Immune Thrombocytopenia in a Challenging Case of Disseminated Tuberculosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ankur Kalra, Ankit Kalra, Chandrasekar Palaniswamy, Naval Vikram, G. C. Khilnani, Rita Sood

“…We report an uncommon manifestation of this rather common infectious disease in a 19-year-old male. Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia occurring as a consequence of the tuberculosis infection itself is an exceedingly rare occurrence, and at the time of writing of this paper, only 15 such published reports exist in the English literature so far.…”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Yersiniosis by Christopher R. Pabst, Jaysankar De, Aswathy Sreedharan, Correy Jones, Keith R. Schneider

“… Yersiniosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia and is typically associated with the consumption of contaminated food or liquids. …”
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Seroepidemiology of Camel Brucellosis in and around Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia by Hika Waktole, Mohammed Aden, Hagos Ashenafi

“…Brucellosis is an infectious disease in domestic and wild animals with serious zoonotic and economic implication in humans, being more severe in developing countries. …”
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Finding a safe space for learning and exploration: A qualitative study of recently diagnosed men's experiences of peer support for HIV in Sweden. by Arielle N'Diaye, Tobias Herder, Anette Agardh

“…Purposively sampled from HIV patient organizations and infectious disease clinics throughout Sweden, data was collected through in-depth individual interviews with 10 men living with HIV, who have experience participating in peer support. …”
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Age, frequency, and strategy optimization for organized colorectal cancer screening: a decision analysis conducted in China for the years 2023–2038 by Zixing Wang, Wei Han, Ran Fei, Yaoda Hu, Fang Xue, Wentao Gu, Cuihong Yang, Yubing Shen, Luwen Zhang, Jingmei Jiang

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Emerging malaria in Indonesia: An overview of Plasmodium knowlesi infections by Nisa Fauziah, Karomahul Malaya Jati, Fedri Ruluwedrata Rinawan, Naufal Fakhri Nugraha, Bachti Alisjahbana, Jontari Hutagalung

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Evaluation of Inflammatory Markers and Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients with Concurrent <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection: A Comparative Cohort Analysis by Flavia Ignuta, Adrian Vlad, Teodor Cerbulescu, Stana Loredana, Felix Bratosin, Ovidiu Rosca, Lavinia Stelea, Daciana Nistor

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Development of a Recombinant Fusion Vaccine Candidate Against Lethal <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> Neurotoxin Types A and B by Eun-Sun Choi, Seong-Wook Pyo, So-Hyeon Kim, Jun-Ho Jeon, Gi-Eun Rhie, Mi-Ran Yun, Hwajung Yi, Yoon-Seok Chung

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Exploring the alleviating effects of Bifidobacterium metabolite lactic acid on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis through the gut-liver axis by Hongmei Zhao, Hongmei Zhao, Juan Zhou, Lingzhi Yuan, Zhiyi Sun, Yi Liu, Xinyu Zhao, Feng Ye

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The clinical prediction model to distinguish between colonization and infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae by Xiaoyu Zhang, Xifan Zhang, Deng Zhang, Jing Xu, Jingping Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…“Admitted with a diagnosis of respiratory infectious disease” (8.39) was identified as the most important factor in the model, followed by “Hypoalbuminemia” (7.83), then “ESBL” (7.06), “Electrolyte Imbalance” (5.81), “Age &gt; 62 years” (5.24), “The number of Positive Sputum Cultures for KP &gt; 2” (4.77), and being bedridden (4.24). …”
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Effectiveness of case-area targeted interventions including vaccination on the control of epidemic cholera: protocol for a prospective observational study by Lauren D'Mello-Guyett, Ruwan Ratnayake, Andrew S Azman, Yap Boum, Francesco Checchi, W John Edmunds, Placide Okitayemba Welo, Nicolas Peyraud, Iza Ciglenecki, Etienne Gignoux, Maria Lightowler, Primitive Gakima, Jean Patrick Ouamba, Joseph Amadomon Sagara, Rollin Ndombe, Nana Mimbu, Alexandra Ascorra, Elisabeth Mukamba Musenga, Berthe Miwanda, Francisco Luquero, Klaudia Porten, Flavio Finger, Miriam Alia, Bachir Assao, Catherine Bachy, Rob D'hondt, Karl Njuwa Fai, Caroline Henry-Ostian, Abdoul-Moumouni Issa-Soumana, Danish Malik, Herbert Mutubuki, Rodrigue Ntone, Isabella Panunzi, Issaka Soumana, Oumar Touré, Mamady Traore

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Incipient and subclinical tuberculosis: a narrative review by Malay Sarkar

“…It is an airborne infectious disease transmitted through droplet nuclei of 1 to 5 µm in diameter. …”
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Alphaherpesvirus in Pets and Livestock by Shu-Hui Duan, Ze-Min Li, Xue-Jie Yu, Dan Li

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Dengue social representations related to newspaper publications in the northeast of Argentina by Agustín Villarreal, Lucía Genzone, Maria José Villarreal, Rosa Yanina Macchi, Natalia Soledad Amerio

“…Background: Dengue is an infectious disease, is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, especially in tropical regions. …”
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Endothelial activation and dysfunction caused by influenza A virus (<i>Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae</i>) by Vladimir A. Marchenko, Irina N. Zhilinskaya

“…Thus, endothelial dysfunction is an important aspect of the pathogenesis of severe influenza, which must be considered in the pathogenetic therapy of this infectious disease. The aim of the review is to analyze the causes and specify mechanisms of development of endothelial activation and dysfunction caused by influenza A virus.…”
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Correlates of Protection for M Protein-Based Vaccines against Group A Streptococcus by Shu Ki Tsoi, Pierre R. Smeesters, Hannah R. C. Frost, Paul Licciardi, Andrew C. Steer

“…It is a significant cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality worldwide, but no efficacious vaccine is currently available. …”
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Research Progress on Tumor Treatment Strategies Targeting TGF-β by Jian ZHANG, Binyue LYU, Xiao ZHAO

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Helicobacter  pylori Eradication Therapies in the Era of Increasing Antibiotic Resistance: A Paradigm Shift to Improved Efficacy by Sotirios D. Georgopoulos, Vasilios Papastergiou, Stylianos Karatapanis

“…After these disappointing results, several authorities have proposed that infection with H. pylori should be approached and treated as any other bacterial infectious disease. This implicates that clinicians should prescribe empirical treatments yielding a per protocol eradication of at least 90%. …”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis to the Orbit in a Coinfected HIV+ HBV+ Patient Previously Treated with Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Case Report by S. Guerriero, G. Infante, E. Giancipoli, S. Cocchi, M. G. Fiore, D. Piscitelli, N. Cardascia

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DAS181 Treatment of Severe Parainfluenza Virus 3 Pneumonia in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation by B. Dhakal, A. D’Souza, M. Pasquini, W. Saber, T. S. Fenske, R. B. Moss, W. R. Drobyski, P. Hari, M. Z. Abidi

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