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A giant spontaneous subcapsular hematoma of the liver revealing a COVID-19 infection, a coincidence? (A case report)

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
Hemorrhagic manifestations during COVID-19 infections are increasingly described in the literature. We report the first case of spontaneous subcapsular hematoma of the liver revealing a COVID-19 infection in a 44-year-old woman with no underlying health ...
Anisse Tidjane   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tuberculoma Versus Neurocysticercosis: Can Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Diffusion Weighted Imaging Solve the Diagnostic Conundrum? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Tuberculoma and Neurocysticercosis (NCC) are the two most common infectious causes of intracranial ring enhancing lesions seen on CT and MRI in developing countries.
Ravishankar Pillenahalli Maheshwarappa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Q fever and coxiellosis in Brazil: an underestimated disease? A brief review

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2022
Q fever, caused by the γ-proteobacterium Coxiella burnetii, is a zoonosis of great importance and global impact. This agent has high transmissibility and can spread over long distances via wind, in which a small number of aerosolized particles are needed
Eline Almeida Rodrigues de Souza   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of infectious and non-infectious gastrointestinal disease in common variable immunodeficiency: analysis of 114 patient cohort

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2023
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID), a complex primary immunodeficiency syndrome defined by defective B cell responses to infection and vaccination, has heterogeneous clinical manifestations.
David A. Sanchez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revisiting Vaccine Hesitancy in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly for Pandemic Preparedness: A Lesson from COVID-19

open access: yesVaccines, 2023
Residents in residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) are at high risk of severe illnesses and mortality, while staff have high exposure to intimate care activities.
Cyrus Lap Kwan Leung   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Update on Fever of Unknown Origin in Children: Focus on Etiologies and Clinical Approach

open access: yesChildren, 2023
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) can be caused by four etiological categories of diseases. The most common cause of FUO in children is represented by infections, followed by inflammatory conditions and neoplastic causes; a decreasing quote remains still ...
Sandra Trapani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

High Burden of Co-Infection with Multiple Enteric Pathogens in Children Suffering with Diarrhoea from Rural and Peri-Urban Communities in South Africa

open access: yesPathogens, 2023
Infectious diarrhoea contributes to high morbidity and mortality in young children from sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of single and multiple diarrhoeal-causing pathogen combinations in children suffering from ...
Natasha Potgieter   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structure of emergencies at the prehospital stage in Moldova from 2019-2020 years [PDF]

open access: yesThe Moldovan Medical Journal, 2021
Background: In the last 2 years, some changes have occurred in the structure of emergencies at the prehospital stage in the Republic of Moldova, being largely influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boris Golovin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fatal Disseminated Acanthamoeba lenticulata Acanthamebiasis in a Heart Transplant Patient

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
We report a fatal case of disseminated acanthamebiasis caused by Acanthamoeba lenticulata (genotype T5) in a 39-year-old heart transplant recipient. The diagnosis was based on skin histopathologic results and confirmed by isolation of the ameba from ...
Stéphane Barete   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health care workers' recommendations for strengthening tuberculosis infection control in the Dominican Republic

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2018
Objective. To describe health care workers' practical recommendations for strengthening adherence to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection control practices in their health institutions and elsewhere across the Dominican Republic. Methods.
Helena J. Chapman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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