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Antibody Complementarity-Determining Regions (CDRs) Can Display Differential Antimicrobial, Antiviral and Antitumor Activities
(Public Library of Science, 2008-06-11)
Background: Complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) are immunoglobulin (Ig) hypervariable domains that determine specific antibody (Ab) binding. We have shown that synthetic CDR-related peptides and many decapeptides ...
Humoral Immunity Links Candida albicans Infection and Celiac Disease
(Public Library of Science, 2015-03-20)
Objective
The protein Hwp1, expressed on the pathogenic phase of Candida albicans, presents sequence analogy with the gluten protein gliadin and is also a substrate for transglutaminase. This had led to the suggestion ...
Professionals’ perception of intimate partner violence in young people: a qualitative study in northern Spain
(Biomed Central, 2017-07-20)
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem with devastating effects on young women's health. These negative effects increase when the exposure to IPV lasts for a long time and exposure at an ...
Effectiveness of a Structured Group Intervention Based on Pain Neuroscience Education for Patients with Fibromyalgia in Primary Care: a Multicentre Randomized Open-Label Controlled Trial
(Wiley, 2021-05)
Background There has been increased interest in pain neuroscience education (PNE) as a therapeutic approach for the management of fibromyalgia (FM).
Methods A multicentre randomized, open-label, controlled trial was ...
Biomarkers for the diagnosis of invasive candidiasis in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients
(Elsevier, 2021-07-24)
Blood culture methods show low sensitivity, so reliable non-culture diagnostic tests are needed to help clinicians with the introduction, de-escalation, and discontinuation of antifungal therapy in patients with suspected ...
Low Sensitivity of Conventional Fungal Agars in Fungemia by Rhodotorula Mucilaginosa: Description of Two Cases
(BioMed Central, 2021-03-27)
Background Although most bloodstream yeast infections are caused by Candida spp., infections by rare or less common species have increased in recent years. Diagnosis of infections caused by these species is difficult due ...
Living with opioids: A qualitative study with patients with chronic low back pain
(Wiley, 2020-06)
[EN] Background: Opioids are one of the most prescribed treatments for chronic pain
(CP). However, their long-term use (>3 months) has been surrounded by controversy,
due to loss of beneficial effects.
Objective: To ...
Effect of a PBL teaching method on learning about nursing care for patients with depression
(Elsevier, 2017-02-21)
El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el conocimiento declarativo y argumentativo adquirido en relación al tema de los cuidados de enfermería en la depresión en dos grupos de estudiantes de enfermería, comparando los ...
Nursing students’ misunderstandings when learning about stroke care: A phenomenographic study
(Elsevier, 2019-02)
Background: Considering the prevalence and complexity of a stroke, it is necessary to think about how undergraduate nursing students are developing knowledge for stroke care.
Aim: To obtain a vision of nursing students’ ...
Nursing students’ alternative beliefs regarding care for patients suffering from depression
(Elsevier, 2018-02-03)
Depression is an illness that constitutes a major challenge for Public Health worldwide. Therefore, there is a clear need to receive training to care for this type of patient. This study sets out to identify non-scientific ...