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Materias / palabras clave: blood-borne infections; healthcare-associated infections; hepatitis C virus; HIV; parenteral transmission

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Despite growing interest in the role of vitamin D in various infectious diseases, limited evidence exists regarding its association with platelet (PLT) parameters in patients with COVID‐19 ...

Abstract Background This study aims to establish the epidemiological and clinical Profile of viral hepatitis B and C (HBV and HCV) among adult patients attending the hepatitis clinic at Rwanda Military Referral and Teach...

Abstract Background Mongolia has a high prevalence of liver disease from chronic viral hepatitis infections, which can compromise the immune response. It is unclear whether people with chronic liver disease produce a rob...

Abstract Background The roles of pharmacists have changed in recent times, with pharmacists advancing public health through immunization. Objective This study aimed to evaluate community pharmacists’ knowledge, attitud...

Immunosuppression from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other comorbidities increases susceptibility to gastrointestinal infections such as Entamoeba histolytica and cytomegalovirus (CMV). Although each pathogen can...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Late diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B and C, often identified by the presence of advanced disease such as hepatocellular carcinoma or decompensated cirrhosis at the time of initial hepatitis ...

Abstract Background This study investigates the impact of chronic hepatitis B virus infection on triglyceride metabolism through alterations in the gut microbiome, using a faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) mouse mo...

Aim: Ischemic hepatitis (IH), also called hypoxic hepatitis, is a form of acute hepatocellular injury often seen in advanced heart failure (HF) with hemodynamic compromise. However, its prevalence and prognostic signific...

BackgroundChronic hepatitis B (CHB) caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a major global health burden. The immune-active (IA) phase, characterized by positive Hepatitis B surface antigens (HBsAg), elevated alani...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Hepatitis B is a serious, communicable liver disease resulting from hepatitis B virus infection. Healthcare workers (HCWs), including nursing students, are at elevated risk of exposure. We as...

ABSTRACT Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs), particularly in low‐resource settings. Timely and appropriate post‐exposure prophylaxis (PEP) i...

ABSTRACT Background Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is a region with a high burden of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Medical students face an elevated risk of HBV exposure due to occupational hazards, particularly during ...

BackgroundInterleukin-2–inducible T cell kinase (ITK) deficiency classically presents with EBV-driven lymphoproliferation and lymphoma, but emerging data suggest broader phenotypes of immune dysregulation. The pathogen...

BackgroundT cell–mediated hepatitis is an uncommon cause of acute pediatric liver injury. Most patients respond to steroids, but management of refractory disease remains challenging. We describe four patients with non-...

Abstract Objective Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) is a clinically prevalent opportunistic pathogen, with escalating antimicrobial resistance posing substantial challenges. Current vaccine strategies are constrained by the...

Abstract Objective To investigate whether the mRNA expression levels of three prime repair exonuclease 1 (TREX1) and galectin 9 (LGALS9) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) are associated with responses to Peg-...

Abstract Introduction The majority of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection diagnoses in France involve migrant populations, who face challenges in navigating...

ABSTRACT Background and Aim Blood transfusion is a vital and life‐saving procedure, saving millions of lives across the world every year. However, it also presents a significant risk of spreading transfusion‐transmis...

Needlestick injuries (NSI) result from penetrating trauma or lacerations to the skin. This includes needles, cannulae, needles utilized for connecting components of intravenous administration systems, and surgical equipm...

ABSTRACT Background Managing biomedical waste (BMW) effectively is a pressing public health challenge, particularly in low‐resource settings in accordance with the World Bank classification of low‐ and middle‐incom...

IntroductionHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a lethal malignancy, with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as its leading cause in China. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) ...

Abstract Background Trauma is among the leading causes of death and disability in Malawi and accounts for a substantial proportion of emergency admissions at tertiary hospitals. However, injured patients presenting for t...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Although combination antiretroviral therapy has decreased morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV (PLWH), the prevalence of other sexually transmitted and blood‐borne infections (...