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Phagocytosis and nitric oxide production by peritoneal adherent cells in response to Candida albicans in aging: a collaboration to elucidate the pathogenesis of denture stomatitis

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (3), 2017
Abstract Elderly denture wearers are commonly affected by Candida-associated denture stomatitis (DS), an inflammatory process of the oral mucosa strongly associated with Candida spp and other microorganisms, as well as local and systemic factors. The impaired immune response against pathogens is among th...

Contribution to the knowledge of pathogenic fungi of spiders in Argentina: Southernmost record in the world

Rev. argent. microbiol; 49 (2), 2017
The aim of this study was to identify entomopathogenic fungi infecting spiders (Araneae) in a protected area of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The Araneae species identified was Stenoterommata platensis. The pathogens identified were Lecanicillium aphanocladii Zare & W. Gams, Purpureocillium lilacinum...

A propósito del artículo "Reducir las poblaciones del mosquito Aedes aegypti; estrategia para evitar tres enfermedades virales que incrementan su incidencia"
On the purpose of the article "To reduce the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, strategy to prevent three viral diseases increasing their incidence"

Rev. medica electron; 39 (3), 2017

La lucha antivectorial y el trabajo integral comunitario de los estudiantes de las ciencias médicas en Cuba
The antivectorial struggle and the community integral work of the medical sciences students in Cuba

Rev. medica electron; 39 (3), 2017

Induction of defense-related enzymes in patchouli inoculated with virulent Ralstonia solanacearum

Background: Defense-related anti-oxidative response is a vital defense mechanism of plants against pathogen invasion. Ralstonia solanacearum is an important phytopathogen. Bacterial wilt caused by R. solanacearum is the most destructive disease and causes severe losses in patchouli, an important aromatic...

Determining the pathogenicity of bacteria present in wetland waters and crow feces in Bothell

Mundo Saúde (Online); 41 (3), 2017
This study will determine the pathogenicity of bacteria isolated from the wetland waters and crows feces within the UWBothell campus. This emanated from the need to determine whether the American crow (Corvus brachyrhyncos) has arole in the epidemiology of diarrheal disease along with its significant con...

Religious and spiritual coping in people living with HIV/Aids

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: evaluate the religiosity and the religious/spiritual coping of people living with HIV/Aids. Method: descriptive, cross-sectional study with quantitative approach, conducted in a reference HIV/Aids outpatient clinic in a university hospital of Recife-PE, Brazil, from June to November...

Tuberculosis among prison staff in Rio Grande do Sul

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the risk of infection and illness caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis among health care and security staff in prisons in two regions of Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Method: cross-sectional study involving prison staff. An interview and sputum smear microscopy and culture wer...

Coinfección virus de inmunodeficiencia humana-virus de la Hepatitis C: hacia un nuevo escenario terapéutico
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Hepatitis C virus coinfection: towards a new therapeutic scenario

Introducción: Las terapias contra el virus de la Hepatitis C han evolucionado vertiginosamente con el desarrollo de los antivirales de acción directa (AADs). Los nuevos regímenes han conseguido igualar las tasas de respuesta al tratamiento en los monoinfectados y los coinfectados con VIH, una poblaciÃ...

Viral Outcome in Patients with Occult HBV Infection or HCV-Ab Positivity Treated for Lymphoma

Ann. hepatol; 16 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT HBV and HCV reactivation has been widely reported in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy for oncohaematological diseases. We aimed to evaluate the HBV and HCV reactivation events in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) or Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) underwent cytotoxic chemotherapy conta...