Study on association of nuclear factor kappa B gene polymorphism with bacterial load in pulmonary tuberculosis by Pallavi Baliarsingh, Pratima Kumari Sahu, Paresh Nath Mohanty, Roma Rattan, Monalisa Mohapatro

“…Objectives: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a leading infectious disease and a major public health concern. Out of susceptible genes, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) gene influences inflammation and hence the progression of the disease. …”
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Does the CDC Surgical Wound Classification adequately predict postoperative infection in lower extremity fracture surgery? by Elizabeth Cho, MD, Hanna House, MD, Andrew Marten, BS, Marina Feffer, MPH, Julie Agel, MA, John Scolaro, MD, Meir Marmor, MD, Ashley E. Levack, MD, MAS, OTA Classification & Outcomes Committee, James Kellam, MD, Gillian Soles, MD, Jarrod Dumpe, MD, Kyle Schweser, MD, Geoffrey Maracek, MD

“…Presence of SSI was determined by selective chart review of patients who met the screening variables for repeated procedures, open fracture, abscess or wound debridement, intraoperative cultures, or infectious disease consultation (n = 551). Results:. Two thousand seven hundred ninety-one fractures among 2780 patients (n = 11 with bilateral fractures) were included. …”
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Protease shaving of Mycobacterium tuberculosis facilitates vaccine antigen discovery and delivery of novel cargoes to the Mtb surface by Bianca A. Lepe, Christine R. Zheng, Owen K. Leddy, Benjamin L. Allsup, Sydney L. Solomon, Bryan D. Bryson

“…ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of infectious disease death and lacks a vaccine capable of protecting adults from pulmonary TB. …”
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Epidemiological features and risk factors of human psittacosis in Hangzhou City, eastern China by Zhou Sun, Ke Xu, Liangliang Huo, Xingliang Zhang, Yi Wang, Yonghui Gong, Bingbing Chen

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and risk factors associated with human psittacosis in Hangzhou city, eastern China.MethodsThe human psittacosis data from 2021 to 2024 were obtained from the China information system for diseases control and prevention infectious disease surveillance system. Epidemiological investigations were carried out on the patients' past medical history, clinical manifestations, chest CT results and treatment status. …”
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Differential Expression of IFN-γ, IL-10, TLR1, and TLR2 and Their Potential Effects on Downgrading Leprosy Reaction and Erythema Nodosum Leprosum by Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart, Mayara Ingrid Sousa Lima, Patrícia Terra Alves, Paula Cristina Brígido Tavares, Luiz Ricardo Goulart

“…Leprosy reactions are acute immunological events that occur during the evolution of chronic infectious disease causing neural damage and disabilities. …”
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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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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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Testing a multi-behavioral intervention to improve oral health behaviors in the pediatric dental surgery population: protocol for the PROTECT trial by Joanna Buscemi, Teresa G. Borowski, David Avenetti, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Molly Martin, Molly Martin, Marc S. Atkins, Teresa Marshall, Michael Berbaum, Helen H. Lee, Helen H. Lee

“…S-ECC is often treated under general anesthesia to facilitate extensive treatment in young children, but treatment does not address etiology of an infectious disease that is rooted in health behaviors. Without behavior changes related to toothbrushing and sugar consumption, many children experience recurrent disease, and some require subsequent surgeries. …”
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Dynamic transmission modeling of COVID-19 to support decision-making in Brazil: A scoping review in the pre-vaccine era. by Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Lorena Mendes Simon, Ângela Maria Bagattini, Michelle Quarti Machado da Rosa, Marcelo Eduardo Borges, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker, Roberto André Kraenkel, Cláudia Pio Ferreira, Suzi Alves Camey, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Cristiana Maria Toscano

“…We conducted a scoping review and searched for studies on infectious disease modeling methods in peer-reviewed journals and gray literature, published between January 01, 2020, and June 2, 2021, reporting real-world or scenario-based COVID-19 modeling for Brazil. …”
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The current status of neglected tropical diseases in Japan: A scoping review. by Yuriko Harada, Hanako Iwashita, Taeko Moriyasu, Sachiyo Nagi, Nobuo Saito, Mariko Sugawara-Mikami, Kota Yoshioka, Rie Yotsu, Japan NTD Study Group

“…Government agencies tend to organize surveillance and control programs only for the NTDs targeted by the Infectious Disease Control Law, namely, echinococcosis, rabies, dengue, and chikungunya. …”
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Favorable Nonclinical Safety Profile of RSVpreF Bivalent Vaccine in Rats and Rabbits by Jun Zhou, Christopher J. Bowman, Vicki R. Markiewicz, Balasubramanian Manickam, Emily Gomme, Rani S. Sellers, Cynthia M. Rohde

“…<b>Background</b>: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections usually cause mild, cold-like symptoms in most people, but are a leading infectious disease causing infant death and hospitalization and can result in increased morbidity and mortality in older adults and at-risk individuals. …”
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A Mathematical Model for the Growth Dynamics of Demand in the Fashion Industry within the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic by John Awuah Addor, Anthony Joe Turkson, Douglas Yenwon Kparib

“…The basic reproductive number R0, which measures the transmission potential of an infectious disease, is extremely important in the study of epidemiology. …”
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A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Associated with Retention in HIV Care among Women with HIV in a Large HIV Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, after Implementing the Test and Treat Poli... by Omoladun O. Odediran, Oluwakemi O. Odukoya, Mobolanle R. Balogun, Jonathan A. Colasanti, Alani S. Akanmu

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Enhanced testing can substantially improve defense against several types of respiratory virus pandemic by James Petrie, James A. Hay, Oraya Srimokla, Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, Charles Whittaker, Joanna Masel

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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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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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PERCEPTIONS AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH ENROLLMENT IN THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME by Asmaripa Ainy, Haerawati Idris, Hartati Inaku, Tannia Tembo

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Identification of the immune infiltration and biomarkers in ulcerative colitis based on liquid–liquid phase separation-related genes by Zhixing Hong, Shilin Fang, Haihang Nie, Jingkai Zhou, Yuntian Hong, Lan Liu, Qiu Zhao

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Serum-soluble ST2 as a novel biomarker for COVID-19 severity and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Kacper DZIEDZIC, Lukasz SZARPAK, Michal PRUC, Damian SWIECZKOWSKI, Gabriella NUCERA, Kavita BATRA, Hicham KHABBACHE, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Murat YILDRIM, Aldo SITIBONDO, Sagar GALWANKAR, Eryka KARBOWSKA, Krzysztof KUREK, Monika TOMASZEWSKA

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