Infectious Diseases

Leclercia adecarboxylata: a case report and literature review of 74 cases demonstrating its pathogenicity in immunocompromised patients

Is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a risk factor for death in patients with community acquired pneumonia?

Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for the treatment of HCV: excellent results from a phase-3, open-label study in Russia and Sweden

Lactate Predicts Both Short- and Long-Term Mortality in Patients With and Without Sepsis

Improvement in liver steatosis after the switch from a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor to raltegravir in HIV-infected patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Antinuclear antibodies in infectious diseases

MiR-146b protects against the inflammation injury in pediatric pneumonia through MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway

Evaluation of the 15 and 24-loci MIRU-VNTR genotyping tools with spoligotyping in the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and their genetic diversity in molecular epidemiology studies

High nuc DNA load in whole blood is associated with sepsis, mortality and immune dysregulation in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

Evaluation of a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii from naturally and experimentally infected pigs

sesA, sesB, sesC, sesD, sesE, sesG, sesH, and embp genes are genetic markers that differentiate commensal isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis from isolates that cause prosthetic joint infection

Rate and risk factors of recurrent tuberculosis in Yemen: a 5-year prospective study

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lower Reproductive Tract Infections in Symptomatic Women in Dakar, Senegal

Relation between emm types and virulence gene profiles among Bulgarian Streptococcus pyogenes clinical isolates

Evaluation of QuickFISH and maldi Sepsityper for identification of bacteria in bloodstream infection

Capnocytophaga canimorsus – a potent pathogen in immunocompetent humans – systematic review and retrospective observational study of case reports

High Prevalence of Multi-Drug Resistance and Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Production in Non-Fermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli in Ethiopia

Introduction of Procalcitonin Testing and Antibiotic Utilization for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Association between JC virus and colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

Real-time Quaking-induced Conversion Assay for the Diagnosis of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in a Living Patient

Characterization, epidemiological profile and risk factors for clinical outcome of infective endocarditis from a tertiary care centre in Turkey

Risk-stratified approach to anti-viral prophylaxis against cytomegalovirus disease in glomerulonephritis and renal vasculitis treated with potent immunosuppressants

Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Hospital-Acquired Surgical Wound Infections and Bacteremia: Concomitant Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes

Correlation of fungal cultures from non-sterile sites and Galactomannan assay with the diagnosis of aspergillosis and mucormycosis based on sterile culture results and histopathologic findings

Surgery is safe and effective when indicated in the acute phase of hematogenous pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis

Single β-lactams versus combinations as empiric therapy for infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa: assessing the in vitro susceptibility

A clinical pharmacist survey of prophylactic strategies used to prevent adverse events of lipid-associated formulations of amphotericin B

Prevalence of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in North-Eastern Poland

Epidemiology of pertussis in Marrakech and contribution of molecular diagnosis

Switching from a regimen containing abacavir/lamivudine or emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate does not affect central nervous system HIV-1 infection

Porphyromonas gingivalis degrades integrin β1 and induces AIF-mediated apoptosis of epithelial cells

External validation of the HANDOC score – high sensitivity to identify patients with non-beta-haemolytic streptococcal endocarditis

Imipenem-resistant ceftazidime-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from prosthetic joint infection in China

Demographic Determinants of Influenza Vaccination and Infection, Brazos County, Texas, 2017

Dolutegravir monotherapy: an option for highly adherent HIV1-infected naive patients with relatively low zenith HIV-RNA?

Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) complications in children with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infection among clinically suspected patients at state sector hospitals in Sri Lanka; a laboratory-based retrospective study

Think central nervous system tuberculosis, also in low-risk children: a Danish nationwide survey

Pleural effusions induced by human herpesviruses in the immunocompetent host

Accuracy of genotype MTBDRplus line probe assay in patients with tuberculous pleural effusion: comparison with clinical and culture based diagnosis

Hospitalizations for infections by age and sex: register-based study of Danish children 1977–2014

Staphylococcus aureus isolates from nares of orthopaedic patients in Sweden are mupirocin susceptible

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines decrease community-acquired alveolar pneumonia with and without pleural effusion in children <60 months in Southern Israel, 2002–2016

Effect Of Motivational Team On Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Workers

Nosocomial urinary tract infection and risk of bacteraemia in elderly patients: urinary catheter, clinical factors and bacterial species

An easy-to-use scoring system for predicting bacteraemia with third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales in a low-resistance setting

Adjunctive gentamicin did not improve outcome of enterococcal bacteraemia in neutropenic patients: a propensity scored matched study