Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a neglected rodent-borne zoonotic virus
distributed worldwide. Since serologic assays are limited to several laboratories, the disease …

During the first half of 2022, the World Health Organization reported an outbreak of acute
severe hepatitis of unknown aetiology (AS-Hep-UA) in children, following initial alerts from …

Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) was discovered in 1964 in the cell line of Burkitt lymphoma and
became first known human oncogenic virus. EBV belongs to the Herpesviridae family, and is …

Background. Numerous studies have shown that baseline drug resistance patterns may
influence the outcome of antiretroviral therapy. Therefore, guidelines recommend drug …

Objectives The objective of this study was to define the natural genotypic variation of the HIV-
1 integrase gene across Europe for epidemiological surveillance of integrase strand-transfer …

Low-level viremia during antiretroviral therapy and its accurate measurement are
increasingly relevant. Here, we present an international collaboration of 4,221 paired blood …

Objectives Understanding the public health impact of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in
Europe is hampered by inadequate diagnostics and surveillance systems in many European …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs), as a family of pattern recognition receptors, play an important role
in the recognition of HIV-1 molecular structures by various cells of the innate immune …

The aim of this study was to compare cytokine expression on both gene and protein levels in
acute and chronic phase of HIV type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Thirty four patients were enrolled for …

Background HBsAg immune-escape mutations can favor HBV-transmission also in
vaccinated individuals, promote immunosuppression-driven HBV-reactivation, and increase …