ECIL guidelines for preventing Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with haematological malignancies and stem cell transplant recipients

The 5th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL-5) meeting aimed to establish evidence-based recommendations for the prophylaxis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in non-HIV-infected patients with an underlying haematological condition, including allogeneic HSCT recipients. Recommendations were based on the grading system of the IDSA. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole given 2-3 times weekly is the drug of choice […]
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Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus in four provinces of Angola before vaccine introduction

Authors: Dimbu R, Esteves A, Fortes F, Istrate C, Mendes C, Nordgren J, Pereira J, Saraiva N
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Journal of Medical Virology
Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.24510/epdf

Angola is a sub-Saharan country in southern Africa highly affected by diarrhoeal disease with limited epidemiological data regarding etiologic agents. This study was performed during 2012-2013, prior to rotavirus vaccine introduction, with the objective to detect and characterize the rotavirus strains circulating in four provinces of the country: Huambo, Luanda, Zaire, and Cabinda. A high […]
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Molecular detection of Wolbachia pipientis in natural populations of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis from continental Portugal: first detection in Culex theileri

Authors: Almeida AP, Belo S, Calado MM, de Pinho Mixao V, Mauricio IL, Mendes AM, Novo MT
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/mve.12179

Wolbachia pipientis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) protects mosquitoes from infections with arboviruses and parasites. However, the effect of its co-infection on vector competence for Dirofilaria immitis (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) in the wild has not been investigated. This study aimed to screen vectors of D. immitis for wPip, to characterize these, and to investigate a possible association between the […]
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Metaanalysis of the Performance of a Combined Treponemal and Nontreponemal Rapid Diagnostic Test for Syphilis and Yaws

Authors: Aziz A, Ballard RC, Bélec L, Bottomley C, Castro A, Castro R, Causer L, Chen XS, da Luz Martins Pereira F, Guinard J, Guy R, Mabey DCW, Marks M, Mitjà O, Taleo F, Tun Y, Wangnapi R, Yin YP
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4981758/

Authors: Conceição-Silva F, Lyra MR, Morgado FN, Pimentel MI, Schubach AO, Valete-Rosalino CM, Vasconcellos ÉCF
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: PLoS One
Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0162764

ECIL guidelines for preventing Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with haematological malignancies and stem cell transplant recipients

Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus in four provinces of Angola before vaccine introduction

Molecular detection of Wolbachia pipientis in natural populations of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis from continental Portugal: first detection in Culex theileri

Metaanalysis of the Performance of a Combined Treponemal and Nontreponemal Rapid Diagnostic Test for Syphilis and Yaws

Is there any difference between the in situ and systemic IL-10 and IFN-ã production when clinical forms of cutaneous sporotrichosis are compared?

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