Enhanced surveillance of invasive listeriosis in the Lombardy region, Italy, in the years 2006-2010 reveals major clones and an increase in serotype 1/2a [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Invasive listeriosis is a rare, life-threatening foodborne disease. Lombardy, an Italian region accounting for 16% of the total population, reported 55% of all listeriosis cases in the years 2006-2010.
Anna Guaita +6 more
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This review compares the QIAstat‐Dx ME panel with the BioFire FilmArray ME panel across seven studies on CNS infections. The findings support the clinical utility of QIAstat‐Dx, highlighting its diagnostic performance, interpretative advantages, and the need for further real‐world evaluation in high‐risk populations.
Flora Marzia Liotti +3 more
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Analysis of a case report of meningitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes
BackgroundListeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium transmitted to humans through contaminated food, water, and animal faeces, posing a public health risk.
Lihui Chen +7 more
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The awareness of Listeria monocytogenes as a pathogen in meningitis and bacteremia in immunosuppressed patients is high. We report a case of vascular graft infection due to Listeria monocytogenes as an example of a less well-known manifestation of ...
Beate Tanner-Steinmann, Katia Boggian
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Bacterial Meningitis in Newborn Babies [PDF]
Objectivo — Conhecer a epidemiologia da meningite bacteriana em recém-nascidos admitidos na Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatais do Hospital de Dona Estefânia.
Leal, F +3 more
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Phage therapy: An alternative to antibiotics in the age of multi-drug resistance. [PDF]
The practice of phage therapy, which uses bacterial viruses (phages) to treat bacterial infections, has been around for almost a century. The universal decline in the effectiveness of antibiotics has generated renewed interest in revisiting this practice.
Koskella, Britt, Lin, Derek, Lin, Henry
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Stromal Cell‐Mast Cell Communication Orchestrates Anti‐Viral Immunity in the Meninges
This study delineates the spatial distribution and postnatal maturation of meningeal mast cells and uncovers their essential role in antiviral immunity. Using genetic models, mast cells are shown to promote CD8⁺ T cell infiltration and viral clearance via IL‐33 receptor signaling and synergistic activation by IL‐33 and ATP from infected stromal cells ...
Qingqing Li +7 more
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Manure for Vegetables: Farm practice recommendations for minimizing human pathogenic bacteria contamination in vegetable production [PDF]
To obtain sufficient yields in vegetable production, fertilization with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is necessary. Manure is a valuable source of these nutrients.
Koller, Martin
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Headache in an HIV positive patient: diagnostic challenges and approach to treatment [PDF]
Headaches are a common complaint in HIV positive patients attending emergency services. A thorough understanding of the differential diagnoses, initial investigations and empirical management of this presentation is essential for the assessing physician.
Creamer, A +4 more
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The Role of Macrophages in Cancer: From Basic Research to Clinical Applications
Monocytes infiltrate the tumor microenvironment (TME) and differentiate into macrophages, which polarize into proinflammatory, antitumor M1 cells or immunosuppressive, protumor M2 cells. Within the TME, M2‐type tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) predominate and drive tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Therapeutic strategies therefore focus on
Zhimei Liu +5 more
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