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Chronic steroid use: An overlooked impact on patients with inflammatory bowel disease

JGH Open, Volume 6, Issue 12, Page 910-914, December 2022., 2022
Steroids have long been used in inducing remission of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but there is controversy about whether IBD patients should be on chronic steroids for maintenance therapy. In this retrospective study, we aim to identify the complications of chronic steroid use in patients with IBD.
Kristen L Farraj, James R Pellegrini, Rezwan F Munshi, Jose Russe‐Russe, Aboud Kaliounji, Muhammad S Tiwana, Pranay Srivastava, Krishnayer Subramani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunistic DF-AF Selection Relaying with Optimal Relay Selection in Nakagami-m Fading Environments [PDF]

, 2013
An opportunistic DF-AF selection relaying scheme with maximal received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at the destination is investigated in this paper. The outage probability of the opportunistic DF-AF selection relaying scheme over Nakagami-m fading channels is analyzed, and a closed-form solution is obtained. We perform asymptotic analysis of the outage
arxiv   +1 more source

Assessment of the water sources for potential channels of faecal contamination within Vhembe District Municipality using sanitary inspections and hydrogen sulphide test

Scientific Reports, 2023
Numerous human activities and poor sanitation management cause public health concern, particularly in rural communities without reliable water supply systems and resources for the monitoring of the quality of their water sources.
A. Murei, I. Kamika, A. Samie, M. N. B. Momba   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic Insights Into a Strong Biofilm‐Forming Enterococcus faecalis MTR_EFS01 Strain Isolated From a Shrimp in Bangladesh

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This study characterizes a multidrug‐resistant and strong biofilm‐forming Enterococcus faecalis strain obtained from a shrimp sample in Bangladesh. ABSTRACT Enterococcus faecalis is known for its ability to form strong biofilms and its role as an opportunistic pathogen. In this study, we screened and characterized a multidrug‐resistant (MDR) and strong
Md. Ashek Ullah, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Liton Rana, Jayedul Hassan, Md. Tanvir Rahman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heterogeneous epidemic model for assessing data dissemination in opportunistic networks [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
In this paper we investigate a susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) epidemic model describing data dissemination in opportunistic networks with heterogeneous setting of transmission parameters. We obtained the estimation of the final epidemic size assuming that amount of data transferred between network nodes possesses a Pareto distribution, implying
arxiv  

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
doaj   +1 more source

Plants, plant‐derived compounds, probiotics, and postbiotics as green agents to fight against poultry coccidiosis: A review

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Therapeutic effect of natural products on chicken coccidiosis. Abstract The intestinal tract is the main place for animals to digest food and absorb nutrients, which also serves as the first line of defense against pathogens that invade the internal environment.
Pan Chen, Kaili Liu, Taojing Yue, Yanan Lu, Senyang Li, Fuchun Jian, Shucheng Huang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autologous Nonmyeloablative Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Identifying Disease Risk Factors for Toxicity and Long‐Term Outcomes in a Prospective, Single‐Arm Trial

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Two randomized trials for patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc) demonstrated an overall survival (OS) and event‐free survival (EFS) advantage of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) using CD34+ selected peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) compared with monthly cyclophosphamide (CY).
George E. Georges, Dinesh Khanna, Mark H. Wener, Matthew G. Mei, Maureen D. Mayes, Robert W. Simms, Vaishali Sanchorawala, Chitra Hosing, Suzanne Kafaja, Attaphol Pawarode, Leona A. Holmberg, Jason Kolfenbach, Daniel E. Furst, Keith M. Sullivan, Suiyuan Huang, Ted Gooley, Richard A. Nash   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of sexual transmission of HV: implications for control [PDF]

arXiv, 2011
The extent to which ART (anti-retroviral therapy) reduces HIV transmission has received attention in recent years. Using data on the relationship between transmission and viral load we show that transmission saturates at high viral loads. We fit a power-law model and an exponential converging to an asymptote.
arxiv  

Prevalence of Cooking with Polluting Fuels and Association with Elevated Blood Pressure Among Adults in Port au Prince, Haiti: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Global Heart
Background: Cooking with polluting fuels is common in low- and middle-income countries and may impact blood pressure, yet data on this association in urban Haiti is limited.
Rehana Rasul, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Reichling St. Sauveur, Vanessa Rouzier, Joseph Inddy, Erline Hilaire, Fabiola Preval, Lily D. Yan, Nour Mourra, Anju Ogyu, Daniella M. Pierre, Jean William Pape, Denis Nash, Margaret L. McNairy   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source