Ocular Signs and Ocular Comorbidities in Monoclonal Gammopathy: Analysis of 80 Subjects by Kitti Kormányos, Klaudia Kovács, Orsolya Németh, Gábor Tóth, Gábor László Sándor, Anita Csorba, Cecília Nóra Czakó, Achim Langenbucher, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Gergely Varga, László Gopcsa, Gábor Mikala, Nóra Szentmáry

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Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in Adult Hospitalized Patients With Cancer: A Multicenter Analysis by Vikas Gupta, Michael J. Satlin, Kalvin Yu, Yehoda M. Martei, Lillian Sung, Lars F. Westblade, Scott C. Howard, ChinEn Ai, Diane C. Flayhart

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Overexpressing the ClpC AAA+ unfoldase accelerates developmental cycle progression in Chlamydia trachomatis by Aaron A. Jensen, Saba Firdous, Lei Lei, Derek J. Fisher, Scot P. Ouellette

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Correlation Between Inflammatory Markers and Pathogenic Bacteria in Children’s Winter Respiratory Infections in Xinjiang by Wang L, Wang W, Wang J, Zhu L, Luo J

“…Lixia Wang,1,* Wei Wang,2,* Jian Wang,1 Ling Zhu,1 Jianjiang Luo1 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medical Department Infectious Diseases Ward, The Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianjiang Luo, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medical Department infectious diseases Ward, The Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Xinjiang Medical University, No. 116 Huanghe Road, Shayibake District, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86013999946655, Email ljj.781201@163.comBackground: This study examines the distribution characteristics of pathogenic bacteria in respiratory infections and their relationship with inflammatory markers to guide clinical drug use.Methods: We selected 120 patients with lower respiratory tract infection in the electronic medical record system of Xinjiang Provincial People’s Hospital from March 2019 to March 2023 for a case-control study. …”
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Preclinical assessment of splicing modulation therapy for ABCA4 variant c.768G>T in Stargardt disease by Dyah W. Karjosukarso, Femke Bukkems, Lonneke Duijkers, Tomasz Z. Tomkiewicz, Julia Kiefmann, Andrei Sarlea, Sander Bervoets, Irene Vázquez-Domínguez, Laurie L. Molday, Robert S. Molday, Mihai G. Netea, Carel B. Hoyng, Alejandro Garanto, Rob W. J. Collin

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Avian influenza mRNA vaccine encoding hemagglutinin provides complete protection against divergent H5N1 viruses in specific-pathogen-free chickens by Zhaoyang Wang, Chongyu Tian, Jiahang Zhu, Shiqian Wang, Xiang Ao, Yanjuan He, Huixin Chen, Xiuying Liao, Deming Kong, Yongfei Zhou, Wanbo Tai, Ming Liao, Huiying Fan

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Most oncological pancreas resections must consider the mesopancreas by S. A. Safi, S. David, L. Haeberle, S. Vaghiri, T. Luedde, C. Roderburg, I. Esposito, G. Fluegen, W. T. Knoefel

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MicroRNA-3145 as a potential therapeutic target for hepatitis B virus: inhibition of viral replication via downregulation of HBS and HBX by Amrizal Muchtar, Amrizal Muchtar, Daichi Onomura, Daichi Onomura, Dan Ding, Dan Ding, Hironori Nishitsuji, Kunitada Shimotohno, Shunpei Okada, Keiji Ueda, Koichi Watashi, Takaji Wakita, Kei Iida, Kei Iida, Hironori Yoshiyama, Hisashi Iizasa

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Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

“…All the experts who participated in writing and directing this conference belong to different Egyptian universities, and their main clinical interest was infectious diseases. Others work in fever hospitals that are affiliated with the Ministry of Health. …”
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Evaluation of the Expression of Infection-Related Long Noncoding RNAs among COVID-19 Patients: A Case-Control Study by Zahra Firoozi, Elham Mohammadisoleimani, Farzaneh Bagheri, Atefeh Taheri, Babak Pezeshki, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Abdolreza Daraei, Jalal Karimi, Yousef Gholampour, Yaser Mansoori, Zahra Montaseri

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Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for enteric infections from 1990 to 2019 by Bo Wang, Dongwei Chen, Hua Chen, Wei Wu, Kaiyi Cheng, Yixiu Tao, Ling Zhang, Ce Liu, Ding Ou, Mingxiu Zhang, Xianmei Tang, Shouli Wang, Guangzhu Wang, Bin Luo

“…Abstract Background Enteric infections are among the most common infectious diseases. The aim of this article was to track the global trends in morbidity and mortality from enteric infections in 204 countries or territories from 1990 to 2019. …”
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A narrative review on inhibitory effects of edible mushrooms against malaria and tuberculosis-the world’s deadliest diseases by Ashaimaa Y. Moussa, Baojun Xu

“…This review will attract the attention of medicinal chemists, and food scientists to optimize and rationalize the use of mushrooms both as unexploited sources of novel molecules and as nutraceuticals to treat two of the deadliest infectious diseases, malaria, and tuberculosis.…”
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Unseen Enemy: Mechanisms of Multidrug Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative ESKAPE Pathogens by Giedrė Valdonė Sakalauskienė, Lina Malcienė, Edgaras Stankevičius, Aurelija Radzevičienė

“…Multidrug antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a formidable challenge in the therapy of infectious diseases, triggered by the particularly concerning gram-negative <i>Enterococcus faecium</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, and <i>Enterobacter</i> spp. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of <i>Zingiber Officinale</i> and <i>Allium Sativum</i> on some Drug Resistant Bacterial Isolates by S.E. Emmanuel, E.O. Ehinmitan, R.S. Bodunde, J.C. Joseph

“…Increasing multi-drug resistance of pathogens forces researchers to find alternative compounds for treatment of infectious diseases. In this study, the antimicrobial potency of ginger and garlic were investigated against four clinical bacterial isolates. …”
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The effectiveness of coercive measures in motivating vaccination: Evidence from China during the COVID-19 pandemic by Yue Guan

“…Given the controversy surrounding such measures, this enhanced understanding of their effectiveness could help with formulating targeted policies to combat infectious diseases and safeguard public health.…”
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Cells in Dengue Virus Infection In Vivo by Sansanee Noisakran, Nattawat Onlamoon, Pucharee Songprakhon, Hui-Mien Hsiao, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, Guey Chuen Perng

“…Dengue has been recognized as one of the most important vector-borne emerging infectious diseases globally. Though dengue normally causes a self-limiting infection, some patients may develop a life-threatening illness, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)/dengue shock syndrome (DSS). …”
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Zoonosis: social and environmental connections in the Mexico-United States border region by Andrea Chaves, Hugo Mendoza, Angel Herrera, Mitsuri Pacheco-Zapata, Andrés M. López-Pérez, Adriana Fernández, Milena Arguello-Sáenz, Audrey Arnal, Gerardo Suzán

“…This dynamic region has important disparities due to the lack of bilateral strategies to face emerging issues (e.g., infectious diseases) in an integrated and holistic approach. …”
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Disability, Mortality and Causes of Death in a 19th-Century Swedish Population by Lotta Vikström, Sören Edvinsson, Erling Häggström Lundevaller

“…Our study of death causes indicates that their deaths were less characterized by infectious diseases than among the non-disabled group, as a possible consequence of lower exposure to infections due to the way in which disability could impede opportunities for interaction with peers in the community. …”
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Mathematical and statistical approaches in epidemiological investigation of hospital infection: A case study of the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in Korea. by Youngsuk Ko, Eunok Jung

“…The methodology developed here can be readily adapted to other infectious diseases, providing valuable insights for future outbreak preparedness and response strategies.…”
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Using transformer-based models and social media posts for heat stroke detection by Sumiko Anno, Yoshitsugu Kimura, Satoru Sugita

“…Previous studies have demonstrated the capacity of SNS posts for the early detection of health crises and affected individuals, including those related to infectious diseases. However, the reliability of such posts, being subjective and not clinically diagnosed, remains a challenge. …”
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