Publications by authors named "M Yarbrough"
Background: Respiratory viral infections are common and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the impact of universal masking implemented during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on other healthcare-associated respiratory viral infections (HA-RIs) in an academic medical center.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed among all inpatients aged ≥18 years admitted between 1 May 2019 and 30 June 2022.
Article Synopsis
- Haemophilus influenzae (HINF), especially the non-typeable strain (NTHi), is a significant cause of neonatal health issues, prompting a study to assess its prevalence in pregnant women.
- The study involved collecting vaginal-rectal swabs from 300 pregnant women during routine screening for Group B Streptococcus, using various methods to optimize the detection of HINF.
- Results showed that while HINF can be efficiently cultured from swabs, its prevalence in pregnant women is low, indicating a need for further investigation into how it may be transmitted to neonates.
Collagen IV is an essential structural protein in all metazoans. It provides a scaffold for the assembly of basement membranes, a specialized form of extracellular matrix, which anchors and signals cells and provides microscale tensile strength. Defective scaffolds cause basement membrane destabilization and tissue dysfunction.
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