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Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis in Elderly Patients [PDF]

open access: yesLiaquat National Journal of Primary Care, 2022
Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis (PIGN) is a disease of childhood. It is an important cause of acute kidney injury in childhood. It is now frequently identified in elderly people with compromised immune status and risk factors like malignancy and ...
Naila Asif   +2 more
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Evaluation of procedures for typing of group B Streptococcus: a retrospective study [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2017
Background This study evaluates two procedures for typing of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci; GBS) isolates, using retrospective typing data from the period 2010 to 2014 with a commercial latex agglutination test (latex test) and the ...
Hans-Christian Slotved, Steen Hoffmann
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The composition of microbial communities in inflammatory periodontal diseases in young adults Tatars

open access: yesAIMS Microbiology, 2021
Host susceptibility and environmental factors are important for the development of gingivitis and periodontitis, but bacterial biofilms attached to the teeth and gingival tissues play a crucial role.
Maya Kharitonova   +5 more
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The Role of Streptococcal Cell-Envelope Proteases in Bacterial Evasion of the Innate Immune System

open access: yesJournal of Innate Immunity, 2021
Bacteria possess the ability to evolve varied and ingenious strategies to outwit the host immune system, instigating an evolutionary arms race. Proteases are amongst the many weapons employed by bacteria, which specifically cleave and neutralize key ...
Sophie McKenna   +7 more
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Profilaxis, immunoprophylaxis and therapy of staphylococcal mastitis [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinarski Glasnik, 2006
Inflammation of the mammary gland, mastitis, in cows presents one of the most acute problems in intensive milk production, incurring huge economic losses which reach from 20-80% even in developed countries in the past decade.
Vakanjac Slobodanka   +2 more
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Severe Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated red blood cell T-polyagglutination and plasma exchange strategy

open access: yesZhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022
Objective To identify and propose blood transfusion suggestions for 3 children suspected to have red blood cell T polyagglutination. Methods According to the RBC reactions with phytohemagglutinin, adult serum and cord blood serum, aggregation test with ...
Delong LIU   +5 more
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Human Alcohol-Microbiota Mice have Increased Susceptibility to Bacterial Pneumonia

open access: yesCells, 2023
Preclinical studies have shown that chronic alcohol abuse leads to alterations in the gastrointestinal microbiota that are associated with behavior changes, physiological alterations, and immunological effects.
Kelly C. Cunningham   +11 more
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Cytokine Expression in Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Endophthalmitis

open access: yesBiomedicine Hub, 2022
Background: Endophthalmitis is an infection of ocular tissues, often with devastating outcomes for vision. Immunomodulation is an emerging avenue for therapeutic intervention in endophthalmitis, with the expression of cytokines central to potential ...
Marcus Y. Soon   +2 more
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When infection strikes the heart: identifying and treating non-rheumatic streptococcal myocarditis in a young man with chest pain and concurrent streptococcal pharyngitis

open access: yesEmergency Care Journal, 2023
Pharyngitis and tonsillitis are common reasons for seeking medical care. While mostly viral, Streptococcus pyogenescauses 5-20% of adult cases. Non-rheumatic streptococcal myocarditis is a distinct form of myocarditis associated with streptococcal ...
Matic Mihevc
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The incidence of invasive pneumococcal serotype 3 disease in the Danish population is not reduced by PCV-13 vaccination

open access: yesHeliyon, 2016
Since 2010, Denmark has included the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV-13) in the childhood immunization programme. However, serotype 3 remains as an important cause of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Denmark.
Hans-Christian Slotved   +7 more
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