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Retrospective analysis in oculocutaneous albinism patients for the 2.7 kb del...
Abstract Background Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is an autosomal recessive disorder. A significant portion of OCA patients has been found with a single pathogenic variant... -
The magnitude of antibiotic resistance to Helicobacter pylori in Africa and i...
Abstract Background Worldwide Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) treatment is of great challenge due to increased antibiotic resistance. The burden of H. pylori antibiotic... -
Systematic review of time trends in the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori inf...
Abstract It has been suggested that the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection has stabilized in the USA and is decreasing in China. We conducted a systematic literature... -
First detection and genetic characterization of canine Kobuvirus in domestic ...
Abstract Background Canine Kobuvirus (CaKoV) has been detected both in healthy and diarrheic dogs and in asymptomatic wild carnivores. In this study, we conducted a survey of... -
Nationwide epidemiologic study of norovirus-related hospitalization among Jap...
Abstract Background Older adults are vulnerable to hospitalization or death from norovirus infection, but the actual disease burden remains unknown. Therefore, we conducted a... -
Genetic and epidemiological analysis of norovirus from children with gastroen...
Abstract Background Norovirus is a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis worldwide with a peak of disease seen in children. The epidemiological analysis regarding the virus... -
Advanced non-cardia gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori infection in Vietnam
Abstract Background The incidence of gastric cancer in the Northern city, Hanoi is higher than in the Southern city, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. We previously reported that... -
Performance of a brief geriatric evaluation compared to a comprehensive geria...
Abstract Background Geriatric syndromes are rarely detected in family medicine. Within the AGE program (active geriatric evaluation), a brief assessment tool (BAT) designed for... -
Rough surface Au@Ag core–shell nanoparticles to fabricating high sensitivity ...
Abstract Immunochromatographic sensors (ICSs) are inexpensive, simple, portable, and robust, thus making ICSs commonplace in clinical diagnoses, food testing, and environmental... -
Probabilistic modelling of prospective environmental concentrations of gold n...
Abstract Background The use of gold nanoparticles (Au-NP) based medical applications is rising due to their unique physical and chemical properties. Diagnostic devices based on... -
Changes in norovirus genotype diversity in gastroenteritis outbreaks in Alber...
Abstract Background The emergence of norovirus genotype GII.4 variants has been associated with gastroenteritis pandemics worldwide, prompting molecular surveillance for early... -
First cases of contagious ovine digital dermatitis in Germany
Abstract Contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) is a significant disease of the ovine foot characterised by severe lameness and progressive separation of the hoof horn... -
Amikacin pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic in intensive care unit: a prospectiv...
Abstract Background Aminoglycosides have a concentration-dependent therapeutic effect when peak serum concentration (Cmax) reaches eight to tenfold the minimal inhibitory... -
Salmonella enterica subspecies houtenae as an opportunistic pathogen in a cas...
Abstract Background We report the first case of canine Salmonella meningoencephalomyelitis and second case of canine Salmonella bacteriuria, as well as the first reported case... -
Genotypic prevalence of norovirus GII in gastroenteritis outpatients in Shang...
Abstract Background With the help of an existing citywide comprehensive surveillance on gastroenteritis outpatients, although norovirus genogroup II (NoV GII) was tested... -
Incident Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in household contacts of infect...
Abstract Background In household contact investigations of tuberculosis (TB), a second tuberculin skin test (TST) obtained several weeks after a first negative result... -
A foodborne outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by Norovirus and Bacillus cere...
Abstract Background On September 4, 2018, a boarding school in the Shunyi District of Beijing, China reported an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis. At least 209 suspected... -
Could Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis cause Crohn’s disease, ...
Abstract Infectious agents are known causes of human cancers. Schistosoma japonicum and Schistosoma mansoni cause a percentage of colorectal cancers in countries where the... -
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase acts as an adhesin in Erysipelothrix...
Abstract Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is the causative agent of animal erysipelas and human erysipeloid. Previous studies suggested glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase... -
Public health surveillance in the UK revolutionises our understanding of the ...
Abstract Background The ST313 sequence type of Salmonella Typhimurium causes invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis and was thought to be confined to sub-Saharan Africa. Two...
