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Perspectives and challenges for mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis in Brazil

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundEliminating mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis is a challenge in Brazil. Many policies have been implemented since 1986, but important gaps remain. This study aimed to describe the trends of MTCT in Brazil and
Angelica E. Miranda, Angelica E. Miranda, Patricia C. Santos, Ronaldo A. Coelho, Ana Roberta P. Pascom, Leonor Henriette de Lannoy, Leonor Henriette de Lannoy, Ana Cristina Garcia Ferreira, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Ethel Leonor Maciel, Ethel Leonor Maciel, Draurio Barreira, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira   +13 more
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History of the Diagnosis of a Sexually Transmitted Disease is Linked to Normal Variation in Personality Traits [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction. Stable individual differences in personality traits have well-documented associations with various aspects of health. One of the health outcomes that directly depends on people's behavioral choices, and may therefore be linked to ...
Allik, Jueri, Esko, Tonu, Realo, Anu, Mõttus, Rene; id_orcid, Metspalu, Andres   +4 more
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Abscess after cardiac pacemaker implantation: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
This is a report of one of the most serious complications of the cardiac pacemaker implantation ‐ infection of the implanted system. We present the case, which was misdiagnosed at the beginning and after cardiological consultation it was decided to ...
Joanna Rybak‐d'obyrn, Natalia Joanna Machoń, Julia Alicja Lewandowska, Agnieszka Owczarczyk‐Saczonek, Waldemar Placek   +4 more
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Trigeminal trophic syndrome associated with neuralgia after ischemic stroke—a case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Trigeminal trophic syndrome (TTS) is a rare condition resulting from self‐manipulation of the skin after an injury to the trigeminal nerve. We describe the case of a 70‐year‐old woman who was hospitalized because of erythema, ulceration, and crusts on ...
Joanna Rybak‐d′Obyrn, Lewandowska Julia Alicja, Machoń Natalia Joanna, Owczarczyk‐Saczonek Agnieszka, Placek Waldemar   +4 more
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Detection and molecular characterization of urinary tract HIV-1 populations

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2019
Background Identification of all possible HIV reservoirs is an important aspect in HIV eradication efforts. The urinary tract has however not been well studied as a potential HIV reservoir.
M. L. Mzingwane, G. Hunt, R. Lassauniere, M. Kalimashe, A. Bongwe, J. Ledwaba, R. E. Chaisson, N. Martinson, K. Richter, S. M. Bowyer, C. T. Tiemessen   +10 more
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Demographic and Behavioural Factors in Tanzanian and Norwegian Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections. [PDF]

, 2006
To evaluate whether differences in demographic or behavioural factors might explain differences in reported or diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STI), we have compared data from 1097 Tanzanian and Norwegian STI patients.
Langeland, Nina, Chalamila, G., Nilsen, A., Matre, R., Matre, Roald, Nilsen, Arvid, Mwakagile, Davis, Langeland, N., Chalamila, Guerino, Mwakagile, D., Haarr, Lars, Haarr, L.   +11 more
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Chlamydia trachomatis Isolates from Patients with Persistent or Clinical Treatment Failure in Spain

Antibiotics, 2023
The aim of this multicentre project (seven hospitals across the Spanish National Health Service) was to study the phenotypic and genotypic susceptibility of C.
Laura Villa, José Antonio Boga, Luis Otero, Fernando Vazquez, Ana Milagro, Paula Salmerón, Martí Vall-Mayans, María Dolores Maciá, Samuel Bernal, Luis Piñeiro   +9 more
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Self-medication prevalence for sexually transmitted diseases: meta-analysis and meta-regression of population level determinants.

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Estimated prevalence of self-medication for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in observational studies differs between studies and it may vary according to population characteristics.
Garnett, Geoffrey P, Gomez, Gabriela B, Ward, Helen   +2 more
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College students knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases [PDF]

, 1999
Plan BThis study explores college student's knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases. The research instrument consisted of four sections: demographics, a Likert scale rating the participants attitudes about sex education and sexually transmitted ...
Stoskopf, Angie L.
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Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
wiley   +1 more source