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Production results from piglets vaccinated in a field study in Spain with a T...
Abstract Background PRRS is a viral disease of pigs and sows that is one of the most costly to the pig industry worldwide. The disease can be controlled by focusing on different... -
Burden of pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa...
Abstract Background Seroprevalence data and clinical studies in children suggest that the burden of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in Africa may be underestimated. We performed a... -
Divergent transcriptomic responses underlying the ranaviruses-amphibian inter...
Abstract Background Ranaviruses (family Iridoviridae, nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses) have been reported as promiscuous pathogens of cold-blooded vertebrates. Rana grylio... -
A systematic review of BCG vaccination policies among high-risk groups in low...
Abstract Background Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination against tuberculosis (TB) is widespread in high-TB-burden countries, however, BCG vaccination policies in... -
Comparison of developmental milestone attainment in early treated HIV-infecte...
Abstract Background Infant HIV infection is associated with delayed milestone attainment. The extent to which effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) prevents these delays is not... -
Investigation of the host transcriptional response to intracellular bacterial...
Abstract Background During infection by intracellular pathogens, a highly complex interplay occurs between the infected cell trying to degrade the invader and the pathogen which... -
Seroprevalence of dengue among healthy adults in a rural community in Souther...
Abstract Background The frequency and magnitude of dengue epidemics continue to increase exponentially in Malaysia, with a shift in the age range predominance toward adults and... -
Perceived behavioural predictors of late initiation to HIV/AIDS care in Gurag...
Abstract Objective The study was aimed to measure incidence density rate and identify perceived behavioural believes of late initiation to HIV/AIDS care in Gurage zone public... -
Good syndrome and other causes of cytomegalovirus retinitis in HIV-negative p...
Abstract We describe a 65-year-old Thai woman who developed cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) in the setting of Good syndrome—a rare, acquired partial immune deficiency caused by... -
Failure of target attainment of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill pat...
Abstract Background Early and appropriate antibiotic dosing is associated with improved clinical outcomes in critically ill patients, yet target attainment remains a challenge.... -
A Synthesis of Hepatitis C prevalence estimates in Sub-Saharan Africa: 2000–2013
Abstract Background Hepatitis C (HCV) is a deleterious virus that can be cured with new, highly effective anti-viral treatments, yet more than 185 million individuals worldwide... -
A randomized, 29-day, dose-ranging, efficacy and safety study of daprodustat,...
Abstract Background Daprodustat is a hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor currently being investigated as a treatment for anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD)... -
Contribution of spinal cord glial cells to L. amazonensis experimental infect...
Abstract Background The cellular and molecular pathophysiological mecha\nisms of pain processing in neglected parasitic infections such as leishmaniasis remain unknown. The... -
Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review ...
Abstract Background The zoonotic parasite Taenia saginata utilizes bovines as an intermediate host (causing cysticercosis) and humans as the definitive host (causing taeniosis).... -
AIDS-related opportunistic illnesses and early initiation of HIV care remain ...
Abstract Background No study has reported the epidemiology of AIDS-related opportunistic illnesses (AOIs) in patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection in Taiwan in the past... -
Advanced non-cardia gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori infection in Vietnam
Abstract Background The incidence of gastric cancer in the Northern city, Hanoi is higher than in the Southern city, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. We previously reported that... -
Evaluation of self-swabbing coupled with a telephone health helpline as an ad...
Abstract Background Calls to a telephone health helpline (THHL) have been previously evaluated for the ability to monitor specific syndromes, such as fever and... -
Threats of Zika virus transmission for Asia and its Hindu-Kush Himalayan region
Abstract Asia and its Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is particularly vulnerable to environmental change, especially climate and land use changes further influenced by rapid... -
Evaluation of honey-baited FTA cards in combination with different mosquito t...
Abstract Background The threat of mosquito-borne diseases is increasing in continental Europe as demonstrated by several autochthonous chikungunya, dengue and West Nile virus... -
Clinical course & management of childhood nephrotic syndrome in Germany: ...
Abstract Background Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is one of the most frequent occurring chronic kidney diseases in childhood, despite its rarely occurrence in the general population....
