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Oxidative stress and premature senescence in corneal endothelium following pe...
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to address the question of how the premature senescence process may affect corneal endothelium after penetrating keratoplasty,... -
Time to death and risk factors among tuberculosis patients in Northern Ethiopia
Abstract Objective The main objective of this study was to assess time to death and associated risk factors among tuberculosis (TB) patients. Results A total of 769 TB patients... -
Effects of cyanobacterial toxins on the human gastrointestinal tract and the ...
Abstract Background Cyanobacterial blooms occur with increasing frequency in freshwater ecosystems, posing a hazard to human and environmental health. Exposure of human to... -
Incidence and impact on outcomes of acute kidney injury after a stroke: a sys...
Abstract Background Patients with chronic kidney disease have worse outcomes after stroke. However, the burden of acute kidney injury after stroke has not been extensively... -
Avian influenza A (H5N1) outbreaks in different poultry farm types in Egypt: ...
Abstract Background The Avian Influenza A (H5N1) virus is endemic in poultry in Egypt. The winter of 2014/2015 was particularly worrying as new clusters of HPAI A (H5N1) virus... -
Adherence to guidelines across different specialties to prevent infections in...
Abstract Background Substantial numbers of patients are now receiving either immunosuppressive therapies or chemotherapy. There are significant risks in such patients of... -
Efficacy, safety and effectiveness of licensed rotavirus vaccines: a systemat...
Abstract Background RotaTeq™ (RV5; Merck & Co. Inc., USA) and Rotarix™ (RV1, GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium) vaccines, developed to prevent rotavirus diarrhea in children under... -
A meta-analysis of depressive symptoms among Ethiopian prisoners and a narrat...
Abstract Background The burden of depression in prisoners is increasing and factors such as co-existence of medical illness, lack of social support and longer duration of... -
Effects of very early start of norepinephrine in patients with septic shock: ...
Abstract Background Optimal timing for the start of vasopressors (VP) in septic shock has not been widely studied since it is assumed that fluids must be administered in... -
Treating loss-to-follow-up as a missing data problem: a case study using a lo...
Abstract Background HIV programs are often assessed by the proportion of patients who are alive and retained in care; however some patients are categorized as lost to follow-up... -
BCG vaccination in southern rural Mozambique: an overview of coverage and its...
Abstract Background Over the past four decades, the World Health Organization established the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to foster universal access to all relevant... -
Probiotics may not prevent the deterioration of necrotizing enterocolitis fro...
Abstract Background Probiotic therapy can reduce the incidence of NEC. Therapeutic use of probiotics after NEC diagnosis reduces the severity of NEC in preterm infants or... -
Increased calcium intake is associated lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels...
Abstract Background There are indications that an increased intake of calcium has a vitamin D sparing effect, which might be explained by a decreased catabolism of... -
Appendectomy, cholecystectomy and diagnostic laparoscopy conducted before pre...
Abstract Background Non-obstetric surgery conducted during pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes like small for gestational age, preterm birth, and... -
Incidence and risk factors for food hypersensitivity in UK infants: results f...
Abstract Background The prevalence of food hypersensitivity in the UK is still largely open to debate. Additionally its pathogenesis is also unclear although it is known that... -
Dexketoprofen/tramadol 25 mg/75 mg: randomised double-blind trial in moderate...
Abstract Background Dexketoprofen trometamol plus tramadol hydrochloride is a new oral combination of two analgesics, which have different mechanisms of action for the treatment... -
Socioeconomic status is associated with symptom severity and sickness absence...
Abstract Background The burden of infectious intestinal disease (IID) in the UK is substantial. Negative consequences including sickness absence are common, but little is known... -
Sustained low influenza vaccination in health care workers after H1N1 pandemi...
Abstract Background Despite consistent recommendations by all Public Health Authorities in support of annual influenza vaccination for at-risk categories, there is still a low... -
Exposures associated with infection with Cryptosporidium in industrialised co...
Abstract Background Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite of humans and other animals worldwide and is one of the greatest contributors to human diarrhoeal illness.... -
Assessing linkage to and retention in care among HIV patients in Uganda and i...
Abstract Background While antiretroviral therapy (ART) availability for HIV patients has increased dramatically in Uganda, patient linkage to and retention in care remains a...
