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Application of advanced statistical methods in infectious diseases 2025

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Infectious ocular diseases: mechanisms, pathogenesis, and therapeutic advances

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Long-term symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a cohort of hospital employees: duration and predictive factors

Severe pneumonia with co-infection of H5N1 and SARS-CoV-2: a case report

New daily persistent headache after SARS-CoV-2 infection in Latin America: a cross-sectional study

A novel pan-Leishmania loop-mediated isothermal amplification (Loopamp) assay for diagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Behailu Taye, Habtamu Gebrie, Alayu Bogale, Eyob Getu and Gemechu Churiso

Content type: Research 19 May 2025
Psittacosis pneumonia with the reversed halo sign: a case report and literature review

Authors: Shumeng Zhang, Yiqi Fu, Liangjie Fang, Qiaomai Xu, Silan Gu, Hua Zhou and Jianying Zhou

Content type: Case Report 17 May 2025
Tuberculosis mortality and drug resistance among patients under TB treatment before and during COVID-19 in Burundi: a case–control study

Authors: Arnaud Iradukunda, Fentabil Getnet and Emmanuel Nene Odjidja

Content type: Research 17 May 2025
Antibiotic adherence and treatment completion associated with partial oral therapy versus all intravenous therapy in patients with serious Staphylococcus aureus infections

Authors: Alexandra Craig, Katherine C. Shihadeh, Bryan C. Knepper, Whitney Miller, Heather L. Young, Deborah Aragon and Timothy C. Jenkins

Content type: Research 17 May 2025
Epidemiology and genetic diversity of respiratory syncytial virus in adults 50 years and older with acute respiratory infections in Accra, Ghana

Authors: Comfort Nuamah Antwi, Bartholomew Dzudzor, James Odame Aboagye, Vishnu Nene Limon Abayateye, Joseph Ahia Quarcoo, Asantewa Sisi Yaa Anang, Gloria Gifty Whyte, John Kofi Odoom and Evangeline Obodai

Content type: Research 17 May 2025

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Methylprednisolone or dexamethasone, which one is superior corticosteroid in the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a triple-blinded randomized controlled trial

Authors: Keivan Ranjbar, Mohsen Moghadami, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Mohammad Javad Fallahi, Vahid Khaloo, Reza Shahriarirad, Amirhossein Erfani, Zohre Khodamoradi and Mohammad Hasan Gholampoor Saadi

Content type: Research article 10 April 2021

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Sudden neck swelling with rash as late manifestation of COVID-19: a case report

Authors: Caterina Giannitto, Cristiana Bonifacio, Susanna Esposito, Angela Ammirabile, Giuseppe Mercante, Armando De Virgilio, Giuseppe Spriano, Enrico Heffler, Ludovica Lofino, Letterio Salvatore Politi and Luca Balzarini

Content type: Case report 27 February 2021
Ivermectin to prevent hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19 (IVERCOR-COVID19) a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Authors: Julio Vallejos, Rodrigo Zoni, María Bangher, Silvina Villamandos, Angelina Bobadilla, Fabian Plano, Claudia Campias, Evangelina Chaparro Campias, Maria Fernanda Medina, Fernando Achinelli, Hector Andres Guglielmone, Jorge Ojeda, Diego Farizano Salazar, Gerardo Andino, Pablo Kawerin, Silvana Dellamea…

Content type: Research 2 July 2021
Case report of restless anal syndrome as restless legs syndrome variant after COVID-19

Authors: Itaru Nakamura, Takao Itoi and Takeshi Inoue

Content type: Case report 23 September 2021
How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review

Authors: Axel Kramer, Ingeborg Schwebke and Günter Kampf

Content type: Research article 16 August 2006

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BMC Infectious Diseases

Latest collections open to submissions

NEW: Oral health and infectious diseases: causes, risks, and prevention

NEW: Cutting-edge diagnostics for infectious diseases: emerging technologies and approaches

Application of advanced statistical methods in infectious diseases 2025

Infectious ocular diseases: mechanisms, pathogenesis, and therapeutic advances

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A novel pan-Leishmania loop-mediated isothermal amplification (Loopamp) assay for diagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Psittacosis pneumonia with the reversed halo sign: a case report and literature review

Tuberculosis mortality and drug resistance among patients under TB treatment before and during COVID-19 in Burundi: a case–control study

Antibiotic adherence and treatment completion associated with partial oral therapy versus all intravenous therapy in patients with serious Staphylococcus aureus infections

Epidemiology and genetic diversity of respiratory syncytial virus in adults 50 years and older with acute respiratory infections in Accra, Ghana

Methylprednisolone or dexamethasone, which one is superior corticosteroid in the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a triple-blinded randomized controlled trial

Sudden neck swelling with rash as late manifestation of COVID-19: a case report

Ivermectin to prevent hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19 (IVERCOR-COVID19) a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Case report of restless anal syndrome as restless legs syndrome variant after COVID-19

How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review

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