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ĢIrts ŠķEnders

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Difference in Markers of Microbial Translocation and Cell Apoptosis in HIV Monoinfected and HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients

2019

Abstract Immune activation in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is driven by microbial translocation and in HIV patients is one of the contributors to faster progression of liver disease along with increased cell apoptosis. The aim of the study was to compare microbial translocation and apoptosis markers in HIV monoinfected and HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfected patients, depending on HIV immune status and antiretroviral treatment (ART). We analysed data for 78 HIV monoinfected and 105 HIV/HCV coinfected patients from the Rīga East University Hospital. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), endotoxin core antibodies (EndoCAb), cytokeratin 18 (CK18) and cyto-chrome c (Cyt-c) levels were me…

0301 basic medicineNecrosismicrobial translocationScience030106 microbiologyChromosomal translocation03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePharmacotherapyImmune systemmedicine030212 general & internal medicineMultidisciplinarybiologybusiness.industrylipopolysaccharideQapoptosisvirus diseasesHepatitis Cmedicine.diseaseVirologyApoptosisbiology.proteinmedicine.symptomAntibodybusinessMicrobial translocationProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural Sciences
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Decreased Time to Treatment Initiation for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients after Use of Xpert MTB/RIF Test, Latvia

2016

This test decreased time to treatment initiation by 66%–84%.

0301 basic medicineOncologyMaleEpidemiologylcsh:Medicine0302 clinical medicine1108 Medical MicrobiologyTuberculosis Multidrug-Resistant030212 general & internal medicinebacteriaDecreased Time to Treatment Initiation for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients after Use of Xpert MTB/RIF Test Latviabiologytime to treatment initiationDrug Resistance MicrobialMiddle Agedmultidrug-resistant tuberculosisRifampin resistanceInfectious Diseases1117 Public Health And Health ServicesTuberculosis Multidrug-Resistant/diagnosisFemaleRifampinLife Sciences & BiomedicineMicrobiology (medical)Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyTuberculosisAdolescentpulmonary030106 microbiologyXpert MTB/RIFImmunologyTime to treatmentMicrobiologylcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseasesTime-to-TreatmentMycobacterium tuberculosismolecular diagnostics03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultAntibiotic resistancemultidrug resistanceInternal medicinemedicineHumanslcsh:RC109-216Multivariable modelantimicrobial resistanceTuberculin testAntibiotics AntitubercularScience & Technologybusiness.industryTuberculin TestResearchlcsh:RMycobacterium tuberculosis/drug effects1103 Clinical SciencesMycobacterium tuberculosisbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseAntibiotics Antitubercular/pharmacologyLatviatuberculosis and other mycobacteriaMultiple drug resistanceMODELTuberculin Test/methodsbusinessRifampin/pharmacologyMDR TB
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A widely used sampling device in colorectal cancer screening programmes allows for large-scale microbiome studies.

2018

We read with interest the article by Passamonti et al ,1 reporting the performance of two different faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) highlighting the importance of standardisation and validation of screening methodologies. Conventionally, laboratory-based FIT is the preferred approach in testing for occult blood in faeces, which includes colorectal cancer screening programmes.2–4 The potential of preserving stable faecal samples in a widely used FIT buffer for microbiome research would enable prospective microbiome studies in generally healthy subjects undergoing colorectal cancer screening. For this purpose, we evaluated faecal sample stability in the commonly used OC-Sensor (Eiken Chemi…

0301 basic medicineVeterinary medicine2312BiologySampling device03 medical and health sciencesHemoglobins0302 clinical medicineHumansMass Screening1506Microbiomecolonic microfloraEarly Detection of CancerMicrobiotaGastroenterologyHealthy subjectsIllumina miseqIon semiconductor sequencingPostScriptSample stabilityGastrointestinal Microbiome030104 developmental biologyColorectal cancer screeningMetagenomicsOccult Bloodepidemiology030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyGuaiacColorectal NeoplasmsGut
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