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Comparing ethanol lock therapy versus vancomycin lock in a salvation strategy for totally implantable vascular access device infections due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (the ETHALOCK study): a prospective double-blind randomized clinical trial
ObjectivesLittle is known about efficacy and safety of ethanol lock therapy (ELT) to treat totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD)...
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Morbidity of Scabies in Resource-Poor Communities
Morbidity and clinical features in resource-poor communities are considerably different from high-income settings. Severe itching, pain, sleep...
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Fecal diversion does not support healing of anus-near pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury—results of a retrospective cohort study
Study DesignRetrospective cohort study including spinal cord injured patients with anus-near pressure ulcers.
ObjectiveThe primary objective was to...
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Frequency-Dependent Selection in Light of Phage Exposure
A special form of natural selection involves the evolutionary fitness of different alleles or genotypes varying with their frequencies within...
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Tunga Spp. and Tungiasis in Latin America
The fleas of the genus Tunga (Jarocki, 1838; family Tungidae) are ectoparasites of the order Siphonaptera. There are in total 14 Tunga species known,...
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External ventriculostomy-associated infection reduction after updating a care bundle
BackgroundDespite the clinical benefits of external ventricular drains (EVD), these devices can lead to EVD-related infections (EVDRI). The drainage...
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Salmonella phage akira, infecting selected Salmonella enterica Enteritidis and Typhimurium strains, represents a new lineage of bacteriophages
Some serovars of Salmonella can cause life-threatening diarrhoeal diseases and bacteriemia. The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains has led to a...
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Clinical Manifestations of Hepatitis E
The clinical manifestations of hepatitis E are similar to those of other types of viral hepatitis. While acute hepatitis E is usually self-limited,...
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Characterization of bacteriophages infecting multidrug-resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the most common causative agent of urinary tract infections, and strains that are resistant to antibiotics...
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Every year, millions of people are infected by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Respiratory syncytial virus widely infects children as well as...
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Secondary bacterial infections & extensively drug-resistant bacteria among COVID-19 hospitalized patients at the University Hospital in Kraków
IntroductionHealthcare-associated infections (HAI) and bacterial antimicrobial resistance posed a therapeutic risk during the coronavirus disease...
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Correction to: In vitro and in vivo analyses of co‑infections with peste des petits ruminants and capripox vaccine strains
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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A glimpse into viral warfare: decoding the intriguing role of highly pathogenic coronavirus proteins in apoptosis regulation
Coronaviruses employ various strategies for survival, among which the activation of endogenous or exogenous apoptosis stands out, with viral proteins...
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A Primer on Phage-Bacterium Antagonistic Coevolution
The primary emphasis of this monograph has been on how one population, particularly of a given phage type, can drive the evolution of a...
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Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection based on msp-1, msp-2, glurp and microsatellite genetic markers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundIn sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Plasmodium falciparum causes most of the malaria cases. Despite its crucial roles in disease severity and...
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Ovine adenoviruses infecting sheep and goats in Türkiye: detection and molecular characterization of three different types
Adenoviruses (AdVs) have been detected in a wide variety of animals. To date, eight types of AdVs in sheep and two types in goats have been...
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When to Initiate Antifungal Treatment in COVID-19 Patients with Secondary Fungal Co-infection
Purpose of ReviewSevere-acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been driving the health care delivery system for over 2 years. With time,...
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Plant Virus Adaptation to New Hosts: A Multi-scale Approach
Viruses are studied at each level of biological complexity: from within-cells to ecosystems. The same basic evolutionary forces and principles...
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Mammarenavirus Genetic Diversity and Its Biological Implications
Members of the family Arenaviridae are classified into four genera: Antennavirus, Hartmanivirus, Mammarenavirus, and Reptarenavirus. Reptarenaviruses...