investigation of Strongyloidiasis Infection and Characterization of Strongyloides stercoralis Using Morphological and Molecular-Based Methods by Nayana Gunathilaka, Nilmini Chandrasena, Tharaka Wijerathna, Yoshito Fuji, Deepa Gunasekara, Ruwan Prasanna Gunatilaka, Ranjan Premaratna

“…Strongyloidiasis is caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis which has the unique ability to reproduce and complete its entire life cycle within the human host through its autoinfection cycle. Diagnosis of this infection is important because of its potential to cause fatal hyperinfection syndrome or disseminated infections in those with defective cellular immunity. …”
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Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Associated Risk Factors among Women Complaining of Genital Tract Infection by Adane Bitew, Yeshiwork Abebaw, Delayehu Bekele, Amete Mihret

“…Bacterial vaginosis is a global concern due to the increased risk of acquisition of sexually transmitted infections. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and bacteria causing aerobic vaginitis. …”
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Determinants of Helminthic Infections and Anemia among Schoolchildren in Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia by Yeshimebet Fetene, Tadesse Hailu, Mulat Yimer, Megbaru Alemu

“…Anemia was prevalent among 55 (51.9%) hookworm-infected and 19 (35.2%) S. mansoni-infected children. …”
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Decoding Urinary Tract Infection Trends: A 5-Year Snapshot from Central Portugal by Francisco Rodrigues, Patrícia Coelho, Sónia Mateus, Armando Caseiro, Hatem Eideh, Teresa Gonçalves, Miguel Castelo Branco

Subjects: “…urinary tract infections (UTIs)…”
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Multiorgan proteomic analysis of infected animal models predict potential host factors for chikungunya virus by Dongdong Lin, Cong Tang, Junbin Wang, Yun Yang, Hao Yang, Yanan Zhou, Wenhai Yu, Bai Li, Qing Huang, Haixuan Wang, Ran An, Xiaoming Liang, Yuhuan Yan, Longhai Yuan, Xuena Du, Yuxia Yuan, Yanwen Li, Shuaiyao Lu

“…We observed upregulated and downregulated metabolic status in CHIKV‐infected rhesus monkeys and mice, respectively. Additionally, we identified host factors such as S100 Calcium‐Binding Protein A8/A9 (S100A8/A9), Voltage‐Dependent Anion Channel 1/2 (VDAC1/2), Complement Component 3 (C3), Apoptosis‐Inducing Factor Mitochondria‐Associated 1 (AIFM1), Endothelial Cell‐Specific Chemotaxis Regulator (ECSCR), and Kininogen 1 (KNG1) that may contribute to CHIKV‐induced inflammation and hemorrhage. …”
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Temporal transcriptional profiling of host cells infected by a veterinary alphaherpesvirus using nanopore sequencing by Dóra Tombácz, Zoltán Maróti, Péter Oláh, Ákos Dörmő, Gábor Gulyás, Tibor Kalmár, Zsolt Csabai, Zsolt Boldogkői

“…In these categories, it is challenging to determine whether changes in gene expression are directly connected to the viral infection or merely side effects of the infection. …”
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Dynamics of a Fractional Order HIV Infection Model with Specific Functional Response and Cure Rate by Adnane Boukhouima, Khalid Hattaf, Noura Yousfi

“…We propose a fractional order model in this paper to describe the dynamics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In the model, the infection transmission process is modeled by a specific functional response. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Ocular Surface Health: Infection Mechanisms, Immune Modulation, and Inflammatory Responses by Duliurui Huang, Weixia Xuan, Zhijie Li

“…This review summarizes the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on ocular surface immunity and inflammation, focusing on infection mechanisms, immune responses, and clinical manifestations. …”
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Vaccine Prophylaxis of Pneumococcal Infections in Children under Conditions of Severe Flood in the Amur River Basin by Aleksandr G. Chuchalin, Gennadiy G. Onishchenko, Victor P. Kolosov, Olga P. Kurganova, Tatiana A. Zaitseva, Leonid G. Manakov, Galina N. Kholodok, Juliy M. Perelman, Roman S. Kozlov, Natalia M. Ivakhnishina, Olga E. Trotsenko, Albina P. Bondarenko

“…Background. Pneumococcal infection being one of the dominant causes of acute respiratory diseases and exacerbation of chronic ones is a serious problem for human health and society. …”
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Seaweed extract of Gracilaria verrucosa as an antibacterial and treatment against Vibrio harveyi infection of Litopenaeus vannamei by Mad Rudi, Sukenda Sukenda, Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Wesly Pasaribu, Dendi Hidayatullah

“…In conclusion, the seaweed extract of G. verrucosa has antibacterial activity and can induce the immune responses and resistance of Pacific white shrimp against V. harveyi infection. Keywords: Gracilaria verrucosa, seaweed, Vibrio harveyi, vibriosis,  Litopenaeus vannamei   ABSTRAK Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji aktivitas antibakteri ekstrak G. verrucosa dalam uji zona hambat dengan konsentrasi yang berbeda (yaitu 500, 1000, 1500, dan 2000 mg/L) dan studi perlakuan pengobatan untuk menguji ekstrak G. verrucosa pada pakan dengan dosis yang berbeda (yaitu 0,5; 1,0; 1,5; dan 2,0 g/kg) pada respons imun (yaitu jumlah total hemosit, aktivitas fagositik, aktivitas fenoloksidase, respiratory burst) dan tingkat kelangsungan hidup pada udang vaname terhadap bakteri patogen Vibrio harveyi. …”
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Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease by Berta Becerril Carral, Elvira Alarcón Manoja, Salvador López Cárdenas, Jesús Canueto Quintero

“…Primary meningococcal meningitis is an infrequent but known disease. However, the infection of a prosthetic joint with Neisseria meningitidis is rare. …”
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Borrelia burgdorferi tolerates alteration to P66 porin function in a murine infectivity model by Christa H. Fierros, Marie-Line Faucillion, Beth L. Hahn, Phillip Anderson, Mari Bonde, Julie R. Kessler, Matthew C. Surdel, Kyler S. Crawford, Yan Gao, Jieqing Zhu, Jieqing Zhu, Sven Bergström, Jenifer Coburn, Jenifer Coburn

“…Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology…”
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Change in hepatocyte nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio at nontuberculosis mycobacteria infection against the background of immunomodulator action by E. A. Kosobokov, T. S. Dudoladova

“…The study was targeted at the examination of the effect of the specific immunomodulator KIM-M2 on the morphostructure of liver cells of guinea pigs infected with nontuberculosis mycobacteria. The research was carried out in 15 guinea pigs selected by gender at the Diagnostic Research and Biotechnology Laboratory of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the Omsk Agrarian Scientific Center. …”
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Role of E-cadherin in epithelial barrier dysfunction: implications for bacterial infection, inflammation, and disease pathogenesis by Peter Lialios, Peter Lialios, Stella Alimperti, Stella Alimperti

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Sex-biased prevalence in infections with heterosexual, direct, and vector-mediated transmission: a theoretical analysis by Andrea Pugliese, Abba B. Gumel, Fabio A. Milner, Jorge X. Velasco-Hernandez

“…Three deterministic Kermack-McKendrick-type models for studying the transmission dynamics of an infection in a two-sex closed population are analyzed here. …”
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Associations of infection burden with Kawasaki disease in a population-based setting during 30 years by Johannes Mofors, Håkan Eliasson, Gunnar Bergman, Sven-Erik Sonesson, Marie Wahren-Herlenius, Göran Elinder, André Rudolph, Bodil Schiller

“…Overall, a history of infections was associated with Kawasaki disease with an OR of 2.3 (95% CI 2.0 to 2.5). …”
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Venoarteriovenous ECMO in Concomitant Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Cardiomyopathy Associated with COVID-19 Infection by Zachary R. Bergman, Saranya Prathibha, Brent D. Bauman, Demetris Yannopoulos, Melissa E. Brunsvold

“…In the most severe cases, novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection leads to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome which may be refractory to standard medical interventions including mechanical ventilation. …”
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