Evaluating Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral and Esophageal Candidiasis in Ugandan AIDS Patients
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999 A randomized cross-over clinical and endoscopic evaluation of 85 Ugandan patients showed that esophageal candidiasis in AIDS patients with oral candidiasis could be managed without endoscopy and biopsies.
Maurizio Ravera +3 more
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Vaginal azoles versus oral fluconazole in treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis [PDF]
Background: Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a fungal infection of the vagina and vulva. It is usually caused by Candida albicans, however, occasionally other candida species are responsible. The optimal treatment of VVC has not yet been defined.
تلو, مهشید +3 more
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IL-36 and IL-1/IL-17 Drive Immunity to Oral Candidiasis via Parallel Mechanisms
Journal of Immunology, 2018 Protection against microbial infection by the induction of inflammation is a key function of the IL-1 superfamily, including both classical IL-1 and the new IL-36 cytokine families.
Akash H. Verma +15 more
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Oral Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Oral lichen planus (OLP) and recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) are considered the most painful oral inflammatory diseases, with high global prevalence and significant impacts on patients' quality of life. In the last decades, researchers have been exploring mucoadhesive drug delivery systems (MDDS) to improve drugs safety and ...
M. E. Mauceri +7 more
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Utility and Pitfalls of β‐D‐Glucan for Diagnosis and Response Monitoring of Chronic Disseminated Candidiasis in Paediatric Cancer Patients [PDF]
MycosesABSTRACT Background β‐D‐Glucan (BDG) is a useful but nonspecific biomarker in patients with suspected invasive fungal diseases including Pneumocystis pneumonia. Little is known, however, about its utility for response monitoring in chronic disseminated candidiasis (CDC).
Körholz K +9 more
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Perceived vocal morbidity in a problem asthma clinic [PDF]
, 2009 <p>Aims: Asthma treatment has the potential to affect patients' voices. We undertook detailed characterisation of voice morbidity in patients attending a problem asthma clinic, and we determined how patients' perceptions related to objective ...
A E Stanton +13 more
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Endometriosis‐Associated Periodontal Disease: A Large Cohort Perspective Study
Oral Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Endometriosis is a chronic estrogen‐dependent gynecological disease affecting millions of women worldwide. Besides its well‐established impact on reproductive health, emerging evidence suggests a potential association between endometriosis and periodontal disease.
Maria Teresa Agneta +10 more
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Antimicrobials: a global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA) [PDF]
, 2016 Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are an important cause of morbidity and are frequently associated with poor prognosis, particularly in high-risk patients.
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Fluorescence of Candida in diagnosis of oral candidiasis
Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2016 Many pathogenic fungi fluoresce in hematoxylin and eosin stained sections, and Papanicolaou (PAP)-stained smears under ultraviolet illumination. In theory, this phenomenon could aid in the diagnosis of common fungal infections without the delay which is usually associated with special stains.To evaluate the role of fluorescence as a rapid screening ...
Pushparaja Shetty +5 more
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The role of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-like axis in inflammatory pilosebaceous disorders [PDF]
, 2020 Skin is the largest peripheral endocrine organ and functions as a hormone target and endocrine gland. A cutaneous hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-like axis enables the skin to respond to stress and regulates its steroidogenic activity.
Clark, Ashley K +3 more
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