Previous Issue
Volume 15, 09
 
 

Germs, Volume 15, Issue 4 (December 2025) – 3 articles

  • Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list.
  • You may sign up for e-mail alerts to receive table of contents of newly released issues.
  • PDF is the official format for papers published in both, html and pdf forms. To view the papers in pdf format, click on the "PDF Full-text" link, and use the free Adobe Reader to open them.
Order results
Result details
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
8 pages, 209 KB  
Case Report
Typhoid Fever in a Non-Endemic Country: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in a Returning Traveler
by Ekaterina Lyutsova, Teodora Stoyanova, Andi Isidro, Iliyan Todorov and Diana Radkova
Germs 2025, 15(4), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/germs15040003 - 10 Nov 2025
Viewed by 498
Abstract
Background: Typhoid fever (TF) is a systemic infection caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, typically associated with regions where sanitation and access to clean water are inadequate. Although rare in non-endemic countries, TF remains a diagnostic consideration in travelers returning from endemic areas [...] Read more.
Background: Typhoid fever (TF) is a systemic infection caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, typically associated with regions where sanitation and access to clean water are inadequate. Although rare in non-endemic countries, TF remains a diagnostic consideration in travelers returning from endemic areas with febrile illness. Case report: We present the case of an 18-year-old female who developed TF following recent travel to Nigeria. The initial clinical presentation, including fever, dysuria, and abdominal pain, led to a misdiagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. Malaria, arboviral infections, acute viral hepatitis, and parasitic diseases were systematically ruled out through clinical evaluation, serological testing, and parasitological analysis. The clinical course was marked by fever, abdominal pain, somnolence, and hematological and hepatic abnormalities. Blood cultures confirmed the diagnosis, with the isolate verified and serotyped by the National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. Targeted antimicrobial treatment with ceftriaxone and levofloxacin resulted in full recovery, with no evidence of relapse or chronic carriage over a three-month follow-up period. Conclusions: This case highlights the critical importance of a structured differential diagnostic approach and microbiological confirmation in febrile patients with relevant travel history. In non-endemic settings, where TF may be underrecognized, early recognition, pathogen identification, and appropriate antimicrobial therapy remain essential to favorable outcomes and public health safety. Full article
2 pages, 172 KB  
Editorial
Building on Strong Foundations: A Message from the Editor-in-Chief of Germs
by Oana Săndulescu
Germs 2025, 15(4), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/germs15040002 - 15 Oct 2025
Viewed by 340
Abstract
It is with both gratitude and anticipation that I write these words, looking back on almost 15 years of continued publication and marking the transition of Germs into a new chapter through our collaboration with MDPI [...] Full article
1 pages, 162 KB  
Editorial
Publisher’s Note: A New Chapter for Germs—Continued Publication by MDPI
by Clàudia Aunós
Germs 2025, 15(4), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/germs15040001 - 1 Oct 2025
Viewed by 303
Abstract
We are pleased to announce that, beginning with Volume 15, Issue 4 (2025), Germs (ISSN: 2248-2997) will now be published by MDPI [...] Full article
Previous Issue
Back to TopTop