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Effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccination during childhood (<7 years of age) for preventing pertussis in household contacts 1–9 years old in Catalonia and Navarra (Spain)
Pertussis vaccination with 4–5 doses of acellular vaccines is recommended in Spain to all children at 2 months to 6 years of age. The effectiveness of the acellular pertussis vaccination was assessed in this s...
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A cytokine gene screen uncovers SOCS1 as genetic risk factor for multiple sclerosis
Cytokine and cytokine receptor genes, including IL2RA, IL7R and IL12A, are known risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS). Excitotoxic oligodendroglial death mediated by glutamate receptors contributes to demyeli...
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Factors Promoting Colonization by Legionellae in Residential Water Distribution Systems: an Environmental Case-Control Survey
As part of a case-control study of community-acquired Legionnaires' disease, several factors related to residential water distribution systems and public drinking water systems were studied in the homes of 124...
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Anaerobic threshold in children: determination from saliva analysis in field tests
The purpose of this study was to determine the anaerobic threshold of children by the analysis of saliva collected during field tests. A group of 25 children (mean age, 10.5 years) performed an incremental exe...
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Modulation of L-type Ca channel activity by P2-purinergic agonist in cardiac cells
The mechanism of enhancement of the L-type Ca current by a P2-purinergic agonist adenosine-5′-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (ATPγS) was studied by recording single channel activity from cell-attached patches on rat isol...