Quick sequential organ failure assessment score combined with other sepsis-related risk factors to predict in-hospital mortality: Post-hoc analysis of prospective multicenter study... by Ryo Ueno, Takateru Masubuchi, Atsushi Shiraishi, Satoshi Gando, Toshikazu Abe, Shigeki Kushimoto, Toshihiko Mayumi, Seitaro Fujishima, Akiyoshi Hagiwara, Toru Hifumi, Akira Endo, Takayuki Komatsu, Joji Kotani, Kohji Okamoto, Junichi Sasaki, Yasukazu Shiino, Yutaka Umemura

“…We included adult patients (age ≥16 years) who presented to the emergency department with suspected infection. qSOFA was calculated and recorded by senior emergency physicians when they suspected an infection. …”
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Biopsychosocial factors and falls among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study by Renata Zacharias Grando, Letícia Pophal Cutisque, Alyssa Cristine de Oliveira Elias, André Luiz Felix Rodacki, Natália Boneti Moreira

“…Falls prevalence enhanced between the evaluations (12.9%) and was higher in infected older adults compared to not infected (63.6% vs. 25%). …”
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Oncolytic influenza virus enhances killing effect of gemcitabine against pancreatic cancer cells by MENG Zihe, MENG Zihe, XU Yongru, DENG Zhaoda

“…At the cellular level， the viruses demonstrated a significant selective cytotoxic effect on Panc02， PANC-1， SW1990， and BxPC-3 cells under the conditions of 48 h post-infection and MOI=3.0， when compared to 48 h post-infection and MOI=0 （P<0.01）. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of Russian Gastroenterological Association, Scientific Society for the Clinical Study of Human Microbiome, Russian Society for the Prevention of Non-Co... by V. T. Ivashkin, T. L. Lapina, I. V. Maev, O. M. Drapkina, R. S. Kozlov, A. A. Sheptulin, A. S. Trukhmanov, S. R. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alekseeva, S. A. Alekseenko, D. N. Andreev, D. S. Bordin, N. N. Dekhnich, I. L. Klyaritskaya, N. V. Korochanskaya, M. F. Osipenko, E. A. Poluektova, A. S. Sarsenbaeva, V. I. Simanenkov, A. V. Tkachev, A. I. Ulyanin, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov

“…Aim: bring to the attention of practitioners indications for anti-Helicobacter therapy, methods and procedure for diagnostics and eradication therapy of Н. pylori infection.Key points. Chronic gastritis caused by Н. pylori infection, including asymptomatic persons, may be considered as an indication for eradication therapy of Н. pylori as etiological therapy and opportunistic screening for gastric cancer prevention. …”
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Hyperglycemia and Correlated High Levels of Inflammation Have a Positive Relationship with the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Wen Zhang, Chuanwei Li, Yu Xu, Binfeng He, Mingdong Hu, Guoqiang Cao, Li Li, Shuang Wu, Xia Wang, Chun Zhang, Jianping Zhao, Jungang Xie, Zihui Xu, Qi Li, Guansong Wang

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Analysis of Nucleotide Alterations in the E6 Genomic Region of Human Papillomavirus Types 6 and 11 in Condyloma Acuminatum Samples from Brazil by Marina Carrara Dias, Bruna Stuqui, Paola Jocelan Scarin Provazzi, Cíntia Bittar, Natália Maria Candido, Renata Prandini Adum de Matos, Rodolfo Miglioli Badial, Caroline Measso do Bonfim, Patricia Pereira dos Santos Melli, Silvana Maria Quintana, José Antônio Cordeiro, Paula Rahal, Marilia de Freitas Calmon

“…Patient age, local occurrence, and HIV infection did not show significant association with HPV infection. …”
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The protein composition of human adenovirus replication compartments by Paloma Hidalgo, Amada Torres, Pierre M. Jean Beltran, Gamaliel López-Leal, Luca D. Bertzbach, Thomas Dobner, S. J. Flint, Ileana M. Cristea, Ramón A. González

“…In this study, we isolated adenovirus RC-enriched fractions from infected cells at different times post-infection and employed a tandem mass tag-based quantitative mass spectrometry approach to identify proteins associated with RCs (data available via ProteomeXchange identifier PXD051745). …”
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Perbedaan Sensitivitas Kuman Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Penyebab Infeksi Nosokomial Terhadap Beberapa Antibiotika Generik dan Paten by Ayu Andrian Putri, Roslaili Rasyid, Rahmatini .

“…<br />Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, nosocomial infection, sensitivity, generic and branded name antibiotic</p>…”
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A Man with an Umbilicated Papule of the Hand: What Is Your Diagnosis? by Deba P. Sarma, Meredith Cox, Paige Walter, William Crisler, Christopher Huerter

“…A diagnosis of human orf (ecthyma contagiosum) was made. Conclusion. Infected sheep and freshly vaccinated sheep or goats are the reservoir for human infection. …”
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Analysis of HIV therapy in the liver using optimal control and pharmacokinetics by Hasifa Nampala, Matylda Jabłońska-Sabuka, Martin Singull

“…Abstract The main burden in treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection currently, is the side effects of the antiretroviral therapy (ART) used, because each treatment is toxic to the liver. …”
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Unusual Initial Presentation of Herpes Simplex Virus as Inguinal Lymphadenopathy by Sarah A. Fleming, John G. Strickler

“…Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are a common cause of inguinal lymphadenopathy. …”
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Recurrent Hemoptysis with Penicillium Marneffei and Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia in Job’s Syndrome by Bosco HM Ma, Calvin SH Ng, Rebecca KY Lam, Song Wan, Innes YP Wan, Tak Wai Lee, Anthony PC Yim

“…Pulmonary infection caused by the opportunistic organisms Penicillium marneffei and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in patients with Job’s syndrome is rare and not well documented. …”
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Clinical Significance and Expression of PAF and TNF-alpha in Seminal Plasma of Leukocytospermic Patients by Chaodong Liu, Hongjian Liu, Xianzhong Wang, Sun Xinbo

“…Discuss the changes and roles of PAF in the reproductive tract infection by observing the expression of platelet activating factor (PAF) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in seminal plasma of patients with leukocytospermia. …”
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Toxoplasma Reduces Complications of Parkinson’s Disease: An Experimental Study in BALB/c Mice by Mohammad Nohtani, Qasem Asgari, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Vahid Reza Ostovan, Mehdi Mirzaeipour, Mohammad Saleh Bahreini, Sajad Rashidi

“…To induce the chronic infection, cysts of T. gondii Prugniaud strain (genotype II) were injected intraperitoneally into the mice. …”
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COVID-19 Positive Woman Presented with Preterm Labor: Case Report by Ibrahim A. Abdelazim, Mohannad AbuFaza, Sulaiman Al-Munaifi

“…This report highlights that the COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may increase the rates of preterm labor and cesarean section. …”
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Morphological and Molecular Descriptions of Macracanthorhynchus ingens (Acanthocephala: Oligacanthorhynchidae) Collected from Hedgehogs in Iran by Mohsen Najjari, Amir Tavakoli Kareshk, Mohammad Darvishi, Gholamreza Barzegar, Majid Dusti, Mohammad Hasan Namaei, Ebrahim Shafaie, Rahmat Solgi

“…Limited data exist on acanthocephalan infections of hedgehogs in the world. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of Macracanthorhynchus ingens infection in hedgehogs between August 2021 and March 2022 (n = 30) in the east of Iran. …”
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Tocilizumab Use in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient for the Management of COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Sudeendra Gupta, Rakesh Madhyastha, Fadi Hamed, Maher Balkis, Wasim El Nekidy, Nizar Attallah

“…In this case report, we describe a patient with ESRD on hemodialysis who was admitted to the intensive care unit, with severe pneumonia secondary to COVID-19 infection. This patient was treated with tocilizumab 400 mg intravenous and had a favorable outcome with no apparent adverse events.…”
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MALT-lymphoma of the stomach: clinical presentation, diagnostics and treatment by Ye. V. Ledin, A. P. Seryakov, V. L. Astashov

“…The article stresses therapeutic aspects: correspondence of treatment approach to disease stage, presence of Н. pylori infection, role of eradication and radiation therapy, surgery and chemotherapy. …”
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Gas-Forming Pyogenic Liver Abscess with Septic Shock by Muhammad S. Khan, Muhammad K. Ishaq, Kellie R. Jones

“…Therefore it is important to consider C. perfringens infection in any severely ill patient with fever and evidence of hemolysis. …”
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The Successful Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Newly Diagnosed HIV Patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Complicated by Pneumocystis and Cytomegal... by Jin Kook Kang, Matthew Acton, Bo Soo Kim

“…Conclusions: HIV-positive patients with ARDS that is complicated by opportunistic pulmonary infections can be successfully managed with ART, appropriate anti-infective therapies, and VV-ECMO.…”
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