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Effect of postextubation high-flow nasal cannula therapy on lung recruitment ...
Abstract Background Postextubation high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is used as a support therapy in high-risk patients in ICU. This study aimed to determine the effects of HFNC... -
Acetate metabolic requirement of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli promotes i...
Abstract Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is a facultative intracellular pathogen, and intracellular persistence in macrophages is essential for APEC extraintestinal... -
Prototype foamy virus elicits complete autophagy involving the ER stress-rela...
Abstract Background Prototype foamy virus (PFV) is a member of the Spumaretrovirinae subfamily of retroviruses, which maintains lifelong latent infection while being... -
Vaccination of infants aged 0 to 11 months at the Yaounde Gynaeco-obstetric a...
Abstract Background Vaccination is a major, but simple and cost effective public health intervention in the prevention of infectious diseases, especially in children. Nowadays,... -
Prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococ...
Abstract Background To explore the overall prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae(S. pneumoniae) among healthy children.... -
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... -
Involvement of ABC-transporters and acyltransferase 1 in intracellular choles...
Abstract Background Understanding pathogenic mechanisms is imperative for developing novel treatment to the tuberculosis, an important public health burden worldwide. Recent... -
Use of diagnostic tests and the appropriateness of the treatment decision in ...
Abstract Background Inappropriate prescription of antibiotics is the leading driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The majority of antibiotics are prescribed in primary... -
Infectious disease burden and antibiotic prescribing in primary care in Israel
Abstract Background Antibiotics are frequently prescribed at many of the visits to primary care clinics, often for conditions for which they provide no benefit, including viral... -
Identifying clinical subgroups in IgG4-related disease patients using cluster...
Abstract Background To explore the clinical patterns of patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) based on laboratory tests and the number of organs involved. Methods... -
Boron-deficiency-responsive microRNAs and their targets in Citrus sinensis le...
Abstract Background MicroRNAs play important roles in the adaptive responses of plants to nutrient deficiencies. Most research, however, has focused on nitrogen (N), phosphorus... -
The application of FTIR microspectroscopy in a non-invasive and non-destructi...
Abstract The potential of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy, to inform the study and conservation of mineralised excavated textiles is discussed, highlighted... -
Impact of antibiotic therapy on the development and response to treatment of ...
Abstract Background The gut microbiome impacts the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy and the development of ICI-mediated diarrhea and/or colitis (IMDC).... -
Cortical vein thrombosis in adult patients of cerebral venous sinus thrombosi...
Abstract Background Cortical vein thrombosis (CVT) receives little attention in adult patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). This study aimed to investigate the... -
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... -
CRISPR/dCas9-mediated transcriptional improvement of the biosynthetic gene cl...
Abstract Background The CRISPR/dCas9 system is a powerful tool to activate the transcription of target genes in eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells, but lacks assays in complex... -
Transcriptionally induced enhancers in the macrophage immune response to Myco...
Abstract Background Tuberculosis is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). M.tb subverts host immune responses to build a favourable... -
Identification of interchangeable cross-species function of elongation factor...
Abstract Background Tick-borne Babesia bigemina is responsible for acute and potentially lethal hemolytic disease in cattle. The development of genetic manipulation tools... -
Pilot study comparing the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research All...
Abstract Objectives To assess the feasibility of studying the comparative effectiveness of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) consensus treatment... -
The potential role of infectious agents and pelvic inflammatory disease in ov...
Abstract Background The etiological cause of ovarian cancer is poorly understood. It has been theorized that bacterial or viral infection as well as pelvic inflammatory disease...