Herpesviral–bacterial interactions in periodontal diseases

J Slots - Periodontology 2000, 2009 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Periodontitis is one of the most complex infectious diseases of the human body. Individual
periodontal lesions may harbor millions of genomic copies of herpesviruses (179) as well as …

The neglected role of Enterobius vermicularis in appendicitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Taghipour, M Olfatifar, E Javanmard, M Norouzi… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Although the main cause of appendicitis is unclear, infection with Enterobius vermicularis is
suggested as a neglected risk factor. Since, there is no comprehensive analysis to estimate …

The role of viruses in human acute appendicitis: A systematic literature review

S Soltani, MM Kesheh, G Siri, S Faramarzi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background There have been debates about the human appendix function, and while
previous research suggested it might be a vestigial organ with no functional significance …

Etiology of appendicitis in children: the role of bacterial and viral pathogens

I Richardsen, DS Schöb, TF Ulmer… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Although acute appendicitis is the most common cause for abdominal surgery
in children, its etiology is still largely unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role …

Herpes virus infection can cause intervertebral disc degeneration: a causal relationship?

K Alpantaki, P Katonis, AG Hadjipavlou… - The Journal of Bone …, 2011 - boneandjoint.org.uk
It has been proposed that intervertebral disc degeneration might be caused by low-grade
infection. The purpose of the present study was to assess the incidence of herpes viruses in …

Resistant pathogens, fungi, and viruses

CA Guidry, SA Mansfield, RG Sawyer… - Surgical …, 2014 - surgical.theclinics.com
Infections of all kinds are an unfortunate and common condition among the surgical
population. Management of these infections often requires multiple treatment modalities but …

Does multisystem inflammatory syndrome only mimic acute appendicitis in children or can it coexist: when should we suspect MIS-C?

I Vansevičienė, U Krunkaitytė, I Dekerytė, M Beržanskis… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Acute abdominal pain in children has been noticed to be a
primary reason to seek medical attention in multisystem inflammatory disorder (MIS-C) …

An unexpected increase in adult appendicitis in England (2000/01 to 2012/13): Could cytomegalovirus (CMV) be a risk factor?

R Jones - British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 2015 - papers.ssrn.com
Aims: To study the trends in admission for diseases of the appendix and to attempt to
present a potential basis for the observed (complex) age-dependent trends and etiologies …

[PDF][PDF] Acute appendicitis as a complication of varicella

Z Pogorelić, M Biočić, I Jurić… - Acta Medica …, 2012 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
introduction: obstruction of the appendiceal lumen is the primary cause of appendicitis. the
most common causes of luminal obstruction are fecaliths and lymphoid follicle hyperplasia …

Causal effects of gut microbiota on appendicitis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Z Wang, L Bao, L Wu, Q Zeng, Q Feng… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Previous research has posited a potential correlation between the gut
microbiota and the onset of appendicitis; however, the precise causal connection between …