Arecent REVIEW in this journal’reveals that many cytokines and their receptors are distributed
widely in the PNS and the CNS, and their expression is influenced by changes in tissue …

Cytokines are a heterogeneous group of polypeptide mediators that have been aswciakd
classically wlth activation of the lmmune system and inflammatory responses. An incmasing …

The relation between acute ischaemic stroke and infection is complex. Infection appears to
be an important trigger that precedes up to a third of ischaemic strokes and can bring about …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to human health around
the world. Previous publications have estimated the effect of AMR on incidence, deaths, …

Background Increased understanding of whether individuals who have recovered from
COVID-19 are protected from future SARS-CoV-2 infection is an urgent requirement. We aimed to …

… Variants were identified with the use of sequencing and on the basis of the spike (S) gene
status. Data on all symptomatic sequenced cases of Covid-19 in England were used to …

… In December 2020, the alpha variant was noted to be associated with negative testing on
the S target, so S target–negative status was subsequently used as a proxy for identification of …

… To test whether VOC transmissibility differed by age, we first examined the age distributions
of S+ and S− cases. Case numbers were age-standardized at STP area level, and then case …

Background Cases of human monkeypox are rarely seen outside of west and central Africa.
There are few data regarding viral kinetics or the duration of viral shedding and no licensed …

Background Infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria are threatening modern health
care. However, estimating their incidence, complications, and attributable mortality is …