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Syphilis in pregnancy: A practical guide for prenatal care providers

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 171, Issue 2, Page 601-610, November 2025.
Abstract Syphilis during pregnancy remains a persistent global public health challenge. Untreated or inadequately treated syphilis infection during pregnancy contributes significantly to preventable perinatal morbidity and mortality. In the last five years, a resurgence of syphilis among pregnant women in several regions has led to a concerning rise in
Audrey Anne Desjardins, Eliana Amaral, Jezid Miranda, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Maria Luisa Martins, Edward Buga, David Aronoff, Deborah Money, Isabelle Boucoiran, for the FIGO Committee on Infections During Pregnancy and FIGO Committee on Health Systems Strengthening   +9 more
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Evaluation of Anti-TBGL Antibody in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Patients in China

Journal of Immunology Research, 2015
Tuberculous glycolipid (TBGL) is a component of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall, and anti-TBGL antibodies are used for serodiagnosis of tuberculosis.
Jingge Zhao, Zhaoqin Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Haorile Chagan-Yasutan, Haili Chen, Yanmin Wan, Jianqing Xu, Yugo Ashino, Toshio Hattori   +9 more
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Recurrent Septic Shock in Immunosuppressed Patients

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Cytomegalovirus gastroenteritis presents with diarrhea and abdominal pain in immunosuppressed patients, and histopathological examination is essential by endoscopy. This case illustrates that cytomegalovirus enteritis may develop insidiously and possibly invoke shock in immunocompromised patients, warranting its inclusion in the differential ...
Shinnosuke Fukushima, Koji Fujita, Hideharu Hagiya   +2 more
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Asymmetric Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of DAT2, an Antigenic Glycolipid from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 136, Issue 19, May 6, 2024.
The asymmetric synthesis of four stereoisomers of DAT2, an important antigen of M. tuberculosis, showed that the commonly accepted structure of DAT2 and its acyl substituent mycolipanolic acid had to be corrected. DAT2 is an effective ligand activating Mincle, an important pattern recognition receptor of the immune system.
Zonghao Lin, Jeya Prathap Kaniraj, Mira Holzheimer, Jérôme Nigou, Martine Gilleron, Johan Hekelaar, Adriaan J. Minnaard   +6 more
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The factors that influence adherence of pregnant women with HIV/AIDS to anti-retroviral therapy [PDF]

Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2011
Objective: To learn the experiences of pregnant women with HIV/AIDS in relation to adherence to antiretroviral therapy in two public hospitals of reference for HIV/AIDS in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil.
Valéria Lima de Barros, Maria Alix Leite Araújo, Maria Natália Araújo de Alcântara, Marilene Alves Oliveira Guanabara, Simone Paes de Melo, Suzyanne da Silva Sobreira Guedes   +5 more
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HIV/AIDS counseling: analysis based on Paulo Freire Aconsejamiento en VIH/SIDA: análisis basado en Freire Aconselhamento em HIV/AIDS: análise à luz de Paulo Freire

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2007
The study aimed to investigate the strategies health professionals use in HIV/AIDS counseling. This study is a qualitative research, based on Paulo Freire's theory and practice. Bardin's content analysis was used as the analysis technique.
Karla Corrêa Lima Miranda, Maria Grasiela Teixeira Barroso   +1 more
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Tuberculosis diagnostics and biomarkers: needs, challenges, recent advances, and opportunities [PDF]

, 2012
Tuberculosis is unique among the major infectious diseases in that it lacks accurate rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests. Failure to control the spread of tuberculosis is largely due to our inability to detect and treat all infectious cases of pulmonary
Alexandre Harari, Alimuddin Zumla, Armand, Axelsson-Robertson, Banada, Ben Marais, Betsou, Blakemore, Boehme, Boehme, Cattamanchi, Chow, Cuevas, Cuevas, Cuevas, Cuevas, Diel, Dowdy, Dye, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Ferrara, Giovanni-Batista Migliori, Giuseppe Pantaleo, Green, Harari, Helb, Helen Cox, Hillemann, Hohn, Ibrahim Abubakar, Jeremiah Chakaya, John, Justin O’Grady, Karin Weyer, Keeler, Kemp, Kunnath-Velayudhan, Lawn, Lawn, Lawn, Lawn, Lawn, Lemaire, Lin, Ling, Liu, Long, Lucica Ditui, Lynn Zijenah, Mann, Marais, Marais, Marais, Marais, Marco Schito, Markus Maeurer, Marlowe, Martin P. Grobusch, Martina Casenghi, Matthew Bates, McNerney, Michael Hoelscher, Michel Pletschette, Minion, Moore, Morris, Mwaba, Nathan Ford, Nathanson, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Nicol, Nicol, Oberhelman, O’Grady, Peter, Peter Mwaba, Peter S. Kim, Rifat Atun, Rose, Ruth McNerney, S. Bertel Squire, Samana Schwank, Sester, Shah, Soumya Swaminathan, Squire, Squire, Steingart, Steingart, Steingart, Steve Lawn, Storla, Temple, Theron, Timothy D. Mchugh, Treatment Action Group, Tully, Vadwai, Van Rie, van Wyk, Wallis, Walzl, Weyer, Wilson, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, Wright, Wright, Zar, Ziad Memish, Zumla, Zumla   +118 more
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Diagnostic Performance of Chimeric Recombinant Antigens of Trypanosoma cruzi for Identifying Chagas Disease in Samples From Rio Grande do Sul

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 10, Page 1107-1114, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a significant public health challenge in Latin America, with diagnostic limitations hindering control efforts. Aim Our study aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of four chimeric recombinant T.
Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva, Ítalo Ferreira de Leon, Felipe Silva Santos de Jesus, Daniel Dias Sampaio, André Luis Bartz Voigt, Natália Berne Pinheiro, Nathieli Bianchin Bottari, Leda Margarita Castaño‐Barrios, Paola Alejandra Fiorani Celedon, Nilson Ivo Tonin Zanchin, Fabricio Klerynton Marchini, Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne, Fred Luciano Neves Santos   +12 more
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Leveraging early HIV diagnosis and treatment in Thailand to conduct HIV cure research

AIDS Research and Therapy, 2019
Thailand has the highest prevalence of HIV among countries in Asia but has also been a pioneer in HIV prevention and treatment efforts in the region, reducing the incidence of new infections significantly over the last two decades.
Camilla Muccini, Trevor A. Crowell, Eugène Kroon, Carlo Sacdalan, Reshmie Ramautarsing, Pich Seekaew, Praphan Phanuphak, Jintanat Ananworanich, Donn J. Colby, Nittaya Phanuphak   +9 more
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Recent HIV infections: evaluation of a simple identification score for newly diagnosed patients

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2022
OBJECTIVE Recognize incident infection to better characterize the groups that fuel HIV epidemic. We propose a simple score to identify recent infections among newly diagnosed patients as a HIV surveillance tool.
Elaine Monteiro Matsuda, Cintia Mayumi Ahagon, Luana Portes Ozório Coelho, Ivana Barros de Campos, Daniela Rodrigues Colpas, Andreia Moreira dos Santos Carmo, Luís Fernando de Macedo Brígido   +6 more
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