Preoperative systemic inflammation predicts postoperative infectious complications in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer [PDF]
The presence of systemic inflammation before surgery, as evidenced by the glasgow prognostic score (mGPS), predicts poor long-term survival in colorectal cancer. The aim was to examine the relationship between the preoperative mGPS and the development of
Leitch, E.F. +11 more
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Impact of SARS-Cov-2 exposure during pregnancy on child neurodevelopment: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of intrauterine exposure to SARS-CoV-2 on neurodevelopment in children up to 2 years of age.
Paloma Alves Miquilussi +8 more
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Macrophage Plasticity in Reproduction and Environmental Influences on Their Function
Macrophages are key components of the innate immune system and exhibit extensive plasticity and heterogeneity. They play a significant role in the non-pregnant cycling uterus and throughout gestation they contribute to various processes underpinning ...
Megan Chambers +5 more
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Maternal obesity in high-risk pregnancies and postpartum infectious complications
To analyze the association between maternal obesity and postnatal infectious complications in high-risk pregnancies.Prospective study from August 2009 through August 2010 with the following inclusion criteria: women up to the 5(th) postpartum day; age ≥ 18 years; high-risk pregnancy; singleton pregnancy with live fetus at labor onset; delivery at the ...
Paiva, Letícia Vieira de +3 more
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HIV-1 viremia during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy is not associated with mother-to-child transmission [PDF]
It is currently recommended that antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV be initiated at 14 weeks of gestation. However, the relevance of early-gestation HIV viral load level for intrauterine MTCT is unknown.
L. Lunardi +15 more
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Background: Influenza during pregnancy is a potentially life threatening illness. There are limited data on influenza vaccination uptake and determinants of uptake in Irish obstetric populations.
Tina Barrett +6 more
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The potential role of HPV vaccination in the prevention of infectious complications of pregnancy
There is now incontrovertible evidence that HPV is the cause of almost all cases of genital warts, cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer. Moreover the current review of the recent literature on HPV in relation to pregnancy found strong indications that HPV plays an important role in adverse outcomes of pregnancy.
Bonde, Ulla +3 more
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Background: Many couples experience difficulties to become pregnant or carry a pregnancy to term due to unknown causes. Here we define pre-pregnancy complications as having prior recurrent pregnancy loss, prior late miscarriages, time to pregnancy more ...
Du, Juan, +23 more
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Historical Trends and Epidemiological Indicators of Congenital Syphilis in São Paulo, Brazil: 1986-2023 [PDF]
Background: This study aimed to present historical trends and key epidemiological indicators of congenital syphilis in São Paulo, Brazil, from 1986 to 2023. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study used secondary data.
Mariana Rebelo Matos +3 more
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Thrombophilia in pregnancy: a systematic review [PDF]
Growing evidence suggests that thrombophilia is associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, methodological limitations have made it difficult to obtain a clear overview of the overall risks.
Lowe, G.D.O. +11 more
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