Pyogenic Ventriculitis Complicating Aggregatibacter aphrophilus Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Gordon W Jung, Michael D Parkins, Deirdre Church

“…Pyogenic ventriculitis (PV) is an uncommon, but frequently fatal infection that results from inflammation of the ventricular ependymal lining associated with a purulent ventricular system. …”
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Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection with Coronary Artery Disease: Is Helicobacter pylori a Risk Factor? by Jamshid Vafaeimanesh, Seyyed Fakhroldin Hejazi, Vahid Damanpak, Mostafa Vahedian, Mohammadamin Sattari, Mohammadreza Seyyedmajidi

“…Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection is the most common infection in the world and coronary artery disease (CAD) is probably associated with it. …”
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Immunologic and inflammatory consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its implications in renal disease by Hiam Naiditch, Michael R. Betts, H. Benjamin Larman, Moshe Levi, Avi Z. Rosenberg

“…The kidney may be among the most impacted extrapulmonary organ by SARS-CoV-2 infection owing to a high concentration of ACE2 and exposure to systemic SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia by Masato Kimura, Eichiro Kawai, Hisao Yaoita, Natsuko Ichinoi, Osamu Sakamoto, Shigeo Kure

“…Vancomycin followed by cefazolin for 16 days and 5-day ethanol lock therapy successfully eradicated the K. kristinae bacteremia. Although human infections with this organism appear to be rare and are sometimes considered to result from contamination, physicians should not underestimate its significance when it is isolated in clinical specimens.…”
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Deterministic and Stochastic Study for an Infected Computer Network Model Powered by a System of Antivirus Programs by Youness El Ansari, Ali El Myr, Lahcen Omari

“…This model describes the spread of viruses into an infected computer network which is powered by a system of antivirus software. …”
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Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association on diagnostics and treatment of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection in adults by article Editorial

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Pathogen delivery route impacts disease severity in experimental Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae infection of domestic lambs by Bryan Tegner Jacobson, Jessica DeWit-Dibbert, LaShae Zanca, Sobha Sonar, Carol Hardy, Michael Throolin, Patricia C. Brewster, Kaitlyn Andujo, Kerri Jones, Jonathon Sago, Stephen Smith, Lizabeth Bowen, Diane Bimczok

“…However, studies on both natural and experimental M. ovipneumoniae infection have reported highly variable clinical signs and pathology. …”
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Impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on post-elective caesarean antibiotic prophylaxis and surgical site infections by Valerie Xue Fen Seah, Rina Yue Ling Ong, Cedric Wei Ming Poh, Kai Qian Kam, Shahul Hameed Mohamed Siraj, Koh Cheng Thoon

“…Post-operative antibiotics are unnecessary especially in those without surgical site infections (SSI) risk factors (e.g., obesity). Objectives To evaluate the impact of ASP interventions on post-elective caesarean (eLSCS) oral antibiotic prophylaxis rates and patient outcomes. …”
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An Age-Structured Model of HIV Latent Infection with Two Transmission Routes: Analysis and Optimal Control by Chunyang Qin, Xia Wang, Libin Rong

“…In addition to direct virus infection of target cells, HIV can also be transferred from infected to uninfected cells (cell-to-cell transmission). …”
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TLR7 Polymorphism (rs179008 and rs179009) in HIV-Infected Individual Naïve to ART by HariOm Singh, Dharmesh Samani, Sumit Aggarwal

“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in the innate immune response to HIV infection. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in TLR7 (Gln11Leu) gene has been associated with a rapid decline of CD4T cell count. …”
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Influenza A virus in dairy cattle: infection biology and potential mammary gland-targeted vaccines by Rodrigo Prado Martins, Daniel Marc, Pierre Germon, Sascha Trapp, Ignacio Caballero-Posadas

“…This review explores general aspects of influenza A virus (IAV) biology, its interactions with mammalian hosts, and discusses the key considerations for developing vaccines to prevent or curtail IAV infection in the bovine mammary gland and its spread through milk.…”
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Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus infection and enterotoxin gene carriage in diarrhoeal patients in Jiading District, Shanghai by CHEN Peichao, HUANG Qiang, CHENG Fangzhou, CHEN Huijuan, MA Zhiqi, SUN Pan, PENG Qian

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Helicobacter pylori infection is not associated with portal hypertension-related gastrointestinal complications: A meta-analysis. by Yu Kyung Jun, Ji Won Kim, Byeong Gwan Kim, Kook Lae Lee, Yong Jin Jung, Won Kim, Hyun Sun Park, Dong Hyeon Lee, Seong-Joon Koh

“…Despite the importance of Helicobacter pylori infection and portal hypertension (PH)-associated gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, such as esophageal varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG), the impact of H. pylori infection on PH-related GI complications has not yet been elucidated. …”
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The Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 18 Promotes Hepatitis C Virus Production by Increasing Viral Infectivity by Yujia Li, Max Xuezhong Ma, Bo Qin, Liang-Tzung Lin, Christopher D. Richardson, Jordan Feld, Ian D. McGilvray, Limin Chen

“…Ubiquitin-specific protease 18 (USP18) is involved in immunoregulation and response to interferon- (IFN-) based treatment in patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). We investigated whether and how its upregulation alters HCV infection. …”
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Bifurcation analysis of HIV-1 infection model with cell-to-cell transmission and immune response delay by Jinhu Xu, Yicang Zhou

“…A within-host viral infection model with both virus-to-cell and cell-to-cell transmissions and time delay in immune response is investigated. …”
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Diagnostic Challenges of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Esayas Kebede Gudina, Hiwot Amare, Solomon Ali, Melkamu Berhane Arefayine, Dagmawi Tewolde, Million Tesfaye Eshete, Mulusew Gerbaba Jebena, Andreas Wieser, Guenter Froeschl, Markos Tesfaye, Hailemichael Desalegn, Mulatu Gashaw

“…In resource-constrained countries, accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection remains a challenge. This study aimed to assess the clinical utility of locally available serological and stool antigen test kits in the management of people with suspected H. pylori infection in Ethiopia. …”
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Relatively Low Prevalence of Peripheral and Placental Plasmodium Infection at Delivery in Bangui, Central African Republic by Alexandre Manirakiza, Eugène Serdouma, Djibrine Djalle, Georges Soula, Remi Laganier, Nestor Madji, Methode Moyen, Alain Le Faou, Jean Delmont

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Clinical Analysis of Bloodstream Infection of Escherichia coli in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer from 2011 to 2019 by Changsen Bai, Xiuse Zhang, Dong Yang, Ding Li, Honglei Feng, Yueguo Li

“…Pancreatic cancer patients were particularly predisposed to develop Escherichia coli (E. coli) bloodstream infection (BSI); however, little information is currently available. …”
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Exploring glycolytic enzymes in disease: potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in neurodegeneration, cancer and parasitic infections by Maura Rojas-Pirela, Diego Andrade-Alviárez, Verónica Rojas, Miguel Marcos, Daniel Salete-Granado, Marirene Chacón-Arnaude, María Á. Pérez-Nieto, Ulrike Kemmerling, Juan Luis Concepción, Paul A. M. Michels, Wilfredo Quiñones

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Diagnosis of Peripheral Facial Palsy Associated with Parvovirus B19 Infection by Polymerase Chain Reaction by Taro Fukuta, Yoshihiko Kawano, Maiko Ikeda, Jun-ichi Kawada, Yoshinori Ito, Shinya Hara

“…Human parvovirus B19 (PVB19) infection causes neurological manifestations, including encephalitis, meningitis, and neuropathy, but facial nerve palsy is rare. …”
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