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Assessment of spread of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR and concomitant serology in children in a region heavily affected by COVID-19 pandemic

medRxiv, 2020
Background. Several studies indicated that children seem to be less frequently infected with SARS-CoV-2 and potentially less contagious. To examine the spread of SARS-CoV-2 we combined both RT-PCR testing and serology in children in the most affected ...
R. Cohen, C. Jung, N. Ouldali, A. Sellam, C. Batard, F. Cahn-Sellem, A. Elbez, A. Wollner, O. Romain, F. Corrard, S. Aberrane, N. Soismier, R. Creidy, M. Smati-lafarge, O. Launay, S. Béchet, E. Varon, C. Levy   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical Significance of Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring for Mycophenolate in Patients With Extrarenal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Clinical response to mycophenolic acid (MPA) is highly heterogeneous; thus, therapeutic drug level monitoring (TDM) may help improve treatment efficacy. This systematic review and meta‐analysis examined therapeutic ranges for MPA levels associated with better outcomes and safety in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ...
Zahraa Qamhieh, Dalia Sriwi, Callie Saric, Tripti Singh, Christie M. Bartels, Shivani Garg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geographic heterogeneity of SARS-CoV-2 circulation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast: a prospective study

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Introduction: Few studies on SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Ivory Coast have been conducted since the first case was reported on March 11, 2020. The main objective of this study was to observe and better understand the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in Abidjan.
Moussa Doumbia, Daouda Sevede, Viviane Kouakou, Pascal Pineau   +3 more
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Differences in clinicopathologic variables between Borrelia C6 antigen seroreactive and Borrelia C6 seronegative glomerulopathy in dogs. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundRapidly progressive glomerulonephritis has been described in dogs that seroreact to Borrelia burgdorferi, but no studies have compared clinicopathologic differences in Lyme-seroreactive dogs with protein-losing nephropathy (PLN) versus dogs ...
Goldstein RE, Grauer GF, Kalish RA, Levy S, Levy SA, Rolla D, Scorpio DG   +6 more
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Canadian society of clinical chemists (CSCC) interim consensus guidance for testing and reporting of SARS-CoV-2 serology

Clinical Biochemistry, 2020
Highlights • SARS-CoV-2 serology offers limited clinical utility for individuals.• SARS-CoV-2 serology may be useful for seroprevalence studies.• Claims regarding protective immunity or infectivity cannot be made using serology.• Assay clinical ...
D. Bailey, D. Konforte, V. Barakauskas, P. Yip, V. Kulasingam, M. A. E. Abou El Hassan, Lori A. Beach, I. Blasutig, P. Catomeris, K. Dooley, Yanping Gong, P. Kavsak, E. Randell, J. Robinson, J. Shaw, J. Taher, N. W. White-Al Habeeb   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing the Sensitivity and the Clinical Impact of the 2023 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Classification Criteria in Obstetric Antiphospholid Syndrome: Findings From a Multicenter Italian Cohort With a Long‐Term Follow‐Up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of the 2023 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/EULAR classification criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) in a real‐world cohort of women diagnosed with primary obstetric APS (oAPS) and to assess their ability to identify patients at risk of future pregnancy complications ...
Francesca Ruffilli, Cecilia Nalli, Francesca Crisafulli, Carlo Garaffoni, Marcello Govoni, Giulia Voltarel, Alba C. Pozzi, Beatrice Maranini, Ettore Silvagni, Alessandra Bortoluzzi, Angela Tincani   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breakdown of lecithin on aluminum oxide columns*

Journal of Lipid Research, 1962
A method is described for the detection of slow breakdown reactions that sometimes occur in chromatographic columns. Hydrolysis of lecithin on aluminum-oxide columns has been demonstrated to occur under conditions normally used in the chromatography of ...
O. Renkonen
doaj   +1 more source

TIV vaccination modulates host responses to influenza virus infection that correlate with protection against bacterial superinfection [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Influenza virus infection predisposes to secondary bacterial pneumonia. Currently licensed influenza vaccines aim at the induction of neutralizing antibodies and are less effective if the induction of neutralizing antibodies is low and/or the
Choi, Angela, Christopoulou, Ioanna, García-Sastre, Adolfo, Saelens, Xavier, Schotsaert, Michael   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Mucocutaneous disease activity and damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus: analyses from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration longitudinal cohort study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This research article aims to describe the prevalence, associations and health‐related quality‐of‐life (HRQoL) impact of mucocutaneous features of SLE. Methods Data from the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration cohort were analysed (2013‐2021). Mucocutaneous activity (MC‐A) items were rash, alopecia and mucosal ulcers; defined by the SLEDAI‐2K ...
Amanda M Saracino, Yanjie Hao, Dylan Hansen, Yi‐Hsing Chen, Alberta Hoi, Vera Golder, Jiacai Cho, Aisha Lateef, Worawit Louthrenoo, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Shue Fen Luo, Yeong‐Jian Jan Wu, Sandra Navarra, Leonid Zamora, Chak Sing Lau, Shirley Chan, Zhanguo Li, Hai‐hong Yao, Sargunan Sockalingam, BMDB Basnayake, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Jun Kikuchi, Yuko Kaneko, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Madelynn Chan, Sang‐Cheol Bae, Fiona Goldblatt, Sean O'Neill, Geraldine Hassett, Kristine(Pek Ling) Ng, Nicola Tugnet, Mark Sapsford, Yih Jia Poh, Michael Tee, Cherica Tee, Naoaki Ohkubo, Yoshiya Tanaka, Rangi Kandane‐Rathnayake, Eric Morand, Shereen Oon, Mandana Nikpour   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term serial passaging of SARS-CoV-2 reveals signatures of convergent evolution

Journal of Virology
Understanding viral evolutionary dynamics is crucial to pandemic responses, prediction of virus adaptation over time, and virus surveillance for public health strategies.
Charles S. P. Foster, Gregory J. Walker, Tyra Jean, Maureen Wong, Levent Brassil, Sonia R. Isaacs, Yonghui Lyu, Stuart Turville, Anthony Kelleher, William D. Rawlinson   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source