Seroprevalence and risk of Toxoplasma gondii reactivation in pediatric patients with hematological malignancies undergoing chemotherapy: A case-control study [PDF]
Background: Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, affects around 40% of the Iranian population and can be severe in vulnerable patients, such as those receiving chemotherapy.
Abdolkarimi Babak +4 more
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Burden of hepatitis C virus infection and its genotypes among the blood donors at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh [PDF]
Background: Safe blood donation remains a challenge in resource limited countries. False positive serological tests lead to wastage of large number of blood units.
Verma A +7 more
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INTRODUCTION: This study estimated the seroprevalence and risk factors of Chagas disease (CD) in a population of the Quixeré municipality, Ceará. METHODS: We conducted serological methods to detect the Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
Arduina Sofia Ortet de Barros Vasconcelos Fidalgo +10 more
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Seroprevalencia de infección por Leptospira en habitantes de barrios periféricos de Cali.
Introducción. La leptospirosis es una enfermedad zoonótica urbana y rural que afecta a los humanos en todos los continentes, aunque su transmisión y presentación clínica puede variar.
Beatriz Eugenia Ferro +3 more
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Seroepidemiological Studies on Japanese Encephalitis: A Systematic Review
Objectives: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is one of the major mosquito-borne infectious diseases in the Western Pacific region, accounting for 20%–30% of mortality cases.
Nur Suhada Ramli +6 more
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Seroprevalence Surveys in India: An Insight into Current COVID-19 Pandemic Situation [PDF]
Antibody test is used in seroprevalence surveys for Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Apart from estimating the proportion of population infected, they can help in drawing plenty of inferences about the extent, progress and course of the pandemic ...
Sudarshan Ramaswamy +7 more
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Seroprevalence of poliovirus antibodies in the Kansas City metropolitan area, 2012–2013
No indigenous cases of poliomyelitis have occurred in the US since 1979; however the risk of importation persists until global eradication is achieved. The seropositivity rate for different age cohorts with exposures to different poliovirus vaccine types
Gregory S. Wallace +5 more
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Seroprevalence of COVID-19 Antibodies and Factors Associated with Seropositivity: A Population-based Study [PDF]
Background: Currently, COVID-19 is a global public health problem. This study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of antibodies related to Covid-19 in the general population in southern Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional population-based study of the ...
Vahid Rahmanian +6 more
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Objectives: To evaluate prevalences of Treponema pallidum, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections and coinfections during prenatal screening in an urban Northeastern Brazilian ...
Adriana Avila Moura +2 more
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Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of Herpes simplex virus among females of childbearing age. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Virology department, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Rawalpindi, from 1July 2022
Faraz Ahmed
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