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Multi-locus sequence analysis reveals a novel sequence type of Chlamydia trachomatis in Saratov Region, Russia

New Microbes and New Infections, 2019
Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agent of a variety of chlamydial infections in humans with a predominantly (up to 80%) asymptomatic course of disease. In this study, a potentially novel C.
V.A. Feodorova, S.S. Zaitsev, Y.V. Saltykov, S.S. Ulyanov, V.L. Motin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intrapartum oral azithromycin for maternal infection prophylaxis and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage: A secondary analysis of the A‐PLUS trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective A single oral dose of azithromycin (AZM) given during labor to women planning a vaginal delivery reduced maternal infections including sepsis, with a stronger effect in sub‐Saharan Africa than South Asia. Since maternal infection contributes to labor dysfunction and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), we evaluated the effect of AZM on the ...
Larissa Sidze, Janet L. Moore, Waldemar A. Carlo, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Jennifer J. Hemingway‐Foday, Avinash Kavi, Mrityunjay C. Metgud, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard Derman, Adrien L. Lokangaka, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Melissa S. Bauserman, Carl L. Bose, Poonam Shivkumar, Manjushri Waikar, Archana B. Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Paul Nyongesa, Fabian Esamai, Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Sherri L. Bucher, Saleem Jessani, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sk Masum Billah, Ruth Lennox, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, Nancy F. Krebs, Tracy L. Nolen, Marion Koso‐Thomas, Elizabeth M. McClure, Alan T. N. Tita, for the A‐PLUS Trial Group   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

STD Services Delivery Arrangements in Georgia County Health Departments [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Uniformity, standardization, and evidence-based public health practice are needed to improve the efficiency and quality of services in local health departments (LHDs).
Angie Peden, Bill Livingood, Gulzar H. Shah, Karmen S. Williams   +3 more
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Grandmother's pregnancy complications and autism spectrum disorders in grandchildren, a California multigenerational cohort study

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Pregnancy complications have been associated with offspring autism spectrum disorders (ASD). There has also been increasing evidence for multigenerational risk factors of ASD. Methods In a multigenerational California birth cohort of 1,740,379 mother–child pairs, we investigated pregnancy complications when the grandmother was ...
Ting Chow, Qi Meng, Jingyuan Xiao, Karl O’Sharkey, Zeyan Liew, Beate Ritz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chlamydia Persistence: A Survival Strategy to Evade Antimicrobial Effects in-vitro and in-vivo

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
The Chlamydiaceae comprise a group of highly adapted bacterial pathogens sharing a unique intracellular lifestyle. Three Chlamydia species are pathogenic to humans: Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia psittaci. C.
Maria Emilia Panzetta, Raphael H. Valdivia, Hector Alex Saka   +2 more
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Chlamydia induces anchorage independence in 3T3 cells and detrimental cytological defects in an infection model. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Chlamydia are gram negative, obligate intracellular bacterial organisms with different species causing a multitude of infections in both humans and animals.
Andrea E Knowlton, Larry J Fowler, Rahul K Patel, Shannon M Wallet, Scott S Grieshaber   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing and testing accelerated partner therapy for partner notification for people with genital Chlamydia trachomatis diagnosed in primary care: a pilot randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background Accelerated partner therapy (APT) is a promising partner notification (PN) intervention in specialist sexual health clinic attenders. To address its applicability in primary care, we undertook a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) of two
Althaus, Andrew Copas, Anne M Johnson, Bailey, Cassell, Catherine H Mercer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chen, Claudia S Estcourt, Cowan, Estcourt, Estcourt, Ferreira, Greta Rait, Götz, Jackie A Cassell, Kazeem Aderogba, Laura Tickle, Lorna J Sutcliffe, Louise J Jackson, Low, Low, McCarney, McNulty, McNulty, McNulty, Mercer, Mercer, Mercer, Merle Symonds, Miller, Pamela Muniina, Roberts, Sarah Creighton, Shackleton, Tracy E Roberts, Turner   +36 more
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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in adults with chronic conjunctivitis in Nišava district [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2012
Introduction. Chlamydia trachomatis causes many infections, including eye infections. They manifest as inclusion conjunctivitis and trachoma. The agent is transmitted by dirty hands, eyeliners, medical instruments and via swimming-pool water or, in ...
Inđić Nikola, Igić Ljiljana, Veselinović Aleksandar, Veselinović Dragan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae with coronary artery disease and its progression is dependent on the modifying effect of mannose-binding lectin [PDF]

, 2002
Background— The possible association between coronary artery disease (CAD) and Chlamydia pneumoniae (C pneumoniae) infection is controversial. On the basis of the recent suggestion that mannose-binding lectin (MBL) variant alleles are related to an ...
Burián, Katalin, Duba, Jenő, Endrész, Valéria, Füst, György, Garred, Peter, Gönczöl, Éva, Karádi, István, Madsen, Hans O., Prohászka, Zoltán, Romics, László, Rugonfalvi-Kiss, Szabolcs   +10 more
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Urologic Bacteriome: The Hero or the Villain in Prostate Cancer Onset, Progression, and Treatment?

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men worldwide and the fifth leading cause of cancer‐related mortality, presenting urgent unmet clinical needs in diagnosis and treatment. The recognition of the microbiome as a key factor in human health has prompted numerous studies, revealing an exciting new approach to ...
Lara R. S. Fonseca, Mariana Feijó, Cátia V. Vaz, Bruno J. Pereira, Sandra Laurentino, Ana Palmeira‐de‐Oliveira, Sílvia Socorro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source