2026 March - 8 articles
People living with HIV (PLWH) receiving effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) continue to exhibit chronic immune activation and systemic inflammation despite virological suppression. The viral envelope glycoprotein gp120, which binds the CD4 recepto...
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) remains a major cause of healthcare-associated morbidity and mortality, particularly among older adults and patients with recent healthcare exposure, underscoring the need for early risk stratification and acc...
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rigorous infection control protocols across hospital environments, particularly in nutrition services. UV-C light emerged as a viable option due to its shortest wavelength, conferring the greatest capacity for nucle...
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide. In 2020, the global prevalence was estimated to be 4.0% among women and 2.5% among men aged 15 to 49 years. In more than 80% of cases, the infection is asymptomatic, thereby...
Parvovirus B19 is a DNA virus. Most parvoviruses infect animals; Parvovirus B19 infects humans. Parvovirus B19 is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets during close contact, but additional routes such as transmission through contaminated bl...
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Genitourinary infections caused by Candida spp. and other yeasts have increased in incidence, and the emergence of resistant isolates to commonly prescribed antifungals is becoming more frequent. Thus, the purpose of this study was to characterize th...
The emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are driven by complex, interconnected mechanisms involving microbial communities, environmental factors, and human activities, with climate change playing a pivotal and accelerating ro...
