Clinical Infection and Immunity


Editors-in-Chief
Jorge L. Cervantes, MD, PhD, Associate Prof.
Nova Southeastern University, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine,�FL, USA�� Read more...

Emanuele Durante-Mangoni, MD, PhD, Associate Prof.
University of Campania �Luigi Vanvitelli�, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy� �Read more...

ISSN 2371-4972 (print) | ISSN 2371-4980 (online) | Quarterly | Open Access | Editorial Board
Journal scope: Basic research and clinical investigation of all infectious diseases, infectious agents, host immunoreaction, immunity, immunology, immunotherapy, and related disciplines. Article types include Original Research, Review, Case Report, Editorial, Short Communication and others.

Journal archiving and digital preservation: Portico


Highlights


  • Hydroxychloroquine in Lupus Pregnancy: What Do We Know?

    Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is the first-line treatment in SLE pregnancy, and its use has been recommended throughout pregnancy to control active SLE activity. In this review, we summarize up to date knowledge on the benefits and therapeutic utilities of HCQ in lupus pregnancy.

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  • The Miniature Swine in Organ Transplantation: Promises and Impasses

    Cross-species transplantation, called xenotransplantation, appears as an alternative for clinical transplantation, given the increase demand and the shortage of human organ donors.

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  • Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Utilization for Immunotherapy and Prevention of COVID-19

    Increasing evidence suggests that BCG vaccinations may be a safe alternative in acquiring partial immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infection in TB-endemic areas. Homology in BCG-derived and SARS-CoV-2-derived peptides, in addition to modulation of various immune pathways, may result in protection against COVID-19 in BCG-vaccinated individuals.

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  • Metformin Prevents Severe COVID-19 and Death

    COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. In the early stage of infection, virus particles and pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) as well as molecules released from damaged cells activate innate immune cells such as macrophages.

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  • Insights Into Challenges in Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Pediatrics

    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be a recently evolving public health problem caused by 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) or the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Whereas the condition is fleetly evolving and expanding, clinicians and scientists are learning a lot of daily issues, concerning that the children should be deliberation on parents� minds.

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Sharing of Local Knowledge via a Virtual Regional Microbiology Meeting
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic imposed Disease Control and Prevention authorities around the globe to recommend sanitary and social distancing guidelines as a measure to contain the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Full Text

Transfer Learning-Based Model for Automated COVID-19 Detection Using Computerized Tomography Scan Graph
 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a huge impact on healthcare systems worldwide since 2019. In this study, we discussed how the combination of transfer learning and traditional classifiers performed for image classification of healthy people, COVID-19 patients, pneumonia patients, and lung cancer patients. Full Text

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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome From Heterologous COVID-19 Vaccine: A Case Report
 In this paper, we reported a case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a 62-year-old male, 1 week after receiving the third dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. His initial two doses were an inactivated form of the whole-virus vaccine given 6 months ago. His third dose was an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Full Text

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Vol. 9, No. 1, Mar 2024

Table of Contents

Original Article

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Patient Safety Incidents at a University Hospital: A Retrospective Study Abstract HTML PDF
Rie Koyoshi, Shin-ichiro Miura, Satoshi Imaizumi, Misako Nagao, Takeshi Imamura, Asami Oshikawa, Takeshi Shiraishi, Hideichi Wada, Akinori Iwasaki 1-10
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cii172
Improving Influenza Vaccination Coverage: A Quality Improvement Project in Internal Medicine Clinic Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1
Yasir Ahmed, Varun Rajagopalan, Pooneh Farhangi, Nadia Debick, Zainab Imtiaz, Daniel Chin 11-15
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cii176

Short Communication

Immunomodulation of Human Alveolar Macrophage Response to the SARS-CoV-2 S Protein by Oral Microbiota Abstract HTML PDF
Yuridia Rodriguez, Madeleine Morris, Jose Barragan, Joshua Gardner, Bo-Young Hong, Jorge Cervantes 16-19
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cii167

Case Report

Polymyositis, COVID-19 and Rectal Carcinoma: A Rare Case Presentation Abstract HTML PDF
Ujjwol Prasad Risal, Suravi Pandey, Pradeep Raj Regmi, Bigya Shrestha 20-24
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cii171
Cytomegalovirus Colitis in an Immunocompetent Patient Following COVID-19 Abstract HTML PDF
Yasir Ahmed, Umair Malik, Kanza Ahmed, Khaleeq Siddiqui, Fahad Malik, Amine Hila 25-30
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cii177
 

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