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Dental Stigmata and Skeletal Lesions of Congenital Treponematosis in Early Agricultural Vietnam (4000–3500 bp)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior research has documented treponematosis at a single site in Mainland Southeast Asia from northern Vietnam dated to the early agricultural transition (~4000–3500 bp). To date, no other cases in Southeast Asia's prehistory have been identified.
Melandri Vlok, Tran Thi Minh, Nicola Czaplinski, Hallie Buckley, Kate Domett, Hiep Hoang Trinh, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, Nghia Thi Huu, Do Thi Kim Dung, Nguyen Thi Sau, Nguyen Phuong Thao, Do Thi Lan, Phan Thi Kim An, Luong Hong Phuoc, Hirofumi Matsumura, Marc Oxenham   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence and Determinants Among Sexual Health Clinic Attendees in Bucharest, Romania

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
Cross‐sectional study among 70 sexual health clinic attendees (70% MSM) in Bucharest combining multisite STI testing with knowledge, attitudes, and practices assessment. Key findings include 35.5% bacterial STI prevalence, essential extragenital testing, and cost barriers to screening uptake.
Andrei Tanasov, George‐Sorin Tiplica
wiley   +1 more source

Quantified Detection of Treponema pallidum DNA by PCR Assays in Urine and Plasma of Syphilis Patients

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Treponema pallidum can invade any organ, and T. pallidum DNA can be detected in various tissues and fluids. However, the knowledge of the presence and loads of T. pallidum DNA in urine is limited.
Cuini Wang, Xin Zheng, Zhifang Guan, Danyang Zou, Xin Gu, Haikong Lu, Mei Shi, Pingyu Zhou   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of the Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Human Immunodeficiency Viruses and Treponema pallidum at the Beijing General Hospital from 2010 to 2014: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency viruses and Treponema pallidum are important causes of infectious diseases concern to public health.Between 2010 and 2014, we used an automated chemiluminescence microparticle immunoassay to detect the
Shaoxia Xu, Qiaofeng Wang, Weihong Zhang, Zhifeng Qiu, Jingtao Cui, Wenjuan Yan, Anping Ni   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insight into the invasion process and immune-protective evaluation of Tp0971, a membrane lipoprotein from Treponema pallidum

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum), the pathogen of syphilis, can invade organisms through mucous membranes or broken skin and proliferate in the host. It spreads rapidly and causes chronic systemic multi-organ damage.
Xiaohong Zhang, Junxia Duan, Yali Wang, Bibo Xie, Jie Zhou, Sisi Zhao, Weiguo Yin, Peng Liu, Feijun Zhao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of antiretroviral therapy on adult HIV prevalence in a low-income rural setting in Uganda: a longitudinal population-based study.

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the contribution to HIV prevalence of lives saved due to the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in rural Uganda in 2004. DESIGN: Open population-based cohort study.
Maher, Dermot, Nsubuga, Rebecca N, Todd, Jim E   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Identification of Tp0751 (Pallilysin) as a Treponema pallidum Vascular Adhesin by Heterologous Expression in the Lyme disease Spirochete [PDF]

, 2017
Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis, is a highly invasive spirochete pathogen that uses the vasculature to disseminate throughout the body.
Cameron, Caroline E., Ebady, Rhodaba, Gupta, Nupur, Kao, Wei-Chien Andrew, Kim, Yae-Eun, Kim, Yae-Ram, Lithgow, Karen V., Moriarty, Tara J., Moter, Annette, Odisho, Tanya, Petrosova, Helena, Rojas, Pablo, Zhang, Yang   +12 more
core   +1 more source

The Structure of Treponema pallidum Tp0624 Reveals a Modular Assembly of Divergently Functionalized and Previously Uncharacterized Domains. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis, a chronic, multistage, systemic infection that remains a major global health concern. The molecular mechanisms underlying T.
Michelle L Parker, Simon Houston, Charmaine Wetherell, Caroline E Cameron, Martin J Boulanger   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The molecular epidemiology of Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum [PDF]

Sexual Health, 2015
Pathogens adapt and evolve in response to pressures exerted by host environments, leading to generation of genetically diverse variants. Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum displays a substantial amount of interstrain diversity. These variants have been identified in various parts of the world, indicating transmission linkage between geographical ...
Daphne Y, Ma, Lorenzo, Giacani, Arturo, Centurión-Lara   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

What are the essential components of HIV treatment and care services in low and middle-income countries: an overview by settings and levels of the health system?

, 2012
OBJECTIVES: To review and summarize the essential components of HIV treatment and care services in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: Literature review and reflection on programmatic experience.
Droti, Benson, Grosskurth, Heiner, Munderi, Paula, Ross, David A   +3 more
core   +1 more source