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  1. Bacteraemia, a critical bloodstream infection caused by various bacterial pathogens, poses significant health challenges, particularly when compounded by antibiotic resistance. This current study determined th...

    Authors: John Gameli Deku, Israel Bedzina, Prince Kwadade Amankwah, Lilian Kekeli Antor, Kenneth Ablordey, Madrid Alhassan, Akatwum Emmanuel Salifu, Robert Awupoli, Arnold Togiwe Luuse, Enoch Aninagyei, Innocent Afeke and Kwabena Obeng Duedu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:721
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  2. Norwegian scabies, also known as crusted scabies, is a severe form of scabies caused by an infestation of the skin by the Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis mite. It is usually diagnostically challenging because o...

    Authors: Chibuzo Obiora Ndiokwelu, Chinonso Bismark Okoro, Paul Tochukwu Nwachukwu, Chioma Laura Odimegwu and Samuel Nkachukwu Uwaezuoke
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:720
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  3. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to global health, with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) emerging as a key risk factor for adverse outcomes. This study systematically reviews and quantifie...

    Authors: Babatunde Fatoke, Amrit Lal Hui, Muhammad Saqib, Mrinal Vashisth, Stephen Olaide Aremu, Dorcas Oluwakemi Aremu and Deborah Bukola Aremu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:719
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  4. There is an urgent need for accurate and robust point-of-care (PoC) assays for visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis (VL and CL). The Loopamp™ Leishmania detection kit (Loopamp), a novel loop-mediated isothermal a...

    Authors: Behailu Taye, Habtamu Gebrie, Alayu Bogale, Eyob Getu and Gemechu Churiso
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:718
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  5. Chlamydia psittaci is a rare pathogen that causes community-acquired pneumonia. The reversed halo sign (RHS) is a computed tomography (CT) finding that is commonly observed in diseases such as cryptogenic organiz...

    Authors: Shumeng Zhang, Yiqi Fu, Liangjie Fang, Qiaomai Xu, Silan Gu, Hua Zhou and Jianying Zhou
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:717
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  6. The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) experience has underscored the consequences of inequalities in health and access to health services across and within countries. Vulnerable population groups have been dis...

    Authors: Arnaud Iradukunda, Fentabil Getnet and Emmanuel Nene Odjidja
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:716
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  7. The Glucose to Albumin Ratio (GAR) is considered a novel biomarker for predicting the risk of mortality following intracerebral hemorrhage. Despite the absence of existing research examining the association be...

    Authors: Zhengting Liu, Xianchun Chen and Liqin Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:715
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  8. Partial oral antibiotic therapy is a safe and effective alternative to all intravenous (IV) therapy for serious Staphylococcus aureus infections; however, antibiotic adherence and treatment completion rates assoc...

    Authors: Alexandra Craig, Katherine C. Shihadeh, Bryan C. Knepper, Whitney Miller, Heather L. Young, Deborah Aragon and Timothy C. Jenkins
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:714
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  9. Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for lower respiratory tract infections, particularly posing a significant threat to infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. However, the ...

    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
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:713
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  10. The World Health Organization (WHO) prescribes mass drug administration (MDA) to eradicate lymphatic filariasis within endemic populations. The WHO endorsed using ivermectin with diethylcarbamazine and albenda...

    Authors: Muayad Saud Albadrani, Amr Molla, Hossein M. Elbadawy, Heba M Eltahir, Shyamkumar Sriram, Mekky M Abouzied and Eman Mohamed Sharaf Elsayed
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:712
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  11. The frequency and mechanisms of persistent health complaints attributed to tick bites or tick-borne diseases are unknown. We evaluate such complaints in Norwegian cases and controls.

    Authors: Audun Olav Dahlberg, Audun Aase, Harald Reiso, Erik Thortveit, Randi Eikeland, Morten Engstrøm and Rune Midgard
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:711
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  12. To elucidate the differences in clinical and CT manifestations between abdominal tuberculous lymphadenopathy (ATBL) resulting from hematogenous and non-hematogenous dissemination.

    Authors: Xiao-ling Zhu, Xue-yan Liu, Li Wen, Ran Li, Sheng-xiu Lv and Guang-xian Wang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:710
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  13. Youth in southern Africa continue to be at high risk of HIV infection. We investigated the awareness of, access to, and uptake of HIV prevention interventions (pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure pr...

    Authors: Sophie H. Kelly, Steven Azizi, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Mandikudza Tembo, Tsitsi Bandason, Ethel Dauya, Constancia V. Mavodza, Tsitsi Apollo, Owen Mugurungi, Rashida A. Ferrand and Victoria Simms
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:709
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  14. Lactobacillus spp. depleted and high diversity of vaginal microbiota is closely related to human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer. However, the role of other microbial communities in human papillom...

    Authors: Yan Peng, Qin Tang, Shiming Wu and Chengzhi Zhao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:708
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  15. Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in pediatric oncology patients present significant challenges owing to their immunocompromised condition and susceptibility to severe infections. This study aimed to ass...

    Authors: Seyed Reza Abdipour Mehrian, Fatemeh Noushadi, Yaser Pourasghar, Armina Farkarian, Elahe Meftah, Fatemeh Homayounifar and Ali Amanati
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:707
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  16. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection increases the risk of mortality and morbidity among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. However, the advancement of HCV treatment has made this viral infection curable. Thu...

    Authors: Sagnik Bakshi, Supradip Dutta, Aritra Biswas, Raina Das, Shreyasi Nath, Anwesha Ghosh, Upasana Baskey and Provash Chandra Sadhukhan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:706
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  17. Bacterial eye infections are major global health issue in developing countries like Ethiopia, poor hygiene, limited healthcare infrastructure, and inadequate treatment options contribute to the increased burde...

    Authors: Mihret Tilahun, Alemu Gedefie, Bekele Sharew, Habtu Debash and Agumas Shibabaw
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:705
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  19. Schistosoma sp. transmission is linked to water bodies, poor sanitation, and the presence of intermediate hosts. Nevertheless, parasite detection in snails is hampered by challenges in snail sampling and low infe...

    Authors: Sandra Grossi Gava, Isadora Rodrigues de Carvalho, Marcello Otake Sato, Megumi Sato, Natália de Melo Nasser Fava, Patrícia Martins Parreiras, Aureo Almeida de Oliveira, Sueleny Silva Ferreira Teixeira, Adelina Junia Lourenço, Omar dos Santos Carvalho, Lângia Colli Montresor, Marina Moraes Mourão and Roberta Lima Caldeira
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:703
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  20. There is substantive evidence that vaccines play a crucial role in curbing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This has a potentially high impact in the WHO African Region. However, there is a need for a viable st...

    Authors: Chinwe Iwu-Jaja, Laetitia Gahimbare, Akhona V. Mazingisa, Walter Fuller, Degefaw Y. Mazengiya, Joseph Okeibunor, Olushayo O. Olu, Patrick de Marie C. Katoto, Ali A. Yahaya, Kwasi Nyarko and Charles S. Wiysonge
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:702
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  22. Although COVID-19 typically presents with respiratory symptoms, it can also lead to severe neurological manifestations in children. While case reports of COVID-19–associated encephalopathy (including acute nec...

    Authors: Tiantian Xu, Tian Liang, Jiamin Zhang, Yuqing Yan, Lianwei Lu, Lu Kuang, Changbing Wang, Misi Xiao, Yi Chen and Bing Zhu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:700
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  23. Persistent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection differs from long coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (acute symptoms ≥ 12 weeks post-clearance). The Omicron BA.5 variant has a sho...

    Authors: Jia Zhang, Weihua Zhu, Piping Jiang, Feng Ma, Yulin Li, Yuwei Cao, Jiaxin Li, Zhe Zhang, Xin Zhang, Wailong Zou and Jichao Chen
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:699
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  24. Many Asian countries have yet to scale up HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Crowdsourcing has a group of individuals solving a specific problem before sharing solutions with the public. This approach enhanc...

    Authors: Warittha Tieosapjaroen, Arturo M. Ongkeko Jr., Zhuoheng Yin, Krittaporn Termvanich, Artit Wongsa, Joseph D. Tucker, Weiming Tang, Chunyan Li, Ying Zhang, Nina T. Castillo-Carandang and Jason J. Ong
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:698
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  25. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of respiratory tract infections in young children, posing significant health challenges worldwide. This study aims to analyze the etiological, clinical, and...

    Authors: Xiaoxiao Qu, Xuanmei Ye, Jian Yu, Feifei Zheng, Yatian Tang, Fangling Yuan and Qipeng Xie
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:697
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  26. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) can progress to CIN3 or worse (CIN3+). Some patients diagnosed with CIN2 from a punch biopsy exhibit varied risks of occult CIN3+ in the loop electrosurgical exci...

    Authors: Huanhua Wang and Ping Jin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:696
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  27. Tuberculosis is a severe disease, not only due to its lethality but also to a significant morbidity occurring in people living with HIV (PLWH). If factors associated to mortality, severe morbidity and unsucces...

    Authors: Robert Akpata, Jean-Baptiste Ntakpe, Eugène Messou, Nathalie De Castro, Corine Chazallon, Isabel Timana, Rodrigo Escada, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Nilesh Bhatt, Celso Khosa, Didier Laureillard, Giang Do Chau, Frédéric Ello Nogbou, Donald Diomande Glao, Valdilea Veloso, Jean-Michel Molina…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:695
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  28. Nocardial brain abscesses are extremely rare and predominantly affect immunocompromised patients, exhibiting a high overall mortality rate. Tuberculosis infections, although they can occur in immunocompetent i...

    Authors: Xiuri Wang, Lingyan Liang, Yunxiao Liang and Liuyang Hu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:694
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  29. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) typically induces self-limiting infection but can establish persistent infection, particularly in patients with compromised immune systems. However, the literature on HEV infection in p...

    Authors: Dongdong Zhang, Zhihong Chen, Jixiang Wu, Ning Ning, Lin Chen and Xiaodong Tian
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:693
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  30. RNA sequencing of whole blood has been increasingly employed to find transcriptomic signatures of disease states. These studies traditionally utilize short-read sequencing of cDNA, missing important aspects of...

    Authors: Jingni He, Devika Ganesamoorthy, Jessie J.-Y. Chang, Jianshu Zhang, Sharon L. Trevor, Kristen S. Gibbons, Stephen J. McPherson, Jessica C. Kling, Luregn J. Schlapbach, Antje Blumenthal and Lachlan J. M. Coin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:692
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  31. Strongyloidiasis caused by the parasite Strongyloides stercoralis, is a significant public health issue, particularly in low-income countries with inadequate sanitation practices. Ivermectin is the recommended dr...

    Authors: Gashaw Azanaw Amare, Yenesew Mihret Wondmagegn, Abebaw Setegn, Mekuriaw Belayneh, Yalew Muche, Abateneh Melkamu, Kassahun Misgana, Agenagnew Ashagre, Temesgen Baylie, Mohammed Jemal, Mamaru Getinet, Abebe Fenta, Habtamu Belew and Adane Adugna
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:691
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  32. Toxoplasma gondii, an obligatory intracellular parasite, is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, a widespread disease affecting approximately one-third of the global population. This study investigates the strai...

    Authors: Reyhaneh Moghaddami, Kimia Moradi, Mahdi Mahdipour, Abdol Sattar Pagheh, Jafar Razeghi, Nahideh Nazdikbin Yamchi, Monir Khordadmehr, Ahmad Nematollahi, Behzad Ghorbanzadeh and Ehsan Ahmadpour
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:690
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  33. Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health challenge. While bedaquiline (BDQ) offers improved treatment outcomes for patients with multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB), its widespread us...

    Authors: Xinyang Hu, Zhiwei Wu, Jing Lei, Yanqin Zhu and Jingtao Gao
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:689
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  34. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) and influenza viruses share several conserved epitopes that can be utilized for the development of universal vaccines. Our previous research demonst...

    Authors: Shirin Mohammadipour, Hadi Tavakkoli, Seyedeh Narges Fatemi, Aram Sharifi and Peyman Mahmoudi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:688
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  35. HIV remains a critical global public health challenge, with 39 million people living with HIV as of 2022 and over 40.4 million lives lost to the epidemic. In China, the burden is similarly significant, with ov...

    Authors: Sixian Du, Haoran Niu, Feng Jiang, Liwen Gong, Shan Zheng, Qi Cui, Xu Yang, Jiayan He, Rongcai Dai, Qilian Luo and Yiqing Yang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:687
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  36. Fusobacterium necrophorum is a rare pathogen associated with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), particularly among healthy adults. This case report presents a rare documented case of CAP caused by F. necrophorum

    Authors: Min Cao, Lin Huang and Rong Zhang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:686
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  37. The immune system and inflammation are intimately linked to the pathophysiology of sepsis. The neutrophil‒platelet ratio (NPR), associated with inflammation and immunology, may be useful in predicting sepsis o...

    Authors: Jin Zhu, Chaorong Zhang, Zhexuan Deng and Lifen Ouyang
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:685
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  38. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened anxiety among pregnant women, raising concerns about its impact on maternal and fetal health. Although prenatal anxiety is linked to adverse outcomes, the specific relationship...

    Authors: Solmaz Heidarifard, Niloofar Khoshnam Rad and Mahsa Khoshnam Rad
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:684
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  39. Tigecycline is widely used in China to treat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, with hypofibrinogenemia being the most common adverse effect due to its impact on coagulation. Although a predictive model...

    Authors: Hongling Ma, Zhaotang Gong, Jia Sun, LiNa Chen and GuLeng SiRi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:683
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  40. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (A. aphrophilus) is a rare cause of infective endocarditis (IE), but is a recognized cause of culture-negative IE. The risk of developing IE is increased in patients with valvular dise...

    Authors: Yurika Okuyama, Koki Kikuchi, Samuel David Stephenson, Naritomo Nishioka, Takahiro Doi, Junya Yamagishi and Satoshi Yuda
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:682
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  41. Rotavirus gastroenteritis is one of major causes of death in infants, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In the Central African Republic (CAR), sentinel surveillance of rotavirus gastroenteritis was establish...

    Authors: Joël W. Dote, Virginie Banga Mingo, Jean Fandema, Jean C. Gody, Jason M. Mwenda, Mathew D. Esona, Michael D. Bowen, Narcisse Patrice J. Komas, Ionela Gouandjika-Vasilache and Diane Waku-Kouomou
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:681
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  42. Aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic yield of induced sputum (IS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and negative sputum smears. We enrolled 215...

    Authors: Maria Musso, Gina Gualano, Paola Mencarini, Annelisa Mastrobattista, Maria Angela Licata, Carlo Pareo, Carlotta Cerva, Silvia Mosti, Virginia Di Bari, Raffaella Libertone, Carla Nisii, Angela Cannas, Assunta Navarra, Delia Goletti and Fabrizio Palmieri
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:680
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  43. The decline in malaria cases in Cambodia has led to a relative increase in non-malarial febrile illness. In rural Cambodia, village malaria workers (VMWs) provide early diagnosis and treatment for malaria, but...

    Authors: Marc T. Visser, Dysoley Lek, Bipin Adhikari, Arjun Chandna, Moul Vanna, Sam Ol, Voeurng Bunreth, Chan Davoeung, Yok Sovann, Dafne Umans, Yoel Lubell, Rusheng Chew, Richard J. Maude, Rob W. van der Pluijm, Rupam Tripura, Naomi Waithira…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:679
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  45. Predicting which patients will develop severe COVID-19 complications could improve clinical care. Peripheral blood cytokine profiles may predict the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but none have been identif...

    Authors: Xumin Li, Vivek Pakanati, Cindy Liu, Tracy Wang, Daniel Morelli, Anna Korpak, Aaron Baraff, Stuart N. Isaacs, Amy Vittor, Kyong-Mi Chang, Elizabeth Le, Nicholas L. Smith, Jennifer S. Lee, Jennifer M. Ross and Javeed A. Shah
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:677
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  46. Our aim in this work is to find biomarkers to optimize therapy with IL-6 inhibitors, as not all clinical trials have shown clear benefits on mortality or mechanical ventilation progression. Given the link betw...

    Authors: José Aguareles, Carles Forné, Ana García-Casas, Guillermo Santamaría-Corral, Daniel Carnevali-Ruiz, Gabriel Sotres-Fernández, Javier T Solera and Pablo Guisado-Vasco
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:676
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  47. Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) pose a significant global health burden, particularly affecting infants and young children with high morbidity and mortality rates. Targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS...

    Authors: Chunhong Li, Xinghong Zhang, Panyan Liu, Manping Lu, Lin Xiao, Fengyu Ou, Hailan Deng, Wenjian Zhang, Zhenfeng Deng and Shengqiang Luo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:675
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  48. Pakistan has one of the largest burdens of rifampicin-resistant/ multidrug-resistant TB according to the global estimates. Novel all oral treatment regimens containing new antibiotics with reduced treatment du...

    Authors: Nida Khan, Muhammad Ahmar Khan, Naila Muzaffar, Ahmad Ismail, Abdul Ghafoor, Jonathon R. Campbell, Gwenaelle Le Coroller, Zia Un Nisa, Corinne Simone Merle and Muhammad Amir Khan
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:674
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  49. Blood transfusion is a life-saving medical intervention that can transmit transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs). In Uganda, prevalent infections in the general population may increase the risk of TTIs. Thi...

    Authors: Andrew Marvin Kanyike, Frank Kakuba, Posiano Mayambala, Racheal Nalunkuma, Rachael Mukisa Nakandi, Yusuf Mulumba, Edith Namulema, Simon Peter Nsingo and Robinson Ssebuufu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:672
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  50. To evaluate the detection rate of septic metastases in catheter-related S. aureus bacteremia (CR-SAB) episodes by using [18F]FDG-PET/CT.

    Authors: Miguel Ángel Verdejo, Andrés Perissinotti, Daniela Malano-Barletta, Cristina Pitart, Guillermo Cuervo, Marta Hernández-Meneses, Marta Bodro, Sabina Herrera, Carolina García-Vidal, Pedro Puerta-Alcalde, José Antonio Martínez, Ana del Río, Mateu Espasa, David Fuster, Laura Morata and Alex Soriano
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2025 25:671
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