Obesity and Sex Affect the Immune Responses to Tick-Borne Encephalitis Booster Vaccination
Obesity has dramatically increased over the last 30 years and reaches according to World Health Organization dimensions of a global epidemic. The obesity-associated chronic low-level inflammation contributes to severe comorbidities and directly affects ...
Erika Garner-Spitzer +9 more
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Intensive care unit-related fluconazole use in Spain and Germany: patient characteristics and outcomes of a prospective multicenter longitudinal observational study [PDF]
Background: Candida spp. are a frequent cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections worldwide. Objective: To evaluate the use patterns and outcomes associated with intravenous (IV) fluconazole therapy in intensive care units in Spain and Germany ...
Ballus, Jose +7 more
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Kyzylkum autonomous plague focus, the large part of which is situated on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, has always been distinguished as regards periodic development of acute extended epizootics and occurrence of epidemic complications ...
G. R. Bazarova +3 more
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Evaluation of a 5-year programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Northern Uganda [PDF]
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) is essential in HIV/AIDS control. We analysed 2000-05 data from mother-infant pairs in our PMTCT programme in rural Uganda, examining programme utilization and outcomes, HIV transmission rates and ...
Ahoua, Laurence +9 more
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As millions of new malaria infections occur each year and multiple drug resistance rises, it looks like malaria is here to stay. Gordon Cook decribes the current prophylaxis.
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Evaluation and validation of reference genes for RT-qPCR gene expression in Naegleria gruberi
Naegleria gruberi is a free-living amoeboflagellate commonly found in freshwater and in soils around the world. It is a non-pathogenic relative of Naegleria fowleri, which is the etiologic agent of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM).
Tania Martín-Pérez +2 more
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Nosocomial Infections: Do Not Forget the Parasites!
Nosocomial infections (NIs) pose an increasing threat to public health. The majority of NIs are bacterial, fungal, and viral infections; however, parasites also play a considerable role in NIs, particularly in our increasingly complex healthcare ...
Ursula Fürnkranz, Julia Walochnik
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Continuous low-dose antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent urinary tract infection in adults who perform clean intermittent self-catheterisation: the AnTIC RCT [PDF]
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Abdel-Fattah, Mohamed +24 more
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SWIMMING APPLICATIONS IN THE SCOLIOSIS PROPHYLAXIS [PDF]
The study of the functional somatic-sensory mechanisms regarding growth and development in the pre-pubertal children, related to the existing postural hygiene programs, there is a difficult situation, facilitating the appearance of postural vicious ...
Mihai Constantinescu
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Update on medication-overuse headache and its treatment [PDF]
OPINION STATEMENT: Medication-overuse headache-i.e., a too-frequent consumption of acute headache medications leading to increased headache frequency and reduced effectiveness of acute and preventive treatments-is a serious medical condition whose ...
Giamberardino MA +2 more
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