The natural history of chlamydia is variable and may include persisting asymptomatic infection, complications, or spontaneous resolution before treatment. Reinfection is common. We evaluated whether spontaneous resolution was associated with decreased reinfection in women returning for treatment of a positive chlamydia screening test. At enrollment, participants were tested for chlamydia, treat...

We investigated the induction of resistance to Clonorchis sinensis infection by prior infection in rat and hamster models. Animals were challenged with C. sinensis metacercariae, then treated with praziquantel and reinfected. Worm recovery rate in reinfected animals was used to estimate resistance to reinfection. The determined resistance rates to reinfection in rats and hamsters were 97.7% and...

OBJECTIVES a) To determine the rate of H. pylori reinfection after successful eradication in a 4-year follow-up study; and b) To evaluate the contribution of different factors in the infection relapse. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 208 patients (age range 18-81 years; average 50 years; 87 women) who had been successfully treated for H. pylori infection were included. Annually, urea breath t...

Reinfection with COVID-19 is of great importance since it can substantially affect the future disease control and vaccine development. present diverse neurological, as well respiratory gastrointestinal symptoms. Here, we a rare case reinfection neurological manifestations. The patient was healthy 26-year-old male that had experienced first episode infection mild In his second infection, he pres...

OBJECTIVES Given the limited knowledge on chlamydial reinfection (CR) in Canada, we examined the extent and predictors of CR in Montréal, a large Canadian city. METHODS We retrospectively studied all Montréal residents aged > or =10 years for whom > or =1 laboratory-confirmed chlamydial infection was reported to the public health department between 1988 and 2007 (n = 44,580). Each person was ...

Following primary tuberculosis (TB) infection, only approximately 10% of individuals develop active T.B. Most people are assumed to mount an effective immune response to the initial infection that limits proliferation of the bacilli and leads to long-lasting partial immunity both to further infection and to reactivation of latent bacilli remaining from the original infection. Infected individua...

BACKGROUND Although guidelines recommend that people who inject drugs (PWID) should not be excluded from hepatitis C (HCV) treatment, some services remain reluctant to treat PWID. The aim of this review was to investigate sustained virologic response (SVR), adherence, discontinuation, and HCV reinfection among PWID. METHODS A search of Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases (between 2002 and...

Individuals who are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis can develop active disease via either endogenous reactivation of the latent bacilli or exogenous reinfection with a second mycobacterial strain. In this study, we investigated whether immunization with a tuberculosis DNA vaccine cocktail that induces significant protective responses in mice could prevent reactivation of disea...

International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2021,11,2,124-125.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2021.2.22Published:May 2021Type:Case Report“Immune Response in SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection- A Friend or a Foe”- Case Study from Kerala, IndiaRaman Swathy Vaman, Rajendra Pilankatta, Adarsh MB Raman Vaman1,*, Pilankatta2, MB3 1District Programme Manager, National Health Mission, Kasaragod, INDIA. 2Department Bio...