Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in Sudan: Complications and Management by Meysaa Talha, Bashier Osman, Safa Abdalla, Hind Mirghani, Iman Abdoon

“…Vaso-occlusive crisis (33.3%), infections (13.5%), and neurological complications (10.6%) were the most frequent complications reported during routine visits. …”
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Virological outcomes of antiretroviral therapy and its determinants among HIV patients in Ethiopia: Implications for achieving the 95-95-95 target. by Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Ribka Nigatu Haile

“…To improve virological outcomes, it is crucial to increase support for low-income patients, enhance management of co-infections like TB and hepatitis B, and expand access to HIV support groups for better adherence and care.…”
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Behavior of liver cirrhosis at the "Arnaldo Milian Castro" Hospital from July 2007 to March 2009 by María Herminia Fajardo González, Merlyn Arce Nuñez, Yosvany Medina Garrido, Lisset Esteva Carral, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola

“…<strong><br />Conclusion</strong>: cirrhosis has a high rate of incidence and prevalence mainly in the male sex due to the high consumption of alcohol and the viral infections that can be related. More comprehensive studies are needed to increase the amount of knowledge on this issue.…”
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Highlights of 2023-Print Issue by Patient Safety Authority

“…Additional features include • A [safety alert about clozapine](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/90674), a last-line therapy for schizophrenia that may cause serious, life-threatening side effects if it is not dosed appropriately • Data analyses from the largest event reporting database of its kind in the United States, including [patient safety trends in serious events and incidents](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/74752), and [healthcare-associated infections in nursing homes](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/74494) • An interview with pediatrician Dr. …”
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Nutritional management and maize variety combination effectively control Striga asiatica in southern Africa by Simbarashe Mutsvanga, Edmore Gasura, Peter S. Setimela, Cacious S. Nyakurwa, Stanford Mabasa

“…Adding P (at 40 kg ha−1) to soil infected with Striga, significantly (p < 0.05) reduced Striga counts and haustorial root attachments in all varieties with CV4 and R201 supporting lowest numbers. …”
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Controlling root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in tomatoes using modified effective microorganisms-fermented plant extract and compost manure by Benoit Sossou, Nkechi Izuogu, Aisha Anifowose, H. Ahamefule

“…Screenhouse and field experiments were conducted to assess the efficacy of Effective Microorganisms-Fermented Plant Extract (EM-FPE) and compost manure singly and in combination on Meloidogyne incognita infecting tomatoes.Method Screenhouse and field experiments were designed respectively as 2×5 and 2×4 factorial fitted into a completely randomized design (CRD) in the screenhouse and randomized complete block design (RCBD) on the field. …”
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Tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 accelerated ovarian cancer via modulating integrin/ E-Cadherin/ ZEB1 induced EMT by Xiaofei Li, Haibo Zhang, Jianan Dong, Juan Wang

“…For the molecular mechanism, bioinformatics was applied to study the specifically expressed genes in ovarian cancer ; the western blotting was applied to identify the EGF, p-SHP2, ZEB1, and E-Cadherin expressions in ovarian cancer tissue and pair adjacent tissue; then SKOV3 cells were treated with EGF and infected with E-Cadherin overexpression lentivirus, and then cells were treated with benzyl butyl phthalate and IRS-1 respectively. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Diagnosis and Management of Nail Disorders: A Narrative Review by Vishal Gaurav, Chander Grover, Mehul Tyagi, Suman Saurabh

“…In studies evaluating onychomycosis, AI has shown the ability to distinguish between normal nails, fungal infections, and other differentials, including nail psoriasis, with a high accuracy. …”
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Enhancers and genome conformation provide complex transcriptional control of a herpesviral gene by David W Morgens, Leah Gulyas, Xiaowen Mao, Alejandro Rivera-Madera, Annabelle S Souza, Britt A Glaunsinger

“…Abstract Complex transcriptional control is a conserved feature of both eukaryotes and the viruses that infect them. Despite viral genomes being smaller and more gene dense than their hosts, we generally lack a sense of scope for the features governing the transcriptional output of individual viral genes. …”
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Novel silver nanoparticle-based biomaterials for combating Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms by Eslam Elashkar, Rihaf Alfaraj, Ola M. El-Borady, Mahmoud M. Amer, Abdelazeem M. Algammal, Azza S. El-Demerdash

“…The nanoformulation, AgNPs@chitosan-NaF, emerges as a promising therapeutic strategy to address the challenge of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.…”
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Microbiological Profile and Hygienic Quality of Foodstuffs Marketed in Collective Catering in Central Morocco by Rachid Amaiach, Sanae Lairini, Mouhcine Fadil, Moussa Benboubker, Rabia Bouslamti, Soukaina El Amrani, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami

“…Food hygiene is important both for its impact on the health of citizens and also for the cost of the infections that it can generate. In Morocco, it has become a concern of authorities. …”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width and mortality in severe osteomyelitis patients by Yunlong Liu, Yan Zheng, Sheng Ding

“…Abstract Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is considered to be associated with the prognosis of patients with severe infections. This study aims to investigate the relationship between RDW and prognosis in osteomyelitis patients admitted to the ICU. …”
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Central Diabetes Insipidus in Children and Adolescents: Twenty-Six Year Experience from a Single Centre by Hüseyin Anil Korkmaz, Ritika R Kapoor, Jennifer Kalitsi, Simon JB Aylwin, Charles R Buchanan, Ved Bhushan Arya

“…Patients with CNS malformations/infections presented with CDI at a younger age compared to patients with CNS tumours p<0.0001. …”
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Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Outpatient Antibiotic Use for Clostridioides difficile-Indicated Agents in British Columbia, from 2000 to 2018 by Ariana Saatchi, Sungeun Kim, Fawziah Marra

“…Clostridioides difficile (CDI) is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrheal infections. Historically, metronidazole was the first-line treatment, but guidelines now indicate oral vancomycin and fidaxomicin as primary antibiotics for initial episodes. …”
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The Association between Noncommercial Partnerships and Risk of HIV among Female Sex Workers: Evidences from a Cross-Sectional Behavioral and Biological Survey in Southern India by Renuka Pulikallu Somanath, Ram Manohar Mishra, Niranjan Saggurti, Prabhakar Parimi

“…Participants were asked about their sexual partnerships, condom use, and vulnerability factors and tested for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. The key independent variables considered were presence of a noncommercial sexual partner (no, yes) and the nature of such partnerships (regular, nonregular). …”
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Replication-transcription complex of coronaviruses: functions of individual viral non-structural subunits, properties and architecture of their complexes by E. L. Mishchenko, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Clinically tested vaccines are widely used to control rapidly spreading, acute, and often severe infections; however, effective drugs are still not available. …”
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The Potential of Emergency Medical Response to CBRNE Threats in the Context of Military-Civilian Cooperation by Arkadiusz Trzos, Karol Łyziński

“…In their work, the authors focused on presenting the concepts of CBRNEmed specialised teams, applying new solutions on using protective suits and respiratory protection equipment, innovative methods of decontamination of contaminated patients, options of point-of-care testing and identification of hazardous agents (POCT-CBRNE), isolation and transport of contaminated and highly infective patients and new CBRNE triage methods. In the publication, they demonstrated the compatibility of the developed solutions with the tactics, equipment and command system operating in the armed forces of NATO member states. …”
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MYCOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF SELECTED PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE, NORTHWEST NIGERIA by Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye, Sunday Nicholas, Peter Gimba Shiaka, Mohammed Bello Yerima

“…The findings in this study indicate that fungal aerosols were able to accumulate in the examined indoor environment of the hospitals regardless of the sampling intervals, suggesting that they may have the ability to act as a reservoir of fungal infections. Therefore, it is advised that safety precautions should be taken in order to lessen fungal contamination in the hospitals’ indoor environment.…”
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Assessment of heat-killed E. coli expressing Chikungunya virus E2 protein as a candidate vaccine for dual protection against Chikungunya virus and E. coli by Surajit Patra, Surajit Patra, Virendra Gajbhiye, Virendra Gajbhiye, Yogesh A. Karpe, Yogesh A. Karpe

“…However, its high adaptability can lead to severe infections in humans. This study aimed to develop the candidate dual vaccine against CHIKV and E. coli. …”
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A study on beneficial impact of the use of medium-molecular-weight hydroxyethyl starch in granulocyte apheresis using continuous-flow cell separator Spectra Optia: A retrospective... by Amardeep Pathak, Devasis Panda, Narender Tejwani, Anurag Mehta

“…INTRODUCTION: Granulocyte transfusion is one of the best therapeutic modalities in prolonged neutropenic patients with severe bacterial/fungal infections. Granulocyte harvest using conventional acid citrate dextrose (ACD) anticoagulant (ACD-A) by apheresis is not satisfactory in comparison to the use of hydroxyethyl starch (HES), but the latter is associated with various adverse events, especially with high-molecular-weight HES. …”
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