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Glomerular Injury Is Associated with Severe Courses of Orthohantavirus Infection. 肾小球损伤与正蓝病毒感染的严重病程有关
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080693
Christian Nusshag, Josephine Uhrig, Gefion Gruber, Pamela Schreiber, Martin Zeier, Ellen Krautkrämer
{"title":"Glomerular Injury Is Associated with Severe Courses of Orthohantavirus Infection.","authors":"Christian Nusshag, Josephine Uhrig, Gefion Gruber, Pamela Schreiber, Martin Zeier, Ellen Krautkrämer","doi":"10.3390/pathogens13080693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080693","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) induced by Eurasian pathogenic orthohantaviruses is characterized by acute kidney injury (AKI) with often massive proteinuria. The mechanisms of the organ-specific manifestation are not completely understood. To analyze the role of glomerular and tubular damage in kidney injury induced by HFRS, we measured specific markers in urine samples of patients with acute Puumala virus (PUUV) infection and determined their correlation with disease severity. Levels of α1-microglobulin (α1-MG) and kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), which is expressed by injured tubular epithelial cells, were measured to detect tubular dysfunction and injury. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and the podocyte specific protein nephrin served as markers for glomerular injury. All four markers were elevated on admission. Markers of glomerular injury, IgG and nephrin, correlated with markers of disease severity such as length of hospitalization, serum creatinine, and proteinuria. In contrast, tubular injury did not correlate with these severity markers. Our results demonstrate that hantavirus infection induces both glomerular and tubular injury early in the clinical course. However, the glomerular dysfunction and podocyte injury seem to contribute directly to disease severity and to play a more central role in HFRS pathogenicity than direct damage to tubular epithelial cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":19758,"journal":{"name":"Pathogens","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11356809/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Adding Hyponatremia to the "Rule-of-6" Prediction Tool Improves Performance in Identifying Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19 at Risk of Adverse Clinical Outcomes. 在 "6法则 "预测工具中加入低钠血症可提高识别有不良临床结果风险的COVID-19住院患者的能力。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080694
Meng Ying Sim, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Matthew Chung Yi Koh, Wilson Goh, Srishti Chhabra, Nicholas W S Chew, Louis Yi Ann Chai, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, Ching-Hui Sia
{"title":"Adding Hyponatremia to the \"Rule-of-6\" Prediction Tool Improves Performance in Identifying Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19 at Risk of Adverse Clinical Outcomes.","authors":"Meng Ying Sim, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Matthew Chung Yi Koh, Wilson Goh, Srishti Chhabra, Nicholas W S Chew, Louis Yi Ann Chai, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, Ching-Hui Sia","doi":"10.3390/pathogens13080694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080694","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 'rule-of-6' prediction tool was shown to be able to identify COVID-19 patients at risk of adverse outcomes. During the pandemic, we frequently observed hyponatremia at presentation. We sought to evaluate if adding hyponatremia at presentation could improve the 'rule-of-6' prediction tool. We retrospectively analysed 1781 consecutive patients admitted to a single tertiary academic institution in Singapore with COVID-19 infection from February 2020 to October 2021. A total of 161 (9.0%) patients had hyponatremia. These patients were significantly older, with more co-morbidities and more likely to be admitted during the Delta wave (2021). They were more likely to have radiographic evidence of pneumonia (46.0% versus 13.0%, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and more adverse outcomes (25.5% vs. 4.1%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Hyponatremia remained independently associated with adverse outcomes after adjusting for age, lack of medical co-morbidities, vaccination status, year of admission, CRP, LDH, and ferritin. The optimised cut-off for serum sodium in predicting adverse outcomes was approximately <135 mmol/L as determined by the Youden index. Although derived in early 2020, the 'rule-of-6' prediction tool continued to perform well in our later cohort (AUC: 0.72, 95%CI: 0.66-0.78). Adding hyponatremia to the 'rule-of-6' improved its performance (AUC: 0.76, 95%CI: 0.71-0.82). Patients with hyponatremia at presentation for COVID-19 had poorer outcomes even as new variants emerged.</p>","PeriodicalId":19758,"journal":{"name":"Pathogens","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11357126/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Risk of Ixodes ricinus Bites in a Population of Forestry Workers in an Endemic Region in France. 法国一个地方病流行地区林业工人被蓖麻线虫叮咬的风险。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080696
Antoine Grillon, Erik Sauleau, Nathalie Boulanger
{"title":"Risk of <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Bites in a Population of Forestry Workers in an Endemic Region in France.","authors":"Antoine Grillon, Erik Sauleau, Nathalie Boulanger","doi":"10.3390/pathogens13080696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080696","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The progressing worldwide increases in tick occurrence and tick-borne diseases calls for the development of new prevention strategies to reduce their impact on human and animal health. Defining the risk of exposure to tick bites is therefore essential. Forestry workers are at high risk of tick bites. We set up an explorative study among forestry workers in the Alsace region in eastern France to measure the different factors affecting the risk of <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> tick bites during their activities in forests. For one year, forestry workers recorded the presence of ticks on their clothes and tick bites every time they were working in teams in different forest ecosystems. Questions about the prevention measures they followed were also noted. Among the 32 participants, we were able to differentiate between groups having a high, neutral, or low risk of being bitten. The median tick bite number per year was 4 (0-8). We tried to identify individual as well as environmental factors affecting the risk of tick bites. Factors influencing the risk were the seasonal peak of tick activity in May and June, the time of exposure, and the forest ecosystems visited during the year. Additional factors potentially affecting the risk were also identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":19758,"journal":{"name":"Pathogens","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11357543/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Approaches for Targeting Naegleria fowleri Using Nanoparticles and Artificial Peptides. 利用纳米粒子和人工肽靶向奈格勒氏菌的方法。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080695
Hayley Fong, Zachary H Leid, Anjan Debnath
{"title":"Approaches for Targeting <i>Naegleria fowleri</i> Using Nanoparticles and Artificial Peptides.","authors":"Hayley Fong, Zachary H Leid, Anjan Debnath","doi":"10.3390/pathogens13080695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080695","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Naegleria fowleri</i> is a free-living amoeba which causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Although PAM is rare, the fatality rate is staggering at over 97%. So, the importance of finding an effective treatment and cure for PAM caused by <i>N. fowleri</i> is a crucial area of research. Existing research on developing novel therapeutic strategies to counter <i>N. fowleri</i> infection is limited. Since the blood-brain barrier (BBB) presents an obstacle to delivering drugs to the site of infection, it is important to employ strategies that can effectively direct the therapeutics to the brain. In this regard, our review focuses on understanding the physiology and mechanisms by which molecules pass through the BBB, the current treatment options available for PAM, and the recent research conducted in the decade of 2012 to 2022 on the use of nanomaterials to enhance drug delivery. In addition, we compile research findings from other central nervous system (CNS) diseases that use shuttle peptides which allow for transport of molecules through the BBB. The approach of utilizing BBB shuttles to administer drugs through the BBB may open up new areas of drug discovery research in the field of <i>N. fowleri</i> infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":19758,"journal":{"name":"Pathogens","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11357329/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Baculovirus-Assisted Production of Bartonella bacilliformis Proteins: A Potential Strategy for Improving Serological Diagnosis of Carrion's Disease. 杆状病毒辅助生产巴氏杆菌蛋白:改善卡里昂氏病血清学诊断的潜在策略。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080690
Lizbeth Sally Vilca-Machaca, Karen Daphne Calvay-Sanchez, Yanina Zarate-Sulca, Victor Jimenez-Vasquez, Pablo Ramirez, Giovanna Mendoza-Mujica
{"title":"Baculovirus-Assisted Production of <i>Bartonella bacilliformis</i> Proteins: A Potential Strategy for Improving Serological Diagnosis of Carrion's Disease.","authors":"Lizbeth Sally Vilca-Machaca, Karen Daphne Calvay-Sanchez, Yanina Zarate-Sulca, Victor Jimenez-Vasquez, Pablo Ramirez, Giovanna Mendoza-Mujica","doi":"10.3390/pathogens13080690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080690","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carrion's disease, caused by <i>Bartonella bacilliformis</i>, is a neglected tropical disease prevalent in the Andean region of South America. Without antimicrobial treatment, this disease has a mortality rate of up to 88% in infected patients. The most common method for diagnosing <i>B. bacilliformis</i> infection is serological testing. However, the current serological assays are limited in sensitivity and specificity, underscoring the need for the development of novel and more accurate diagnostic tools. Recombinant proteins have emerged as promising candidates to improve the serological diagnosis of Carrion's disease. So, we focused on evaluating the conditions for producing two previously predicted proteins of <i>B. bacilliformis</i> using the baculovirus-insect cell expression system, mainly the flashBAC ULTRA technology. We assessed various parameters to identify the conditions that yield the highest protein production, including cell lines, temperature, and hours post-infection (hpi). The results showed that the expression conditions for achieving the highest yields of the Prot_689 and Prot_504 proteins were obtained using High Five™ cells at 21 °C and harvesting at 120 hpi. Subsequently, the seroreactivity of recombinant proteins was evaluated using positive sera from patients diagnosed with Carrion's disease. These findings offer valuable insights into the production conditions of <i>B. bacilliformis</i> recombinant proteins using the baculovirus system, which could significantly contribute to developing more precise diagnostic tools for Carrion's disease. Therefore, this research provides implications for improving diagnostics and potentially developing therapeutic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19758,"journal":{"name":"Pathogens","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11357310/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142116988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Large-Scale Serological Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus and Rift Valley Fever Virus in Small Ruminants in Senegal. 塞内加尔小反刍动物克里米亚-刚果出血热病毒和裂谷热病毒血清学大规模调查。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080689
Marie Cicille Ba Gahn, Gorgui Diouf, Ndjibouyé Cissé, Mamadou Ciss, Marion Bordier, Mbengué Ndiaye, Mame Thierno Bakhoum, Mamadou Lamine Djiba, Corrie Brown, Bonto Faburay, Assane Gueye Fall, Modou Moustapha Lo
{"title":"Large-Scale Serological Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus and Rift Valley Fever Virus in Small Ruminants in Senegal.","authors":"Marie Cicille Ba Gahn, Gorgui Diouf, Ndjibouyé Cissé, Mamadou Ciss, Marion Bordier, Mbengué Ndiaye, Mame Thierno Bakhoum, Mamadou Lamine Djiba, Corrie Brown, Bonto Faburay, Assane Gueye Fall, Modou Moustapha Lo","doi":"10.3390/pathogens13080689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080689","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and Rift Valley fever (RVF) are among the list of emerging zoonotic diseases that require special attention and priority. RVF is one of the six priority diseases selected by the Senegalese government. Repeated epidemic episodes and sporadic cases of CCHF and RVF in Senegal motivated this study, involving a national cross-sectional serological survey to assess the distribution of the two diseases in this country throughout the small ruminant population. A total of 2127 sera from small ruminants (goat and sheep) were collected in all regions of Senegal. The overall seroprevalence of CCHF and RVF was 14.1% (IC 95%: 12.5-15.5) and 4.4% (95% CI: 3.5-5.3), respectively. The regions of Saint-Louis (38.4%; 95% CI: 30.4-46.2), Kolda (28.3%; 95% CI: 20.9-35.7), Tambacounda (22.2%; 95% CI: 15.8-28.6) and Kédougou (20.9%; 95% CI: 14.4-27.4) were the most affected areas. The risk factors identified during this study show that the age, species and sex of the animals are key factors in determining exposure to these two viruses. This study confirms the active circulation of CCHF in Senegal and provides important and consistent data that can be used to improve the surveillance strategy of a two-in-one health approach to zoonoses.</p>","PeriodicalId":19758,"journal":{"name":"Pathogens","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11356896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Mosquito Gut Microbiota: A Review. 蚊子肠道微生物群:综述。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080691
Hongmei Liu, Jianhai Yin, Xiaodan Huang, Chuanhui Zang, Ye Zhang, Jianping Cao, Maoqing Gong
{"title":"Mosquito Gut Microbiota: A Review.","authors":"Hongmei Liu, Jianhai Yin, Xiaodan Huang, Chuanhui Zang, Ye Zhang, Jianping Cao, Maoqing Gong","doi":"10.3390/pathogens13080691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080691","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mosquitoes are vectors of many important human diseases. The prolonged and widespread use of insecticides has led to the development of mosquito resistance to these insecticides. The gut microbiota is considered the master of host development and physiology; it influences mosquito biology, disease pathogen transmission, and resistance to insecticides. Understanding the role and mechanisms of mosquito gut microbiota in mosquito insecticide resistance is useful for developing new strategies for tackling mosquito insecticide resistance. We searched online databases, including PubMed, MEDLINE, SciELO, Web of Science, and the Chinese Science Citation Database. We searched all terms, including microbiota and mosquitoes, or any specific genera or species of mosquitoes. We reviewed the relationships between microbiota and mosquito growth, development, survival, reproduction, and disease pathogen transmission, as well as the interactions between microbiota and mosquito insecticide resistance. Overall, 429 studies were included in this review after filtering 8139 search results. Mosquito gut microbiota show a complex community structure with rich species diversity, dynamic changes in the species composition over time (season) and across space (environmental setting), and variation among mosquito species and mosquito developmental stages (larval vs. adult). The community composition of the microbiota plays profound roles in mosquito development, survival, and reproduction. There was a reciprocal interaction between the mosquito midgut microbiota and virus infection in mosquitoes. <i>Wolbachia</i>, <i>Asaia</i>, and <i>Serratia</i> are the three most studied bacteria that influence disease pathogen transmission. The insecticide resistance or exposure led to the enrichment or reduction in certain microorganisms in the resistant mosquitoes while enhancing the abundance of other microorganisms in insect-susceptible mosquitoes, and they involved many different species/genera/families of microorganisms. Conversely, microbiota can promote insecticide resistance in their hosts by isolating and degrading insecticidal compounds or altering the expression of host genes and metabolic detoxification enzymes. Currently, knowledge is scarce about the community structure of mosquito gut microbiota and its functionality in relation to mosquito pathogen transmission and insecticide resistance. The new multi-omics techniques should be adopted to find the links among environment, mosquito, and host and bring mosquito microbiota studies to the next level.</p>","PeriodicalId":19758,"journal":{"name":"Pathogens","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11357333/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Advances in Engineering Circular RNA Vaccines. 环状 RNA 疫苗工程的进展。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080692
Zhongyan Zhang, Yuanlei Fu, Xiaoli Ju, Furong Zhang, Peng Zhang, Meilin He
{"title":"Advances in Engineering Circular RNA Vaccines.","authors":"Zhongyan Zhang, Yuanlei Fu, Xiaoli Ju, Furong Zhang, Peng Zhang, Meilin He","doi":"10.3390/pathogens13080692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080692","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Engineered circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of single-stranded RNAs with head-to-tail covalently linked structures that integrate open reading frames (ORFs) and internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs) with the function of coding and expressing proteins. Compared to mRNA vaccines, circRNA vaccines offer a more improved method that is safe, stable, and simple to manufacture. With the rapid revelation of the biological functions of circRNA and the success of Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus Type II (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccines, biopharmaceutical companies and researchers around the globe are attempting to develop more stable circRNA vaccines for illness prevention and treatment. Nevertheless, research on circRNA vaccines is still in its infancy, and more work and assessment are needed for their synthesis, delivery, and use. In this review, based on the current understanding of the molecular biological properties and immunotherapeutic mechanisms of circRNA, we summarize the current preparation methods of circRNA vaccines, including design, synthesis, purification, and identification. We discuss their delivery strategies and summarize the challenges facing the clinical application of circRNAs to provide references for circRNA vaccine-related research.</p>","PeriodicalId":19758,"journal":{"name":"Pathogens","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11356823/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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High Prevalence of Syphilis among Young Pregnant Women in the Brazilian Amazon: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Clinical Records in a Public Health Reference Unit in the City of Belém. 巴西亚马逊地区年轻孕妇梅毒患病率高:基于贝伦市公共卫生参考单位临床记录的横断面研究。
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080686
Ana Paula Figueiredo de Montalvão França, Camille Massena de Sousa, Misma Suely Gonçalves Araújo de Lima, Ricardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca, Rogério Valois Laurentino, Jacqueline Cortinhas Monteiro, Rosimar Neris Mantins Feitosa, Leonardo Miranda Dos Santos, Aldemir Branco Oliveira-Filho, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado
{"title":"High Prevalence of Syphilis among Young Pregnant Women in the Brazilian Amazon: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Clinical Records in a Public Health Reference Unit in the City of Belém.","authors":"Ana Paula Figueiredo de Montalvão França, Camille Massena de Sousa, Misma Suely Gonçalves Araújo de Lima, Ricardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca, Rogério Valois Laurentino, Jacqueline Cortinhas Monteiro, Rosimar Neris Mantins Feitosa, Leonardo Miranda Dos Santos, Aldemir Branco Oliveira-Filho, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado","doi":"10.3390/pathogens13080686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080686","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Syphilis remains a significant global public health concern, and one of its consequences in pregnant women is the potential occurrence of congenital syphilis due to <i>Treponema pallidum</i> infection. This study determined the prevalence of syphilis among pregnant women undergoing prenatal care in a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Belém, Brazilian Amazon.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study used data from clinical records of 611 pregnant women who underwent prenatal care at a public health unit in 2019 and 2020. The reagent result for VDRL was used as an indicator of syphilis. Odds Ratio and chi-square tests were used to evaluate the association of information from pregnant women with syphilis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall prevalence of syphilis was 5.2 % (32/611; 95 % CI: 3.5-7.0 %). Age under 23 years was identified as a risk factor for syphilis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prevalence of syphilis among pregnant women in the outskirts of Belém is high, especially among younger women. There is an urgent need to intensify innovative sexual and reproductive health education initiatives and emphasize the importance of consistent practice of preventive measures against syphilis and other STIs in the Amazon region, especially in the young population.</p>","PeriodicalId":19758,"journal":{"name":"Pathogens","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11357224/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Central Nervous System Disorders of Marine Mammals: Models for Human Disease? 海洋哺乳动物的中枢神经系统疾病:人类疾病的模型?
IF 3.3 3区 医学
Pathogens Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13080684
Giovanni Di Guardo
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