Innate immunity in ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection: contribution of IL8 and CSF2 gene variants to risk of trachomatous scarring in Gambians. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Trachoma, a chronic keratoconjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is the world's commonest infectious cause of blindness. Blindness is due to progressive scarring of the conjunctiva (trachomatous scarring) leading to in-turning of ...
Joof Hassan +29 more
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Cross‐sectional study among 70 sexual health clinic attendees (70% MSM) in Bucharest combining multisite STI testing with knowledge, attitudes, and practices assessment. Key findings include 35.5% bacterial STI prevalence, essential extragenital testing, and cost barriers to screening uptake.
Andrei Tanasov, George‐Sorin Tiplica
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Estrogens and Chlamydia trachomatis
Isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis were inoculated in nonreplicating McCoy cells and incubated for 48 hr with various concentrations of hormones. Only the estrogens, particularly 17-beta-estradiol, had an affect on the subsequent infection of the McCoy cells by the Chlamydia.
B, Sugarman, P, Agbor
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Costs of testing for ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection compared to mass drug administration for trachoma in the Gambia: application of results from the PRET study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) treatment of active trachoma with antibiotic is recommended to be initiated in any district where the prevalence of trachoma inflammation, follicular (TF) is ≥ 10% in children aged 1-9 years, and then to ...
Jaskiran K. Dhanjal +73 more
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Background Patients with schizophrenia experience gaps in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care continuum. We examined the impact of dual enrollment in Medicare upon HIV testing and retention among Medicaid‐enrolled patients with schizophrenia.
Karly Murphy +13 more
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Synergistic Regulation of Biomaterials and Macrophages: A Novel Paradigm in Immunotherapy
Bioengineered materials mediating the modulation of macrophage plasticity and inflammatory signals in the tumor microenvironment effectively remodel immunoregulatory states, boost antitumor immunity, and promote tissue repair, achieving synergistic therapeutic outcomes.
Jiayu Zhang +16 more
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Infecção por Chlamydia trachomatis e Neisseria gonorrhoeae: fatores associados à infertilidade em mulheres atendidas em um serviço público de reprodução humana [PDF]
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a prevalência de infecção por Chlamydia trachomatis e Neisseria gonorrhoeae em mulheres submetidas à reprodução assistida em um serviço público de referência da região Centro-Oeste do Brasil.MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com 340 mulheres ...
Liliam Borges Fernandes +3 more
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Chlamydia trachomatis as a cause of neonatal conjunctivitis in Dutch infants. [PDF]
Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted pathogen in adults, which at delivery may be transmitted from mother to child and cause conjunctivitis and pneumonia.
Verbrugh, Henri A +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Tubo‐ovarian abscess requires empirical antimicrobial therapy before culture results are available, but local antimicrobial resistance data are limited in Vietnam. We described the microbiological spectrum and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of tubo‐ovarian abscesses managed by surgery or drainage.
Bui Chi Thuong +2 more
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Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection and Spontaneous Abortion
Objective: To determine the correlation between spontaneous abortion and Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in women who experienced spontaneous abortion.
Rahayu Basir +3 more
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