Biological Control of Weeds: Is it Safe? by Carey Minteer, Eutychus Kariuki, James P. Cuda

“…Classical biological control of invasive plants is the use of natural enemies, imported insects and mites or pathogens, to control the target plants. This publication explains the strategies and rules in place to ensure that organisms released for the biological control of weeds are safe and effective. …”
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Granulomatous Hepatitis in Association with Fever and a Palmar Rash by Desmond J Leddin, James A Barrowman

“…The definitive answer to the question of whether syphilitic hepatitis exists awaits the development of comprehensive rests to exclude viral pathogens.…”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness Associated with Clostridium perfringens by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, Susanna Richardson

“… This is one in a series of fact sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and retailers. …”
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The Clinical Risks of Infection Associated with Endoscopy by Alistair E Cowen

“…Inadequate reprocessing of endoscopes may result in patient to patient transmission of serious bacterial and viral diseases or infection with endemic hospital pathogens. Antibiotic prophylaxis is required to prevent septicemia and bacterial endocarditis in high risk patients undergoing specific endoscopic procedures. …”
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A Fatal Case of Legionella bozemanii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Patient by Atif Saleem Siddiqui

“…Clinicians should have high suspicion of rare legionella pathogens as causative agents for pneumonia.…”
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Southern House Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus Say by Stephanie Larrick, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…It describes this medium-sized brown mosquito that exists throughout the tropics and the lower latitudes of temperate regions and is a vector of many pathogens, several of which affect humans — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, medical importance, and management. …”
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Widow Spider Parasitoids Philolema latrodecti (Fullaway) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) and Baeus latrodecti Dozier (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) by Christopher S. Bibbs, Lyle J. Buss

“…There are limited records of pathogens, parasites, and parasitoids known to affect widow spiders. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness:Listeriosis by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Dirk Sampath

“… This is one in a series of facts sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors and retailers. …”
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Colletotrichum Crown Rot (Anthracnose Crown Rot) of Strawberries by Natalia A. Peres, Steven J. MacKenzie

“…Colletotrichum crown rot is caused by the fungi Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Colletotrichum fragariae. Both pathogens kill strawberry plants by aggressively invading crown tissue. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness Associated with Clostridium perfringens by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, Susanna Richardson

“… This is one in a series of fact sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and retailers. …”
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Modulation of Host Cell Signal Transduction Pathways by Helicobacter Pylori Infection by Peter JM Ceponis, Nicola L Jones

“…Bacterial pathogens modulate host cell signal transduction responses to establish infection and cause disease. …”
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Leaf Spots and Leaf Blights of Palm by Monica L. Elliott

“… This fact sheet is limited to those diseases where the pathogens only infect (invade) and cause spots and blights of the leaf blade. …”
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Rapid inference of antibiotic susceptibility phenotype of uropathogens using metagenomic sequencing with neighbor typing by Amanda C. Carroll, Leanne Mortimer, Hiren Ghosh, Sandra Reuter, Hajo Grundmann, Karel Brinda, William P. Hanage, Angel Li, Aimee Paterson, Andrew Purssell, Ashley Rooney, Noelle R. Yee, Bryan Coburn, Shola Able-Thomas, Martin Antonio, Allison McGeer, Derek R. MacFadden

“…RASE analysis was performed on pathogen-specific reads from metagenomic sequencing. …”
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Prevalence of common diarrheagenic enterobacteriaceae in Iran (2000–2023): a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mozhgan Derakhshan-Sefidi, Fereshteh Eidy, Somayyeh Nadi-Ravandi, Sareh Bagheri-Josheghani, Maryam Mirfakhraei

“…Abstract Objective Bacterial gastroenteritis is a significant public health concern, capable of causing severe infections. Among the various pathogens involved, those belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family are the most frequently isolated and associated with gastrointestinal disorders. …”
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Epidemiology of Human Respiratory Viruses in Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Jinan, China by Yanqin Lu, Shifu Wang, Lehai Zhang, Chao Xu, Cuirong Bian, Zhaoxia Wang, Yanhui Ma, Ke Wang, Lixia Ma, Chen Meng, Caiyun Ni, Jiabei Tong, Gongchao Li, Jinxiang Han

“…Meanwhile, RV, PIV, and RSV were the most frequent viruses combined with bacterial pathogens in LRTIs. In conclusion, the spectrum of respiratory virus infections in URTIs and LRTIs differed in terms of the most common pathogens, seasonal distribution, and coinfection rate.…”
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A customizable multiplex protein microarray for antibody testing and its application for tick-borne and other infectious diseases by Hari Krishnan Krishnamurthy, Vasanth Jayaraman, Karthik Krishna, Tianhao Wang, Kang Bei, Chithra Changalath, Shiny Matilda, Alex J. Rai, Renata Welc-Falęciak, Agnieszka Pawełczyk, Lucas S. Blanton, Aleš Chrdle, Andrea Fořtová, Daniel Růžek, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Laith J. Abu-Raddadi, Duaa W. Al-Sadeq, Marah Abed Alhakim Abdallah, Daniele Lilleri, Chiara Fornara, Piera D’Angelo, Milena Furione, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Klaus Hedman, Dimosthenis Chochlakis, Eirini Makridaki, Artemis Ntoula, Anna Psaroulaki, Angélica Escárcega-Ávila, John J. Rajasekaran

“…The diagnostic tests currently available for tick-borne diseases are severely limited in their ability to provide accurate results and cannot detect multiple pathogens in a single run. The multiplex protein microarray developed at Vibrant was designed to detect multiple serological antibodies thereby detecting exposure to multiple pathogens simultaneously. …”
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Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia among hospitalised children in Indonesia: a multicentre, prospective study by Rina Triasih, Yan Mardian, Dewi Lokida, Helmia Farida, Herman Kosasih, Adhella Menur Naysilla, Arif Budiman, Chakrawati Hayuningsih, Moh Syarofil Anam, Dwi Wastoro, Mujahidah Mujahidah, Setya Dipayana, Amalia Setyati, Abu Tholib Aman, Nurhayati Lukman, Muhammad Karyana, Ahnika Kline, Aaron Neal, Chuen-Yen Lau, Clifford Lane

“…The PCR assays on induced sputum (IS) specimens captured most of the pathogens identified in this study.Conclusions Our study found that H. influenzae non-type B and RSV were the most frequently identified pathogens causing hospitalised CAP among Indonesian children aged 2–59 months old. …”
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Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in English adult blood donors: A nationwide cross-sectional study, 2021–2022 by Eilish Hart, John Tulloch, Daniel Bailey, Tim Brooks, Heli Harvala, Peter Simmonds, Roberto Vivancos, Neil French, Amanda Semper

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Massive Sequencing of V3-V4 Hypervariable Region in Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Reveals the Presence of Unusual Bacteria Not Detected by Classical Culture Methods by Verónica Fernández-Sánchez, Estibeyesbo Said Plascencia-Nieto, Mónica Alethia Cureño-Díaz, Emilio Mariano Durán-Manuel, Aida Verónica Rodríguez-Tovar, Claudia Camelia Calzada-Mendoza, Clemente Cruz-Cruz, Miguel Ángel Loyola-Cruz, María Elizbeth Álvarez-Sánchez, Juan Carlos Bravata-Alcántara, Enzo Vásquez-Jiménez, Víctor Hugo Gutiérrez-Muñoz, Dulce Milagros Razo Blanco-Hernández, Liliana Nicolás-Sayago, Araceli Rojas-Bernabé, Omar García-Hernández, Erika Gómez-Zamora, Mireya Ruíz-Valdés, Graciela Castro-Escarpulli, Juan Manuel Bello-López

“…These limitations in detecting uncommon pathogens complicate the treatment and recovery. Molecular techniques, like massive sequencing, enable the detection of uncommon pathogens and highlight the shortcomings of traditional cultures. …”
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Levofloxacin prophylaxis omission in acute myeloid leukemia during post induction aplasia: a single center study by Irene Urbino, Chiara Frairia, Alessandro Busca, Silvia Corcione, Stefano D'Ardia, Chiara Maria Dellacasa, Valentina Giai, Carolina Secreto, Roberto Freilone, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Semra Aydin, Giovannino Ciccone, Rosalba Rosato, Marco Cerrano, Ernesta Audisio

“…Recently, the role of antibacterial prophylaxis has been reconsidered due to concerns about the emergence of multi-resistant pathogens. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of prophylaxis omission on the rate of induction death (primary endpoint), neutropenic fevers, bloodstream infections (BSIs), resistant pathogens BSIs and septic shocks (secondary endpoints). …”
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