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Ultrasound transducer disinfection in emergency medicine practice
Abstract Background External ultrasound transducer disinfection is common practice in medicine. Unfortunately, clinically significant organisms, such as methicillin-resistant... -
The effect of increasing the coinsurance rate on outpatient utilization of he...
Abstract Background The Korean healthcare system is composed of costly and inefficient structures that fail to adequately divide the functions and roles of medical care... -
Impact of body fat changes in mediating the effects of antiretroviral therapy...
Abstract Background Previous studies of HIV-infected patients have shown significant associations between highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and increased blood... -
A self-marker-like protein governs hemocyte allorecognition in Halocynthia ro...
Abstract Background Self-incompatibility, fusion/non-fusion reactions, and contact reactions (CRs) have all been identified as allorecognition phenomena in ascidians. CR is a... -
PrtA immunization fails to protect against pulmonary and invasive infection b...
Abstract Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is a respiratory pathogen causing severe lung infection that may lead to complications such as bacteremia. Current polysaccharide... -
An open-label, pragmatic, randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate th...
Abstract Background Treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infection (cSSSI) places a tremendous burden on the health care system. Understanding relative resource... -
Impact of early initiation versus national standard of care of antiretroviral...
Abstract Background There is robust clinical evidence to support offering early access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) to all HIV-positive individuals, irrespective of disease... -
Reported co-infection deaths are more common in early adulthood and among sim...
Abstract Background Many people have multiple infections at the same time, but the combined contribution of those infections to disease-related mortality is unknown. Registered... -
Outcomes of TB treatment in HIV co-infected TB patients in Ethiopia: a cross-...
Abstract Background TB and HIV are the most prevalent communicable diseases of major public health importance in the populations of sub-Saharan African countries, and an... -
Comparative safety and efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological in...
Abstract Background Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are highly prevalent in patients with dementia. Both pharmacological and non-pharmacological... -
Transcriptomic analysis of monocytes from HIV-positive men on antiretroviral ...
Abstract Background Tobacco smoking induces immunomodulatory and pro-inflammatory effects associated with transcriptome changes in monocytes and other immune cell types. While... -
A novel Sugarcane bacilliform virus promoter confers gene expression preferen...
Abstract Background Saccharum species such as sugarcane and energy cane are key players in the expanding bioeconomy for sugars, bioenergy, and production of high-value proteins.... -
Microglial depletion and repopulation in brain slice culture normalizes sensi...
Abstract Background Microglia are critical mediators of neuroimmune pathology across multiple neurologic disorders. Microglia can be persistently activated or “primed” by... -
Archaic mitochondrial DNA inserts in modern day nuclear genomes
Abstract Background Traces of interbreeding of Neanderthals and Denisovans with modern humans in the form of archaic DNA have been detected in the genomes of present-day human... -
SARS-CoV-2 detection in the lower respiratory tract of invasively ventilated ...
Abstract Background Data on SARS-CoV-2 load in lower respiratory tract (LRT) are scarce. Our objectives were to describe the viral shedding and the viral load in LRT and to... -
Quantitative benefit-risk assessment of methylprednisolone in multiple sclero...
Abstract Background High-dose short-term methylprednisolone is the recommended treatment in the management of multiple sclerosis relapses, although it has been suggested that...
