Plastic Bronchitis in Children: A Review of 55 Cases over a 10-Year Period by Xiaowen Chen, Shangzhi Wu, Zhanhang Huang, Yuneng Lin, Jiaxing Xu, Qingyun Xu, Dehui Chen

“…Patchy opacity was the most frequent radiographic finding (81.2%), followed by consolidation (60.0%) and pleural effusion (43.6%). Respiratory pathogens were detected in 41 cases, and M. pneumoniae was the most common one (41.8%), followed by adenovirus (20.0%) and influenza B virus (10.9%). …”
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Molecular and Serological Investigation of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) and Type 4 (EHV-4) in Horses In Ibagué, Tolima by Julieth Michel Petano-Duque, Edwin Urueña-Martinez, Laura Liliana Cabezas-Callejas, Jorge Perilla-Amaya, Valentina Rueda-García, Iang Schroniltgen Rondón-Barragán, Ricaurte Lopera-Vásquez

“…EHV-1 is one of the most prevalent viral pathogens in horses; however, its prevalence is not well defined by cross-reactions of serological tests. …”
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Effect of external infusion connection devices replacement frequency on catheter related bloodstream infection by Wenchao Wang, Yuqing Wang, Yulu Xu, Weijie Shen, Guoping Lu, Ying Gu

“…Notably, coagulase-negative staphylococci, particularly Staphylococcus epidermidis, were the predominant pathogens in CRBSI cases.In real-world clinical settings, adherence to strict aseptic principles during infusion set use and replacement appeared to mitigate the correlation between device replacement frequency or number and CRBSI incidence.…”
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Incidence of Rod Shaped Gramnegative Hospital Acquired Bacterial Infection and Antibiotic Resistance: A Retrospective Based Population Study by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…The most common bacteria separatedd from wound and sepsis were Pseudomonas aeruginosa 91.91%. Individual pathogens’ incidence differ significantly between location of infection p<0.001. …”
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Evolutionary Trajectories of Shoots vs. Roots: Plant Volatile Metabolomes Are Richer but Less Structurally Diverse Belowground in the Tropical Tree Genus <i>Protium</i> by Katherine D. Holmes, Paul V. A. Fine, Italo Mesones, Julieta Alvarez-Manjarrez, Andressa M. Venturini, Kabir G. Peay, Diego Salazar

“…Plants also experience strong pressure from enemies such as belowground pathogens; however, little work has been carried out to examine the evolutionary trajectories of species’ specialized chemistries in both roots and leaves. …”
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Microwave Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity of Some Novel Isatin Derivatives by Ayman El-Faham, Wael N. Hozzein, Mohammad A. M. Wadaan, Sherine N. Khattab, Hazem A. Ghabbour, Hoong-Kun Fun, Mohammed Rafiq Siddiqui

“…The imino isatin carboxylic acid derivatives (2-[4-(1-benzyl-5-bromo-2-oxoindolin-3-ylideneamino) phenyl]acetic acid, 5d) showed promising activity against all tested Gram-positive bacteria and against fungal pathogens.…”
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Human Genomic Loci Important in Common Infectious Diseases: Role of High-Throughput Sequencing and Genome-Wide Association Studies by Gerald Mboowa, Ivan Sserwadda, Marion Amujal, Norah Namatovu

“…This review describes a range of host-pathogen genomic loci that have been associated with disease susceptibility and resistant patterns in the era of HTS. …”
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Lessons from SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 Infections: What We Know So Far by Radi Taha Alsafi

“…Within past decades, human infections with emerging and reemerging zoonotic viral pathogens have raised the eminent public health concern. …”
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Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis Associated with Mycobacterium abscessus in South China: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ye-sheng Wang, Qi-wei Li, Lin Zhou, Run-feng Guan, Xiang-ming Zhou, Ji-hong Wu, Nan-yan Rao, Shuang Zhu

“…Mycobacteria, which are known as rapidly growing bacteria, are pathogens that are responsible for cutaneous or subcutaneous infections that especially occur after injection, trauma, or surgery. …”
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Antibiotic use on crops in low and middle-income countries based on recommendations made by agricultural advisors by Philip Taylor, Robert Reeder

“…Relative to medical and veterinary use the quantities used globally are comparatively small, but this niche does provide some unique avenues by which resistance could develop in human pathogens. Results presented here have implications for those wanting to limit the spread of antibiotic resistance.…”
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Ocular Bacterial Strains Isolated from Pediatric Patients in University Hospital of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” Naples, Italy by Francesco Petrillo, Veronica Folliero, Biagio Santella, Gianluigi Franci, Francesco Foglia, Maria C. Trotta, Maria T. Della Rocca, Teresio Avitabile, Caterina Gagliano, Marilena Galdiero

“…The study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance profiles of the main pathogens involved in eye infections. This study involved pediatric patients enrolled at the “Luigi Vanvitelli” University Hospital of Campania in Naples, Italy, between 2017 and 2019. …”
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Frequency Of Bacterial Co-Infections Isolated from Covid-19 Positive Patients From Tertiary Care Hospital Of Karachi by Fouzia Zeeshan Khan, Ambreen Fatima, Hareem Gohar, Mehwish Sajjad, Mona Siddiqui, Saima Naseem

“…The majority of these are multidrug-resistant pathogens, therefore, urgent action is required to control the spread of nosocomial infections by resistant strains, which are responsible for the high mortality rate among COVID-19 critical patients. …”
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Photocatalytic Enhancement for Solar Disinfection of Water: A Review by J. Anthony Byrne, Pilar A. Fernandez-Ibañez, Patrick S. M. Dunlop, Dheaya M. A. Alrousan, Jeremy W. J. Hamilton

“…One approach to SODIS enhancement is the use of semiconductor photocatalysis to produce highly reactive species that can destroy organic pollutants and inactivate water pathogens. This paper presents a critical review concerning semiconductor photocatalysis as a potential enhancement technology for solar disinfection of water.…”
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The Antibacterial Effect of Tinospora Cordifolia (Guduchi) and Its Role in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance by Kavitha EZHILARASU, Anand KASIRANJAN, Shanmuga PRIYA, Anand KAMARAJ

“…Methods: Using the agar well diffusion method, Tinospora cordifolia extracts (aqueous, chloroform, and ethanol) were tested for their antibacterial effectiveness against 30 MDR pathogens, and the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide assay was used to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration. …”
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Molecular screening of rare cucurbit accessions for the presence of markers for genes and QTls controlling resistance to powdery mildew by E. N. Markova, F. A. Berensen, I. V. Gashkova, O. Yu. Antonova

“…A possible solution to this problem is to increase the resistance of host plants to pathogens by introducing resistance genes from wild species or rare crop relatives, since other options, including the use of fungicides, can disrupt ecosystems and harm living organisms. …”
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Modifying non-coding regions of linear DNA vaccines to explore the interplay of expression and inflammation in immunogenicity by David C. Stirling, Maria de Miguel Ferrer, Sungwon Kim, Madina Wane, Daniel Kysh, Lisa J. Caproni, John S. Tregoning

“…The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for rapidly deployable, flexible vaccine platforms; particularly RNA which is now being explored for several other pathogens. DNA vaccines have potential advantages over RNA, including cost of manufacture, ease of storage and potentially lower reactogenicity. …”
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Deciphering mixed infections by plant RNA virus and reconstructing complete genomes simultaneously present within-host. by Martine Bangratz, Aurore Comte, Estelle Billard, Abdoul Kader Guigma, Guillaume Gandolfi, Abalo Itolou Kassankogno, Drissa Sérémé, Nils Poulicard, Charlotte Tollenaere

“…Local co-circulation of multiple phylogenetic lineages is particularly likely for rapidly evolving pathogens in the current context of globalisation. …”
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Gastroenterological Surgery and Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Review by Tomonori Takano, Hiroyuki Aiba, Mitsuo Kaku, Hiroyuki Kunishima

“…Thus, they are often the causative pathogens of healthcare-associated infections. Rapid diagnostic tests based on glutamate dehydrogenase and toxins are the mainstay of CDI laboratory diagnosis owing to their simplicity. …”
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Engagement of the Mannose Receptor by Tumoral Mucins Activates an Immune Suppressive Phenotype in Human Tumor-Associated Macrophages by P. Allavena, M. Chieppa, G. Bianchi, G. Solinas, M. Fabbri, G. Laskarin, A. Mantovani

“…Myeloid C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) constitute a large family of transmembrane carbohydrate-binding receptors that recognize pathogens as well as endogenous glycoproteins. Several lines of evidence demonstrate that some CLRs can inhibit the immune response. …”
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Growth Characteristics of Sheep-Derived <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> and Preliminary Research on Effects in Mice and Lambs by Cheng Cheng, Jinye Du, Jianping Tao, Darong Cheng

“…In lamb trials, <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> intervention stopped diarrhea in four out of five lambs, partially restored intestinal microbiota diversity, and reduced the abundance of potential pathogens such as <i>Aerococcus suis</i> and <i>Corynebacterium camporealensis</i>. …”
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