Publications by authors named "A Moreda"
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- Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common condition during pregnancy that occurs when healthy Lactobacilli decrease, leading to an overgrowth of other bacteria, and is linked to negative pregnancy outcomes like pre-term labor and low birth weight.
- A study in Ethiopia, involving 260 pregnant women from antenatal care clinics, found a BV prevalence of 22.3%, using the Nugent scoring system to analyze vaginal swab samples.
- Factors contributing to BV included living in rural areas, marital status, and hygiene practices; specific statistical methods (like logistic regression) were used to identify significant predictors of the condition.
The extensive use of nanomaterials, including titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO NPs), raises concerns about their persistence in ecosystems. Protecting aquatic ecosystems and ensuring healthy and safe aquaculture products requires the assessment of the potential impacts of NPs on organisms. Here, we study the effects of a sublethal concentration of citrate-coated TiO NPs of two different primary sizes over time in flatfish turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to assess the effect of a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine on the rates of hospital ward and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions around the time of emergence of the Omicron variant in the Basque Country. A retrospective cohort population-based study was conducted. The population with any records related to COVID-19 vaccination up to 28 February 2022 was classified into four cohorts by vaccination status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Syphilis is a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection posing a significant public health challenge, especially in developing countries, including sub-Saharan Africa. Female sex workers are exposed to sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis, because of their sexual behavior and limited access to health services. However, data on national syphilis prevalence estimates and the associated factors are scarce in Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a phospholipid which requires for its metabolic formation the presence of relatively high ethanol levels. PEth is thus a promising marker to quentify ethanol abuse. Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction has become a popular technique because it is fast, inexpensive, easy to operate and consumes low volume of organic solvent.
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