{"title":"Prognostic value of immune-inflammation indexes for the clinical outcomes of HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Xiyuan Song, Runze Guo, Pengfei Meng, Xiuxia Ma, Shuqing Jin, Liran Xu","doi":"10.1186/s12879-026-12811-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12811-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8981,"journal":{"name":"BMC Infectious Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146141348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-07DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-12808-7
Xiaona An, Yuzhu Zhang, Lu Zhang, Hui Li, Nianhai Feng, Xin Wang, Xiquan Zhang
{"title":"Evaluating the predictive power of lactate-to-albumin ratio on 30-day mortality among sepsis patients: a retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Xiaona An, Yuzhu Zhang, Lu Zhang, Hui Li, Nianhai Feng, Xin Wang, Xiquan Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s12879-026-12808-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12808-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8981,"journal":{"name":"BMC Infectious Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146130914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-07DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-12698-9
Laura Pérez-Gallego, David Martínez-Simón, Miguel Villamarín, Ibai Los-Arcos, Fernando Salvador, Lidia Goterris, Oscar Len, Joaquín Burgos, Mayli Lung, Vicenç Falcó, Pau Bosch-Nicolau
{"title":"Liver abscesses in Southern Europe: clinical and microbiological characterization of a retrospective cohort.","authors":"Laura Pérez-Gallego, David Martínez-Simón, Miguel Villamarín, Ibai Los-Arcos, Fernando Salvador, Lidia Goterris, Oscar Len, Joaquín Burgos, Mayli Lung, Vicenç Falcó, Pau Bosch-Nicolau","doi":"10.1186/s12879-026-12698-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12698-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8981,"journal":{"name":"BMC Infectious Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146137138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-07DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-12720-0
Chidozie W Chukwu
In this paper, we present a novel compartmental model to capture the transmission dynamics of measles, incorporating both single- and double-dose vaccination strategies. The model accounts for differential vaccine efficacies between partially and fully vaccinated individuals, providing a more realistic representation of population immunity. To quantify and forecast the future trajectory of measles in Texas, we calibrated our model using the 2025 measles outbreak data from Texas, USA, from January 20 to May 27, 2025. In addition, we employed time series forecasting approaches, Facebook Prophet and Gated Recurrent Units (GRU), to predict daily new measles cases. Results from the forecasting analysis reveal that the Prophet model outperformed the GRU model based on standard performance metrics. Both models suggest that measles will persist in Texas with an estimated average of 1-2 (95% CI, 1-2 ), daily new cases per day until August 30, 2025, unless additional public health interventions are implemented. Our findings highlight the importance of achieving and maintaining high vaccination coverage to prevent future outbreaks and mitigate the long-term risk of endemic measles. This study provides valuable insights for policymakers and health authorities aiming to strengthen measles control strategies in both endemic and non-endemic regions of Texas, USA.Clinical trialNot applicable.
{"title":"Forecasting and quantifying the role of vaccination strategies in the 2025 Texas measles outbreak: a modeling and time series analysis approach.","authors":"Chidozie W Chukwu","doi":"10.1186/s12879-026-12720-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12720-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, we present a novel compartmental model to capture the transmission dynamics of measles, incorporating both single- and double-dose vaccination strategies. The model accounts for differential vaccine efficacies between partially and fully vaccinated individuals, providing a more realistic representation of population immunity. To quantify and forecast the future trajectory of measles in Texas, we calibrated our model using the 2025 measles outbreak data from Texas, USA, from January 20 to May 27, 2025. In addition, we employed time series forecasting approaches, Facebook Prophet and Gated Recurrent Units (GRU), to predict daily new measles cases. Results from the forecasting analysis reveal that the Prophet model outperformed the GRU model based on standard performance metrics. Both models suggest that measles will persist in Texas with an estimated average of 1-2 (95% CI, 1-2 ), daily new cases per day until August 30, 2025, unless additional public health interventions are implemented. Our findings highlight the importance of achieving and maintaining high vaccination coverage to prevent future outbreaks and mitigate the long-term risk of endemic measles. This study provides valuable insights for policymakers and health authorities aiming to strengthen measles control strategies in both endemic and non-endemic regions of Texas, USA.Clinical trialNot applicable.</p>","PeriodicalId":8981,"journal":{"name":"BMC Infectious Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146137149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Post-pandemic resurgence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in coastal China: from seasonal waves to sustained transmission and expanded age susceptibility.","authors":"Jinwei Zhu, Suqing Wu, Tianfu Xu, Bijuan Zheng, Yan Chen, Yushan Zhuang","doi":"10.1186/s12879-026-12790-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12790-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8981,"journal":{"name":"BMC Infectious Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146137124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-07DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-12771-3
Lin Yang, Yan Zheng, Min Ke, Xiaomin Chen
{"title":"Retinal toxicity induced by intravitreal ganciclovir injection: case series and systematic review.","authors":"Lin Yang, Yan Zheng, Min Ke, Xiaomin Chen","doi":"10.1186/s12879-026-12771-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12771-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8981,"journal":{"name":"BMC Infectious Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146137183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of herpes zoster in individuals who have received COVID-19 vaccine and/or had COVID-19: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Nebiha Gozde Ispir, Umut Pamukcu, Ahmet Hursit Ispir, Ilkay Peker, Meryem Toraman","doi":"10.1186/s12879-026-12547-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12547-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8981,"journal":{"name":"BMC Infectious Diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146137196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}