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Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy for vaginal microbiota improvement and pathogen clearance: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy shows a modest, non‐robust increase in Group B Streptococcus decolonization, with no consistent benefit for bacterial vaginosis or vulvovaginal candidiasis. Probiotics may serve as a non‐antibiotic adjunct, but standardized regimens and ecological diagnostic frameworks are required.
Zimo Liu, Roujie Huang, Tianshu Sun, Lan Zhu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital syphilis in East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana: providers’ and women’s perspectives

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Congenital syphilis is completely preventable through screening and treatment, but rates have been rising in the United States. Certain areas are at particularly high risk. We aimed to assess attitudes, knowledge, and barriers around effective
Emily W. Harville, Gloria P. Giarratano, Pierre Buekens, Eurydice Lang, Jennifer Wagman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entraves no controle da transmissão vertical da sífilis e do HIV no sistema de atenção à saúde do município de São Paulo [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to identify possible barriers to control vertical transmission of syphilis and HIV through the analysis of the orientation process of pregnant women from prenatal care to the obstetric center at an university ...
Figueiredo, Elisabeth Niglio de, Ramos, Valdete Maria, Succi, Regina Célia de Menezes   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

European S2k guidelines on management of autoimmune blistering diseases in children and adolescents

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
Autoimmune blistering disorders (AIBDs) in children are rare, challenging to diagnose and treat and often require immunosuppressants. Until now, no paediatric care guidelines existed. The EADV Task Force for AIBDs has developed the consensus‐based recommendations, enabling physicians to adopt a uniform, tailored treatment strategy to improve outcomes ...
A. Nanda, B. Tedbirt, C. Bodemer, M. C. Bolling, M. El Hachem, M. Nikolić, E. Benton, M. Caproni, D. De, D. Didona, K. Drenovska, M. Goebeler, M. Hertl, B. Horváth, M. Kasperkiewicz, D. Kiritsi, M. Larralde, A. V. Marzano, J. Meijer, D. F. Murrell, J. Powell, E. Sprecher, N. S. Chandran, M. M. Tomayko, S. Uzun, N. van Beek, H. Ott, A. Patsatsi, A. Torrelo, A. Welfringer‐Morin, E. Schmidt, P. Joly   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Interrupted Time Series Analysis in Understanding the Course of the Congenital Syphilis Epidemic in Brazil

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2022
Summary: Background: To fight against the rising incidence of syphilis, the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) launched the “Syphilis No!” Project (SNP), with specific resources funded by a parliamentary amendment.
Rafael Pinto, Ricardo Valentim, Lyrene Fernandes da Silva, Gustavo Fontoura de Souza, Thaísa Góis Farias de Moura Santos Lima, Carlos Alberto Pereira de Oliveira, Marquiony Marques dos Santos, Angélica Espinosa Miranda, Aliete Cunha-Oliveira, Vivekanandan Kumar, Rifat Atun   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Porphyromonas gingivalis GroEL accelerates abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by matrix metalloproteinase‐2 SUMOylation in vascular smooth muscle cells: A novel finding for the activation of MMP‐2

Molecular Oral Microbiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Infection is a known cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and matrix metalloproteases‐2 (MMP‐2) secreted by vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) plays a key role in the structural disruption of the middle layer of the arteries during AAA progression.
Yi‐Wen Lin, Feng‐Yen Lin, Ze‐Hao Lai, Chien‐Sung Tsai, Yi‐Ting Tsai, Yen‐Sung Huang, Chen‐Wei Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reemergence of Congenital Syphilis in the United States: A Narrative Review

Venereology
Congenital syphilis, a preventable and deadly disease, has witnessed an alarming resurgence in the US in recent years, posing a vital public health challenge.
Omar Aboudawoud, Shahrukh Chaudhry, Pallavi Dubey, Ghislain Hardy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Missed opportunities in preventing mother-to-child transmission of syphilis in the indigenous population in central Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2023
Objectives: to estimate the detection rate of syphilis in pregnant women, the occurrence of congenital syphilis, and the rate of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis, in addition to analyzing missed opportunities in the prevention of mother-to-child ...
Renata Palópolí Pícoli, Luiza Helena de Oliveira Cazola   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Congenital syphilis in Switzerland: gone, forgotten, on the return

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012
INTRODUCTION:Acquired syphilis has re-emerged in many Western European countries. In contrast to international guidelines, screening for syphilis in pregnancy is not generally recommended in Switzerland.
Sauteur Meyer, J Trück, PP Bosshard, M Tomaske, Cadenas Morán, S Lautenschlager, P Goetschel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Congenital Syphilis—An Illustrative Review

Children, 2023
Congenital syphilis is caused by the spirochete, Treponema pallidum, which can be transmitted from an infected mother to her fetus during pregnancy or by contact with a maternal lesion at the time of delivery.
Deepika Sankaran, Elizabeth Partridge, Satyan Lakshminrusimha   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source