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The Impact of Azathioprine-Associated Lymphopenia on the Onset of Opportunistic Infections in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundThiopurines are known to cause lymphopenia (
Marius Vögelin, Luc Biedermann, Pascal Frei, Stephan R Vavricka, Sylvie Scharl, Jonas Zeitz, Michael C Sulz, Michael Fried, Gerhard Rogler, Michael Scharl   +9 more
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2022 EULAR recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in adults with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2022
Objectives To develop EULAR recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD).
G. Fragoulis, E. Nikiphorou, M. Dey, S. Zhao, D. Courvoisier, L. Arnaud, F. Atzeni, G. Behrens, J. Bijlsma, P. Böhm, Costas A. Constantinou, S. García-Díaz, M. Kapetanovic, K. Lauper, M. Luís, J. Morel, G. Nagy, E. Polverino, Jef van Rompay, M. Sebastiani, Anja Strangfeld, A. de Thurah, J. Galloway, K. Hyrich   +23 more
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COVID-19-associated opportunistic infections: a snapshot on the current reports

Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Testo stampato), 2021
Treatment of the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a complicated challenge, especially among patients with severe disease. In recent studies, immunosuppressive therapy has shown promising results for control of the cytokine storm syndrome
Amir Abdoli, Shahab Falahi, A. Kenarkoohi   +2 more
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A global view on fungal infections in humans and animals: opportunistic infections and microsporidioses

Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2021
After cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases are the second most common cause of death worldwide. Although these infections are caused mainly by viruses or bacteria, a systematically growing prevalence of human and animal opportunistic fungal ...
S. Gnat, Dominik Łagowski, A. Nowakiewicz, M. Dyląg   +3 more
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Opportunistic Infections in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cureus, 2022
The prevalence, incidence, and characteristics of bacterial infections in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are not well understood and have been raised as an important knowledge gap.
Nithin Kurra, Priyanka Isaac Woodard, Nikhila Gandrakota, Heli Gandhi, Srinivasa Rao Polisetty, S. P. Ang, K. Patel, Vishwaj Chitimalla, M. M. Ali Baig, Gayathri Samudrala   +9 more
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Genomic dissection of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in hospital patients reveals insights into an opportunistic pathogen

Nature Communications, 2022
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major cause of opportunistic healthcare-associated infections, which are increasingly complicated by the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and carbapenem resistance.
C. Gorrie, M. Mirčeta, R. Wick, L. Judd, M. Lam, R. Gomi, I. Abbott, N. Thomson, R. Strugnell, N. Pratt, J. Garlick, K. Watson, P. Hunter, D. Pilcher, S. Mcgloughlin, D. Spelman, K. Wyres, A. Jenney, K. Holt   +18 more
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Resident bacteria contribute to opportunistic infections of the respiratory tract

PLoS Pathogens, 2021
Opportunistic pathogens frequently cause volatile infections in hosts with compromised immune systems or a disrupted normal microbiota. The commensalism of diverse microorganisms contributes to colonization resistance, which prevents the expansion of ...
Yifan Wu, Yongqiang Wang, Huiming Yang, Qian Li, Xiaoxia Gong, Guozhong Zhang, Kui Zhu   +6 more
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A CRISPR-based assay for the detection of opportunistic infections post-transplantation and for the monitoring of transplant rejection

Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2020
In organ transplantation, infection and rejection are major causes of graft loss. They are linked by the net state of immunosuppression. To diagnose and treat these conditions earlier, and to improve long-term patient outcomes, refined strategies for the
Michael M. Kaminski, M. A. Alcantar, Isadora T. Lape, R. GreenSmith, Allison C. Huske, Jacqueline A. Valeri, F. Marty, Verena Klämbt, J. Azzi, E. Akalin, Leonardo V. Riella, J. Collins   +11 more
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Opportunistic infections after conversion to belatacept in kidney transplantation.

Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, 2020
BACKGROUND Belatacept (bela) rescue therapy seems to be a valuable option for calcineurin inhibitor chronic toxicity in kidney transplantation. Nevertheless, the risk of infection associated with bela is not well reported. METHODS We report the rate of
D. Bertrand, N. Chavarot, P. Gatault, C. Garrouste, N. Bouvier, Anne Grall-Jézéquel, Maïté Jauréguy, S. Caillard, Mathilde Lemoine, C. Colosio, L. Golbin, J. Rerolle, A. Thierry, J. Sayegh, I. Étienne, L. Lebourg, R. Sberro, D. Guerrot   +17 more
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Incidence of common opportunistic infections among HIV-infected children on ART at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Opportunistic infections (OIs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). For better treatments and interventions, current and up-to-date information concerning occurrence of
Mamaru Wubale Melkamu, M. Gebeyehu, A. Afenigus, Yitbarek Tenaw Hibstie, Belisty Temesgen, P. Petrucka, Animut Alebel   +6 more
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