Publications by authors named "Erika M Johnson"

Article Synopsis
  • Postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS) is a problem for mother pigs (sows) that leads to less milk production right after they give birth, which can hurt their piglets.
  • Researchers studied 36 sows with PDS and matched them with healthy sows to see if their immune systems were different before and after giving birth.
  • They found that sows with PDS had various changes in their blood markers, suggesting their bodies were acting differently and needed more investigation to help predict PDS sooner.
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The U.S. pork production system is sensitive to supply chain disruptions, including those that can create challenges of feed delivery and feed management during the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak.

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Background: Myocarditis is being increasingly reported as a potential complication of both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for COVID-19. One thousand five hundred and twenty-two cases were reported as of September 02, 2021, as per CDC's (Centers for Disease Control) vaccine adverse event reporting system. Most of the published data is available in the form of case reports and series.

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Background: The prescription of topical antibiotics for the prevention of infections in uncomplicated wounds is common. However, the efficacy is not well reported. Therefore, the objective of the study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available evidence on prevention of uncomplicated wound infections by prophylactic topical antibiotics.

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Interactions between Enterococcus faecalis and other species found in root canal infections might be important for the development and persistence of periapical disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the coaggregation interactions between E. faecalis clinical isolates and species previously shown to survive and induce apical periodontitis in monkeys: Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Prevotella oralis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Streptococcus anginosus.

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