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.

ARTIKEL
1. NA interference in protozoan parasites and its application
Lon-Fye Lye, Deborah E. Dobson, Stephen M. Beverley, Min-Che Tung

2. Recommendation for immune prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children
Ping-Ing Lee, Yhu-Chering Huang, Chih-Jung Chen, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, ... Tzou-Yien Lin

3. BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine elicits robust virus-specific antibodies but poor cross-protective CD8+ memory T cell responses in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Ching-Fen Shen, Pei-De Chang, Yen-Yin Chou, Shih-Wei Wang, ... Chi-Chang Shieh

4. Increased risk of hospitalization for various disorders after COVID-19 infection: A Cohort study of the UK biobank spanning over a hundred disease categories
Yong Xiang, Ruoyu Zhang, Jinghong Qiu, Hon-Cheong So

5. Predictors of bloodstream infection and its impact on mortality in septic arthritis: A 15-year review
Yongseop Lee, Yong Chan Kim, Jaeeun Seong, Sangmin Ahn, ... Su Jin Jeong

6. An insight of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 genomic profile in Indonesia
Ratna Fathma Sari, Fadilah Fadilah, Yustinus Maladan, Rosantia Sarassari, ... Dodi Safari

7. Characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes causing invasive infections among adults in Portugal, 2016–2019: Pre-COVID-19 expansion of the M1UK sublineage
Ana Friães, Rafael Mamede, Beatriz Santos, José Melo-Cristino, ... Rita Gralha

8. Characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes causing invasive infections among adults in Portugal, 2016–2019: Pre-COVID-19 expansion of the M1UK sublineage
Ana Friães, Rafael Mamede, Beatriz Santos, José Melo-Cristino, ... Rita Gralha

9. Characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes causing invasive infections among adults in Portugal, 2016–2019: Pre-COVID-19 expansion of the M1UK sublineage
Ana Friães, Rafael Mamede, Beatriz Santos, José Melo-Cristino, ... Rita Gralha

10. Clinical value of Metagenomic Next- and Third-Generation Sequencing applied in ultrasound-guided puncture biopsy for diagnosing lymph node tuberculosis
Ting Lin, Yuehui Yu, Jialei Luo, Xinyi Yan, ... Gaoyi Yang

11. Synergistic effect between taurine-induced silver ion and itraconazole against azole-resistant Candida species and Candida auris
Yu-Cin Deng, Chi-Jen Shih, Shang-Yi Lin, Liang-Chun Wang, ... Sung-Pin Tseng

12. Chlamydia trachomatis infection among at-risk populations in Taiwan: Emergence of genovariant L2b and treatment response to antimicrobials
Chi-Ying Lin, Chin-Shiang Tsai, Hsin-Yun Sun, Yu-Shan Huang, ... Chien-Ching Hung

13. PCR-based diagnosis and clinical insights into parasitic keratitis
Suan Hwang, I-Huang Lin, Chun-Chieh Lai, Fu-Chin Huang, ... Yi-Hsun Huang

14. Performance of 30 protocol combinations for the detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in stool samples
Eloïse Bailly, Chloé Baranton, Stéphane Valot, Anne Vincent, ... Frédéric Dalle

15. Life-threatening COVID-19 in a thymoma patient with anti-interferon-α autoantibodies
Yu-Shan Shih, Wan-Ting Tsai, Bei-Chia Guo, Aristine Cheng, Jann-Tay Wang

16. Cytomegalovirus-related thrombocytopenia in two immunocompetent siblings following vertical transmission through Breast milk
Yuan-Ning Yang, Yung-Chieh Lin, Chao-Neng Cheng

17. Unusual Helicobacter pylori bacteremia in an immunocompetent elderly presenting as right ankle cellulitis
Shu-Fang Kuo, Tsung Yu Huang, Chen-Hsiang Lee