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Yin and yang of interleukin-17 in host immunity to infection [version 1; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]

, 2017
The interleukin-17 (IL-17) family cytokines, such as IL-17A and IL-17F, play important protective roles in host immune response to a variety of infections such as bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral.
Das, Shibali, Khader, Shabaana
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Real-Time and Wireless Assessment of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy With Co-Encapsulated Ingestion Sensor in HIV-Infected Patients: A Pilot Study. [PDF]

, 2020
Adherence with antiretroviral therapy is important for preventing disease progression and HIV transmission. The co-encapsulated pill sensor system sends a signal through a cutaneous patch and allows real-time monitoring of pill ingestion. A 16-week pilot
Corado, Katya, Daar, Eric S, Dao, John, Fletcher, Courtney V, Guerrero, Mario, Liu, Honghu, Rosen, Marc I, Shen, Jie, Siqueiros, Lisa, Wang, Yan, Xiong, Di, Young, Todd   +11 more
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A Case of Metastatic Cutaneous Tubercular Abscess with Concomitant Central Nervous System Tuberculoma in an Indian Adolescent Girl [PDF]

Pediatric Infectious Disease
Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, most commonly reported in high-prevalence countries like India. The diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis is challenging because of the paucibacillary nature of the disease, its rare ...
Reshma Joseph, Menaka P Nallasivam, Sasikumar B Raman   +2 more
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First documented cure of a suggestive exogenous reinfection in polymyositis with same but multidrug resistant [PDF]

, 2004
Background MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the major cause of treatment failure in tuberculosis patients, especially in immunosuppressed. We described a young polymyositis patient on immunosuppressive therapy who was started with antituberculosis ...
Chiranjoy Mukhopadhyay, Ankita Garg, Archana Ayyagari, VK Chadha, PW Chin, WHO/IUATLD Global Working Group on Antitubercular Drug Resistance Surveillance, KK Singh, K Kremer, K Park, World Health Organization, RM Warren, A van Rie, CR Braden, R Sahadevan, S Das, A Van Rie, J Hindler, V Vincent, JR O' Brien, SH Salazman, M Fujita, J Berg, J Crofton, J Crofton   +23 more
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Expressions of Antimicrobial Peptides LL-37, Human Beta Defensin-2 and -3 in the Lesions of Cutaneous Tuberculosis and Tuberculids

Chinese Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Antimicrobial peptides, including cathelicidin LL-37, human beta defensin (HBD)-2, and HBD-3, are important elements of the innate immune response and involved in modulation of the adaptive immunity, and they also play an important role in ...
Zheng Zhao, Zhang-Lei Mu, Xi-Wan Liu, Xiao-Jing Liu, Jun Jia, Lin Cai, Jian-Zhong Zhang   +6 more
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Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy during murine Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: increased mortality in the absence of liver injury. [PDF]

, 2003
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of gram-negative bacterial pneumonia, often resulting in bacteremia concurrent with the localized pulmonary infection.
Cogen, Anna L, Lau, Helen Y, Monteleon, Christine L, Moore, Thomas A, Standiford, Theodore J   +4 more
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Ears of the Armadillo: Global Health Research and Neglected Diseases in Texas [PDF]

, 2013
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have\ud been recently identified as significant public\ud health problems in Texas and elsewhere in\ud the American South. A one-day forum on the\ud landscape of research and development and\ud the hidden burden of NTDs
AD Harries, AV Bode, BI Restrepo, BI Restrepo, Bruce Y. Lee, BY Lee, BY Lee, C Barona-Vilar, C Bern, C González, CA Petersen, CE Matthews, CL Fredregill, CM Jean, CP McHugh, D Nash, E Dumonteil, EG Radke, EJ Hanford, Harold S. Margolis, HQ Qu, HQ Qu, J Cox, JA Serpa, JC Vazquez-Chagoyan, Jennifer Chow, Jesus G. Valenzuela, JJ Wen, JK Andrus, JK Andrus, JM Brunkard, Jocelyn K. Lambuth, Jon Andrus, Joseph B. McCormick, K Kline, K Purcell, K Schleich, Karen A. Goraleski, KM Lillibridge, KO Murray, KO Murray, KO Murray, Kristy O. Murray, KY Won, LM Gardner, MA Barry, Maria Elena Bottazzi, MM Ramos, MS Nolan, MS Nolan, N Bouri, NA Wright, OA Saldarriaga, P Hotez, P Hotez, P Reiter, Peter J. Hotez, Peter Melby, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, Rebeca Rico-Hesse, RJ Harrigan, S Mirza, S Sarkar, SA Kjos, SP Fisher-Hoch, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, T Meyer, Y Moolani   +79 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]

, 2017
No abstract ...
Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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A Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient [PDF]

, 2015
Primary cutaneous tuberculosis is a relatively uncommon manifestation especially in immunocompetent patients and it may occur in countries where tuberculosis is endemic.
MARANGI, Massimo, occhicone, francesca, SANTINO, Iolanda, Solmone Meriacarmela, TEGGI, Antonella   +4 more
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A case of extensive multifocal tuberculosis verrucosa cutis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2014
Tuberculosis is probably as old as the human race itself. Cutaneous tuberculosis constitutes a very small proportion of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Extensive, multifocal involvement of cutaneous tuberculosis is a very rare manifestation.
Rajesh Verma, Biju Vasudevan, Vijendran Pragasam, Ambresh Badad   +3 more
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