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Introduction: Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening condition. The majority of AST cases are caused by bacterial infection. Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen that mostly causes meningitis and septice...
Introduction: Cladophialophora bantiana, a neurotropic phaeoid fungus, is the primary agent of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis. The disease more commonly affects immunocompetent males and is associated with a high mortality rate. Case report: We report a...
Introduction: Pyogenic extensor tenosynovitis is a severe inflammatory process of the extensor compartment of the hand. Common pathogens involved in this condition are Streptococcus and Staphylococcus; however, in immunocompromised patients, rare pat...
Introduction: Emphysematous endocarditis is caused by the gas-forming organisms Citrobacter koseri, Escherichia coli, Clostridium species, and Finegoldia magna. We report the first case of emphysematous endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis. C...
Introduction: Kodamaea ohmeri, a yeast frequently mistaken for Candida, has emerged in recent years as an opportunistic fungal pathogen, showing a predilection towards patients with immunosuppression, or those with long-term central venous access. Th...
Introduction: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rarely seen severe complication of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Although fever is one of the indispensable symptoms, other infections should be considered in the differe...
Since December 2019 humanity worldwide has faced one of the worse pandemics of the modern world caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [...]
Introduction: In order to inform sub-national action plan for control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and benchmark interventions to improve antibiotic use, it is essential to define situations on antibiotic use using standardized tools. We sought...
Introduction: Isolation of Candida spp. from bronchial samples of patients on mechanical ventilation is common. Even though it may not always reflect infection, it may induce immunological changes that can facilitate bacterial pneumonia. In this case...
Introduction: In Morocco, a syndromic approach has been implemented for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) management. However, those infections can be asymptomatic and the use of the syndromic approach to their management can be inappropriate an...
Introduction: The Helicobacter pylori infection and cytokine-mediated inflammatory responses play significant roles in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer (GC). This study was performed to determine the association between the risk of GC and genetic p...
Introduction: Urinary tract infection is very common and is the second most frequent reason for consultation in office-based practice. The incidence varies from one country to another. The diffusion of MDR in the community complicates therapeutic man...
Introduction: Diabetic foot infection (DFI) is one of the common diabetic complications. Pathogens causing DFI and their antibiotic susceptibility vary with location. Therefore, empirical antibiotic therapy should be based on the pathogens that are m...
Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial diseases of childhood with an increased frequency in infants and young children. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of children diagnosed with UTI in the Aless...
As the COVID-19 pandemic was gripping the world, attention coalesced around the cautiously optimistic prospect that at least one of the >150 vaccine candidates at various stages of development as of July 2020 would be successful [...]
Introduction: This study aimed to describe COVID-19 health literacy, coping strategies and perception of COVID-19 containment measures among community members in a Southwestern state in Nigeria. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used...
Introduction: Building an antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance system in a country requires analysis of available data on AMR in clinical isolates. This study’s objective was to determine the AMR prevalence of Gram-negative bacterial (GNB) iso...
Introduction: Development of highly active antiretroviral therapy marked an important step forward in the management of people living with HIV and fixed dose combinations are now available to be used as modern antiretroviral regimens. The single-tabl...
