Nosocomial Infections: Do Not Forget the Parasites!
Pathogens, 2021 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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Meta‐analysis of oral antibiotics, in combination with preoperative intravenous antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation the day before surgery, compared with intravenous antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation alone to reduce surgical‐site infections in elective colorectal surgery [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Surgical‐site infection (SSI) is a potentially serious complication following colorectal surgery. The present systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel ...
McMahon, A.J. +2 more
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Scaling-up co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children in high HIV-prevalence countries. [PDF]
, 2007 Co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) is a widely available antibiotic that substantially reduces HIV-related morbidity and mortality in both adults and children.
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The history and evolution of the clinical effectiveness of haemophilia type a treatment: a systematic review. [PDF]
, 2012 First evidence of cases of haemophilia dates from ancient Egypt, but it was when Queen Victoria from England in the 19th century transmitted this illness to her descendants, when it became known as the "royal disease".
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Epidemiological and experimental studies have shown an inverse relationship between infections with certain parasites and a reduced incidence of allergic diseases. We and others have shown that infection with Toxoplasma gondii prevents the development of
Mirjana Drinić +9 more
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Prevalence of Malaria and Anaemia among HIV Infected Pregnant women Receiving Co-trimoxazole Prophylaxis in Tanzania: A Cross Sectional Study in Kinondoni Municipality. [PDF]
, 2014 HIV-infected pregnant women are particularly more susceptible to the deleterious effects of malaria infection particularly anaemia. In order to prevent opportunistic infections and malaria, a policy of daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis without the ...
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Palaeoparasitological studies can provide valuable information on the emergence, distribution, and elimination of parasites during a particular time in the past.
Elisabeth Barsch +6 more
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Pilot Study on the Prevalence of Entamoeba gingivalis in Austria—Detection of a New Genetic Variant
Microorganisms, 2023 Entamoeba gingivalis is a parasitic protist that resides in the oral cavity. Although E. gingivalis has been frequently detected in individuals with periodontitis, its precise role in this context remains to be established, since E.
Martina Köhsler +3 more
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Toxicology Reports, 2019 The paper retraces the development of a mechanistic multicompartmental system model describing particle retention in lungs under chronic inhalation exposures.
Boris A. Katsnelson +6 more
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Latest clinical recommendations on valproate use for migraine prophylaxis in women of childbearing age. Overview from European Medicines Agency and European Headache Federation [PDF]
, 2018 Migraine is a common and burdensome neurological condition which affects mainly female patients during their childbearing years. Valproate has been widely used for the prophylaxis of migraine attacks and is also included in the main European Guidelines ...
Dogne, Jean-Michel +5 more
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