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Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 10, Issue 10, October 2022., 2022 Monocytes and kupffer cells may both participate in Th1 and Th2 immune responses by differentiating into M1 or M2 at different stages of Echinococcus multilocularis infection. Abstract Background Alveolar echinococcosis is a potentially lethal zoonosis caused by the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis.
Bin Li +9 more
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Respirology Case Reports, Volume 10, Issue 10, October 2022., 2022 This case report describes a patient presenting with bilioptysis while being medically managed with prednisolone for severe alcoholic hepatitis. The patient developed hospital‐acquired pneumonia during her hospitalization associated with bilioptysis, resulting in progressive respiratory failure requiring ventilatory support.
Jennifer Ngo, Mathew Wenger, Alex Chee
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Hepatic stellate cells and parasite-induced liver fibrosis [PDF]
, 2010 : Fibrogenesis is a common feature of many diseases where there is severe insult to the liver. The hepatic stellate cell trans-differentiation into a myofibroblast has been identified as an important event in liver fibrogenesis and has been well ...
Allen, JT +3 more
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Pulmonary Echinococcus in children: A descriptive study in a LMIC
Pediatric Pulmonology, Volume 57, Issue 5, Page 1173-1179, May 2022., 2022 Abstract Background Echinococcus granulosus is a major public health problem in lower middle‐income countries (LMIC). Children are commonly diagnosed with cysts in the lungs and/or the liver. Objectives The purpose of this study was to describe a pediatric cohort diagnosed with pulmonary Cystic Echinococcus (CE) and treated with a combination of ...
Lunga Mfingwana +9 more
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Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan [PDF]
, 2018 Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additional 2 ...
Bebezov, B +8 more
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Field evaluation of an immunochromatographic test for diagnosis of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis [PDF]
, 2018 Background: The larval stages of the tapeworms Echinocoocus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis are the causative agents of human cystic echinococcosis (CE) and human alveolar echinococcosis (AE), respectively.
A Baraquin +40 more
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Preoperative albumin level is a marker of alveolar echinococcosis recurrence after hepatectomy. [PDF]
, 2017 To identify a preoperative blood marker predictive of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) recurrence after hepatectomy. All consecutive patients who underwent operation for liver AE at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) between January 1992 and December ...
Demartines, N. +3 more
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An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis [PDF]
, 2020 Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an infection caused by the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. CE generally manifests in the liver, but it may present in any organ. These patients often first present to the emergency department.
Abou Asala, Elian D. +3 more
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Genetic survey of alveolar and cystic echinococcoses in Romania: first molecular evidence of Echinococcus multilocularis in humans in the country [PDF]
, 2017 Cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) are considered as one of the most important zoonotic diseases in Romania, where they are subject to mandatory reporting.
Calma, C. +6 more
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Veterinary and Animal Science, 2023 Alveolar echinococcosis in slaughtered horses remains a public health issue. This study aimed to develop a Recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay targeting the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (Nad5) gene of Echinococcus ...
Tatsuro Hifumi +5 more
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