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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... -
Assessment of blood levels of heavy metals including lead and manganese in he...
Abstract Background Exposure to environmental heavy metals is common among African children. Although many of these metals are known neurotoxicants, to date, monitoring of this... -
Comparison of efficacy and safety of drug-eluting versus uncoated balloon ang...
Abstract Background This quantitative meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of drug-eluting balloon (DEB) vs. uncoated balloon (UCB) in patients with... -
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... -
Prevalence of nasal colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aure...
Abstract Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of MRSA among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) being monitored in a tertiary outpatient hospital... -
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... -
A systematic review of non-antibiotic measures for the prevention of urinary ...
Abstract Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in pregnancy and account for the highest proportion of primary care antibiotic prescriptions issued to pregnant... -
Disease severity determines health-seeking behaviour amongst individuals with...
Abstract Background Seasonal influenza epidemics place considerable strain on health services. Robust systems of surveillance are therefore required to ensure preparedness.... -
Removal of the product from the culture medium strongly enhances free fatty a...
Abstract Background Cyanobacterial mutants engineered for production of free fatty acids (FFAs) secrete the products to the medium and hence are thought to be useful for biofuel... -
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.... -
Systemic bevacizumab for high-output cardiac failure in hereditary hemorrhagi...
Abstract Background Systemic bevacizumab is a novel targeted anti-angiogenic therapy for high-output cardiac failure (HOCF) in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) but... -
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... -
MOdified DIagnostic strateGy to safely ruLe-out pulmonary embolism In the eme...
Abstract Introduction In the work-up strategy for pulmonary embolism (PE) in the ED, the recently introduced YEARS rule allows the raising of the D-dimer threshold to 1000 ng/ml... -
Associations between mental health competence and indicators of physical heal...
Abstract Background Positive mental health may support healthy development in childhood, although few studies have investigated this at a population level. We aimed to construct... -
Modelling population-level impact to inform target product profiles for child...
Abstract Background The RTS,S/AS01 vaccine for Plasmodium falciparum malaria demonstrated moderate efficacy in 5â 17-month-old children in phase 3 trials, and from 2018, the... -
The epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in East Sepik ...
Abstract Background In the past decade, national malaria control efforts in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have received renewed support, facilitating nationwide distribution of free... -
Serum interleukin-6 is an indicator for severity in 901 patients with SARS-Co...
Abstract Background Interleukin-6 (IL-6) was proposed to be associated with the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The present study aimed to explore the kinetics... -
Evaluation of vaccination herd immunity effects for anogenital warts in a low...
Abstract Background Shortly after the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine recommendation and hence the reimbursement of vaccination costs for the respective age groups in Germany... -
Factors influencing the time between onset of illness and specimen collection...
Abstract Background Listeriosis is an opportunistic bacterial infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes and predominantly affects people who are immunocompromised. Due to its... -
Organ system network analysis and biological stability in critically ill pati...
Abstract Background Continuous coordination among organ systems is necessary to maintain biological stability in humans. Organ system network analysis in addition to...
