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The efficacy of varenicline in achieving abstinence among waterpipe tobacco s...
Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased among youth across the globe including in the US, and it continues as a common and traditional form of smoking... -
Combined interventions to reduce HIV incidence in KwaZulu-Natal: a modelling ...
Abstract Background Combined prevention interventions, including early antiretroviral therapy initiation, may substantially reduce HIV incidence in hyperendemic settings. Our... -
Prioritising pathogens for the management of severe febrile patients to impro...
Abstract Background Severe febrile illness without a known source (SFWS) is a challenge for clinicians when deciding how to manage a patient, particularly given the wide... -
Comparative efficacy between atorvastatin and rosuvastatin in the prevention ...
© 2019 The Author(s). Background: There is no randomized clinical trials with recurrence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) as a major outcome with rosuvastatin.... -
Fetal sex and maternal pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Since the placenta also has a sex, fetal sex–specific differences in the occurrence of placenta-mediated complications could exist. Objective To determine... -
Occurrence of marked sepsis-induced immunosuppression in pediatric septic sho...
Abstract Background While the process of sepsis-induced immunosuppression is now well described in adults, very little information is available on immune functions in pediatric... -
Negligible risk of inducing resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with sin...
Abstract Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for leprosy is administered as one single dose of rifampicin (SDR) to the contacts of newly diagnosed leprosy patients. SDR reduces the... -
ショウジョウバエ野外集団におけるコアプロモーター配列変異によって生じる発現量変化への自然選択
Abstract Background Understanding the evolutionary forces that influence variation in gene regulatory regions in natural populations is an important challenge for evolutionary... -
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Increased vaccine hesitancy presents challenges to public health and undermines efforts to eradicate diseases such as measles, rubella, and polio. The decline is partly... -
Characteristics of human encounters and social mixing patterns relevant to in...
Abstract Background Quantification of human interactions relevant to infectious disease transmission through social contact is central to predict disease dynamics, yet data from... -
The reliability and accuracy of operational system data in a nationwide helic...
Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and accuracy of documentation in FinnHEMS database, which is a... -
Efficacy of imidacloprid 10%/moxidectin 1% spot-on formulation (Advocate®) in...
Abstract Background In three randomized, controlled laboratory efficacy studies, the efficacy in the prevention of patent infections of a topical combination of imidacloprid... -
Infection control link nurses in acute care hospitals: a scoping review
Abstract Background Involving link nurses in infection prevention and control is a strategy to improve clinical practice that has been implemented in hospitals worldwide.... -
Measles seroprevalence after reactive vaccination campaigns during the 2015 m...
Abstract Background Measles continues to circulate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the country suffered from several important outbreaks over the last 5 years. Despite... -
Simple descriptive missing data indicators in longitudinal studies with attri...
Abstract Objective Missing data in longitudinal studies may constitute a source of bias. We suggest three simple missing data indicators for the initial phase of getting an... -
Changes in pneumococcal carriage prevalence and factors associated with carri...
Abstract Background Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage is often asymptomatic but can cause invasive pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal carriage is a prerequisite for disease,...
