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The clinical features and infectious etiologies of acute diarrhea in immunocompromised hosts [PDF]
Objectives The acute diarrhea is a common complaint among immunocompromised hosts, and may cause life threatening event. The infectious etiologies vary depending on virus, bacteria, and parasites.
Jin Young Lee +4 more
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Adenoviruses in the immunocompromised host [PDF]
Adenoviruses are among the many pathogens and opportunistic agents that cause serious infection in the congenitally immunocompromised, in patients undergoing immunosuppressive treatment for organ and tissue transplants and for cancers, and in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
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Sporotrichosis In Immunocompromised Hosts [PDF]
Sporotrichosis is a global implantation or subcutaneous mycosis caused by several members of the genus Sporothrix, a thermo-dimorphic fungus. This disease may also depict an endemic profile, especially in tropical to subtropical zones around the world.
Flavio Queiroz-Telles +2 more
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Immunomodulatory effects of Blaps rynchopetera extract [PDF]
Purpose: To explore the potential immunomodulatory effects of total extract and different polar parts from Blaps rynchopetera Fairmaire. Methods: Phagocytic activity was evaluated by neutral red assay, and the effect of the immune function was ...
Di Meng +9 more
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Development of transplantable B-cell lymphomas in the MHC-defined miniature swine model
Background Establishment of transplantable tumors in clinically relevant large animals allows translational studies of novel cancer therapeutics. Methods Here we describe the establishment, characterization, and serial transplantation of a naturally ...
Alec R. Andrews +6 more
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Background Since the early 90’s antiretroviral drugs have been available at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), a referral hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the treatment of both adults and children infected with HIV-1 ...
Maha Al-Mozaini +3 more
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Adenoviruses in Immunocompromised Hosts [PDF]
SUMMARYThe number of patients with acquired immunodeficiency has grown steadily as a result of both a larger number of patients receiving solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplants and their longer survival times. The use of newer, more potent immunosuppressive regimens has increased the frequency of severe adenovirus infections.
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TOXOPLASMOSIS IN CHILDREN WITHOUT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION [PDF]
Toxoplasma EncepfiaUtis (TE) is rare in pediatric patients, but it is an emerging opportunistic infection in the increasing number of immunocompromised hosts. It should be considered in patients who present with fever and evolving CNS symptoms.
Gh. Khotaei
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Fungal infections in the immunocompromised host
In recent years many remarkable changes occurred in our way of life, producing opportunities for microbes. All these changes are related to the recent emergence of previously unrecognized diseases, or the resurgence of diseases that, at least in ...
Bodo Wanke +2 more
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Aspergillosis myocarditis in the immunocompromised host
Invasive cardiac aspergillosis has been rarely described in immunocompromised patients. This disease is difficult to diagnose by conventional laboratory, microbiologic, and imaging techniques, and is often recognized only post-mortem. The authors present
Sean S. Bullis +2 more
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