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  1. Carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is a global health concern that poses a challenge to treat in health care facilities. Ceftazidim/avibactam and ceftolozane/tazobactam have a potential r...

    Authors: Dalia Salem, Ahmed El-Shenawy, Heba Dahroug, Manar Zaiton, Doaa Gamal and Manal Diab
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:622
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  2. To explore the impact of the neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enhancement patterns in patients with spinal parenchymal tuberculosis.

    Authors: Qiulan Shan, Le Zhang, Xuwen Fu, Min Qi, Jialu Wei, Wei Gan, Ying Pu, Lingjun Shen and Xiang Li
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:621
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  3. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a significant cause of both community-acquired and nosocomial infections, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. The increasing antimicrobial resistance among K. pneumoniae strain...

    Authors: Rania Itani, Hani M. J. Khojah, Hamza Raychouni, Rahaf Kibrit, Patricia Shuhaiber, Carole Dib, Mariam Hassan, Tareq L. Mukattash and Abdalla El-Lakany
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:620
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  4. Evaluating the activity of six β-lactams in combination with different β-lactamase inhibitors to identify the most potent combination against Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) in vitro.

    Authors: Jie Shi, Danwei Zheng, Ruyue Su, Xiaoguang Ma, Yankun Zhu, Shaohua Wang, Wenjing Chang and Dingyong Sun
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:619
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  5. Escherichia coli (E.coli) is the leading pathogen for deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance, making it the most problematic bacteria for human infections. This study aimed to investigate the association...

    Authors: Yan Cao, Bangqi Hu, Wei Zhou, Zhengyu Liu, Yanfang Pei, Jiang Yu, Conglong Hu, Xin Liu, Xiaotong Han, Xiquan Yan, Liudang He and Ning Ding
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:618
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  6. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are common healthcare-related infections in intensive care units (ICUs). This study investigated the risk factors for CAUTIs in critically ill patients.

    Authors: Li Yajun, Zhou Xuan, Tian Juan, Tu Rui, Xiao Zuyan, Zhang Bingbing, Zhou Ruiqi, Du Guiqin and Zhao Tao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:617
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  7. Immunocompromised (IC) patients face significant challenges in managing COVID-19 due to their heightened susceptibility to severe illness, persistent infections, and the potential development of drug resistanc...

    Authors: Salvatore Rotundo, Francesca Serapide, Lavinia Berardelli, Sara Palma Gullì, Simona Mongiardi, Maria Teresa Tassone, Enrico Maria Trecarichi and Alessandro Russo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:616
    Content type: Review Published on:

  8. Advances in laboratory diagnostics have greatly enhanced the understanding of the infectious aetiologies of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) globally. However, these diagnostic tests are not widely utilized i...

    Authors: Anoop Velayudhan, Harmanmeet Kaur, Rahul Dhodapkar, Labanya Mukhopadhyay, Rizwan S. Abdulkader, Sabarinathan R, Valsan Philip Verghese, Lalit Dar, Rakesh Lodha, Ravi V, Sam Joy, Pragya Yadav, Amita Jain, Ajanta Sharma, Kaveri K, Sayantan Banerjee…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:615
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  9. Anopheles stephensi has been a primary cause of malaria spread in urban areas. The World Health Organization announced a threat alert in 2019 that highlighted the An. stephensi outbreak in the Horn of Africa. Cur...

    Authors: Wagaw Abebe, Assefa Sisay, Yenesew Mihret, Abebaw Setegn, Zelalem Asmare, Dagmawi Woldesenbet, Birhanu Kassanew, Amare Mekuanint and Sefineh Fenta Feleke
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:614
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  10. Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Phialophora americana is relatively rare in clinical practice. Deficiency in the human caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9 (CARD9) is associated with infections caused by P...

    Authors: Jie Wu, Yang Xiang, Fengming Li, Xiaodong Liu, Ningning Dang and Jing Guo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:613
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  11. Major emerging infectious diseases often trigger the “medical run”, presenting significant challenges to health systems. Developing hospital resilience is crucial for enhancing the capacity to manage such cris...

    Authors: Kangyao Cheng, Rui Xie, Ziwei Xu, Yanyan Zhang and Li Gui
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:612
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  12. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of a secondary public health crisis known as Long COVID. It is estimated that approximately 10% of individuals who contact COVID-19 develop Long COVID, with fatig...

    Authors: Yu-Jin Choi, Jin-Seok Lee, Jin-Yong Joung, Seung-Ju Hwang, Young-Yil Kim and Chang-Gue Son
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:611
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  13. The dysregulated stress response is a key pathological mechanism underlying sepsis and is strongly associated with poor clinical outcomes. Stress hyperglycemia, a common manifestation of this response, may pro...

    Authors: Hui Lian, Guangjian Wang, Hongmin Zhang, Xiaoting Wang and Wei He
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:610
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  14. There has been an increase in infections caused by Escherichia coli during pregnancy. E. coli is a major pathogen posing substantial risks to maternal and fetal health. However, knowledge of the impact of these i...

    Authors: Dongdong Shi, Chang Liu, Yan Cheng, Haidong Cheng and Qingying Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:609
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  15. We present a patient diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome and disseminated Nocardia sepsis who was successfully treated with a combination of antibiotics and supportive care, including extracorporeal membrane oxy...

    Authors: Ting Li, Haiyan Cui, Weiquan Ma, Fen Li, Hong Yang, Yuanxiong Cheng and Guoli Quan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:608
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  16. After recovery from hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the virus is likely to reactivate once the body is in an immunosuppressed state. Currently, routine liver biopsies are difficult to obtain, and there are ...

    Authors: Li Zhenzhen, Dai Xiaoqing, Zhou Lan-Ting, Yang Xiaoxia, Shui Xiaochuan, Chang Ming, Cheng Zhengjiang and Huang Shaojun
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:607
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  17. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is associated with suboptimal antibody response (AbR) favouring breakthrough infection (BI). ...

    Authors: Cecilia Bonazzetti, Alice Toschi, Dino Gibertoni, Natascia Caroccia, Michela Di Chiara, Silvia Vituliano, Federica Lanna, Alessandro Croci, Beatrice Tazza, Armando Amicucci, Maria Cristina Morelli, Giorgia Comai, Elena Salvaterra, Luciano Potena, Pierluigi Viale, Maddalena Giannella…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:606
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  18. Urinary tract infections are disproportionately prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, where a significant portion of the population relies on over the counter and self-prescriptions to manage symptoms...

    Authors: Rachael Mukisa Nakandi, Patrick Kakeeto, Raymond Bernard Kihumuro, Andrew Marvin Kanyike, Racheal Nalunkuma, Ronald Samuel Lugwana, Fred Kasozi, David Muyanja, Nakiriba Rhoda Mayega, John Kennedy Mutesasira, Ronald Kasoma Mutebi, Kiconco Patricia, Ruth Nasozi, Edith Namulema and Robinson Ssebuufu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:605
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  19. This study evaluates the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of INSTI-based antiretroviral regimens compared to the national standard first-line treatment EFV/3TC/TDF for HIV/AIDS in China. The aim is to ...

    Authors: Jian Yang, Xuejuan Zhao and Fan Li
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:604
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  20. Long COVID is a multisystemic, fluctuating condition inducing a high burden on affected people. Despite the existence of some guidelines, its management remains complicated. We aimed to demonstrate that sympto...

    Authors: Aurélie Fischer, Lu Zhang, Abir Elbéji, Paul Wilmes, Chantal J. Snoeck, Jérôme Larché, Pauline Oustric, Markus Ollert and Guy Fagherazzi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:603
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  21. In the Netherlands, a low COVID-19 vaccination uptake was reported among Moroccan immigrants. This population also faced a higher risk of contracting COVID-19, as well as severe morbidity and mortality, compar...

    Authors: Nora Hamdiui, Marion de Vries, Mart L. Stein, Rik Crutzen, Putri Hintaran, Maria van den Muijsenbergh and Aura Timen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:602
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  22. Talaromycosis has long been considered to be exclusively associated with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). In recent years, with effective control measures for HIV, t...

    Authors: Haiyang He, Liuyang Cai, Xiaochun Xue, Kangmei Zhang, Qin Huang, Anyu Qiu, Haiyin Fan, Yusong Lin, Bin Xu and Weihua Pan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:601
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  23. Intestinal parasitic infections constitute one of the stubborn public health issues, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and diversity of intestinal...

    Authors: Mahaman Moustapha Lamine, Doutchi Mahamadou, Moussa Amadou Mahamadou, Boureima Hassane, Abdoulaye Ousmane, Souleymane Adoum Fils, Chaibou Salaou, Yacouba Abdourahamane and Adehossi Eric
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:600
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  24. Cervical cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the reproductive tract in women and poses a serious threat to their health. Cervical cancer screening is primarily conducted through the detection of HPV o...

    Authors: Dilu Feng, Yuwei Yao, Xiaowu Zhu, Jun Chen, Yeshe Lhamo, Lamu Baima, Hongbo Wang and Qiyue Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:599
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  25. Globally, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing service acceptance increased impressively in every regions. In spite of this fact, in the majority of the Sub-Saharan African countries more than half of th...

    Authors: Obsa Anbessa, Zawudu Tesema, Eyasu Amante, Tadesse Dufera and Abdi Birhanu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:598
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  26. Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are preventable hospital-acquired infections. Predicting CLABSI helps improve early intervention strategies and enhance patient safety.

    Authors: Elena Albu, Shan Gao, Pieter Stijnen, Frank E. Rademakers, Christel Janssens, Veerle Cossey, Yves Debaveye, Laure Wynants and Ben Van Calster
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:597
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  27. Despite the presence of biologically confirmed cases, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is still absent from the annual health statistical reports of the Ministry of Health in Mauritania. This study aimed to confir...

    Authors: Aminetou El Moctar, Mohamed Ouldabdallahi Moukah, Abdoulaye Kassoum Koné, Mona Saout, Magalie Demar, Mamadou Dramani Fofana, Taleb Khyar Cheikh Mohamed Vadel, Mariem Kébé, Mahamadou Ali Thera, Romain Blaizot and Ali Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:596
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  28. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) acquired in hospitals, particularly among patients in intensive care units (ICUs), are prevalent and represent a significant clinical issue as they are associated with increased...

    Authors: Jakub Sleziak, Marta Błażejewska and Wiesława Duszyńska
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:595
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  29. This study investigated the relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (N/LPR) and its variability ratio (N/LPRR) with 30-day and 1-year mortality outcomes.

    Authors: Yuting Zhong, Liping Zhong, Yuanjun Zhou, Yilin Liao and Jingdan Deng
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:594
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  31. Bacterial meningitis is a severe infectious disease. Study of bacterial meningitis of children in recent years are limited. It is unclear whether there have been any changes in the epidemiological characterist...

    Authors: Linlin Liu, Xinyu Wang, Lingyun Guo, Tianming Chen, Bing Hu, Binglin Jian, Guoshuang Feng, Yueping Zeng and Gang Liu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:592
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  32. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a higher risk of infective endocarditis (IE) and a worse prognosis associated with it. Our aim is to analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patie...

    Authors: Daniel Gómez-Ramírez, Carmen Olmos, Cristina Fernández-Pérez, Náyade del Prado, Nicolás Rosillo, José Luis Bernal, Pablo Zulet, Isidre Vilacosta and Francisco Javier Elola
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:591
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  33. In Autumn 2022, there were recommendations for a COVID-19 booster vaccination with adapted bivalent vaccines to eligible population. Evaluating vaccine effectiveness (VE), in a short period after the vaccinati...

    Authors: Ausenda Machado, Irina Kislaya, Patricia Soares, Sarah Magalhães and Baltazar Nunes
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:590
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  34. Communicable disease surveillance typically relies on case counts for estimates of risk, and counts can be strongly influenced by testing rates. In the Canadian province of Ontario, testing rates varied marked...

    Authors: Savana Bosco, Amy Peng, Ashleigh R. Tuite, Alison Simmons and David N. Fisman
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:589
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  35. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Germany employed several nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce social contacts and decelerate the virus’s spread. Associations between demographics and other factors,...

    Authors: Huynh Thi Phuong, Antonia Bartz, Andrzej K. Jarynowski, Berit Lange, Christopher I. Jarvis, Nicole Rübsamen, Rafael T. Mikolajczyk, Stefan Scholz, Tom Berger, Torben Heinsohn, Vitaly Belik, André Karch and Veronika K. Jaeger
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:588
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  36. This Turkish study aimed to investigate the factors that contribute to the failure of virological suppression in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). The facto...

    Authors: Ilkay Akbulut, Zeynep Sedef Varol, Veysel Akca, Basak Gol Serin, Emel Erogul, Ilker Odemiş, Seniha Senbayrak and Sabri Atalay
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:587
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  37. The impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) low-level viremia (LLV) on CD4 + T lymphocyte (CD4) cell count recovery during antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains unknown in China. This study aimed to invest...

    Authors: Hailiang Yu, Yuecheng Yang, Dongdong Cao, Yanfen Cao, Yun Shi, Guifang Xiao, Pinyin Li, Yanling Feng, Hua Wei, Jinting Sun, Song Duan, Runhua Ye and Cong Jin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:586
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  38. The aim of this study was to construct interpretable machine learning models to predict the risk of developing delirium in patients with sepsis and to explore the impact of delirium on the 28-day survival rate...

    Authors: Jing Fu, Aifeng He, Lulu Wang, Xia Li, Jiangquan Yu and Ruiqiang Zheng
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:585
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  39. Hepatitis B (HB), tuberculosis (TB), HIV infection and AIDS (HIV/AIDS) are the major public health threats in China. The existing domestic research shows significant regional differences in the coinfection of ...

    Authors: Chao Wang, Yunping Shi, Yang Liu, Ying Zhou, Jing Du, Xiao Hu, Wei Li, Jiaze Li, Yanlin Gao and Gang Li
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:584
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  40. COVID-19 vaccines have been pivotal in the management of the recent pandemic. However, despite their safety and efficacy, apprehension regarding possible adverse effects has always been raised. Most of the vac...

    Authors: Behnam Dalfardi, Niloofar Khoshnam Rad, Tayebe Mohammad Alizade, Maryam Edalatifard, Sanaz Asadi and Besharat Rahimi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:583
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

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  41. Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (SDSE) is a leading cause of invasive β-hemolytic streptococcal infections in many countries and is increasingly recognized as a cause of severe disease. However, cli...

    Authors: Miia Saukkosaari, Janne Aittoniemi, Reetta Huttunen, Tiina Luukkaala and Sari Rantala
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:582
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  42. Contaminated food with Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) can cause diarrhea and severe diseases in consumers. This study aimed to assess the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of virulence and a...

    Authors: Elyas Shahrivar, Ebrahim Rahimi and Faham Khamesipour
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:581
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  43. The standard treatment for acute empyema/complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE) is antibiotic administration and continuous chest drainage. However, adequate drainage becomes impossible in multichambered pl...

    Authors: Yuichiro Suzukawa, Shuhei Teranishi, Sachi Takakura, Ryo Nakadegawa, Shunsuke Okazaki, Anna Tanaka, Shinya Matsushita, Tatsuya Muraoka, Tomofumi Hirose, Chihiro Maeda, Kenichi Seki, Ken Tashiro, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Masaki Yamamoto, Makoto Kudo and Takeshi Kaneko
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:580
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  44. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition characterized by widespread inflammatory response syndrome in the body resulting from infection. Previous studies have demonstrated that some inflammatory factors or nutr...

    Authors: Lulu Liu, Qian Ma, Guangzan Yu, Xuhou Ji and Hua He
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:579
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  45. Bloodstream Infection(BSI) are one of the leading causes of infection-related mortality worldwide. However, epidemiological data related to BSI in China remain very limited.

    Authors: Xiaoyu Zhang, Sufei Tian, Xifan Zhang, Feng Guo, Baiyi Chen, Deng Zhang, Zhihui Ren, Jingping Zhang and Xin Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:578
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  46. The infection by the Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among the older population induced viral sepsis and put them at high risk of severity and mortality.

    Authors: Yu Zhang, Jiaxin Li, Chenglei Su, Xianliang Yan, Jianguo Zhang and Zhimin Tao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:577
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  47. Due to inadequate hygienic practices and improper handling, street foods may become contaminated, posing a significant risk for various foodborne diseases. This study aimed to determine the health risks to con...

    Authors: Mathewos Moges, Ernst Kristian Rodland and Argaw Ambelu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:576
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  48. Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a crucial pathogen in immunocompromised individuals, causing infections such as pneumonitis, colitis, and retinitis. However, research on HCMV infections of the central nervous ...

    Authors: Ching-Hao Hsu, Yi-Tien Hsuan, Yu-Jiun Chan and Hsin-Pai Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:575
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  49. Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus-inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS) is a rare, life-threatening condition associated with Kaposi sarcoma and systemic immune dysregulation induced by Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). W...

    Authors: Ming Hong Choi, Ching See Leung, Laura Pui Yee To, Shui Wun Lai, Man Chun Chan, Thomas Shiu Hong Chik, Daphne Pui Ling Lau, Elaine Yuen Ling Au, Kwok Yung Yuen, Ivan Fan Ngai Hung and Tak Yin Tsang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:569
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

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