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Background: Bacteraemia is an invasive bacterial disease of childhood that is associated with serious complications and high mortality especially in immunocomprised HIV infected children.
Adisa AK, Hassan-Hanga F , Oyelami OA
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Heartwater surveillance in Guadeloupe: a model of partnership between research and surveillance for the Caribbean [PDF]
Heartwater, a tick-borne disease of ruminants transmitted by Amblyomma ticks is present in 3 Caribbean islands: Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante and Antigua, representing a threat for neighboring islands and North America.
Faverjon, Céline +7 more
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The role of acquired host immunity in periodontal diseases
Abstract The aim of this narrative review is to relate the contribution of European researchers to the complex topic of the host immune system in periodontal disease, focusing on acquired immunity. Other chapters in this volume will address the genetics and autoantibody responses and other forms of immunity to periodontal disease.
Denis F. Kinane +2 more
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Leuconostoc species, a gram-positive coccal bacterium that is classically moderately susceptible to ampicillin and penicillin and resistant to vancomycin is a potential pathogen in the immunocompromised host. Twenty-eight isolates were collected from patients' blood culture specimens in the year 1989-1990. The clinical history and course of nineteen of
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The oral microbiota and periodontal health in orthodontic patients
Abstract The oral microbiota develops within the first 2 years of childhood and becomes distinct from the parents by 4 years‐of‐age. The oral microbiota plays an important role in the overall health/symbiosis of the individual. Deviations from the state of symbiosis leads to dysbiosis and an increased risk of pathogenicity.
Brandon W. Peterson +4 more
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AbstractPeriodontitis is a complex inflammatory disease in which the host genome, in conjunction with extrinsic factors, determines susceptibility and progression. Genetic predisposition is the strongest risk factor in the first decades of life. As people age, chronic exposure to the periodontal microbiome puts a strain on the proper maintenance of ...
Arne S. Schaefer +4 more
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Risk factors for cholera mortality: A scoping review
Abstract Objectives Cholera is an easily treatable disease, but many people are still unnecessarily dying from it. To improve current case management practices and prevent mortality requires a comprehensive understanding of who is at higher risk of dying.
Despina Pampaka +4 more
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Abstract Background Blood administration sets are changed after a prescribed time interval with variations in guidelines. In Canada, sets are changed every 4 h based on the theory of potential bacterial attachment. This study aimed to investigate whether bacteria adhere to the inner surfaces of blood administration sets during mimicked transfusions of ...
Zoya Versey +4 more
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