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Young Adult Women’s Relationship Status and HPV Risk Perceptions: A Barrier to HPV Vaccination? content piece image
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Young Adult Women’s Relationship Status and HPV Risk Perceptions: A Barrier to HPV Vaccination?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine rates continue to be low in the United States. Young women ages 18-26 years are eligible for catch-up vaccination but previous research shows that relationships status and percieved risk may be barriers to HPV vaccination. The purpose of this quantitative study was to assess the association between relationship status and perceived risk for HPV among young adult women.
Treatment Options for Chronic Parvovirus Viremia in  Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients in a Tertiary Care Center content piece image
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Treatment Options for Chronic Parvovirus Viremia in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients in a Tertiary Care Center

This abstract discusses three cases of pediatric heart transplant patients who suffered from parvovirus (B19) infection. Of these patients, two ( B & C) responded well to standard intravenous Ig therapy. Patient A however, did not respond to standard treatment and was begun on subcutaneous Ig, which effectively diminished his viral load. Thus, subcutaneous Ig infusions might serve as a second line treatment for transplant patients with parvovirus who do not respond well to the standard approach.
T-helper cell phenotype expression in cutaneous lesions of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma  content piece image
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T-helper cell phenotype expression in cutaneous lesions of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a common type of peripheral T-cell lymphoma. AITL can be missed until lymphadenopathy develops in patients initially presenting with skin lesions, as skin biopsy may lack conclusive findings. Our case highlights the extranodal presentation of AITL with cutaneous lesions displaying the TFH phenotype.
The Utility of Pediatric Asthma Severity Scores in Disposition Decisions for Status Asthmaticus content piece image
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The Utility of Pediatric Asthma Severity Scores in Disposition Decisions for Status Asthmaticus

We aimed to determine if the Pediatric Asthma Severity Score (PASS) predicts a patient's appropriate level of care in the inpatient setting, with special attention to patients who required rapid transfer to another level of care after initial disposition and/or hospital readmission.
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The Role of K13 in Artemisinin Resistance

Plasmodium falciparum is evolving resistance to Artemisinin Combination Therapy. The gene with the strongest association with resistance is K13. K13 is an ortholog of the well characterized transcriptional regulator Keap1. In this work we transcriptionally characterized a mutant with a transposon inserted in the K13 promoter region which results in dysregulation of K13 at 2 points of the intraerythrocytic cycle of the life-cycle to identify the processes regulated by K13.
Regulatory T-Cells (Tregs) Within Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells (BMSCs) Actively Confer Immunomodulatory and Neuroprotective Effects Against Stroke content piece image
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Regulatory T-Cells (Tregs) Within Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells (BMSCs) Actively Confer Immunomodulatory and Neuroprotective Effects Against Stroke

We found a distinct subpopulation of Tregs within BMSCs. Tregs and BMSCs in co-culture conferred neuroprotection that varied in a dose-dependent manner. Tregs minimized stem cell production of IL-6, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, and inhibited BMSC secretion of FGF-beta, a cytokine related to BMSC proliferation and differentiation. The ratio of Tregs found natively in BMSCs is optimally adapted to provide the maximum neuroprotective benefit of stem cell treatment after ischemic stroke.
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Perceptions of Zika Virus Among USF Students

This study aimed to determine the knowledge and perceptions of University of South Florida students regarding Zika transmission and the associated risks; additionally, this study aimed to identify any differences in knowledge and perceptions among international students, graduate students, and students that have traveled internationally during the past year.
Partial characterization of Plasmodium falciparum protein kinase ABCK2 (PfABCK2) content piece image
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Partial characterization of Plasmodium falciparum protein kinase ABCK2 (PfABCK2)

PfABCk2 gene is ligated into pET21a+ vector with His-tag at C-terminus and transformed into BL-21 (DE3) competent cells that are verified through Miniprep and DNA sequencing. Furthermore, this gene construct is utilized to heterologous express this protein with IPTG and afterwards purified the recombinant protein kinase using nickel affinity chromatography as shown on 10% SDS-PAGE with the expected 36 kDa protein band.
Novel Role of the Innate Immune DNA Sensor IFI16 (Interferon Gamma Inducible Protein 16) as a Major Epigenetic Modulator During KSHV Infection and Lytic Reactivation content piece image
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Novel Role of the Innate Immune DNA Sensor IFI16 (Interferon Gamma Inducible Protein 16) as a Major Epigenetic Modulator During KSHV Infection and Lytic Reactivation

Studies have shown that IFI16 acts as an antiviral restriction factor against a number of DNA viruses, by inhibiting viral replication or transcription through epigenetic modifications. However, till date, no specific epigenetic function of IFI16 has been identified. Here, we have discovered that IFI16 recruits two histone methyltransferases on the KSHV episome leading to altered Histone H3K9 methylation, thus regulating its lifecycle.
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MRSA screening for surgical site infection prevention prior to hysterectomy at a cancer center

We demonstrate that implementation of a bundled protocol can improve MRSA screening rates in a cancer center population. We find that MRSA is a rare cause of surgical site infection in this setting.
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