2026 December - 12 articles
Helicobacter pylori infection is commonly acquired in childhood and remains highly prevalent in low- and middle-income settings. Data from rural Ecuadorian schoolchildren are scarce. Methods: We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study among chi...
Infections represent a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in settings with high HIV prevalence and limited diagnostic capacity. In Gabon, epidemiological data on herpesvirus infections remain fragmented, making it difficu...
Background: Obesity-related inflammation and bacterial virulence may contribute to recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). Examining inflammatory markers, host genetic variation and bacterial characteristics together may help clarify their associati...
Leprosy remains a significant public health challenge in endemic regions, where delayed diagnosis leads to irreversible nerve damage, disability, and ongoing transmission. To address the need for innovative diagnostic strategies, artificial intellige...
Traditional dairy products play an important role in both local family economies and human nutrition in Algeria. This research focused on isolating lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from traditional Algerian Lben samples prepared from a blended raw milk mat...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rapidly escalating global health crisis, and multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens cause substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. Conventional antibiotic-discovery pipelines remain slow, costl...
Background: Due to its growing resistance to treatment, dermatophytosis remains a major global health challenge. Recent case reports of tinea unguium resolution using low-dose food-grade hydrogen peroxide (FGHP) in two patients with 25- and 52-year h...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health threat that erodes the effectiveness of antibiotics and increases morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Updated forecasts project that bacterial AMR could directly cause approximately 39 m...
Background: TTIs remain a major threat to transfusion safety. This study assessed the association between ABO/Rh blood groups and HBV, HIV, HCV, and syphilis among 4.038 apparently healthy blood donors. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study...
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) remains endemic in Morocco, where a national control strategy is implemented through screening and culling of infected animals. In this study, seven Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) strains were analyzed. Three strains were is...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) remains the principal etiological agent of cervical cancer, accounting for more than 95% of cases worldwide. Although the carcinogenic role of high-risk genotypes such as HPV-16 and HPV-18 has been extensively established,...
Viral encephalitis is a severe neurological condition in which direct viral injury and dysregulated neuroimmune responses jointly determine disease progression and long-term outcomes. Microglia are central to this process, supporting antiviral defens...
