Publications by authors named "J Bechini"
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- * A study with 30 participants suffering from PCC revealed they had thicker vagus nerves and lower gastrointestinal activity compared to recovered and uninfected individuals, indicating significant nerve dysfunction.
- * Findings suggest that both vagus and phrenic nerve issues play a role in the symptoms of PCC, highlighting the complex nature of this post-viral syndrome.
Background: Disseminated tuberculosis is frequently associated with delayed diagnosis and a poorer prognosis.
Objectives: To describe case series of disseminated TB and diagnosis delay in a low TB burden country during the COVID-19 period.
Methodology: We consecutively included all patients with of disseminated TB reported from 2019 to 2021 in the reference hospital of the Northern Crown of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major worldwide health problem and models using non-human primates (NHP) provide the most relevant approach for vaccine testing. In this study, we analysed CT images collected from cynomolgus and rhesus macaques following exposure to ultra-low dose (Mtb) aerosols, and monitored them for 16 weeks to evaluate the impact of prior intradermal or inhaled BCG vaccination on the progression of lung disease. All lesions found (2553) were classified according to their size and we subclassified small micronodules (<4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), insulin resistance and liver fibrosis are prevalent in individuals co-infected with HIV type 1 (HIV-1)/hepatitis C virus (HCV), even after HCV eradication. Our aim was to evaluate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with advanced liver fibrosis in HIV-1/HCV co-infected patients.
Design/methods: In a cohort of 102 participants, we genotyped 16 SNPs in 10 genes previously associated with NAFLD and the innate immune response and correlated the genotypes with liver fibrosis and fat accumulation.