COVID-19 infection: neurological symptoms and encephalitis by A. Jasionis, R. Mameniškienė

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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Protozoan Infections by Marcelo T. Bozza, Yuri C. Martins, Letícia A. M. Carneiro, Claudia N. Paiva

“…In the present paper, we discussed the participation of MIF in the immune response to protozoan parasite infections. As a general trend, MIF participates in the control of parasite burden at the expense of promoting tissue damage due to increased inflammation.…”
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Virus Infection-Induced Bronchial Asthma Exacerbation by Mutsuo Yamaya

“…In patients with viral infections and with infection-induced asthma exacerbation, inflammatory mediators and substances, including interleukins (ILs), leukotrienes and histamine, have been identified in the airway secretions, serum, plasma, and urine. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Anemia in Taiwanese Adults by Hsiang-Yao Shih, Fu-Chen Kuo, Sophie S. W. Wang, Yi-Chang Liu, Meng-Chieh Wu, Yang-Pei Chang, Guei-Fen Chiu, Pi-Yu Chang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Ming-Chia Hsieh, Yao-Li Chen

“…Chronic Helicobacter pylori infection and iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) are common in adults. …”
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Infection and HLA-G Molecules in Nasal Polyposis by Roberta Rizzo, Nicola Malagutti, Daria Bortolotti, Valentina Gentili, Antonella Rotola, Enrico Fainardi, Teresa Pezzolo, Claudia Aimoni, Stefano Pelucchi, Dario Di Luca, Antonio Pastore

“…Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one candidate for the development of SNP for its epithelial cell trophism, hyperproliferative effect, and the induction of immune-modulatory molecules as HLA-G. …”
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Roles for Endothelial Cells in Dengue Virus Infection by Nadine A. Dalrymple, Erich R. Mackow

“…Recent studies focused on dengue virus infection of primary ECs have demonstrated that ECs are efficiently infected, rapidly produce viral progeny, and elicit immune enhancing cytokine responses that may contribute to pathogenesis. …”
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Reliability of Diagnostic Tests for Helicobacter pylori Infection by S. Redéen, F. Petersson, E. Törnkrantz, H. Levander, E. Mårdh, K. Borch

“…Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is very common worldwide. A reliable diagnosis is crucial for patients with H. pylori-related diseases. …”
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The Complex Role of STAT3 in Viral Infections by Suresh V. Kuchipudi

“…Several studies reported differential regulation of STAT3 in a range of viral infections. Interestingly, STAT3 appears to direct seemingly contradictory responses and both pro- and antiviral roles of STAT3 have been described. …”
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Upper Airways Spray for Viral Infections Prevention by Beniamino Palmieri, Maria Vadalà

“…Several studies emphasized the antiviral properties of many natural compounds enclosed in nutraceuticals formulas and quite effective to prevent the respiratory infections. The rationale of our investigation has been to achieve protection from common cold viruses’ infection of the upper airways pooling together and dispensing different active principles on a multistep defense basis. …”
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New Role of Quinolones in Respiratory Tract Infections by Ronald F Grossman

“…None of the quinolones have a role to play in the treatment of paediatric infections. Quinolones (both older and newer agents) have demonstrated equivalent efficacy to standard antimicrobials in the treatment of acute sinusitis. …”
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Bloodstream Infection Etiology among Children and Adults by Svetlana I. Kolesnichenko, Alyona V. Lavrinenko, Lyudmila L. Akhmaltdinova

“…It was found that children are statistically more often affected with bacterial bloodstream infection than adults (p<0.05). The Gram-positive bacteria are the leading cause of sepsis in both groups: S. epidermidis (35.5%) in pediatric patients and S. aureus (21.7%) in adults. …”
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The Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests for Sexually Transmitted Infections by Max A Chernesky

“…Test performance comparisons may be made on a single specimen type or on more than one specimen from the same patient, which allows for the expansion of a reference standard and includes the ability of a particular assay, performed on a specimen type to diagnose an infected individual. The following components of the evaluation should be standardized and carefully followed: specimen identification; collection; transportation; processing; quality control; reading; proficiency testing; confirmatory testing; discordant analysis -- sensitivity, specificity and predictive value calculations; and record keeping. …”
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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum (Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) Infections in Children by Mehmet Ceyhan, Melda Celik

“…Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is a ubiquitous Gram-negative bacillus historically associated primarily with meningitis in neonates and a wide variety of infections in immunocompromised patients. Neonatal infections often occur as outbreaks with environmental contamination being the source. …”
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Gemella haemolysans Infection in Total Hip Arthroplasty by Barry Rose, Parminder J. S. Jeer, Anthony J. Spriggins

“…Gemella haemolysans is a Gram-positive coccus and commensal of the upper respiratory tract and oral mucosa that rarely causes clinically important infections. There is only one previous report of this organism causing periprosthetic infection, in a total knee arthroplasty. …”
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Gene Therapy for HIV Infections: Intracellular Immunization by Alain Piché

“…Despite significant advances in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the past 10 years, it remains an incurable disease. …”
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STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTION IN DOGS (DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION) by V. B. Rudenko, P. A. Rudenko, S. G. Semushina, I. A. Pakhomova

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NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH UROLITHIASIS IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD by F. S. Sadulloev

Subjects: “…nosocomial infection…”
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Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections of Oncologic Patients by Lourdes Elizabeth Menéndez Oña, Gabriela Alejandra Valbuena Salazar, Gerardo José Sánchez Velásquez

“…Infections associated with health care are infections that may be associated or acquired when entering or receiving treatment in a hospital unit, are unforeseen because they are developed in the course of health treatment; They can cause death. …”
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Mycobacterium intracellulare Infection Mimicking Progression of Scleroderma by Simon Krabbe, Merete Engelhart, Sören Thybo, Søren Jacobsen

“…This case report describes a patient with scleroderma who developed Mycobacterium intracellulare infection, which for more than a year mimicked worsening of her connective tissue disorder. …”
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Natural products in the treatment of diabetic foot infection by Mohsen Nazari, Leili Shokoohizadeh, Mohammad Taheri

Subjects: “…Diabetic foot infection…”
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