期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2021; 8 (2)
For China, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is a major public health emergency with the fastest spread, the most extensive infection, ......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2021; 8 (2)
Background. Manganese (Mn2+) has been shown to promote type I interferon (IFN) production and activate the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)/Stimulator o......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2021; 8 (2)
Background. The efficacy of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) convalescent plasma (CCP) is primarily ascribed as a source of neutralizing anti-sever......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2021; 8 (3)
Background. The purpose of this study was to research the molecular transmission and genetic evolutionary characteristics among CRF07_BC-infected pati......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2021; 8 (2)
Background. Public health interventions have been implemented to contain the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York City. However......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2021; 8 (3)
In this paper, we review recent human respiratory virus epidemics, their zoonotic nature, and our current inability to identify future prepandemic thr......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2021; 8 (1)
Background. High-quality evidence confirms that the clinical efficacy of peramivir in severe influenza patients with primary viral pneumonia is lackin......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2021; 8 (1)
Background. Complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) remain a leading cause of death in surgical wards, in which antibiotic treatment is crucial......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2020; 7 (3)
Background. Human babesiosis is a common zoonosis caused by Babesia and is attracting an increasing concern worldwide. The natural course of babesiosi......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2020; 7 (3)
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly in China. Until now, no definite effective treatment has been identified. We re......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2020; 7 (4)
Background: Chronic liver diseases (CLDs) have been documented to exacerbate clinical outcomes of acute hepatitis E (AHE). This study aimed to uncover......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2020; 7 (5)
Background. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are vulnerable risk group for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection. However, some MSM do not dis......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2020; 7 (5)
Background. There is currently a lack of nonspecific laboratory indicators as a quantitative standard to distinguish between the 2019 coronavirus dise......
期刊: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2020; 7 (5)
Background. Clinical findings indicated that a fraction of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients diagnosed as mild early may progress to severe......