ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ofatumumab in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody–associated disease (MOGAD), and compare it with rituximab. Methods We conducted a single–center, observational study including 22 MOGAD patients treated with ofatumumab and 21 treated with rituximab.
Yuxin Fan +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Delay to State’s first drug injecting centre.
The country’s first supervised injecting centre (SIC) has been delayed, and could be pushed well into next year, if planning permission is needed.
O'Keeffe, Cormac
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We re-analyse data on new diagnoses of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) for injectors in prison or attending general practices which were relied on for the cost-effectiveness of HCV testing in injectors.
Robertson, Roy +12 more
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Counseling and Harm Reduction Centers for Vulnerable Women to HIV/AIDS in Iran.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a public health challenge facing both developing and developed nations. Although injecting drug use is even the main route of HIV transmission in Iran, sexual route is rising gradually.
N Fahimfar +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Psychological distress and quality of life among Opioid Agonist Treatment service users with a history of injecting and non-injecting drug use: A cross-sectional study in Kathmandu, Nepal. [PDF]
Pant SB +4 more
europepmc +1 more source
Movement Disorders in Aicardi–Goutières Syndrome and Response to Immunomodulation
ABSTRACT This study characterizes movement disorders and treatment responses in seven children with Aicardi–Goutières syndrome (AGS). We retrospectively evaluated motor phenotypes, neuroimaging, and interferon signatures in patients treated with baricitinib or anifrolumab. Spasticity affected all patients, while dystonia was present in 4/7.
Enrique Gonzalez Saez‐Diez +10 more
wiley +1 more source
There has been significant research into the harms associated with injecting drugs and about the use of needle exchange programmes (NEPs) by adult injecting drug users (IDUs) in the United Kingdom.
Evans, David +3 more
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High rates of resumption of injecting drug use following release from prison among men who injected drugs before imprisonment. [PDF]
Curtis M +11 more
europepmc +1 more source
Sertraline Treatment Can Mimic Niemann‐Pick Type C Biomarker Profile: A Diagnostic Pitfall
ABSTRACT Background Oxysterols (cholestane‐3β,5α,6β‐triol and 7‐ketocholesterol) and N‐palmitoyl‐O‐phosphocholineserine (PPCS) are sensitive biomarkers for Niemann‐Pick disease type C (NPC) screening. However, false‐positive results occur, with a biomarker profile suggestive of NPC despite the absence of pathogenic variants in genes involved in NPC or ...
Maria Makrygianni +19 more
wiley +1 more source
\ud HIV Serostatus, Hepatitis C and Depression Among Injection Drug Users in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.\ud [PDF]
Injection drug use in Sub Saharan Africa plays a big role in HIV and HCV transmission. This has brought a great interest with regard to control of the HIV pandemic and spread of HCV infections.
Nyandindi, Cassian L
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