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Propionibacterium acnes infections in patients with idiopathic scoliosis: a case-control study and review of the literature. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose:Surgical site infection (SSI) caused by Propionibacterium acnes is an infrequent but devastating complication after spinal fusion. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for SSI with Propionibacterium acnes after spinal fusion for
Blanco, J   +6 more
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Comparative Analysis of Ecological and Faunistic Features of Fleas in the Absheron and Kobystan Meso-Foci of Plague

open access: yesПроблемы особо опасных инфекций
The aim of this study was to determine the comparative aspect of the diversity of flea species, their distribution and abundance based on the results of epizootiological survey conducted in the Absheron and Kobystan meso-foci of plague.
R. I. Ismailova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Virulent Factor ESAT-6 Drives Macrophage Differentiation Toward the Pro-inflammatory M1 Phenotype and Subsequently Switches It to the Anti-inflammatory M2 Phenotype

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018
Tuberculosis, a human infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The success of M.tb as a pathogen relies mainly on its ability to divert the host innate immune responses ...
Amira Refai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

WGS based analysis of acquired antimicrobial resistance in human and non-human Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from a German perspective

open access: yesBMC Microbiology, 2021
Background Acinetobacter baumannii ability to develop and acquire resistance makes it one of the most critical nosocomial pathogens globally. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was applied to identify the acquired or mutational variants of antimicrobial ...
Gamal Wareth   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing Campylobacter jejuni colonization in broiler chickens by in-feed supplementation with hyperimmune egg yolk antibodies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Campylobacter infections sourced mainly to poultry products, are the most important bacterial foodborne zoonoses worldwide. No effective measures to control these infections in broiler production exist to date.
Canessa, Stefano   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Mongolian Part of the Transboundary Sailugem Natural Plague Focus in 2017. Communication 1. Epizootic condition

open access: yesПроблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2018
Objective – estimation of current epizootic condition of Mongolian part of transboundary Sailugem natural plague focus. Materials and methods. Epizootiological survey was performed for the area of 2335 km2, 277 mammals and 516 ectoparasites were ...
V. M. Korzun   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inflammasome control of viral infection [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Virology, 2015
The inflammasome is a caspase-1 containing complex that activates the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18 and results in the proinflammatory cell death known as pyroptosis. Numerous recent publications have highlighted the importance of inflammasome activation in the control of virus infection.
Christopher, Lupfer   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

First report of naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta with Leishmania major in Tunisia

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Many sand fly species are implicated in the transmission cycle of Leishmania parasites around the world. Incriminating new sand flies species, as vectors of Leishmania is crucial to understanding the parasite–vector transmission cycle in ...
Kaouther Jaouadi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunity Against Leishmania major Infection: Parasite-Specific Granzyme B Induction as a Correlate of Protection

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018
Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) caused by Leishmania (L.) major infection is characterized by different clinical presentations which depend in part on the host factors.
Thouraya Boussoffara   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobials: a global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are an important cause of morbidity and are frequently associated with poor prognosis, particularly in high-risk patients.
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core   +4 more sources

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