Publications by authors named "G Kwatra"
Background: A competent dental undergraduate at the preclinical level will ensure a confident transition into clinics and quality treatment for patients. Cavity preparation of a tooth is one of the key competencies in dentistry. A preclinical training module was introduced to enhance the skill training and improve students' learning.
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- Group B Streptococcus (GBS) significantly affects infants, causing serious illnesses and complications in pregnant women, but currently, no licensed vaccines exist.
- In a study utilizing in silico reverse vaccinology, researchers analyzed GBS proteins from invasive and colonizing isolates to identify potential vaccine targets.
- Out of 89 candidate proteins, 10 were found to be highly conserved and immunogenic, suggesting they could be promising targets for future GBS vaccine development.
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- The study investigates the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in pregnant women, specifically focusing on unvaccinated Black African women living with HIV (WLWH) and HIV-uninfected women.
- Researchers analyzed T-cell responses to both the original strain of the virus and the Omicron variant, finding similar responses in both groups.
- Results indicate that T-cell immunity is maintained across different virus strains, emphasizing that both WLWH and HIV-uninfected pregnant women show comparable immune responses to previous infections.
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- The study investigates the prevalence of rectovaginal group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonization in pregnant women during labor and its transmission to newborns in selected low-income and middle-income African and South Asian countries.
- Conducted across 11 maternity and obstetric facilities, the research involved collecting samples from 6,514 HIV-negative pregnant women at least 37 weeks gestation to analyze GBS culture and serotyping.
- The findings revealed a 24.1% rate of maternal GBS colonization, with the highest prevalence in Mali (41.1%) and the lowest in Ethiopia (11.6%), highlighting significant regional variations in GBS rates among pregnant women.
Health care workers (HCWs) are primary health providers therefore ensuring their protection and recovery from Covid-19 is of high interest. We investigated post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) in HCWs who had previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2. Overall, 68 HCWs were classified as PASC according to duration of persisting symptoms.
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