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Background The recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic posed a significant threat to human life. Vaccines played an unprecedented role in managing adverse outcomes, but the virus's ability to mutate and produce new variants posed ongoing challenges. This research aimed to examine the association between different types and numbers of doses of COVID-19 vaccinations and the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients. Methods This retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out on 161 COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Afzalipour Hospital in Kerman, Iran, during the eighth wave of the pandemic. D ..read more

Multivalve endocarditis with triple valve involvement is a rare phenomenon and presents a unique management challenge to physicians given the paucity of summative analyses. Google Scholar and PubMed databases were searched for terms related to triple-valve endocarditis (TVE). Articles published up until December 31, 2023, were included. We identified 41 published cases of triple-valve endocarditis. The most common source of infection was dental/oral (n = 10). Streptococcus spp was the most common organism isolated (n = 15), followed by Staphylococcus organisms (n = 9). Surgical intervention oc ..read more

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Recently, there have been several measles outbreaks reported in the United States and globally. Declining rates of childhood vaccination and potential lack of complete coverage in the adult population could impact population levels of immunity against measles over the next decade and beyond. Therefore, it is important for primary care clinicians and others who provide vaccinations to verify the status of immunity to measles as part of routine clinical care for adult patients. Self-reported receipt of “childhood vaccinations” might not reflect actual receipt of the currently licensed live-virus ..read more

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Background The new coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, first discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, rapidly spread over the globe. It has created many challenges for the world's health and treatment systems. Due to the outspread of this virus and the limited treatment facilities, one of the important issues is the early diagnosis of patients who may continue to suffer from a severe type of disease. This study aims to determine the relationship between hospitalized COVID-19 patients' computed tomography (CT) scan results and laboratory results such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) an ..read more

Scedosporiosis is becoming an increasingly recognized cause of treatment-resistant opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Fungal infections with Scedosporium spp. have also been seen in immunocompetent patients with previously damaged bronchopulmonary trees. Presentation may be associated with mycetoma, sinopulmonary involvement, extrapulmonary localized infections, and, in rare cases, disseminated infections. We present a case of an immunocompetent 57-year-old woman with prior pulmonary tuberculosis who was found to have Scedosporium boydii/apiospermum pneumonia and Scedospor ..read more