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The Focal Infection Theory: Appraisal and Reappraisal

Journal of the California Dental Association, 2000
This paper discusses the past, present, and future of the focal infection theory of disease. A focal infection is a localized or general infection caused by the dissemination of microorganisms or toxic products from a focus of infection. The resurgence of the focal infection theory of disease has been greeted with great enthusiasm in some quarters ...
T J, Pallasch, M J, Wahl
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Focal Infection and Periodontitis: A Narrative Report and New Possible Approaches

International Journal of Microbiology, 2020
The “focal infection theory” is a historical concept based on the assumption that some infections may cause chronic and acute diseases in different districts of the body. Its great popularity spanned from 1930 to 1950 when, with the aim to remove all the
Jean-Paul Rocca, Carlo Fornaini, Zuomin Wang, Lixin Tan, Elisabetta Merigo   +4 more
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Focal infection theory: past and present

Vestnik dermatologii i venerologii, 2015
The authors present a historical review of and current data on the role of the focal infection in the human body as well as possible development of systemic diseases against its background.
A. V. Patrushev, A. V. Sukharev, A. M. Ivanov, A. V. Samtsov   +3 more
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Allee Effects May Slow the Spread of Parasites in a Coastal Marine Ecosystem [PDF]

, 2011
Allee effects are thought to mediate the dynamics of population colonization, particularly for invasive species. However, Allee effects acting on parasites have rarely been considered in the analogous process of infectious disease establishment and ...
Connors, B. M., Krkošek, M., Lewis, M. A., Poulin, R.   +3 more
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Malária no Brasil: panorama epidemiológico na última década Malaria in Brazil: trends in the last ten years

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 1995
Este artigo apresenta, de maneira resumida, as principais alterações que marcaram a ocorrência de malária, no Brasil, nesta última década. Chama-se a atenção para o processo de focalização da doença, com a concentração da transmissão em áreas ...
Rita de Cássia B. Barata
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Subjective expectations in the context of HIV/AIDS in Malawi [PDF]

, 2009
In this paper we present a newly developed interactive elicitation methodology for collecting probalistic in expectations in a developing country context with low levels of literacy and numeracy, and we evaluate the feasibility and success of this method
Adeline Delavande, Ajzen, Bicego, Blacker, Cerwonka, Hans-Peter Kohler, Kahneman, Malawi DHS, Malawi DHS, Montgomery, Obare, Philipson, Rogers, Weinreb   +13 more
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Neurogenic Inflammation Involves in Systemic Spread of Oral Infection

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia, 2014
Focal infection theory proposed in early 1900’s stated that dental infection caused systemic disorders. Nevertheless, the theory was abandoned since large number of teeth were extracted with no satisfying result.
Haryono Utomo
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Identification of common blood gene signatures for the diagnosis of renal and cardiac acute allograft rejection. [PDF]

, 2013
To test, whether 10 genes, diagnostic of renal allograft rejection in blood, are able to diagnose and predict cardiac allograft rejection, we analyzed 250 blood samples from heart transplant recipients with and without acute rejection (AR) and with ...
Hsieh, Szu-Chuan, Khush, Kiran, Li, Li, Luikart, Helen, Roedder, Silke, Sarwal, Minnie M, Sigdel, Tara, Valantine, Hannah, Yang, Andrew, Ying, Lihua   +9 more
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Apolipoprotein E related Co-Morbidities and Alzheimer’s disease [PDF]

, 2016
The primary goal of advancement in clinical services is to provide a health care system that enhances an individual’s quality of life. Incidence of diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and associated dementia coupled with the advancing age of the ...
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What traits are carried on mobile genetic elements, and why? [PDF]

, 2010
Although similar to any other organism, prokaryotes can transfer genes vertically from mother cell to daughter cell, they can also exchange certain genes horizontally.
A Gardner, A Gardner, A Gardner, A Gardner, A Gardner, A Gardner, A Mochizuki, A Norman, A Philppon, A Wagner, AD O’Brien, AS Griffin, B Sanchez, BJ Crespi, BK Kozlowicz, BMM Ahmer, BR Levin, C Buchrieser, CE White, CF Amabile-Cuevas, CG Kurland, CM Thomas, CM Yates, CT Bergstrom, D Gevers, D J Rankin, DJ Rankin, DM Livermore, E Cascales, E Cascales, E Lerat, E P C Rocha, E Polzleitner, ES Egan, F Bushman, F de la Cruz, F Delsuc, F Dionisio, F Dionisio, F Harrison, F Rousset, FM Stewart, FR Slater, G Gil, G Hardin, GA Dykes, H Knothe, H Ochman, I Chen, I Kobayashi, I Rasched, J Hacker, J Lederberg, J Paulsson, J Smith, J Zupan, JB Ferdy, JB Xavier, JC Diaz Ricci, JE Bouma, JL Martinez, JL Martínez, JL Sachs, JL Sachs, JR van der Ploeg, K Lee, KM Oliver, KR Foster, KR Foster, KR Foster, L Buts, L Chao, L Keller, L Lehmann, L Lehmann, L Riboli-Sasco, L Van Melderen, LE Orgel, LJ Johnson, LN Lili, LS Frost, M Achtman, M Ackermann, M Touchon, MA Riley, MI Bahl, MI Bahl, MK Waldor, MP Nuti, N Goldenfeld, ND Zinder, PB Rainey, PE Turner, PE Turner, R Barrangou, R Korona, RD Magnuson, RE Fox, RJ Ellis, RJF Haft, RM Anderson, RM Anderson, RM May, S Alizon, S P Brown, SA West, SA West, SA West, SA West, SC Slater, SJ Sorensen, SM Faruque, SP Brown, SP Brown, SP Brown, SP Brown, SR Bordenstein, T Nogueira, TF Cooper, TF Cooper, VL Arcus, WD Hamilton, WD Hamilton, WG Eberhard   +123 more
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