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Letters to the EditorOpen accessEvery word in the titleIs Hydroxychloroquine a Safe and Effective Choice for Covid-19 ProphylaxisRodrigo Moisés de Almeida-Leite, Tais Rondello Bonatti, Carolina Rodrigues Ponzoni et al.The authors speculate about the possibility of Hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 Phrophylaxis in the dose of 400 mg per week. The authors compared the experience of Malaria phrophylaxis in this dose, with acceptable safety profile. Also, we compared in vitro susceptibility of SARS-Cov-2 with that of Plasmodium falciparum. This agent show significant higher potency for the first. Also, the extended Half-life … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, Issue 3 · 29 Jul 2020 · 7,048 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePrevention and Prophylaxis of Tick Bites and Tick-Borne Related DiseasesLara Garcia-Alvarez, Ana Maria Palomar, Jose Antonio OteoTicks are obligate haematophagous arthropods present all over the world able to produce human diseases. Several factors have increased the abundance, circulation and distribution of the pathogens transmitted by ticks, contributing to the change in the vector-borne diseases epidemiology in the last years. This review collects the most important measures for the prevention and prophylaxis of tick-borne diseases. The pre-exposition … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 5 Nov 2013 · 7,692 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessEvery word in the titleDisseminated Fusarium Infections in Patients Receiving Posaconazole Prophylaxis: A Report of 2 Patients and Brief Review of the LiteratureJohn Byrne Fournier, Vinod Thomas, Catherine Breen et al.Fusarium is a filamentous fungi that has emerged as a frequent cause of invasive infections in immunocompromised patients. Dermatologists often play a critical role in diagnosing fusariosis, as greater than 70% of patients with disseminated infections have cutaneous involvement, and microbiologic evaluation of skin specimens provides the diagnosis in the majority of cases. Second-generation triazoles are typically the most effective … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 28 Nov 2015 · 7,364 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsHealthcare Associated Infections in Intensive Care Units HIV Positive PatientsLisandra Serra Damasceno, Evelyne Santana Girao, Rafael Fonseca de Queiroz et al.Problem statement: Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) are frequent and important complications, most commonly affecting hospitalized patients in intensive care units. Hospital average length of stay is usually 5-10 days higher in these patients. In HIV positive/Aids patients HAI vary from 8,7 and 15% in prevalence. The aims of this study was to compare HAI data from HIV positive (HIV+) and … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 4 Oct 2011 · 7,905 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsLeptospirosis in the Tropics: When Prevention Doesn't Easily Sell as a Ton of CureRoger Lee MendozaProblem statement: Human leptospirosis -- the most widespread zoonotic disease -- thrives in tropical and subtropical climates. It is seldom addressed ex ante or prior to an outbreak or expected outbreak by governments of high-risk countries. Whether common, post-exposure treatment with antimicrobial drugs is more cost-efficient than reducing animal reservoir populations was the overarching question that guided this study. A … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,378 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAspirin in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events: Does Market Failure Matter?Roger Lee MendozaProblem statement: Against the backdrop of the 2009 scientific studies qualifying the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular benefits of aspirin, two interrelated questions are raised for investigation in this study. First, why may the government intervene in an otherwise private transaction between physician and patient and between drug manufacturer and buyer, when it involves contentious pharmacological information? Second, does government intervention make … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 8,430 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHospital-Based Antibiotic Therapy in Benin: A Point Prevalence Survey at the Departmental and Teaching Hospital of Borgou-Alibori in 2022Cossi Angelo Attinsounon, Aldin Gnaha, Carine Laurence Yehouenou et al.Antimicrobial resistance is a public health problem. The main factor favoring the development of antibiotic resistance is the abusive or inappropriate use of antibiotics. This study is the first to take all services into account and aims to describe antibiotic therapy practices in the Departmental and Teaching Hospital of Borgou-Alibori (DTH-BA). Patients and methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive survey … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 19, Issue 4 · 10 Feb 2024 · 6,095 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractVitamin D Supplements Tone Down the Progression of Atheromatous Plaque Formation in a Dose-Dependent MannerAhmed Farouk, Khalid M. Mohany, Magdy Algowhary et al.Hypovitaminosis D has a negative impact on the cardiovascular system. We performed the current study to investigate the expression of Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) in atherosclerotic human male aortas and to examine the effect of different doses of Vit. D supplementation on VDR expression in the aortas of male rats fed a High-Fat Diet (HFD). Human participants included 50 atherosclerotic … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 5 Oct 2021 · 6,724 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrevalence and Clinical Correlates of COVID-19 Outbreak Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Level Hospital in DelhiAnkit Khurana, GP Kaushal, Rishi Gupta et al.COVID-19 has been shown to spread rapidly among Healthcare Workers (HCWs) and there is an urgent need to find and implement various mitigation strategies for these individuals. In this study, we summarize the epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 outbreak among HCWs in a tertiary care hospital and compare various parameters and preventive measures taken by infected and uninfected subjects. A … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 7 Jun 2021 · 7,879 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Salmonella enteritidis Outer Membrane Proteins and Lipopolysaccharide Profiles with the Detection of Immune Dominant ProteinsA. Maripandi, Ali A. Al-SalamahProblem statement: Salmonella infection is a serious medical and veterinary problem world-wide and causes great concern in the human health and food safety. Salmonella enteritidis outer membrane proteins and lipopolysaccharide play important role in the virulence and immunological properties of bacteria. Prophylaxis of enterobacterial infection has proven difficult to achieve. Vaccination is an effective tool for the prevention of Salmonella … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 21 Jun 2010 · 9,147 accessesView PDFCite