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Disseminated Nocardiosis: A Successful Blind Strategy of Treatment in an HIV Infected Patient

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
Background. Nocardiosis is a rare disease that mainly affects severely immunocompromised patients. Symptoms are nonspecific and microbiological isolation is difficult, hiding the diagnosis. Treatment should be guided by species and susceptibility testing. Findings.
Ana C. Guerra   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 4, Page 196-200, 2015., 2015
BACKGROUND: The seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 0.4% and 0.8%, respectively, in Canada, but varying rates have been reported in different populations. OBJECTIVES: To determine the seroprevalences of HBV and HCV among attendees of an Asian health fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, as well as to ...
Stephen Ip   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development Of Alginate-Gelatin Hydrogel Beads: A Baiting Tool For Dengue Vectors As Mosquito Control Strategy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
We found that the mosquitoes achieved total mortality after consumption, and the number of female attempts to blood-feed also reduced after 6 hour of exposure.
Ayub, Noor Muokhni
core   +1 more source

Hepatitis B Learning Needs Assessment of Family Medicine Trainees in Canada: Results of a Nationwide Survey

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 25, Issue 3, Page 127-134, 2011., 2011
BACKGROUND: An estimated 350 million people worldwide have chronic hepatitis B (CHB), which is a major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. OBJECTIVE: To assess the level of knowledge among family medicine trainees regarding the identification and management of CHB.
Justina J Sam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case-control study on the association of hepatitis B virus infection and hepatocellular carcinoma in Northeast Brazil Estudo caso-controle da associação entre a infecção por vírus B da hepatite e carcinoma hepatocelular em uma área no nordeste brasileiro

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 1992
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) serological markers were investigated in 40 incident cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and in two age and sex matched control groups, comprising 40 patients with other cancers and 80 healthy individuals, resident in Bahia ...
Helma Cotrim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lamivudina en el tratamiento de la hepatopatía crónica por virus hepatitis B AgHbe minus [PDF]

open access: yesAnales de Medicina Interna, 2005
Introducción: Se estima que la hepatopatía crónica por virus de la hepatitis B afecta a más de 350 millones de personas en todo el mundo. Los pacientes AgHbe minus representan en algunas áreas entre el 50-80% del total. En estos pacientes la remisión espontánea es rara, la respuesta a interferón menor y la probabilidad de evolución a cirrosis y ...
Carneros Martín, J. A.   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Adjusted multinomial logistic regression analysis of risk factors for asymptomatic malaria infection or for no malaria infection compared to symptomatic malaria.

open access: yes, 2013
Symptomatic malaria infection was considered the primary outcome. Adjustment was performed for all variables presented. CI: Confidence interval. Individuals presenting AgHBS−/anti-HBS+/anti-HBc+ with no HBV DNA amplification by quantitative RT-PCR (qPCR)
Sebastião M. Souza-Neto (351346)   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Considerações metodológicas na interpretação do rastreamento sorológico da hepatite B em doadores de sangue Methological issues in the interpretation of serologic screening for hepatitis B virus among blood donor's

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 1991
Trata-se de parte de uma pesquisa sobre a soroprevalência e fatores de risco para as doenças infecciosas triadas pelos bancos de sangue, com o objetivo de discutir as implicações metodológicas na interpretação dos estudos seccionais realizados em bancos ...
Celina Maria Turchi Martelli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of co-infections by HCV and HBV among Brazilian patients infected by HIV-1 and/or HTLV-1

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013
Background: The human retroviruses HIV-1 and HTLV-1 share the routes of infection with hepatitis viruses B and C. Co-infection by these agents are a common event, but we have scarce knowledge on co-infection by two or more of these agents.
Marcia Moreira   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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