This study was performed to validate a dried blood spot (DBS) method for the serological screening of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C. It included 250 paired DBS and serum samples and 116 u...
Bio-behavioural surveys of people who inject drugs (PWID) evolved from unlinked anonymous monitoring (UAM) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence and prevalence, which began in some...
To analyze the impact of access to routine health care, as estimated by health insurance coverage, on hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection prevalence in US adults born after 1965 (post-baby boo...
Naloxone is a non-selective opiate receptor antagonist that is mainly used in the management of acute opioid overdose or intoxication. Previously, naloxone has been shown to have anti-inflam...
Hepatitis B virus is a pathogenic virus that infects 300 million people worldwide and causes chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis B virus encodes four ...
To eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, the World Health Organization had recommended routine vaccination of adolescent girls with two doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV...
To explore the detection rate, clinical characteristics of vulvar squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL). Women diagnosed with vulvar high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) thro...
Chemokines play a vital role in tumor progression, metastasis and prognosis; however, the profile and clinical significance of gamma interferon-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) and its receptor ...
Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) countries have higher cervical and breast cancer mortality rates and later stage at diagnosis compared with the rest of WHO European Region. The aim wa...
Our previous laboratory findings suggested the beneficial effects of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) against cervical cancer (CC) cells survival. The present study is aimed at identifying th...
Oral papillomatosis represents a benign lesion of the oral mucosa often induced by human papillomavirus (HPV) or having a non-infection local or general etiology. HPVs are very well adapted ...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide. The risk factors associated with the development of HCC are chronic Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, an...
We report a case of a 42-year-old immunocompromised (human immunodeficiency virus [HIV], CD4 count 86 cells/μL) Black male who presented with fever, oropharyngeal candidiasis, and phimosi...
This article investigated the clinical characteristics and distribution of drug resistance mutation sites in HBV RT region of hepatitis B infected patients. Retrospective analysis was made...
To investigate changes in vaginal microecology in women with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection after focused ultrasound (FU) treatment.We collected vaginal secretions at the ...
Maternal infections during pregnancy have been linked to increased risk of adverse birth outcomes, including low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age (SGA), and...
Incorporating HPV vaccination into PrEP services may increase the number of patients who receive the vaccine and improve anal cancer prevention efforts. “HPV vaccination is th...
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G plays a role in various physiological immunomodulatory functions. Aberrant HLA-G expression is observed in various disease states, including tumors, autoimmun...
The vaginal microbiota refers to the microorganisms that reside in the vagina. These microorganisms contribute significantly to a woman's reproductive and general health. A healthy vaginal m...
Although aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AhRs) are related to the metabolic pathway of xenobiotics, recent studies have revealed that this receptor is also associated with the life cycle of viru...
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