INFECTION MAY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF ALVEOLAR OSTEONECROSIS FOLLOWING FACIAL HERPES ZOSTER: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Infection may play an important role in the pathogenesis of alveolar osteonecrosis following facial herpes zoster: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Herpes zoster (HZ) is one of the most common skin diseases caused by viruses.Facial HZ develops when the varicella-zoster virus affects the trigeminal nerve, and alveolar osteonecrosis is a rare complication.However, the exact pathogenesis of postherpetic alveolar osteonecrosis remains unclear.Case description We encountered a p

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First Report of IMI-2-Producing Enterobacter bugandensis and CTX-M-55-Producing Escherichia coli isolated from Healthy Volunteers in Tunisia

The aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria among healthy humans in Tunisia.Fifty-one rectal swabs of healthy volunteers were plated on MacConkey agar plates supplemented with cefotaxime or imipenem.The occurrences BABY GIRL CLOTHI

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Morphological and spectroscopic analysis of snow and glacier algae and their parasitic fungi on different glaciers of Svalbard

Abstract The results show the morphological analyses and spectroscopic studies of snow and glacier algae and their parasitic fungi in Svalbard (High Arctic).Fixed algal cells of two species, Sanguina nivaloides and Ancylonema nordenskioeldii, were imaged using Riding Helmets light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force mic

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Systematic review of excess mortality in India during the Covid-19 pandemic with differentiation between model-based and data-based mortality estimates

Background: COVID-19 has proven to be the worst pandemic in the history of mankind.While the pandemic still continues to perplex scientists globally, attempts are being made to quantify the mortality caused by the pandemic.Official COVID-19 figures in India grossly understate the true scale of the pandemic in the country.Fatality rates help us unde

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