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Effect of Ventilation System on Spread and Control of Infections (COVID-19) in Indoor Environments: Based on Current Studies

Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer, 2020
Transmission of infectious diseases like SARS-COV-2 by ventilation systems has become an international concern. In this study, an attempt was made to assess the role of ventilation systems in spread and control of SARS-COV-2 in indoor environments.
Mohammad Nourmohammadi, Ramezan Mirzaei, Ebrahim Taban, Saeed Yari   +3 more
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Inhibitory effect of toothbrush monofilament containing surface pre-reacted glass-ionomer (S-PRG) filler on Streptococcus mutans

Scientific Reports, 2021
The oral environment affects not only oral health, but also general health, and the importance of oral self-care has recently been recognised. Although toothbrushes are the most important self-care product, there are few toothbrushes that have an ...
Saaya Matayoshi, Ryota Nomura, Takahiro Kitamura, Rena Okawa, Kazuhiko Nakano   +4 more
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Accuracy of real-time PCR and digital PCR for the monitoring of total HIV DNA under prolonged antiretroviral therapy

Scientific Reports, 2022
Total HIV DNA is a standard marker to monitor the HIV reservoir in people living with HIV. We investigated HIV DNA quantification accuracy by a real-time PCR kit (qPCR) and digital PCR (dPCR) method within the same set of primers and probes.
Constance Renault, Karine Bolloré, Amandine Pisoni, Camille Motto-Ros, Philippe Van de Perre, Jacques Reynes, Edouard Tuaillon   +6 more
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Epizootic Situation in the Mongolian Part of the Transboundary Sailugem Natural Plague Focus in 2018

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2019
Objective of the study was monitoring of epizootic situation in the Mongolian part of the trans-boundary Sailugem natural plague focus through 2018 for optimization of preventive and anti-epidemic activities to decrease the level of risk of human plague ...
V. M. Korzun, S. V. Balakhonov, A. V. Denisov, E. N. Rozhdestvensky, E. G. Tokmakova, P. P. Sanarov, S. S. Akulova, S. A. Kosilko, D. Otgonbayar, L. Orgilbayar, D. Batzhav, Ch. Urzhikh, N. Togoldor, A. Makhbal, N. Tsogbadrakh, D. Tserennorov   +15 more
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West Nile Virus Neuroinfection in Humans: Peripheral Biomarkers of Neuroinflammation and Neuronal Damage

Viruses, 2022
Among emerging arthropod-borne viruses (arbovirus), West Nile virus (WNV) is a flavivirus that can be associated with severe neuroinvasive infections in humans.
Orianne Constant, Jonathan Barthelemy, Anna Nagy, Sara Salinas, Yannick Simonin   +4 more
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Prevalence and determinants of Leishmania major infection in emerging and old foci in Tunisia

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL) due to Leishmania major (L. major) is still a serious public health problem in Tunisia. This study aimed to compare the prevalence and risk factors associated with L.
Jihene Bettaieb, Amine Toumi, Sadok Chlif, Bilel Chelghaf, Aicha Boukthir, Adel Gharbi, Afif Ben Salah   +6 more
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The immune response to sub-clinical mastitis is impaired in HIV-infected women

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2018
Background Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is relatively common in lactating women and may be associated with HIV shedding in breast milk. The potential association between HIV infection and breast milk immunologic factors and immune response to SCM needs to ...
Roxane Schaub, Stéphanie Badiou, Johannes Viljoen, Pierre Dujols, Karine Bolloré, Philippe Van de Perre, Marie-Louise Newell, Ruth Bland, Nicolas Nagot, Edouard Tuaillon   +9 more
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Mycoplasma genitalium in Singapore is associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection and displays high macrolide and Fluoroquinolone resistance rates

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging sexually transmitted infection, with increasing rates of resistance to fluroquinolones and macrolides, the recommended treatments. Despite this, M.
Tim Hart, Wen Ying Tang, Siti Aminah bte Mansoor, Martin T. W. Chio, Timothy Barkham   +4 more
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The Changing Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis in a Post-Soviet Country—The Case of Kyrgyzstan

Pathogens, 2023
Historically, viral hepatitis has been a considerable public health problem in Central Asian countries, which may have worsened after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. However, up-to-date seroepidemiological studies are lacking. The aim of the present
Manas K. Akmatov, Nurgul J. Beisheeva, Asylbek Z. Nurmatov, Sattarova J. Gulsunai, Kylychbekova N. Saikal, Aisuluu A. Derkenbaeva, Zamira O. Abdrahmanova, Jana Prokein, Norman Klopp, Thomas Illig, Omor T. Kasymov, Zuridin S. Nurmatov, Frank Pessler   +12 more
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Faucet aerators as a reservoir for Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a healthcare-associated infection outbreak in a neurosurgical intensive care unit

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background On January 7, 2019, we observed an outbreak of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) caused by Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in the neurosurgical intensive care unit (NSICU).
Yu Lv, Qian Xiang, Ying Z. Jin, Ying Fang, Yu J. Wu, Bin Zeng, Hua Yu, Hong M. Cai, Qiong D. Wei, Chen Wang, Jing Chen, Hui Wang   +11 more
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