Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a primary immunodeficiency characterized by a
deficient neutrophil oxidative burst and the inadequate killing of microbes, is well known to …

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a disease characterized by inadequate neutrophil
killing of microbial pathogens, affects 4 to 5 per million live births. For many decades …

Staphylococcus aureus asymptomatically colonizes approximately 30–50% of the
population and is a leading cause of bacteremia, bone/joint infections, and skin infections in …

Importance Human infections with the avian influenza A (H7N9) virus were first reported in
China in 2013 and continue to occur. Hemagglutinin H7 administered alone is a poor …

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to assess whether maternal colonization with Staphylococcus
aureus during pregnancy or at delivery was associated with infant staphylococcal …

Objectives: Clostridium difficile, a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, has been
reported to recur in high rates in adults. The rates and risk factors for recurrent C difficile …

Background With limited severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
testing capacity in the United States at the start of the epidemic (January–March 2020) …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection is
associated with increased morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients …

Despite the importance of Staphylococcus aureus as a common invasive bacterial
pathogen, the humoral response to infection remains inadequately defined, particularly in …

Objectives To understand the epidemiology of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis and septic
arthritis, including clinical and demographic features, microbiology, treatment approaches …