Association of Plasma Circulatory Markers, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein in Coronary Artery Disease Patients of India by Hem Chandra Jha, Pragya Srivastava, Rakesh Sarkar, Jagdish Prasad, Aruna Singh Mittal

“…Our study suggested that circulatory cytokines, namely, IL-4, IL-8, and adhesive molecules like ICAM-1 were enhanced after infection with C. pneumoniae whereas in contrast to this IL-10 and IFN-λ were lowered. …”
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Different MHC class I cell surface expression levels in diverse chicken lines, associations with B blood group, and proposed relationship to antigen-binding repertoire by Michael Kaiser, Jim Kaufman, Susan J. Lamont

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Revisiting the Synergistic In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Potential of Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Cetrimide in Combination as an Antiseptic and Disinfectant Agent by Diamond Jain, Rimjhim Gupta, Rashmi Mehta, Pratheesh N. Prabhakaran, Deva Kumari, Kulpreet Bhui, Deepa Murali

“…Overall, it can be inferred that the combination of chlorhexidine and cetrimide is a potential biocide that continues to be relevant for use in antisepsis and disinfection against infection-causing pathogens.…”
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Iranian Pediatric COVID-19 Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics by Shahnaz Armin, Mohammadreza Mirkarimi, Zahra Pourmoghaddas, Marjan Tariverdi, Azadeh Jafrasteh, Noushin Marhamati, Armin Shirvani, Abdollah Karimi, Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Roxana Mansour Ghanaei, SeyedAlireza Fahimzad, Fariba Shirvani, Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini-Alfatemi

“…Despite the worldwide spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), information about the epidemiological and clinical patterns of this infection is still largely unknown in children. In addition, the prevalence of this disease is still very high in some parts of the world, including Iran. …”
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Prevalence, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome of Tuberculosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal by Ravi R. Pradhan, Mahesh Raj Sigdel

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are at higher risk of developing new infection as well as reactivation of TB. We aimed to determine the prevalence, clinical presentations, and outcome of TB in patients with CKD in Nepal. …”
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Utility of Free Fibula Flap With an Extended Banana-shaped Skin Paddle for Oro-mandibular Reconstructions by Atsumori Hamahata, MD, PhD, Hisato Konoeda, MD, PhD, Satoshi Shirakura, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Yagihara, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Sakurai, MD, PhD

“…Postoperative complications included 1 surgical site infection and 1 minor salivary leak. The free fibula banana-shaped flap is a good option for head and neck reconstructive surgery in medium-sized soft-tissue defects with mandibular bone defects.…”
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Comorbidity patterns and mortality in atrial fibrillation: a latent class analysis of the EURopean study of Older Subjects with Atrial Fibrillation (EUROSAF) by Huah Shin Ng, Richard Woodman, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Pilotto, Arduino A. Mangoni

“…The model identified phenotype 1 (hypertensive, other circulatory conditions, metabolic diseases; 33%), phenotype 2 (digestive diseases, infection, injury, non-specific clinical and laboratory abnormalities; 26%), and phenotype 3 (heart failure, respiratory diseases; 41%). …”
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Exoscope-assisted spine surgery: Current applications and future directions–A short review by Tomas Ferreira, Sakshi Roy, Joecelyn Kirani Tan, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Vallabh Shet, Favour Tope Adebusoye, Adrenito Nicolas, Toufik Abdul-Rahman

“…These improvements include enhanced visualisation, improved ergonomics, improved surgical precision, reduced operation times and postoperative infection rates. The integration of robotics in exoscope-assisted spine surgery enables autofocus function, ensuring the integrity of the sterile field, providing superior image quality, resolution and three-dimensional perception. …”
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Killer-Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors (KIR) in HIV-Exposed Infants in Cameroon by Kagoué Simeni Luc-Aimé, Yindom Louis-Marie, Loni Ekali Gabriel, Clauvis Kunkeng Yengo, F. Esemu Livo, Nguedia Jules Clement Assob

“…Stratifying analysis by infection status but focusing only on exposed infants revealed that KIR2DL5, KIR2DS1, and KIR2DS5 were significantly overrepresented among the HIV-exposed/uninfected compared to infected infants (OR=0.20, P=0.006). …”
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Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology's Impact on Knee Arthroplasty and Associated Healthcare Costs by David J. Kolessar, Daniel S. Hayes, Jennifer L. Harding, Ravi T. Rudraraju, Jove H. Graham

“…For the cost analysis, we excluded patients with bilateral knee arthroplasty, body mass index >40, postoperative infection, or noninstitutional health plan insurance. …”
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Current attitudes to testicular prosthesis insertion during radical orchidectomy—An international perspective by Anthony Emmanuel, Abi Kanthabalan, Cameron Alexander, Nikita Bhatt, Vinson Chan, Odunayo Kalejaiye, Krishna Narahari, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Majed Shabbir

“…The most frequently selected reasons for not offering testicular prosthesis implantation included concerns about delaying chemotherapy (41%), infection (33%), impaired cosmesis (17%) and lack of availability (17%). …”
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Transcriptomic Analysis of Pathogenicity Genes in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Affecting Brassica napus by Hengameh Taheri, Mohamad Hamed Ghodoum Parizipour

“…This study identifies key genes involved in the pathogenicity of S. sclerotiorum during rapeseed infection. It examines these genes' codon usage bias (CUB) to find the optimal codons effective in gene expression and the factors effective in the formation of CUB. …”
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Advancing the Fight Against Cervical Cancer: The Promise of Therapeutic HPV Vaccines by Qian Zheng, Misi He, Zejia Mao, Yue Huang, Xiuying Li, Ling Long, Mingfang Guo, Dongling Zou

“…Unlike current prophylactic vaccines designed to prevent new infections, therapeutic vaccines aim to eradicate or treat existing HPV infections, as well as HPV-associated precancers and cancers. …”
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Applicability of TB-LAMP test for diagnosis of pulmonary TB among HIV-positive individuals by B. Muriithi, M.M. Bundi, T. Moriyasu, A. Ahmed, M. Mwamzuka, M. Karama, S. Kaneko

“…This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the TB-LAMP assay in individuals with and without HIV infection. METHODS: Patients aged ≥15 years presenting with symptoms of TB were included in the study. …”
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In vitro cultivation of the embryos of hybrid forms of early-ripening sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) varieties by N. N. Kovalenko, S. V. Gladkih

“…The goal of our research  was to select the best environments and ways to reduce  infection while obtaining the largest number of full-fledged sweet cherry seedlings  from intraspecific hybridization  in vitro and to accelerate the selection process. …”
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Novel Protein-Repellent and Antibacterial Resins and Cements to Inhibit Lesions and Protect Teeth by Li Cao, Junling Wu, Qiang Zhang, Bashayer Baras, Ghalia Bhadila, Yuncong Li, Mary Anne S. Melo, Michael D. Weir, Yuxing Bai, Ning Zhang, Hockin H. K. Xu

“…This novel class of dental resin with dual benefits of antibacterial and protein-repellent capabilities has the potential for a wide range of dental and biomedical applications to inhibit bacterial infection and protect the tissues.…”
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Evaluation of the Biomarkers HMGB1 and IL-6 as Predictors of Mortality in Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Kidney Injury by Célio Geraldo de Oliveira Gomes, Marcus Vinicius Melo de Andrade, Ludmila Resende Guedes, Henrique Carvalho Rocha, Roberto Gardone Guimarães, Fernando Antônio Castro Carvalho, Eduardo Garcia Vilela

“…The main cause of AKI is bacterial infection, which worsens circulatory dysfunction through the release of HMGB1 and IL-6. …”
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ANALYSIS OF A GENETIC COLLECTION OF TOMATO CULTIVARS AND HYBRID FORMS FOR RESISTANCE TO LEAF MOLD USING DNA MARKERS by I. N. Shamshin, M. V. Maslova, Y. V. Gryazneva

“…The reliable identification of the Cf-19 gene by using the P7 marker was confirmed through artificial infection with C. fulvum. Six out of seven hybrids demonstrated a high level of resistance to the pathogen, which is con­firmed by the originators’ data. …”
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Epidemiology and spatiotemporal analysis of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Zhejiang province, China (2004–2023) by Wanwan Sun, Yijuan Chen, Shuwen Qin, Ziping Miao

“…Students and farmers experienced the highest incidence rates of infection. Significant positive spatial correlations for AHC were observed in Zhejiang province in the years 2007 (Moran’s I = 0.095, p = 0.039), 2009 (Moran’s I = 0.075, p = 0.031), and 2011 (Moran’s I = 0.173, p = 0.034), indicating spatial clustering. …”
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Outcomes of Six-Dose High-Dose Cytarabine as a Salvage Regimen for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Brandi Anders, Lauren Veltri, Abraham S. Kanate, Alexandra Shillingburg, Nilay Shah, Michael Craig, Aaron Cumpston

“…Treatment-related toxicities included neutropenic fever (38%), infection (35%), neurotoxicity (8%), and skin toxicity (8%). …”
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