Five-year trends in epidemiology and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission, St. Petersburg, Russia: results from perinatal HIV surveillance [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011 Background The HIV epidemic in Russia has increasingly involved reproductive-aged women, which may increase perinatal HIV transmission. Methods Standard HIV case-reporting and enhanced perinatal HIV surveillance systems were used for prospective ...
Kissin Dmitry M +12 more
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Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome in pregnancy: a case of favorable mother - fetal outcome in a well-controlled disease [PDF]
, 2014 The autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome(ALPS)is a disorder of abnormal lymphocyte survival caused by the dysregulation of theFasapoptotic pathway. The Fas geneis expressed at the maternal–fetal interface and is involved in the regulation of immune ...
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Serum IL 6 and umbilical artery Doppler indices in pre-eclamptic patients
Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2017 Objectives: To study the changes in serum IL 6 levels in pre-eclamptic patients and to detect any correlation between these changes and changes in the umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry.
Medhat Y. Anwer +4 more
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Autism with intellectual disability is associated with increased levels of maternal cytokines and chemokines during gestation. [PDF]
, 2016 Immune abnormalities have been described in some individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) as well as their family members. However, few studies have directly investigated the role of prenatal cytokine and chemokine profiles on neurodevelopmental
Ashwood, P +10 more
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Non-immune fetal hydrops: etiology and outcome according to gestational age at diagnosis. [PDF]
, 2020 OBJECTIVE: Fetal hydrops is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. The etiology and outcome of fetal hydrops may differ according to the gestational age at diagnosis.
A. Bhide +12 more
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International consensus on (ICON) anaphylaxis [PDF]
, 2014 ICON: Anaphylaxis provides a unique perspective on the principal evidence-based anaphylaxis guidelines developed and published independently from 2010 through 2014 by four allergy/immunology organizations.
Alvarez-Twose +137 more
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Evaluation of hearing and cochlear function by audiometric testing in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate cochlear functions in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).METHODS: Twenty-nine HG patients (58 ears) and 31 healthy control subjects (62 ears) were included.
Demirtas, Ömer +5 more
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Benefit of viral load testing for confirmation of immunological failure in HIV patients treated in rural Malawi. [PDF]
, 2011 Objective Viral load testing is used in the HIV programme of Chiradzulu, Malawi, to confirm the diagnosis of immunological failure to prevent unnecessary switching to second-line therapy.
Badri +14 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 Defining cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a critical challenge for epidemiological research. Due to ZIKV's overlapping clinical features and potential immunologic cross-reactivity with other flaviviruses and the current lack of an optimal ZIKV ...
Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes +13 more
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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 +23 more
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