Publications by authors named "M van de Venter"

Background: Adverse food reactions include food allergy (FA; immune-mediated) and food intolerances (non-immune-mediated). FA are classified into IgE- and non-IgE-mediated FA. There is limited information available about changes in FA prevalence over time.

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Allergic diseases including food allergy, atopic dermatitis, asthma, and allergic rhinitis are increasing. Nutritional intake may play a role in this increase. Systematic reviews indicate that intake of specific nutrients and foods does not prevent allergic diseases.

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Peribunyavirids produce enveloped virions with three negative-sense RNA segments comprising 10.7-12.5 kb in total.

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  • - The ATTEST-2 trial evaluated if tenecteplase, a newer thrombolytic agent, is at least as effective as the standard alteplase within 4.5 hours of an acute ischaemic stroke by comparing outcomes like the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days post-treatment.
  • - Conducted across 39 UK stroke centers, the study randomly assigned 1,777 eligible stroke patients to receive either tenecteplase or alteplase, focusing on their recovery outcomes and safety, including complications such as bleeding.
  • - Results showed that tenecteplase was non-inferior to alteplase regarding the distribution of mRS scores, but it did not
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Fusobacterium nucleatum is an oral commensal bacterium that can act as an opportunistic pathogen and is implicated in diseases such as periodontitis, adverse pregnancy outcomes, colorectal cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. F. nucleatum synthesizes lanthionine for its peptidoglycan, rather than meso-2,6-diaminopimelic acid (DAP) used by most Gram-negative bacteria.

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