COVID-19 infection is caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-Co-V2 which was initially reported in Wuhan, China and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020. Dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus from the Flaviviridae family and is transmitted via the bite [....] » Read More
Abstract: The aim of this presentation is to report the available evidence on the interaction between these two infections. Differences and similarities of TB and COVID-19, their immunological features, diagnostics, epidemiological and clinical characteristics and public health i [....] » Read More
Introduction: Mucormycosis is a rare, rapidly progressive and a fulminant, life-threatening, opportunistic infection. Although it most commonly manifests in diabetic patients, its presence in other immunologically compromised patients cannot be ruled out. Its etiology is saprophy [....] » Read More
Objective: Epidemiology of combined TB/HIV infection in the Russian Federation over the past 10 years (2008-2017). Materials and methods: retrospective analysis of statistical data on combined Tuberculosis/HIV infection for the period (2008-2017) received from the reporting fo [....] » Read More
Macrophages are essential cells of innate immune system, their vital role in recognition and elimination of bacterial pathogen is the fundamental to contain the infection until the adaptive immune response is initiated. Macrophages sense the presence of Pathogen-Associated Molecu [....] » Read More
Zoonotic diseases have always been of concern to humans, one of the most common is toxoplasmosis, a worldwide disease caused by the etiological agent Toxoplasma gondii (Carrada, 2005), which affects birds, mammals and man, Basso and Venturini (2009) mention that: “The in [....] » Read More
Abstract: The clinical epidemiology of adults admitted with reduced level of consciousness (LOC) in Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA), and the impact of HIV infection on the risk of mortality in this population is not known. We secondarily analyzed data from 336 individuals with reduc [....] » Read More
Background In December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged from Wuhan, China. A global pandemic quickly unfolded, infecting >137 million people and causing >2.9 million deaths globally as of April 13, 2021. Before April 1, 2020, there were on [....] » Read More
Real time PCR as a molecular diagnostic tool has really come of age and has become an essential technique for detection and quantification of infection for various diseases. However, there are still challenges that remain due to the sensitivity and specificity of various kits out [....] » Read More
Introduction: Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection that occurs worldwide. Humans are infected through ingestion of parasite eggs in contaminated food, water or through direct contact with infected dogs, which are the definite host. Humans are accidental intermediat [....] » Read More
Objective: To perform molecular docking of plant-based bioactive compounds against a class of penicillin-binding protein PonA1 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing tuberculosis in humans. This study also authenticated the stable protein-ligand binding by molecular dynamic simu [....] » Read More
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), brought on by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has become a world health emergency. As of December 14, 2020, more than 71,503,614 confirmed cases and more than 1,612,833 deaths have been reported worldwide .The Wor [....] » Read More
The pandemic caused by the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has affected all age groups, including the pediatric population in 3–5% of all cases. The growing knowledge with regards to the diagnosis and treatment of COVID- 19 has pointed out [....] » Read More
The high prevalence of Tuberculosis (TB) worldwide and increasing burden of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is both a major health concern. Both are infectious respiratory diseases with common clinical signs and symptoms. However, limited studies have been reported on the con [....] » Read More
It was recently noted that, in addition to systemic and respiratory symptoms, a certain number of patients with COVID-19 develop neurological symptoms. In this case series, 3 children who presented initially with prominent neurological symptoms are described. All 3 patients had s [....] » Read More
Background Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is the most commonly acquired heart disease in the young population, affecting more than 33 million persons around the world. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant challenge for this group of patients because they are [....] » Read More
Since the end of 20th century, outbreaks of such emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases as avian influenza, classical swine fever (CSF), African swine fever (ASF), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and Coronavirus disease 201 [....] » Read More
Introduction Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is the leading cause of hospital/antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and pseudomembranous colitis, with dramatic incidence/mortality worldwide. C. difficile produces two toxins, Toxin A and B (TcdB) which cause cytopathic/cyto [....] » Read More
Abstract: Since the end of 20th century, outbreaks of such emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases as avian influenza, classical swine fever (CSF), African swine fever (ASF), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and Coronavirus d [....] » Read More
During history, numerous infectious diseases have emerged, and human movements always played a key role in the spread of pathogens. Therefore, since in recent years, from daily local commuting to long-range international travels, we are experiencing a continuous growth of human m [....] » Read More
Access to safe drinking waters is essential to health. Contaminated water can carry various hazardous agents, from pathogens to contaminants (both inorganic and organic), resulting in a wide span of diseases ranging from diarrhea to serious problems such as increased risk of canc [....] » Read More
Title : Infections in decompensated liver disease patients, a review of the literature
Sarah El-Nakeep, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Decompensated liver disease is a huge burden on countries that suffer from high rates of chronic hepatitis or alcoholism, also recently NASH entered in the strong contenders after the regression of chronic HCV with oral direct antivirals. Liver decompensation in the form of hepat [....] » Read More
Title : Is The Mandatory Implementation of a Passport for COVID-19 Vaccine Reduce the Transmission or Not?
Huang Wei Ling, Medical Acupuncture and Pain Management Clinic, Brazil
Introduction: In this theme the author will discuss various explanations that was used or not to implement this kind of rules in Europe and in many countries nowadays. Purpose; to demonstrate that using only this type of measures to control the spread of the virus, will not be re [....] » Read More
Title : An Analysis of Infection Rates Following Midfacial Fractures and the Requirement of Antibiotic Use Prior to Surgery
Dr. Jason Tong, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia
Introduction: Midfacial fractures are common injuries resulting from facial trauma with some cases requiring surgical management. Use of perioperative antibiotics two hours before surgery has proven to lower rates of surgical-site infections (SSI). However, data regarding the [....] » Read More
Title : Risk factors and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia Coli Isolates Recovered from community children in Southern Taiwan.
Dr. Pin-Chieh Wu, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Abstract: Background: Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) can cause many kinds of human extra-intestinal infections, which lead to a huge amount of medical cost around the world. Human intestinal tract has been identified as one of reservoirs for ExPEC and the [....] » Read More
Title : Why Do Patients Still Have Potential to Transmit Covid-19 Despite Receiving Vaccination?
Huang Wei Ling, Medical Acupuncture and Pain Management Clinic, Brazil
Introduction: This process is not very easy to explain in the eyes of Western medicine and the author will explain it from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, following the commandments of Hippocrates, father of medicine. In an article written by the author entitled [....] » Read More
Title : Mucormycosis associated with COVID-19 - A deadly combination
Dr. Amarjeet Gambhir, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Hospital, India
Abstract: The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory system coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in Wuhan, China and has quickly spread to other parts of the world in the form of a global pandemic. It has been associated with a w [....] » Read More
Title : Leprosy: how to help patients with relapses?
Amanda Henriques Cavalheiro, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto - USP, Brazil
Therapies and procedures to improve the quality of life of patients and adherence to treatment is a concern for the SUS and for health professionals. To test the hypothesis that the educational instruments developed by the researcher, as well as the pharmacotherapeutic monitoring [....] » Read More
Title : Recombinant Activity Gene: An analysis of expression profile during development stages of Pterophyllum Scalare
Gayatri Tripathi, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, India
Early larval developmental stages of aquatic animals are highly susceptible to opportunistic pathogens until the complete maturation of the lymphoid organs. Knowledge of the expression pattern of important markers of adaptive immune system during the ontogenetic development is es [....] » Read More
Title : Leprosy: clinical spectrum
Dr. Debdeep Mitra, Command Hospital,, India
Abstract: Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a curable infectious disease which is caused by Mycobaterium leprae. It remains endemic in >140 countries around the world. Leprosy currently affects approximately a quarter of a million people throughout the world, wit [....] » Read More
Title : Durability of Response to SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 Vaccination in Patients on Active Anticancer Treatment
Dr. Noa Eliakim Raz, Beilinson Hospital, Israel
Abstract: We recently reported initial findings from a prospective cohort study which evaluated the antispike (anti-S) IgG antibody response to the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine (BioNTech/Pfizer) in patients with solid tumors on active anticancer treatment vs [....] » Read More
Title : Utility of limulus amebocyte lysate assay as a diagnostic aid in patients with sepsis
Subrahmanyam D.K.S, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), India
Abstract- Background-Bacterial sepsis is a common medical illness and is associated with high mortality. Gold standard for the diagnosis of sepsis is culturing from blood or other body fluids which is of unsatisfactory yield. However, culture positivity in severe sepsis is 40%. [....] » Read More
Title : Rare atypical manifestations of type 2 lepra reactions-A case series
Ambresh S Badad, Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, India
Type 2 lepra reaction can present clinically in varied forms.Ulcers with maculo-papular rash,tender erythematous nodules are an unusual presenting feature of leprosy. They occur as result of neuropathy, type-2 lepra reaction or Lucio's phenomenon. The hall mark of type-2 reac [....] » Read More
Title : An immunopathogenetically based therapy program for atypical chronic active herpesvirus co-infections associated with postvirus chronic fatigue syndrome.
Irina Nesterova, The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia, Russian Federation
Introduction: Due to the annual steady increase in the number of immuno-dependent, chronic herpes-viral-induced diseases accompanied postviral chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), associated with amnestic mild cognitive impairment(aMCI). At the same time, the role of disorders NG subp [....] » Read More
Title : Unexpected Spiral of Events
Adam Cadesky, Pennsylvania Hospital, United States
A 51-year-old Spanish speaking male presented with bilateral calf pain starting after he flew from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia. The patient reported difficulty with ambulation, fevers and chills as well as darker urine, dry throat and motrin use. On admission, his creatinine kina [....] » Read More
Title : Syphilis during pregnancy at the primary health care of Campos Eliseos and in the city of Betim. A readjustment in the work process for an early diagnosis and a proper treatment1,2.
Eduardo Guimaraes de Araujo Moreira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Syphilis and congenital syphilis are preventable diseases if the infected patient or pregnant woman is promptly diagnosed and properly treated, as well as sexual partner (s), being their occurrence an indicative of failure in the prenatal and health care. Serological screening [....] » Read More
Title : Viral pathogens associated with acute lower respiratory tract infections in Bulgaria
Ivelina Trifonva, National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Bulgaria
Acute lower respiratory tract infections are a major cause of morbidity and hospital admissions. This study aimed to determine the viral etiology of these infections among the patients of different age groups in Bulgaria during the period October 2016-September 2019. Nasopharynge [....] » Read More
Title : Study of a Non-TB Mycobacterium Cohort in a NHS District General Hospital
Jola Karaj, Ashford and St Peter's NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Introduction: Non-TB mycobacterium (NTM) infections are relatively rare but increasingly prominent, with a rising incidence in both the United Kingdom and Europe. The commonest species is Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI), usually associated with chronic lung diseases. [....] » Read More
Title : Histoplasmosis in South East Asia
Jacob Baker , Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, United Kingdom
This presentation will describe the epidemiological review of histoplasmosis in the South East Asia conducted in 2018 and published in 2019 in Emerging Microbes and Infections. The work, conducted by myself with Professor Denning of the University of Manchester and Professor Wahy [....] » Read More