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Human Placental Trophoblasts Are Resistant to Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in a 3D-Culture Model of the Maternal-Fetal Interface

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), the etiological agent of Chagas Disease (CD), is transmitted to humans by infected kissing bugs, blood transfusion, organ transplantation, and from mother-to-child.
Erica Silberstein, Kwang Sik Kim, David Acosta, Alain Debrabant   +3 more
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HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION AMONG NEONATES WITH SYMPTOMATIC CONGENITAL INFECTIONS AND BIRTH DEFECTS

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
Background: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the major viral etiology of congenital infection and birth defects, during current maternal infection the fetal transmission is high (30-40%) and the symptomatic neonates have diseases involving the neurologic,
Sevan N. Alwan, Hala S. Arif, Atheer J. Al-Saffar, Haider S. Kadhim, Brian L. Wickes, Jianmin Fu   +5 more
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Parasitemia Levels in Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Spain, an Area Where the Disease Is Not Endemic: Trends by Different Molecular Approaches

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Trypanosoma cruzi infection has expanded globally through human migration. In Spain, the mother-to-child route is the mode of transmission contributing to autochthonous Chagas disease (CD); however, most people acquired the infection in their country of ...
Maria D. Flores-Chavez, Alba Abras, Cristina Ballart, Ismael Ibáñez-Perez, Pilar Perez-Gordillo, Montserrat Gállego, Carmen Muñoz, Zaira Moure, Elena Sulleiro, Javier Nieto, Emilia García Diez, Lorena Simón, Israel Cruz, Albert Picado   +13 more
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Renal Involvement in Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Systematic Review

Microorganisms, 2021
Background: Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is the most frequent mother-to-child transmitted infection worldwide and a prevalent cause of neonatal disease and long-term morbidity.
María Ríos-Barnés, Clàudia Fortuny, Ana Alarcón, Antoni Noguera-Julian   +3 more
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The burden of congenital Chagas disease and implementation of molecular diagnostic tools in Latin America [PDF]

, 2018
It is estimated that between 8000 and 15 000 Trypanosoma cruzi infected babies are born every year to infected mothers in Chagas disease endemic countries. Currently, poor access to and performance of the current diagnostic algorithm, based on microscopy
Cruz, Israel, Katz, Zachary, Ndung'u, Joseph Mathu, Picado, Albert, Redard Jacot, Maël, Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel, Sosa-Estani, Sergio Alejandro, Torrico, Faustino   +7 more
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Parvovirus (B19) Infection during Pregnancy: Possible Effect on the Course of Pregnancy and Rare Fetal Outcomes. A Case Report and Literature Review

Medicina, 2022
Infection caused by human parvovirus B19 (B19) often has mild yet wide-ranging clinical signs, with the course of disease usually defined as benign. Particularly prevalent in the population of young children, the virus is commonly transmitted to the ...
Dovile Kielaite, Virginija Paliulyte
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Characteristic and Correlation Between TIME and Complication After Destructive Eye Procedure Patient at Plastic and Reconstruction Division Sanglah Hospital\u27s Eye Clinic Bali-Indonesia [PDF]

, 2012
Destructive eye procedure can be carried out by enucleation, evisceration and excenteration. Some efforts have been developed to reduce the complications, but it still occur within several years after the operation.
Sukartini, D. (D), Triharpini, N. (N), Yuliawati, P. (P)   +2 more
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Genotype distribution, viral load and clinical characteristics of infants with postnatal or congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundCongenital cytomegalovirus infection is a leading cause of long-term sequelae. Cytomegalovirus is also frequently transmitted to preterm infants postnatally, but these infections are mostly asymptomatic.
Joppe Nijman, Femke S Mandemaker, Malgorzata A Verboon-Maciolek, Susan C Aitken, Anton M van Loon, Linda S de Vries, Rob Schuurman   +6 more
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Association between congenital toxoplasmosis and preterm birth, low birthweight and small for gestational age birth.

, 2005
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between congenital toxoplasmosis and preterm birth, low birthweight and small for gestational age birth. DESIGN: Multicentre prospective cohort study.
Ancelle T, Andersen AM, Aspock H, Der G, EMSCOT, Foulon W, Freeman JV, Gilmore DH, Gilmore DH, Gras L, Hohlfeld P, Jenum PA, Kliegman RM, Morris JA, Neto EC, Nybo Andersen AM, Paul M, Sever JL, Wilson CB   +18 more
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Neutralization of Diverse Human Cytomegalovirus Strains Conferred by Antibodies Targeting Viral gH/gL/pUL128-131 Pentameric Complex [PDF]

, 2017
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the leading cause of congenital viral infection, and developing a prophylactic vaccine is of high priority to public health.
Adler, Stuart P., An, Zhiqiang, DePhillips, Pete A., Freed, Daniel C., Fu, Tong-Ming, Ha, Sha, Hamm, Melissa, Li, Fengsheng, Loughney, John W., McLellan, Jason S., McVoy, Michael A., Nickle, David C., Rustandi, Richard R., Tang, Aimin, Troutman, Matthew C., Vlasak, Josef, Wang, Dai, Wang, I-Ming, Zhang, Ningyan, Zhu, Hua   +19 more
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