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Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in Vietnam [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are leading causes of disease and death in Vietnam, but TB/HIV disease trends and the profile of co-infected patients are poorly described.We examined national TB and HIV notification data to provide a geographic overview and describe relevant disease trends within Vietnam.
Trinh, Q.M., Nguyen, H.L., Do, T.N., Nguyen, V.N., Nguyen, B.H., Nguyen, T.V.A., Sintchenko, V., Marais, B.J.   +7 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Metatranscriptome Analysis of the Vaginal Microbiota Reveals Potential Mechanisms for Protection against Metronidazole in Bacterial Vaginosis

mSphere, 2018
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a prevalent multifactorial disease of women in their reproductive years characterized by a shift from the Lactobacillus species-dominated microbial community toward a taxonomically diverse anaerobic community.
Zhi-Luo Deng, Cornelia Gottschick, Sabin Bhuju, Clarissa Masur, Christoph Abels, Irene Wagner-Döbler   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Prevalence of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Patientsinfected with HIV Microscopically and Molecularly [PDF]

Armaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal, 2023
Background & aim: One of the global challenges regarding HIV patients is the increased sensitivity to intracellular pathogens such as tuberculosis. CD4+ cells are the main defense element against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but in these people, as their ...
A Kasavandi, F Foroohi, T Rahimi, A Ferdousi, T Mohammadian   +4 more
doaj  

COVID‐19 co‐infection in a patient with brucellosis

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
An 89‐year‐old male case was hospitalized in the COVID‐19 department. His CT scan showed nodular opacities, also a variable low P O2, elevated transaminases, and a high D‐dimer concentration. The patient diagnosed with active brucellosis.
Shiva Shabani, Saleh Ghadimi
doaj   +1 more source

HIV and intestinal parasite co-infections among a Chinese population : an immunological profile [PDF]

, 2013
Parasite infections often result in a switch of the human body's predominant immune reaction from T-helper 1 (Th1)-type to Th2-type. Hence, parasite infections are widely expected to accelerate the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...
Wang, Feng-Feng, Peter Steinmann, Xiao-Mei Yin, Tian, Li-Guang, Jian Guo, Cai, Yu-Chun, Mary Dickey, Jia-Xu Chen, Dickey, Mary Kathryn, Li-Guang Tian, Shan Lv, Yu-Chun Cai, Steinmann, Peter, Guo, Jian, Chen, Jia-Xu, Feng-Feng Wang, Lv, Shan, Wang, Tian-Ping, Yin, Xiao-Mei, Tian-Ping Wang, Dickey, Mary   +20 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatal Co-Infection–Melioidosis and Leptospirosis [PDF]

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2012
Co-infection of melioidosis and leptospirosis is uncommon. We report here four such cases, confirmed by blood culture for melioidosis and blood polymerase-chain reaction for leptospirosis, which occurred among rescuers involved in a search and rescue operation for a young man who was suspected to have drowned in Lubuk Yu, a recreational forest in ...
How Soon, Hin, Rajalingam, Ramalingam, Kuan Yeh, Chunn, Norazah, Ahmad, Jamalludin, Ab Rahman, Mohd Sapian, Mohamed   +5 more
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Comparison of targeted next-generation sequencing and conventional tests for pathogen detection in community-acquired and severe community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Microbiology
BackgroundCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) impose a significant burden on the healthcare system. As a more severe form of CAP, sCAP is associated with a higher mortality rate, and patients frequently ...
Feng Wang, Axiang Han, Wanting Hong, Ying Mao, Weijie Sun, Yixuan Hu, Lingling Lu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The age-related risk of co-existing meningitis in children with urinary tract infection [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: The primary aim of this study was to determine age-stratified rates of co-existing bacterial meningitis in children with urinary tract infection (UTI).
Clifford Vanessa, Tebruegge Marc, Nigel Curtis, Tebruegge, M, Marc Tebruegge, Connell Tom, Connell, Tom, Gonis, Gena, Clifford, V, Ritz, N, Curtis, N, Curtis, Nigel, Gonis Gena, Pantazidou, Anastasia, Clifford, Vanessa, Ritz Nicole, Curtis Nigel, Pantazidou, A, Ritz, Nicole, Gena Gonis, Tom Connell, Anastasia Pantazidou, Vanessa Clifford, Nicole Ritz, Connell, T, Tebruegge, Marc, Pantazidou Anastasia, Gonis, G   +27 more
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