Feasibility of HIV self-test implementation among Mizo youths: a field investigation from Northeast India bordering Myanmar by Amrita Rao, Henry Zodinliana Pachuau, Samiran Panda, Richard L. Chawngthu, Rita Zomuanpuii, Pranoti Hemade, Amit Nirmalkar

“…Those diagnosed with an undiagnosed HIV infection were started on ART. The preference for the blood-based HIVST format (1,162/2101; 55%) was noted to be slightly higher than the saliva-based format. …”
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Laparoscopic excision of deep rectovaginal endometriosis in BSGE endometriosis centres: a multicentre prospective cohort study by Paul Smith, Lucky Saraswat, Sanjay Vyas, Thomas Ind, Ertan Saridogan, Elizabeth Ball, Edward Morris, James Clark, Tony Chalhoub, David Rowlands, Moiad Alazzam, Dominic Byrne, Tamara Curnow, Alfred Cutner, T Justin Clark, Iris Menninger, Yousri Afifi, Kevin Phillips, Saikat Banerjee, Robert Richardson, Jeremy Hawe, Barry Whitlow, Emmanuel Ofuasia, Ashwini Trehan, Tyrone Carpenter, Christian Becker, Stuart Jack, Kumar Kunde, Chris Barnick, Alan Farthing, Graham Phillips, John Bidmead, Mohamed Abdel-aty, George Botros, Marlin Mubarak, Christian Kremer, Stanley Okolo, Edmond Edi-osagi, Kamel Shehata-iskander, Gaity Ahmad, Jonathan Frappell, Brice Rodriguez, Yemi Coker, Gourab Misra, Adam Moors, Chris Guyer, Caroline Overton, Suku George, Oliver Chappatte, Richard Penketh, Funlayo Odejinmi, Keith Louden, Jon Hughes

“…Serious perioperative and postoperative complications including major haemorrhage, infection and visceral injury were recorded.Results At 6 months postsurgery, there were significant reductions in premenstrual, menstrual and non-cyclical pelvic pain, deep dyspareunia, dyschezia, low back pain and bladder pain. …”
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Multidimensional 1-Year Outcomes After Intensive Care Admission for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children by Thomas C. Seijbel, BSc, Levi Hoste, MD, Corinne M. P. Buysse, MD, PhD, Karolijn Dulfer, PhD, Filomeen Haerynck, MD, PhD, Matthijs de Hoog, MD, PhD, Naomi Ketharanathan, MD, PhD

“…The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to uncertainty concerning potential sequelae related to a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. This landscape is currently unfolding with studies reporting sequelae on various domains (physical, cognitive, and psychosocial), although most studies focus on adults or only one domain. …”
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Sex differences in epigenetic ageing for older people living with HIVResearch in context by Carrie D. Johnston, Alina P.S. Pang, Eugenia L. Siegler, Charlene Thomas, Chelsie O. Burchett, Mia Crowley, Rochelle O'Brien, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Marshall J. Glesby, Michael J. Corley

“…Summary: Background: HIV-1 infection impacts biological ageing, and epigenetic clocks highlight epigenetic age acceleration in people with HIV. …”
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Coinfection of avian hepatitis E virus and different serotypes of fowl adenovirus in chicken flocks in Shaanxi, China by Yuan Zhang, Huanyu Xu, Yinuo Tian, Jirong Tang, Huanqing Lin, Yani Sun, Qin Zhao, En-Min Zhou, Yiyang Chen, Baoyuan Liu

“…ABSTRACT In poultry, fowl adenovirus (FAdV) and co-infected viruses (such as avian hepatitis E virus, aHEV) are likely to cause decreased egg production, inclusion body hepatitis, and pericardial effusion syndrome. …”
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The presence of disease in growing spiny lobster Panulirus spp. in floating net cages at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung by Sukenda, Mira Lastriliah, Widanarni Widanarni, Irzal Effendi, Dendi Hidayatullah

“…All five lobster samples were positively infected with Milky Hemolymph Disease of Spiny Lobster (MHD-SL) through PCR analysis. …”
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The effectiveness and risks of Treating people with Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis with the Addition of Lansoprazole (TIPAL): study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled mult... by Toby M Maher, A John Simpson, Anthony Cahn, David Thickett, Luke Vale, Allan B Clark, Nazia Chaudhuri, Ian Forrest, Lisa G Spencer, Christopher Ward, Stephen Jones, Ganesh Raghu, Andrew M Wilson, Helen Parfrey, Megan Jones, Matthew Hammond, Jaclyn Ann Smith, Shajahan Wahed

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Enhancing surveillance for dengue fever in Oyo State, Nigeria – a one health approach by Olawale Sunday Animasaun, Joseph Ojonugwa Shaibu, Busayo Kayode Akomolafe, Olamide Priscilla Animasaun, Piring’ar Mercy Niyang, Olukemi Titilope Olugbade, Akinfemi Oyewumi Akinyode, Ibukun Akinsola Omisakin, Adedapo Olufemi Adeogun, Rosemary Ajuma Audu

“…The co-detection of LASV and DENV in one participant highlights the likely potential for co-infection. Although DENV was not detected in febrile patients and mosquitoes through RT-qPCR, the high abundance of Aedes species underscores the risk of transmission. …”
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Multicentre adaptive randomised trial of GvHD prophylaxis following unrelated donor stem cell transplantation comparing Thymoglobulin versus calcineurin inhibitor-based or sirolimu... by Simon Gates, Matthew Collin, Victoria Potter, Rebecca Bishop, Ronjon Chakraverty, Kavita Raj, Adrian Bloor, Andrea Hodgkinson, Jeff Davies, Emma Kempshall, Fiona Dignan, Ram Malladi, Siobhan Smith, Charlotte Gaskell, Gabrielle Smith

“…Many transplant protocols use alemtuzumab or anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) in combination with a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) and mycophenolate mofetil as GvHD prophylaxis; however, the outcomes of these treatments are complicated by high rates of infection and therefore the development of improved GvHD prophylaxis strategies represents a major unmet need.Methods and analysis The Methods of T-Cell Depletion trial is a prospective, multicentre, adaptive randomised trial in patients undergoing reduced intensity-conditioned unrelated donor allo-SCT. …”
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Effect of visceral fat area on prognosis of patients undergoing radical gastrectomy and construction of nomogram by Zhicheng Huang, Baohua Zheng, Zhiwei Wang, Xiaobin Chen, Yu Wang

“…The incidence of incision fat liquefaction, pancreatic fistula, and abdominal infection in the high VFA group was higher than that in the low VFA group (P < 0.05). …”
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Dietary supplementation of mulberry leaf oligosaccharides improves the growth, glucose and lipid metabolism, immunity, and virus resistance in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoide... by Donglai Zhou, Donglai Zhou, Wenhao Zhong, Wenhao Zhong, Bing Fu, Erna Li, Erna Li, Le Hao, Qingrong Li, Qiong Yang, Yuxiao Zou, Zhenxing Liu, Fubao Wang, Sentai Liao, Dongxu Xing

“…The viral challenge test showed that MLO supplementation significantly improved the survival rate of M. salmoides after largemouth bass ranavirus (LMBV) infection. Dietary MLO supplementation promoted liver glucose and lipid metabolism, and improved the immunity and resistance of M. salmoides to LMBV by regulating the PPAR signaling way and inhibiting the NF-kB signaling pathway. …”
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Prevalence of Dermatophytosis and Antifungal Activity of Ethanolic Crude Leaf Extract of Tetradenia riparia against Dermatophytes Isolated from Patients Attending Kampala Internati... by Taufik Kakande, Yonah Batunge, Emmanuel Eilu, Ambrose Shabohurira, Justus Abimana, Saheed Adekunle Akinola, Reagan Muhwezi, Abubakar Sunusi Adam, Sarah Kemuma Onkoba, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Collins Atuheire, Charles Drago Kato, Ibrahim Ntulume

“…Dermatophyte infections are a global health problem but neglected in Uganda. …”
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Characteristics of the monkeypox virus isolate obtained from the first patient in Russia and its sensitivity to 7-[N-(4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-hydrazinocarbonyl]-tricyclo-[3.2.2.0... by Alena S. Ovchinnikova, Dmitrii A. Odnoshevsky, Alexey S. Kabanov, Sergey A. Bodnev, Oleg V. Pyankov, Oksana P. Os'kina, Maria V. Sivay, Andrey V. Bespalov, Tatyana V. Tregubchak, Larisa N. Shishkina, Oleg S. Taranov, Vladimir V. Zolin, Artemiy A. Sergeev, Alexander P. Agafonov

“…Since early May 2022, more than 90,000 cases of monkeypox virus infection have been reported in more than 70 countries around the World. …”
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Discovery of Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers for Common Pathogenic <i>Nocardia</i> Through Pan-Genome and Comparative Genome Analysis, with Preliminary Validation by Chaohong Wang, Xinmiao Jia, Ming Wei, Jun Yan, Qing Sun, Sibo Long, Maike Zheng, Yiheng Shi, Guanglu Jiang, Yan Zhao, Hairong Huang, Xinting Yang, Li Gu, Guirong Wang

“…After rigorous clinical validation, one gene from <i>Nocardia</i> spp. and five genes from <i>N. cyriacigeorgica</i> were confirmed to have high specificity and therefore can be used as reliable biomarkers for accurate diagnosis of <i>Nocardia</i> infection. This pioneering research reveals diagnostic biomarkers of considerable significance, with the potential to substantially enhance the precise diagnosis of common pathogenic <i>Nocardia</i> infections, thereby laying the groundwork for innovative diagnostic methodologies in subsequent studies.…”
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Biological characterization of novel Escherichia coli O157:H7 phages and their bacteriostatic effects in milk and pork by Qinghai Ren, Qinghai Ren, Qinghai Ren, Zhiwei Wang, Yichen Ge, Yucui Huang, Wei Zhang, Chunxue Liu, Yubao Li, Shengliang Cao

“…Two phages (vB_EcoP_SD2, vB_EcoP_SD6) of E. coli O157:H7 were isolated from slaughterhouse sewage and characterized for morphology, genomic composition, phage phylogenetic tree, optimal multiplicity of infection (MOI), one-step growth curve, thermal and pH stability and antibacterial efficacy. …”
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Abortion-related complications in Brazil: results from the World Health Organization Multi-country Survey on Abortion (MCS-A) by Nelio Neves Veiga Junior, Luiz Francisco Cintra Baccaro, Adriana Mendonça da Silva Alexandrino, Alexandre Volta Andrade do Nascimento, Camila Tereza Camilo Clerot, Cintya Andreia do Nascimento Santos, Claudia Lucrécia de Matos Silva, Claudio Lucio de Medeiros Albuquerque, Débora Paulo Santos, Demétrio Antonio Gonçalves da S. Gomes, Édson Cunha de Araújo Junior, Elizabete das Chagas Vilanova, Georgina Costa Teixeira, Graciete Helena Nascimento dos Santos, Guilherme Augusto Guerra Avelar, Iara Elce Lopes Barros, Jaqueline Polon Abboud, Jeane Cristina Antas Lins, Joanne Thalita Pereira Silva, Kelma H. Aguiar de Lucena, Lara Wanderley Paes Barbosa, Lia Ferreira Caixeta Barreto de Siqueira, Luciana de Melo Freitas Carneiro, Lucila Nagata, Márcia de Oliveira Pereira Lúcio, Maria Cleane Rodrigues da Silva, Maria da Conceição Ribeiro Simões, Maria Fernanda da Mota Magalhães, Mariana Viana Almeida, Michelle Regina Faria Lira, Nádia Martins de Paula Souza, Rafael Martins Papa, Rafael Ribeiro Matos, Renata Porto Pinheiro, Roberta Souza dos Anjos, Suelen Miranda de Jesus, Tedy Roger Flores Ynturias, Valéria Cristina Gonçalves, Viviane Resende de Abreu Caetano

“…Women with hemorrhage, infection or organs injury were invited to answer an interview about experience of care. …”
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SaaS sRNA promotes the interfering effect of Salmonella on hepatic iron metabolism via modulating ferroportin 1 by Linlin Cai, Yunting Xie, Haijing Hu, Chongyang Lv, Liangting Shao, Huhu Wang, Xinglian Xu, Guanghong Zhou

“…Summary: Iron limitation plays a fundamental role in host immunity against Salmonella infection. The mechanisms by which Salmonella antagonizes nutritional immunity, particularly those regulated by small non-coding RNAs (sRNAs), remain incompletely understood. …”
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Single-cell profiling reveals a reduced epithelial defense system, decreased immune responses and the immune regulatory roles of different fibroblast subpopulations in chronic atro... by Lin Lin, Tingxuan Huang, Lizhi Li, Yang Lin, Feng Chen, Ziyi Zheng, Jie Zhou, Yizhe Wang, Weihao You, Yujie Duan, Yawen An, Shiwei He, Weimin Ye

“…Specifically, we demonstrated that different epithelial subtypes aberrantly express genes related to susceptibility to external bacterial infection and aberrant cell cycle progression. Our study provides new insights into the functions of epithelial changes and immune alterations during the development of CAG.…”
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Interventions for the management of post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID): protocol for a living systematic review and network meta-analysis by Paul Garner, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Jason W Busse, Dena Zeraatkar, Thomas Agoritsas, Ariel Izcovich, Tari Turner, Lyn Turkstra, Roger S McIntyre, Rachel J Couban, Tyler Pitre, Sarah Kirsh, Tanvir Jassal, Michael Ling, Samantha Chakraborty, Signe A Flottorp

“…Background Up to 15% of survivors of COVID-19 infection experience long-term health effects, including fatigue, myalgia and impaired cognitive function, termed post-COVID-19 condition or long COVID. …”
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Effects and trend of steroid dosage reduction during cardiac surgery: A three-year retrospective analysis at a tertiary medical center by Jeng-Wei Chen, Hsiu-Wen Liang, Bo-Wei Fong, Chih-Yang Chan, Heng-Wen Chou, Nai-Kuan Chou, Chih-Hsien Wang, Nai-Hsin Chi, I-Hui Wu, Shu-Chien Huang, Hsi-Yu Yu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Ron-Bin Hsu

“…Notably, less surgical site infection rate was observed in the no-steroid group. …”
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