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Table 1.

Search strategy applied in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases

Database	Syntax
PubMed	“(stroke[Title/Abstract]) AND (bacteri[Title/Abstract] OR viral[Title/Abstract] OR virus[Title/Abstract] OR fung[Title/Abstract] OR parasit*[Title/Abstract])”
Scopus	“(TITLE-ABS-KEY (stroke) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (bacteria) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY (viral OR virus) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY (fung) OR TITLE-ABS-KEY (parasite*))”
Scopus	“TOPIC: (stroke) AND TOPIC: (bacteria* OR viral OR virus OR fung* OR parasite*)
Web of Science	TITLE: (stroke) AND TITLE: (bacteria* OR viral OR virus OR fung* OR parasite*)”