Detection of viral antigen and inflammatory mediators in fatal pediatric dengue: a study on lung immunopathogenesis by Leandro Junqueira Moragas, Laíza Vianna Arruda, Laíza Vianna Arruda, Lucca de Lima Siqueira Oliveira, Felipe de Andrade Vieira Alves, Felipe de Andrade Vieira Alves, Natália Gedeão Salomão, Natália Gedeão Salomão, Jemima Fuentes Ribeiro da Silva, Carlos Alberto Basílio-de-Oliveira, Rodrigo Panno Basílio-de-Oliveira, Ronaldo Mohana-Borges, Caio Gonçalves Azevedo, Gabriela Xavier de Oliveira, Jorge José de Carvalho, Fernando Colonna Rosman, Fernando Colonna Rosman, Marciano Viana Paes, Kíssila Rabelo, Kíssila Rabelo

“…The aim of this article was to evaluate the inflammatory and histopathological profile of the lung tissue of three fatal cases of children infected with DENV, which represents a group more susceptible to fatality due to its incomplete development.MethodsHistopathological analysis was carried out using Hematoxylin and Eosin staining and special stains. …”
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Oral Care of Hospitalised Older Patients in the Acute Medical Setting by Kathryn Salamone, Elaine Yacoub, Anne-Marie Mahoney, Karen-leigh Edward

“…As people age their susceptibility increases to chronic and life-threatening diseases, and they can be at increased risk of acute infections increases compromised by ageing immune systems. …”
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The Role of Reconstructive Surgery for Treating Pressure Injuries – A Review of Literature by Martyna Łukasiewicz, Magdalena Grotowska, Maria Wydro, Aleksandra Strawińska

“…Effective management of PIs is critical for preventing prolonged hospitalizations and mitigating the risk of hospital-acquired infections, thereby significantly improving patients' quality of life.…”
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Morphological Changes in the Bone Marrow of the Dogs with Visceral Leishmaniasis by Claudia Momo, Ana Paula Prudente Jacintho, Pamela Rodrigues Reina Moreira, Danísio Prado Munari, Gisele Fabrino Machado, Rosemeri de Oliveira Vasconcelos

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the most frequent lesions in the bone marrow of dogs naturally infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi. Thirty-three dogs sacrificed at the Zoonosis Control Center of Araçatuba, a municipality endemic for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), were used. …”
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Analysis of Toll-Like Receptors in Human Milk: Detection of Membrane-Bound and Soluble Forms by Chiara Cattaneo, Alice Caramaschi, Elena Uga, Michela Braghin, Gianluca Cosi, Chiara Peila, Maria C. Strozzi, Miriam Sabatini, Diego Gazzolo, Marcello Manfredi, Maria Cavaletto

“…Preterm babies are more susceptible to infections and may succumb to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a gastrointestinal disease which is exacerbated by an excessive inflammatory response after TLR activation. …”
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Salicylic Acid Attenuates Gentamicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats by Pavle Randjelovic, Slavimir Veljkovic, Nenad Stojiljkovic, Ljubinka Jankovic-Velickovic, Dusan Sokolovic, Milan Stoiljkovic, Ivan Ilic

“…Gentamicin (GM) is a widely used antibiotic against serious and life-threatening infections, but its usefulness is limited by the development of nephrotoxicity. …”
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COVID-19 World Vaccination Progress Using Machine Learning Classification Algorithms by Nasiba M. Abdulkareem, Adnan Mohsin Abdulazeez, Diyar Qader Zeebaree, Dathar A. Hasan

“… In December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 caused coronavirus disease (COVID-19) distributed to all countries, infecting thousands of people and causing deaths. COVID-19 induces mild sickness in most cases, although it may render some people very ill. …”
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Diabetic Muscle Infarction: A Rare Complication of Long-Standing and Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus by Shridhar N. Iyer, Almond J. Drake, R. Lee West, Robert J. Tanenberg

“…DMI is a rare complication of diabetes that is often mistaken for infections such as pyomyositis and necrotizing fasciitis or thrombophlebitis. …”
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Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms of Mosquito Salivary Proteins: New Frontiers in Disease Transmission and Control by Jiayin Guo, Xiaoe He, Jianli Tao, Hui Sun, Jing Yang

“…Specific mosquito salivary proteins (MSPs) can promote pathogen transmission through mechanisms that either regulate hosts’ anti-infective immune responses or directly enhance pathogens’ activity. …”
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Dental Aspect of Distal Tubular Renal Acidosis with Genu Valgum Secondary to Rickets: A Case Report by Rakesh N. Bahadure, Nilima Thosar, Ritika Kriplani, Sudhindra Baliga, Punit Fulzele

“…Herewith, reported a case of distal tubular renal acidosis with genu valgum secondary to rickets, with pain and extraoral swelling associated with right and left mandibular 1st permanent molars. Teeth were infected with pulp without being involved with caries. …”
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia: Meeting the challenges of diagnosis in South Africa by Z Dangor, M Birkhead, C Verwey, D Gray, A Vanker, L Githinji, A Goga, R Masekela, M Zampoli

“…The prevalence of PCD in low- and middle-income settings, including South Africa (SA), is unknown, largely owing to challenges with diagnosis, and identifying children or adults with PCD is challenging in a setting with a high prevalence of other infectious diseases, including lower respiratory tract infections and tuberculosis. No single test is diagnostic of PCD, and while some tests are costly, others are labour intensive and require highly specialised laboratory expertise. …”
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Prenatal Characteristics of Infants with a Neuronal Migration Disorder: A National-Based Study by Estelle Naumburg, Bo Strömberg, Helle Kieler

“…The impact of low maternal body mass index and congenital infections on neuronal migration disorders in infants should be addressed in future studies.…”
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A Data-Driven Air Transportation Delay Propagation Model Using Epidemic Process Models by B. Baspinar, E. Koyuncu

“…The flight-based epidemic model utilizing SIS epidemic model focuses on the individual flights where each flight can be in susceptible or infected states. The airport-centric epidemic model, in addition to the flight-to-flight interactions, allows us to define the collective behavior of the airports, which are modeled as metapopulations. …”
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Endoscopic Stenting and Clipping for Anastomotic Stricture and Persistent Tracheoesophageal Fistula after Surgical Repair of Esophageal Atresia in an Infant by Mohammed Amine Benatta, Amine Benaired, Ahmed Khelifaoui

“…Two months later he experienced deglutition disorders and recurrent chest infections. The esophagogram showed an AS and a TEF confirmed with blue methylene test at bronchoscopy. …”
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Procedural Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review of Current Injectable Therapies by Lisa M. Billesberger, Kyle M. Fisher, Yawar J. Qadri, Richard L. Boortz-Marx

“…Total knee arthroplasty, although a definitive management, comes with risk such as postoperative infections, revisions, and chronic pain. Newer injectable therapies are gaining attention as alternatives to medications because of a safer side effect profile and are much less invasive than a joint replacement. …”
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Fusarium oxysporum and Colletotrichum musae Associated with Wilt Disease of Coffea arabica in Coffee Gardens in Saudi Arabia by Zarraq AL-Faifi, Wail Alsolami, Emad Abada, Habib Khemira, Ghaliah Almalki, Yosra Modafer

“…This is the first report of these two genera of fungi infecting the roots and leaves of coffee trees in Jazan Region of Saudi Arabia and suggests that other fungus species may play a significant role as diseases in other coffee-producing areas.…”
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Mucocutaneous Manifestations of HIV and the Correlation with WHO Clinical Staging in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria by Olumayowa Abimbola Oninla

“…There were 156 dermatoses with oral/oesophageal/vaginal candidiasis (41.1%), PPE (24.4%), dermatophytic infections (8.9%), and herpes zoster (3.8%) as the most common dermatoses. …”
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In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of the Leaf Extract of Osyris quadripartita Salzm. ex Decne and Its Major Compound (–) Catechin by Teyiba Kemal, Kebede Feyisa, Daniel Bisrat, Kaleab Asres

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate the antimalarial activity of the leaf extract of O. quadripartita and its isolated constituent against mice infected with Plasmodium berghei. Methods. Isolation of a compound was carried out on silica gel column chromatography of the extract eluting with gradient mixtures of CHCl3/MeOH. …”
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The Prevalence and Underreporting of Needlestick Injuries among Dental Healthcare Workers in Pakistan: A Systematic Review by Mehak Pervaiz, Ruth Gilbert, Nasreen Ali

“…Needlestick injuries (NSIs) are a major occupational health problem among dental healthcare workers (HCWs) in Pakistan, which places them at a significant risk of acquiring blood-borne infections. However, not all NSIs are reported, leading to an underestimation of the actual prevalence. …”
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Role of the Synthetic B1 Vitamin Sulbutiamine on Health by Bernardo Starling-Soares, Pedro Carrera-Bastos, Lucien Bettendorff

“…Moreover, this molecule has been proposed as a possible treatment for some microsporidial infections and even for certain types of cancer. Despite these potential effects, sulbutiamine is still a relatively unknown molecule, which justifies the present review, where we discuss its history and the existing literature on its health applications. …”
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