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Virion
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Infection virale
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Infection virale
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Virus
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Infection virale
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Infection virale
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Infection virale
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Expert en Médecine, Optimisation des Parcours de Soins et Révision Médicale
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3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Structural Virology Group, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic.
Publications dans "Virion" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Structural Virology Group, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic pavel.plevka@ceitec.muni.cz.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Structural Virology Group, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Zoology, Fishery, Hydrobiology, and Apidology, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1/1665, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Cellular Signalling and Cytoskeletal Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom.
Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Waksman Institute for Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 19107, USA.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine at Stratford, Stratford, NJ, 08084-1489, USA.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20894, USA.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20894, USA.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Center of Life Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, 121205, Russia. maria.sokolova@mpinat.mpg.de.
Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, 37077, Germany. maria.sokolova@mpinat.mpg.de.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Montana State Universitygrid.41891.35, Bozeman, Montana, USA.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Montana State Universitygrid.41891.35, Bozeman, Montana, USA.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Montana State Universitygrid.41891.35, Bozeman, Montana, USA.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois Street, SF CA 94158, USA.
Publications dans "Virion" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Publications dans "Virion" :
Gut microbiome dysbiosis is associated with psoriasis development. A relationship between gut microbiota and psoriasis treatment response has been reported. No study has reported the effect of narrowb...
Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji (PEO) is an uncommon disease characterised by widespread erythroderma composed of intensely pruritic solid papules coalescing into plaques sparing the skin folds (deck-chai...
Vitiligo is a depigmentation disorder of the skin that occurs secondary to the destruction of melanocytes by an immune-mediated process. Vitiligo clinically presents with depigmented macules and patch...
A man in his 50s was diagnosed with solar urticaria following monochromated light testing that demonstrated exquisite photosensivity to ultraviolet (UV) A, UV B (UVB) and visible light.Treatment optio...
Narrowband-ultraviolet B has shown increased efficacy over broadband-ultraviolet B in pruritic skin diseases, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. In patients with chronic pruritus, e.g. in end-st...
Vitiligo is a cosmetically concerning common disorder of depigmentation. Narrowband Ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy is a well-established mode of treatment for vitiligo. Microneedling is a simple ...
To compare the efficacy of NB-UVB alone versus NB-UVB in conjunction with microneedling in patients of stable vitiligo....
Thirty patients of non-segmental vitiligo with patches tending toward symmetry, stable for at least 6 months were included. Patches on right side of body (side A) were subjected to both microneedling ...
The mean VASI score improvement in both the groups as compared to baseline was statistically significant (p-value < .01). However, the difference in mean VASI scores between the two groups was not sta...
NB-UVB is an effective modality for treatment of vitiligo, but there is no additional benefit of combining microneedling with it....
Pityriasis lichenoides (PL) is a papulosquamous disease affecting both children and adults, for which narrowband-UVB (NB-UVB) phototherapy is regarded as a commonly used treatment option. The aim of t...
This observational, retrospective study included 20 PL patients (12 pityriasis lichenoides chronica; PLC, 8 pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta; PLEVA) who failed to respond to other treatme...
A complete response (CR) was obtained in all pediatric patients with PL, while 53.8% of adult patients had achieved CR. The mean cumulative dose required to achieve the CR was higher in pediatric pati...
NB-UVB is an effective and well-tolerated treatment option for PL especially in diffuse types. A higher response can be obtained in children with higher cumulative dose. Patients with PLC may require ...
The Dead Sea basin is the lowest terrestrial site on the globe and is internationally recognized as a photoclimatotherapy center. Since the last century, questions were raised regarding a possible pre...
This research study aims to determine the characteristics of solar ultraviolet irradiation and to understand the mechanism of action of photoclimatotherapy while applying results to clinical protocols...
A meteorological station was established at the Dead Sea basin to continuously measure global, UVB and UVA irradiation. The same irradiation parameters are also monitored continuously by a set of iden...
This study details the results of these long-term measurements, as well as their correlation with the success obtained by clinicians treating psoriasis patients....
A database of more than 25 years has enabled medical staff to establish tailor-made protocols for sun-exposure time intervals as a function of particular month and hour of day. The availability of suc...
To inactivate viruses and microorganisms, ultraviolet light in the short wavelength region is a promising candidate for mitigating the infection of disease. Germicidal mercury lamps emitting at 254 nm...
Phototherapy is a traditional treatment for psoriasis and patients using it for a long time may be exposed to cumulative toxicity, so dermatologists need continuously diagnostic tools that help in mon...
To detect dermoscopic changes with the improvement of skin in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis on narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy and evaluate the role of dermoscopy in monitoring the pat...
Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy was prescribed to thirty (30) patients with chronic plaque psoriasis for three months according to their disease condition. Psoriasis area and severity index (PAS...
According to PASI score calculations, a significant correlation was found between changes in the vessel patterns and the improvement that occurred during the treatment sessions in psoriatic lesions, w...
Dermoscopy is a rapid, simple tool to predict the response of psoriatic patients to phototherapy using vascular pattern assessment....