The gold standard for clinical diagnosis of bacterial lower respiratory infections (LRIs) is
culture, which has poor sensitivity and is too slow to guide early, targeted antimicrobial …

Microbial infection of the intrauterine environment is a major cause of preterm birth. The
current paradigm indicates that intrauterine infections predominantly originate from the …

Computational analysis of host-associated microbiomes has opened the door to numerous
discoveries relevant to human health and disease. However, contaminant sequences in …

Lower respiratory tract bacterial infections, such as those associated with cystic fibrosis lung
disease, represent a major healthcare burden. Treatment strategies are currently informed …

The global population is getting older due to a combination of longer life expectancy and
declining birth rates. Growing evidence suggests that the oral microbiota composition and …

Background Subdural empyema can present as a spinal subdural empyema (SSE) or a
cranial subdural empyema (CSE). Although they differ somewhat in epidemiology, etiology …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently a severe threat to global public health,
and the immune response to COVID-19 infection has been widely investigated. However …

Lower respiratory infections (LRIs) accounted for three million deaths worldwide in 2016, the
leading infectious cause of mortality. The “gold standard” for investigation of bacterial LRIs is …

Background Streptococcus oralis belongs to the Streptococcus mitis group and is part of the
normal flora of the nasal and oropharynx (Koneman et al., The Gram-positive cocci part II …

The aim of this study was to report on the anatomical and functional results of surgical
management of seven cases of endophthalmitis related to a single day of intravitreal …