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Effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive children: evaluation at 12 months in a routine program in Cambodia. [PDF]

, 2007
OBJECTIVE: Increasing access to highly active antiretroviral therapy to reach all those in need in developing countries (scale up) is slowly expanding to HIV-positive children, but documented experience remains limited. We aimed to describe the clinical,
Akao, K, Ford, N, Gupta, J, Janssens, B, Nerrienet, E, Nouhin, J, Raleigh, B, Soeung, S, Te, V, Vun, M   +9 more
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Time to First-Line ART Failure and Time to Second-Line ART Switch in the IeDEA Pediatric Cohort [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Globally, 49% of the estimated 1.8 million children living with HIV are accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART). There are limited data concerning long-term durability of first-line ART regimens and time to transition to second-line ...
Ayaya, Samuel, Davies, Mary-Ann, Edmonds, Andrew, Leroy, Valériane, Li, Shanshan, Marete, Irene, Mofenson, Lynne M., Musick, Beverly S., Newman, Jamie E., Nguyen, Lam Van, Obama, Marie-Thérèse, Sawry, Shobna, Sohn, Annette H., Tanoh Eboua, François, Wools-Kaloustian, Kara, Yiannoutsos, Constantin T., Yotebieng, Marcel   +16 more
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Amniotic fluid embolism pathophysiology suggests the new diagnostic armamentarium: β-tryptase and complement fractions C3-C4 are the indispensable working tools [PDF]

, 2015
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an uncommon obstetric condition involving pregnant women during labor or in the initial stages after delivery. Its incidence is estimated to be around 5.5 cases per 100,000 deliveries.
Busardo', FRANCESCO PAOLO, Fineschi, Vittorio, Frati, Paola, Zaami, Simona   +3 more
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Protection against pertussis in humans correlates to elevated serum antibodies and memory B cells [PDF]

, 2017
Pertussis is a respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis that may be particularly severe and even lethal in the first months of life when infants are still too young to be vaccinated. Adults and adolescents experience mild symptoms and are the
Carsetti, Rita, Di Mattia, G., Fedele, Giorgio, Frassanito, A., Gesualdo, Francesco, Leone, Pasqualina, Marcellini, Valentina, Midulla, Fabio, Mortari, Eva Piano, Nenna, R., Pandolfi, Elisabetta, Stefanelli, Paola, The Pertussis Study, Gropu, Tozzi, Alberto Eugenio   +13 more
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Post-Partum Pituitary Insufficiency and Livedo Reticularis Presenting a Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource Limited Setting in Tanzania: A Case Report, Clinical Discussion and Brief Review of Existing Literature. [PDF]

, 2012
Pituitary disorders following pregnancy are an important yet under reported clinical entity in the developing world. Conversely, post partum panhypopituitarism has a more devastating impact on women in such settings due to high fertility rates, poor ...
A Cénac, A Gutenberg, A Lecube, AH Zargar, C Ajith, D Castle, EH Sidibe, EM Tan, F Bakiri, Faheem G Sheriff, GK Leung, H Raff, HC Lee, J Honegger, JD Ji, JR Ouma, Kajiru G Kilonzo, ME Molitch, N Tubridy, P Caturegli, R Golden, R Goswami, RA Kristof, S Diederich, William P Howlett, Y Ozawa, Z Karaca, ZA Erkut   +27 more
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From prophylaxis to parturition: evaluating antibody screen reactivity following antenatal anti-D at 28 weeks

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Objective To assess the serological detectability of prophylactic anti-D immunoglobulin at term and identify factors associated with antibody loss in RhD-negative women who received a single 300-µg dose at 28 weeks’ gestation.Methods This retrospective ...
Mehmet Genco, Merve Genco, Hüseyin Aksoy, Mehmet Çopuroğlu, Mehmet Öztürk   +4 more
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Pattern and Predictors of Weight Gain During Pregnancy Among HIV-1-Infected Women from Tanzania [PDF]

, 2003
Progression of HIV disease is often accompanied by weight loss and wasting. Gestational weight gain is a strong determinant of maternal and neonatal outcomes; however, the pattern and predictors of weight gain during pregnancy among HIV-positive women ...
Antelman, Gretchen, Fawzi W., Wafaie, Msamanga, Gernard, Peterson E., Karen, Spiegelman, Donna, Villamor, Eduardo   +5 more
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HLA gene expression is altered in whole blood and placenta from women who later developed preeclampsia [PDF]

, 2017
Preeclampsia is a multi-system disease that significantly contributes to maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. In this study, we used a non-biased microarray approach to identify dysregulated genes in maternal whole blood samples which may be ...
Akehurst, Christine, Carty, David M., Delles, Christian, Freeman, Dilys J., McBride, Martin W., McClure, John D., Robinson, Scott W., Sharafetdinova, Lilya, Small, Heather Y.   +8 more
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In‐Depth Profiling Highlights the Effect of Efgartigimod on Peripheral Innate and Adaptive Immune Cells in Myasthenia Gravis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by antibody‐mediated complement activation. Efgartigimod, a neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) antagonist, is approved for treating generalized MG (gMG). However, its modulatory effects on upstream innate and adaptive immune cells remain largely unexplored.
Lei Jin, Liu Dong, Ying Wang, Dingxian He, Chong Yan, Jianying Xi, Haoqin Jiang, Yu Shi, Ming Guan, Chongbo Zhao, Jie Song, Sushan Luo   +11 more
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Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection [PDF]

, 2003
Although the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the general virologic and immunologic principles underlying the use of antiretroviral therapy are similar for all HIV-infected persons, there are unique considerations needed ...
Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children, ATMMHC, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA, National Institutes of Health, NIH, National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center, NPHRC   +3 more
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