Infectious Disease Reports, Volume 17, Issue 3

Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection characterized by blistering and erosions that can lead to significant discomfort and complications. The standard treatment includes topical or systemic antibiotics, but severe cases may require...

Background: This commentary analyzes demographic, clinical, and occupational characteristics associated with Ebola virus disease (EVD) outcomes during the 2018–2020 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Methods: A total of 3477 EV...

Background: Dental professionals were thought to have the most significant risk of coronavirus infection during the pandemic. Since the first Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient was detected in Japan in January 2020, Japan has faced several w...

Background/Objectives: Long COVID is a condition that was initially recognized by social support groups, and later by the scientific and medical communities. It affects COVID-19 survivors at various levels of severity, including young people, childre...

Introduction: Over the past few decades, the rising incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) rates appears to have been a global phenomenon. In Türkiye, there is a lack of comprehensive studies addressing the HZ burden of disease, risk factors, and clini...

Background: Rising rates of opioid use disorder (OUD), usually via injection, has resulted in younger patients being diagnosed with infective endocarditis (IE), with unique treatment challenges. Methods: This retrospective ecological study analyzed h...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an irreversible disease characterized by vascular and systemic inflammation, ultimately leading to right ventricular failure. There is a great need for adjunctive therapies to extend survival for PAH patients....

Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections remain a source of cardiopulmonary complications among people receiving antiretroviral therapy. Still to this day, pulmonary hypertension (PH) severely affects the prognosis in this patient po...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), caused by microbial colonization of catheter surfaces, are among the most common healthcare-associated infections and significantly strain healthcare systems worldwide. This review aimed to provi...

Background: Southern Brazil faced massive rains and floods in May 2024, which led to social, infrastructural, and One Health issues affecting over 478 municipalities and 2.3 million people. Exposure to floodwater increased the risk of bacterial infec...

Background: Whipple’s disease (WD) is a rare infection caused by Tropheryma whipplei. Diagnosis is challenging and requires a combination of several data sets, such as patient history, clinical and laboratory investigations, and endoscopy with...

Background/Objectives: Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) and rhinoviruses are major contributors to respiratory illnesses in children, presenting a spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic cases to severe lower respiratory tract infection...

Background/Objectives: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) represent a heterogeneous group of pathogens with increasing global prevalence and significant geographical variation in species distribution. NTM infections, often affecting immunocompromised...

Background/Objectives: COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on endemic respiratory illnesses. Through behavioral changes in populations and government policy, mainly through non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), Canada saw historic lows in t...

Background: Vasculonecrotic reactions in leprosy are typically associated with type 2 reactions. Differentiating between necrotizing erythema nodosum leprosum (nENL) and Lucio’s phenomenon (LP) can be difficult, as overlapping clinical and hist...

Background/Objectives: Leprosy remains a global public health challenge, especially in hyperendemic areas, where spatial, socioeconomic and serological factors influence its persistence. In this study, an integrative review was carried out to analyze...

Background: Since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in December 2019, long COVID (LC) has become a significant global health burden. While knowledge about LC is accumulating, studies on its prevention are s...

Background/Objectives: Fournier’s Gangrene (FG) is a severe and potentially fatal necrotizing infection of the perianal and genital regions, which necessitates prompt therapeutic interventions to prevent disease progression. Accruing evidence f...

Background: Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) remain a major challenge in arthroplasty. This study tries to evaluate the PJI-TNM classification as predictor for the revision-free implant survival in patients with PJI of the hip or knee joint. Me...

Pembrolizumab is used as a first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Pneumonitis and interstitial lung disease are among the most common immune-related adverse events. The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-...

Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) frequently leads to long-term lung complications that contribute to increased mortality. Understanding the pathogenesis of post-TB lung impairments is crucial for improving long-term outcomes in TB patients; ye...

Background: The identification of parasite- and stage-specific antigens is crucial for the development of new diagnostic tests for cystic echinococcosis (CE). We previously analysed the interleukin (IL)-4 response to T-specific peptides corresponding...

Background: Multi-antibiotic resistance has become an alarming issue in treating bacterial infections in both community and medical environments. Globally, the scientific community has been exploring multi-antibiotic techniques to find new ways to ad...

Background: Peritonitis is a relevant complication in peritoneal dialysis (PD). The initial empirical antibiotic therapy depends on the center-specific distribution of microorganisms and the microbial susceptibility profiles. However, data on the loc...

Background: Secondary immunodeficiencies in allo-HSCT (allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation) recipients increase the risk of viral reactivation, making vaccinations a vital issue. There is a paucity of data on the use of recombinant vac...

Background: Pneumocystis jirovecii primarily causes pneumonia in immunosuppressed individuals, particularly those living with advanced HIV/AIDS. Extrapulmonary dissemination is uncommon, with bone marrow involvement described in only a handful of cas...

Background: The appearance of new clinical manifestations (for example, subcutaneous or skin abscesses) during anti-tuberculosis treatment is generally indicative of therapeutic failure. The cause of therapeutic failure may be the presence of a drug-...

Introduction: Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are tick-transmitted infections caused by Gram-negative, obligately intracellular bacteria in the genus Rickettsia. They present as an acute undifferentiated febrile illness, and they are often ac...

Background. Sudan virus (SUDV) has caused multiple outbreaks in Uganda over the past two decades, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. The recent outbreaks in 2022 and 2025 highlight the ongoing threat posed by SUDV and the challenges in i...

Background/Objectives: Recent in vitro data suggest that remdesivir might be less likely than nirmatrelvir–ritonavir to be associated with COVID-19 rebound. We compared the incidence of symptom rebound in our remdesivir-treated cohort with rate...

Background/Objectives: The long-term effects of multiple updated vaccinations against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have not been clarified. Humoral or cellular immunity dynamics in healthcare workers for four years wer...

Background: Syphilis is an infectious systemic disease that remains a public health threat, with an increasing incidence worldwide. Despite the availability of diagnostic tests and effective treatments, achieving a serological cure remains challengin...

Background: Condyloma acuminata (CA) are dysplastic lesions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Condylomata acuminata are common in Human Immunodeficiency Virus- (HIV) infected individuals and have been linked to HIV transmission. Current...

Background/Objectives: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for a significant portion of tuberculosis cases, presenting unique diagnostic challenges due to its heterogeneous manifestations and paucibacillary nature. This study aims to fill this gap b...