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Bartonella henselae as a cause of acute-onset febrile illness in cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2015
Case series summary At different time points spanning 6 months, three adopted feral flea-infested cats, residing in the household of a veterinary technician, became acutely anorexic, lethargic and febrile. Enrichment blood culture/PCR using Bartonella alpha Proteobacteria growth medium (BAPGM) confirmed initial infection with the same Bartonella ...
Jack J Broadhurst, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Natalie A. Cherry   +2 more
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Bee products as alternatives in the treatment of viral infections

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Medicines used in the treatment of viral infections usually reduce symptoms. There is a need to develop drugs that inhibit the viruses and do not merely relieve the symptoms. Natural bee products possess many pharmacological properties and are widely used in folk medicine. There are many studies on the antibacterial effects of bee products but
Michał Otręba, Łukasz Marek, Jerzy Stojko, Anna Rzepecka‐Stojko   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Dual‐Function Nanoparticle Platforms for Arboviral Diagnostics and Vaccines: Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Nano Select, EarlyView.
This review explores nanoparticle (NP)‐based biosensors and nanovaccine platforms for arboviral infections, highlighting their design, performance, and translational potential. By comparing case studies across viruses, it identifies gold‐standard nanomaterials such as gold NPs (AuNPs), zinc oxide NPs (ZnONPs), molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanocomposites,
Peyman Halvaeikhanekahdani, Sajad Zandi, Qadeer Ahmad, Hadiseh Payravand   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of Atezolizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy for Children With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Combining immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) with chemotherapy may improve treatment response in children with solid tumors. We sought to determine the feasibility of combining vincristine, irinotecan, and temozolomide with the ICI atezolizumab in children with relapsed or refractory solid tumors (VITAS;). Methods Patients ≥6 months
Matthew E. Campbell, Sonja Stutzman, Sharon Primeaux, Deseray Sida, Minjae Lee, Avanthi T. Shah, Arhanti Sadanand, Elizabeth Sokol, Natalie B. Collins, Brian Turpin, Shoba Navai, Katie Albert, Theodore W. Laetsch, Dinesh Rakheja, Kenneth S. Chen, David E. Gerber, Andrew Y. Koh   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morbidity and Mortality ofVery Low Birth Weight Infant Graduates of a Level Three Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

, 2007
Purpose: To describe the morbidity and mortality of very low birth weight (VLBW) infant graduates of a level three neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in a medically underserved population.
Cortes, Maria
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Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to be a major cause of infectious disease mortality in tropical regions. However, deaths from malaria are most often not individually documented, and as a result overall understanding of malaria epidemiology is inadequate ...
Alam, N, Arthur, SS, Awini, E, Bauni, E, Bhuiya, A, Binka, FN, Bonfoh, B, Byass, P, Chaudhary, B, Chuc, NT, Compaoré, Y, Delaunay, V, Diallo, A, Diboulo, E, Douillot, L, Ezeh, A, Gomez, P, Gyapong, M, Gómez-Olivé, FX, Hamel, MJ, Hanifi, SM, Herbst, K, Hodgson, A, Jaeger, F, Jasseh, M, Juvekar, S, Kabudula, CW, Kant, S, Khan, WA, Kyobutungi, C, Lindblade, KA, Mee, P, Melaku, YA, Misra, P, Mochamah, G, Mossong, J, Mulugeta, A, Ndila, C, Ngoran, EK, Odhiambo, FO, Oduro, A, Sankoh, OA, Sié, A, Slutsker, L, Sokhna, C, Soura, AB, Srivastava, R, Streatfield, PK, Tanner, M, Utzinger, J, Wahab, A, Wamukoya, M, Welaga, P, Weldearegawi, B, Williams, J, Williams, TN, Wilopo, S, Yé, M   +57 more
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of samples from pediatric febrile illness in Tororo, Uganda. [PDF]

, 2019
Febrile illness is a major burden in African children, and non-malarial causes of fever are uncertain. In this retrospective exploratory study, we used metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) to evaluate serum, nasopharyngeal, and stool specimens ...
Byaruhanga, Oswald, de Bourcy, Charles, DeRisi, Joseph L, Dimitrov, Boris, Egger, Rebecca, Hsu, Jennifer, Juan, Yun-Fang, Kalantar, Katrina, Kyohere, Mary, Langelier, Charles, Mpimbaza, Arthur, Nakielny, Sara, Ramesh, Akshaya, Rosenthal, Philip J, Ruel, Theodore, Sheu, Jonathan, Wang, James, Wilson, Michael R   +17 more
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Challenges in the Etiology and Diagnosis of Acute Febrile Illness in Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2016
Acute febrile illness is a common cause of hospital admission, and its associated infectious causes contribute to substantial morbidity and death among children worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
P. Iroh Tam, S. Obaro, G. Storch
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A new prediction diagnosis model of incomplete Kawasaki disease based on data mining with big data

Pediatric Discovery, EarlyView.
In this study, based on a medical big data information mining approach, we mined the independent risk factors for incomplete Kawasaki disease prediction by comparing incomplete Kawasaki disease with related febrile illnesses and constructed an auxiliary diagnostic model used to predict incomplete Kawasaki disease.
Zhen Yang, Bo Pan, Jia Liu, Haolin Wang, Jie Tian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A persistent hymen resulting in an open cervix but closed pyometra and pyocolpos in a mixed‐breed female domestic dog

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract A rescued mixed‐breed (Africanis type), entire, female dog, approximately 2 years old, with an unknown history, presented with a prominent perineal swelling between the anus and vulva. Ultrasound identified it as a fluid‐filled structure, and an aspirate revealed an exudate consisting of degenerate neutrophils, bacterial cocci and rods.
Taylor June Kruger, Adriaan Kitshoff, Johan P. Schoeman, Sara Nicolene Hoepner, Josef Hanekom   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source