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Reviewing the state of HCV and HBV in children

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: November 6, 2018

HCV and HBV in children have unique characteristics coupled to a high risk of liver damage and progression to...

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HIV superinfection: No boost to broadly neutralizing antibodies

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: November 1, 2018

HIV superinfection does not lead to broadly neutralizing antibodies, indicating constraints on sequential...

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Smoking neglected in patients with PAD

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 30, 2018

The majority of patients with PAD are or were smokers; they rarely receive cessation interventions and...

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Frailty tied to higher mortality after major vascular surgery

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 27, 2018

Frailty was associated with increased short- and long-term mortality in surgery for lower extremity arterial...

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Claudication, CLI differ significantly in hospital readmission, costs, mortality

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 24, 2018

CLI differs significantly from claudication in costs of admission and readmission, as well as in LOS, days to...

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HCV, HBV, and HIV associated with autoimmune kidney diseases

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 23, 2018

Reviewers discuss the causal mechanisms, clinical presentations, and treatment of autoimmune kidney diseases...

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Synthetic HCV glycoproteins elicit narrow, but not widely effective antibodies

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 22, 2018

Two glycoproteins induced antibodies that neutralized some HCV strains representing genotype 1, but not strains...

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HCV adapts to HIV coinfection

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 22, 2018

A small but statistically significant variance in intrahost HVR1 was strongly associated with HCV monoinfection...

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Pay attention to kidney disease risk in people living with HIV

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 18, 2018

The reported prevalence of CKD in PLWH ranged from 2.3% to 53.3%, with the African population having the highest...

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HIV testing low in U.S. women engaged in risky behavior

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 18, 2018

HIV testing rates were especially low among women who reported having anal sex.

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Six PAD diagnostic tests vary widely in patients with diabetes

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 16, 2018

The highest percent of patients found to have PAD was 93%, detected by Doppler Waveform; the least percentage...

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Obesity tied to improved inpatient survival of patients with PAD

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 16, 2018

The obesity survival paradox was seen in a study of more than 5.6 million inpatients treated for peripheral...

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Lower-limb atherosclerosis predicts long-term mortality in patients with PAD

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 16, 2018

The location and extent of infrainguinal atherosclerosis determined by duplex ultrasound predicts long-term...

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Novel recombinant vaccine protects animals from Lassa fever

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 14, 2018

A novel recombinant Lassa virus vaccine protected guinea pigs and mice against Lassa fever.

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Treating cryptococcal meningitis in patients with HIV

Author:: Mark S. Lesney

Publish date: October 12, 2018

One week of AmBd- and 5FC-based therapy, followed by fluconazole, appeared superior to other regimens for treating HIV-associated cryptococcal...

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