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BMC Infectious Diseases

Ausgabe 1/2022

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Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Safety and clinical outcomes of remdesivir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: a retrospective analysis of active surveillance database

Vaishali Gupte, Rashmi Hegde, Sandesh Sawant, Kabil Kalathingal, Sonali Jadhav, Rohit Malabade, Jaideep Gogtay

Open Access Research

Meet–Test–Treat for HCV management: patients’ and clinicians’ preferences in hospital and drug addiction services in Italy

Massimo Andreoni, Nicola Coppola, Antonio Craxì, Stefano Fagiuoli, Ivan Gardini, Alessandra Mangia, Felice Alfonso Nava, Patrizio Pasqualetti

Open Access Research

Stroke among highly active antiretroviral therapy-naive people living with the human immunodeficiency virus in China: a retrospective study of the characteristics, risk factors, and prognosis

Ling Zhang, Yu Wang, Qiuhua Xu, Wei Zhang, Hongyuan Liang, Liang Wu, Liang Ni, Guiju Gao, Di Yang, Hongxin Zhao, Jiang Xiao

Open Access Research

Clinical outcomes of dengue virus infection in pregnant and non-pregnant women of reproductive age: a retrospective cohort study from 2016 to 2019 in Paraná, Brazil

Beatris Mario Martin, Allan Arnold Evans, Denise Siqueira de Carvalho, Silvia Emiko Shimakura

Open Access Research

Immunisation status of children and adolescents with a new diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease

Timothy Ford, Margie Danchin, Alissa McMinn, Kirsten Perrett, George Alex, Nigel W. Crawford

Open Access Research

Prevalence and associated factors of sexually transmitted infections among methamphetamine users in Eastern China: a cross-sectional study

Xing Ye, Fu-Rong Li, Qing Pan, Zhen Li, Gong-Qi Yu, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, Peng-Cheng Huai, Fu-Ren Zhang

Open Access Research

Diagnostic and prognostic value of presepsin and procalcitonin in non-infectious organ failure, sepsis, and septic shock: a prospective observational study according to the Sepsis-3 definitions

Sukyo Lee, Juhyun Song, Dae Won Park, Hyeri Seok, Sejoong Ahn, Jooyeong Kim, Jonghak Park, Han-jin Cho, Sungwoo Moon

Open Access Case report

Intramedullary parasite eggs, latent for three decades, mimicking acute transverse myelitis

Hyo-jeong Kim, Se-Hoon Kim, Hoi-seon Jeong, Bum-Joon Kim

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies of patients in the local affected area during Wuhan lockdown

Yueting Tang, Jiayu Sun, Yumeng Yuan, Fen Yao, Bokun Zheng, Gui Yang, Wen Xie, Guangming Ye, Zhen Li, Xiaoyang Jiao, Yirong Li

Open Access Research

Similar severity of influenza primary and re-infections in pre-school children requiring outpatient treatment due to febrile acute respiratory illness: prospective, multicentre surveillance study (2013–2015)

Andrea Streng, Christiane Prifert, Benedikt Weissbrich, Andreas Sauerbrei, Andi Krumbholz, Ruprecht Schmidt-Ott, Johannes G. Liese

Open Access Case report

Gram stain to the rescue: a case report of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis by Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent 24-year-old

Perceus Mody, Paul Wada, Karen C. Bloch, Michail S. Lionakis, Katie D. White, Alexander S. Maris, Tonya Snyder, Jennifer Steinhauer, Romney Humphries

Open Access Research

Source attribution of salmonellosis by time and geography in New South Wales, Australia

Angus McLure, Craig Shadbolt, Patricia M. Desmarchelier, Martyn D. Kirk, Kathryn Glass

Open Access Research

Nasopharyngeal colonisation dynamics of bacterial pathogens in patients with fever in rural Burkina Faso: an observational study

Liesbeth Martens, Bérenger Kaboré, Annelies Post, Christa E. van der Gaast-de Jongh, Jeroen D. Langereis, Halidou Tinto, Jan Jacobs, André J. van der Ven, Quirijn de Mast, Marien I. de Jonge

Open Access Research

Dolutegravir plus lamivudine versus efavirenz plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and lamivudine in antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 infection

Lisi Deng, Chunna Li, Ping Chen, Xiaoqing Luo, Xinchun Zheng, Lanlan Zhou, Yi Zhou, Jinyu Xia, Zhongsi Hong

Open Access Research

Streptococcus agalactiae infective endocarditis in Canada: a multicenter retrospective nested case control analysis

Torrance Oravec, S. Annie Oravec, Jennifer Leigh, Liam Matthews, Bahareh Ghadaki, Dominik Mertz, Peter Daley, Anjali Shroff

Open Access Research

Sero-molecular survey on Toxoplasma gondii infection among drug addicted and non-addicted individuals: a case–control study

Majid Sharifzadeh, Hassan Rezanezhad, Kavous Solhjoo, Zahra Kargar Jahromi, Enayatollah Shadmand, Saeed Shahabi, Ali Taghipour

Open Access Research article

Application of quantile mixed-effects model in modeling CD4 count from HIV-infected patients in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Ashenafi A. Yirga, Sileshi F. Melesse, Henry G. Mwambi, Dawit G. Ayele

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

SARS-CoV2 infection in symptomatic patients: interest of serological tests and predictors of mortality: experience of DR Congo

Jean-Robert Makulo, Madone Ndona Mandina, Placide Kingebeni Mbala, Roger Dimosi Wumba, Pierre Zalagile Akilimali, Yannick Mayamba Nlandu, Jerome Ossam Odio, Ben Izizag Bepouka, Murielle Mashi Longokolo, Eric Kasongo Mukenge, Guyguy Kamwiziku, Jonathan Mutombo Muamba, Augustin Luzayadio Longo, Crispin Muanza Lufu, Hervé Letin Keke, Marcel Mambimbi Mbula, Hippolyte Nanituma Situakibanza, Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili, Jean-Marie Ntuma Kayembe

Open Access Research

Exploration of a new hepatitis a surveillance system in Beijing, China: based on molecular epidemiology

Huai Wang, Weixin Chen, Wenting Zhou, Feng Qiu, Wenjiao Yin, Jingyuan Cao, Pei Gao, Qianli Yuan, Min Lv, Shuang Bai, Jiang Wu

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of the current guidelines for antibacterial therapy strategies in patients with cirrhosis or liver failure

Yuzhu Dong, Dan Sun, Yan Wang, Qian Du, Ying Zhang, Ruiying Han, Mengmeng Teng, Tao Zhang, Lei Shi, Gezhi Zheng, Yalin Dong, Taotao Wang

Open Access Research

Risk factors and prediction model of severe pertussis in infants < 12 months of age in Tianjin, China

Cui Zhang, Yanmei Zong, Zhe Wang, Li Wang, Ying Li, Yuejie Yang

Open Access Case report

Herpes simplex virus-infected squamous cell carcinoma: a case report

Sarah H. Brown, Vanessa A. R. States, Abaseen K. Afghan, Gowri Satyanarayana

Open Access Research article

Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of monocyte distribution width and procalcitonin in sepsis cases in the emergency department: a prospective cohort study

Chih-Huang Li, Chen-June Seak, Chung-Hsien Chaou, Tse‐Hsuan Su, Shi-Ying Gao, Cheng-Yu Chien, Chip-Jin Ng

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Monocyte distribution width as a novel sepsis indicator in COVID-19 patients

Laila Alsuwaidi, Saba Al Heialy, Nahid Shaikh, Firas Al Najjar, Rania Seliem, Aaron Han, Mahmood Hachim

Open Access Research

Modelling trends of CD4 counts for patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART): a comprehensive health care clinic in Nairobi, Kenya

Caroline W. Mugo, Ziv Shkedy, Samuel Mwalili, Tadesse Awoke, Roel Braekers, Dolphine Wandede, Christina Mwachari

Open Access Research

Poliovirus immunity among adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional serosurvey

Vivian H. Alfonso, Arie Voorman, Nicole A. Hoff, William C. Weldon, Sue Gerber, Adva Gadoth, Megan Halbrook, Amelia Goldsmith, Patrick Mukadi, Reena H. Doshi, Guillaume Ngoie-Mwamba, Trevon L. Fuller, Emile Okitolonda-Wemakoy, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Anne W. Rimoin

Open Access Correction

Correction to: The effectiveness of syndromic surveillance for the early detection of waterborne outbreaks: a systematic review

Susanne Hyllestad, Ettore Amato, Karin Nygård, Line Vold, Preben Aavitsland

Open Access Case report

AmpC hyperproduction in a Cedecea davisae implant-associated bone infection during treatment: a case report and therapeutic implications

Julia Notter, Salome N. Seiffert, Maria Zimmermann-Kogadeeva, Anja Bösch, Robert Wenger, Carol Strahm, Manuel Frischknecht, David M. Livermore, Baharak Babouee Flury

Open Access Research article

Association of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzymes with the risk and mortality of sepsis among Chinese children

Danni He, Ning Li, Xiuxiu Lu, Wei Li, Yuanmei Chen, Zhongyuan Sun, Lipeng Zhang, Linying Guo, Xiaodai Cui, Guowei Song, Wenquan Niu, Qi Zhang

Open Access Research article

Burden of illness in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in US hospitals between 2014 and 2019

Jason M. Pogue, Yun Zhou, Hemanth Kanakamedala, Bin Cai

Open Access Research

Causes of death and associated factors over a decade of follow-up in a cohort of people living with HIV in rural Tanzania

Getrud Joseph Mollel, Lilian Moshi, Hoda Hazem, Anna Eichenberger, Olivia Kitau, Herry Mapesi, Tracy R. Glass, Daniel Henry Paris, Maja Weisser, Fiona Vanobberghen

Open Access Research

Sentinel surveillance for influenza A viruses in Lahore District Pakistan in flu season 2015–2016

Saima Hasan, Richard J. Webby, Muhammad Iqbal, Hamad Bin Rashid, Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad, Jawad Nazir, Jennifer DeBeauchamp, Shakera Sadiq, Mamoona Chaudhry

Open Access Research

Clinical sign and biomarker-based algorithm to identify bacterial pneumonia among outpatients with lower respiratory tract infection in Tanzania

Sarika K. L. Hogendoorn, Loïc Lhopitallier, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Estelle Tenisch, Zainab Mbarack, Josephine Samaka, Tarsis Mlaganile, Aline Mamin, Blaise Genton, Laurent Kaiser, Valérie D’Acremont, Kevin C. Kain, Noémie Boillat-Blanco

Open Access Study protocol

Optimal encephalitis/meningitis roadmap via precise diagnosis and treatment (IMPROVE): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Yi Zhang, Haocheng Zhang, Bo Deng, Ke Lin, Lei Jin, Xiaoni Liu, Yanlin Zhang, Xiaohua Chen, Yanliang Zhang, Shengjia Lu, Heqing Huang, Qiujing Wang, Tingting Feng, Weifeng Zhao, Qun Xue, Renfang Chen, Jingbo Zhang, Xiaoyan Qian, Lanlan Chen, Jingwen Ai, Xiangjun Chen, Wenhong Zhang

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Prevalence of SARS-Cov-2 antibodies and living conditions: the French national random population-based EPICOV cohort

Josiane Warszawski, Anne-Lise Beaumont, Rémonie Seng, Xavier de Lamballerie, Delphine Rahib, Nathalie Lydié, Rémy Slama, Sylvain Durrleman, Philippe Raynaud, Patrick Sillard, François Beck, Laurence Meyer, Nathalie Bajos, Josiane Warszawski, Nathalie Bajos, Muriel Barlet, François Beck, Emilie Counil, Florence Jusot, Aude Leduc, Nathalie Lydié, Claude Martin, Laurence Meyer, Philippe Raynaud, Alexandra Rouquette, Ariane Pailhé, Nicolas Paliod, Delphine Rahib, Patrick Sillard, Alexis Spire

Open Access Research

SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in Lebanon: findings from the first nationwide serosurvey

Abbas Hoballah, Rana El Haidari, Ghina Siblany, Fadi Abdel Sater, Samir Mansour, Hamad Hassan, Linda Abou-Abbas

Open Access Research

Seroprevalence of mucosal and cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) types among children and adolescents in the general population in Germany

Anna Loenenbach, Michael Pawlita, Tim Waterboer, Thomas Harder, Christina Poethko-Müller, Michael Thamm, Raskit Lachmann, Yvonne Deleré, Ole Wichmann, Miriam Wiese-Posselt

Open Access Research

A retrospective study assessing the clinical outcomes and costs of acute hepatitis A in Cape Town, South Africa

Jenna Patterson, Susan Cleary, Sheetal P. Silal, Gregory D. Hussey, Annabel Enoch, Stephen Korsman, Elizabeth Goddard, Mashiko Setshedi, Wendy C. Spearman, Benjamin M. Kagina, Rudzani Muloiwa

Open Access Research

Diphtheria resurgence in Sada'a-Yemen, 2017–2020

Ahmed Abdallah Al-Dar, Mutahar Al-Qassimi, Faten Hamid Ezzadeen, Mohammed Qassime, Ahmed Mohamed Al murtadha, Yasser Ghaleb

Open Access Research

A systematic review on papers that study on Single Nucleotide Polymorphism that affects coronavirus 2019 severity

Siyeon Suh, Sol Lee, Ho Gym, Sanghyuk Yoon, Seunghwan Park, Jihi Cha, Do-Hyung Kwon, YunSu Yang, Sun Ha Jee

Open Access Research

A machine learning-based system for detecting leishmaniasis in microscopic images

Mojtaba Zare, Hossein Akbarialiabad, Hossein Parsaei, Qasem Asgari, Ali Alinejad, Mohammad Saleh Bahreini, Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Mohsen Ghofrani-Jahromi, Reza Shahriarirad, Yalda Amirmoezzi, Sepehr Shahriarirad, Ali Zeighami, Gholamreza Abdollahifard

Open Access Research article

Improving screening and management of latent tuberculosis infection: development and evaluation of latent tuberculosis infection primary care model

Marina Kunin, Mark Timlin, Chris Lemoh, David A. Sheffield, Alana Russo, Shegofa Hazara, Jacqueline McBride

Open Access Research

A clinical prediction tool for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae urinary tract infection

Hui Liu, Suishan Qiu, Minghao Chen, Jun Lyu, Guangchao Yu, Lianfang Xue

Open Access Research

Effect of maternal vitamin D supplementation on nasal pneumococcal acquisition, carriage dynamics and carriage density in infants in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mahgol Taghivand, Lisa G. Pell, Mohammed Z. Rahman, Abdullah A. Mahmud, Eric O. Ohuma, Eleanor M. Pullangyeum, Tahmeed Ahmed, Davidson H. Hamer, Stanley H. Zlotkin, Jonathan B. Gubbay, Shaun K. Morris, Daniel E. Roth

Open Access Research

Assessment of socio-behavioural correlates and risk perceptions regarding anthrax disease in tribal communities of Odisha, Eastern India

Matrujyoti Pattnaik, Jaya Singh Kshatri, Hari Ram Choudhary, Debaprasad Parai, Jyoti Shandilya, Asit Mansingh, Arun Kumar Padhi, Sanghamitra Pati, Debdutta Bhattacharya

Open Access Case report

A patient with granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris survived with two excisions and medication

Limei Peng, Quan Zhou, Yu Wu, Xiaoli Cao, Zili Lv, Minghua Su, Yachun Yu, Wen Huang

Open Access Research

Off-label use of combined antiretroviral therapy, analysis of data collected by the Italian Register for HIV-1 infection in paediatrics in a large cohort of children

Elena Chiappini, Catiuscia Lisi, Vania Giacomet, Paola Erba, Stefania Bernardi, Paola Zangari, Antonio Di Biagio, Lucia Taramasso, Carlo Giaquinto, Osvalda Rampon, Clara Gabiano, Silvia Garazzino, Claudia Tagliabue, Susanna Esposito, Eugenia Bruzzese, Raffaele Badolato, Domenico Zanaboni, Monica Cellini, Maurizio Dedoni, Antonio Mazza, Andrea Pession, Anna Maria Giannini, Filippo Salvini, Icilio Dodi, Ines Carloni, Salvatore Cazzato, Pier Angelo Tovo, Maurizio de Martino, Luisa Galli, Sara Parigi, Francesca Orlandi, Alessandra de Martino, Raffaella Pinzani, Luisa Abbagnato, Maurizio Ruggeri, Francesco Baldi, Giacomo Faldella, Piergiorgio Chiriacò, Carlo Dessì, Maria Grazia Pantò, Elisa Anastasio, Maria Rita Govoni, Maurizio Bigi, Elisabetta Bondi, Riccardo Borea, Giovanni Cenderello, Donato Tommasi, Ernesto Renato Dalle Nogare, Marcello Saitta, Leonardo Felici, Rita Consolini, Angelo Antonellini, Gianfranco Anzidei, Orazio Genovese, Salvatore Catania, Fabio Natale, Paolina Olmeo, Letizia Cristiano, Vincenzo Portelli, Marco Rabusin, Giada Maria Di Pietro, Leone Fabrizio

Open Access Case report

Secondary hypogonadism following hand, foot, and mouth disease in an adult: a case report and review of literature

Zhaoying Chen, Chen Jiang, Xiaoyu Cheng, Lidan Ma, Ying Xin, Tian Liu, Ruixia Sun

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among staff at primary healthcare institutions in Prishtina

Rrezart Halili, Jeta Bunjaku, Bujar Gashi, Teuta Hoxha, Agron Kamberi, Nexhmedin Hoti, Riaz Agahi, Vlora Basha, Visar Berisha, Ilir Hoxha

Open Access Research

A mathematical model by route of transmission and fibrosis progression to estimate undiagnosed individuals with HCV in different Italian regions

Loreta A. Kondili, Massimo Andreoni, Alfredo Alberti, Salvatore Lobello, Sergio Babudieri, Antonella De Michina, Rocco Merolla, Walter Marrocco, Antonio Craxì

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

The characteristics of overseas imported COVID-19 cases and the effectiveness of screening strategies in Beijing, China

Li Li, Cheng-Jie Ma, Yu-Fei Chang, Si-Yuan Yang, Yun-Xia Tang, Ling-Hang Wang

Open Access Research

Etiologies of fever of unknown origin in HIV/AIDS patients, Hanoi, Vietnam

Thu Kim Nguyen, Yen Hai Nguyen, Hao Thi Nguyen, Quang Minh Khong, Ngoc Kim Tran

Open Access Research

Acute hepatitis E virus superinfection increases mortality in patients with cirrhosis

Jung Woo Choi, Ho Jin Son, Sang Soo Lee, Hankyu Jeon, Jin-Kyu Cho, Hee Jin Kim, Ra Ri Cha, Jae Min Lee, Hyun Jin Kim, Woon Tae Jung, Ok-Jae Lee

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Mortality among Italians and immigrants with COVID-19 hospitalised in Milan, Italy: data from the Luigi Sacco Hospital registry

Andrea Giacomelli, Anna Lisa Ridolfo, Cecilia Bonazzetti, Letizia Oreni, Federico Conti, Laura Pezzati, Matteo Siano, Cinzia Bassoli, Giacomo Casalini, Marco Schiuma, Alice Covizzi, Matteo Passerini, Marco Piscaglia, Fabio Borgonovo, Claudia Galbiati, Riccardo Colombo, Emanuele Catena, Giuliano Rizzardini, Laura Milazzo, Massimo Galli, Antonio Brucato, Spinello Antinori

Open Access Research

The prevalence of diabetes among tuberculosis patients in Denmark

Franziska Grundtvig Huber, Kristina Langholz Kristensen, Inge Kristine Holden, Peter Henrik Andersen, Banoo Bakir, Anja Jørgensen, Hans Johan Niklas Lorentsson, Karen Bjorn-Mortensen, Isik Somuncu Johansen, Pernille Ravn

Open Access Research

Revealing potential diagnostic gene biomarkers of septic shock based on machine learning analysis

Yonghua Fan, Qiufeng Han, Jinfeng Li, Gaige Ye, Xianjing Zhang, Tengxiao Xu, Huaqing Li

Open Access Research

Analysis of risk factors for early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia in a neurosurgical intensive care unit

Guojie Teng, Ning Wang, Xiuhong Nie, Lin Zhang, Hongjun Liu

Open Access Research

Spatiotemporal prediction of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonisation

J. M. van Niekerk, M. Lokate, L. M. A. Braakman-Jansen, J. E. W. C. van Gemert-Pijnen, A. Stein

Open Access Research

Predictors of treatment outcomes among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Vietnam: a retrospective cohort study

Ian Wrohan, Thu Anh Nguyen, Viet Nhung Nguyen, Binh Hoa Nguyen, Thi Thanh Thuy Hoang, Phuong Chi Nguyen, Kavindhran Velen, Guy Barrington Marks, Greg James Fox

Open Access Case report

Overlapping infection of Nocardia farcinica and Aspergillus fumigatus in a child with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease: a case report

Xiyan Tian, Qingmiao Shi, Peng Liu, Lulu Pang, Peisheng Jia, Lei Xie, Xiaoxu Ma, Ang Li, Zujiang Yu, Huaili Wang

Open Access COVID-19 Study protocol

Protocol for SARS-CoV-2 post-vaccine surveillance study in Australian adults and children with cancer: an observational study of safety and serological and immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination (SerOzNET)

Amy Body, Elizabeth Ahern, Luxi Lal, Karen Gillett, Hesham Abdulla, Stephen Opat, Tracey O’Brien, Peter Downie, Stuart Turville, C. Mee Ling Munier, Corey Smith, C. Raina MacIntyre, Eva Segelov

Open Access Research

Association between oral antimalarial medication administration and mortality among patients with Ebola virus disease: a multisite cohort study

Logan Abel, Shiromi M. Perera, Derrick Yam, Stephanie Garbern, Stephen B. Kennedy, Moses Massaquoi, Foday Sahr, Dayan Woldemichael, Tao Liu, Adam C. Levine, Adam R. Aluisio

Open Access Case report

A case of brucellosis-induced Guillain–Barre syndrome

Qian Li, Jianfeng Liu, Wenhui Jiang, Lisheng Jiang, Mengzhi Lu, Linping Xiao, Yukun Li, Yinghua Lan, Yongguo Li

Open Access Research

Characteristics associated with HIV and hepatitis C seroprevalence among sexual and injecting partners of HIV positive persons who inject drugs in Nairobi and coastal Kenya

Betsy C. Sambai, Hanley Kingston, Aliza Monroe-Wise, Loice Mbogo, Emily Juma, Natasha Ludwig-Barron, Brandon L. Guthrie, David Bukusi, Bhavna H. Chohan, John Scott, Rose Bosire, Matthew Dunbar, Paul Macharia, Sarah Masyuko, William Sinkele, Joshua T. Herbeck, Carey Farquhar

Open Access Research

Illness perception about hepatitis C virus infection: a cross-sectional study from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Shahan Ullah, Salamat Ali, Muhammad Daud, Vibhu Paudyal, Kawsar Hayat, Syed Muhammad Hamid, Tofeeq Ur-rehman

Open Access Research

The 6-minute walk test predicts mortality in a pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria-predominant bronchiectasis cohort

Rebekah A. Blakney, Emily E. Ricotta, Dean Follmann, Jessica Drew, Kelly A. Carey, Lisa N. Glass, Chevalia Robinson, Sandra MacDonald, Pamela J. McShane, Kenneth N. Olivier, Kevin Fennelly, D. Rebecca Prevots

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Self-reported olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions in COVID-19 patients: a 1-year follow-up study in Foggia district, Italy

Francesca Fortunato, Domenico Martinelli, Giuseppina Iannelli, Marica Milazzo, Umberto Farina, Gabriella Di Matteo, Rosella De Nittis, Leonardo Ascatigno, Michele Cassano, Pier Luigi Lopalco, Rosa Prato

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Low incidence of COVID-19 case severity and mortality in Africa; Could malaria co-infection provide the missing link?

Silas Acheampong Osei, Robert Peter Biney, Alberta Serwah Anning, Lydia Nkuah Nortey, George Ghartey-Kwansah

Open Access Research

Prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus within hemodialysis units in Thailand: role of HCV core antigen in the assessment of viremia

Natthaya Chuaypen, Apichaya Khlaiphuengsin, Thaninee Prasoppokakorn, Paweena Susantitaphong, Wisit Prasithsirikul, Anchalee Avihingsanon, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Kearkiat Praditpornsilpa

Open Access Research

Longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 seroepidemiological investigation among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital in Germany

Sara Tomczyk, Alexander Hönning, Julia Hermes, Marica Grossegesse, Natalie Hofmann, Janine Michel, Markus Neumann, Andreas Nitsche, Berthold Hoppe, Tim Eckmanns, Hajo Schmidt-Traub, Kristina Zappel

Open Access Research

A time series analysis of detection and mortality of hepatitis C in Brazil, 2008–2018

Rodrigo José Videres Cordeiro de Brito, Leonardo Feitosa da Silva, Márcio Bezerra Santos, Patrícia Muniz Mendes Freire de Moura, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo

Open Access Research

Estimating tuberculosis drug resistance amplification rates in high-burden settings

Malancha Karmakar, Romain Ragonnet, David B. Ascher, James M. Trauer, Justin T. Denholm

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Impact of pre-event testing and quarantine on reducing the risk of COVID-19 epidemic rebound: a modelling study

Ngai Sze Wong, Shui Shan Lee, Kate M. Mitchell, Eng-kiong Yeoh, Cheng Wang

Open Access Research

Bronchiolitis, epidemiological changes during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Carmina Guitart, Sara Bobillo-Perez, Carme Alejandre, Georgina Armero, Cristian Launes, Francisco Jose Cambra, Monica Balaguer, Iolanda Jordan, Andrés Antón Pagarolas, Jorgina Vila, Ermengol Coma, Iolanda Jordan, Valentí Pineda, Ester Castellarnau, Mª José Centelles-Serrano, Nuria López, Ingrid Badia Vilaró

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility profile of yeast from vulvovaginal candidiasis

Yu Shi, Yuxia Zhu, Shangrong Fan, Xiaoping Liu, Yiheng Liang, Yingying Shan

Open Access Research article

Controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) outcomes in Kenyan adults is associated with prior history of malaria exposure and anti-schizont antibody response

Melissa C. Kapulu, Domtila Kimani, Patricia Njuguna, Mainga Hamaluba, Edward Otieno, Rinter Kimathi, James Tuju, B. Kim Lee Sim, Abdirahman I. Abdi, Yonas Abebe, Philip Bejon, Peter F. Billingsley, Peter C. Bull, Zaydah de Laurent, Stephen L. Hoffman, Eric R. James, Silvia Kariuki, Sam Kinyanjui, Cheryl Kivisi, Johnstone Makale, Kevin Marsh, Khadija Said Mohammed, Moses Mosobo, Janet Musembi, Jennifer Musyoki, Michelle Muthui, Jedidah Mwacharo, Kennedy Mwai, Joyce M. Ngoi, Omar Ngoto, Irene Nkumama, Francis Ndungu, Dennis Odera, Bernhards Ogutu, Fredrick Olewe, Donwilliams Omuoyo, John Ong’echa, Faith Osier, Thomas L. Richie, Jimmy Shangala, Juliana Wambua, Thomas N. Williams

Open Access Research

Prevalence of measles antibodies among migrant workers in Singapore: a serological study to identify susceptible population subgroups

Li Wei Ang, Qi Gao, Lin Cui, Aysha Farwin, Matthias Paul Han Sim Toh, Irving Charles Boudville, Mark I-Cheng Chen, Angela Chow, Raymond Tzer-Pin Lin, Vernon Jian Ming Lee, Yee Sin Leo

Open Access Research

Utility of blood as the clinical specimen for the diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis using uracil DNA glycosylase-supplemented loop-mediated isothermal amplification and real-time polymerase chain reaction assays based on REP-529 sequence and B1 gene

Bahman Rahimi Esboei, Shirzad Fallahi, Mohammad Zarei, Bahram Kazemi, Mehdi Mohebali, Saeedeh Shojaee, Parisa Mousavi, Aref Teimouri, Raziyeh Mahmoudzadeh, Mirataollah Salabati, Hossein Keshavarz Valian

Open Access Research

The impact of ethnic minority status on tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment delays in Hunan Province, China

Beth Gilmour, Zuhui Xu, Liqiong Bai, Kefyalew Addis Alene, Archie C. A. Clements

Open Access Research

The poor accuracy of D-dimer for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection but its potential usefulness in early postoperative infections following revision arthroplasty for aseptic loosening

M. Fernandez-Sampedro, I. Sanlés-González, C. García-Ibarbia, N. Fañanás-Rodríquez, M. Fakkas-Fernández, M. C. Fariñas

Open Access Research

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated suppression measures on the burden of tuberculosis in India

Matthew Arentz, Jianing Ma, Peng Zheng, Theo Vos, Christopher J. L. Murray, Hmwe H. Kyu

Open Access Research

Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome in patients after 12 months from COVID-19 infection in Korea

Yoonjung Kim, Bitna-Ha, Shin-Woo Kim, Hyun-Ha Chang, Ki Tae Kwon, Sohyun Bae, Soyoon Hwang

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Clinical outcomes after treatment with direct antiviral agents: beyond the virological response in patients with previous HCV-related decompensated cirrhosis

Georges-Philippe Pageaux, Clovis Lusivika Nzinga, Nathalie Ganne, Didier Samuel, Céline Dorival, Fabien Zoulim, Carole Cagnot, Thomas Decaens, Dominique Thabut, Tarik Asselah, Philippe Mathurin, François Habersetzer, Jean-Pierre Bronowicki, Dominique Guyader, Isabelle Rosa, Vincent Leroy, Olivier Chazouilleres, Victor de Ledinghen, Marc Bourliere, Xavier Causse, Paul Cales, Sophie Metivier, Véronique Loustaud-Ratti, Ghassan Riachi, Laurent Alric, Moana Gelu-Simeon, Anne Minello, Jérôme Gournay, Claire Geist, Albert Tran, Armand Abergel, Isabelle Portal, Louis d’Alteroche, François Raffi, Hélène Fontaine, Fabrice Carrat, Stanislas Pol, Delphine Bonnet, Virginie Payssan-Sicart, Chloe Pomes, François Bailly, Marjolaine Beaudoin, Dominique Giboz, Kerstin Hartig-Lavie, Marianne Maynard, Eric Billaud, David Boutoille, Morane Cavellec, Caroline Chevalier, Isabelle Hubert, Pierre Goepfert, Adrien Lannes, Françoise Lunel, Jérôme Boursier, Nathalie Boyer, Nathalie Giuily, Corinne Castelnau, Giovanna Scoazec, Aziza Chibah, Sylvie Keser, Karim Bonardi, Anaïs Vallet-Pichard, Philippe Sogni, Juliette Foucher, Jean-Baptiste Hiriart, Amandine Legendre, Faiza Chermak, Marie Irlès-Depé, Si Nafa Si Ahmed, Christelle Ansaldi, Nisserine Ben Amara, Valérie Oules, Jacqueline Dunette, Rodolphe Anty, Eve Gelsi, Régine Truchi, Elena Luckina, Nadia Messaoudi, Joseph Moussali, Barbara De Dieuleveult, Héloïse Goin, Damien Labarrière, Pascal Potier, Si Nafa Si Ahmed, Véronique Grando-Lemaire, Pierre Nahon, Séverine Brulé, Rym Monard, Caroline Jezequel, Audrey Brener, Anne Laligant, Aline Rabot, Isabelle Renard, Thomas F. Baumert, Michel Dofföel, Catherine Mutter, Pauline Simo-Noumbissie, Esma Razi, Hélène Barraud, Mouni Bensenane, Abdelbasset Nani, Sarah Hassani-Nani, Marie-Albertine Bernard, Georges-Philippe Pageaux, Michael Bismuth, Ludovic Caillo, Stéphanie Faure, Marie Pierre Ripault, Christophe Bureau, Sarah Launay, Jean Marie Peron, Marie Angèle Robic, Léa Tarallo, Marine Faure, Bruno Froissart, Marie-Noelle Hilleret, Jean-Pierre Zarski, Odile Goria, Victorien Grard, Hélène Montialoux, Muriel François, Christian Ouedraogo, Christelle Pauleau, Anne Varault, Tony Andreani, Bénédicte Angoulevant, Azeline Chevance, Lawrence Serfaty, Teresa Antonini, Audrey Coilly, Jean-Charles Duclos Vallée, Mariagrazia Tateo, Corinne Bonny, Chanteranne Brigitte, Géraldine Lamblin, Léon Muti, Abdenour Babouri, Virginie Filipe, Camille Barrault, Laurent Costes, Hervé Hagège, Soraya Merbah, Paul Carrier, Maryline Debette-Gratien, Jérémie Jacques, Guillaume Lassailly, Florent Artu, Valérie Canva, Sébastien Dharancy, Alexandre Louvet, Marianne Latournerie, Marc Bardou, Thomas Mouillot, Yannick Bacq, Didier Barbereau, Charlotte Nicolas, Caroline Chevalier, Isabelle Archambeaud, Sarah Habes, Nisserine Ben Amara, Danièle Botta-Fridlund, Eric Saillard, Marie-Josée Lafrance, Carole Cagnot, Alpha Diallo, Lena Wadouachi, Ventzi Petrov-Sanchez, Douae Ammour, Loubna Ayour, Jaouad Benhida, Fabrice Carrat, Frederic Chau, Céline Dorival, Audrey Gilibert, Isabelle Goderel, Warda Hadi, Clovis Luzivika Nzinga, Grégory Pannetier, François Pinot, Odile Stahl, François Téloulé

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Genetic diversity in L1 ORF of human papillomavirus in women with cervical cancer with and without human immunodeficiency virus in Botswana and Kenya

Leabaneng Tawe, Wonderful T. Choga, Giacomo M. Paganotti, Ontlametse T. Bareng, Tlhalefo D. Ntereke, Pleasure Ramatlho, Doreen Ditshwanelo, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Ishmael Kasvosve, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Omenge E. Orang’o, Erle Robertson, Nicola Zetola, Sikhulile Moyo, Surbhi Grover, Aaron C. Ermel

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Comparison of cytokines levels among COVID-19 patients living at sea level and high altitude

Juana del Valle-Mendoza, Yordi Tarazona-Castro, Alfredo Merino-Luna, Hugo Carrillo-Ng, Sungmin Kym, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Luis J. del Valle, Ronald Aquino-Ortega, Johanna Martins-Luna, Isaac Peña-Tuesta, Wilmer Silva-Caso

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Clinical characteristics of healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection after vaccination with BNT162b2 vaccine

Andrea Lombardi, Giulia Renisi, Dario Consonni, Massimo Oggioni, Patrizia Bono, Sara Uceda Renteria, Alessandra Piatti, Angela Cecilia Pesatori, Silvana Castaldi, Antonio Muscatello, Luciano Riboldi, Ferruccio Ceriotti, Andrea Gori, Alessandra Bandera

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Talaromyces marneffei and Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection in a patient with high titer anti-interferon-γ autoantibodies: a case report

Ye Qiu, Mianluan Pan, Zhenming Yang, Wen Zeng, Hui Zhang, Zhengtu Li, Jianquan Zhang

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Seroprevalence, spatial distribution, and social determinants of SARS-CoV-2 in three urban centers of Chile

Pablo Vial, Claudia González, Gloria Icaza, Muriel Ramirez-Santana, Rubén Quezada-Gaete, Loreto Núñez-Franz, Mauricio Apablaza, Cecilia Vial, Paola Rubilar, Juan Correa, Claudia Pérez, Andrei Florea, Eugenio Guzmán, María-Estela Lavín, Paula Concha, Manuel Nájera, Ximena Aguilera

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Association of cellular HIV-1 DNA and virological success of antiretroviral treatment in HIV-infected sub-Saharan African adults

Desmorys Raoul Moh, Jean-Baptiste Ntakpé, Delphine Gabillard, Arlette Ahoubet Yayo-Emieme, Anani Badjé, Gérard M. Kouame, Toni Thomas d’Aquin, Christine Danel, Xavier Anglaret, Serge P. Eholié

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Sensitivity of contact-tracing for COVID-19 in Thailand: a capture-recapture application

R. Lerdsuwansri, P. Sangnawakij, D. Böhning, C. Sansilapin, W. Chaifoo, Jonathan A. Polonsky, Victor J. Del Rio Vilas

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Using the hybrid EMD-BPNN model to predict the incidence of HIV in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, 2004–2018

Qingyu An, Jun Wu, Jun Meng, Zhijie Zhao, Jin Jian Bai, Xiaofeng Li

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Impact of intra-partum azithromycin on carriage of group A streptococcus in the Gambia: a posthoc analysis of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial

Isatou Jagne, Alexander J. Keeley, Abdoulie Bojang, Bully Camara, Edrissa Jallow, Elina Senghore, Claire Oluwalana, Saikou Y. Bah, Claire E. Turner, Abdul Karim Sesay, Umberto D’Alessandro, Christian Bottomley, Thushan I. de Silva, Anna Roca

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Description of antibiotic treatment in adults tested for Clostridioides difficile infection: a single-center case–control study

Min Hyung Kim, Yong Chan Kim, Jung Lim Kim, Yoon Soo Park, Heejung Kim

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Preventing COVID-19 outbreaks through surveillance testing in healthcare facilities: a modelling study

Tim Litwin, Jens Timmer, Mathias Berger, Andreas Wahl-Kordon, Matthias J. Müller, Clemens Kreutz

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COVID-19 related perception among some community members and frontline healthcare providers for NTD control in Ghana

Collins S. Ahorlu, Daniel Okyere, Sellasie Pi-Bansa, Joseph Otchere, Benjamin Marfo, Kofi Asemanyi-Mensah, Joseph L. Opare, Elizabeth F. Long, Dziedzom K. de Souza

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Efficacy of antiviral therapies for COVID-19: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Charan Thej Reddy Vegivinti, Kirk W. Evanson, Hannah Lyons, Izzet Akosman, Averi Barrett, Nicole Hardy, Bernadette Kane, Praneeth Reddy Keesari, Yashwitha Sai Pulakurthi, Erin Sheffels, Prasanth Balasubramanian, Richa Chibbar, Spandana Chittajallu, Kathryn Cowie, J. Karon, Lauren Siegel, Ranita Tarchand, Caleb Zinn, Nitin Gupta, Kevin M. Kallmes, Kavitha Saravu, Jillienne Touchette

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Bacterial co-infections in community-acquired pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus

Pontus Hedberg, Niclas Johansson, Anders Ternhag, Lina Abdel-Halim, Jonas Hedlund, Pontus Nauclér

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Tuberculosis burden caused by migrant population in Eastern China: evidence from notification records in Zhejiang Province during 2013–2017

Kui Liu, Songhua Chen, Yu Zhang, Tao Li, Bo Xie, Wei Wang, Fei Wang, Ying Peng, Liyun Ai, Bin Chen, Xiaomeng Wang, Jianmin Jiang

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Development of a new serotyping ELISA for Toxoplasma gondii type II, type III and Africa 1 lineages using in silico peptide discovery methods, well categorized feline and human outbreak serum samples

Hüseyin Can, Ayşegül Aksoy Gökmen, Mert Döşkaya, Sedef Erkunt Alak, Aysu Değirmenci Döşkaya, Muhammet Karakavuk, Ahmet Efe Köseoğlu, Tuğba Karakavuk, Ceren Gül, Mervenur Güvendi, Aytül Gül, Adnan Yüksel Gürüz, Selçuk Kaya, Aurélien Mercier, Cemal Ün

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Relationship between the appropriateness of antibiotic treatment and clinical outcomes/medical costs of patients with community-acquired acute pyelonephritis: a multicenter prospective cohort study

Choseok Yoon, Se Yoon Park, Bongyoung Kim, Ki Tae Kwon, Seong-yeol Ryu, Seong-Heon Wie, Hyun-uk Jo, Jieun Kim, Kyung-Wook Hong, Hye In Kim, Hyun ah Kim, Mi-Hee Kim, Mi-Hyun Bae, Yong-Hak Sohn, Jieun Kim, Yangsoon Lee, Hyunjoo Pai

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Role of the T2Dx magnetic resonance assay in patients with suspected bloodstream infection: a single-centre real-world experience

Angela Quirino, Vincenzo Scaglione, Nadia Marascio, Maria Mazzitelli, Eugenio Garofalo, Francesca Divenuto, Francesca Serapide, Andrea Bruni, Rosaria Lionello, Grazia Pavia, Chiara Costa, Aida Giancotti, Cinzia Peronace, Federico Longhini, Alessandro Russo, Maria Carla Liberto, Giovanni Matera, Carlo Torti, Enrico Maria Trecarichi

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Cross-sectional household transmission study of Cryptosporidium shows that C. hominis infections are a key risk factor for spread

Caoimhe McKerr, Rachel M. Chalmers, Kristin Elwin, Heather Ayres, Roberto Vivancos, Sarah J. O’Brien, Robert M. Christley

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Sepsis due to kidney injury caused by a toothpick: a case report and literature review

Qi Qi, Lingxin Chen, Guoxian Kou

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Effect of chronic kidney disease on all-cause mortality in tuberculosis disease: an Australian cohort study

Beau Z. Carr, Esther M. Briganti, Joseph Musemburi, Grant A. Jenkin, Justin T. Denholm

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Immunovirological discordance among female sex workers who start antiretroviral therapy in Burkina Faso

Wilfried Wenceslas Bazié, Diane Yirgnur Somé, Isidore Tiandiogo Traoré, Anselme Sanon, Issouf Konaté, Souleymane Tassembedo, Ajani Ousmane Taofiki, Dramane Kania, Abdoulaye Ouédraogo, Bea Vuylsteke, Caroline Gilbert, Nicolas Meda, Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo, Nicolas Nagot

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Blood culture surveillance in a secondary care hospital in Benin: epidemiology of bloodstream infection pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

Sien Ombelet, Gutemberg Kpossou, Carine Kotchare, Esenam Agbobli, Frédéric Sogbo, Faridath Massou, Katrien Lagrou, Barbara Barbé, Dissou Affolabi, Jan Jacobs

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“H” is not for hydroxychloroquine—“H” is for heparin: lack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine and the role of heparin in COVID-19—preliminary data of a prospective and interventional study from Brazil

Renata de Oliveira Costa, Joyce Santos Nascimento, Cadiele Oliana Reichert, Adriana Pedroso Augusto da Costa, Maria Aparecida Pedrosa dos Santos, Alberto Macedo Soares, Carlos Eduardo Mendonça Tomé, Ricardo Leite Hayden, Cassiano Waldanski dos Santos, Bruno Barreiro, Amer Abdul Basset El-Khatib, Luís Alberto de Pádua Covas Lage, Juliana Pereira, Mônica Mazzurana Benetti

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Performance and utility of more highly sensitive malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Hannah C. Slater, Xavier C. Ding, Sophia Knudson, Daniel J. Bridges, Hawela Moonga, Neil J. Saad, Martin De Smet, Adam Bennett, Sabine Dittrich, Laurence Slutsker, Gonzalo J. Domingo

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Studying patterns and predictors of HIV viral suppression using A Big Data approach: a research protocol

Jiajia Zhang, Bankole Olatosi, Xueying Yang, Sharon Weissman, Zhenlong Li, Jianjun Hu, Xiaoming Li

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Physical activity level and associated factors among adult HIV patients in Ethiopia

Yadessa Tegene, Selamawit Mengesha, Caroline van der Starre, Stephanie Lako, Alemayehu Toma, Mark Spigt

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Schistosoma japonicum infection associated with membranous nephropathy: a case report

Zhou-Ning Liao, Li-Jian Tao, Hong-ling Yin, Xiang-Chen Xiao, Min-Xiang Lei, Zhang-Zhe Peng

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Reinfection by the SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant in blood donors in Manaus, Brazil

Carlos A. Prete Jr, Lewis F. Buss, Renata Buccheri, Claudia M. M. Abrahim, Tassila Salomon, Myuki A. E. Crispim, Marcio K. Oikawa, Eduard Grebe, Allyson G. da Costa, Nelson A. Fraiji, Maria do P. S. S. Carvalho, Charles Whittaker, Neal Alexander, Nuno R. Faria, Christopher Dye, Vítor H. Nascimento, Michael P. Busch, Ester Cerdeira Sabino

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Antibiotic therapy completion for injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis at a center with routine addiction medicine consultation: a retrospective cohort study

Muhammad Dhanani, Courtney Goodrich, Janice Weinberg, Carlos Acuna-Villaorduna, Tamar F. Barlam

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Gaps in the congenital syphilis prevention cascade: qualitative findings from Kern County, California

Eunhee Park, Julie Yip, Emily Harville, Marlene Nelson, Gloria Giarratano, Pierre Buekens, Jennifer Wagman

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Comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS and associated factors among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis using the most recent demographic and health survey of each country

Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Yigizie Yeshaw, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Hiwotie Getaneh Ayalew, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Misganaw Gebrie Worku, Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh

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Determining target populations for leprosy prophylactic interventions: a hotspot analysis in Indonesia

A. T. Taal, D. J. Blok, A. Handito, S. Wibowo, Sumarsono, A. Wardana, G. Pontororing, D. F. Sari, W. H. van Brakel, J. H. Richardus, C. R. S. Prakoeswa

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Hepatitis E seroprevalence and risk factors in humans and pig in Ghana

Husein Bagulo, Ayodele O. Majekodunmi, Susan C. Welburn, Langbong Bimi

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Persistent, new-onset symptoms and mental health complaints in Long COVID in a Brazilian cohort of non-hospitalized patients

Ricardo Titze-de-Almeida, Thaylise Ramalho da Cunha, Letícia Dias dos Santos Silva, Clarisse Santos Ferreira, Caroline Pena Silva, Adriana Pinheiro Ribeiro, Agenor de Castro Moreira Santos Júnior, Pedro Renato de Paula Brandão, Andrezza Paula Brito Silva, Márcia Cristina Oliveira da Rocha, Mary-Ann Elvina Xavier, Simoneide Souza Titze-de-Almeida, Helena Eri Shimizu, Raimundo Nonato Delgado-Rodrigues

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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients hospitalised with COVID-19: clinical outcomes in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mariam Al Harbi, Nawal Al Kaabi, Asma Al Nuaimi, Jehad Abdalla, Tehmina Khan, Huda Gasmelseed, Asad Khan, Osama Hamdoun, Stefan Weber

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Determinants of suboptimal immune recovery among a Chinese Yi ethnicity population with sustained HIV suppression

Liyu Chen, Chang-Hai Liu, Shuang Kang, Lingyao Du, Fanghua Ma, Changmin Li, Lang Bai, Hong Li, Hong Tang

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Early clinical and microbiological predictors of outcome in hospitalized patients with cryptococcal meningitis

Lidiane de Oliveira, Marcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem, Renata Buccheri, Oscar José Chagas, José Ernesto Vidal, Fredi Alexander Diaz-Quijano

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Linked nosocomial COVID-19 outbreak in three facilities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities due to SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.519 with spike mutation T478K in the Netherlands

Koen M. F. Gorgels, Jozef Dingemans, Brian M. J. W. van der Veer, Volker Hackert, Audrey Y. J. Hensels, Casper D. J. den Heijer, Lieke B. van Alphen, Paul H. M. Savelkoul, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe

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Hospital acquired COVID-19 infections amongst patients before the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations, a scoping review

Nobubelo K. Ngandu, Tshiamo M. Mmotsa, Reshmi Dassaye, Alice Thabetha, Willem Odendaal, Natasha Langdown, Duduzile Ndwandwe

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Spontaneous intramedullary abscesses caused by Streptococcus anginosus: two case reports and review of the literature

Christian D. Cerecedo-Lopez, Joshua D. Bernstock, Adam A. Dmytriw, Jason A. Chen, Joshua I. Chalif, Saksham Gupta, Joseph Driver, Kevin Huang, Susan E. Stanley, Jonathan Z. Li, John Chi, Yi Lu

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Short time to positivity of blood culture predicts mortality and septic shock in bacteremic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ya-Chu Hsieh, Hsiao-Ling Chen, Shang-Yi Lin, Tun-Chieh Chen, Po-Liang Lu

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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in social housing areas in Denmark

Kamille Fogh, Alexandra R. R. Eriksen, Rasmus B. Hasselbalch, Emilie Sofie Kristensen, Henning Bundgaard, Susanne D. Nielsen, Charlotte S. Jørgensen, Bibi F. S. S. Scharff, Christian Erikstrup, Susanne G. Sækmose, Dorte K. Holm, Bitten Aagaard, Jakob Norsk, Pernille Brok Nielsen, Jonas H. Kristensen, Lars Østergaard, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Berit Andersen, Henrik Nielsen, Isik S. Johansen, Lothar Wiese, Lone Simonsen, Thea K. Fischer, Fredrik Folke, Freddy Lippert, Sisse R. Ostrowski, Steen Ethelberg, Anders Koch, Anne-Marie Vangsted, Tyra Grove Krause, Anders Fomsgaard, Claus Nielsen, Henrik Ullum, Robert Skov, Kasper Iversen

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The effect of homelessness on viral suppression in an underserved metropolitan area of middle Tennessee: potential implications for ending the HIV epidemic

Vladimir Berthaud, Livette Johnson, Ronda Jennings, Maxine Chandler-Auguste, Abosede Osijo, Marie T. Baldwin, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Paul Juarez, Derek Wilus, Mohammad Tabatabai

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Biennial surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum anti-malarial drug resistance markers in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2017 and 2019

Doudou M. Yobi, Nadine K. Kayiba, Dieudonné M. Mvumbi, Raphael Boreux, Pius Z. Kabututu, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Hippolyte N. T. Situakibanza, Patrick De Mol, Niko Speybroeck, Georges L. Mvumbi, Marie-Pierre Hayette

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Frequency of microbial isolates and pattern of antimicrobial resistance in patients with hematological malignancies: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Genan Arman, Marwa Zeyad, Beesan Qindah, Adham Abu Taha, Riad Amer, Shatha Abutaha, Amer A. Koni, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

Open Access Case report

Epstein–Barr virus-associated infectious mononucleosis with acute epididymitis: a case report

Kentaro Sako, Tsuneaki Kenzaka, Ayako Kumabe

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Risk of sequelae after invasive meningococcal disease

Sidsel Skou Voss, Jens Nielsen, Palle Valentiner-Branth

Open Access COVID-19 Research

RT-PCR negative COVID-19

Heta Parmar, Margaret Montovano, Padmapriya Banada, Sri Ram Pentakota, Stephanie Shiau, Zhongjie Ma, Kaheerman Saibire, Abby Chopoorian, Michael O’Shaughnessy, Mitchell Hirsch, Priyanshi Jain, Gaiane Demirdjian, Magali Karagueuzian, Thomas Robin, Michael Salvati, Bhavana Patel, David Alland, Yingda L. Xie

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Machine-learning based prediction of prognostic risk factors in patients with invasive candidiasis infection and bacterial bloodstream infection: a singled centered retrospective study

Yaling Li, Yutong Wu, Yali Gao, Xueli Niu, Jingyi Li, Mingsui Tang, Chang Fu, Ruiqun Qi, Bing Song, Hongduo Chen, Xinghua Gao, Ying Yang, Xiuhao Guan

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Drug users’ awareness of and willingness to use HIV non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) services in China: a mixed methods study

Kedi Jiao, Haochu Li, Dapeng Zhang, Zhenxia Jiang, Yuxi Lin, Xueyuan Liu, Hengmin Xu, Xuemei Yan, Haoqing Tang, Wei Ma

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Analysing the protection from respiratory tract infections and allergic diseases early in life by human milk components: the PRIMA birth cohort

Arthur H. van Stigt, Katrien Oude Rengerink, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp, Wouter de Waal, Sabine M. P. J. Prevaes, Thuy-My Le, Femke van Wijk, Maaike Nederend, Anneke H. Hellinga, Christianne S. Lammers, Gerco den Hartog, Martijn J. C. van Herwijnen, Johan Garssen, Léon M. J. Knippels, Lilly M. Verhagen, Caroline G. M. de Theije, Alejandro Lopez-Rincon, Jeanette H. W. Leusen, Belinda van’t Land, Louis Bont, André C. Knulst, C. Kors van der Ent, Debbie van Baarle, Marca H. M. Wauben, Nynke Y. Rots, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Manon J. N. L. Benders, Laura A. M. P. Meulenbroek, Bernd Stahl, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Brigitte J. M. Buiteman, Tanja Voogt, Barbara van der Meij, Butsabong Lerkvaleekul, Eline Voogd, Christianne S. Lammers, Tariq A. Lalmahomed, Iris M. Brus, Daphne M. M. van Meerwijk, Sophie I. E. Jepma

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among different population groups in China: a national multicenter online survey

Yiman Huang, Xiaoyou Su, Weijun Xiao, Hao Wang, Mingyu Si, Wenjun Wang, Xiaofen Gu, Li Ma, Li Li, Shaokai Zhang, Chunxia Yang, Yanqin Yu, Youlin Qiao

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Characterizing patients with rare mucormycosis infections using real-world data

Yayue Zhang, Anita H. Sung, Emily Rubinstein, Michael Benigno, Richard Chambers, Nataly Patino, Jalal A. Aram

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Incidence of Cytomegalovirus disease and viral replication kinetics in seropositive liver transplant recipients managed under preemptive therapy in a tertiary-care center in Mexico City: a retrospective cohort study

Oscar A. Fernández-García, Ignacio García-Juárez, Pablo Francisco Belaunzarán-Zamudio, Mario Vilatoba, Andrea Wisniowski-Yáñez, Jacobo Salomón-Ávila, Miriam Bobadilla-del-Valle, José Sifuentes-Osornio, Jennifer M. Cuellar-Rodríguez

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Students’ observations of hand hygiene adherence in 20 nursing home wards, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ida Hellum Sandbekken, Åsmund Hermansen, Inger Utne, Ellen Karine Grov, Borghild Løyland

Open Access Research

Performance evaluation of an automatic chemiluminescence immune platform for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody after vaccination in real world

Min Li, Ruiwei Jiang, Enyun Wang, Dan Xiong, Tong Ou, Xiuming Zhang, Xiaowen Dou

Open Access Research

Exploring the value of Mycobacterium tuberculosis modified lipoprotein as a potential biomarker for TB detection in children

Xinxin Yang, Matthew F. Wipperman, Sharon Nachman, Nicole S. Sampson

Open Access Research

Two-year immune effect differences between the 0–1–2-month and 0–1–6-month HBV vaccination schedule in adults

Juan Wang, Chang-Hai Liu, Yuanji Ma, Xia Zhu, Liru Luo, Yulin Ji, Hong Tang

Open Access Research

Assessment of liver fibrosis by transient elastography and multi-parameters model in young children with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Haiyan Luo, Songxu Peng, Wenxian Ouyang, Yanfang Tan, Tao Jiang, Lian Tang, Shuangjie Li, Jun Qiu, Changci Zhou

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Dynamic changes of viral load and the duration of viral shedding in patients with hand, foot and mouth disease: a protocol for longitudinal study

Xiaoxia Duan, Chaoyong Zhang, Zhenhua Chen, Juan Liao, Yilan Zeng, Weiwei Huang, Xueling Ren, Xueqin Tang, Hongxia Peng, Delan Zhang, Xiao Wang, Ping Yuan, Lu Long

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Effect of heat inactivation for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) with reverse transcription real time polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR): evidence from Ethiopian study

Belete Woldesemayat, Gebremedihin Gebremicael, Kidist Zealiyas, Amelework Yilma, Sisay Adane, Mengistu Yimer, Gadissa Gutema, Altaye Feleke, Kassu Desta

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

High procalcitonin levels associated with increased intensive care unit admission and mortality in patients with a COVID-19 infection in the emergency department

Kirby Tong-Minh, Yuri van der Does, Susanna Engelen, Evelien de Jong, Christian Ramakers, Diederik Gommers, Eric van Gorp, Henrik Endeman

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Effectiveness and safety of artesunate–amodiaquine versus artemether–lumefantrine for home-based treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria among children 6–120 months in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a randomized trial

Peter Thelma Ngwa Niba, Akindeh Mbuh Nji, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Lawrence Fonyonga Akam, Cedric Hermann Dongmo, Jean Paul Kengne Chedjou, Calvino Tah Fomboh, William Dorian Nana, Ornella Laetitia Ayem Oben, Abdel Aziz Selly-Ngaloumo, Marcel N. Moyeh, Jude Achidi Ngu, Ambassa Jean Ludovic, Pierre Martiniel Aboh, Marie Carine Enyegue Ambani, Pierrette Albertine Mbarga Omgba, Grâce Bissohong Kotcholi, Linus Moye Adzemye, Danielle Regine Abenkou Nna, Adèle Douanla, Ze Ango, Marie Sophie Ewane, Joel Tewara Ticha, Fritz Mbuh Tatah, Golwa Dinza, Valentine Nchafor Ndikum, Dorothy A. Fosah, Jude D. Bigoga, Michael Alifrangis, Wilfred F. Mbacham

Open Access Research article

Adenosine deaminase as a marker for the severity of infectious mononucleosis secondary to EBV in children

Ting Shi, Jungen Li, Yuzhu Miao, Linlin Huang, Jianmei Tian

Open Access Research

Prevalence of HIV infection among non-elderly individuals with hepatitis C in Japan: a population-based cohort study using a health insurance claim data

Kazuhiko Ikeuchi, Kazuya Okushin, Makoto Saito, Eisuke Adachi, Takeya Tsutsumi, Tomoyuki Takura, Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi

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The importance of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in critically ill patients with necrotizing soft tissue infection: a retrospective cohort study

Daniel A. Hofmaenner, Pedro David Wendel Garcia, Manuel R. Blum, Sascha David, Reto A. Schuepbach, Philipp K. Buehler, Pascal M. Frey, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Silvio D. Brugger

Open Access Case report

Mycoplasma hominis bloodstream infection and persistent pneumonia in a neurosurgery patient: a case report

Qiang Wang, Xiaofang Tang, Stijn van der Veen

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Femoral artery aneurysm with large hematoma from Pasteurella: case report and literature review

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Large-scale (Phase III) evaluation of broflanilide 50WP (VECTRON™ T500) for indoor residual spraying for malaria vector control in Northeast Tanzania: study protocol for a two-arm, non-inferiority, cluster-randomised community trial

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Multi-body-site colonization screening cultures for predicting multi-drug resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteremia in hematological patients

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Prevalence and appropriateness of indwelling urinary catheters in Japanese hospital wards: a multicenter point prevalence study

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HPV prevalence among young adult women living with and without HIV in Botswana for future HPV vaccine impact monitoring

Nancy McClung, Anikie Mathoma, Julia W. Gargano, Naledi Gape Nyepetsi, Troy D. Querec, Juanita Onyekwuluje, Madisa Mine, Chelsea Morroni, Rebecca Luckett, Lauri E. Markowitz, Doreen Ramogola-Masire

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Hepatitis C seroprevalence among people living with HIV/AIDS and pregnant women in four provinces in Cambodia: an integrated bio-behavioral survey

Phearavin Pheng, Laurence Meyer, Olivier Ségéral, Phalla Chea, Siyan Yi, Sovannary Tuot, John M. Kaldor, Vonthanak Saphonn

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QuantiFERON-TB Gold plus testing for the detection of LTBI among health care workers in major TB hospitals of the Northern Kyrgyz Republic

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Bloodstream infection and pneumonia caused by Chlamydia abortus infection in China: a case report

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Pseudomembranous necrotizing laryngotracheobronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae: a case report and literature review

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The changing pattern of bacterial and fungal respiratory isolates in patients with and without COVID-19 admitted to intensive care unit

Gianluca Zuglian, Diego Ripamonti, Alessandra Tebaldi, Marina Cuntrò, Ivano Riva, Claudio Farina, Marco Rizzi

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Pablo Diaz Badial, Hugo Bothorel, Omar Kherad, Philippe Dussoix, Faustine Tallonneau Bory, Majd Ramlawi

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Temporal trend and spatial analysis of the HIV epidemic in young men who have sex with men in the second largest Brazilian Amazonian province

Iaron Leal Seabra, Andrey Oeiras Pedroso, Taymara Barbosa Rodrigues, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira, Ana Lucia da Silva Ferreira, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, Dulce Gomes, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva, Eliã Pinheiro Botelho

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Complete sputum smear monitoring among adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in central Uganda: evidence from a retrospective cohort study

Ronald Nsubuga, Norbert Adrawa, Stephen Okoboi, Alimah Komuhangi, Jonathan Izudi

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Transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis within family households by DTM-PCR and MIRU-VNTR genotyping

Jun Chen, Lifeng Chen, Meng Zhou, Gang Wu, Fenglian Yi, Chen Jiang, Qionghong Duan, Meilan Zhou

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Tropheryma whipplei in the stool samples of children with acute diarrhea: a study from Tehran, Iran

Shirin Sayyahfar, Mina Latifian, Parisa Esmaeili, Neda Baseri, Fahimeh Bagheri Amiri, Bita Bakhshi, Abdoulreza Esteghamati, Saber Esmaeili

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A multicenter analysis of trends in resistance in urinary Enterobacterales isolates from ambulatory patients in the United States: 2011–2020

Michael W. Dunne, Steven I. Aronin, Kalvin C. Yu, Janet A. Watts, Vikas Gupta

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HIV testing frequency and associated factors among five key populations in ten cities of China: a cross-sectional study

Kedi Jiao, Ran Wei, Haochu Li, Eric P. F. Chow, Eduardo Piqueiras, Taylor Lewis, Zece Xu, Ci Ren, Wei Ma

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Factors associated with in-hospital mortality in adult sepsis with Escherichia coli infection

Kun Song, Cuirong Guo, Zhao Zeng, Changluo Li, Ning Ding

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Single-center experience with perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis and surgical site infections in kidney transplant recipients

Agata Ostaszewska, Piotr Domagała, Michał Zawistowski, Edyta Karpeta, Michał Wszoła

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Validity of InterVA model versus physician review of verbal autopsy for tracking tuberculosis-related mortality in Ethiopia

Haileleuel Bisrat, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Hussen Mohammed, Bilal Shikur, Getnet Yimer

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Rui Zhang, Jie Pu, Jiani Zhou, Qingya Wang, Ting Zhang, Shili Liu, Geng Wang, Yong Chen, Jiaqing Liu, Daiyu Hu, Ying Li

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A multi-level intervention to eliminate hepatitis C from the Region of Southern Denmark: the C-Free-South project

Sandra Dröse, Anne Lindebo Holm Øvrehus, Dorte Kinggaard Holm, Lone Wulff Madsen, Belinda Klemmensen Mössner, Jacob Søholm, Janne Fuglsang Hansen, Birgit Thorup Røge, Peer Brehm Christensen

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Diagnostic stewardship aiming at expectorated or induced sputum promotes microbial diagnosis in community-acquired pneumonia

Bjørn Waagsbø, Eva Margrethe Buset, Jørn-Åge Longva, Merete Bjerke, Birgitte Bakkene, Anne-Stine Ertesvåg, Hanne Holmen, Marko Nikodojevic, To Thy Tran, Andreas Christensen, Einar Nilsen, Jan Kristian Damås, Lars Heggelund

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Prognostic accuracy of time to sputum culture conversion in predicting cure in extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis patients: a multicentre retrospective observational study

Muhammad Abubakar, Nafees Ahmad, Muhammad Atif, Izaz Ahmad, Abdul Wahid, Asad Khan, Fahad Saleem, Abdul Ghafoor

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Septic patients without obvious signs of infection at baseline are more likely to die in the ICU

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Open Access COVID-19 Research

Secondary infection in COVID-19 critically ill patients: a retrospective single-center evaluation

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A sharp decrease in reported non-COVID-19 notifiable infectious diseases during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Rotterdam region, the Netherlands: a descriptive study

Babette van Deursen, Margot Hagenaars, Abraham Meima, Liselotte van Asten, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Ewout Fanoy, Helene Voeten

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Newly arrived Asian-born gay men in Australia: exploring men’s HIV knowledge, attitudes, prevention strategies and facilitators toward safer sexual practices

Tiffany R. Phillips, Nicholas Medland, Eric P. F. Chow, Kate Maddaford, Rebecca Wigan, Christopher K. Fairley, Jade E. Bilardi, Jason J. Ong

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Multi-site infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a six-year old girl: a case report

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Post-COVID-19 syndrome. SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in plasma, stool, and urine in patients with persistent symptoms after COVID-19

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Joan Bosco, Ruwanthi Titano

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Thaís de Maria Frota Vasconcelos, Paulo Ribeiro Nóbrega, Glauber de Menezes Ferreira, Moysés Loiola Ponte de Souza, Alander Sobreira Vanderlei, José Daniel Vieira de Castro, Pedro Braga-Neto, Manoel Alves Sobreira-Neto

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Mohammadreza Moslemi, Mohammadreza Ardalan, Morteza Haramshahi, Homa Mirzaei, Sahba Khosousi Sani, Ramtin Dastgir, Nima Dastgir

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A cost–benefit algorithm for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance detection during mass screening campaigns

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Direct comparison of Xpert Xpress, FilmArray Respiratory Panel, Lumipulse antigen test, and RT-qPCR in 165 nasopharyngeal swabs

Yosuke Hirotsu, Makoto Maejima, Masahiro Shibusawa, Yume Natori, Yuki Nagakubo, Kazuhiro Hosaka, Hitomi Sueki, Kenji Amemiya, Miyoko Hayakawa, Hitoshi Mochizuki, Toshiharu Tsutsui, Yumiko Kakizaki, Yoshihiro Miyashita, Masao Omata

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Validation of coding algorithms for identifying people with viral hepatitis using claims data according to different standard references

Ming-Jen Sheu, Tsung-Wei Chin, Fang-Ping Ku, Chung-Yi Li, Sheng-Tun Li, Tsung-Hsueh Lu

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Mortality and survival of tuberculosis coinfected patients living with AIDS in São Paulo, Brazil: a 12-year cohort study

Mariza Vono Tancredi, Sumire Sakabe, Eliseu Alves Waldman

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Cecilia Kanyama, Maganizo B. Chagomerana, Chimwemwe Chawinga, Jonathan Ngoma, Idah Shumba, Wiza Kumwenda, Billio Armando, Tapiwa Kumwenda, Emily Kumwenda, Mina C. Hosseinipour

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Reduction of testosterone levels in Schistosoma haematobium- or Schistosoma mansoni-infected men: a cross-sectional study in two schistosomiasis-endemic areas of the Adamawa region of Cameroon

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Past dynamics of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men in Montréal, Canada: a mathematical modeling study

Rachael M. Milwid, Yiqing Xia, Carla M. Doyle, Joseph Cox, Gilles Lambert, Réjean Thomas, Sharmistha Mishra, Daniel Grace, Nathan J. Lachowsky, Trevor A. Hart, Marie-Claude Boily, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

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Disinfection efficiency test for contaminated surgical mask by using Ozone generator

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The Early Warning and Response System (EWARS-TDR) for dengue outbreaks: can it also be applied to chikungunya and Zika outbreak warning?

Rocio Cardenas, Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, David Benitez-Valladares, Gustavo Sánchez-Tejeda, Axel Kroeger

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The prevalence of liver abnormalities in humans due to Schistosoma japonicum by ultrasonography in China: a meta-analysis

Man-Man Gu, Meng-Tao Sun, Jie-Ying Zhang, Qiu-Fu Yu, Da-Bing Lu

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Expanding the definition beyond surveillance criteria reveals a large burden of osteomyelitis caused by group B Streptococcus in the United States Veterans Health Administration

Tayoot Chengsupanimit, Taissa A. Bej, Brigid Wilson, Richard E. Banks, Sunah Song, Janet M. Briggs, Robin L. P. Jump, Federico Perez

Open Access Case report

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Long-term immune responses in patients with confirmed novel coronavirus disease-2019: a 9-month prospective cohort study in Shanghai, China

Xiaohuan Gong, Peng Cui, Huanyu Wu, Hao Pan, Zheng Teng, Fang Yuan, Shenghua Mao, Dechuan Kong, Ruobing Han, Xue Zhao, Yaxu Zheng, Wenjia Xiao, Yiyi Zhu, Qiwen Fang, Sheng Lin, Bihong Jin, Ruilin Chu, Chenyan Jiang, Xiao Yu, Qi Qiu, Yihan Lu, Weibing Wang, Chen Fu, Xiaodong Sun

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Longitudinal social contacts among school-aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Bay Area Contacts among Kids (BACK) study

Kristin L. Andrejko, Jennifer R. Head, Joseph A. Lewnard, Justin V. Remais

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A case of a renal abscess caused by Salmonella bareilly in a previously healthy boy

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Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators to infection prevention and control in Dutch psychiatric institutions: a theory-informed qualitative study

Famke Houben, Mitch van Hensbergen, Casper D. J. den Heijer, Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Persistent cough and asthma-like symptoms post COVID-19 hospitalization in children

Hossein Esmaeilzadeh, Anahita Sanaei Dashti, Negar Mortazavi, Hossein Fatemian, Mohebat Vali

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Durable reduction of Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence and microbiome restoration after treatment with RBX2660: results from an open-label phase 2 clinical trial

Robert Orenstein, Erik R. Dubberke, Sahil Khanna, Christine H. Lee, David Yoho, Stuart Johnson, Gail Hecht, Herbert L. DuPont, Dale N. Gerding, Ken F. Blount, Sarah Mische, Adam Harvey

Open Access Research

Time-to-positivity of Mycobacterium avium complex in broth culture associates with culture conversion

Christina M. Mingora, Bryan A. Garcia, Kevin C. Mange, Dayton W. Yuen, Monika Ciesielska, Jakko van Ingen, Patrick A. Flume, Susan E. Dorman

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Severe and critical COVID-19 in a tertiary center in Colombia, a retrospective cross-sectional study

Deving Arias Ramos, Diana Lizbeth Restrepo Rueda, Erika Vanessa Rios Quintero, Juan Camilo Olaya Gómez, Isabella Cortés Bonilla

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Intestinal parasites in stool testing among refugees at a primary care clinic in Toronto, Canada

Frank Müller, Shivani Chandra, Isaac I. Bogoch, Meb Rashid, Vanessa Redditt

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Increased CD4+ T cell count is associated with lower anal human papillomavirus prevalence among HIV-positive male cohort in Taizhou, China: a cross-sectional study

Jing Zhang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Yiwen Ye, Weiwei Shen, Xiaohong Ye, Yajun Lin, Zhebin Lin, Shigang Tan, Meiyang Gao, Yingying Ding, Haijiang Lin, Youyi Wang, Na He, Xing Liu

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

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Nino Antulov-Fantulin, Lucas Böttcher

Open Access Research

The use of public transport and contraction of SARS-CoV-2 in a large prospective cohort in Norway

Merete Ellingjord-Dale, Karl Trygve Kalleberg, Mette S. Istre, Anders B. Nygaard, Sonja H. Brunvoll, Linn M. Eggesbø, John Arne Dahl, Eyrun F. Kjetland, Giske Ursin, Arne Søraas

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Human rhinoviruses prevailed among children in the setting of wearing face masks in Shanghai, 2020

Ran Jia, Lijuan Lu, Shu Li, Pengcheng Liu, Menghua Xu, Lingfeng Cao, Liyun Su, Jin Xu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Racial/ethnic disparities on inflammation and response to methylprednisolone in severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Ronaldo C. Go, Themba Nyirenda, Maryam Bojarian, Davood K. Hosseini, Kevin Kim, Mehek Rahim, Elli G. Paleoudis, Anna C. Go, Zhiyong Han, Steven J. Sperber, Anjali Gupta

Open Access Review

Controversies and evidence on Chlamydia testing and treatment in asymptomatic women and men who have sex with men: a narrative review

Nicole H. T. M. Dukers-Muijrers, Ymke J. Evers, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe, Petra F. G. Wolffs, Henry J. C. de Vries, Bernice Hoenderboom, Marianne A. B. van der Sande, Janneke Heijne, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Jane S. Hocking, Jan van Bergen

Open Access Research

Rv3737 is required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth in vitro and in vivo and correlates with bacterial load and disease severity in human tuberculosis

Qing Li, Zhangli Peng, Xuefeng Fu, Hong Wang, Zhaoliang Zhao, Yu Pang, Ling Chen

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The impact of regional socioeconomic deprivation on the timing of HIV diagnosis: a cross-sectional study in Germany

Annemarie Pantke, Jens Hoebel, Matthias an der Heiden, Niels Michalski, Barbara Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Kirsten Hanke, Norbert Bannert, Viviane Bremer, Uwe Koppe

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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, associated factors, experiences and attitudes of nursing home and home healthcare employees in Switzerland

Erin A. West, Olivia J. Kotoun, Larissa J. Schori, Julia Kopp, Marco Kaufmann, Manuela Rasi, Jan Fehr, Milo A. Puhan, Anja Frei

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Clinical-demographic markers for improving diabetes mellitus diagnosis in people with tuberculosis in Tanzania

Kenneth Cleophace Byashalira, Nyasatu Godfrey Chamba, Yosra Alkabab, Peter Masunga Mbelele, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Kaushik Laxmidas Ramaiya, Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed, Scott Kirkland Heysell, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Dirk Lund Christensen, Stellah George Mpagama, Troels Lillebaek, Kenneth Cleophace Byashalira, Nyasatu Godfrey Chamba, Yosra Alkabab, Peter Masunga Mbelele, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Kaushik Laxmidas Ramaiya, Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed, Scott Kirkland Heysell, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Dirk Lund Christensen, Stellah George Mpagama, Troels Lillebaek, Jan-Willem Affenaar

Open Access COVID-19 Research

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Tesfaye Gelanew, Berhanu Seyoum, Andargachew Mulu, Adane Mihret, Markos Abebe, Liya Wassie, Baye Gelaw, Abebe Sorsa, Yared Merid, Yilkal Muchie, Zelalem Teklemariam, Bezalem Tesfaye, Mahlet Osman, Gutema Jebessa, Abay Atinafu, Tsegaye Hailu, Antenehe Habte, Dagaga Kenea, Anteneh Gadisa, Desalegn Admasu, Emnet Tesfaye, Timothy A. Bates, Jote Tafese Bulcha, Rea Tschopp, Dareskedar Tsehay, Kim Mullholand, Rawleigh Howe, Abebe Genetu, Fikadu G. Tafesse, Alemseged Abdissa

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Correction to: Septic patients without obvious signs of infection at baseline are more likely to die in the ICU

Francesco Campanelli, Agnès Soudry-Faure, Aurélie Avondo, Jean-Baptiste Roudaut, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Patrick Ray, Pierre-Emmanuel Charles

Open Access Research article

Epidemiological characterization of Clonorchis sinensis infection in humans and freshwater fish in Guangxi, China

Yihong Xie, Kaushi S. T. Kanankege, Zhihua Jiang, Shun Liu, Yichao Yang, Xiaoling Wan, Andres M. Perez

Open Access Case report

Postvitrectomy endophthalmitis caused by Morganella morganii: a case report and literature review

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High prevalence of pre-treatment HIV drug resistance in Papua New Guinea: findings from the first nationally representative pre-treatment HIV drug resistance study

Janet Gare, Ben Toto, Percy Pokeya, Linh-Vi Le, Nick Dala, Namarola Lote, Bangan John, Abel Yamba, Kevin Soli, Joshua DeVos, Heather Paulin, Nick Wagar, Du-Ping Zheng, Takeshi Nishijima, Peniel Boas, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Anup Gurung

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Ramin Niknam, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Mohsen Moghadami, Seyed Alireza Taghavi, Leila Zahiri, Mohammad Javad Fallahi

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Shijing Tian, Kaili Li, Hong Tang, Yan Peng, Liang Xia, Xi Wang, Xiaoying Chen, Fachun Zhou

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

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Karan Pattni, Daniel Hungerford, Sarah Adams, Iain Buchan, Christopher P. Cheyne, Marta García-Fiñana, Ian Hall, David M. Hughes, Christopher E. Overton, Xingna Zhang, Kieran J. Sharkey

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Time to complete hepatitis C cascade of care among patients identified during mass screening campaigns in rural Rwanda: a retrospective cohort study

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Yu Lv, Xiaobo Huang, Yunping Lan, Qi Xia, Fuli Chen, Jiayu Wu, Wei Li, Hongrong Cao, Caixia Xie, Luting Li, Hukui Han, Hui Wang, Qian Xiang

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Shuo Feng, Zirong Zhu, Pengju Yang, Juan Jin, Huihui Tuo, Ning Wang, Ruimin Bai, Yan Sun, Liumei Song, Xiu Zhang, Shengbang Wang, Qiqi Duan, Yingjian Huang, Yan Zheng, Songhua Xu

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Chunhui Xu, Qingsong Lin, Yuanqi Zhao, Guoqing Zhu, Erlie Jiang, Shangzhu Li, Yingchang Mi, Yizhou Zheng, Fengkui Zhang, Xiaofan Zhu, Zhijian Xiao, Mingzhe Han, Jianxiang Wang, Sizhou Feng

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Jessica Gardner, Gabriel Brown, Jadisha Vargas-Correa, Frances Weaver, Israel Rubinstein, Howard S. Gordon

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Ezat Hesni, Babak Sayad, Fatemeh Khosravi Shadmani, Farid Najafi, Reza Khodarahmi, Zohreh Rahimi, Arezoo Bozorgomid, Nazanin Sayad

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Halim Tannous, Shadi Akiki, Rasha E. Boulos, Charlene El Khoury Eid, Ghadi El Hasbani, Lea Maria Khoueiry, Lynn El Khoury, Rawan Tohme, Rim Moussa, Georges Khazen

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Diagnostic performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF in detecting MTB in smear-negative presumptive TB patients

Raksha Rimal, Dhiraj Shrestha, Susil Pyakurel, Rashmi Poudel, Prasha Shrestha, Kul Raj Rai, Gokarna Raj Ghimire, Ganesh Rai, Shiba Kumar Rai

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Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in English care homes: a modelling study

Alicia Rosello, Rosanna C. Barnard, David R. M. Smith, Stephanie Evans, Fiona Grimm, Nicholas G. Davies, Sarah R. Deeny, Gwenan M. Knight, W. John Edmunds

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Information seeking about COVID-19 and associated factors among chronic patients in Bahir Dar city public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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Comparison and development of a metagenomic next-generation sequencing protocol for combined detection of DNA and RNA pathogens in cerebrospinal fluid

Hanfang Jiang, Zhihao Xing, Xiaorong Liu, Qiang Chai, Zefeng Xin, Chunqing Zhu, Ruihong Lin, Xuwen Deng, Dong Cui, HongDan Gao, Dongli Ma

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Sputum lipoarabinomannan (LAM) as a biomarker to determine sputum mycobacterial load: exploratory and model-based analyses of integrated data from four cohorts

Aksana Jones, Jay Saini, Belinda Kriel, Laura E. Via, Yin Cai, Devon Allies, Debra Hanna, David Hermann, Andre G. Loxton, Gerhard Walzl, Andreas H. Diacon, Klaus Romero, Ryo Higashiyama, Yongge Liu, Alexander Berg

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Whole blood GBP5 protein levels in patients with and without active tuberculosis

Xiangyang Yao, Wei Liu, Xiaofei Li, Chenxi Deng, Tingdong Li, Zhouyue Zhong, Shuping Chen, Zhitan Ge, Xuejie Zhang, Shiyin Zhang, Yingbin Wang, Yongliang Liu, Chao Zheng, Shengxiang Ge, Ningshao Xia

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Evaluation of the SMARTCHEK Genesystem RT-qPCR assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples

Diana Flores-León, Willi Quino, Alejandra E. Cúneo, Junior Caro-Castro, Evans Cucho-Meza, Ronnie G. Gavilan

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Analysis of national surveillance of respiratory pathogens for community-acquired pneumonia in children and adolescents

Eui Jeong Roh, Mi-Hee Lee, Ji Young Lee, Hyo-Bin Kim, Young Min Ahn, Ja Kyoung Kim, Hyoung Young Kim, Sung-Su Jung, Minji Kim, Eun Kyeong Kang, Eun-Ae Yang, Soo Jin Lee, Yang Park, Ju-Hee Seo, Eun Lee, Eun Seok Yang, Kang Seo Park, Meeyong Shin, Hai Lee Chung, Yoon Young Jang, Bong Seok Choi, Jin-A. Jung, Seung Taek Yu, Myongsoon Sung, Jin Tack Kim, Bong-Seong Kim, Yoon Ha Hwang, In-Suk Sol, Hyeon-Jong Yang, Man Yong Han, Hae Young Yew, Hyoung Min Cho, Hye-young Kim, Yeon-Hwa Ahn, Eun Sil Lee, Dong Hyeok Kim, Kyujam Hwang, Sang Oun Jung, Jung Yeon Shim, Eun Hee Chung

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Lin Zhao, Hai-Tao Wang, Run-Ze Ye, Zhen-Wei Li, Wen-Jing Wang, Jia-Te Wei, Wan-Yu Du, Chao-Nan Yin, Shan-Shan Wang, Jin-Yue Liu, Xiao-Kang Ji, Yong-Chao Wang, Xiao-Ming Cui, Xue-Yuan Liu, Chun-Yu Li, Chang Qi, Li-Li Liu, Xiu-Jun Li, Fu-Zhong Xue, Wu-Chun Cao

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Martin J. Kühn, Daniel Abele, Sebastian Binder, Kathrin Rack, Margrit Klitz, Jan Kleinert, Jonas Gilg, Luca Spataro, Wadim Koslow, Martin Siggel, Michael Meyer-Hermann, Achim Basermann

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Hot-spots of HIV infection in Cameroon: a spatial analysis based on Demographic and Health Surveys data

Arsène Brunelle Sandie, Jules Brice Tchatchueng Mbougua, Anne Esther Njom Nlend, Sokhna Thiam, Betrand Fesuh Nono, Ndèye Awa Fall, Diarra Bousso Senghor, El Hadji Malick Sylla, Cheikh Mbacké Faye

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Aureobasidium melanigenum catheter-related bloodstream infection: a case report

Shinya Yamamoto, Mahoko Ikeda, Yuki Ohama, Tomohiro Sunouchi, Yasutaka Hoshino, Hiroshi Ito, Marie Yamashita, Yoshiaki Kanno, Koh Okamoto, Satoshi Yamagoe, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Shu Okugawa, Jun Fujishiro, Kyoji Moriya

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Case report: post-salmonellosis abscess positive for Salmonella Oranienburg

Brenda M. Castlemain, Brian D. Castlemain

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Clinical characteristics, antimicrobial resistance, and risk factors for mortality in paediatric invasive pneumococcal disease in Beijing, 2012–2017

Man Jiang, Xi Wang, Liang Zhu, Yong-hong Yang, Kai-hu Yao, Fang Dong, Wei Shi, Qing Wang, Wen-qi Song, Gang Liu

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Association between sputum conversion and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective study

Yuta Nakamura, Mari Yamasue, Kosaku Komiya, Shuichi Takikawa, Kazufumi Hiramatsu, Jun-ichi Kadota

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Prevalence of vaginal HPV infection among adolescent and early adult girls in Jos, North-Central Nigeria

Nanma T. Cosmas, Lohya Nimzing, Daniel Egah, Ayo Famooto, Sally N. Adebamowo, Clement A. Adebamowo

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Tuberculosis treatment intermittency in the continuation phase and mortality in HIV-positive persons receiving antiretroviral therapy

Brenda Crabtree-Ramirez, Cathy A. Jenkins, Bryan E. Shepherd, Karu Jayathilake, Valdilea G. Veloso, Gabriela Carriquiry, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Claudia P. Cortes, Dennis Padgett, Catherine McGowan, Juan Sierra-Madero, Serena Koenig, Jean W. Pape, Timothy R. Sterling, Pedro Cahn, Carina Cesar, Valeria Fink, Zulma Ortiz, Florencia Cahn, Agustina Roldan, Ines Aristegui, Claudia Frola, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Valdilea G. Veloso, Paula M. Luz, Sandra Cardoso Wagner, Ruth Friedman, Ronaldo I. Moreira, Lara Esteves Coelho, Monica Derrico Pedrosa, Guilherme Amaral Calvet, Hugo Perazzo, Rodrigo Moreira, Maria Pia Diniz Ribeiro, Mario Sergio Pereira, Emilia Moreira Jalil, Jorge Pinto, Flavia Ferreira, Marcelle Maia, Aida de Fátima Barbosa Gouvêa, Fabiana do Carmo, Claudia Cortes, Marcelo Wolff, Maria Fernanda Rodriguez, Gabriel Castillo, Gladys Allendes, Jean William Pape, Vanessa Rouzier Adias Marcelin, Youry Macius, Stephano Saint Preux, Serena Koenig, Marco Tulio Luque Diana Varela, Magda Chavez, Ada Mailhot, Denis Padgett, Juan Sierra Madero, Brenda Crabtree Ramirez, Yanink Caro Vega, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Fernando Mejia, Gabriela Carriquiry, Catherine CMcGowan, Stephany N. Duda, Bryan E. Shepherd, Timothy Sterling, Anna K Person, Peter F. Rebeiro, Jessica Castilho, William C. Wester, Kate Clouse, Karu Jayathilake, Fernanda Maruri Hilary Vansell, Marina Cruvinel Figueiredo, Cathy Jenkins, Ahra Kim Sarah Lotspeich, Paridhi Ranadive, Kate Clouse

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Immunoglobulin G passive transfer from mothers to infants: total IgG, IgG subclasses and specific antipneumococcal IgG in 6-week Malawian infants exposed or unexposed to HIV

Silvia Baroncelli, Clementina M. Galluzzo, Stefano Orlando, Robert Mphwere, Thom Kavalo, Richard Luhanga, Roberta Amici, Marco Floridia, Mauro Andreotti, Fausto Ciccacci, Maria Cristina Marazzi, Marina Giuliano

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Xudong Zhou, Edmund Wei Jian Lee, Xiaomin Wang, Leesa Lin, Ziming Xuan, Dan Wu, Hongbo Lin, Peng Shen

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Incidence and factors associated with active tuberculosis among people living with HIV after long-term antiretroviral therapy in Thailand: a competing risk model

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Correction to: Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding childhood tuberculosis detection and management among healthcare providers in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study

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Microbial spectrum and drug resistance profile in solid malignancies in a large tertiary hospital from Palestine

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Sumet Wajanarogana, Water R. J. Taylor, Kanyanan Kritsiriwuthinan

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Correction to: Barriers and facilitators to infection prevention and control in Dutch psychiatric institutions: a theory-informed qualitative study

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Correction to: Prevalence and associated risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Kandahar, Afghanistan

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Correction to: Clinical characteristics in blood stream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella variicola, and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae: a comparative study, Japan, 2014–2017

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CRISPR-Cas12a combination to alleviate the false-positive in loop-mediated isothermal amplification-based diagnosis of Neisseria meningitidis

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Matthew M. Hamill, Annet Onzia, Tza-Huei Wang, Agnes N. Kiragga, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Ethan Gough, Peter Kyambadde, Johan H. Melendez, Yukari C. Manabe

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Low positivity rates for HBeAg and HBV DNA in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a case–control study

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Longitudinal alterations of the gut mycobiota and microbiota on COVID-19 severity

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Safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma for severe COVID-19: a randomized, single blinded, parallel, controlled clinical study

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Development of COVID-19 severity assessment score in adults presenting with COVID-19 to the emergency department

Faysal Subhani, Abdul Ahad Chhotani, Shahan Waheed, Rana Osama Zahid, Kiran Azizi, Ahmed Raheem Buksh

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation rescue for severe pneumocystis pneumonia with the Macklin effect: a case report

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Syndromic surveillance of respiratory-tract infections and hand hygiene practice among pilgrims attended Hajj in 2021: a cohort study

Hashim A. Mahdi, Harunor Rashid, Fadi S. Qashqari, Sumyya H. Hariri, Osama A. Marglani, Osamah Barasheed, Aqel Albutti, Ameen S. Alwashmi, Ramon Z. Shaban, Robert Booy, Mohammad Alfelali

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Genetic characterization of two G8P[8] rotavirus strains isolated in Guangzhou, China, in 2020/21: evidence of genome reassortment

Si-Jie Wang, Li-Na Chen, Song-Mei Wang, Hong-Lu Zhou, Chao Qiu, Baoming Jiang, Tian-Yi Qiu, Sheng-Li Chen, Lorenz von Seidlein, Xuan-Yi Wang

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Analysis of adverse drug events in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease using spontaneous reporting system

Takuya Ozawa, Ho Namkoong, Risako Takaya, Yusuke Takahashi, Koichi Fukunaga, Yuki Enoki, Kazuaki Taguchi, Junko Kizu, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Naoki Hasegawa

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Changing demographics and immunity to vaccine preventable diseases in people with HIV in Ireland

C. Kerr, M. Kelleher, S. Coughlan, B. Crowley, E. J. O’Reilly, C. Bergin

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A case–control study of agricultural and behavioral factors associated with leptospirosis in Vietnam

Luu Phuong Dung, Pham Thanh Hai, Luong Minh Hoa, Tran Ngoc Phuong Mai, Nguyen Thi My Hanh, Phan Dang Than, Van Dinh Tran, Nguyen Tu Quyet, Hoang Hai, Do Bich Ngoc, Nguyen Thị Thu, Le Thi Phuong Mai

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Viral pathogens of acute gastroenteritis in Egyptian children: role of the parechovirus

Mervat El-Sayed Mashaly, Nashwa M. Alkasaby, Asmaa Bakr, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Karim Montasser

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Clinical and microbiological characteristics and challenges in diagnosing infected aneurysm: a retrospective observational study from a single center in Japan

Kohsuke Matsui, Kensuke Takahashi, Masato Tashiro, Takeshi Tanaka, Koichi Izumikawa, Takashi Miura, Kiyoyuki Eishi, Akitsugu Furumoto, Koya Ariyoshi

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Risk factors for campylobacteriosis in Australia: outcomes of a 2018–2019 case–control study

Danielle M. Cribb, Liana Varrone, Rhiannon L. Wallace, Angus T. McLure, James J. Smith, Russell J. Stafford, Dieter M. Bulach, Linda A. Selvey, Simon M. Firestone, Nigel P. French, Mary Valcanis, Emily J. Fearnley, Timothy S. Sloan-Gardner, Trudy Graham, Kathryn Glass, Martyn D. Kirk

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The role of routine SARS-CoV-2 screening of healthcare-workers in acute care hospitals in 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J. M. Jabs, A. Schwabe, A. D. Wollkopf, B. Gebel, J. Stadelmaier, S. Erdmann, F. Radicke, H. Grundmann, A. Kramer, I. Monsef, G. Rücker, J. Rupp, S. Scheithauer, C. Schmucker, A. Simon, Nico T. Mutters

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Viral etiology among children hospitalized for acute respiratory tract infections and its association with meteorological factors and air pollutants: a time-series study (2014–2017) in Macao

Cheng Lei, Cheong Tat Lou, King Io, Kin Ian SiTou, Chong Pak Ip, HongJin U, Baoquan Pan, Carolina Oi Lam Ung

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Gaps in measles vaccination coverage in Kasese district, Western Uganda: results of a qualitative evaluation

Abel Wilson Walekhwa, David Musoke, Aisha Nalugya, Claire Biribawa, Godfrey Nsereko, Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, Brenda Nakazibwe, Mary Nantongo, Doreen Awino Odera, Achangwa Chiara, Ross Mathew Boyce, Edgar Mugema Mulogo

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Geospatial analysis as a tool to identify target areas for Chagas disease education for healthcare providers

Gerardo J. Pacheco, Lawrence Fulton, Jose Betancourt, Ram Shanmugam, Paula Stigler Granados

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Etiology of Persistent Microalbuminuria in Nigeria (P_MICRO study): protocol and study design

C. William Wester, Bryan E. Shepherd, Usman J. Wudil, Baba Maiyaki Musa, Donna J. Ingles, Heather L. Prigmore, Faisal S. Dankishiya, Aima A. Ahonkhai, Bukar A. Grema, Philip J. Budge, Ayumi Takakura, Opeyemi A. Olabisi, Cheryl A. Winkler, Jeffrey B. Kopp, Joseph V. Bonventre, Christina M. Wyatt, Muktar H. Aliyu

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SARS-CoV-2 reinfections in a US university setting, Fall 2020 to Spring 2021

Molly Rosenberg, Chen Chen, Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo, Aaron Carroll, Nir Menachemi, Christina Ludema

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Characterisation of Staphylococci species from neonatal blood cultures in low- and middle-income countries

Kirsty Sands, Maria J. Carvalho, Owen B. Spiller, Edward A. R. Portal, Kathryn Thomson, William John Watkins, Jordan Mathias, Calie Dyer, Chinenye Akpulu, Robert Andrews, Ana Ferreira, Thomas Hender, Rebecca Milton, Maria Nieto, Rabaab Zahra, Haider Shirazi, Adil Muhammad, Shermeen Akif, Muhammad Hilal Jan, Kenneth Iregbu, Fatima Modibbo, Stella Uwaezuoke, Grace J. Chan, Delayehu Bekele, Semaria Solomon, Sulagna Basu, Ranjan Kumar Nandy, Sharmi Naha, Jean-Baptiste Mazarati, Aniceth Rucogoza, Lucie Gaju, Shaheen Mehtar, Andre N. H. Bulabula, Andrew Whitelaw, Timothy R. Walsh

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Carriage prevalence of Neisseria meningitidis in China, 2005–2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mengmeng Yue, Juan Xu, Jianxing Yu, Zhujun Shao

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Correction to: Monocyte anisocytosis increases during multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children with cardiovascular complications

Lael M. Yonker, Oluwakemi Badaki-Makun, Puneeta Arya, Brittany P. Boribong, Gabriela Moraru, Brittany Fenner, Jaimar Rincon, Alex Hopke, Brent Rogers, Jeremiah Hinson, Alessio Fasano, Lilly Lee, Sarah M. Kehoe, Shawn D. Larson, Hector Chavez, Scott Levin, Lyle L. Moldawer, Daniel Irimia

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Isolated splenic mucormycosis secondary to diabetic ketoacidosis: a case report

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Two entities in pulmonary nodules of a diabetic patient receiving corticosteroid therapy for bullous pemphigoid: an autopsy case report

Reimi Mizushima, Kotaro Haruhara, Nei Fukasawa, Mari Satake, Akira Fukui, Kentaro Koike, Nobuo Tsuboi, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Takashi Yokoo

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Prevalence and geo-clinicodemographic factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination among healthcare workers in five developing countries

Precious Adade Duodu, Ernest Darkwah, Pascal Agbadi, Henry Ofori Duah, Jerry John Nutor

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HCV spread among female incarcerated population and treatment pathways to viral elimination in Italian prison settings: clinical perspectives and medico legal aspects

Vito Fiore, Elena Rastrelli, Giordano Madeddu, Roberto Ranieri, Andrea De Vito, Ruggero Giuliani, Giulio Di Mizio, Matteo Bolcato, Giuseppe De Matteis, Anna Maria Ialungo, Serena Dell’Isola, Giulio Starnini, Sergio Babudieri

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Comparison of mortality and clinical failure rates between vancomycin and teicoplanin in patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia

Jang Ho Lee, Myeong Geun Choi, Hyung Jun Park, Ho Cheol Kim, Chang-Min Choi

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Characterization of HIV-1 molecular epidemiology and transmitted drug-resistance in newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients in Sichuan, China

Chang Zhou, Shu Liang, Yiping Li, Yan Zhang, Ling Li, Li Ye, Dan Yuan, Ling Su

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Genomic surveillance for multidrug-resistant or hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae among United States bloodstream isolates

Travis J. Kochan, Sophia H. Nozick, Rachel L. Medernach, Bettina H. Cheung, Samuel W. M. Gatesy, Marine Lebrun-Corbin, Sumitra D. Mitra, Natalia Khalatyan, Fiorella Krapp, Chao Qi, Egon A. Ozer, Alan R. Hauser

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The effect of the multimodal intervention including an automatic notification of catheter days on reducing central line-related bloodstream infection: a retrospective, observational, quasi-experimental study

Sohyun Bae, Yoonjung Kim, Hyun-Ha Chang, Sungjin Kim, Hyun-Ji Kim, Hyeyoung Jeon, Juhee Cho, Juyoung Lee, Hwajin Chae, Gyeongmin Han, Shin-Woo Kim

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Long-term outcome of renal cell carcinoma in patients with HIV who undergo surgery

Liang Chen, Menghua Wu, Xin Zheng, Yu Zhang, Jimao Zhao

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Statin and aspirin as adjuvant therapy in hospitalised patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a randomised clinical trial (RESIST trial)

Nirmal Ghati, Sushma Bhatnagar, Manjit Mahendran, Abhishek Thakur, Kshitij Prasad, Devesh Kumar, Tanima Dwivedi, Kalaivani Mani, Pawan Tiwari, Ritu Gupta, Anant Mohan, Anita Saxena, Randeep Guleria, Siddharthan Deepti

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High burden of childhood tuberculosis in migrants: a retrospective cohort study from the Thailand–Myanmar border

Amy Carroll, Banyar Maung Maung, Win Pa Pa Htun, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Michele Vincenti-Delmas, Colette Smith, Pam Sonnenberg, Francois Nosten

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Clinical characteristics and antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus recombinant antigen P29 in patients with cystic echinococcosis in China

Jia Tao, Xiancai Du, Kejun Liu, Chan Wang, Yongxue Lv, Minglei Wang, Zhiqi Yang, Jihui Yang, Shasha Li, Changyou Wu, Minghao Li, Wei Zhao

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Assessment of neutralizing antibody responses after natural SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in congolese individuals

Armel Landry Batchi-Bouyou, Jean Claude Djontu, Jeannhey Christevy Vouvoungui, Claujens Chastel Mfoutou Mapanguy, Line Lobaloba Ingoba, Jiré Séphora Mougany, Kamal Rauchelvy Boumpoutou, Steve Diafouka-kietela, Raoul Ampa, Francine Ntoumi

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Barriers and facilitators for therapeutic drug monitoring of beta-lactams and ciprofloxacin in the ICU: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Tim M. J. Ewoldt, Alan Abdulla, Puck van den Broek, Nicole Hunfeld, Soma Bahmany, Anouk E. Muller, Diederik Gommers, Suzanne Polinder, Henrik Endeman, Inge Spronk, Birgit C. P. Koch

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Femoral osteomyelitis caused by oral anaerobic bacteria with mixed bacteremia of Campylobacter rectus and Parvimonas micra in a chronic periodontitis patient: a case report

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The tryptophan catabolite or kynurenine pathway in COVID-19 and critical COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abbas F. Almulla, Thitiporn Supasitthumrong, Chavit Tunvirachaisakul, Ali Abbas Abo Algon, Hussein K. Al-Hakeim, Michael Maes

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A case report of Klebsiella aerogenes-caused lumbar spine infection identified by metagenome next-generation sequencing

Huajie Gu, Qingqing Cai, Xiaoyong Dai, Huanhuan Wang, Wenying Xu, Xuejie Cao, Youwen Ye

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Jinqiang Lu, Xiao Jiang, Hongyin Huang, Lingzhi Tang, Xinhui Zou, Haoran Mao, Hongwei Liu

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Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients with seasonal coronavirus infection and COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study

Guillermo Rodriguez-Nava, Goar Egoryan, Tianyu Dong, Qishuo Zhang, Elise Hyser, Bidhya Poudel, Maria Adriana Yanez-Bello, Daniela Patricia Trelles-Garcia, Chul Won Chung, Bimatshu Pyakuryal, Taraz Imani-Ramos, Valeria Patricia Trelles-Garcia, Daniel Sebastian Bustamante-Soliz, Jonathan J. Stake

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A framework for evaluating health system surveillance sensitivity to support public health decision-making for malaria elimination: a case study from Indonesia

Riris Andono Ahmad, Luca Nelli, Henry Surendra, Risalia Reni Arisanti, Dyah Ayu Shinta Lesmanawati, Isabel Byrne, Elin Dumont, Chris Drakeley, Gillian Stresman, Lindsey Wu

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Health care consequences of hospitalization with Clostrioides difficile infection: a propensity score matching study

Bruce E. Hirsch, Myia S. Williams, Dimitre G. Stefanov, Martin L. Lesser, Karalyn Pappas, Thomas Iglio, Craig Gordon, Renee Pekmezaris

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A case of Streptococcus canis bacteremia, osteomyelitis, sacroiliitis, myositis, and abscess

A. L. Van Tol, B. Tang, I. D. Mackie

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The comparative accuracy of pooled vs. individual blood culture sampling methods for diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection

Phitphiboon Deawtrakulchai, Surampa Cheawchanwattana, Wantin Sribenjalux, Atibordee Meesing

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Pericardial computed tomography imaging findings in the setting of coccidioidomycosis

Mohammad H. Madani, Ahmadreza Ghasemiesfe, Yasser G. Abdelhafez, Lorenzo Nardo

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The prevalence of Post-Ebola Syndrome hearing loss, Sierra Leone

Samuel C. Ficenec, Donald S. Grant, Ibrahim Sumah, Foday Alhasan, Mohamed S. Yillah, Jenneh Brima, Edwin Konuwa, Michael A. Gbakie, Fatima K. Kamara, Nell G. Bond, Emily J. Engel, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, William A. Fischer, David A. Wohl, Susan D. Emmett, John S. Schieffelin

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Co-infection with dual Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes as a cause of pediatric bacterial meningitis in Iran: a multi-center cross-sectional study

Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Ahmadreza Shamshiri, Leila Azimi, Ali Nazari-Alam, Abdollah Karimi, Seyed Alireza Mirjavadi, Marjan Tariverdi

Open Access COVID-19 Research

A novel method to detect the early warning signal of COVID-19 transmission

Mingzhang Li, Shuo Ma, Zhengrong Liu

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The first case of Streptococcus intermedius brain abscess with hemophagocytic histiocytosis

Jia Zhang, Jianjun Wang, Jing Gan, Rong Luo, Xiaolu Chen

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Pericarditis caused by Mycobacterium africanum: case report

Paula Mascarell, Alba de la Rica, Sergio Padilla, Montserrat Ruiz-García, José López-Escudero, Javier García-Abellán, Ángela Botella, Mar Masiá, Félix Gutiérrez

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The relationship between hematocrit and serum albumin levels difference and mortality in elderly sepsis patients in intensive care units—a retrospective study based on two large database

Zichen Wang, Luming Zhang, Shaojin Li, Fengshuo Xu, Didi Han, Hao Wang, Tao Huang, Haiyan Yin, Jun Lyu

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Evaluation of droplet digital PCR rapid detection method and precise diagnosis and treatment for suspected sepsis (PROGRESS): a study protocol for a multi-center pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Yuanhan Zhao, Ke Lin, Haocheng Zhang, Guanmin Yuan, Yanliang Zhang, Jingye Pan, Liang Hong, Yan Huang, Ying Ye, Lisu Huang, Xiaohua Chen, Jun Liu, Xiang Li, Xiaoju He, Qiaoyan Yue, Hong Zhang, Aiming Zhou, Yangyang Zhuang, Jie Chen, Caixia Wu, Wei Zhou, Fujing Cai, Shengguo Zhang, Liang Li, Shaling Li, Tingting Bian, Jiabin Li, Jun Yin, Zhengshang Ruan, Shanshan Xu, Yan Zhang, Jie Chen, Ying Zhang, Jun Han, Tingting Su, Fan Tu, Lijing Jiang, Chen Lei, Qiu Du, Jingwen Ai, Wenhong Zhang

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Decreased quality of care for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Simona Arientová, Zdeněk Jícha, Ondřej Beran, Michal Holub

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Early identification and severity prediction of acute respiratory infection (ESAR): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Guanmin Yuan, Hongyu Wang, Yuanhan Zhao, Enqiang Mao, Mengjiao Li, Ruilan Wang, Fangqing Zhou, Shanshan Jin, Ziqiang Zhang, Ke Xu, Jinfu Xu, Shuo Liang, Xiang Li, Lijing Jiang, Lu Zhang, Jieyu Song, Tao Yang, Jinxin Guo, Haocheng Zhang, Yang Zhou, Sen Wang, Chao Qiu, Ning Jiang, Jingwen Ai, Jing Wu, Wenhong Zhang

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Maternal and infant renal safety following tenofovir disoproxil fumarate exposure during pregnancy in a randomized control trial

Kristin Baltrusaitis, Bonus Makanani, Camlin Tierney, Mary Glenn Fowler, Dhayendre Moodley, Gerhard Theron, Lynette H. Nyakudya, Musunga Tomu, Lee Fairlie, Kathleen George, Barbara Heckman, Kevin Knowles, Renee Browning, George K. Siberry, Taha E. Taha, Lynda Stranix-Chibanda, Lynda Stranix-Chibanda, Judith Currier, Katherine Luzuriaga, Adriana Weinberg, James McIntyre, Tsungai Chipato, Karin Klingman, Renee Browning, Mireille Mpoudi-Ngole, Jennifer S. Read, George Siberry, Heather Watts, Lynette Purdue, Terrence Fenton, Linda Barlow-Mosha, Mary Pat Toye, Mark Mirochnick, William B. Kabat, Benjamin Chi, Marc Lallemant, Karin Nielsen, Kevin Butler, Konstantia Angelidou, David Shapiro, Sean Brummel, Anne Coletti, Veronica Toone, Megan Valentine, Kathleen George, Amanda Zadzilka, Michael Basar, Amy Jennings, Adam Manzella, Sandesh Patil, Ramesh Bhosale, Neetal Nevreka, Salome Kunje, Alex Siyasiya, Mervis Maulidi, Francis Martinson, Ezylia Makina, Beteniko Milala, Nozibusiso Rejoice Skosana, Sajeeda Mawlana, Jeanne Louw, Magdel Rossouw, Lindie Rossouw, Masebole Masenya, Janet Grab, Nasreen Abrahams, Mandisa Nyati, Sylvia Dittmer, Dhayendre Moodley, Vani Chetty, Alicia Catherine Desmond, Boniface Njau, Cynthia Asiyo, Pendo Mlay, Maxensia Owor, Moreen Kamateeka, Dorothy Sebikari, Tichaona Vhembo, Nyasha Mufukari, Lynda Stranix-Chibanda, Teacler Nematadzira, Gift Chareka, Jean Dimairo, Tsungai Chipato, Bangani Kusakara, Mercy Mutambanengwe, Emmie Marote

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Nocardia cyriacigeorgica brain abscess in a patient on low dose steroids: a case report and review of the literature

Segev Gabay, Michal Yakubovsky, Ronen Ben-Ami, Rachel Grossman

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Prognostic value of platelet count-related ratios on admission in patients with pyogenic liver abscess

Shixiao Li, Sufei Yu, Jiajia Qin, Minfei Peng, Jiao Qian, Peng Zhou

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Automated diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 pneumonia from initial ER chest X-rays using deep learning

Jordan H. Chamberlin, Gilberto Aquino, Sophia Nance, Andrew Wortham, Nathan Leaphart, Namrata Paladugu, Sean Brady, Henry Baird, Matthew Fiegel, Logan Fitzpatrick, Madison Kocher, Florin Ghesu, Awais Mansoor, Philipp Hoelzer, Mathis Zimmermann, W. Ennis James, D. Jameson Dennis, Brian A. Houston, Ismail M. Kabakus, Dhiraj Baruah, U. Joseph Schoepf, Jeremy R. Burt

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Epidemiology of recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis by bacteriological features of 100 million residents in China

Hui Jiang, Jinfeng Yin, Fangchao Liu, Yuxia Yao, Chao Cai, Jiying Xu, Lijun Zheng, Chendi Zhu, Junnan Jia, Xu Gao, Wangli Xu, Weimin Li, Guolong Zhang

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of ivermectin for treatment of COVID-19: evidence beyond the hype

Milena Soriano Marcolino, Karina Cardoso Meira, Nathalia Sernizon Guimarães, Paula Perdigão Motta, Victor Schulthais Chagas, Silvana Márcia Bruschi Kelles, Laura Caetano de Sá, Reginaldo Aparecido Valacio, Patrícia Klarmann Ziegelmann

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

COVID-19 related acute necrotizing encephalopathy with extremely high interleukin-6 and RANBP2 mutation in a patient with recently immunized inactivated virus vaccine and no pulmonary involvement

Thanakit Pongpitakmetha, Pasin Hemachudha, Wanakorn Rattanawong, Poosanu Thanapornsangsuth, Anand Viswanathan, Thiravat Hemachudha

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis under the regular COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in China

Ziwei Wu, Ziyi Chen, Siyu Long, Aiping Wu, Hongsheng Wang

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Etramp5 as a useful serological marker in children to assess the immediate effects of mass drug campaigns for malaria

T. Druetz, L. van den Hoogen, G. Stresman, V. Joseph, K. E. S. Hamre, C. Fayette, F. Monestime, J. Presume, I. Romilus, G. Mondélus, T. Elismé, S. Cooper, D. Impoinvil, R. A. Ashton, E. Rogier, A. Existe, J. Boncy, M. A. Chang, J. F. Lemoine, C. Drakeley, T. P. Eisele

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SARS-CoV-2 in a tropical area of Colombia, a remarkable conversion of presymptomatic to symptomatic people impacts public health

Caty Martínez, Héctor Serrano-Coll, Álvaro Faccini, Verónica Contreras, Ketty Galeano, Yesica Botero, Yonairo Herrera, Alejandra Garcia, Evelin Garay, Ricardo Rivero, Héctor Contreras, Yesica López, Camilo Guzmán, Jorge Miranda, Germán Arrieta, Salim Mattar

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Assessment of unvaccinated and vaccinated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treated with monoclonal antibodies during the delta wave (July 1–August 20, 2021): a retrospective observational monocentric study

Yi Guo, Kelsie Cowman, Mei Chang, Hongkai Bao, Austin Golia, Terrence Mcsweeney, Linda Bard, Roxanne Simpson, Erin Andrews, Liise-anne Pirofski, Priya Nori

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Clinical features and 18F-FDG PET/CT for distinguishing of malignant lymphoma from inflammatory lymphadenopathy in HIV-infected patients

Donghe Chen, Yunqi Zhu, Yunbo Chen, Danhua Zhu, Zhengfeng Liu, Tiancheng Li, Yinuo Liu, Kui Zhao, Xinhui Su, Lanjuan Li

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SARS-CoV-2 lineage dynamics in England from September to November 2021: high diversity of Delta sub-lineages and increased transmissibility of AY.4.2

Oliver Eales, Andrew J. Page, Leonardo de Oliveira Martins, Haowei Wang, Barbara Bodinier, David Haw, Jakob Jonnerby, Christina Atchison, Samuel C. Robson, Thomas R. Connor, Nicholas J. Loman, Tanya Golubchik, Rocio T. Martinez Nunez, David Bonsall, Andrew Rambaut, Luke B. Snell, Rich Livett, Catherine Ludden, Sally Corden, Eleni Nastouli, Gaia Nebbia, Ian Johnston, Katrina Lythgoe, M. Estee Torok, Ian G. Goodfellow, Jacqui A. Prieto, Kordo Saeed, David K. Jackson, Catherine Houlihan, Dan Frampton, William L. Hamilton, Adam A. Witney, Giselda Bucca, Cassie F. Pope, Catherine Moore, Emma C. Thomson, Ewan M. Harrison, Colin P. Smith, Fiona Rogan, Shaun M. Beckwith, Abigail Murray, Dawn Singleton, Kirstine Eastick, Liz A. Sheridan, Paul Randell, Leigh M. Jackson, Cristina V. Ariani, Sónia Gonçalves, Derek J. Fairley, Matthew W. Loose, Joanne Watkins, Samuel Moses, Sam Nicholls, Matthew Bull, Roberto Amato, Darren L. Smith, David M. Aanensen, Jeffrey C. Barrett, Dinesh Aggarwal, James G. 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Sirigade Ruekit, Apichai Srijan, Oralak Serichantalergs, Katie R. Margulieux, Patrick Mc Gann, Emma G. Mills, William C. Stribling, Theerasak Pimsawat, Rosarin Kormanee, Suthisak Nakornchai, Chaiwat Sakdinava, Prawet Sukhchat, Mariusz Wojnarski, Samandra T. Demons, John M. Crawford, Paphavee Lertsethtakarn, Brett E. Swierczewski

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Lethal Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus in an asplenic patient

Franziska Schuler, Jan-Sören Padberg, Carsten Hullermann, Philipp Kümpers, Johannes Lepper, Miriam Schulte, Andreas Uekötter, Frieder Schaumburg, Barbara C. Kahl

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Clinical testing on SARS-CoV-2 swab samples using reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP)

Meng Yee Lai, Fatma Diyana Mohd Bukhari, Nur Zulaikha Zulkefli, Ilyiana Ismail, Nur Izati Mustapa, Tuan Suhaila Tuan Soh, Afifah Haji Hassan, Kalaiarasu M. Peariasamy, Yee Leng Lee, Jeyanthi Suppiah, Ravindran Thayan, Mohd Khairi Mat Isa, Nur Zafirah Abdul Wahid, Yee Ling Lau

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Mixed genotypes of Orientia tsutsugamushi in conserved genes and a single immune-dominant tsa56 genotype discovered from a patient with scrub typhus in Hainan Island, China: a case report

Chuanning Tang, Liyuan Zhang, Yi Huang, Wenhui Mai, Liying Xue, Gaoyu Wang, Shu Wen, Ruoyan Peng, Kunliang Wu, Xiuying Tian, Hua Pei, Jiang Du, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Yongguo Du, Feifei Yin

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“Leopards do not change their spots:” tick borne disease symptomology case report

Haley Abernathy, Aidin Alejo, Victor Arahirwa, Odai Mansour, Amanda Brown-Marusiak, Dana Giandomenico, Ross M. Boyce

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Campylobacter jejuni subdural hygroma infection in a 2-year old boy: case report and a brief literature review

Ivana Valenčak-Ignjatić, Nina Krajcar, Diana Didović, Srđan Roglić, Iva Butić, Marko Jelić, Hrvoje Jednačak, Goran Tešović

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Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections: trends among patients screened for sexually transmitted infections in rwandan health facilities 2014–2020

Jean Damascene Makuza, Phyumar Soe, Dahn Jeong, Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Donatha Dushimiyimana, Justine Umutesi, Ladislas Nshimiyimana, Clarisse Maliza, Janvier Serumondo, Eric Remera, Gallican Nshogoza Rwibasira, Albert Tuyishime, David J. Riedel

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The impact of variants and vaccination on the mortality and resource utilization of hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Maria Stepanova, Brian Lam, Elena Younossi, Sean Felix, Mariam Ziayee, Jillian Price, Huong Pham, Leyla de Avila, Kathy Terra, Patrick Austin, Thomas Jeffers, Carey Escheik, Pegah Golabi, Rebecca Cable, Manirath Srishord, Chapy Venkatesan, Linda Henry, Lynn Gerber, Zobair M. Younossi

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Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in healthcare workers in Iran: National Survey

Koorosh Kamali, Zarrintaj Hoseinzade, Khadijeh Hajimiri, Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh, Seyed Mohsen Zahraei, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Sousan Mahmoudi Bavandpouri, Tahereh Mohamadi, Soraya Mohamadi, Zohre Bigdeli, Azam Maleki, Mahboubeh Shirzad, Zahra Heidari, Mahya Farsadegi, Alireza Shoghli

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Epidemiology and genomic analysis of Klebsiella oxytoca from a single hospital network in Australia

James Stewart, Louise M. Judd, Adam Jenney, Kathryn E. Holt, Kelly L. Wyres, Jane Hawkey

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Evaluation of the broth microdilution plate methodology for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Peru

Zully M. Puyén, David Santos-Lázaro, Aiko N. Vigo, Jorge Coronel, Miriam J. Alarcón, Vidia V. Cotrina, David A. J. Moore

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Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with advanced HIV disease in the “treat all” era: a retrospective cohort study from rural Rwanda

Gentille Musengimana, Jean Paul Umugisha, Placide Habinshuti, Todd Anderson, Geraldine Mukesharurema, Eric Remera, Jean D’Amour Ndahimana, Dale A. Barnhart

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Combining metabolome and clinical indicators with machine learning provides some promising diagnostic markers to precisely detect smear-positive/negative pulmonary tuberculosis

Xin Hu, Jie Wang, Yingjiao Ju, Xiuli Zhang, Wushou’er Qimanguli, Cuidan Li, Liya Yue, Bahetibieke Tuohetaerbaike, Ying Li, Hao Wen, Wenbao Zhang, Changbin Chen, Yefeng Yang, Jing Wang, Fei Chen

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Correction: Spatiotemporal dynamics of malaria in Banmauk Township, Sagaing region of Northern Myanmar: characteristics, trends, and risk factors

Pyae Linn Aung, Myat Thu Soe, Thit Lwin Oo, Kyaw Thu Aung, Kyaw Kyaw Lin, Aung Thi, Lynette Menezes, Daniel M. Parker, Liwang Cui, Myat Phone Kyaw

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Age- and sex-based changes in spike protein antibody status after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and effect of past-infection in healthcare workers in Osaka

Shiro Hoshida, Nobuyuki Koeda, Hideki Hattori, Masahiro Tanaka, Ichiro Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fukui, Junya Fujita, Yo Sasaki, Shigeyuki Tamura

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Epidemiological and viral characteristics of undiagnosed HIV infections in Botswana

Lynnette Bhebhe, Sikhulile Moyo, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Molly Pretorius-Holme, Etienne K. Yankinda, Kutlo Manyake, Coulson Kgathi, Mompati Mmalane, Refeletswe Lebelonyane, Tendani Gaolathe, Pamela Bachanas, Faith Ussery, Mpho Letebele, Joseph Makhema, Kathleen E. Wirth, Shahin Lockman, Max Essex, Vlad Novitsky, Manon Ragonnet-Cronin

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Correction: Symptomatic, clinical and biomarker associations for mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients enriched for African Americans

Hassan Ashktorab, Antonio Pizuorno, Folake Adeleye, Adeyinka Laiyemo, Maryam Mehdipour Dalivand, Farshad Aduli, Zaki A. Sherif, Gholamreza Oskrochi, Kibreab Angesom, Philip Oppong-Twene, Suryanarayana Reddy Challa, Nnaemeka Okorie, Esther S. Moon, Edward Romos, Boubini Jones-Wonni, Abdoul Madjid Kone, Sheldon Rankine, Camelita Thrift, Derek Scholes, Chiamaka Ekwunazu, Abigail Banson, Brianna Mitchell, Guttu Maskalo, Jillian Ross, Julencia Curtis, Rachel Kim, Chandler Gilliard, Geeta Ahuja, Joseph Mathew, Warren Gavin, Areeba Kara, Manuel Hache-Marliere, Leonidas Palaiodimos, Vishnu R. Mani, Aleksandr Kalabin, Vijay Reddy Gayam, Pavani Reddy Garlapati, Joseph Miller, Lakshmi Gayathri Chirumamilla, Fatimah Jackson, John M. Carethers, Farin Kamangar, Hassan Brim

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Increased transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 alpha variant (B.1.1.7) in children: three large primary school outbreaks revealed by whole genome sequencing in the Netherlands

Koen M. F. Gorgels, Lieke B. van Alphen, Brian M. J. W. van der Veer, Volker H. Hackert, Audrey Y. J. Hensels, Casper D. J. den Heijer, Jozef Dingemans, Paul H. M. Savelkoul, Christian J. P. A. Hoebe

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Coupled plasma filtration adsorption for the treatment of sepsis or septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuting Li, Hongxiang Li, Jianxing Guo, Youquan Wang, Dong Zhang

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Effectiveness and safety of bedaquiline-containing regimens for treatment on patients with refractory RR/MDR/XDR-tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study in East China

Shao-Jun Zhang, Yan Yang, Wen-Wen Sun, Zhong-Shun Zhang, He-Ping Xiao, Yu-Ping Li, Zhe-Min Zhang, Lin Fan

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Hepatitis B, C, and delta in the general population in Mayotte: hepatitis B as a major public health concern

Cécile Brouard, Fanny Parenton, Hassani Youssouf, Stéphane Chevaliez, Emmanuel Gordien, Maxime Jean, Mathias Bruyand, Sophie Vaux, Florence Lot, Marc Ruello, Marion Fleury, Jean-Baptiste Richard, Jean-Louis Solet, Laurent Filleul, Delphine Jezewski-Serra, Julie Chesneau

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Evaluating risk factors associated with COVID-19 infections among vaccinated people early in the U.S. vaccination campaign: an observational study of five states, January–March 2021

Katrin S. Sadigh, Kiersten J. Kugeler, Sara Bressler, Stephanie C. Massay, Emma Schmoll, Lauren Milroy, Alyson M. Cavanaugh, Allison Sierocki, Layne Dorough, Kiren Mitruka, Kristin Lecy, Rebekah Porter, Louisa Castrodale, Wendy M. Bamberg, Nisha Alden, Andzelika Rzucidlo, Kevin B. Spicer, Taylor Miller, Augustus E. Madsen, Claire Holladay, Benjamin D. Scott, Cassandra Jones, Brittany Eziam, Jacqueline Logan, Caleb Wiedeman, Marc Fischer, Leisha D. Nolen

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Low prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis roll out

Dvora Joseph Davey, Nei-yuan Hsiao, C. Wendy Spearman, Mark Sonderup, Nai-Chung Hu, Nyiko Mashele, Rufaro Mvududu, Landon Myer

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Self-testing for SARS-CoV-2 in São Paulo, Brazil: results of a population-based values and attitudes survey

Guillermo Z. Martínez-Pérez, Sonjelle Shilton, Maíra Saruê, Hilton Cesario, Abhik Banerji, Deepshikha Batheja, João Paulo Cunha, Rachel Baptista, Janine Schirmer, Eleva Ivanova Reipold, Alvaro Machado Dias

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Kinetics of humoral immune response over 17 months of COVID-19 pandemic in a large cohort of healthcare workers in Spain: the ProHEpiC-19 study

Concepción Violán, Pere Torán-Monserrat, Bibiana Quirant, Noemi Lamonja-Vicente, Lucía A. Carrasco-Ribelles, Carla Chacón, Josep Maria Manresa-Dominguez, Francesc Ramos-Roure, Rosalia Dacosta-Aguayo, Cristina Palacios-Fernández, Albert Roso-Llorach, Aleix Pujol, Dan Ouchi, Mónica Monteagudo, Pilar Montero-Alia, Rosa Garcia-Sierra, Fernando Arméstar, Maria Doladé, Nuria Prat, Josep Maria Bonet, Bonaventura Clotet, Ignacio Blanco, Marc Boigues-Pons, Nemesio Moreno-Millán, Julia G. Prado, Eva María Martínez Cáceres, Marta Soldevilla Garcia, Ester Moral Roldan, Magda Alemany Costa, Eva Olivares Ortega, Alba Pachón Camacho, Marta Bujalance Devesa, Mariella Soto Espinoza, Antonio Negrete Palma, Mariana Martinez de San José, Ester Lucas Varas, Ester Badia Perich, Mónica Piña Rodriguez, Elena Domenech Graells, Eduard Moreno Gabriel, Victòria Sabaté Cintas, Mª Jose Argerich González, Asumció Vazquez Duran, Alex Ortega Roca, Anna Devesa Pradells, Athina Kielpilanen, Oscar Blanch Lombarte, Miguel Angel Marin Lopez, Julieta Carabelli, Ruth Peña Poderós, Esther Jimenez Moyano, Eulalia Grau Segura, Laia Bernard Rosa, Raul Pérez Caballero, Felipe Rodriguez Lozano, Gema Fernández Rivas, Sonia Molinos Abos, Jaume Barallat Martinez de Osaba, Lorena Tello Trigo, Cristina Perez Cano, Juan Matllo Aguilar, Anabel López Martínez, Inmaculada Agüera Iglesias

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A modified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score for dengue: development, evaluation and proposal for use in clinical trials

Angela McBride, Nguyen Lam Vuong, Nguyen Van Hao, Nguyen Quang Huy, Ho Quang Chanh, Nguyen Thi Xuan Chau, Nguyen Minh Nguyet, Damien K. Ming, Nguyen Thanh Ngoc, Phung Tran Huy Nhat, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Luong Thi Hue Tai, Phan Vinh Tho, Dinh The Trung, Dong Thi Hoai Tam, Huynh Trung Trieu, Ronald Bertus Geskus, Martin J. Llewelyn, C. Louise Thwaites, Sophie Yacoub

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Small-scale spatiotemporal epidemiology of notifiable infectious diseases in China: a systematic review

Junyao Zheng, Guoquan Shen, Siqi Hu, Xinxin Han, Siyu Zhu, Jinlin Liu, Rongxin He, Ning Zhang, Chih-Wei Hsieh, Hao Xue, Bo Zhang, Yue Shen, Ying Mao, Bin Zhu

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Molecular beacon based real-time PCR p1 gene genotyping, macrolide resistance mutation detection and clinical characteristics analysis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in children

Lifeng Li, Jiayue Ma, Pengbo Guo, Xiaorui Song, Mingchao Li, Zengyuan Yu, Zhidan Yu, Ping Cheng, Huiqing Sun, Wancun Zhang

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Epidemiology of early infections and predictors of mortality after autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation among multiple myeloma, Hodgkin, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: the first experience from Palestine

Riad Amer, Husam Salameh, Sultan Mosleh, Adham Abu-Taha, Hamza Hamayel, Ahmad Enaya, Amro Adas, Ahmad Khursani, Mohamad Wild-Ali, Taghreed Mousa, Maher Battat, Aiman Daifallah, Amer Koni, Ramzi Shawahna

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Excess hospitalizations and mortality associated with seasonal influenza in Portugal, 2008–2018

Filipe Froes, Mafalda Carmo, Hugo Lopes, Geoffray Bizouard, Catarina Gomes, Margarida Martins, Hélène Bricout, Caroline de Courville, Jaime Correia de Sousa, Carlos Rabaçal, João F. Raposo, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro

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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for lost to follow-up among adults on active antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study

Dawit Tefera Fentie, Getahun Molla Kassa, Sofonyas Abebaw Tiruneh, Achenef Asmamaw Muche

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Different clinical features of children and adults in regional outbreak of Delta COVID-19

Mei-Zhu Hong, Rongxian Qiu, Wei Chen, Hui Lin, Qing-Qing Xing, Xuan Dong, Jin-Shui Pan, Qin Li

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Retraction Note: Production of recombinant Entamoeba histolyticapyruvate phosphate dikinase and its application in a lateral flow dipstick test for amoebic liver abscess

Syazwan Saidin, Muhammad Hafiznur Yunus, Nor Dyana Zakaria, Khairunisak Abdul Razak, Lim Boon Huat, Nurulhasanah Othman, Rahmah Noordin

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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neonates born to mothers or relatives with COVID-19

Roghayeh Babaei, Farah Bokharaei-Salim, Khadijeh Khanaliha, Seyed Jalal Kiani, Arezoo Marjani, Saba Garshasbi, Farzaneh Dehghani-Dehej, Sara Chavoshpour

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Relationship between active Helicobacter pylori infection and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, a cross-sectional hospital-based study in a Sub-Saharan setting

Lionel Danny Nguefak Tali, Ghislaine Florice Nintewoue Faujo, Justine Laure Nguieguia Konang, Jean Paul Dzoyem, Laure Brigitte Mabeku Kouitcheu

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Depression management and antiretroviral treatment outcome among people living with HIV in Northwest and East regions of Cameroon

Jackson Jr Nforbewing Ndenkeh, Akindeh Mbuh Nji, Habakkuk Azinyui Yumo, Camilla Rothe, Arne Kroidl

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Analysis of metabolites of fungal balls in the paranasal sinuses

Xiaoqing Zhang, Na Zhang, Qian Huang, Shunjiu Cui, Lingyan Liu, Bing Zhou

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Response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients receiving B-cell modulating antibodies for renal autoimmune disease

Frederic Arnold, Daniela Huzly, Yakup Tanriver, Thomas Welte

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Clinical clustering with prognostic implications in Japanese COVID-19 patients: report from Japan COVID-19 Task Force, a nation-wide consortium to investigate COVID-19 host genetics

Shiro Otake, Shotaro Chubachi, Ho Namkoong, Kensuke Nakagawara, Hiromu Tanaka, Ho Lee, Atsuho Morita, Takahiro Fukushima, Mayuko Watase, Tatsuya Kusumoto, Katsunori Masaki, Hirofumi Kamata, Makoto Ishii, Naoki Hasegawa, Norihiro Harada, Tetsuya Ueda, Soichiro Ueda, Takashi Ishiguro, Ken Arimura, Fukuki Saito, Takashi Yoshiyama, Yasushi Nakano, Yoshikazu Mutoh, Yusuke Suzuki, Koji Murakami, Yukinori Okada, Ryuji Koike, Yuko Kitagawa, Akinori Kimura, Seiya Imoto, Satoru Miyano, Seishi Ogawa, Takanori Kanai, Koichi Fukunaga

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Acceptability of injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis among people who inject drugs in three urban U.S. settings

Adrian R. King, Saanchi Shah, Laura A. Randall, Paula M. Frew, Anne Spaulding, Ian W. Holloway

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Usability and acceptability of oral fluid hepatitis C self-testing among people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional pilot study

Elena Ivanova Reipold, Emmanuel Fajardo, Emily Juma, David Bukusi, Elkin Bermudez Aza, Muhammad S. Jamil, Cheryl Case Johnson, Carey Farquhar, Philippa Easterbrook, Aliza Monroe-Wise

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Healthcare-associated infection prevention and control practices in Israel: results of a national survey

Ronza Najjar-Debbiny, Bibiana Chazan, Rona Lobl, M. Todd Greene, David Ratz, Sanjay Saint, Yehuda Carmeli, Mitchell J. Schwaber, Debby Ben-David, Pnina Shitrit, Alona Paz, Tal Brosh-Nissimov, Meirav Mor, Gili Regev-Yochay, Pnina Ciobotaro, Amos M. Yinnon, Dror Mar-Chaim, Bina Rubinovitch, Khetam Hussein, Shmuel Benenson

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Colonic basidiobolomycosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Elham Barahimi, Tuba Abbasi, Zahra Ghaeini Hesarooeyeh, Hanieh Raad, Mohadeseh Karimi, Mahsa Shahi

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HIV-1 pretreatment drug resistance and genetic transmission network in the southwest border region of China

Difei Li, Huichao Chen, Huilan Li, Yanling Ma, Lijuan Dong, Jie Dai, Xiaomei Jin, Min Yang, Zhijun Zeng, Pengyan Sun, Zhizhong Song, Min Chen

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COVID’s collateral damage: likelihood of measles resurgence in the United States

Mugdha Thakur, Richard Zhou, Mukundan Mohan, Achla Marathe, Jiangzhuo Chen, Stefan Hoops, Dustin Machi, Bryan Lewis, Anil Vullikanti

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Long-term quantitative assessment of anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein immunogenicity (QUASI) after COVID-19 vaccination in older people living with HIV (PWH)

Jessica J. Tuan, Heidi Zapata, Lydia Barakat, Laurie Andrews, Anousheh Behnegar, Yee Won Kim, Jehanzeb Kayani, Suzana Mutic, Linda Ryall, Barbara Turcotte, Terese Critch-Gilfillan, Min Zhao, Syim Salahuddin, Shaili Gupta, Richard Sutton, Gerald Friedland, Brinda Emu, Onyema Ogbuagu

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Growing old with antiretroviral therapy or elderly people in antiretroviral therapy: two different profiles of comorbidity?

Paolo Maggi, Giuseppe Vittorio De Socio, Barbara Menzaghi, Chiara Molteni, Nicola Squillace, Lucia Taramasso, Marta Guastavigna, Giulia Gamboni, Giordano Madeddu, Francesca Vichi, Antonio Cascio, Eleonora Sarchi, Giovanni Pellicanò, Canio Vito Martinelli, Benedetto Maurizio Celesia, Laura Valsecchi, Roberto Gulminetti, Giovanni Cenderello, Andrea Parisini, Leonardo Calza, Katia Falasca, Giancarlo Orofino, Elena Ricci, Antonio Di Biagio, Paolo Bonfanti

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Smoking status and SARS-CoV-2 infection severity among Lebanese adults: a cross-sectional study

Abbas Hoballah, Rana El Haidari, Rima Badran, Ali Jaber, Samir Mansour, Linda Abou-Abbas

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Reducing malaria transmission in forest-going mobile and migrant populations in Lao PDR and Cambodia: protocol for stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial

Win Htike, Win Han Oo, Thet Lynn, Lun Sovanda, Paul A. Agius, May Chan Oo, Naw Hkawng Galau, Kaung Myat Thu, Aung Khine Zaw, Ei Phyu Htwe, Julia C. Cutts, Ellen A. Kearney, Nick Scott, Katherine O’Flaherty, Bangyuan Wang, Boualam Khamlome, Phoutnalong Vilay, Sovannaroth Siv, Freya J. I. Fowkes

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Quality of life of cutaneous leishmaniasis suspected patients in the Ecuadorian Pacific and Amazon regions: a cross sectional study

Jacob Machiel Bezemer, Manuel Calvopiña Hinojosa, Andrea Estefania Corral Zabala, Fernando Ortega Pérez, Veronica Cristina Vargas Román, Henk Dirk Frederik Herman Schallig, Henry John Christiaan de Vries

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Pelvic and central nervous system tuberculosis complicated by a paradoxical response manifesting as a spinal tuberculoma: a case report

Arya Zandvakili, Takaaki Kobayashi, Quanhathai Kaewpoowat, Meredith G. Parsons, Bradley Ford, Jason H. Barker, Melinda Johnson

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Modeling the potential impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among men who have sex with men in Cameroon

Carrie E. Lyons, Owen J. Stokes-Cawley, Anna Simkin, Anna L. Bowring, Iliassou Mfochive Njindam, Oudou Njoya, Anne Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Ubald Tamoufe, Sandra Georges, Florence Zeh Kakanou, Gnilane Turpin, Daniel Levitt, Serge Clotaire Billong, Sharmistha Mishra, Stefan Baral

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Facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers and the general population in Guinea

Almamy Amara Toure, Fodé Amara Traore, Gnoume Camara, Aboubacar Sidiki Magassouba, Ibrahima Barry, Mohamed Lamine Kourouma, Younoussa Sylla, Naby Yaya Conte, Diao Cisse, Nafissatou Dioubaté, Sidikiba Sidibe, Abdoul Habib Beavogui, Alexandre Delamou

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Pneumococcal vaccination coverage in individuals (16–59 years) with a newly diagnosed risk condition in Germany

Arijita Deb, Bélène Podmore, Rosemarie Barnett, Dominik Beier, Wolfgang Galetzka, Nawab Qizilbash, Dennis Haeckl, Timo Boellinger, Kelly D. Johnson, Thomas Weiss

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Formative acceptance of ingestible biosensors to measure adherence to TB medications

Clint Vaz, Nisha K. Jose, Jeremiah Jacob Tom, Georgia R. Goodman, Jasper S. Lee, Rana Prathap Padappayil, Manjunath Madathil, Conall O’Cleirigh, Rashmi Rodrigues, Peter R. Chai

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Association of human myxovirus resistance protein A with severity of COVID-19

Otto Lehtinen, Niklas Broman, Matti Waris, Tytti Vuorinen, Ville Peltola, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Jarmo Oksi, Thijs Feuth

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Non-specific symptoms and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome in patients with Lyme borreliosis: a prospective cohort study in Belgium (2016–2020)

Laurence Geebelen, Tinne Lernout, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi, Veroniek Saegeman, Leïla Belkhir, Paul De Munter, Bénédicte Dubois, Rene Westhovens, Jean-Baptiste Giot, Philippe Léonard, Riet Vangheluwe, Grégoire Wieërs, Jean-Christophe Marot, Frédéric Evrard, Bénédicte Delaere, Séverine Noirhomme, Els Binnemans, Johan Vanhoof, Herman Van Oyen, Niko Speybroeck, Katrien Tersago

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Assessment of genotypes, endosymbionts and clinical characteristics of Acanthamoeba recovered from ocular infection

Binod Rayamajhee, Savitri Sharma, Mark Willcox, Fiona L. Henriquez, Raksheeth Nathan Rajagopal, Gauri Shankar Shrestha, Dinesh Subedi, Bhupesh Bagga, Nicole Carnt

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Enhanced disinfection with hybrid hydrogen peroxide fogging in a critical care setting

Anjay Khandelwal, Brian Lapolla, Tina Bair, Frances Grinstead, Meaghan Hislop, Christine Greene, Michael T. Bigham

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Clinical and economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in Spanish children: the BARI study

F. Martinón-Torres, M. Carmo, L. Platero, G. Drago, J. L. López-Belmonte, M. Bangert, J. Díez-Domingo, M. Garcés-Sánchez

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Secondary respiratory early and late infections in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19

María Elena Ceballos, Carolina Nuñez, Javier Uribe, María Magdalena Vera, Ricardo Castro, Patricia García, Gabriel Arriata, Vicente Gándara, Camila Vargas, Angélica Dominguez, Inés Cerón, Pablo Born, Eduardo Espíndola

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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by destruction of residential area of rodent in a construction site: epidemiological investigation

Xiao Wei, Biao Meng, Hong Peng, Yan Li, Min Liu, Hairui Si, Rui Wu, Hailong Chen, Ying Bai, Yan Li, Qunling Feng, Changjun Wang, Xiangna Zhao

Open Access Case report

Chromosomal coharboring of blaIMP-60 and mcr-9 in Enterobacter asburiae isolated from a Japanese woman with empyema: a case report

Yusuke Miyazato, Noriko Iwamoto, Masaru Usui, Toyotaka Sato, Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama, Maki Nagashima, Kazuhisa Mezaki, Kayoko Hayakawa, Norio Ohmagari

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The changing spectrum of microbial aetiology of respiratory tract infections in hospitalized patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sondre Serigstad, Dagfinn L. Markussen, Christian Ritz, Marit H. Ebbesen, Siri T. Knoop, Øyvind Kommedal, Lars Heggelund, Elling Ulvestad, Rune O. Bjørneklett, Harleen M. S. Grewal, Tristan W. Clark, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Pernille Ravn, Cornelis H. van Werkhoven

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Inconsistency analysis between metagenomic next-generation sequencing results of cerebrospinal fluid and clinical diagnosis with suspected central nervous system infection

Jin Wang, Jun Ye, Liqi Yang, Xiangfeng Chen, Haoshu Fang, Zhou Liu, Guomei Xia, Yafei Zhang, Zhenhua Zhang

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Psychometric validation of a chinese version of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale: a cross-sectional study

Yiman Huang, Yijin Wu, Zhenwei Dai, Weijun Xiao, Hao Wang, Mingyu Si, Wenjun Wang, Xiaofen Gu, Li Ma, Li Li, Shaokai Zhang, Chunxia Yang, Yanqin Yu, Youlin Qiao, Xiaoyou Su

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Detection of Salmonella Typhi nucleic acid by RT-PCR and anti-HlyE, -CdtB, -PilL, and -Vi IgM by ELISA at sites in Ghana, Madagascar and Ethiopia

Ursula Panzner, Ondari Daniel Mogeni, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Trevor Toy, Hyon Jin Jeon, Gi Deok Pak, Se Eun Park, Yeetey Enuameh, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Trinh Van Tan, Abraham Aseffa, Mekonnen Teferi, Biruk Yeshitela, Stephen Baker, Raphael Rakotozandrindrainy, Florian Marks

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Estimating vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization and death from ecologic data in Costa Rica

Romain Fantin, Rolando Herrero, Allan Hildesheim, Cristina Barboza-Solís, Amada Aparicio, D. Rebecca Prevots, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Mitchell H. Gail

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Clinical malaria incidence and health seeking pattern in geographically heterogeneous landscape of western Kenya

Wilfred Ouma Otambo, Patrick O. Onyango, Kevin Ochwedo, Julius Olumeh, Shirley A. Onyango, Pauline Orondo, Harrysone Atieli, Ming-Chieh Lee, Chloe Wang, Daibin Zhong, Andrew Githeko, Guofa Zhou, John Githure, Collins Ouma, Guiyun Yan, James Kazura

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Model-based evaluation of the impact of prophylactic vaccination applied to Ebola epidemics in Sierra Leone and Democratic Republic of Congo

Ravi Potluri, Amit Kumar, Valérie Oriol-mathieu, Thierry Van Effelterre, Laurent Metz, Hitesh Bhandari

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Sarcoid-like lesions obfuscating the diagnosis of disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection in a patient with IL-12Rβ1-associated immunodeficiency

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Feasibility of dried blood spot for hepatitis C diagnosis in vulnerable subjects and people living in remote areas from Brazil

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Population genetic analyses inferred a limited genetic diversity across the pvama-1 DI domain among Plasmodium vivax isolates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions of Pakistan

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Effect of Schistosoma haematobium infection on the cognitive functions of preschool age children and benefits of treatment from an endemic area in Zimbabwe

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Human brucellosis and fever of unknown origin

Zhi-guo Wu, Zhi-ying Song, Wei-xin Wang, Wen-na Xi, Di Jin, Mao-xing Ai, Yu-chan Wu, Yu Lan, Shu-fen Song, Gong-chang Zhang, Xue-bing Yao, Zhen Gao, Cui-yun Liu, Ke Sun, Dong-shan Yu, Bao-gang Xie, Shui-lin Sun

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Aetiology of hospitalized fever and risk of death at Arua and Mubende tertiary care hospitals in Uganda from August 2019 to August 2020

Paul W. Blair, Kenneth Kobba, Francis Kakooza, Matthew L. Robinson, Emmanuel Candia, Jonathan Mayito, Edgar C. Ndawula, Abraham J. Kandathil, Alphonsus Matovu, Gilbert Aniku, Yukari C. Manabe, Mohammed Lamorde

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Bedaquiline safety, efficacy, utilization and emergence of resistance following treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in South Africa: a retrospective cohort analysis

Helen Pai, Norbert Ndjeka, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Koné Kaniga, Eileen Birmingham, Gary Mao, Lori Alquier, Kourtney Davis, Arianne Bodard, Abeda Williams, Magalie Van Tongel, Florence Thoret-Bauchet, Shaheed V. Omar, Nyasha Bakare

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Equity in access to safely managed sanitation and prevalence of diarrheal diseases in Bangladesh: a national and sub-national analysis

Jahanara Akter, Md. Rashedul Islam, Shamima Akter, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Fahima Hossain, Md Rifat Anam, Md. Ashraful Alam, Papia Sultana, Shahedur Rashid

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Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence, infection, and disease in Chinese thoracic organ transplant recipients: a retrospective cohort study

Chunrong Ju, Xiaohua Wang, Xin Xu, Shaobo Xie, Qingdong Cao, Wanli Lin, Jianheng Zhang, Yu Xu, Qiaoyan Lian, Danxia Huang, Rongchang Chen, Jianxing He

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Challenges in managing a multifactorial eosinophilic pneumonia: daptomycin vs strongyloidiasis case report

Lynda G. J. Eckhardt, Jordan L. Kelley, Dorothy Maes

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Investigation on an outbreak of cutaneous anthrax in a county of Shandong Province, China, 2021

Xiaolin Yu, Ming Fang, Shuang Wang, Zhong Li, Lixiao Cheng, Zhaoshan Liu, Dandan Zhang, Dandan Dong, Zengqiang Kou

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Bedaquiline resistance probability to guide treatment decision making for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: insights from a qualitative study

Pham Hien Trang Tu, Degefaye Zelalem Anlay, Anzaan Dippenaar, Emilyn Costa Conceição, Jasna Loos, Annelies Van Rie

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Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of obstetric infection after the Universal Two-Child Policy in North China: a 5-year retrospective study based on 268,311 cases

Huiqing Yuan, Cui Zhang, Ei Ni Tar Maung, Songli Fan, Zijia Shi, Fang Liao, Shuo Wang, Ying Jin, Le Chen, Li Wang

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Convalescent or standard plasma versus standard of care in the treatment of COVID-19 patients with respiratory impairment: short and long-term effects. A three-arm randomized controlled clinical trial

Paola Maria Manzini, Giovannino Ciccone, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Rossana Cavallo, Valeria Ghisetti, Sergio D’Antico, Claudia Galassi, Fabio Saccona, Anna Castiglione, Nadia Birocco, Tiziana Francisci, Huijing Hu, Clara Pecoraro, Franca Danielle, Luciana Labanca, Anna Maria Bordiga, Marco Lorenzi, Giovanni Camisasca, Osvaldo Giachino, Mauro Pagliarino, Piero Ottone, Ilvana Tiziana Donatella Scuvera, Roberto Guaschino, Roberto Freilone, Pierluigi Berti, Fabrizia Pittaluga, Maria Avolio, Cristina Costa, Samuele Raso, Aurora Nucci, Massimo Milan, Alessandra Baffa, Alessandra Russo, Antonella Tornello, Laura Maddalena, Grazia Delios, Fabio Paolo Marletto, Anna Grazia De Micheli, Alessio Mattei, Stefano Baldassano, Francesca Canta, Maria Luisa Russo, Daniele Bergamo, Francesco Vitale, Marco Maria Liccardi, Alessandra Chinaglia, Andrea Calcagno, Marcella Converso, Chiara Aldieri, Valentina Libanore, Ilaria Blangetti, Valentina Benedetti, Barbara Mitola, Gitana Scozzari, Franco Castagno, Adriano Valfrè, Gabriella Rizzioli, Teresa D’Amato, Cristina Crocillà, Silvana Naselli, Valentino Granero, Grazia Cornagliotto, Graziella Lucania, Cristiana Scaglia, Francesca Ferro, Carmela Solimine, Monica Ricotti, Cristina Gilestro, Remigio Roncato, Angela Palladino, Daniela Ongaro, Giulia Anna Poggio, Chiara Chiappero, Simone Mornese Pinna, Silvia Scabini, Federico Vischia, Maria Grazia Gregoretti, Enrico Lupia, Luca Brazzi, Carlo Albera, Luca Scaglione, Valter Gallo, Claudio Norbiato, Roberto Albiani, Bruno Lucio Sini, Andrea Fassiola, Alessandro Locatelli, Giovanni Di Perri, Mauro Navarra, Isabella Gardini, Aurora Ciardiello, Rita La Grotta, Anna De Rosa, Paola Pasquino, Gilberto Fiore, Orietta Franza, Paola Artoni, Stefano Meinardi, Liliana Calosso, Paola Molino, Maria Grazia Veglio, Tiziana Beltramo, Odetta Camerini, Karol Giancaspero, Franca Napoli, Alberto Perboni, Emanuela Messa, Fabrizio Buffolo, Fiammetta Pagnozzi, Stefania Bertone, Lorenzo Lutri, Umberto Gravante, Petros Sacchetti, Alessandra Pavan, Enzo Castenetto, Marco Novelli, Marco Tucciarone, Patrizia Ocello, Giulia Guido, Chiara Frascaroli, Daniela Maria Luisa Vivenza, Francesca Patti, Laura Lorenzelli, Guido Balduzzi, Deborah Ratti, Laura Mazzucco, Valeria Balbo, Francesca Pollis, Sabrina Leoncino, Chiara Lupo, Daniele Romano, Silvia Ziccardi, Melania Marmifero, Guido Chichino, Mario Salio, Giuseppe Aiosa, Riccardo Boverio, Ilaria Avonto, Sara Ghiotto, Riccardo Balbo, Vincenza Nico, Chiara Aguzzi, Maria Chiara Pellegrino, Maristella Prucca, Lucia Assunta Longa, Laura Perotti, Federica Piovano, Luca Ambrogio, Marco Formica, Elisa Monge, Flavia Arena, Nicoletta Barzaghi, Silvia Tavera, Mariaelisa Canepari, Guido Strani, Fulvio Pomero, Maria Grazia Cianci, Mariella Gianarda, Leonardo Ruscitto, Daniel De Martino, Sandro Macchi, Michele Montagnana, Vladimiro Grandinetti, Silvia Magnani, Elisabetta Radin, Valentina Pellu, Monica Meucci, Erika Noè, Paola Torti, Luca Montagnani, Giulio Doveri, Gabriella Giustetto, Costantino Avdis, Marco Prina, Franco Eliantonio, Francesco Lemut, Giuseppe Semino, Palmina Spidalieri, Domenico Vallino, Roberto Prota, Gabriella Buono, Vincenzo Segala, Maria Grazia Milia, Franco Aprà, Sergio Livigni, Emilpaolo Manno, Giuseppe Caula, Emanuela Vitali, Nicola Liuzzi, Mauro Pastorelli, Pietro Caironi, Federica Gamna, Bruno Scapino, Lorenzo Gurioli, Emanuele Magro, Giuseppe Roberti, Gian Mario Santamaria, Antonella Daffonchio, Paola Varese, Gianfranco Ghiazza, Margherita Girino, Carolina Pelazza, Fabrizio Racca, Mirco Grillo, Valerio Del Bono, Giorgio Gianotto, Enzo Aluffi, Enrico Ravera

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What is the role of aerosol transmission in SARS-Cov-2 Omicron spread in Shanghai?

Gui-Quan Sun, Xia Ma, Zhenzhen Zhang, Quan-Hui Liu, Bai-Lian Li

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Microbiological and clinical characteristics of invasive Group B Streptococcal blood stream infections in children and adults from Qatar

Maisa Ali, Mohammed A. Alamin, Gawahir A. Ali, Khalid Alzubaidi, Bashir Ali, Abdellatif Ismail, Joanne Daghfal, Muna Almaslamani, Hamad Abdel Hadi

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First trend analysis of antifungals consumption in Lebanon using the World Health Organization collaborating center for drug statistics methodology

Deema Rahme, Mayssam Ayoub, Khalil Shaito, Nadine Saleh, Sara Assaf, Nathalie Lahoud

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Publisher Correction: Lessons learned and implications of early therapies for coronavirus disease in a territorial service centre in the Calabria region: a retrospective study

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Assessment of contextual factors shaping delivery and uptake of isoniazid preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Renatus Fabiano Nyarubamba, Adam Silumbwe, Choolwe Jacobs, Patricia Maritim, Paschal Mdoe, Joseph Mumba Zulu

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Monitoring the progress towards the elimination of hepatitis B and C in Sweden: estimation of core indicators for 2015 and 2018

Soledad Colombe, Maria Axelsson, Soo Aleman, Ann-Sofi Duberg, Josefine Lundberg Ederth, Viktor Dahl

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Prevalence and correlates of substance use and associations with HIV-related outcomes among trans women in the San Francisco Bay Area

Elaine Hsiang, Akua Gyamerah, Glenda Baguso, Jennifer Jain, Willi McFarland, Erin C. Wilson, Glenn-Milo Santos

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Associations of the COVID-19 pandemic with the reported incidence of important endemic infectious disease agents and syndromes in Pakistan

Bayan Missaghi, Muhammad Wasif Malik, Waseem Shaukat, Muazam Abbas Ranjha, Aamer Ikram, Herman W. Barkema

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Willingness to accept herpes zoster vaccines and the influencing factors in China

Binshan Jiang, Qing Wang, Zhenzhong Wang, Yunshao Xu, Tao Yang, Weizhong Yang, Mengmeng Jia, Luzhao Feng

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Changing patterns of SARS-CoV-2 infection through Delta and Omicron waves by vaccination status, previous infection and neighbourhood deprivation: a cohort analysis of 2.7 M people

Mark A. Green, Daniel J. Hungerford, David M. Hughes, Marta Garcia-Fiñana, Lance Turtle, Christopher Cheyne, Matthew Ashton, Gary Leeming, Malcolm G. Semple, Alex Singleton, Iain Buchan

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Frequency and functional profile of circulating TCRαβ+ double negative T cells in HIV/TB co-infection

Yuting Tan, Shi Zou, Wei Guo, Yanni Xiang, Yu Dong, Qi Zhu, Songjie Wu, Mingqi Luo, Ling Shen, Ke Liang

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Corticosteroid treatment in severe patients with SARS-CoV-2 and chronic HBV co-infection: a retrospective multicenter study

Mei Meng, Yufeng Chu, Sheng Zhang, Xuechuan Li, Jing Sha, Peng Wang, Yunliang Cui, Meihong Han, Xuan Dong, Wenqing Sun, Zhongfa Zhang, Yunxin Deng, Tao Wang, Djillali Annane, Shouqiang Jia, Dechang Chen

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Epidemiological study of HPV infection in 40,693 women in Putian: a population study based on screening for high-risk HPV infection

Zhanfei Chen, Hua Lin, Jinyuan Zheng, Lili Cai, Zhonghui Chen, Jinqiu Li, Liumin Yu

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Risk factors for severe Covid-19 breakthrough infections: an observational longitudinal study

Sihem Ben Fredj, Rim Ghammem, Nawel Zammit, Amani Maatouk, Nihel Haddad, Nouha Haddad, Manel Kachroudi, Senda Rebai, Hafsia Laadhari, Mohamed Mizouni Ghodhbani, Jihen Maatoug, Hassen Ghannem

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Sexual uses of drug and alcohol among men who have sex with men in China: implications for HIV prevention

Jinshen Wang, Peizhen Zhao, Wenqian Xu, Cheng Wang

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Correction to: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by destruction of residential area of rodent in a construction site: epidemiological investigation

Xiao Wei, Biao Meng, Hong Peng, Yan Li, Min Liu, Hairui Si, Rui Wu, Hailong Chen, Ying Bai, Qunling Feng, Changjun Wang, Xiangna Zhao

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Information about the natural history of acute infections commonly seen in primary care: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines

Kwame Peprah Boaitey, Mina Bakhit, Natalia Krzyzaniak, Tammy C. Hoffmann

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Correction to: Partnership among hospitals to reduce healthcare associated infections: a quasi-experimental study in Brazilian ICUs

Ladjane Santos Wolmer de Melo, Maria Verônica Monteiro de Abreu, Bernuarda Roberta de Oliveira Santos, Maria das Graças Washington Casimiro Carreteiro, Maria Fernanda Aparecida Moura de Souza, Maria Carolina Andrade Lins de Albuquerque, Claudia Fernanda de Lacerda Vidal, Heloisa Ramos Lacerda

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Evaluation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antigen-stimulated CD27−CD38+IFN-γ+CD4+ T cells for discrimination of active tuberculosis

Yong Fang, Na Wang, Liang Tang, Xiao-Jun Yang, Yuan Tang, Lin Li, Wen-Fei Wu, Bo Su, Wei Sha

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Non-falciparum species and submicroscopic infections in three epidemiological malaria facets in Cameroon

Loick Pradel Kojom Foko, Joseph Hawadak, Francine Dorgelesse Kouemo Motse, Carole Else Eboumbou Moukoko, Lugarde Kamgain Mawabo, Veena Pande, Vineeta Singh

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Impact of COVID-19 on the Belgian HIV epidemic: slowdown of HIV transmission and testing and adaptation of care

Dominique Van Beckhoven, Ben Serrien, Marion Montourcy, Chris Verhofstede, Dorien Van den Bossche, Agnes Libois, Deborah De Geyter, Thierry Martin, Sandra Van den Eynde, Bea Vuylsteke, Gilles Darcis, Karlijn van Halem, Eric Florence, Jessika Deblonde, Nathalie Ausselet, Marie-Luce Delforge, Rémy Demeester, Paul De Munter, Jean-Christophe Goffard, Benoït Kabamba, Rembert Mertens, Peter Messiaen, Michel Moutschen, Denis Pierard, Dolorès Vaira, Linos Vandekerckhove, Sigi Van den Wijngaert, Kristel Van Laethem, Jens Van Praet, Jean-Cyr Yombi

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Sotrovimab use in Japanese inpatients with COVID-19: post-infusion adverse events

Junichi Yoshida, Kenichiro Shiraishi, Masao Tanaka

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Gut-derived fungemia due to Kodamaea ohmeri combined with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: a case report

Zi-Mu Li, Yu-Kun Kuang, Yi-Fan Zheng, Pei-Hang Xu, Ji-Yu Wang, Run-Jing Gan, Hui-Xia Li, Li-Hong Bai, Can-Mao Xie, Ke-Jing Tang

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Progress towards the 2020 milestones of the end TB strategy in Cambodia: estimates of age and sex specific TB incidence and mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Jianing Ma, Avina Vongpradith, Jorge R. Ledesma, Amanda Novotney, Siyan Yi, Kruy Lim, Simon I. Hay, Christopher J. L. Murray, Hmwe H. Kyu

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HIV testing among incarcerated people with a history of HIV-related high-risk behaviours in Iran: Findings from three consecutive national bio-behavioural surveys

Fatemeh Tavakoli, Najmeh Parhizgari, Mostafa Shokoohi, Mehrdad Khezri, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Iman Ghasemzadeh, Ivana Bozicevic, Armita Shahesmaeili, Naser Nasiri, Ahmad Danesh, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

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Effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine in elementary and middle schools: a 10-year follow-up investigation

Teruyuki Kajiume, Sumera Mukai, Nobutaka Toyota, Ikuo Kanazawa, Akiko Kato, Etsushi Akimoto, Toshio Shirakawa

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HIV- and sex work-related stigmas and quality of life of female sex workers living with HIV in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Claire Chen, Stefan Baral, Carly A. Comins, Mfezi Mcingana, Linwei Wang, Deliwe Rene Phetlhu, Ntambue Mulumba, Vijay Guddera, Katherine Young, Sharmistha Mishra, Harry Hausler, Sheree R. Schwartz

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COVID-19 vaccination side effects among the child age group: a large cross-sectional online based survey in Saudi Arabia

Hassan Alwafi, Abdallah Y. Naser, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Ahmad Alhazmi, Areen Naif Alosaimi, Rasha Abdulaziz Mandili, Zaid Majeed, Emad Salawati, Rakan Ekram, Mohammed Samannodi, Hamza Assaggaf, Mohammed Almatrafi, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Safaa Mohammed Alsanosi, Faisal Minshawi

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Anemia and opportunistic infections in hospitalized people living with HIV: a retrospective study

Bo Xie, Wei Huang, Yanling Hu, Yanyun Dou, Luman Xie, Yong Zhang, Shanfang Qin, Ke Lan, Xianwu Pang, Hong Qiu, Lanxiang Li, Xihua Wei, Zengjing Liu, Zhihao Meng, Jiannan Lv

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Trends in hepatitis B notification rates in Guangzhou, China, between 2009 and 2020: an epidemiological study

Wei Liu, Zhiqiang Dong, Wensui Hu, Ke Li, Lili Sun, Jianrong Hou, Shijie Jia, Yuan Liu

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Case report of Salmonella derby septicemia complicated with co-occurrence of disseminated intravascular coagulation and thrombotic microangiopathy

Yingxin Lin, Lei Huang, Yunliang Tu, Bin Huang, Sheng Zhang, Yingqun Chen, Weijia Li

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Test concordance and diagnostic accuracy of three serological assays for detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody: result from a population-based sero-epidemiological study in Delhi

Puneet Misra, Shashi Kant, Randeep Guleria, Mohammad Ahmad, Suprakash Mandal, P. K. Chaturvedi, Guruprasad R. Medigeshi, Suneeta Meena, Sanjay Kumar Rai, Anisur Rahman, Meenu Sangral, Kapil Yadav, Mohan Bairwa, Partha Haldar

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Impact of antimicrobial stewardship on antibiogram, consumption and incidence of multi drug resistance

Rula M. Darwish, Sajeda Ghassan Matar, Ahmad Atef Abu Snaineh, Mohammad Refat Alsharif, Ahmad Bassam Yahia, Haneen Nidal Mustafa, Elfatih A. Hasabo

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Ivermectin compared with placebo in the clinical course in Mexican patients with asymptomatic and mild COVID-19: a randomized clinical trial

Carmen de la Rocha, Marco A. Cid-López, Blanca I. Venegas-López, Sandra C. Gómez-Méndez, Adriana Sánchez-Ortiz, Alma M. Pérez-Ríos, Ricardo A. Llamas-Velázquez, Aidé I. Meza-Acuña, Bárbara Vargas-Íñiguez, Daniela Rosales-Galván, Alejandra Tavares-Váldez, Nizdali Luna-Gudiño, Cinthia V. Hernández-Puente, Jovana Milenkovic, Cecilia Iglesias-Palomares, Miriam Méndez-del Villar, Gerardo A. Gutiérrez-Dieck, Carlos G. Valderrábano-Roldán, Jennefer Mercado-Cerda, Jocelyn G. Robles-Bojórquez, Arieh R. Mercado-Sesma

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COVID-19 impact on index testing services and programmatic cost in 5 high HIV prevalence Indian districts

Rose Pollard, Ajay Enugu, Salin Sriudomporn, Jade Bell, Subash Chandra Ghosh, Visvanathan Arumugam, Parthasarathy Mugundu, Aditya Singh, Allison M. McFall, Shruti H. Mehta, Bryan N. Patenaude, Sunil S. Solomon

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End-user research in support of long-acting systemic antiretroviral delivery systems: insights from qualitative research with providers and target users in South Africa

Morgan S. Brown, Homaira Hanif, Kristen M. Little, Meredith R. Clark, Andrea R. Thurman, Lola Flomen, Gustavo F. Doncel

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A comparison of clinical development pathways to advance tuberculosis regimen development

V. Chang, P. P. J. Phillips, M. Z. Imperial, P. Nahid, R. M. Savic

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Biofilm infection of a central venous port-catheter caused by Mycobacterium avium complex in an immunocompetent child with cystic fibrosis

Alexandra Kavvalou, Florian Stehling, Eva Tschiedel, Jan Kehrmann, Bernd Walkenfort, Mike Hasenberg, Margarete Olivier, Mathis Steindor

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Estimation of the impact of hospital-onset SARS-CoV-2 infections on length of stay in English hospitals using causal inference

James Stimson, Koen B. Pouwels, Russell Hope, Ben S. Cooper, Anne M. Presanis, Julie V. Robotham

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Comparing artificial neural network training algorithms to predict length of stay in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Azam Orooji, Mostafa Shanbehzadeh, Esmat Mirbagheri, Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi

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Pneumococcal concentration and serotype distribution in preschool children with radiologically confirmed pneumonia compared to healthy controls prior to introduction of pneumococcal vaccination in Zanzibar: an observational study

Kristina Elfving, Lucia Gonzales Strömberg, Shadi Geravandi, Maria Andersson, Marc Bachelard, Mwinyi Msellem, Delér Shakely, Birger Trollfors, Rickard Nordén, Andreas Mårtensson, Anders Björkman, Magnus Lindh

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Impact of malaria control interventions on malaria infection and anaemia in low malaria transmission settings: a cross-sectional population-based study in Sudan

Khalid Abdelmutalab Elmardi, Ishag Adam, Elfatih Mohamed Malik, Hmooda Toto Kafy, Mogahid Sheikheldien Abdin, Immo Kleinschmidt, Stef Kremers, Jessica Sophia Gubbels

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Human monkeypox: a comparison of the characteristics of the new epidemic to the endemic disease

Sharon Sukhdeo, Sharmistha Mishra, Sharon Walmsley

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Drug-induced liver injury following the use of tocilizumab or sarilumab in patients with coronavirus disease 2019

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Hematologic and inflammatory parameters for determining severity of odontogenic infections at admission: a retrospective study

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COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy: views and vaccination uptake rates in pregnancy, a mixed methods analysis from SAIL and the Born-In-Wales Birth Cohort

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Characteristics of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 during the first to fifth waves of infection: a report from the Japan COVID-19 Task Force

Ho Lee, Shotaro Chubachi, Ho Namkoong, Takanori Asakura, Hiromu Tanaka, Shiro Otake, Kensuke Nakagawara, Atsuho Morita, Takahiro Fukushima, Mayuko Watase, Tatsuya Kusumoto, Katsunori Masaki, Hirofumi Kamata, Makoto Ishii, Naoki Hasegawa, Norihiro Harada, Tetsuya Ueda, Soichiro Ueda, Takashi Ishiguro, Ken Arimura, Fukuki Saito, Takashi Yoshiyama, Yasushi Nakano, Yoshikazu Mutoh, Yusuke Suzuki, Koji Murakami, Yukinori Okada, Ryuji Koike, Yuko Kitagawa, Akinori Kimura, Seiya Imoto, Satoru Miyano, Seishi Ogawa, Takanori Kanai, Koichi Fukunaga, Ho Lee, Shotaro Chubachi, Ho Namkoong, Takanori Asakura, Hiromu Tanaka, Shiro Otake, Kensuke Nakagawara, Atsuho Morita, Takahiro Fukushima, Mayuko Watase, Tatsuya Kusumoto, Katsunori Masaki, Hirofumi Kamata, Makoto Ishii, Naoki Hasegawa, Norihiro Harada, Tetsuya Ueda, Soichiro Ueda, Takashi Ishiguro, Ken Arimura, Fukuki Saito, Takashi Yoshiyama, Yasushi Nakano, Yoshikazu Mutoh, Yusuke Suzuki, Koji Murakami, Yukinori Okada, Ryuji Koike, Yuko Kitagawa, 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