Infectious

[ Volume-1(2024) & Issue-1 ]

Research Article

Transferase of mycotoxins in wistar rats treated with aqueous extract of pap consumed in Enugu, Nigeria

  • By Alphonsus Ogbonna Ogbuabor, Millient Nkiruka Amadi, Emmanuel Obiora Abonyi, Samuel Ndubuisi Ezugwu, Emmanuel Chidubem Isiakpu, Maurice Chukwuebuka Ugwuoke, Uchenna Chidiebere Aguchibe, Mabel Chika Ogbuabor - 07 Sep 2024
  • Infectious, Volume : 1(2024), Issue: 1, Pages: 1 - 4
  • https://doi.org/10.58612/infectious111
  • Received: 24 July 2024; Accepted: 25 August 2024; Published: 7 September 2024
Abstract:  

Food contamination by mycotoxins is a widely recognized global public health issue, particularly in impoverished nations. The objective of this work was to quantify the levels of Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin in a sample of pap consumed in Enugu, Nigeria, an to identify the mycotoxins in the Read more

Research Article

Results of Antimicrobial De-escalation with a Focus on Antimicrobial Utilisation at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

  • By Zhang Yong - 27 Dec 2024
  • Infectious, Volume : 1(2024), Issue: 1, Pages: 5 - 9
  • https://doi.org/10.58612/infectious112
  • Received: 30 August 2024; Accepted: 25 November 2024; Published: 27 December 2024
Abstract:  

Background: Research and literature about antimicrobial de-escalation frequently focus on evaluating the safety and efficacy of de- escalation in infected patients, rather than on antibiotic utilisation itself. Evidence indicates that the primary intervention to prevent the further evolution of a Read more

Research Article

Risk Factors for COVID-19 Mortality in Epidemic Treatment Centres A Case-Control Study from Senegal’s Decentralised Regions

  • By Jian Tao - 28 Dec 2024
  • Infectious, Volume : 1(2024), Issue: 1, Pages: 10 - 14
  • https://doi.org/10.58612/infectious113
  • Received: 4 September 2024; Accepted: 15 December 2024; Published: 28 December 2024
Abstract:  

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is an emerging viral zoonotic disease caused by SARS-CoV2. It causes a systemic infection in humans, mostly respiratory. Senegal’s Thi es Region announced their first case on March 14, 2020. The second epidemic wave, which occurred in 2021, was Read more

Research Article

A Novel Approach to Diarrhea Management The Fixed Dosage Combination of Rifaximin and Metronidazole

  • By Xiaomeng Wang - 29 Dec 2024
  • Infectious, Volume : 1(2024), Issue: 1, Pages: 15 - 18
  • https://doi.org/10.58612/infectious114
  • Received: 24 September 2024; Accepted: 5 December 2024; Published: 29 December 2024
Abstract:  

Background: Worldwide, endemic infectious diarrhea is a common issue brought on by a confluence of bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics, which are often used, have the potential to cause adverse effects even though they are beneficial for certain types of s Read more

Research Article

The prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C Infection in Najaf Governorate during the year 2022

  • By Huda Jameel Baker AL-Khilkhali, Mortada Aqeel Abd Ali, Nawras Alwan Hussain Ali, Amna Abbas Alwan - 31 Dec 2024
  • Infectious, Volume : 1(2024), Issue: 1, Pages: 19 - 23
  • https://doi.org/10.58612/infectious115
  • Received: 5 December 2024; Accepted: 22 December 2024; Published: 31 December 2024
Abstract:  

The purpose of this study was to determine how common HBV and HCV infections were in the Najaf Governorate. between January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023. Data on 369 patients with viral hepatitis C and B infections were gathered from three facilities in the Al-Najaf Governorate (Al-Sadr Read more