The Determinants of Adolescent Glycolipid Metabolism Disorder: A Cohort Study by Xiao-Hua Liang, Lun Xiao, Jing-Yu Chen, Ping Qu, Xian Tang, Yuwei Wang

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Clinical characteristics and cause analysis of false-positive results in treponemal testing among patients by Wei Wang, Xuzhou Fan, Keyi Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Xuelian Huang

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Scientometric Assessment of Global Research Output about Monkeypox during 1970–2022 by Brij Mohan Gupta, Mallikarjun Kappi, Manish Mohan Gore, Atul Gupta

“…The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, USA (145 papers) and National Institutes of Health, USA (64 papers) emerged as the most productive, and the University of California, Los Angeles, USA (84.15 and 3.23) and Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Br., USA (66.9 and 2.57) as the most impactful organizations. …”
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Evaluation of gestational nonpersistent pesticide exposure with newborn size and gestational length in rural Ghana using a novel time-varying extension of multiple informant models by Wylie BJ, Kaali S, Duttweiler L, Ae-Ngibise KA, Mujtaba M, Tawiah C, Gibson E, Calafat AM, Ospina M, Jack DJ, Agyei O, Lee AG, Roberts DJ, Boamah-Kaali EA, Factor-Litvak P, Modest AM, Hauser R, Coull BA, Asante KP

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Molecular Epidemiology of Human Norovirus Variants from Outbreaks in Zhejiang Province, China, during 2021 by Yi Sun, Yongjuan Yuan, Haiyan Mao, Lingxuan Su, Qiong Ge, Jian Gao, Changping Xu, Liming Gong

“…Positive samples were sent to the Microbiology Laboratory of Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention for further verification. …”
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Construction and validation of a nomogram predictive model for assessing the risk of surgical site infections following posterior lumbar fusion surgery by Jin-Zhou Luo, Jie-Zhao Lin, Qi-Fan Chen, Chang-Jian Yang, Chu-Song Zhou

“…SSIs were defined based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria. Univariate analysis identified significant risk factors, which were then included in a binary logistic regression to develop the nomogram. …”
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The Dose Makes the Poison: Sugar and Obesity in the United States – a Review by Samir Faruque, Janice Tong, Vuk Lacmanovic, Christiana Agbonghae, Dulce M Minaya, Krzysztof Czaja

“…The relationship between sugar consumption and obesity was analyzed using United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Sugar and Sweetener Outlook data, and obesity prevalence was analyzed using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The analysis revealed a reduction in sugar consumption concurrent with a slowing down of the annual rate of increase of obesity. …”
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Attitude and Vaccination Status of Healthcare Workers against Hepatitis B Infection in a Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia by Mohammed Akibu, Sodere Nurgi, Mesfin Tadese, Wendwesen Dibekulu Tsega

“…World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend all health professionals to get vaccinated against hepatitis B virus before they start the clinical attachments during their stay in the medical school. …”
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Nurses' knowledge and its determinants in surgical site infection prevention: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. by Tesfaye Engdaw Habtie, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Aregash Birhan Terefe, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Melsew Dagne Abate

“…Policymakers should incorporate international guidelines such as those recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) into nursing curricula, supported by robust assessment tools and educator training, to improve knowledge transfer and implementation of best practices.…”
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Prevalence and correlates of facemask usage during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. by Nelson Onira Alema, Christopher Okot, Emmanuel Olal, Eric Nzirakaindi Ikoona, Freddy Wathum Drinkwater Oyat, Steven Baguma, Denish Omoya Ochula, Patrick Odong Olwedo, Johnson Nyeko Oloya, Francis Pebalo Pebolo, Pamela Okot Atim, Godfrey Smart Okot, Ritah Nantale, Judith Aloyo, David Lagoro Kitara

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) documented wearing facemasks in public as one of the most important prevention measures to limit COVID-19 spread. …”
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Exploring the potential of introducing an electronic death registration system in South Africa by Carmen Sant Fruchtman, Natasha Kallis, Sudarshan Govender, Debbie Bradshaw, Daniel Cobos, Diane Morof, Pamela Groenewald

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Temporal Trends in Parkinson’s Disease Related Mortality from 1999-2020: A National Analysis [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Balamrit Singh Sokhal, Thomas Shepherd, Christian Mallen, Sowmya Prasanna Kumar Menon, Amit Arora, Sara Muller

“…Methods The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research (CDC-WONDER) Underlying Cause of Death database from January 1999 to December 2020 was used to determine the PD-related age adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) stratified by age, sex, ethnicity and geographic area, with the 1999 deaths as the reference group. …”
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Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis among surgical patients: results from a retrospective observational study at a public hospital in Liberia by Michelle Niescierenko, John Shakpeh, Kayla Enriquez, Saned Raouf, Finda Mayah-Toto

“…Following this training, surgical cases (general surgery and obstetrics and gynaecology (OB/GYN) underwent chart review with focus on time of SAP administration and appropriate SAP based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wound classification.Results A total of 143 charts were reviewed. …”
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Current status of public health awareness and roles within medical institutions in eastern China by Yuchen Wu, Chuanfeng Zhang, Quan She, Wei Zheng, Kai Lu, Furu Wang, Furu Wang

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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Elderly Fall Patients Visit to the Emergency Department: A Comparison by Gender by Jun Kew Kim, Sun Pyo Kim, Sun Hyu Kim, Gyu Chong Cho, Min Joung Kim, Ji Sook Lee, Chul Han

“…Methods We retrospectively analyzed the fall patients aged 65 years or older from the data of the in-depth surveillance study of injured patients visit to the ED under the supervision of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) from 2011 to 2016 by separating male and female. …”
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Prediction analysis of human brucellosis cases in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Xinjiang China based on time series by Lian Lu, Tongxia Yang, Zhisheng Chen, Qidi Ge, Jing Yang, Gan Sen

“…To assist local Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in promptly formulate effective prevention and control measures, this study leveraged time-series data on brucellosis cases from February 2010 to September 2023 in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture. …”
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Environmental Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Two Restaurants from a Mid-scale City that Followed U.S. CDC Reopening Guidance by Hongwan Li, Sripriya Nannu Shankar, Chiran T. Witanachchi, John A. Lednicky, Julia C. Loeb, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Z. Hugh Fan, Karim Mohamed, Jessica A. Boyette, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Chang-Yu Wu

“…The air and selected environmental surfaces in two restaurants in a mid-scale city located in north central Florida that followed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reopening guidance were sampled three times from July 2020 to February 2021. …”
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Epidemiological Trends of Human Monkeypox Cases in Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Regions in Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sultan Ayoub Meo, Abdulaziz Hassan Alsomali, Abdullah Abdulrahman Almushawah, Anusha Sultan Meo

“…The data about the monkeypox outbreak in European countries were recorded by the World Health Organization (WHO), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. The period prevalence-based data were recorded from Jan 1, 2022, to July 7, 2022, and analyzed, and epidemiological trends were established in different European regions and countries. …”
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Evaluation of an oral health education training program for kindergarten teachers by Joanna Cheuk Yan Hui, Joanna Cheuk Yan Hui, Chun Hung Chu, Jieyi Chen, Jieyi Chen

“…ObjectivesThis study aims to examine kindergarten teachers’ satisfaction and their perceived impact of an oral health education (OHE) training program.MethodsThis study followed the steps outlined in the Program Evaluation Standards in Public Health recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong were invited to attend the OHE training. …”
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Monkeypox: epidemiological situation, diagnostics, prevention, new challenges and problems of our time by Belyakova E.N., Shipulin G.A.

“…The review used publications presented in the main international medical information databases PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Elibrary, as well as data from WHO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC USA, ECDC, Africa CDC), NCBI GenBank and GISAID. …”
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