RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF TALAROMYCES MARNEFFEI INFECTION BY METAGENOMIC NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGY IN A CHINESE COHORT OF INBORN ERRORS OF IMMUNITY

Rapid diagnosis of Talaromyces marneffei infection by metagenomic next-generation sequencing technology in a Chinese cohort of inborn errors of immunity

Talaromyces marneffei (T.marneffei) is an opportunistic pathogen.Patients with inborn errors of immunity (IEI) have been increasingly diagnosed with T.marneffei in recent years.The disseminated infection of T.marneffei can be life-threatening without timely and effective antifungal therapy.Rapid and accurate pathogenic microbiological diagnosis is

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IGF-1, IGFBP-1, and IGFBP-3 polymorphisms predict circulating IGF levels but not breast cancer risk: findings from the Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium (BPC3).

IGF-1 has been shown to promote proliferation of normal epithelial breast cells, and the IGF pathway has also been linked to mammary carcinogenesis in animal models.We comprehensively examined the association between common genetic variation in the IGF1, IGFBP1, and IGFBP3 genes in relation to circulating IGF-I shades eq 07m and IGFBP-3 levels and

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Social and Structural Determinants of HIV Treatment and Care Among Hispanic Women and Latinas Living with HIV Infection in the United States: A Qualitative Review: 2008?2018

Purpose: In 2017, among all women in the United States, Hispanic women and Latinas (Hispanics/Latinas) accounted for 16% of women with HIV.Populations with high HIV disparities, including Hispanics/Latinas, experience treatment and care outcomes that are well below the national goals.The objective of this qualitative review was to identify social a

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