Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be a devastating condition, striking young patients often in their prime reproductive years. Lupus nephritis is a common and serious complication occurring in roughly 50% of SLE cases,...
Read MoreDengue, Zika and chikungunya outbreaks pose a significant public health risk to Pacific Island communities. Differential diagnosis is challenging due to overlapping clinical features and limited availability of laboratory...
Read MoreThe Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), is an invasive species native to Southeast Asia. This insect, which is an important vector of arbovirus such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, has spread rapidly to several...
Read MoreFoot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals. It has an important socio-economic impact on the livestock industry because it produces a drastic decrease of productivity. The disease...
Read MoreNew strategies are needed to reduce the incidence of malaria, and promising approaches include vaccines targeting the circumsporozoite protein (CSP). To improve upon the malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01, it is essential to...
Read MoreCervical cancer (CC) is a common gynecologic malignancy, accounting for a significant proportion of women death worldwide. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the major etiological causes leading to CC onset; however,...
Read MoreAim To analyse the impact of the length of antiviral therapy with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) on the renal function in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Methods A cross-sectional study included 75 patients with...
Read MoreImmune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy for patients undergoing cancer treatment carries a risk of severe immune-related adverse events (IRAEs). Questions remain about whether seasonal influenza vaccination might increase the...
Read MoreThe objective of the study was to estimate the economic cost benefit of funding influenza vaccination to all Australian adults 50-64 years and predict its effect on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) deaths and hospitalisation.We...
Read MoreThe PRESTIGIO Registry was established in 2017 to collect clinical, virological and immunological monitoring data from people living with HIV (PLWH) with documented four-class drug resistance (4DR). Key research purposes include...
Read MoreNamibia is a high tuberculosis (TB)-burden country with an estimated incidence of 460/100 000 (around 12 000 cases) per year. Approximately 4.5% of new cases and 7.9% of previously treated TB cases are multidrug resistant (MDR)...
Read MoreThe construction of a robust healthcare information system is fundamental to enhancing countries’ capabilities in the surveillance and control of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Making use of China’s rapidly expanding...
Read MoreSynchronous primary cancers in the stomach and gallbladder were not previously reported in the medical literature. Pseudotumor pancreatitis was also described many years ago. It was misdiagnosed and required surgery for...
Read MorePyocyanin is a bioactive pigment produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is an important virulence factor that plays a critical role in P. aeruginosa infections as a redox-active secondary metabolite and a quorum sensing (QS)...
Read MoreEnterocytozoon bieneusi is a zoonotic pathogen widely distributed in animals and humans. It can cause diarrhea and even death in immunocompromised hosts. Approximately 800 internal transcribed spacer (ITS) genotypes have been...
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Functional gastrointestinal disorders in childhood (FGIDs) constitute a significant time-consuming...
Read MoreInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment was revolutionised with the arrival of biological therapy two decades ago. There are now multiple biologics and increasingly novel small molecules licensed for the treatment of IBD....
Read MoreWD repeat domain 12 (WDR12) plays a crucial role in the ribosome biogenesis pathway. However, its biological function in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains poorly understood. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the roles of...
Read MorePathologists interpreting kidney allograft biopsies using the Banff system usually start by recording component scores (eg, i, t, cg) using histopathologic criteria committed to memory. Component scores are then melded into...
Read MoreThis study assessed medication patterns for inpatients at a central hospital in Portugal and explored their relationships with clinical outcomes in COVID-19 cases.A retrospective study analyzed inpatient medication data, coded...
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