Background. Candida haemulonii, a yeast species that often exhibits antifungal resistance,
rarely causes human infection. During 2004–2006, unusual yeast isolates with phenotypic …

Biofilm production has been implicated as a potential virulence factor of some Candida
species responsible for catheter-related fungemia in patients receiving parenteral nutrition …

Since the first report of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2012 in Saudi Arabia,
no standard treatment guideline has been set despite the virulence of MERS-coronavirus …

Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells contribute to protection against certain
microorganism infections and play an important role in mucosal immunity. However, the role …

Objective To determine the cytotoxicity of natural killer (NK) cells and the level of
differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) into NK cells in systemic lupus …

Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are an antimicrobial MR1-restricted T cell
subset and play an important role in immune defense response to bacteria. However, little is …

Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells contribute to protection against certain
microorganism infections. The aims of this study were to examine the levels of MAIT cells in …

Candida auris is an emerging worldwide fungal pathogen. Over the past 20 years, 61 patient
isolates of C. auris (4 blood and 57 ear) have been obtained from 13 hospitals in Korea …

Objective We aimed to determine whether combinations of multiplex cytokine responses
could differentiate Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection states. Methods Mtb-specific …

Introduction Gout is characterized by episodes of intense joint inflammation in response to
intra-articular monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU) crystals. miR-155 is crucial for the …