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  2011 Dec 5  

Interacting Roles of Immune Mechanisms and Viral Load in the Pathogenesis of Huaiyangshan Viral Infection and the Relationship to Fatality.

Zhang YZ, He YW, Dai YA, Xiong Y, Zheng H, Zhou DJ, Li J, Sun Q, Luo XL, Cheng YL, Qin XC, Tian JH, Chen XP, Yu B, Jin D, Guo WP, Li W, Wang W, Peng JS, Zhang GB, Zhang S, Chen XM, Wang Y, Li MH, Li Z, Lu S, Ye C, de Jong MD, Xu J

State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing.

Background. Hemorrhagic fever-like illness caused by a novel Bunyavirus, Huaiyangshan virus (HYSV), has recently been described in China.Methods. Pati... Read More

Source: PubMed

Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Klientiere Heimtiere    

[Feline panleukopenia - different course of disease in cats younger versus older than 6 months of age?].

Kruse BD, Unterer S, Horlacher K, Sauter-Louis C, Hartmann K

Dr. Desiree Kruse, Medizinische Kleintierklinik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Veterinärstraße 13, 80539 München, E-Mail: d.kruse@medizinische-kleintierklinik.de.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate differences between young cats (< 6 months) and adult cats (= 6 months) with feline panleukopenia wi... Read More

Source: PubMed

Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Klientiere Heimtiere    

[Feline panleukopenia - different course of disease in cats younger versus older than 6 months of age?].

Kruse BD, Unterer S, Horlacher K, Sauter-Louis C, Hartmann K

Dr. Desiree Kruse, Medizinische Kleintierklinik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Veterinärstraße 13, 80539 München, E-Mail: d.kruse@medizinische-kleintierklinik.de.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate differences between young cats (< 6 months) and adult cats (= 6 months) with feline panleukopenia wi... Read More

Source: PubMed

Am J Prev Med    

Sickle cell disease the need for a public health agenda.

Yusuf HR, Lloyd-Puryear MA, Grant AM, Parker CS, Creary MS, Atrash HK

Division of Blood Disorders, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a collection of inherited blood disorders that affect a substantial number of people in the U.S., particularly African Am... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Hepatitis C Virus Infects the Endothelial Cells of the Blood-Brain Barrier.

Fletcher NF, Wilson GK, Murray J, Hu K, Lewis A, Reynolds GM, Stamataki Z, Meredith LW, Rowe IA, Luo G, Lopez-Ramirez MA, Baumert TF, Weksler B, Couraud PO, Kim KS, Romero IA, Jopling C, Morgello S, Balfe P, McKeating JA

Hepatitis C Research Group, Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

BACKGROUND & AIMS:: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection leads to progressive liver disease and is associated with a variety of extrahepatic syndromes, i... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 2  

Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women.

Nosseir SB, Lind LR, Winkler HA

Division of Urogynecology: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, New York.

Abstract Recurrent urinary tract infections most often present with symptoms of irritative voiding. In most cases, they are caused by reinfection wi... Read More

Source: PubMed

Rev Prat    

[Pneumonia in immunocompromised patient].

Naccache JM

Service de pneumologie, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, 75020 Paris. jean-marc.naccache@tnn.aphp.fr

Immunosuppression occurs as a result of neutropenia (neutrophil count < 500/mm3), cellular immunodeficiency (CD4 lymphocyte count < 200/mm3) and humor... Read More

Source: PubMed

Rev Prat    

[When the pneumonia does not respond to well conducted antibiotic therapy].

Mayaud C, Fartoukh M, Cadranel J

Hôpital Tenon, pôle TVAR, Service de pneumologie, AP-HP, 75020 Paris. charles.mayaud@tnn.aphp.fr

The favorable pneumonia outcome with antibiotics according to the recommendations is defined by improving clinical symptoms in 48-72 hours followed by... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 29  

Pleuropulmonary Blastoma as Characteristic Cause of Pneumothorax.

Cabeza B, Oñoro G, Salido AG, Lassaletta A, de Prada I, Albi G, de Mingo L, Serrano A

*Pediatric Intensive Care Unit †Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell transplantation ‡Pathology Unit §Radiology Unit ?Surgery Unit, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain.

BACKGROUND:: Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is the most common lung neoplasms in childhood. Usually presents as recurrent respiratory infections and i... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 29  

Hematologically important mutations: Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (first update).

van de Vijver E, Maddalena A, Sanal O, Holland SM, Uzel G, Madkaikar M, de Boer M, van Leeuwen K, Köker MY, Parvaneh N, Fischer A, Law SK, Klein N, Tezcan FI, Unal E, Patiroglu T, Belohradsky BH, Schwartz K, Somech R, Kuijpers TW, Roos D

Sanquin Research, and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) is an immunodeficiency caused by defects in the adhesion of leukocytes (especially neutrophils) to the blood vesse... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 25  

On the pulmonary toxicity of oxygen. 4. The thyroid arena.

Shanklin DR

Normally developed thyroid function is critical to the transition from fetal to neonatal life with the onset of independent thermoregulation, the most... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 25  

On the pulmonary toxicity of oxygen. 4. The thyroid arena.

Shanklin DR

Normally developed thyroid function is critical to the transition from fetal to neonatal life with the onset of independent thermoregulation, the most... Read More

Source: PubMed

Am J Prev Med    

Sickle cell disease the need for a public health agenda.

Yusuf HR, Lloyd-Puryear MA, Grant AM, Parker CS, Creary MS, Atrash HK

Division of Blood Disorders, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a collection of inherited blood disorders that affect a substantial number of people in the U.S., particularly African Am... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Hepatitis C Virus Infects the Endothelial Cells of the Blood-Brain Barrier.

Fletcher NF, Wilson GK, Murray J, Hu K, Lewis A, Reynolds GM, Stamataki Z, Meredith LW, Rowe IA, Luo G, Lopez-Ramirez MA, Baumert TF, Weksler B, Couraud PO, Kim KS, Romero IA, Jopling C, Morgello S, Balfe P, McKeating JA

Hepatitis C Research Group, Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

BACKGROUND & AIMS:: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection leads to progressive liver disease and is associated with a variety of extrahepatic syndromes, i... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 2  

Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women.

Nosseir SB, Lind LR, Winkler HA

Division of Urogynecology: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, New York.

Abstract Recurrent urinary tract infections most often present with symptoms of irritative voiding. In most cases, they are caused by reinfection wi... Read More

Source: PubMed

Rev Prat    

[Pneumonia in immunocompromised patient].

Naccache JM

Service de pneumologie, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, 75020 Paris. jean-marc.naccache@tnn.aphp.fr

Immunosuppression occurs as a result of neutropenia (neutrophil count < 500/mm3), cellular immunodeficiency (CD4 lymphocyte count < 200/mm3) and humor... Read More

Source: PubMed

Rev Prat    

[When the pneumonia does not respond to well conducted antibiotic therapy].

Mayaud C, Fartoukh M, Cadranel J

Hôpital Tenon, pôle TVAR, Service de pneumologie, AP-HP, 75020 Paris. charles.mayaud@tnn.aphp.fr

The favorable pneumonia outcome with antibiotics according to the recommendations is defined by improving clinical symptoms in 48-72 hours followed by... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 29  

Pleuropulmonary Blastoma as Characteristic Cause of Pneumothorax.

Cabeza B, Oñoro G, Salido AG, Lassaletta A, de Prada I, Albi G, de Mingo L, Serrano A

*Pediatric Intensive Care Unit †Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell transplantation ‡Pathology Unit §Radiology Unit ?Surgery Unit, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain.

BACKGROUND:: Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is the most common lung neoplasms in childhood. Usually presents as recurrent respiratory infections and i... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 29  

Hematologically important mutations: Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (first update).

van de Vijver E, Maddalena A, Sanal O, Holland SM, Uzel G, Madkaikar M, de Boer M, van Leeuwen K, Köker MY, Parvaneh N, Fischer A, Law SK, Klein N, Tezcan FI, Unal E, Patiroglu T, Belohradsky BH, Schwartz K, Somech R, Kuijpers TW, Roos D

Sanquin Research, and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) is an immunodeficiency caused by defects in the adhesion of leukocytes (especially neutrophils) to the blood vesse... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 5  

Interacting Roles of Immune Mechanisms and Viral Load in the Pathogenesis of Huaiyangshan Viral Infection and the Relationship to Fatality.

Zhang YZ, He YW, Dai YA, Xiong Y, Zheng H, Zhou DJ, Li J, Sun Q, Luo XL, Cheng YL, Qin XC, Tian JH, Chen XP, Yu B, Jin D, Guo WP, Li W, Wang W, Peng JS, Zhang GB, Zhang S, Chen XM, Wang Y, Li MH, Li Z, Lu S, Ye C, de Jong MD, Xu J

State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing.

Background. Hemorrhagic fever-like illness caused by a novel Bunyavirus, Huaiyangshan virus (HYSV), has recently been described in China.Methods. Pati... Read More

Source: PubMed


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