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  1. Studying the characteristics of hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is vital for understanding the disease and preparing for future outbreaks. The aim of this study was to analyze and des...

    Authors: Eyob Girma Abera, Kedir Negesso Tukeni, Temesgen Kabeta Chala, Daniel Yilma and Esayas Kebede Gudina
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:908
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  2. Cholera is a diarrheal disease recognized for being caused by toxin-producing Vibrio (V.) cholerae. This study aims to assess the vibriocidal and immunomodulatory properties of derived cell-free supernatants (CFS...

    Authors: Mozhgan Derakhshan-sefidi, Bita Bakhshi and Aliakbar Rasekhi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:905
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  3. A dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral regimen has been rolled out for pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries since 2020. However, available safety data are limited to a few clinical trials and ...

    Authors: Abel Gedefaw, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Yifru Berhan, Eyasu Makonnen, Stefano Vella and Eleni Aklillu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:901
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  4. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes more deaths in older adults than in younger adults. Older adults are a vulnerable group with a high need for coronavirus vaccines to decrease the severity of the dise...

    Authors: Archin Songthap, Kanamas Sesang, Chanikan Ratchaphan, Thanachaporn Luangkhan and Phattaraporn Jenjob
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:897
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  5. Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by an excessive host response to infection, manifested by elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines. At present, the use of hemoperfusion to remove inflamm...

    Authors: Chuhui Wang, Chao Li, Ping Yang, Kaixi Liu, Xin Xiong, Yangang Liu, Xiaoxiao Li and Suodi Zhai
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:894
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  6. The present study utilized network pharmacology to identify therapeutic targets and mechanisms of Rehmannia glutinosa in sepsis treatment. RNA-sequencing was conducted on peripheral blood samples collected from 2...

    Authors: Hao Wang, Yongchu Laram, Li Hu, Yingchun Hu and Muhu Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:893
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  7. World Health Organization recommended community-based ART (CBART) approaches to improve access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) and treatment outcomes among key populations living with (KPLHIV). Key populatio...

    Authors: Olujuwon Ibiloye, Tom Decroo, Caroline Masquillier, Prosper Okonkwo, Lutgarde Lynen, Plang Jwanle, Josefien van Olmen and Sara van Belle
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:892
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  8. People living with HIV (PLHIV) may have concurrent Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection, and certain antiretroviral therapies are recommended for HBV-HIV co-infected individuals. Routine screening for Hepatitis B...

    Authors: Megana Shivakumar, Caitlin A. Moe, Ashley Bardon, Meighan Krows, Sabina Govere, Mahomed Yunus S. Moosa, Connie Celum and Paul K. Drain
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:891
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  9. Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) – the presence of bacteria in urine without urinary tract infection (UTI) related signs & symptoms (S&S) – is common in the elderly bladder and is not considered pathogenic for U...

    Authors: Ruo Chen Wang, Laura W. Van Buul, Suzanne E. Geerlings, Sabine C. De Greeff, Anja Haenen, Kati Halonen, Daan W. Notermans, E. Ascelijn Reuland, Martin Smalbrugge, Jos W. R. Twisk and Caroline Schneeberger
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:890
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  10. Thyroid Hydatid Cyst (THC), a pathological state induced by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus, represents a multifaceted clinical entity with nonspecific symptoms, making both diagnosis and treatment int...

    Authors: Ali Aledavoud, Mohammad Mohammadi, Ali Ataei, Armita Shahesmaeilinejad and Majid Fasihi Harandi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:889
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  11. Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is characterized by a systemic inflammatory response, predominantly associated with hepatitis B virus in the Asia-Pacific region, with a high short-term mortality rate. Th...

    Authors: Linxiang Liu, Chenkai Huang, Yuan Nie, Yue Zhang, Juanjuan Zhou and Xuan Zhu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:888
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  12. Though, many countries are currently in the COVID post-pandemic era, people’s health protective behaviours are still essential to protect their health and well-being. This study aims to evaluate people’s under...

    Authors: Piyapong Janmaimool, Jaruwan Chontanawat, Siriphan Nunsunanon and Surapong Chudech
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:887
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  13. The highly expressed surface antigen 1 (SAG1)-related sequence (SRS) proteins of T. gondii tachyzoites, as a widespread zoonotic parasite, are critical for host cell invasion and represent promising vaccine targe...

    Authors: Hamidreza Majidiani, Mohammad M. Pourseif, Bahareh Kordi, Mohammad-Reza Sadeghi and Alireza Najafi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:886
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  14. Long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, namely long COVID syndrome, affect about 10% of severe COVID-19 survivors. This condition includes several physical symptoms and objective measures of organ dysfunct...

    Authors: K. Gourgoura, P. Rivadeneyra, E. Stanghellini, C. Caroni, F. Bartolucci, R. Curcio, S. Bartoli, R. Ferranti, I. Folletti, M. Cavallo, L. Sanesi, I. Dominioni, E. Santoni, G. Morgana, M. B. Pasticci, G. Pucci…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:885
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  15. HIV-1 infections remain a global public health concern. Scaled-up antiretroviral treatment (ART) is crucial for reducing morbidity and mortality related to HIV/AIDS. The emergence of drug-resistance mutations ...

    Authors: Cruz S. Sebastião, Marta Pingarilho, Jamila Bathy, Elizângela Bonfim, Katia Toancha, Mafalda N.S. Miranda, M Rosário O. Martins, Perpetua Gomes, Lazismino Lázaro, Isabel Pina-Araujo, Tacilta Nhampossa, Silvania Leal, Ana B. Abecasis and Victor Pimentel
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:884
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  16. SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia can cause significant long-term radiological changes, even resembling pulmonary fibrosis. However, the risk factors for these long-term effects are unknown. This study aims to assess radio...

    Authors: Celia Roig-Martí, Ignacio Pérez-Catalán, María Varea-Villanueva, Sofía Folgado-Escudero, Antonio Navarro-Ballester, María Pilar Fernández-García, Ana Segura-Fábrega, Germán Herrero-Rodríguez, Elena Domínguez-Bajo, Sergio Fabra-Juana, María-José Esteve-Gimeno, María-Lidón Mateu-Campos, Jorge Usó-Blasco and José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:883
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  17. Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition requiring prompt diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. Diagnosis and management of cardiac tamponade in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infe...

    Authors: Amirreza Keyvanfar, Hanieh Najafiarab, Sepehr Ramezani and Shabnam Tehrani
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:882
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  18. Influenza-like illness (ILI) patients co-detected with respiratory pathogens exhibit poorer health outcomes than those with single infections. To address the paucity of knowledge concerning the incidence of co...

    Authors: Allegra Ferrari, Irene Schiavetti, Matilde Ogliastro, Carola Minet, Raffaella Sibilio, Irene Giberti, Elisabetta Costa, Elvira Massaro, Piero Luigi Lai, Stefano Mosca, Bianca Bruzzone, Andrea Orsi, Donatella Panatto and Giancarlo Icardi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:881
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  19. Residential aged-care facilities (RACFs, also called long-term care facilities, aged care homes, or nursing homes) have elevated risks of respiratory infection outbreaks and associated disease burden. During t...

    Authors: Cameron Zachreson, Ruarai Tobin, Camelia Walker, Eamon Conway, Freya M. Shearer, Jodie McVernon and Nicholas Geard
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:880
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  20. To analyze the epidemic characteristics of common respiratory tract infection pathogens in children with respiratory tract infection, and provide scientific basis for the prevention and control of respiratory ...

    Authors: Pingping Wang, Zhanjun Zhang, Kenan Fang, Jin Yao, Xiaorong Huang and Shouting Lu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:879
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  21. At different times, public health faces various challenges and the degree of intervention measures varies. The research on the impact and prediction of meteorology factors on influenza is increasing gradually,...

    Authors: Hansong Zhu, Si Chen, Weixia Qin, Joldosh Aynur, Yuyan Chen, Xiaoying Wang, Kaizhi Chen, Zhonghang Xie, Lingfang Li, Yu Liu, Guangmin Chen, Jianming Ou and Kuicheng Zheng
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:878
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  22. Brucellosis, a zoonotic ailment induced by the Brucella and some patients may present with joint involvement. This report describes a pediatric patient diagnosed with Brucella arthritis, presenting with swelling ...

    Authors: Shufang Pan, Zulipiya Moming, Maimaitiaili Tuerxun, Yutian Chong and Jianyun Zhu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:877
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  23. Long-acting injectable antiretroviral treatment (LAI-ART) has emerged as a novel alternative to the burden of daily oral pills. The bi-monthly intramuscular injectable containing cabotegravir and rilpivirine h...

    Authors: Henry Zakumumpa, Adolf Alinaitwe, Marjorie Kyomuhendo and Brenda Nakazibwe
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:876
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  24. Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a prevalent chronic disease associated with a significant economic burden on patients. Using machine learning to predict hospitalization costs can allocate medical resources eff...

    Authors: Shiyu Fan, Abudoukeyoumujiang Abulizi, Yi You, Chencui Huang, Yasen Yimit, Qiange Li, Xiaoguang Zou and Mayidili Nijiati
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:875
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  25. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been less deadly since the advent of corticosteroid-sparing medications. SLE patients still have a higher mortality rate than the general population. Infectious disease i...

    Authors: Yujie Shi, Ruxuan Chen, Hongli Sun, Kai Xu, Zhiyi Li, Mengqi Wang, Chi Shao and Hui Huang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:874
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  26. Substantial advances have been made in the development of promising HIV vaccines to eliminate HIV-1 infection. For the first time, one hundred of the most submitted HIV subtypes and CRFs were retrieved from the L...

    Authors: Ava Hashempour, Nastaran Khodadad, Shokufeh Akbarinia, Farzane Ghasabi, Younes Ghasemi, Mohamad Matin Karbalaei Ali Nazar and Shahab Falahi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:873
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  27. In sub-Saharan Africa, understanding of the immune process associated with the COVID-19 pandemic remains scarce. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between plasma neopterin concentrations and COV...

    Authors: Serge Ely Dibakou, Chérone Nancy Mbani Mpega Ntigui, Sandrine Lydie Oyegue-Liabagui, Desire Otsague Ekore, Linaa Yasmine Okomo Nguema, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki and Barthelemy Ngoubangoye
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:872
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  28. To review HIV testing services (HTS) costs in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Authors: Nurilign Ahmed, Jason J. Ong, Kathleen McGee, Marc d’Elbée, Cheryl Johnson, Valentina Cambiano, Karin Hatzold, Elizabeth L. Corbett, Fern Terris-Prestholt and Hendramoorthy Maheswaran
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 22(Suppl 1):980
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 22 Supplement 1

  29. To assess the impact of an intervention package on the prescription of antibiotic and subsequently the rate of clinical recovery for non-severe acute febrile illnesses at primary health centers.

    Authors: Francois Kiemde, Juvenal Nkeramahame, Ana Belen Ibarz, Sabine Dittrich, Piero Olliaro, Daniel Valia, Toussaint Rouamba, Berenger Kabore, Alima Nadine Kone, Seydou Sawadogo, Antonia Windkouni Bere, Diane Yirgnur Some, Athanase Mwinessobaonfou Some, Adelaide Compaore, Philip Horgan, Stephan Weber…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:870
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  30. Hepatitis B infection due to poor practices can result in prolonged hospital stays, long-term disability, increased microbial resistance, financial burdens and death. There has been no comprehensive study asse...

    Authors: Worku Chekol Tassew, Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Agerie Mengistie Zeleke and Samson Sisay Woldie
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:869
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  32. In 2012, the World Health Organization recommended screening and investigation of contacts of index tuberculosis patients as a strategy to accelerate detection of tuberculosis (TB) cases. Nine years after the ...

    Authors: Paddy Mutungi Tukamuhebwa, Pascalia Munyewende, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Juliet Nabirye and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:867
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  33. Poliovirus is a highly infectious enterovirus (EV) that primarily affects children and can lead to lifelong paralysis or even death. Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) are a great threat since they are deriv...

    Authors: Menna R. Shabana, Amira Y. Zaghloul, Tamer H. El Shaarawy, Nooran S. Elleboudy and Khaled M. Aboshanab
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:866
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  34. The immunological background responsible for the severe course of COVID-19 and the immune factors that protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection are still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate immune sy...

    Authors: Kamila Wojas-Krawczyk, Paweł Krawczyk, Justyna Błach, Tomasz Kucharczyk, Anna Grenda, Natalia Krzyżanowska, Katarzyna Szklener, Anna Horaczyńska-Wojtaś, Magdalena Wójcik-Superczyńska, Izabela Chmielewska and Janusz Milanowski
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:865
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  35. Foodborne diseases (FBDs) represent a significant risk to public health, with nearly one in ten people falling ill every year globally. The large incidence of foodborne diseases in African low- and middle-inco...

    Authors: Cecilie Thystrup, Tine Hald, Dinaol Belina and Tesfaye Gobena
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:864
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  37. The study aimed to compare polymyxin B with colistimethate sodium (CMS) regarding neurotoxicity, nephrotoxicity and 30-day mortality in patients with MDR Gram-negatives.

    Authors: Pınar AYSERT-YILDIZ, Özge ÖZGEN-TOP, Ahmet Furkan ŞENTÜRK, Sait KANIK, Hasan Selçuk ÖZGER and Murat DİZBAY
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:862
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  38. Microbiological diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is hampered by a low pathogen burden, low compliance and unreliable sputum sampling. Although endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchoscopic lung b...

    Authors: Xingwu Zou, Hanmin Xu, Qin Hu, Qi Qi, Xiaoqing Ma, Qingshan Cai and Yanling Zhu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:861
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  39. Rapid diagnosis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type-I and -II infections are essential for timely and cost-effective disease interventions. MP Diagnostics ASSURE HTLV-I/II Rapid Test was developed f...

    Authors: Lay Sin Teoh, Vincent Guiraud, Haris Ong, Yang Du, Zhihai Zhao, Agnès Gautheret-Dejean and Na Xu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:860
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  40. Hospital infections with SARS-CoV-2 continued during the initial waves of the pandemic worldwide. So far, Data on the dynamics of these infections and the economic burden of outbreaks are rare.

    Authors: Anke Hildebrandt, Kirsten Dolega, Lutz Uflacker, Henrik Rudolf and Sören G. Gatermann
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:859
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  41. Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a novel tick-borne infectious disease with a high fatality rate. Although several nomograms based on demographic and laboratory data have been reported to ...

    Authors: Li Wang, Hui Xie, Youde Liu and Zhiqiang Zou
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:858
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  42. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major concern regarding blood safety in countries with a high HBV prevalence, such as China. We aimed to understand the prevalence of HBV infection among blood donors in ...

    Authors: Lan Wei, Min Chen, Fang Wang, Meijun Li, Dong Liu, Chengbing Xie, Dongyan Yang, Siyang Wen and Yongzhu Xu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:857
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  43. Fluoroquinolones are the most commonly prescribed antibiotics. Because of their known tendency to drive antimicrobial resistance, their prescribing patterns need to be more restricted. This study aimed to desc...

    Authors: Banan M. Aiesh, Ahd Zuhour, Malak Abu Omar, Mays Haj Hamad, Adham Abutaha, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Ali Sabateen and Sa’ed H. Zyoud
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:856
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  44. Prior antibiotic exposure has been identified as a risk factor for VAP occurrence, making it a growing concern among clinical practitioners. But there is a lack of systematic research on the types of antibioti...

    Authors: Xuguo Wang, Mutian Zheng, Yue Zhang, Yang Gao, Leihua Jiang, Saihu Huang, Xue Wang, Chunmei Su, Wensi Niu, Shuiyan Wu and Zhenjiang Bai
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:855
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  45. Coronavirus disease 2019 originated in China and swiftly spread worldwide, posing a significant threat to public health. Caused by SARS-CoV-2, it manifests as a flu-like illness that can escalate to Acute Resp...

    Authors: Pablo Cantalice Santos Farias, Gilberto Silva Nunes Bezerra, Patrícia Areias Feitosa Neves, Leandro Pimentel Cabral, Walter Lins Barbosa Júnior, Diego Lins Guedes, Amanda Tavares Xavier, Zulma Maria Medeiros, Virgínia Maria Barros Lorena, Paulo Sérgio Ramos Araújo, Valdir de Queiroz Balbino and Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima Neto
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:854
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  46. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are present widely in the natural environment and can invade the human body through the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. Immunocompromised patients are pa...

    Authors: Danchun Wang, Dongjie Xue, Xin Chen, Xiong Wu, Wenjun Gao, Xinyue Liang, Wenli Yuan, Hui Wang and Qi Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:853
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  47. To evaluate the demographic, clinical, and prognostic characteristics of patients diagnosed with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) in Iranian patients.

    Authors: Bahram Eshraghi, Behzad Khademi, Majid Mirmohammadkhani, Gholamreza Khataminia, Hossein Ghahvehchian, Mohammad Yaser Kiarudi, Reza Nabie, Mohammadmehdi Parandin, Paria Ghasemi Boroumand, Rasoul Mohammadi, Zahra Zia, Soroush Karamirad, Soheyla Jafarpour, Mostafa Fakoor, Mojtaba Varshochi, Kourosh Shahraki…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:852
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  48. Studies evaluating the patterns of antibiotic consumption are becoming increasingly necessary as a result of the increased use of antibiotics and development of antibiotic resistance globally. This study aimed...

    Authors: Raed Masalma, Ahmad Ghanim, Mahmoud Jarrar, Thabet Zidan, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat, Mazen Abdalla, Mohammad M. Jaber, Ismail Qattawi, Nagham Joudeh and Rasha Khayyat
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:851
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  49. Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infections are a major public health problem, requiring the use of last-resort antibiotics such as colistin. However, there is concern regarding the emergence of ...

    Authors: Sarvenaz Sokhanvari, Atiyeh Bagheri, Farzad Badmasti and Hamid Solgi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:850
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  50. The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines were rolled out in many countries; however, sub-optimal COVID-19 vaccine uptake remains a major public health concern globally. This study aimed at assessing th...

    Authors: Qebo Kornelio Madhlopa, Matthews Mtumbuka, Joel Kumwenda, Thomas Arron Illingworth, Marie-Claire Van Hout, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, Chomora Mikeka and Isaac Thom Shawa
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:848
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