Sentences with phrase «infection during exposure»

«We found that a particular vaginal bacterium, Gardnerella vaginalis, did not cause infection during exposure to the urinary tract, but it damaged the cells on the surface of the bladder and caused E. coli from a previous UTI to start multiplying, leading to another bout of disease,» said the study's senior author, Amanda Lewis, PhD, an assistant professor of molecular microbiology and of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University.

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If you have already given birth to a baby who had a serious case of congenital CMV infection, your future pregnancies will most likely not be affected — CMV infection usually results from a first - time exposure to CMV during pregnancy only and it is extremely rare for a subsequent pregnancy to be affected.

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However, the study also found that potentially avoidable events putting frontline workers at risk of infection were quite common during the outbreak, with one in six participants classified as having «near miss» exposure events.

The researchers sought to explore the link between maternal infection and risk for autism, focusing on five pathogens known collectively as ToRCH agents — Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex viruses type 1 and 2 — to which exposure during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage and birth defects.

Schizophrenia.com has recently reported on such pre-natal risk factors as increased exposure to Cat Virus, infections during pregnancy, exposure to x-rays or lead, and increased age of the father.

Aside from regenerative medicine, another major medical application of fetal tissue research is the study of how a fetus is harmed by exposure to infections and toxins during pregnancy.

Each study participant's mother was identified from KPNC electronic medical records and data on maternal exposures during pregnancy (eg, influenza infection and influenza vaccination), and covariates were extracted.

Working closely with numerous groups both within and outside the Broad, Livny uses these methods to gain insights into the physiological responses of diverse pathogens to the host environment during infection, uncover inter-species differences in the expression of conserved functions that drive pathogenicity, and define signatures of transcriptional responses to antibiotic exposure that enable rapid diagnosis of antibiotic resistant strains.

Environmental factors such as maternal infection or exposure to toxic chemicals during pregnancy may heighten the risk in ways that aren't yet understood, and the environment may combine in other ways with genetic factors after birth to cause the condition.

At one end are those who see the problem as multifaceted: that a range of common, inherited variations combine with spontaneous variations that arise from environmental factors, such as toxic exposures or infections during pregnancy.

The CDC's guidance recommends Zika virus testing for all women with possible exposure during pregnancy, regardless of symptoms.16 The findings that there were similar proportions with birth defects among those with symptomatic and asymptomatic maternal infections supports the importance of screening all pregnant women for Zika virus exposure and testing in accordance with CDC guidance.

The World Health Organization and United Nations this year concluded: «Exposure to E.D.C.s during fetal development and puberty plays a role in the increased incidences of reproductive diseases, endocrine - related cancers, behavioral and learning problems, including A.D.H.D., infections, asthma, and perhaps obesity and diabetes in humans.»

Maternal characteristics which differed across quintiles of free sugar intake during pregnancy included age, parity, pregnancy size, season of birth, breastfeeding duration, educational level, ethnicity, housing tenure, financial difficulties, anxiety level, tobacco exposure and infection during pregnancy.

Altogether, a negative relationship was indicated between infections and total organochlorine compound exposure during the whole pre - and postnatal period.

These include poor diet; substance abuse; too little sleep and rest; too many social, emotional or physical pressures; serious or repeated injury; chronic illness; repeated infections such as bronchitis or pneumonia; allergies; exposure to a toxic environment; and a mother with Adrenal Fatigue during gestation and birth.

As our dogs spend more time at indoor facilities, either for exercise or for boarding during the winter holidays, their exposure to other dogs increases their likelihood of being exposed to diseases like upper respiratory infections, parasites, or other gastrointestinal illnesses.

Many dogs develop an immunity against such infection due to minor exposures they receive during their life that act in the same way an immunization booster shot does.

Upper respiratory infections are more likely to occur under certain circumstances: crowded living conditions (e.g., shelters, catteries), unsanitary conditions (e.g., when poor disinfection or poor hygiene are allowed), or during times of exposure to affected cats where bodily fluids are being exchanged by contagious discharge from the eyes or nose (sneezing).

Feline coronavirus can be found in large quantities in the saliva and feces of cats during the acute infection, and to a lesser extent in recovered or carrier cats, so it can be transmitted through cat - to - cat contact and exposure to feces.

Flooding throughout much of the nation during the first half of 2003 led to increased risk of exposure and mosquito - transmitted infection.

Throughout childhood, exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of asthma, respiratory infections, and ear infections.48 During adolescence, children whose parents smoked are twice as likely as children of nonsmokers to begin smoking between ages 13 and 21.49

Although many women stop smoking during pregnancy, 40 percent begin again within six months after delivery, 6 increasing children's exposure to secondhand smoke and their risk for ear infections and asthma attacks.