Article
Immunology
Daniel Amoak, Nancy Osei Kye, Florence Wullo Anfaara, Yujiro Sano, Roger Antabe
Summary: Poverty and low education levels are among the main reasons for low maternal tetanus toxoid vaccination rates in Benin.
Article
Immunology
Ariel M. Slifka, Byung Park, Lina Gao, Mark K. Slifka
Summary: An observational cohort study comparing tetanus and diphtheria incidence rates in 31 North American and European countries revealed no significant benefits associated with adult booster vaccinations against these diseases. The study supports the World Health Organization's position against routine adult booster vaccinations and suggests that resources could be better focused on vulnerable and under-vaccinated populations.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Review
Microbiology
Durga P. Neupane, Changhwan Ahn, Yi-An Yang, Gi Young Lee, Jeongmin Song
Summary: Children are vulnerable to typhoid fever, especially in developing countries with imbalanced diets. This study explores the role of diet in maternal vaccination efficacy against Salmonella Typhi. The results show that a balanced diet is crucial for effective maternal vaccination and highlight the importance of nutrition in preventing typhoid fever.
Article
Immunology
Jennifer Monereo-Sanchez, Jurjen J. Luykx, Justo Pinzon-Espinosa, Genevieve Richard, Ehsan Motazedi, Lars T. Westlye, Ole A. Andreassen, Dennis van der Meer
Summary: The study suggests that individuals who have been vaccinated for diphtheria or tetanus are less likely to develop severe symptoms of COVID-19. These vaccinations may protect against severe COVID-19 symptoms by stimulating the immune system, warranting further investigations into their potential impact on the severity of COVID-19.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
David William Mackin, Susan P. Walker
Summary: Vaccines play a crucial role in pregnancy care and have improved outcomes for pregnant women and newborns through the evolution and application of new knowledge. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, history's lessons remind us to strengthen vaccination efforts for pregnant women to reduce morbidity for both mothers and infants.
BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Matteo Ricco, Simona Peruzzi
Summary: The study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards tetanus vaccination (TeV) among 270 amateur basketball players. The results showed that 73% of the players had a proper vaccination status, but 33.3% exhibited vaccine hesitancy. The majority had good understanding of tetanus and vaccines, but unmotivated fears were the main reasons for missing vaccination. Knowledge and risk perception were correlated with vaccination status, and vaccine hesitancy was more common among males, individuals with higher education, and those working in healthcare settings.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohammad Faisal Wardak, Ali Rahimi, Attaullah Ahmadi, Shekiba Madadi, Shamim Arif, Aziz Mahmood Nikbin, Ghulam Ali Nazari, Ahmad Tariq Azizi, Sayed Hamid Mousavi, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno
Summary: Afghanistan faces numerous challenges in implementing the COVID-19 vaccination program, including a shortage of vaccinators, inadequate cold chain infrastructure, geographical barriers, cultural issues, insecurity, and prolonged conflict. The infodemic and vaccine mistrust will lead to public hesitancy, hindering COVID-19 immunization efforts. To address these issues, strengthening the cold chain, training personnel, effective communication, community engagement, and tackling corruption allegations are essential to rebuild public trust in public health interventions.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
A. P. Faria, T. P. R. da Silva, C. K. Duarte, L. L. Mendes, F. B. O. Santos, F. P. Matozinhos
Summary: This study aimed to determine the effect of several factors on the uptake of tetanus vaccination in pregnant women. The results showed a significant association between tetanus vaccination and factors such as higher number of prenatal visits, higher maternal age, being single, professional vaccine guidance, and uptake of influenza vaccine.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Thang Huu Nguyen, Xuan Thi Thanh Le, Long Hoang Nguyen, Huong Thi Le, Toan Thanh Thi Do, Huong Lan Thi Nguyen, Hien Thu Nguyen, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho
Summary: This study examined the uptake, demand, and willingness to pay for tetanus vaccines in Vietnamese women of reproductive age and determined associated factors. The results showed low tetanus vaccine coverage and a moderate degree of willingness to pay for the vaccine among Vietnamese women of childbearing age. Target-specific educational and financial support interventions, along with efforts to reduce vaccination costs, are critical to improving vaccine uptake and demand among women.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Pamela Rosa-Goncalves, Luciana Pereira de Sousa, Flavia Lima Ribeiro-Gomes, Leonardo Jose Moura Carvalho, Claudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro
Summary: Malaria, caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, is an ancient parasitic disease characterized by fever, headache, sweating, and chills. Neurological, neurocognitive, and behavioral alterations, as well as poor school performance, can develop in survivors. Neuroinflammation plays a crucial role in the cognitive dysfunctions associated with malaria. Vaccination with type 2 immune response elicitors, such as the tetanus-diphtheria vaccine, may have a beneficial effect in alleviating neuroinflammation and mitigating neurocognitive deficits.
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaowei Xu, Rui Yu, Lanlan Xiao, Jie Wang, Meihong Yu, Junjie Xu, Yajun Tan, Xiao Ma, Xiaoxin Wu, Jiangshan Lian, Kaizhou Huang, Xiaoxi Ouyang, Sheng Bi, Shipo Wu, Xiaoyan Wang, Jiandi Jin, Ling Yu, Huafen Zhang, Qi Wei, Jinfa Shi, Wei Chen, Lanjuan Li
Summary: The study demonstrates that the recombinant tetanus vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adults, with immune responses comparable to the TT vaccine.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Dandan Liu, Xiaoping Cheng, Shi Wei, Lin Yuan, Changhui Chen, Kaihu Yao
Summary: The study in China revealed the immunity levels against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, showing susceptibility in young infants and adults and low immunity to pertussis across all age groups. This highlights the need to enhance the current vaccination program.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Silvan Elias Langhorst, Niklas Frahm, Michael Hecker, Pegah Mashhadiakbar, Barbara Streckenbach, Julia Baldt, Felicita Heidler, Uwe Klaus Zettl
Summary: This study investigated the vaccination status, vaccination card knowledge, and vaccination behavior of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The results showed that the vaccination coverage for tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and poliomyelitis was relatively high, but there were some patients with incomplete vaccination or incorrect self-reported vaccination status. Patients who did not have regular vaccination card checks were more likely to be male and had lower knowledge and willingness regarding vaccination.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Megumi Murata, Anastasiia Kovba, Akihisa Kaneko, Mayumi Morimoto, Akiyo Ishigami, Takayoshi Natsume, Ayaka Washizaki, Takako Miyabe-Nishiwaki, Juri Suzuki, Hirofumi Akari
Summary: There was a tetanus outbreak in a facility rearing rhesus macaques during 2014-2015. To protect the macaques from further tetanus infection, a tetanus toxoid vaccination was recommended. The vaccination developed effective antibody responses in animals of all age groups.
EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Marianne Roebl-Mathieu, Ariane Kunstein, Johannes Liese, Thomas Mertens, Michael Wojcinski
Summary: Vaccination during pregnancy can protect expecting mothers from severe courses of different infectious diseases, including influenza, tetanus, and pertussis. Following STIKO recommendations, all pregnant women should receive a quadrivalent influenza vaccine starting from the second trimester.
DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Farahnaz Bidari Zerehpoosh, Shahram Sabeti, Hooman Bahrami-Motlagh, Majid Mokhtari, Seyed Sina Naghibi Irvani, Parham Torabinavid, Farzad Esmaeili Tarki, Mahdi Amirdosara, Omidvar Rezaei, Babak Mostafazadeh, Mohammadreza Hajiesmaeili, Mohammad Mahdi Rabiei, Ilad Alavi Darazam
Summary: This study reviewed autopsy tissue samples from five patients who died from severe COVID-19 and found that diffuse alveolar damage and micro-thrombosis were the most common histologic findings in lung tissues, while acute tubular necrosis was observed in renal samples and sinusoidal dilation and hepatic steatosis were found in all liver samples. The findings suggest that clinical pathology results from autopsy tissue samples could provide more insights into the pathogenesis and management of severe COVID-19 patients.
ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sayed Hamid Mousavi, Mohammad Hossein Delshad, Cecilia Acuti Martellucci, Divya Bhandari, Akihiko Ozaki, Fatemeh Pourhaji, Fahimeh Pourhaji, Sayed Mohammad Reza Hosseini, Rohullah Roien, Abass Ali Ramozi, Marzia Wafaee, Shohra Qaderi, Mohammad Delsoz, Shailendra Sigdel, Yasuhiro Kotera, Toyoaki Sawano, Kuldeep Dhama, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Jiwei Wang, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Ali Ahmad Yousefi, Ranjit Sah
Summary: This study investigated the perceived susceptibility and severity of COVID-19, as well as the practice of nonpharmaceutical interventions, among people living in Afghanistan. The findings suggest that the psychological and behavioral responses of communities in Afghanistan, particularly among young Internet users, were influenced by the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Rohullah Roien, Divya Bhandari, Sayed Mohammad Reza Hosseini, Sayed Hussain Mosawi, Mohammad Arif Ataie, Akihiko Ozaki, Cecilia Acuti Martellucci, Yasuhiro Kotera, Mohammad Hossien Delshad, Toyoaki Sawano, Shohra Qaderi, Ranjit Sah, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Fatemeh Pourhaji, Abbas Ali Ramoozi, Shamim Arif, Shamsullah Mehtarkhel, Shekiba Madadi, Sayed Hamid Mousavi
Summary: The research revealed a high prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in Kabul, Afghanistan, with the majority expressing high levels of concern and citing reasons such as economic issues, lack of time to visit doctors, and ease of use. Additionally, female participants were less likely to engage in self-medication with antibiotics compared to male counterparts.
EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Shafi Ullah Zahid, Abdul Aziz Taeeb, Jaffer Shah, Asghar Shah, Shohra Qaderi, Joseph Varney, Hani Aiash, Sayed Hamid Mousavi
Summary: This case report describes a 30-year-old female patient with parasagittal sinus meningioma, outlining the surgical technique used and the successful outcome achieved.
INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY-ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND CASE MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Editorial Material
Virology
Sayed Hamid Mousavi, Shohra Qaderi, Attaullah Ahmadi, Sayed Ibrahim Arman, Shoaib Ahmad, Malyar Kareemzai
Summary: Afghanistan is facing a serious problem of HIV transmission, and international groups have joined forces to reduce cases and raise awareness. Further promotion of awareness campaigns and international cooperation is needed to limit the spread of HIV.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2022)
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Smriti Mallapaty
Editorial Material
Critical Care Medicine
Cassandra Barrett, Alice R. Lee, Elissa M. Abrams, Sarah J. Mayell, DanielB Hawcutt, Ian P. Sinha
LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cedilia Acuti Martellucci, Shohra Qaderi, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Akihiko Ozaki
Summary: In August 2021, the Taliban took over Afghanistan while the country was battling the third wave of COVID-19, leading to a severe humanitarian and health crisis. Despite improvements in the health care system over the past 17 years, largely due to cooperation with international organizations, Afghanistan still has one of the weakest health systems in the world.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shohra Qaderi, Hossein Hatami, Ahmad Murad Omid, Jalal Sayad
Summary: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a severe viral hemorrhagic fever with high mortality. This case report describes a previously healthy Afghan female with shepherding occupation who presented with fever, body pain, epistaxis, and vaginal bleeding. She was diagnosed with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and successfully treated with ribavirin.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CASE REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shahnaz Armin, Mohammadreza Mirkarimi, Zahra Pourmoghaddas, Marjan Tariverdi, Ahmad Shamsizadeh, Mohsen Alisamir, Maryam Mohammadian, Mohammad Bagher Rahmati, Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Roxana Mansour Ghanaiee, Seyed Alireza Fahimzad, Ayeh Yaraghi, Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini-Alfatemi, Noushin Marhamati, Farzad Esmaeili Tarki, Armin Shirvani, Abdollah Karimi
Summary: This study aimed to predict the severity of COVID-19 in hospitalized children using clinical and paraclinical characteristics. Analyzing variables such as SGOT, CRP, ALC, LDH, WBC, O(2)sat, and ferritin can help in determining the severity of the disease in pediatric patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Bazgir Narges, Eskandarzadeh Shabnam, Eslamian Golnaz, Chavoshzadeh Zahra, Shah Jaffer, Qaderi Shohra
Summary: Combined Immunodeficiency (CID) is a group of inborn error of Immunity (IEI) that can result in infectious and non-infectious complications. This case report highlights the potential beneficial role of cyclosporine in controlling cytopenia in CID patients.
OXFORD MEDICAL CASE REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
I. I. I. Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, Deborah Oluwaseun Shomuyiwa, Creuza Rachel Vicente, Maria Jose Gonzalez Mendez, Shohra Qaderi, Jaifred Christian Lopez, Yidnekachew Girma Mogessie, Jason Alacapa, Lila Chamlagai, Remy Ndayizeye, Pelin Kinay
Summary: South America, once a hotspot of COVID-19, has successfully managed the pandemic through a high vaccination rate and public trust. Although herd immunity is not currently achievable, the region is moving towards it by ensuring reliable vaccine supply and promotion.
GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND POLICY
(2023)
Letter
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kamran Hessami, Shohra Qaderi, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY MFM
(2022)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Nasser Malekpour Alamdari, Siamak Afaghi, Farzad Esmaeili Tarki, Mohammad Fathi, Sara Besharat, Fatemehsadat Rahimi
Summary: This study aimed to determine the risk factors of recurrent anal abscess in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The results showed that metabolic syndrome, poor diabetes control, elevated white blood cell count, and increased C-reactive protein level were independent risk factors for recurrent anal abscess.
ARCHIVES OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
M. Delsoz, P. Hollands
Summary: This communication describes the actions taken in ophthalmic practice in Kabul, Afghanistan during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing WHO, international, and local guidelines to effectively protect patients and staff. Implemented changes may lead to improved infection control in the hospital post-pandemic.
EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
