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Trends in the prevalence and distribution of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections in Spain
(BMC, 2012)
Background Although most HTLV infections in Spain have been found in native intravenous drug users carrying HTLV-2, the large immigration flows from Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa in recent years may have changed ...
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Parasites and malignancies, a review, with emphasis on digestive cancer induced by Cryptosporidium parvum (Alveolata: Apicomplexa)
(EDP Open, 2012-05-15)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) identifies ten infectious agents (viruses, bacteria, parasites) able to induce cancer disease in humans. Among parasites, a carcinogenic role is currently recognized ...
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The prognosis of patients hospitalized with a first episode of heart failure, validation of two scores: PREDICE and AHEAD
(2019-02-21)
Purpose: Heart failure (HF) is a chronic, frequent and disabling condition but with a modifiable course and a large potential for improving. The aim of this study was to validate the two available clinical prediction ...
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Evidence of the Red-Queen Hypothesis from Accelerated Rates of Evolution of Genes Involved in Biotic Interactions in Pneumocystis
(Oxford University Press, 2018-06-11)
Pneumocystis species are ascomycete fungi adapted to live inside the lungs of mammals. These ascomycetes show extensive stenoxenism, meaning that each species of Pneumocystis infects a single species of host. Here, we study ...
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GBA Variants Influence Motor and Non-Motor Features of Parkinson’s Disease.
(Public Library Of Science, 2016-12-28)
The presence of mutations in glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene is a known factor increasing the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD). Mutations carriers have earlier disease onset and are more likely to develop ...
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Changing Trends in the Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Spain
(2019-10-04)
Objective: The information about the epidemiology of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) in Europe is scarce, and in Spain there are only data nationwide on patients with HIV infection. This study has been carried out with the ...
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Fungal microbiota in newborn infants with and without respiratory distress syndrome
(Public Library Science, 2024-04-10)
Background Pneumocytis jirovecii infection in preterm newborns has recently been associated with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Changes in the bacterial microbiota of the airways ...