PEDIATRIC ENTEROCOLITIS: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES by Ginel Baciu, Carmen Baciu, Cristina Maria Mihai, Tatiana Chisnoiu, Ramona Mihaela Stoicescu, Adriana Luminita Balasa, Adriana Mocanu, Lorenza Forna, Alexandru Paul Baciu

“…Rotavirus is a significant pathogen contributing to dehydrating diarrhea and hospitalizations in children under five. …”
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A Prospective Study of Clinical Features of Anterior Uveitis in Taiwan by Wei-Yu Chiang, Shih-Chou Chen, Shwu-Jiuan Sheu, Hsi-Kung Kuo

“…Among patients with herpetic AU, cytomegalovirus (CMV) was the most common pathogen (17/21, 81%). Compared to HLA-B27-associated acute AU, CMV-related AU was mostly observed in patients that were older in age, exhibited higher intraocular pressure, more keratic precipitates, greater iris atrophy, and more pseudophakia, but was least reported in those with posterior synechiae. …”
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Invasive Listeriosis of Intracardiac Device by Prerna Sharma, Mohamed Yassin

“…Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen which can cause invasive infection in immunocompromised adults. …”
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Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Bacterial Isolates in Garlic, Ginger, Pepper, and Turmeric Commonly Traded Within Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria by A. E. Ajiboye, M. O. Jimoh, B. A. Hammed, T. E. Adesokan

“…The presence of various pathogenic bacteria in the food condiments analyzed raises concern on their impact to the health of the consumers and these food spices could also serve as a vehicle for the transmission of disease causing bacteria. …”
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Laboratory risk assessment of Beauveria bassiana AAD16 on two species of ladybird beetle. by Md Rajib Hasan, Md Rasel Raju, Un Taek Lim

“…Therefore, we conclude that B. bassiana AAD16 would not increase risk to these beneficial insects compared to a similar pathogen commercialized.…”
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The impacts of the discontinuation of dual nomenclature of pleomorphic fungi: the trivial facts, problems, and strategies by U. Braun

“…Thus it cannot provide rules based solely on methods involving morphology in vivo or in vitro, molecular analyses, physiological and biochemical data, inoculation experiments in pathogenic groups or any other methods or combinations of them. …”
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Combination of Oxalobacter Formigenes and Veillonella Parvula in Gastrointestinal Microbiota Related to Bile-Acid Metabolism as a Biomarker for Hypertensive Nephropathy by Xin Li, Li Wang, Shaojun Ma, Shaohui Lin, Chunyan Wang, Haiya Wang

“…It is the first time to report such a biomarker or pathogenic factor of H-CKD in the world.…”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus spp. by Sridevi Shridhar, Biranthabail Dhanashree

“…Enterococcus is a commensal in the intestine and is now emerging as a drug-resistant pathogen. It produces different virulence factors. …”
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What’s love got to do with it? A biophilia-based approach to zoonoses prevention through a conservation lens by Jason R. Kirkey

“…Communication strategies rooted in biophilia may be more effective at generating empathy for both ecological and human communities, leading to greater willingness to leave zoonotic pathogen hosts and their habitats alone, further reducing spillover events and the ecological conditions that make spillover more likely. …”
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Topical application of heparin for the correction of ocular surface lesions by V.D. Yartsev

“…The author comes to the conclusion that topical use of heparin is pathogenically justified in the treatment of different inflammatory, dystrophic and degenerative conditions of ocular surface. …”
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Ode to Oseltamivir and Amantadine? by JM Conly, BL Johnston

“…It is thought that this enzyme may also promote viral penetration into respiratory epithelial cells and may contribute to the pathogenicity of the virus by promoting production of proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1 and tumour necrosis factor from macrophages (4-6).…”
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Phytochemicals Screening in Four Solvent Extractions of Pulverized Witchweed (Striga asiatica) by G. F. Kontagora, N. M. Ibrahim

“…An important finding is the significant activity of the N-hexane extract against pathogenic organisms such as Culex quinquefasciatusaa, indicating potential antifungal and antihelminthic properties. …”
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A Systemic Network Triggered by Human Cytomegalovirus Entry by Anyou Wang, Li Ren, Hong Li

“…Here, by employing systems biology approaches, we reveal a systemic virus-entry network initiated by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a widespread opportunistic pathogen. This network contains ten functional modules (i.e., groups of proteins) that coordinately respond to HCMV entry. …”
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Genetic Analysis of CYP2C9 with Reference to Drug Response in Epilepsy Patients of Pakistan by Hafsa Maqbool, Tayyaba Saleem, Nadeem Sheikh, Aqsa Ashfaq

“…According to the in silico analysis performed by PolyPhen-2, it was observed that this nonsynonymous substitution is likely to be pathogenic. The results of our study demonstrated that rs1799853 and rs1057910 may be involved in drug resistance in the Pakistani population. …”
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BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATES RECOVERED FROM MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN THE REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA by I. V. Borodkina

“…One of the main sources of staphylococcal toxins is milk and dairy products contaminated with pathogenic staphylococci. Staphylococcus aureus has the greatest sanitary and hygienic importance. …”
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CTRP9 Mitigates the Progression of Arteriovenous Shunt-Induced Pulmonary Artery Hypertension in Rats by Hua Guan, Xiaofeng Yang, Tao Shi, Yongjian Zhang, Aoqi Xiang, Yongxin Li

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Circuitry and Synaptic Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: A New Tau Hypothesis by Siddhartha Mondragón-Rodríguez, Humberto Salgado-Burgos, Fernando Peña-Ortega

“…For more than five decades, the field of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has focused on two main hypotheses positing amyloid-beta (Aβ) and Tau phosphorylation (pTau) as key pathogenic mediators. In line with these canonical hypotheses, several groups around the world have shown that the synaptotoxicity in AD depends mainly on the increase in pTau levels. …”
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Personal portable self‐powered drinking water treatment device by Saeid Maghami, Moslem Tavakol

“…Abstract The presence of pathogenic microorganisms and excessive amounts of magnesium, nitrate and nitrite ions and also heavy metals in surface and underground water sources such as rivers and wells affect human health when used as drinking water. …”
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Evolutionary Pattern of Asian HIV-1 Subtype B from 1990 to 2007: In Silico Analysis Based on Envelop Protein by Sobia Kanwal, Tariq Mahmood

“…Hence, this diversifying pattern of envelop protein in the Asia formulates the HIV-1 strains more pathogenic during the period of 17 years. These findings might help in understanding significant structural and functional constrains of the mutant viral strains and ultimately in vaccine development.…”
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THE PREVALENCE, ISOLATION, AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING OF ENTEROCOCCUS SPECIES FROM VARIOUS CLINICAL SAMPLES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL by Turin Afroz

“…Background: Enterococcus is routinely considered a low-grade pathogen. The synergistic action of Enterococci with other bacteria increases the risk of infection. …”
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