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Autoimmune Encephalitis in Acute Care—Pathology, Diagnosis, and Management

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is characterized by immune‐mediated inflammation of the brain parenchyma, presenting with various neurological syndromes, including but not limited to seizures, altered consciousness, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and movement disorders.
Suneesh Thilak, David Okoh, William Scotton, Shanika Samarasekera, Vikram Patil, Suresh Renukappa, Andrew Macduff, Subashini Suresh, Rajeev Krishnadas, Tonny Veenith   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prophylactic effect of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with rheumatic diseases exposed to prolonged high-dose glucocorticoids

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2017
Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) as primary prophylaxis for pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in patients with rheumatic diseases receiving high-dose steroids.
Jun Won Park, J. Curtis, J. Moon, Y. Song, Suhnggwon Kim, E. Lee   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pneumocystis Infection in Pregnant Women: A Scoping Review

Journal of Fungi
Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic fungus that causes severe pneumonia in immunosuppressed individuals. While Pneumocystis colonization, a subclinical form of infection, has been studied in different populations, its implications during pregnancy
Irene Calderón-Baturone, Rocío Salsoso, Elena Charpentier, Yaxsier de Armas, Pilar Guadix, Rubén Morilla, Enrique J. Calderón, Vicente Friaza   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coinfection of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia in a Non-HIV Patient [PDF]

, 2007
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) and pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) are life-threatening opportunistic infections that occur in immunocompromised hosts.
Hisada, Takeshi, Iida, Tomohiro, Ishizuka, Tamotsu, Kaira, Kyoichi, Mori, Masatomo, Shimoyama, Yasuyuki, Sunaga, Noriaki, Takahashi, Yuga, Yanagitani, Noriko   +8 more
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Standardized Management Pathway to Prevent Acute Rejection After Liver Transplantation Following ICI Therapy for Downstaging HCC

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
Findings indicate that within a standardized clinical pathway integrating structured immunosuppression, therapeutic drug monitoring, and early complication surveillance, liver transplantation after ICI exposure can be performed safely without increased rejection risk.
Ning Wang, Zebin Zhu, Hao Zheng, Can Qi, Xiaodong Yuan, Xuefeng Li, Zhijun Xu, Jiwei Qin, Wei Wu, Jizhou Wang, Ruipeng Song, Zhiyong Guo, Lianxin Liu, Shu‐Geng Zhang, Björn Nashan   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Pneumocystis and Morphological Description of Fungal Distribution and Severity of Infection in Thirty-Six Mammal Species

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Pneumocystis spp. are thought to adapt to the lungs of potentially all mammals. However, the full host range, fungal burden and severity of infection are unknown for many species.
Christiane Weissenbacher-Lang, Barbara Blasi, Patricia Bauer, Diana Binanti, Karin Bittermann, Lara Ergin, Carmen Högler, Tanja Högler, Magdalena Klier, Julia Matt, Nora Nedorost, Serenella Silvestri, Daniela Stixenberger, Liang Ma, Ousmane H. Cissé, Joseph A. Kovacs, Amélie Desvars-Larrive, Annika Posautz, Herbert Weissenböck   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peripartum infections and associated maternal mortality in rural Malawi [PDF]

, 2011
Article approval pendingTo assess associations between maternal mortality and severe morbidity and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, uptake of antiretroviral therapy, obstetric infections, and nonobstetric infections in a rural Malawian ...
Ahmad, Beatrice Mwagomba, Bemelmans, Bryant, Chiphangwi, Denny, Ford, Hogan, Jahn, Jos van Roosmalen, Lapaire, Louis, McIntyre, Mehta, Moodley, Mwagomba, Nathan Ford, Pollack, Semprini, Stefan de Vroome, Thomas van den Akker, van den Akker, Walson, Zachariah   +23 more
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Oral Cryptococcosis due to Naganishia diffluens in a Patient With Thalassemia: A Case Report and a Literature Review

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
Naganishia diffluens, a rare non‐neoformans cryptococcal species, was identified by PCR sequencing as the causative agent of oral cryptococcosis in a 31‐year‐old Iranian man with β‐thalassemia. This case represents the first documented instance of oral infection by N.
Zahra Yahyazadeh, Zeynab Haseli, Javad Javidnia, Mahdi Abastabar, Eisa Nazar, Hosein Jalali, Mohamad Taghi Hedayati, Hossein Karami, Mohsen Nosratabadi, Lotfollah Davoodi, Seyyed Reza Aghili, Maryam Moazeni, Iman Haghani, Hamid Badali   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Name for Pneumocystis from Humans and New Perspectives on the Host-Pathogen Relationship

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
The disease known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a major cause of illness and death in persons with impaired immune systems. While the genus Pneumocystis has been known to science for nearly a century, understanding of its members remained ...
James R. Stringer, Charles B. Beard, Robert F. Miller, Ann E. Wakefield   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating tuberculosis and HIV services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

, 2012
OBJECTIVES: Given the imperative to scale up integrated tuberculosis (TB) and HIV services in settings where both are of major public health importance, we aimed to synthesise knowledge concerning implementation of TB/HIV service integration.
Atun, Briggs, Dixon-Woods, Dong, Gandhi, Gunneberg, Harris, Hausler, Laserson, Levin, Maher, Martinot, Micek, Miti, Moher, Ramachandran, Shakarishvilli, Shetty, Shrestha, Ssemafumu, Sutton, Terris-Prestholt, The World Bank Group, Thomas, USAID, Uyei, Van Rie, Vassall, Vijay, Wandwalo, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, Zachariah   +36 more
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