Patrick PHILIBERT, Hospital European Marseille, France
This year we reached 40 years since discovery of Human Immunodeficency Virus (HIV), AIDS is one of the most important pandemic infectious disease in the five last decades. No active antiretroviral therapy emerged for more than ten years. Opportunistic infections and AIDS related [....] » Read More
Title : Ultrasound for diagnosing pneumonia. The place of the BLUE-protocol
Daniel A. Lichtenstein, Ambroise Pare Hospital, France
The BLUE-protocol is an ultrasound approach of lungs and veins, allowing with fine accuracies an immediate diagnosis of an acute respiratory failure among the six causes which regard 97% of patients seen in critical settings: hemodynamic pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, [....] » Read More
Title : Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone ADH release: keep in mind visceral leishmaniasis. Case report and literature review
Daniela Tirotta, Morgagni - Pierantoni Hospital in Forlì, Italy
Introduction. Visceral leishmaniasis is an potentially fatal and neglected tropical disease, according to the World Health Organization’s : mortality is still very high ( 95% ) when untreated. This disease presents a broad spectrum of symptoms (oligosymptomatic infection, b [....] » Read More
Title : Validation of the normandy score- Predictive of abnormal echocardiography- in the management of bacterial native joint and bone infections
Marie Beaufrere, Paris-Saclay University, France
Introduction. Native joint and bone infections (NJBI) are frequently associated with infective endocarditis (IE). Normandy score, based on the patient's valvular assessment, the bacterial species and the hematogenous mechanism of NJBI was published to guide the prescription o [....] » Read More
Title : Using mathematical models to explore future meningitis vaccination strategies in Ghana
Mark Asare Owusu, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
The African meningitis belt, a region which stretches from Senegal to Ethiopia including Ghana, has experienced irregular but periodic epidemics of meningitis, primarily due to Neisseria meningitidis for over a hundred years. The introduction of MenAfriVac, a conjugate vaccine wh [....] » Read More
Title : HHV6 encephalitis in an immunocompetent host
Ahmed Esam Mahboub, Tawam Hospital, United Arab Emirates
Introduction: A previously healthy and a fully vaccinated 5-year-old pre-schooler-aged male who presented to the ER with an insidious onset of decreasing level of consciousness and headaches before developing Status Epilepticus, and requiring admission to the PICU; with a final [....] » Read More
Title : Triple threat: Severe COVID-19-strongyloidiasis-taeniasis co-infection: A case report
Helen Jane Polido, Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Philippines
Strongyloidiasis is caused by a soil-transmitted threadworm that is endemic worldwide and is more prevalent in humid climates. Taeniasis on the other hand, is an intestinal infection with tapeworms which is usually acquired by ingestion of parasite’s larval cysts in underco [....] » Read More
Title : Double Trouble: Co-infection with Cryptococcal Meningitis and Japanese Encephalitis
Golden Tamon-Gayo, Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Philippines
Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the most common central nervous system infection (CNSI) among patients with severe immunodeficiency syndrome secondary to human immune deficiency virus. Co-infection with other CNSI is relatively common especially with TB meningitis and [....] » Read More
Title : IL-27 as a biomarker for distinguishing between necrotizing enterocolitis and highly suspected early-onset food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome
Yaun Shi, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
Background: The initial clinical manifestations and abdominal imagines of neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) are sometimes similar, however, their prognosis and therapies are different. We aimed to evaluate the ut [....] » Read More
Title : Antiretroviral resistance among HIV-infected patients in the upper southern region of Thailand
Siwimol Phoomniyom, The Office of Prevention and Disease Control 11th Region, Thailand
The trend of HIV infected people in Thailand has been declining since 2000. Owing to the Thailand's National Access to Antiretroviral Program for People who have AIDS (NAPHA) program promoting access to antiretroviral drugs, the use of antiretroviral drugs has been widespread [....] » Read More
Title : Unraveling potential early diagnostic biomarkers of opisthorchis viverrini infection through comparitive immunoproteomics of the sera of infected mice and hamsters
Alok Kafle, Khon kaen University, Thailand
Opisthorchiasis, caused by Opisthorchis viverrini, continues to pose a significant public health challenge, particularly in the Lower Mekong Basin of Southeast Asia, necessitating urgent attention and intervention. Research on O. viverrini has primarily focused on proteomic and t [....] » Read More
Title : Fight against measles and rubella in Morocco: Evaluative study
Kharti Kawtar, doctoral study center-Ibn Tofail University, Morocco
Like other countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region, Morocco is committed to eliminating measles and rubella in order to reduce infant and child mortality. The objective of this study is to evaluate the National Immunization Program reinforced against these two diseases in M [....] » Read More
Title : Clinical and etiological features of infectious uveitis in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in the department of internal medicine
Jait Nissrine, IBN SINA University Hospital, Morocco
Introduction: Uveitis is an inflammation of the uvea, intraocular, of heterogeneous etiology and presentation. The aim of our study is to describe the clinical and therapeutic features of infectious uveitis in HIV+ and HIV- patients. Patients and methods: This is a retrospecti [....] » Read More
Title : Interest of CAP (controlled attenuation parameter) in screening for hepatic steatosis in HIV monoinfected patients
Jait Nissrine, IBN SINA University Hospital, Morocco
Introduction: Patients living with HIV (PLHIV) are at high risk of developing hepatic steatosis, even in the absence of HBV/HCV co-infection, due to chronic HIV infection, lifelong use of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and the frequency of co-morbidities such as overweight, diabetes [....] » Read More
Title : Acute complications of Covid-19 infection in pregnant woman during the period 2020-2021
Fatiha Hachani, Kasdi Merbah University, Algeria
Introduction: In December 2019, a new coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China was responsible for the rapid emergence of COVID-19, declared by the WHO a global pandemic in March 2020, responsible for a high rate of mortality and occurrence of acute and long-term complications. [....] » Read More
Title : Impact of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program ( ASP) on antibiotic use, bacterial susceptibilities, and cost of antibiotics: A quasi-experimental study from a developing country
Banan Muneer Aiesh, An-Najah National University Hospital, State of Palestine
Antimicrobial misuse is a worldwide issue, and antimicrobial resistance is considered one of the most challenging aspects of health care. It has been reported that as much as 30%–50% of antimicrobials prescribed in hospitals are unnecessary or inappropriate. Antib [....] » Read More
Title : Intestinal helminths in a population of children from the Kashmir valley, India
Showkat Ahmad Wani, Sri Pratap College, India
In any geographical area, surveys of the prevalence of intestinal helminths are necessary to suggest appropriate control measures. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections in children of the Kashmir valley and to identify the risk fa [....] » Read More
Title : Containment of an outbreak in Critical Care (ICU): An incident report of a multispecialty hospital in developing world
Raman Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education And Research, India
Introduction: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection in healthcare organisations, especially in ICUs, is of serious concern, primarily having admitted critical and immunocompromised patients. Methodology and Results: The report defines the transmission and infection control [....] » Read More
Title : Structured TB risk factors in regions with high and low population density in Russia
Zinaida Zagdyn, Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health in Moscow, Russian Federation
In Russia, with increase in life standard and following it improvement in the TB epidemic situation, socio-demographic, health care managing, climatic and environmental TB risk factors, such as population density, intensity of social contacts, availability of medical care, season [....] » Read More
Title : Virus/mutation-agnostic vaccines
De chu Christopher Tang, VaxDome Inc., United States
Respiratory RNA viruses often mutate into new variants with subsets ravaging public health as escape mutants that render contemporary vaccines and antivirals ineffective from time to time. We have serendipitously developed an innovative approach to vaccine development against res [....] » Read More
Title : A rare case of purulent massive pericardial effusion in an 85-year-old male
Ira Vori Nugroho, Universitas Brawijaya Malang, RS Dr. Saiful Anwar Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Introduction: Purulent pericarditis is defined as an infection in the pericardial space that produces macroscopically or microscopically purulent fluid.1 It was a rare but life-threatening condition.2 It may be primary or secondary to another infectious process. There are five pa [....] » Read More
Title : Implementing the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the Southwest of England: Lessons from a normalisation process theory perspective
Anne Morris, North Bristol NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Background: Vaccination remains one of the most successful public health interventions in preventing severe disease and death. The roll-out of Covid-19 vaccination programmes has helped protect billions of people around the world against Covid-19. Most of these programmes have be [....] » Read More
Title : Comparative evaluation of pathogens in Saiful Anwar Hospital's CVCU vs. Indonesian ICUs: A focus on hospital-acquired Infections
Gallusena Erickatulistiawan, Brawijaya University – Saiful Anwar Hospital Malang, Indonesia
This study investigates the patterns of hospital-acquired infections, specifically analyzing bacterial isolates from a variety of clinical samples collected in the Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit (CVCU) at Saiful Anwar Hospital in Malang, Indonesia, during the year 2022. This [....] » Read More
Title : Abrupt and lethal rare complication: A case report of a 32 year-old male who suffered from pyogenic ventriculitis
Alexis Torres Rodriguez, Universidad Central del Caribe Internal Medicine Residency, Puerto Rico
Introduction: Pyogenic ventriculitis is characterized by ependymal lining inflammation of the cerebral ventricular system and presence of suppurative fluid in the ventricles. Risk factors include a compromised immunity such as human immunodeficiency virus, diabetes, and cancer. T [....] » Read More
Title : The next frontier in malaria prevention: Pfs230D1 transmission-blocking vaccine’s novel surrogate assay of efficacy
Cristina Meehan, National Institutes of Health, NIAID, United States
In 2023, malaria impacted 247 million individuals across 85 countries, resulting in 619,000 global deaths. The international focus to develop a higher efficacy malaria vaccine is a top priority, yet the complex parasite lifecycle poses a significant challenge to vaccine developme [....] » Read More
Title : Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Neonatal Enteroviral Sepsis
Melanie Rosado, University of Utah, United States
A 4-day-old term infant with a low EOS risk score originally presented to the ED with six hours of lethargy and poor feeding. Initial work-up was demonstrated acute liver failure (PT/INR 18.5, ALT>90, AST>300), hypoglycemia, hyperferritinemia (ferritin >44,000), severe t [....] » Read More
Title : Use of intravenous immunoglobulin in neonatal enteroviral sepsis
Michele de Leon Jauregui, University of Utah, United States
A 4-day-old term infant with a low EOS risk score originally presented to the ED with six hours of lethargy and poor feeding. Initial work-up was demonstrated acute liver failure (PT/INR 18.5, ALT>90, AST>300), hypoglycemia, hyperferritinemia (ferritin >44,000), severe t [....] » Read More
Title : Prevalence of covid-19 diagnosis among Brazilian nurses after complete vaccination schedule
Elucir Gir, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Brazil
Introduction: Facing the COVID-19 pandemic caused damage to the physical health of nurses, especially those who worked on the so-called front line, as they were exposed to constant risks of contamination, exhaustive workload and difficulties in the availability of inputs, such as [....] » Read More
Title : Prevalence of physical and/or mental health symptoms for four weeks or more due to covid-19 among Brazilian nurses
Elucir Gir, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Brazil
Introduction: Long COVID comprises a complex, multidimensional, progressive and impactful syndrome characterized by the persistence of residual symptoms after the initial COVID-19 infection, without an alternative diagnosis or associated condition. Objective: To identify the p [....] » Read More
Title : The presentation of rhabdomyolysis in influenza B patients – a case series
Simona Yoffe Deri, sheba hospital, Israel
Influenza B-associated rhabdomyolysis is relatively rare. Herein, we describe a retrospective case-series of five children hospitalized in a single institution for rhabdomyolysis from PCR-confirmed Influenza B. Viral sequencing revealed a novel deletion of one amino acid in the v [....] » Read More
Title : Early versus Late Onset Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low Birth Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Simona Yoffe Deri, sheba hospital, Israel
Background: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC), one of the most severe emergencies in neonates, is a multifactorial disease with diverse risk factors. Objectives: To compare between the clinical and laboratory characteristics of premature infants diagnosed with early-onset NEC (E [....] » Read More
Title : Risk Factors, Sensi0vity Pa4ern and Clinical Outcomes of Candidemia among Pa0ents Receiving Parenteral Nutri0on Admi4ed at St. Luke’s Medical Center
Maria Florabel P. Buenaflor, St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines
Candidemia is often associated with high rates of morbidity, mortality and long hospital stays especially on critical ill patients. Parenteral nutrition is an established risk factor in developing candidemia. Since there are limited local studies on candidemia in parenteral nutr [....] » Read More
Title : Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 shedding in the nasopharyngeal samples in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Liu Yen Hung, Cardinal Tien Hospital, Taiwan
Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 has spread worldwide and dramatically and devastatingly impacted our society. Quarantine has been taken to slow down its spread. Due to some adverse impacts on individuals and communities caused by quarantine, other interventions, such as vaccination and [....] » Read More
Title : The extended RD1 region protein EspG1: Its role in mycobacterial virulence and pathogenicity
Prachi Urade, National Centre for Cell Science, India
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the deadliest diseases worldwide. The major challenge to the existing TB treatment is the emergence of Multidrug Resistant (MDR) M. tuberculosis which limits the success rate of treatment and therefore generating [....] » Read More
Title : A cohort study of the spectrum of coagulopathy in acute sepsis and its correlation with physiological scores and outcome
Aishwarya Vyas, SMS Medical College, India
Purpose: To evaluate the spectrum of coagulopathy in acute sepsis and to correlate it with sequential physiological scores (SOFA & APACHE II) and compare the findings among survivors and non-survivors. DESIGN: Prospective cohort Methods: It is a prospective c [....] » Read More
Title : Antiviral activity of different molecules obtained from invertebrates against coronavirus
Zucatelli, Instituto Butantan, Brazil
Introduction: The coronavirus has become known because of the COVID 9 pandemic. Coronaviruses cause epidemics not only in humans, but also in animals of commercial interest such as birds (Infectious bronchitis virus-IBV). This virus has a replication mechanism similar to the huma [....] » Read More