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Investigation of Antiparasitic Effect of Juniperus communis L. Fruits Extracts

Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi
Objective: Juniperus communis (J. communis) (common juniper) is a plant that has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. This study aims to evaluate the antiparasitic effects of ethanol, methanol, chloroform, and water extracts of J.
İbrahim Çavuş, Yener Özel, Varol Tunalı, Hüsniye Kayalar, Kor Yereli, Ahmet Özbilgin   +5 more
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Distribution of human papillomaviruses and bacterial vaginosis in HIV positive women with abnormal cytology in Mombasa, Kenya [PDF]

, 2016
Background: HPV is the major etiological factor in the causal pathway for cervical cancer, which is the leading cancer among women in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV is associated with a higher prevalence and a broader range of high-risk HPV genotypes.
Harebottle, Ronald, Mabeya, Hillary, Menon, Sonia, Rossi, Rodolfo, Vanden Broeck, Davy   +4 more
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Update on Laboratory Diagnosis and Epidemiology of \u3cem\u3eTrichomonas vaginalis\u3c/em\u3e: You Can Teach an “Old” Dog “New” Trichs [PDF]

, 2016
Past viewpoints on Trichomonas vaginalis infection have characterized the associated clinical disease as a “nuisance” condition, with affected demographics largely being older African American females residing in urban centers.
Munson, Erik, Munson, Kimber L., Napierala, Maureen   +2 more
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Measurement and predictors of adherence in a trial of HSV suppressive therapy in Tanzania.

, 2009
This study estimates adherence and identifies predictors of good adherence among 1305 Tanzanian women participating in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of HSV suppressive therapy to reduce HIV incidence or genital HIV shedding.
Baisley, Kathy, Changalucha, John, Clayton, Tim, Hambleton, Ian, Hayes, Richard J, Mugeye, Kokugonza, Ross, David A, Rusizoka, Mary, Tanton, Clare, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Weiss, Helen A   +10 more
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Trichomonas

, 2017
The most widely known trichomonad in veterinary medicine is Tritrichomonas foetus. It is the etiologic agent of bovine tritrichomonosis, a sexually transmitted disease in extensively managed herds throughout many geographic regions worldwide. The same trichomonad species is also regarded as the causative agent of chronic diarrhea in the domestic cat ...
Collántes-Fernández, Esther, Fort, Marcelo C., Ortega-Mora, Luis M., Schares, Gereon   +3 more
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Real‐World Utilization Patterns of Toxoplasmosis Diagnostic Testing in Korea: A Large‐Scale Laboratory‐Based Study

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
We conducted a large retrospective analysis of real‐world Toxoplasma gondii IgG, IgM, and PCR testing performed at a nationwide referral laboratory in Korea to characterize diagnostic utilization patterns and test performance in routine clinical practice.
Rihwa Choi, Sang Gon Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Laboratory Assessment of \u3cem\u3eMycoplasma genitalium\u3c/em\u3e Transcription-Mediated Amplification Using Primary Female Urogenital Specimens [PDF]

, 2016
Following analysis of primary cervix, vagina, and first-void female urine specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis via commercial transcription-mediated amplification (TMA), residual material was subjected to ...
Bykowski, Holly, Hryciuk, Jeanne E., Munson, Erik, Munson, Kimber L., Napierala, Maureen, Reiss, Pamela J., Schell, Ronald F.   +6 more
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Seroepidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis in rural women in Zimbabwe and patterns of association with HIV infection [PDF]

, 2005
Serological assays using dried blood spots from 5221 women in rural areas of eastern Zimbabwe were used to assess the epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis infection, and its association with HIV. Antibodies to T.
Cappuccinelli, Pietro Antonio, Fiori, Pier Luigi, Gregson, Simon, Mason, Peter R., Rappelli, Paola   +4 more
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Crystal structure of Plasmodium vivax macrophage migration inhibitory factor

Acta Crystallographica Section F, EarlyView.
The production, crystallization and 1.8 Å resolution crystal structure of macrophage migratory inhibitory factor from P. vivax are reported.Plasmodium vivax is a major cause of malaria globally and has recently been transmitted locally in the USA. P. vivax produces homologs of host proteins, including cytokines such as macrophage migration inhibitory ...
Aryana Nair, Matthew Lin, Arav Srivastava, Lijun Liu, Anne Cooper, Kevin Battaile, Elizabeth Harmon, Peter J. Myler, Bart L. Staker, Scott Lovell, Graham Chakafana, Oluwatoyin A. Asojo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trichomonas transmembrane cyclases result from massive gene duplication and concomitant development of pseudogenes.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010
BackgroundTrichomonas vaginalis has an unusually large genome (approximately 160 Mb) encoding approximately 60,000 proteins. With the goal of beginning to understand why some Trichomonas genes are present in so many copies, we characterized here a family
Jike Cui, Suchismita Das, Temple F Smith, John Samuelson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source