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The Role of Viruses in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This narrative review aimed to summarize current evidence on the presence and potential pathogenic role of viruses in periodontitis. Design: Narrative Review; Population: Patients with periodontitis; Exposure: Detection of viruses in oral samples (biopsies, saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, subgingival plaque, blood); Outcome: Viral prevalence, load ...
Kim Natalie Stolte, Jørgen Slots, Henrik Dommisch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using qualitative methods to validate a stated preference survey for evaluating health services, CHERE Discussion Paper No 47 [PDF]

This study used a qualitative approach to assess parents? opinions of a self-completed stated preference discrete choice modelling (SPDCM) questionnaire for assessing the uptake of a new childhood vaccination against chickenpox. The aim was to assess the
Angela Yeoh, Jane Hall, Marion Haas, Patricia Kenny, Rosalie Viney   +4 more
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Fatal Chronic Varicella‐Zoster Viral Infection in a Young Man With Chediak–Higashi Syndrome

Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chediak–Higashi syndrome (CHS) is a rare autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiency characterized by partial oculocutaneous albinism, neurologic involvement, and a predisposition to severe infections. Patients are particularly susceptible to developing hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), which significantly worsens prognosis. We report
Albane Badet, Clément Pruvot, Zoé Manssens, Wadih Abou‐Chahla, Sébastien Buche   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapy With Doxycycline and Hydroxychloroquine Enables Surgical Excision of Ulcerated Cutaneous Granulomas in a Patient With Ataxia Telangiectasia

Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rubella virus vaccine strain can cause granulomas in patients with inborn errors of immunity that may evolve into chronic, recalcitrant ulcers. This report details treatment of ulcerated rubella granulomas in a patient with ataxia telangiectasia with doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine resulting in partial ulcer healing within 4 weeks ...
Luis Murguía‐Favela, Sofia Maruschak‐Love, Robertson A. Harrop, Marie‐Anne Brundler, Kyle Kurek, Kevin Fonseca, Michele L. Ramien   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Joint Effects of Prenatal Antibiotics, Mode of Birth and Breastfeeding Duration on Childhood Infections: The Norwegian MoBa Cohort Study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Prenatal antibiotic exposure and caesarean births are associated with an increased risk of hospitalised infection in children, but few studies have evaluated their impact on less severe infections and possible joint effects. Conversely, longer breastfeeding duration is protective against infections, but whether this effect varies ...
Isobel M. F. Todd, Lars Henning Pedersen, Jessica E. Miller, David P. Burgner, Maria C. Magnus   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis on the Epidemiological Characteristics of Breakthrough Varicella Cases and Incremental Effectiveness of 2-Dose Varicella Vaccine in China

Vaccines
Background: A 2-dose varicella vaccination strategy has been implemented in Shanghai, China since 2018. This study aims to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of breakthrough varicella cases and to evaluate the incremental effectiveness of the 2 ...
Mingzhu Lin, Tian Yang, Pengfei Deng, Laibao Yang, Caoyi Xue   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical WordNet: A new methodology for the construction and validation of information resources for consumer health [PDF]

, 2004
A consumer health information system must be able to comprehend both expert and non-expert medical vocabulary and to map between the two. We describe an ongoing project to create a new lexical database called Medical WordNet (MWN), consisting ...
Fellbaum, Christiane, Smith, Barry
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Herpes Zoster In A 3 Month Old Infant

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 1998
A case of herpes zoster in a 3 month old female infant is reported. The patient suffered from varicella 1 month prior to onset of herpes zoster, following varicella of mother.
Gangopadhyay D N, Barbhuiya J N, Dey S K
doaj  

Impact of CD19 CAR T‐Cell Therapy on Pathogen‐Specific Antibody Titers in Lymphoma Patients

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
Patients with lymphoma undergoing CD19 CAR T‐cell therapy experience prolonged hypogammaglobulinemia and B‐cell aplasia. We investigate its impact on immunity against measles virus (MeV), mumps virus (MuV), rubella virus (RuV), varicella‐zoster virus (VZV), pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), and tetanus toxoid ...
Hayley Foy‐Stones, Nicola Gardiner, Ellen Walsh, Derek G. Doherty, Anthony M. McElligott, Chris Armstrong, Nina Orfali, Robert Henderson, Elisabeth Vandenberghe, Elizabeth Higgins, Tor Hervig, Allison Waters, Brendan Crowley, Elizabeth Groarke, Niall P. Conlon, Christopher L. Bacon   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccine Myths: Setting the Record Straight [PDF]

, 2018
Despite their standing as one of the most remarkable public health achievements, vaccines have been surrounded by dangerous myths since the development of the smallpox vaccine in the 18th century.
Boom, Julie A, Cunningham, Rachel M, McGee, Lindy U.   +2 more
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