Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, launched in 1968, is the official bi-monthly publication of the Taiwan Society of Microbiology, the Chinese Society of Immunology, the Infectious Diseases Society of Taiwanand the Taiwan Society of Parasitology. The journal is an open access journal, committed to disseminating information on the latest trends and advances in microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases and parasitology. Articles on clinical or laboratory investigations of relevance to microbiology, infectious diseases, parasitology, and novel findings in all areas of immunology, encompassing both basic, clinical research and other related fields that are of interest to the medical profession are eligible for consideration. Article types considered include perspectives, review articles, original articles, brief reports and correspondence. The Editorial Board of the Journal comprises a dedicated team of local and international experts in the field of microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases and parasitology. All members of the Editorial Board actively guide and set the direction of the journal. With the aim of promoting effective and accurate scientific information, an expert panel of referees constitutes the backbone of the peer-review process in evaluating the quality and content of manuscripts submitted for publication. JMII is open access and indexed in SCIE, PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, AIDS & Cancer Reseach, CABI, BIOSIS Previews, Biological Abstracts, EBSCOhost, CancerLit, Reactions Weekly (online), Chemical Abstracts, HealthSTAR, Global Health, ProQuest.

1. Recent advances in research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence factors and their role in pathogenesis
Ming-Rui Sun, Jia-Yin Xing, Xiao-Tian Li, Ren Fang, ... Ning-Ning Song
2. COVID-19, Epstein-Barr virus reactivation and autoimmunity: Casual or causal liaisons?
Maria Cristina Tarasco, Nicola Iacomino, Renato Mantegazza, Paola Cavalcante
3.Dimethyl Pent-2-Enedioate inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory response in macrophages
Zhi-Ying Zhou, Zhi-Peng Zhou, Ying-Xing Yue, Yu-Ke Zhong, ... Guo-Long Cai
4. 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone provides neuroprotection and rescues behavioral deficits in Angiostrongylus cantonensis-infected mice by ameliorating synaptic loss
Kai-Yuan Jhan, Kuang-Yao Chen, Pi-Kai Chang, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, ... Lian-Chen Wang
5. Risk of cytomegalovirus infection in solid organ transplant recipients: A population-based cross-sectional study
Chiao-Yu Yang, Tzu-Hui Ho, Kuang-Hua Huang, Shuo-Yan Gau, ... Chien-Ying Lee
6. Effectiveness of molnupiravir as early treatment for COVID-19 to prevent mortality and hospitalisation in high-risk adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials and real-world studies involving 1,612,082 patients
Shen-Hua Lin, Jen-Wei Liu, Yi-Ti Yen, Mong-Tan Chen, ... Shan-Chwen Chang
7. The influence of respiratory syncytial virus immunoprophylaxis on allergic sensitisation in children with respiratory allergy
Li-Ching Fang, Jen-Yu Wang
8. Questioning the Addition of Fluoroquinolone on Mortality in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A multicenter study in Korea
Se Ju Lee, Soyoon Hwang, Ji Hyun Yun, Yong Chan Kim, ... Bongyoung Kim
9. Nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among hospitalized patients before and after COVID-19 pandemic in a regional hospital in taiwan
Fang-Ching Liu, Cheng-Lun Li, Yi-Ching Huang, Yhu-Chering Huang
10. Effectiveness comparison between ceftazidime-avibactam and carbapenem-based regimens in nosocomial carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections
Ruei-Chang Huang, Li-Ying Chen, Ying-Chuan Wang, Chun-Hsiang Chiu
11. Fecal microbiota transplantation for vancomycin-resistant Clostridium innocuum infection in inflammatory bowel disease: A pilot study evaluating safety and clinical and microbiota outcome
Puo-Hsien Le, Yuan-Ming Yeh, Yi-Ching Chen, Chyi-Liang Chen, ... Cheng-Hsun Chiu
12. Prognostic factors in cavitary non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease and proposal of Double-7 imaging pattern: A multicenter cohort study
Chang-Ru Lin, Yung-Hsuan Chen, Yu-Hsuan Chen, Meng-Rui Lee, ... Jin-Yuan Shih
13. Influence of climate change on prevalence of pollen sensitization in northern Taiwan
Yu-Jung Liang, Bor-Luen Chiang, Chun-Min Kang, Kuan-Hua Chu, ... Li-Chieh Wang
14. An immunochromatographic device to detect antibodies for rapid diagnosis of human angiostrongyliasis in whole-blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples
Patcharaporn Boonroumkaew, Lakkhana Sadaow, Nongnapas Kanchanangkul, Rutchanee Rodpai, ... Wanchai Maleewong
15. Co-carriage of blaNDM-1 and blaVIM-2 in different plasmids of Acinetobacter junii isolate and the transfer of blaNDM-1-carrying plasmids to Gram-negative bacteria
Md Shohel Rana, Shukho Kim, Seo Yeon Ko, Nayeong Kim, ... Je Chul Lee
16. Co-infection with Giardia lamblia and Blastocystis hominis in a patient with liver abscess: A diagnostic challenge
Chun-Chung Lu, Wen-Sen Lee
17. Successful surgical and antifungal treatment of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis due to azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in a kidney transplant recipient
Jun-Yuan Zheng, Pei-Lun Sun, Chih-Yu Huang, Chin-Chan Lee, Jung-Jr Ye
18. Splenic abscess following sleeve gastrectomy and complicating fungal empyema thoracis
Chien-An Tu, Wen-Sen Lee