Germs, Volume 11, Issue 1

Introduction: Life expectancy varies across geographical and political landscapes for a multitude of reasons. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and pandemic...

Introduction: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection leads to immune activation, senescence and exhaustion of T cells. Co-stimulatory molecules play important roles in controlling these processes. The CD28 signaling triggers efficient T cel...

Introduction: With the exception of breast cancer, gynecologic neoplasms constitute the most common cancers that complicate pregnancy. Pregnancy therefore presents a window of opportunity for all pregnant women who do not take part in routine free ce...

Acute diarrheal disease remains a major public health issue. Salmonella spp. infection is one of the leading causes of acute diarrheal disease despite the preventive measures implemented. The clinical picture of salmonellosis varies from a common gas...

During the last year viral infections have certainly increased everybody’s awareness [...]

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of slow growing mycobacteria (SGM) and rapid-growing mycobacteria (RGM) retrieved from hospital water sources in Iran from 2016 to 2020. Methods: The review was conducted to get eligible publish...

Introduction: Prevention strategies are critical to reduce infection rates in joint arthroplasty. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a set of evidence-based practices to reduce surgical site infection (SSI) rates after knee and hip...

Introduction: Whipple’s disease is a rare chronic infectious disease caused by Tropheryma whipplei. The infection mainly affects the small intestine of middle-aged patients, approximately three times more often in males than in females causing malabs...

Introduction: Several publications described neurological manifestations caused by SARS-CoV-2. Immune-mediated neurological damages caused by COVID-19 are increasingly recognized. Case report: A young male presented in March 2020 with a new-onset sei...

Introduction: At present, strongyloidiasis is considered by the World Health Organizaiton (WHO) as one of the most neglected diseases. Case report: A husband and a wife, both born in the Moscow region and never having traveled, initially presented wi...