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paediatrics

Silence of the lungs: comparing measures of slow and non-communicating lung units from pulmonary function tests with computed tomography

J Appl Physiol (1985). 2024 Aug 8. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00340.2024. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Multiple breath washout (MBW) has successfully assessed the silent lung zone …

Lower Neutrophil Count Without Clinical Consequence Among Children of African Ancestry Living With HIV in Canada

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 Sep 1;97(1):78-86. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003467. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between African ancestry and neutrophil counts among children living …

Detection of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma spp. by nucleic acid amplification test: Results of the first 5 years of the only international external quality assessment scheme

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Aug 8;18(8):e0012404. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012404. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Infections with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis (SCH) result in …

Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Pediatric COVID-19 Patients Modulate Monocyte and T Cell Immune Responses Based on Disease Severity

Immunol Invest. 2024 Aug 8:1-35. doi: 10.1080/08820139.2024.2385992. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant morbidity and mortality globally. The role …