Background: Despite the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART), active tuberculosis (TB) remains a major complication among people living with HIV (PLHIV). This study identified epidemiological risk...
Obesity-related metabolic disease is linked to impaired adipose tissue function, but the underlying molecular programs are difficult to assign to specific adipose-resident cell types, to mechanistical...
Background Streptococcus pyogenes (group A β-haemolytic streptococcus, GAS) is a common cause of infections in children; however, invasive forms involving the central nervous system are extremely rare...
Background: Postoperative spinal implant infection (PSII) is a clinically significant complication following spinal instrumentation, with diagnostic challenges related to biofilm formation and the lac...
Background The optimal timing and expected postoperative course of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) after asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remain uncertain. Evidence guiding card...
Background: High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) is a leading cause of anogenital cancers and disproportionately affects men who have sex with men (MSM), particularly in low-and middle-income countr...
Background Helminth and protozoan infections are prevalent in Gabon, yet their epidemiology among women of reproductive age (WRA) has not been described. The objective of the present study is to descr...
Background Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is an emerging concern in human medicine, and is a controversial topic in equine medicine. Neuroborreliosis (NB), a neurologic manifes...
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus emerged in 2019, leading to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Expression of viral entry factors such as ACE2 and TMPRSS2 is higher in the testis, particularly in Sertoli ...
Background Digital interventions designed to expand access to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing are promoted to advance equitable health services. Yet many remain pilot pr...
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