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  1. Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare and life-threatening serious infectious disease, characterized by acute onset and rapid progress, leading to extensive necrosis of skin, soft tissue as well as fascia by a ...

    Authors: Xiaowen Han, Xiaodong Huang, Jiayi Zhang, Weidong Li, Zhen Ma, Bin Ma, Ewestse Paul Maswikiti, Zhenyu Yin, Yuhan Wang, Lei Gao and Hao Chen
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:45
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  2. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Gambian women. Current estimates indicate that 286 women are annually diagnosed with cervical cancer with a fatality rate of 70%. In an attempt to addre...

    Authors: Haddy Bah, Foday Ceesay, Ousman Leigh, Haddy Tunkara Bah, Ahmad Tejan Savage and Patrick T. Kimmitt
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:44
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  3. The region-specific importance of carcinogenic HPV genotypes is required for optimizing HPV-based screening and promoting appropriate multivalent HPV prophylactic vaccines. This information is lacking for Ning...

    Authors: Shimin Chen, Shangying Hu, Jian Yin, Wenying Yu, Xun Zhang, Xi Deng, Huaxin Ding, Jinyu Zhang, Yan Song, Qiming Wang, Liang Chen, Feng Guo, Susanne Hartwig and Fanghui Zhao
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:43
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  4. High-grade B-cell lymphoma with 11q aberration (HGBL-11q) is a distinct lymphoma entity according to the 5th edition of the WHO classification of hematolymphoid tumors. It lacks MYC translocation but carries prox...

    Authors: Jing Chang, Ying Liang, Yuxue Gao, Menghua Wu, Fudong Lv, Hui Liu, Lin Sun, Zhujun Yue, Lingjia Meng, Yulin Zhang and Mulan Jin
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:42
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  6. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronically infects approximately 170 million people worldwide and is a known etiological agent of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The molecular mechanisms of HCV-mediated carcinogenesi...

    Authors: Carole-Anne Martineau, Nathalie Rivard and Martin Bisaillon
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:40
    Content type: Review Published on:

  7. During the past two decades evidence has been developed that indicates a handful of viruses with known oncogenic capacity, have potential roles in breast cancer. These viruses are mouse mammary tumour virus (M...

    Authors: James S. Lawson and Wendy K. Glenn
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:39
    Content type: Review Published on:

  8. Despite the global vaccination campaigns, certain patient groups remain highly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 and are at high risk for unfavorable COVID-19 outcomes. As previously shown by our group and a more recen...

    Authors: Rosaria De Filippi, Gianpaolo Marcacci, Sabrina Amelio, Cristina Becchimanzi and Antonio Pinto
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:38
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

  10. This study aimed to investigate whether persistent human papillomavirus integration at the same loci (PHISL) before and after treatment can predict recurrent/residual disease in women with CIN2-3.

    Authors: Fanwei Huang, Liang He, Wei Li, Xiaoyuan Huang, Tao Zhang, Munawaer Muaibati, Hu Zhou, Shimin Chen, Wenhui Yang, Fan Yang, Liang Zhuang and Ting Hu
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:36
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  11. High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection causes almost all cervical cancer. Women living with human immunodeficiency virus (Women living with HIV: WLWHIV) are at a six-fold increased risk of developing...

    Authors: Gad Murenzi, Edda Vuhahula, Asteria Kimambo, Subira Matiku, Obed Tuyishime, Edwin Liwa, Thomas Habanabakize, Eulade Rugengamanzi, Atuganile Malango, Gallican Kubwimana, Kathryn Anastos and Philip E. Castle
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:35
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  12. Lung cancer is an independent risk factor for pulmonary complications following HIV infection. This study aimed to examine the expression and clinical significance of Cathepsin G (CTSG) protein in both non-HIV...

    Authors: Xuan Yan, Shuoyan Wei, Yuexiang Yang, Zhangyan Zhao, Qingguo Wu and Haicheng Tang
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:34
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  13. Marginal zone lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphatic tissues (MZL of MALT) are a group of indolent B-cell neoplasms, which are thought to arise from chronic antigenic stimulation of B-cells either due to und...

    Authors: J. D. Haslbauer, C. Wiegand, B. Hamelin, V. S. Ivanova, T. Menter, S. Savic Prince, A. Tzankov and K. D. Mertz
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:33
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  14. Recent studies have indicated that HOTTIP and MEG3 are associated with the initiation and progression of various types of tumors, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This investigation aimed to elucidate...

    Authors: Xiaoxia Lao, Yujie Wang, Rongxin Huang, Yanying He, Huabiao Lu and Dan Liang
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:32
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  15. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a hepatotropic virus that can establish a persistent and chronic infection in humans. Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection is associated with an increased risk of hepatic decompensati...

    Authors: Sheida Behzadi Sheikhrobat, Shahab Mahmoudvand, Salva Kazemipour-Khabbazi, Zahra Ramezannia, Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi and Somayeh Shokri
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:31
    Content type: Review Published on:

  16. The contribution of the human papillomavirus (HPV) to cancer is significant but not exclusive, as carcinogenesis involves complex mechanisms, notably oxidative stress. Oxidative stress and HPV can independentl...

    Authors: Arash Letafati, Zahra Taghiabadi, Negar Zafarian, Roxana Tajdini, Mozhgan Mondeali, Amir Aboofazeli, Silvia Chichiarelli, Luciano Saso and Seyed Mohammad Jazayeri
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:30
    Content type: Review Published on:

  18. Authors: Charles D. Warden, Preetam Cholli, Hanjun Qin, Chao Guo, Yafan Wang, Chetan Kancharla, Angelique M. Russell, Sylvana Salvatierra, Lorraine Z. Mutsvunguma, Kerin K. Higa, Xiwei Wu, Sharon Wilczynski, Raju Pillai and Javier Gordon Ogembo
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:28
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Infectious Agents and Cancer 2022 17:44

  19. The vagina hosts a community of microorganisms known as the vaginal microbiota. This community is relatively stable and straightforward, with Lactobacillus species being the most dominant members. The vaginal mic...

    Authors: Kasra Javadi, Elaheh Ferdosi-Shahandashti, Mehdi Rajabnia and Mansoor Khaledi
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:27
    Content type: Review Published on:

  20. A proportion of head and neck carcinomas (HNSCCs) are induced by high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and are associated with better patient outcomes compared to patients with HNSCCs related to tobacco and ...

    Authors: Jana Smahelova, Barbora Pokryvkova, Eliska Stovickova, Marek Grega, Ondrej Vencalek, Michal Smahel, Vladimir Koucky, Simona Malerova, Jan Klozar and Ruth Tachezy
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:26
    Content type: Research Published on:

  21. This paper introduces two cases of multiple myeloma, COVID-19 infection during autologous stem cell transplantation, the treatment process, and different results of the two patients, which provides a reference...

    Authors: Chang Su, Lijun Huang, Liang Liang, Lijia Ou, Guige Lu, Caiqin Wang, Yizi He, Ruolan Zeng, Yajun Li, Hui Zhou and Ling Xiao
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:25
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. The World Health Organization recommends human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for primary cervical cancer screening, including among women living with HIV (WLWH). Low-and-middle-income countries account for 85% ...

    Authors: Chemtai Mungo, Anagha Guliam, Lameck Chinula, Federica Inturrisi, Lizzie Msowoya, Tawonga Mkochi, Siniya Jawadu, Silvia de Sanjosé, Mark Schiffman, Jennifer H. Tang and Jennifer S. Smith
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:24
    Content type: Research Published on:

  23. Human T-cell Lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) belongs to retroviridae which is connected to two major diseases, including HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and Adult T-cell leu...

    Authors: Arash Letafati, Atefeh Bahavar, Alijan Tabarraei, Mehdi Norouzi, Abdollah Amiri and Sayed-Hamidreza Mozhgani
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:23
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. Cervical cancer screening strategies should ideally be informed by population-specific data. Strategies recommended for secondary prevention, are often inadequately studied in populations with high cervical di...

    Authors: Greta Dreyer, Cathy Visser, Gerrit Jan Dreyer, Matthys H. Botha, Frederick H. van der Merwe, Karin L. Richter and Leon C. Snyman
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:22
    Content type: Research Published on:

  25. This study compared the prevalences of metabolic syndrome and of cardiac or kidney comorbidities among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with metabolic dysfunction-related fatty liver dis...

    Authors: Da-Long Yang, Shao-Ping Liu, Hong-Liang Wang, Jian-Rong Li, Jia-Yong Su, Min-Jun Li, Yu-Xian Teng, Zhu-Jian Deng, Zhong-Hai Li, Jian-Li Huang, Ping-Ping Guo, Liang Ma, Zhen-Zhen Li and Jian-Hong Zhong
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:21
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  26. Cytokines/chemokines play essential roles in the occurrence and progression of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. This study aimed to observe the expression patterns of 10 related cytokines/chemokines in the s...

    Authors: Yanfang Jia, Xiaolei Jiao, Wenxia Shi, Ying Luo, Huiling Xiang, Jing Liang and Yingtang Gao
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:20
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation (HBVr) is a major concern for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients undergoing hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) using mFOLFOX6 regimen. There is insufficient...

    Authors: Lijie Zhang, Yiming Liu, Songlin Song, Joyman Makamure, Heshui Shi, Chuansheng Zheng and Bin Liang
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:19
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. A study coordinated by Groesbeck Parham and Mark Schiffman describes a novel approach to single-visit, point-of-care cervical screening and triage for low and middle income countries (LMICs) that uses an HPV s...

    Authors: Eric J Suba
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:18
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

  29. Hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis are at high risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), even after sustained virological response (SVR). Clinical recommendations impose a signif...

    Authors: Shanshan Xu, Lixia Qiu, Liang Xu, Yali Liu and Jing Zhang
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:17
    Content type: Research Published on:

  30. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and applicability of an online cervical cancer screening program using a website as the public platform and self-collected HPV testing as the primary screening method.

    Authors: Yi Zhang, Hui Du, Chun Wang, Xia Huang, Xinfeng Qu and Ruifang Wu
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:16
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  31. Epidemiological research and systematic meta-analyses indicate a higher risk of B-cell lymphomas in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) compared to non-infected individuals. However, the genetic link...

    Authors: Leihua Fu, Jieni Yu, Zhe Chen, Feidan Gao, Zhijian Zhang, Jiaping Fu, Weiying Feng, Pan Hong and Jing Jin
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:15
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  32. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver. Osteoclast-like giant cells (OGCs) are relatively more common in pancreatic cancer, but extremely rare in HCC. Currently,...

    Authors: Lixia Lu, Li Wang, Can Peng, Li Chen, Ximan He, Chenning Shao, Chunnian Wang and Rong Ge
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:14
    Content type: Review Published on:

  34. Little is known about the outcome for HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma (HIV-HL) as this is less common than HIV-negative lymphoma. Therefore, we performed a multi-center study to analyze the clinical characteri...

    Authors: Lirong Xiao, Chaoyu Wang, Sai Ma, Yifan Wang, Liping Guan, Juyi Wu, Wei Zhang, Yao Liu and Yan Wu
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:12
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. Numerous studies have shown that Schistosoma japonicum infection correlates with an increased risk of liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC). However, data regarding the role of this infection in LIHC oncogenesis ...

    Authors: Shuyan Sheng, Bangjie Chen, Ruiyao Xu, Yanxun Han, Deshen Mao, Yuerong Chen, Conghan Li, Wenzhuo Su, Xinyang Hu, Qing Zhao, Scott Lowe, Yuting Huang, Wei Shao and Yong Yao
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:10
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is associated with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). In tumor cells the MCPyV large T antigen (LT-Ag) is frequently found truncated and this is considered a m...

    Authors: Rosaria Arvia, Mauro Sollai, Daniela Massi, Patricia Asensio-Calavia, Carmelo Urso and Krystyna Zakrzewska
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:9
    Content type: Correspondence Published on:

  38. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is prevalent in southern China. EBV DNA is the most useful biomarker in NPC. However, the value of EBV DNA in posttreatment NPC patients infected with severe acute respiratory sy...

    Authors: Cheng Lin, Meifang Li, Yingying Lin, Yu Zhang, Hanchuan Xu, Bijuan Chen, Xia Yan and Yun Xu
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:8
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. Antiviral therapies that target herpesviruses are clinically important. Nelfinavir is a protease inhibitor that targets the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) aspartyl protease. Previous studies demonstrated t...

    Authors: Maggie Li, Barbara J. Smith, Jaeyeun Lee, Jennifer Petr, Nicole M. Anders, Robyn Wiseman, Michelle A. Rudek, Richard F. Ambinder and Prashant J. Desai
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:7
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  41. Scaling up surgical services for cervical cancer in low and middle income countries requires quantification of the need for those services. The aim of this study was to estimate the global burden of cervical c...

    Authors: Emma R Allanson, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Chidinma P Anakwenze, Kathleen M Schmeler, Edward L Trimble and Surbhi Grover
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:5
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  42. Our aim was to assess the trend in gynaecologic cancer (GC) mortality in the period from 2010 to 2022 in the United States, with focus on the impact of the pandemic on increased deaths.

    Authors: Yuyan Xi, Yuxin Guo, Sikai Qiu, Fan Lv, Yujiao Deng, Jingyi Xie, Zixuan Xing, Yajing Bo, Chenyu Chang, Fan Zhang, Fanpu Ji and Mu Li
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:4
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  43. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is featured with high morbidity and mortality worldwide, is a primary malignant tumor of the liver. Recently, there is a wealth of supporting evidence revealing that NK ce...

    Authors: Zhengmei Lu, Xiaowei Chai, Yong Pan and Shibo Li
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:3
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. Women in Africa are experiencing a rising burden of endometrial cancer. Research and investment to improve treatment and outcomes are critically needed. We systematically reviewed and characterized endometrial...

    Authors: Chidinma P. Anakwenze, Agnes Ewongwo, Louisa Onyewadume, Ademola Oyekan, Chinelo Onwualu Chigbo, Luca Valle, Yimin Geng, Paul Olapade, Kenechukwu Okwunze, Nwamaka Lasebikan, Anuja Jhingran, Onyinye D. Balogun and Atara Ntekim
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:2
    Content type: Review Published on:

  45. Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) comprises a rare malignant primary skin tumor presenting neuroendocrine differentiation. Recently, agents blocking the programmed cell death protein 1 and programmed cell death prot...

    Authors: Stella Meireles Siqueira, Gabriella Campos-do-Carmo, Paulo Ricardo Garcia da Silva, Isabele Ávila Small and Andreia Cristina De Melo
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2024 19:1
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  46. Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Evidences show that, routine immunization of girls at age 14 year and immunization of girls at age 9 year through a 5 years extended interval between...

    Authors: Mulugeta Wassie, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Wondesen Worku, Tiruye Sisay, Tsadik Eyob and Daniel Ayelegne Gebeyehu
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:84
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  48. The era of precision medicine requires the achievement of accurate risk assessment. Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) have strong potential for increasing the benefits of nationwide cancer screening programs. The c...

    Authors: Anna Tisler, Anneli Uusküla, Sven Erik Ojavee, Kristi Läll and Triin Laisk
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:82
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  49. Cervical cancer is preventable through screening and vaccination against high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV). For a screening program to be successful it is vital that the clinical management and follow-up...

    Authors: Avalon Sundqvist, Johanna Nicklasson, Pernilla Olausson and Christer Borgfeldt
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:81
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  50. Previous studies achieved low microbial detection rates in lymphoma patients with interstitial pneumonia (IP) after chemotherapy. However, the metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is a comprehensive a...

    Authors: Dian Jin, Jing Le, Qianqian Yang, Qianqian Cai, Hui Dai, Liufei Luo, Jiaqi Tong and Wenxiu Shu
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2023 18:80
    Content type: Research Published on:

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