Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen: Recent submissions
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O čem také přemýšlejí naši medici. Sborník studentských prací (2023)
Thoughts of medical students. Collection of written projects (2023)
collection of papers
open access
published version
2023
,Plzeň
,Psychiatrická klinika, Lékařská fakulta v Plzni Univerzity Karlovy
Výbor nejlepších esejí, které odevzdali studenti Lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy v Plzni v akademickém roce 2022/2023 v rámci předmětu Lékařská psychologie a etika.
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Polyclonal Spread of Fosfomycin Resistance among Carbapenemase-Producing Members of the Enterobacterales in the Czech Republic
original article
embargoed access
accepted version
2023
,Microbiology spectrum
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(3)
Fosfomycin (FOS) has been recently reintroduced into clinical practice, but its effectiveness against multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacterales is reduced due to the emergence of FOS resistance. The copresence of ...
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The rapid detection of procalcitonin in septic serum using immunoaffinity MALDI chips
original article
restricted access
published version
2023
,Clinical Proteomics
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Background: Sepsis is a common worldwide health condition with high mortality. It is caused by a dysregulated immune response to the pathogen. Severe infections resulting in sepsis can be also determined by monitoring ...
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Unicentric form of Castleman´s disease, pitfalls of diagnosis and surgical treatment
summarizing article
open access
published version
2023
,Frontiers in Oncology
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(January)
Background:Castleman's disease is an extremely rare heterogenous lymphoproliferative pathology with a mostly benign behavior. It is a localized or generalized lymph node enlargement of an unknown aetiology. Unicentric form ...
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Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) play an important role in the propagation of tick-borne pathogens
original article
open access
published version
2023
,Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
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The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most widespread free-living carnivore in the world. Over the years, foxes have been recognized as hosts for a number of tick-borne pathogens. However, their role as reservoirs for zoonotic ...
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The impact of vaccination on the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease from a nationwide surveillance program in Lebanon: an unexpected increase in mortality driven by non-vaccine serotypes
original article
open access
published version
2022
,Expert Review of Vaccines
,21
(12)
BackgroundThe impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) on the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and serotype distribution was examined across age groups from data collected by the Lebanese Inter-Hospital ...
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Range of metastrongylids (superfamily Metastrongyloidea) of public health and veterinary concern present in livers of the endemic lizard Gallotia galloti of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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embargoed access
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2023
,Parasites & Vectors
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Background Endemic lizards of the genus Gallotia are of high ecological value to the terrestrial ecosystem of the archipelago of the Canary Islands, being potent seed spreaders as well as an important component of the diet ...
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Distant genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from Ixodes ricinus attached to people
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embargoed access
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2023
,Parasites & Vectors
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Background: Although the tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum is currently described as a single species, studies using genetic markers can distinguish groups of variants associated with different hosts, pathogenicity, ...
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Whole Genome-Based Characterization of Multidrug Resistant Enterobacter and Klebsiella aerogenes Isolates from Lebanon
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embargoed access
published version
2023
,Microbiology spectrum
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Enterobacter spp. and Klebsiella aerogenes are rod-shaped Gram-negative opportunistic pathogens. This study aimed at the molecular and genomic characterization of multidrug resistant Enterobacter spp. and K. aerogenes ...
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Oral presentation of paraneoplastic pemphigus as the first sign of tonsillar HPV associated squamous cell carcinoma. A case report
casuistics
open access
published version
2022
,Biomedical Papers
,166
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Background: Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) in the oral cavity is a rare variant of blistering pemphigus disease closely associated with mostly malignant tumors. The diagnosis may even precede an underlying malignancy ...
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Type 1 diabetes incidence increased during the COVID-19 pandemic years 2020-2021 in Czechia: results from a large population-based paediatric register
original article
embargoed access
published version
2022
,Pediatric Diabetes
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OBJECTIVE: To explore type 1 diabetes incidence patterns during the pandemic years 2020 and 2021 in Czechia, to compare them to the trends from previous decade, and to test its association with indicators of containment ...
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Long Non-Coding RNA and microRNA Interplay in Colorectal Cancer and Their Effect on the Tumor Microenvironment
summarizing article
embargoed access
published version
2022
,Cancers
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(21)
As the current staging and grading systems are not sufficient to stratify patients for therapy and predict the outcome of the disease, there is an urgent need to understand cancer in its complexity. The mutual relationship ...
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Gut microbiome diversity of porcine peritonitis model of sepsis
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embargoed access
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2022
,Scientific Reports
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Animal models are essential in understanding of the mechanisms of sepsis moreover the development and the assessment of emerging therapies. In clinically relevant porcine model, however, a significant variability in the ...
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Whole Exome Sequencing of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinomas Differing in Resistance to Platinum Therapy
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embargoed access
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2022
,Life Science Alliance
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Epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) is highly fatal because of the risk of resistance to therapy and recurrence. We performed whole-exome sequencing of blood and tumor tissue pairs of 50 patients with surgically resected ...
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Preferred β-lactone synthesis can explain high rate of false-negative results in the detection of OXA-48-like carbapenemases
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2022
,Scientific Reports
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The resistance to carbapenems is usually mediated by enzymes hydrolyzing β-lactam ring. Recently, an alternative way of the modification of the antibiotic, a β-lactone formation by OXA-48-like enzymes, in some carbapenems ...
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Genomic Characterization of Mutli-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates: Evaluation and Determination of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam Activity and Resistance Mechanisms
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published version
2022
,Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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(June)
Resistance to ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a health concern. In this study, we conducted a whole-genome-based molecular characterization to correlate resistance patterns and β-lactamases with ...
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Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Their Role as a Potential Target for Future Therapies
summarizing article
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2022
,International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a global healthcare challenge, which affects more than 815,000 new cases every year. Activated hepatic stellate cells (aHSCs) remain the principal cells that drive HCC onset and growth. ...
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Implication of different replicons in the spread of the VIM-1-encoding integron, In110, in Enterobacterales from Czech hospitals
original article
embargoed access
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2023
,Frontiers in Microbiology
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(January)
Background: VIM metallo-β-lactamases are enzymes characterized by the ability to hydrolyze all β-lactams. Usually, blaVIM-like genes are carried by class 1 integrons. In the Czech Republic, only sporadic cases of VIM-producing ...
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Vitamin D3 Supplementation: Comparison of 1000 IU and 2000 IU Dose in Healthy Individuals
original article
embargoed access
published version
2023
,Life
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Background: Scientific studies point to a significant global vitamin D deficiency. The recommended dose of vitamin D for the adult population in Central Europe is 800-2000 IU/day. The aim of our study was to determine ...
