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Vaginal Microbiome: Environmental, Biological, and Racial Influences on Gynecological Health Across the Lifespan. [PDF]

Am J Reprod Immunol
ABSTRACT The human vaginal microbiome (VMB) is a complex and unique ecosystem composed of various microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, archaea, viruses, and candidate phyla radiation. A healthy VMB is often characterized by the presence of Lactobacillus species, which play a crucial role in protecting and maintaining homeostasis within the ...
Dubé-Zinatelli E, Cappelletti L, Ismail N.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Phytochemical Analysis and Antifungal Activity of <i>Aloe vera</i> Extract Against <i>Candida albicans</i>. [PDF]

Scientifica (Cairo)
Alternative medicine is pursued as a preference to conventional medicine due to growing resistance to antimicrobial medications. The primary purpose of this study is to assess the antifungal activity and phytochemical content of Aloe vera growing in the Palestinian region, with a particular emphasis on the bioactive potentials of this plant against ...
Sawalha H, Yousef H, Shalabi R, Hamamreh R, Kmail A, Qoraan I.   +5 more
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Update vulval dermatology - diagnostics and therapy. [PDF]

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges
Summary The vulva is a periorificial skin area and as such represents a transitional zone with unique functional and physiological characteristics. Knowledge of its anatomy is limited among both the general population and healthcare professionals, and unrealistic expectations of normal proportions are common.
Brägelmann C, Wölber L, Susok L, Anemüller W, Prüßmann W, Ivanova I, Niebel D.   +6 more
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A Unique Case of Fungal Endometritis Caused by Aspergillus quadrilineatus in an Immunocompetent Woman and Literature Review. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a common gynecological concern often attributed to hormonal disorders, malignancies, or infections. While bacterial and viral infections are frequently investigated, fungal infections, such as aspergillosis, are often overlooked.
Ranjbar Golafshani FZ, Ghaffari Lashkenari E, Kermani F, Abbaszadeh Godarzi S, Mahdavi Omran S.   +4 more
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Superior prognostic accuracy of FIGO staging system in primary female genital tract lymphomas: A retrospective study (IELSG35). [PDF]

Hematol Oncol
Abstract Primary lymphoma of the female genital tract (PLFGT) is a rare type of extranodal lymphoma. In this retrospective study from the International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group, we analyzed clinical data from 60 women diagnosed with PLFGT between 1982 and 2012. The median age was 52 years.
Pirosa MC, Steffanoni S, Vanazzi A, Esposito F, Polino A, Schena A, Landi F, Cabrera ME, Akhtar S, Gardella S, Bairey O, Pavlovsky A, Stathis A, Zucca E.   +13 more
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Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 18: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2023

EFSA Journal, Volume 21, Issue 7, July 2023., 2023
Abstract The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) approach was developed to provide a regularly updated generic pre‐evaluation of the safety of microorganisms, intended for use in the food or feed chains, to support the work of EFSA's Scientific Panels.
EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Konstantinos Koutsoumanis, Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Declan Bolton, Sara Bover‐Cid, Marianne Chemaly, Alessandra De Cesare, Friederike Hilbert, Roland Lindqvist, Maarten Nauta, Romolo Nonno, Luísa Peixe, Giuseppe Ru, Marion Simmons, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Amparo Querol, Lolke Sijtsma, Juan Evaristo Suarez, Ingvar Sundh, Fulvio Barizzone, Sandra Correia, Lieve Herman   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Phase II Prospective, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled and Multicenter Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety of 0.005% Estriol Vaginal Gel in Hormone Receptor‐Positive Postmenopausal Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer in Treatment with Aromatase Inhibitor in the Adjuvant Setting

The Oncologist, Volume 25, Issue 12, December 2020., 2020
Abstract Lessons Learned The levels of circulating follicle‐stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, estriol, estradiol, and estrone remained unchanged after a 12‐week treatment with 0.005% estriol vaginal gel in postmenopausal women receiving nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors for hormone receptor‐positive early breast cancer.
Pedro Sánchez‐Rovira, Angelica Lindén Hirschberg, Miguel Gil‐Gil, Begoña Bermejo‐De Las Heras, Concepción Nieto‐Magro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Obstructive Nephropathy

International Journal of Nephrology, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Acute kidney injury secondary to obstructive nephropathy is a frequent event that accounts for 5 to 10% of all acute kidney injury cases and has a great impact on the morbidity and mortality in those affected. The obstruction in the urinary tract has a profound impact on kidney function due to damage produced by ischemic and inflammatory factors that ...
Jonathan S Chávez-Iñiguez, Goretty J Navarro-Gallardo, Ramón Medina-González, Luz Alcantar-Vallin, Guillermo García-García, David B. Kershaw   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Olecranon Bursitis Caused by Candida parapsilosis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Case Reports in Rheumatology, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Septic bursitis is usually caused by bacterial organisms. However, infectious bursitis caused by fungi is very rare. Herein, we present a 68‐year‐old woman with long‐standing rheumatoid arthritis who developed pain, erythema, and swelling of the right olecranon bursa. Aspiration of the olecranon bursa showed a white blood cell count of 3.1 × 103/μL (41%
Carla F. Gamarra-Hilburn, Grissel Rios, Luis M. Vilá, George S. Habib   +3 more
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Mycoplasma agalactiae, an Etiological Agent of Contagious Agalactia in Small Ruminants: A Review

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Mycoplasma agalactiae is one of the causal agents of classical contagious agalactia (CA), a serious, economically important but neglected enzootic disease of small ruminants. It occurs in many parts of the world and most notably in the Mediterranean Basin.
Amit Kumar, Anu Rahal, Sandip Chakraborty, Amit Kumar Verma, Kuldeep Dhama, Praveen Malik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source