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The role of neutrophils in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel diseases

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses a spectrum of chronic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, with a potential bidirectional relationship with periodontitis. Neutrophils are key regulators of immune‐inflammatory responses and play a major role in both diseases.
Joao Paulo Steffens, Ekin Yay‐Kus, Rafael Scaf de Molon, Viorelia Stoica, Peter Rimmer, Josefine Hirschfeld, Asif Jilani Iqbal, Tariq Iqbal, Iain Chapple   +8 more
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Performance of the BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel Plus Compared to Standard Microbiology in Lung Transplant Donor and Recipient Samples: A Prospective Cohort Study

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
A prospective study demonstrating that the BioFire Pneumonia Panel Plus shows substantial concordance with culture in donor samples and moderate concordance in recipient samples, supporting its potential role in guiding perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in lung transplantation.
Andrea Lombardi, Giulia Renisi, Lorenzo Rosso, Letizia Morlacchi, Jacopo Fumagalli, Lisa Cariani, Ilaria Righi, Valeria Rossetti, Arianna Liparoti, Cecilia Azzarà, Davide Mangioni, Laura Alagna, Paola Saltini, Maria Francesca Liporace, Chiara Abbruzzese, Annapaola Callegaro, Francesco Blasi, Giacomo Grasselli, Mario Nosotti, Alessandra Bandera   +19 more
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Late-onset postoperative Mycobacterium haemophilum endophthalmitis masquerading as inflammatory uveitis: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Although atypical mycobacteria had been increasingly found in various ocular infections in the past decades, a slow-growing Mycobacterium haemophilum (M. haemophilum) was scarcely reported.
Warinyupa Pinitpuwadol, Sucheera Sarunket, Sutasinee Boonsopon, Nattaporn Tesavibul, Pitipol Choopong   +4 more
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The role of the A C395 IFNGR1 mutation in determining susceptibility to intracellular infection in Malta [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The first human mycobacterial susceptibility gene was identified amongst four children on the island of Malta in 1995. All affected children were homozygous for a nonsense mutation at position 395 of the interferon gamma receptor 1 (IFNGR1 ...
Anderson, Suzanne T., Attard Montalto, Simon, Felice, Alex, Hibberd, Martin, Levin, Mike, Mangion, Mariella, Newport, Melanie J.   +6 more
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Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]

, 2009
This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad, Al-Nasser, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Bosch-Marcet, Bosch-Marcet, Buckingham, Burrill, Casas, Conces, De Backer, De Backer, De Villiers, den Boon, du Plessis, Erlank, Erlank, Fraser, Glicklich, Goodman, Goussard, Griffith-Richards, Grobbelaar, Gulati, Hamilton, Haramati, Hartman, Hopewell, Im, Jeong, Kim, Kim, Lee, Lee, Leung, Lighter, Marais, Maydell, Moon, Morris, Nakanishi, Neufang, Perlman, Raviglione, Reid, Rodriguez, Santelli, Scheepers, Stead, Swingler, Theron, Van Dyck, Van Rie, Vanhoenacker, Verver, Verver, Wall, Westcott, Woodring, Yilmaz, Zellweger   +63 more
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Lung Biopsies in Patients Referred for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Diagnostic Accuracy, Diagnostic Yield, and Clinical Utility

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
Among patients referred for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with pulmonary opacities, lung biopsy provided a diagnosis in 72% of procedures and altered management in 51%. Despite a 7% major complication rate, lung biopsy frequently clarified noninfectious etiologies when bronchoscopy was inconclusive.
Sergio Rodriguez‐Rodriguez, Ayman Sayyed, Swe Mar Linn, Caden Chiarello, Mats Remberger, Igor Novitzky‐Basso, Patrik Rogalla, Shahid Husain, Jonas Mattsson   +8 more
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Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance in M. leprae Strains From Kiribati

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Kiribati has one of the highest rates of leprosy worldwide. A nationwide screening and chemoprophylaxis program for household leprosy contacts was introduced in 2018. In 2022, population‐wide screening and rifamycin‐based treatment or chemoprophylaxis for leprosy and tuberculosis was introduced as part of the PEARL and COMBINE ...
Patrick O. Campbell, Temea Bauro, Erei Rimon, Nabura Ioteba, Trevor Anderson, Arturo Cunanan, Taulanga Naniseni, Jacqui Gardner, Emma Trowbridge, Nicholas M. Douglas, Stephen T. Chambers   +10 more
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Pacemaker pocket infection due to environmental mycobacteria: Successful management of an outbreak and steps for prevention in future

Indian Heart Journal, 2016
Background: An outbreak of surgical site infection (SSI) due to environmental mycobacteria (EMB) occurred in a hospital in Eastern India. Method: A quality improvement project (QIP) was undertaken to analyze the causes and prevent further outbreak. Step (
Vijaya Bharat, Vivek Hittinahalli, Meenakshi Mishra, Sridhar Pradhan   +3 more
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Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2017
Long-term home parenteral nutrition is associated with increased risk of line infection and subsequent sepsis. Line infections involving rapidly growing mycobacteria are almost exclusively found in immunocompromised patients.
Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick
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Infections in breast implants: a review with a focus on developing Countries [PDF]

, 2014
The risk of surgical site infection is always present in surgery; the use of prosthetic materials is linked to an increased possibility of infection.
Abbinante, Giulia, Brongo, Sergio, Campitiello, Nicola, Chessa, Daniela, Cuomo, Roberto, Pagliara, Domenico, Rubino, Corrado, Santanelli, Fabio   +7 more
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