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Infection Prevention New Perspectives and Controversies
The first edition of Infection Preventionreviewed evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology...
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Is an oropharyngeal HPV infection more frequently detectable in women with a genital HPV infection?
PurposeIf not eliminated by the immune system and persisting over years, oropharyngeal high-risk HPV infection can lead to cancer development in the...
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High infection control rate after systematic one-stage procedure for shoulder arthroplasty chronic infection
PurposeThe two stage revision procedure is the gold standard surgical technique in chronic shoulder periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Series of...
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Risk factors for severe COVID-19 infection and the impact of COVID-19 infection on disease progression among patients with AAV
To identify risk factors for COVID-19 infection and investigate the impact of COVID-19 infection on chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression and...
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Transient increased risk of influenza infection following RSV infection in South Africa: findings from the PHIRST study, South Africa, 2016–2018
BackgroundLarge-scale prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection may have ecological consequences for co-circulating pathogens,...
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Evolution of COVID-19 infection in Punjab; trends during five waves of infection in the province of Punjab
BackgroundPakistan witnessed five waves of COVID-19 infections during the pandemic. Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan, remained the epicentre...
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Hepatitis A virus infection
Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Over 150 million new infections of hepatitis A occur annually....
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Occult hepatitis B infection in children born to HBeAg-positive women confers a low long-term risk for HBsAg-positive infection
PurposeMother-to-child transmission (MTCT) has been the main cause of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, particularly in East Asia. Hepatitis...
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Metabolic alterations upon SARS-CoV-2 infection and potential therapeutic targets against coronavirus infection
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection has become a global pandemic due to the high viral...
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HIV infection
The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has resulted in ~40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the...
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Risk stratification for early postoperative infection in Pediatric spinal deformity correction: development and validation of the Pediatric scoliosis infection risk score (PSIR score)
Background contextPostoperative infection after spinal deformity correction in pediatric patients is associated with significant costs. Identifying...
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Safety of secukinumab in the treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis and concurrent hepatitis B virus infection or latent tuberculosis infection
ObjectiveTo evaluate the safety of secukinumab (SEC) in the treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and concurrent hepatitis B...
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Gram negative periprosthetic hip infection: nearly 25% same pathogen infection persistence at a mean of 2 years
PurposeWhile gram negative (GN) periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) have previously been described as difficult to treat pathogens with high rates...
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Status of common sexually transmitted infection in population referred for colposcopy and correlation with human papillomavirus infection
BackgroundTo investigate the prevalence of common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the association of STI/human papillomavirus co-infection...
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Tranexamic acid administration for the prevention of periprosthetic joint infection and surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
IntroductionTranexamic acid (TXA) has been widely utilized to reduce blood loss and allogeneic transfusions in patients who undergo lower limb...
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Imaging assessment of spine infection
This article comprehensively reviews current imaging concepts in spinal infection with primary focus on infectious spondylodiscitis (IS) as well as...
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Effect of a real-time automatic nosocomial infection surveillance system on hospital-acquired infection prevention and control
BackgroundThe systematic collection of valid data related to hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is considered effective for nosocomial infection...
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Herpes zoster infection in pregnancy: features and consequences
Herpes (varicella) zoster (HZ) infection occurs in 4 people per 1000 in the general US population (irrespective of prior varicella infection and...
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The epidemiological characteristics and infection risk factors for extrapulmonary tuberculosis in patients hospitalized with pulmonary tuberculosis infection in China from 2017 to 2021
BackgroundPulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) complicated with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) infection can aggravate the disease, but there have been...
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Risk of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection in Patients with Bloodstream Infection: Microbiologic Effect in the Era of Positron Emission Tomography–Computed Tomography
Purpose of ReviewBloodstream infection (BSI) in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is common and can prompt challenges in...
