Publications by authors named "Yukari Murata"
Article Synopsis
- * A notable rise in syphilis cases has been observed among women in their 20s, increasing over three times, while the number of pregnant women with the disease also rose at the end of 2022.
- * While congenital syphilis rates have remained stable due to effective early detection during pregnancy, the rising trend among young women poses a risk for future outbreaks, highlighting the need for targeted public health education and testing strategies.
Objectives: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been implementing facility-based isolation of asymptomatic/mild coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients to facilitate timely hospital referral. However, there are only a few published studies in prehospital settings, and the factors associated with hospital transfer are unclear. Our study identified the factors associated with COVID-19 deterioration in a prehospital setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSaliva contains mucins, which protect epithelial cells. We showed a smaller amount of salivary mucin, both MG1 and MG2, in the premenopausal female smokers than in their nonsmoking counterparts. Smokers' MG1, which contains almost 2% cysteine/half cystine in its amino acid residues, turned out to be chemically altered in the nonsmoker's saliva.
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