Healthcare workers as a sentinel surveillance population in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic by Indumathi Venkatachalam, Edwin Philip Conceicao, May Kyawt Aung, Molly Kue Bien How, Liang En Wee, Jean Xiang Ying Sim, Ban Hock Tan, Moi Lin Ling

“…Conclusion: Early in an emerging infectious disease outbreak, close monitoring of frontline HCWs is essential in ascertaining the effectiveness of infection prevention measures. …”
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Current Situation of Goose Astrovirus in China: A Review by Dan Ren, Hongliang Zhang, Xiaoou Ye, Xiuzhi Jia, Ruiming Chen, Tingbing Tang, Jianqiang Ye, Songquan Wu

“…Gosling gout disease is an infectious disease caused by goose astrovirus (GAstV), which can result in urate deposition in the internal organs and joints of goslings. …”
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The Antibiotic Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Patients Purchasing Antibiotics without Prescription: Results of National Survey by Svetlana Rachina, Polina Zakharenkova, Roman Kozlov, Ivan Palagin, Daria Mamchich, Daria Strelkova

“…Interviews were used to assess participants’ practices to treat symptoms of a confirmed/suspected infectious disease and their behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes toward the use of antimicrobials. …”
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A Case of Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis in a Previously Healthy Child by Toshihiko Okumura, Nobuyuki Tetsuka, Makoto Yamaguchi, Takako Suzuki, Yuka Torii, Jun-ichi Kawada, Yoshinori Ito

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Aseptic Abscesses and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Two Cases and Review of Literature by Natasha Bollegala, Rishad Khan, Michael A. Scaffidi, Ahmed Al-Mazroui, Jenna Tessolini, Adrienne Showler, Errol Colak, Samir C. Grover

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Spontaneous Retrobulbar Haematoma by Mehmet Deveer, Nesat Cullu, Halil Beydilli, Hamdi Sozen, Onder Yeniceri, Selcuk Parlak

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The Effect of Lymphoedema Exercises and Foot Elevation on the Quality of Life of Patients with Elephantiasis by Emirensiana Watu, Supargiyono, Haryani

“…Filariasis is a chronic infectious disease caused by filarial worms. Swelling in the legs in patients with filariasis can result in a significantly lower quality of life. …”
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A Series of 35 Cutaneous Infections Caused by Mycobacterium marinum in Han Chinese Population by Wenjie Chen, Fangfang Bao, Qing Pan, Tingting Liu, Xiaotong Xue, Hong Liu, Furen Zhang

“…Cutaneous Mycobacterium marinum infection is an increasingly infectious disease presenting unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. …”
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Face-to-Face Interactions Estimated Using Mobile Phone Data to Support Contact Tracing Operations by Silvino Pedro Cumbane, Gyözö Gidófalvi, Osvaldo Fernando Cossa, Afonso Madivadua Júnior, Nuno Sousa, Frederico Branco

“…Understanding people’s face-to-face interactions is crucial for effective infectious disease management. Traditional contact tracing, often relying on interviews or smartphone applications, faces limitations such as incomplete recall, low adoption rates, and privacy concerns. …”
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Transcription factor specificity protein (SP) family in renal physiology and diseases by Wei Zhou, Jiaxi Fang, Qingqing Jia, Hanyan Meng, Fei Liu, Jianhua Mao

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Exploring the role of Microbiome in Susceptibility, Treatment Response and Outcome among Tuberculosis Patients from Pakistan: study protocol for a prospective cohort study (Micro-S... by Zia Ul-Haq, Muhammad Shahzad, Simon C Andrews

“…Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a common infectious disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. …”
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Upper Extremity Compartment Syndrome in a Patient with Acute Gout Attack but without Trauma or Other Typical Causes by John G. Skedros, James S. Smith, Marshall K. Henrie, Ethan D. Finlinson, Joel D. Trachtenberg

“…Workup included general medicine, rheumatology and infectious disease consultations, myriad blood tests, and imaging studies including Doppler ultrasound and CT angiography. …”
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JUMLAH LEUKOSIT DAN DERAJAT KLINIS PENDERITA INFEKSI DENGUE DI RSUD DR. H. ABDUL MOELOEK LAMPUNG by Hidayat, Hetti Rusmini, Toni Prasetia, Henri Setiawan

“…Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is an infectious disease caused by the dengue virus transmitted by mosquitoes. …”
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Systemic inflammatory response index improves prognostic predictive value in intensive care unit patients with sepsis by Tuo Xu, Shuaiwei Song, Ke Zhu, Yin Yang, Chengyu Wu, Naixue Wang, Shu Lu

“…Abstract Sepsis is a severe infectious disease with high mortality. However, the indicators used to evaluate its severity and prognosis are relatively complicated. …”
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Bias in mobility datasets drives divergence in modeled outbreak dynamics by Taylor Chin, Michael A. Johansson, Anir Chowdhury, Shayan Chowdhury, Kawsar Hosan, Md Tanvir Quader, Caroline O. Buckee, Ayesha S. Mahmud

“…Abstract Background Digital data sources such as mobile phone call detail records (CDRs) are increasingly being used to estimate population mobility fluxes and to predict the spatiotemporal dynamics of infectious disease outbreaks. Differences in mobile phone operators’ geographic coverage, however, may result in biased mobility estimates. …”
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Development and validation of a rapid loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection of Chrysomyxa and characterization of Chrysomyxa woroninii overwintering on Pic... by Wan Ting Yu, Xin Wang, Tan Yin, Clement Kin-Ming Tsui, Chong Juan You

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Mathematical Modelling of Disease Outbreak by Favour Christian, Matthew Molloy

“…The zombie framework provides an accessible and relatively simple representation of the nature of infectious disease spread, allowing for tractable assumptions and the development of more complex situations. …”
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MoS₂–Plasmonic Hybrid Platforms: Next-Generation Tools for Biological Applications by Nayra A. M. Moussa, Seungah Lee, Seong Ho Kang

“…The primary focus areas include highly sensitive biosensors for detecting cancer and infectious disease biomarkers, high-resolution imaging of cellular dynamics, and the development of phototherapy methods that allow for accurate tumor ablation through light-induced thermal and reactive oxygen species generation. …”
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Use of Population Weighted Density Index for Coronavirus Spread in the United States by Huseyin Yuce, Hannah Stauss, Adrienne Persad

“…**Discussion:** For the spread, understanding the population characteristics and dynamics is as important as understanding the infectious disease itself. This will help policy makers to utilize and reallocate the resources more effectively. …”
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Evaluation of a Smoking Cessation Program for HIV Infected Individuals in an Urban HIV Clinic: Challenges and Lessons Learned by Debra Chew, Michael B. Steinberg, Polly Thomas, Shobha Swaminathan, Sally L. Hodder

“…Few studies describe smoking cessation programs targeting this population. The Infectious Disease Practice (IDP) in Newark, New Jersey, initiated a smoking cessation program (SCP) for HIV infected smokers. …”
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