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Bullous Scabies in an Immunocompromised Host [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2022
A 40-year-old woman with a history of poorly controlled HIV presented to a district referral hospital in rural Botswana for a generalized skin rash of several months duration.
James R. Wester, Lesley E Jackson, Kathryn Mokgosi, Tomer Barak, Mahmoud Abu Hazeem   +4 more
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The Impact of Enterococcus spp. in the Immunocompromised Host: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]

Pathogens
The immunocompromised host is usually vulnerable to infectious diseases due to broad-spectrum treatments and immunological dysregulation. The Enterococcus genus consists of normal gut commensals, which acquire a leading role in infective processes among ...
Giuseppe Sangiorgio, Maddalena Calvo, Giuseppe Migliorisi, Floriana Campanile, Stefania Stefani   +4 more
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Delayed Diagnosis of Disseminated Invasive Aspergillosis with Purulent Myocarditis in an Immunocompromised Host [PDF]

Infectious Disease Reports
Introduction: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an opportunistic fungal infection that typically occurs in the immunocompromised host and is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Myocardial abscess formation is seldomly described.
Mark Londema, Maarten W. N. Nijsten, Joost Bart, Janke S. Wiegersma, Bhanu N. M. Sinha, Douwe F. Postma   +5 more
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Mycobacterium celatum encephalitis in an immunocompromised host mimicking autoimmune striatal encephalitis: the first case report [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Encephalitis is rarely caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), which is generally not considered a highly virulent pathogen. However, NTM encephalitis in immunocompromised hosts occurs with varied clinical presentations, posing a ...
Thanapoom Taweephol, Thanakit Pongpitakmetha, Prakit Anukoolwittaya, Chayoot Marukatat, Wanakorn Rattanawong, Pasin Hemachudha, Jakapat Vanichanan, Suwatchareeporn Rotcheewaphan, Abhinbhen W. Saraya   +8 more
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Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis in an immunocompromised host [PDF]

Lung India, 2022
Rabitha Balakrishnan, Arjun Padmanabhan, K A Ameer, Rajalakshmi Arjun, Praveen Muralidharan   +4 more
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Human immunodeficiency virus in Saudi Arabia: Current and future challenges

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Introduction: Understanding the pathophysiology of HIV infection has been crucial to the design of effective anti-viral strategies. HIV infection is declining worldwide due to early diagnosis and the effective long-term use of anti-retroviral therapy ...
Maha Al-Mozaini, Tahani Al-Rahabani, Qais Dirar, Tala Alashgar, Ali A. Rabaan, Waleed Murad, Jawaher Alotaibi, Abdulrahman Alrajhi   +7 more
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Implementation of a Routine Screening Program for Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Patients with Acute Leukemia at a Canadian Cancer Center

Current Oncology, 2022
Background: Screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in patients with hematological malignancy is recommended because of their increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). We assessed the utility of tuberculin skin test (TST) screening in patients with
Rbab Taha, Sagar Kothari, Farid Foroutan, Melissa Gitman, Vikas Gupta, Tram Nguyen, Coleman Rotstein   +6 more
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HIV-2 Vpx neutralizes host restriction factor SAMHD1 to promote viral pathogenesis

Scientific Reports, 2021
SAMHD1, a human host factor found in myeloid cells which restricts HIV-1 replication. It depletes the dNTPs pool for viral cDNA syntheses, thus preventing the viral replication in the cells.
Ahlam Mohamed, Talal Bakir, Huda Al-Hawel, Ibtihaj Al-Sharif, Razan Bakheet, Lubna Kouser, Valarmathy Murugaiah, Maha Al-Mozaini   +7 more
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Evaluation of two molecular detection platforms for gastroenteritis pathogens in treated sewage water in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia

Scientific Reports, 2022
The ability to screen environmental water samples for gastroenteritis pathogens, particularly viruses remains challenging. Here, we investigated the presence of enteric viruses in treated sewage effluent water samples collected from a cooling tower in ...
Fawaz A. Al-Wohaib, Ibtihaj Al-Sharif, Hassan Al-Zain, Donna Murad, Layla Al-Harbi, Maha Al-Mozaini   +5 more
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Quantitative proteomics analysis reveals unique but overlapping protein signatures in HIV infections

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2021
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) exploits human host factors to complete its life cycle. Hence, discovery of HIV-regulated host proteins markers would better our understanding of the virus life-cycle and its contribution to pathogenesis
Maha Al-Mozaini, Alhusain Alzahrani, Ibtihaj Alsharif, Zakia Shinwari, Magid Halim, Abdullah Alhokail, Abdulrahman Alrajhi, Ayodele Alaiya   +7 more
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