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Human neutrophil clearance of bacterial pathogens triggers anti-microbial gamma delta T cell responses in early infection [PDF]
, 2011 Human blood Vc9/Vd2 T cells, monocytes and neutrophils share a responsiveness toward inflammatory chemokines and are rapidly recruited to sites of infection.
A Boëdec +101 more
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Prevention of Peritonitis in Peritoneal Dialysis [PDF]
Seminars in Dialysis, 2013 AbstractReducing the frequency of peritonitis for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) continues to be a challenge. This review focuses on recent updates in catheter care and other patient factors that influence infection rates. An experienced nursing staff plays an important role in teaching proper PD technique to new patients, but nursing ...
Segal, Jonathan H., Messana, Joseph M.
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Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis: A Review of the Current Literature
Viruses, 2019 Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal disease that poses several challenges for veterinarians: clinical signs and laboratory changes are non-specific, and there are two pathotypes of the etiologic agent feline coronavirus (FCoV), sometimes ...
S. Felten, K. Hartmann
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Peritoneal dialysis in older adults: evaluation of clinical, nutritional, metabolic outcomes, and quality of life [PDF]
, 2018 The number of older adults requiring dialysis is increasing worldwide, whereas the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in this population is lower respect to younger patients, despite the theoretical advantages of PD respect to hemodialysis.
Aceto, Paola +10 more
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Techniques in Coloproctology, 2020 Perforated diverticulitis is an emergent clinical condition and its management is challenging and still debated. The aim of this position paper was to critically review the available evidence on the management of perforated diverticulitis and generalized
R. Nascimbeni +9 more
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Peritoneal Dialysis International, 2020 Background: The outcomes of culture-negative peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients have been reported to be superior to those of culture-positive peritonitis.
H. Htay +11 more
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BMC Nephrology, 2023 Background Culture-negative peritonitis is a serious complication in patients undergoing maintenance peritoneal dialysis (PD) and occurs in up to 40% of all peritonitis episodes. Despite its high incidence, data regarding treatment response and prognosis
Kittiphan Chienwichai +3 more
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Feline infectious peritonitis: role of the feline coronavirus 3c gene in intestinal tropism and pathogenicity based upon isolates from resident and adopted shelter cats. [PDF]
, 2012 Feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) was presumed to arise from mutations in the 3c of a ubiquitous and largely nonpathogenic feline enteric coronavirus (FECV).
Golovko, Lyudmila +6 more
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Hepatic Medicine : Evidence and Research, 2019 Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is the most frequent bacterial infection in patients with cirrhosis. The reported incidence varies between 7% and 30% in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and ascites, representing one of their main complications ...
S. Marciano +3 more
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Serum Sphingosine-1-phosphate level and peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients
Renal Failure, 2020 Background Given the important role of Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) in maintaining the hemostasis in intestinal barrier function and regulation of inflammation and immune, we hypothesize that S1P might be a biomarker to predict peritonitis in peritoneal
Qiong Bai +5 more
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