Assessment of Knowledge and Concern of People Living with HIV Regarding Human Mpox and Vaccination.

Introduction: Mpox virus is an orthopoxvirus that causes the zoonotic infectious disease known as mpox. The disease can also spread from humans to humans. It can be transmitted through contact with bodily fluids, lesions on the skin, or internal mucosal surfaces.

PENTRAXIN 3 LEVELS CORRELATE WELL WITH DISEASE SEVERITY AT ADMISSION IN COVID-19 PATIENTS.

Pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a long pentraxin, is not only released from dendritic cells and neutrophils but also from epithelial and endothelial cells such as alveolar epithelium. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) initially activates the innate immune system, causing a complex immune response. Clinical and experimental studies suggest that PTX3, a locally and systemically secreted marker, can be used as a predictor of the severity and mortality in respiratory infections.

Malnutrition risk frequency and independent risk factors associated with mortality in hospitalized elderly patients with COVID-19 in Turkey.

Background And Objectives: Malnutrition is common in elderly patients and is an important geriatric syndrome that increases mortality. We aim to examine the frequency of malnutrition and independent risk factors associated with mortality in hospitalized elderly patients with COVID-19.

Methods And Study Design: Patients aged 65 years and older with COVID-19, who were hospitalized between 15th March and 30th April 2020, were included.

Impact of different extraction processes on aflatoxin contamination in peanut oil.

Aflatoxins (AFs) are genotoxic carcinogens and are a growing concern in peanuts and peanut products. This study aims to impact of different extraction processes on the transition of AFs from peanuts to oils. Peanuts were collected from nine different factories in Osmaniye, Turkey, during the period of November 2017-May 2018.