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Bullous Scabies in an Immunocompromised Host. [PDF]

Case Rep Infect Dis, 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.
Wester JR, Jackson LE, Mokgosi K, Barak T, Hazeem MA.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Impact of <i>Enterococcus</i> 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 ...
Sangiorgio G, Calvo M, Migliorisi G, Campanile F, Stefani S.   +4 more
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Delayed Diagnosis of Disseminated Invasive Aspergillosis with Purulent Myocarditis in an Immunocompromised Host. [PDF]

Infect Dis Rep
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.
Londema M, Nijsten MWN, Bart J, Wiegersma JS, Sinha BNM, Postma DF.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mycobacterium celatum encephalitis in an immunocompromised host mimicking autoimmune striatal encephalitis: the first case report. [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis
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 ...
Taweephol T, Pongpitakmetha T, Anukoolwittaya P, Marukatat C, Rattanawong W, Hemachudha P, Vanichanan J, Rotcheewaphan S, Saraya AW.   +8 more
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Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis in an immunocompromised host. [PDF]

Lung India, 2022
Balakrishnan R, Padmanabhan A, Ameer KA, Arjun R, Muralidharan P.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Coronavirus Disease-2019 in the Immunocompromised Host [PDF]

Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2023
Fareed Khawaja
exaly   +2 more sources

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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Sequelae of Immunocompromised Host Pneumonia [PDF]

Clinics in Chest Medicine
Kristina Crothers, Jerry Zifodya
exaly   +2 more sources

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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