Prevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant and postpartum women attended at public healthcare facilities in the City of Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Introduction To determine the prevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies among pregnant and postpartum women attended within the public healthcare system in CANNACELL HAPPY DAY CREAM Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, and to detect possible exposure factors associated with T.gondii infecti

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Challenges to implementing mandatory hepatitis B vaccination: bridging immunization gaps among health workers in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) poses a major occupational risk for healthcare workers (HCWs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where endemicity and resource limitations hinder effective prevention.Mandatory Hepatitis B vaccination (HepB) policies for HCWs are critical to addressing vaccination gaps, yet their implementation is challenged by dosing inc

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Invisible Active Bleeding Due to the Watershed Phenomenon

A case is presented of an 83-year-old female patient with a strong suspicion of active bleeding, but no diagnostic contrast blush could be seen on the original computed CHESTNUT PWD tomography (CT) scan.Teaching point: When performing CT angiography in veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO), it is 6 Pc. Sectional important to u

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