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Macrophage Polarization in Leprosy–HIV Co-infected Patients

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
In HIV-infected individuals, a paradoxical clinical deterioration may occur in preexisting leprosy when highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-associated reversal reaction (RR) develops.
Tatiana Pereira da Silva, Tamiris Lameira Bittencourt, Ariane Leite de Oliveira, Rhana Berto da Silva Prata, Vinicius Menezes, Helen Ferreira, José Augusto da Costa Nery, Eliane Barbosa de Oliveira, Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio da Silva, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro   +10 more
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The hidden effects of COVID-19 on HIV services in Zanzibar: country report

AIDS Research and Therapy, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on HIV-related healthcare services. Zanzibar has experienced several interruptions of HIV services in the areas of testing and counselling, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, key population ...
Mansour Maulid Mshenga, Farhat Jowhar Khalid, Shaaban Hassan Haji, Tatu Bilali Ali, Khadija Abbas Mohamed, Damian Jeremia Damian   +5 more
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Interleukin-10 Producing Regulatory B Cells Transformed CD4+CD25− Into Tregs and Enhanced Regulatory T Cells Function in Human Leprosy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Regulatory B cells (Bregs) are known to exhibit their regulatory functions through interleukin-10 (IL-10) cytokine which suppress inflammation. There are only a few studies explaining the phenotype and functioning of these cells in contribution to host ...
M. Tarique, H. Naz, Santosh Kurra, C. Saini, R. Naqvi, Reeta Rai, M. Suhail, N. Khanna, D. Rao, Alpana Sharma   +9 more
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Perceived stigma of leprosy among community members and health care providers in Lalitpur district of Nepal: A qualitative study

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND Leprosy remains a major stigmatizing condition. Stigma is a dynamic process resulting from the interaction between physical attributes caused by leprosy and the existing stereotypes in a community. Leprosy has pervasive impacts on all areas of
S. Marahatta, Rakchya Amatya, S. Adhikari, Deena Giri, S. Lama, N. Kaehler, K. Rijal, S. Marahatta, B. Adhikari   +8 more
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BEYOND ‘BAD DENSITY’ AND TERRITORIAL STIGMA: An Infrastructure Access Lens on Suburban Exclusion

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Segregation and social exclusion in postwar suburban housing estates are typically addressed as problems of residential location. For decades, postwar suburbs in all corners of the world have been targeted as designated sites of punitive urban intervention, grounded in territorial stigma and normative notions of density.
André Klaassen, Greet De Block
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Immunodiagnostic Tests for Leprosy in Brazil, China and Ethiopia

Scientific Reports, 2018
Leprosy remains persistently endemic in several low- or middle income countries. Transmission is still ongoing as indicated by the unabated rate of leprosy new case detection, illustrating the insufficiency of current prevention methods.
Anouk van Hooij, Elisa M. Tjon Kon Fat, Moisés Batista da Silva, Raquel Carvalho Bouth, Ana Caroline Cunha Messias, A. Gobbo, Tsehaynesh Lema, K. Bobosha, Jinlan Li, X. Weng, C. Salgado, J. Spencer, P. Corstjens, A. Geluk   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The leprosy reaction is associated with salivary anti-Porphyromonas gingivalis IgA antibodies

AMB Express, 2023
The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between salivary anti-Porphyromonas gingivalis IgA antibodies and the leprosy reaction. The levels of salivary anti - P.
Michelle Miranda Lopes Falcão, Johelle Santana Passos-Soares, Paulo Roberto Lima Machado, Isaac Suzart Gomes-Filho, Lucas Pedreira de Carvalho, Elisangela Jesus de Campos, Mariana Costa Calheira, Patrícia Mares de Miranda, Rebeca Pereira Bulhosa Santos, José Tadeu Raynal Rocha Filho, Antonio Pedro Froes de Farias, Taiana Peixoto, Roberto Meyer Nascimento, Gregory John Seymour, Soraya Castro Trindade   +14 more
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Emerging Terbinafine Resistant Trichophyton Dermatophytosis, Testing Options and Alternative Treatments: A Systematic Review

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dermatophytosis is a common superficial fungal infection of the skin, most often caused by dermatophytes from the Trichophyton genus. Terbinafine, which inhibits squalene epoxidase (SQLE), is widely used as first line treatment. However, resistance to terbinafine is increasing globally, including recent reports in Australia, with origins ...
Thuvarahan Jegathees, Zachary P. Holmes, Catherine Martin, Cindy Kalai, Catherine Voutier, Denis Spelman, Gemma Robertson, Johannes S. Kern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

History of leprosy in Malta [PDF]

, 2008
Leprosy was always viewed with aborrhence requiring segregation of the unfortunate sufferers. The policy of segregation in dedicated leprosaria, initially introduced during the Medieval Period, was re-adopted during the late 19th century and persisted ...
Buttigieg, George Gregory, Micallef Stafrace, Kyril, Savona-Ventura, Charles   +2 more
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Performance Assessment of Six Public Health Programs in Katsina State, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2019
This research aimed to evaluate the performance of six ongoing public health programs through core performance indicators in Katsina State, Nigeria. The healthcare delivery in Africa is mostly program-based.
Bhalla, D. (Devender), Cleenewerck, L. (Laurent), Gulma, K. A. (Kabiru)   +2 more
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