Comprehensive analysis of the interaction microbiome and prostate cancer: an initial exploration from multi-cohort metagenome and GWAS studies by Gui-Chen Ye, Hao Peng, Jia-Cheng Xiang, Ling-Tao Miao, Cheng-Zhi Liu, Shao-Gang Wang, Qi-Dong Xia

“…Abstract Introduction Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States with a high mortality rate. In recent years, the traditional opinion about prostate microbiome was challenged. …”
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Synergistic impacts of propargite exposure and deformed wing virus infection on the health of western honey bees by Chia-Yang Lin, Yu-Chun Lin, Yun-Heng Lu, Shiang-Jiuun Chen, Yu-Hsien Lin, Yao-Kuang Tseng, Yu-Tzu Lin, Yueh-Lung Wu, Rong-Nan Huang

“…Conversely, when bees were simultaneously treated with acaricides, their mortality rate increased. The administration of DWV alone boosted the expression of immune response genes, whereas acaricide alone did not significantly affect the expression of detoxification genes. …”
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Comparing Fluconazole and Nystatin as Antifungal Prophylactics in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Leila Asgarzadeh, Majid Mahallei, Manizheh Mostafa Gharehbaghi

“…The primary endpoint was SFI and its associated mortality rate during hospital stay. Results: The mean gestational age of the enrolled infants was 28.2±1.4 weeks. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Commonly Used Pesticides on Honeybees (Apis mellifera) in North Gonder of Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Zewdie Abay, Amssalu Bezabeh, Alemayehu Gela, Asaminew Tassew

“…The fumigation test also showed that chlorsulfuron 75% WG, diazinon 60% EC, and endosulfan 35% EC caused 100%, 86.7%, and 65.6% mortality rate of bees. Our result also highlighted that tested LD50 of all pesticide incidents were significantly lower than the manufacturer-based LD50. …”
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The Role of Complement System in Septic Shock by Jean Charchaflieh, Jiandong Wei, Georges Labaze, Yunfang Joan Hou, Benjamin Babarsh, Helen Stutz, Haekyung Lee, Samrat Worah, Ming Zhang

“…Septic shock is a critical clinical condition with a high mortality rate. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms is important to develop effective therapies. …”
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Factors associated with delayed referrals of patients with sepsis from primary to tertiary healthcare in Blantyre, Malawi: a qualitative study by Sylvester Kaimba, Eric Umar

“…Sepsis accounts for a significant in-hospital mortality rate of 17% in high-income countries, while in Malawi, it ranges from 17 to 50%. …”
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Dexamethasone in Treatment of Comorbid SARS-CoV-2 Patients Aged over 50 Years with Lung Injury over 50 % by O. Yu. Zolnikova, R. V. Maslennikov, V. T. Ivashkin, N. L. Dzhakhaya, O. Yu. Kiseleva, N. D. Potskhverashvili, S. A. Shorokhova

“…Dexamethasone treatment associated with a significant alleviation of COVID-19-associated pneumonia in CT score (p = 0.001), reduced fibrinogen (p = 0.001), a trend to CRP reduction by day 8–10 and lower demand for oxygen therapy, including ventilatory support (p = 0.001). Mortality rate was 19.8 and 75.8 % in cohorts 1 and 2, respectively (p = 0.001).Conclusion. …”
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Anaerobic Bacteremias in Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Advanced Heart Failure by David R. Murillo-Garcia, Julian Galindo, Natalia Pinto, Gabriel Motoa, Esther Benamu, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Daniel B. Chastain, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez

“…The overall 1-year mortality rate remains as high as 30%. LVAD-specific infections, LVAD-related infections, and non-LVAD-related infections represent important emerging clinical problems in this setting. …”
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Massive Central Pulmonary Embolism with Riding Embolus and Concomitant Aortic Arch Embolism—Should We Diagnose Patients Earlier for Blood Clotting Disorders? Case Report by Anna Lis, Paweł Kowalski, Marcin Wita, Tomasz Zawadzki, Tomasz Ilczak, Wojciech Żurawiński, Mateusz Majewski

“…Paradoxical embolism occurs when a clot originates in the venous system and traverses through a pulmonary or intracardiac shunt into the systemic circulation, with a mortality rate of around 18%. The risk factors for arterial embolism and venous thrombosis are similar, but different disease entities can lead to a hypercoagulable state of the blood, including antithrombin III (AT III) deficiency. …”
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Epidemiologic trends and characteristics of cancer-related emergency department visits of older patients living with cancer in South Korea by Jung-In Ko, Sun Young Lee, Shin Hye Yoo, Kyae Hyung Kim, Belong Cho

“…For GCED, the ward admission rate after ED treatment was 60.2% and in-hospital mortality rate was 11.8%. Both of these increased with age group (“young old” (65–74), “middle old” (75–84), and “oldest old” (≥ 85 years) groups admission rates: 56.1%, 62.8%, and 68.0%; and mortality rates: 10.0%, 12.7%, and 15.7%, respectively). …”
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Congenital Chylothorax: Case Report by Egemen Tolunay, Bulut Varlı, Fırat Tülek, Emre Pabuçcu, Şerife Esra Çetinkaya, Korhan Kahraman, Acar Koç

“…However prematurity, hydrops fetalis and degree of pulmonary hypoplasia are the factors determining the mortality rate. As a result, chylothorax should be included in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion in the neonates, and thoracentesis should be made for early diagnosis. …”
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Investigating the reassortment potential and pathogenicity of the S segment in Akabane virus using a reverse genetics system by Eun-Jee Na, Chang-Gi Jeong, Su-Beom Chae, Jae-Ku Oem

“…The rAKAV-7(S-K0505) virus displayed similar growth kinetics in Vero cells and showed no significant reduction in mortality rate in suckling mice compared to wtAKAV-7. …”
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Which Groups of Children Are at More Risk of Fatality during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Case-Control Study in Yazd, Iran by Behnam Shafaei, Zahra Nafei, Mehran Karimi, Nasrin Behniafard, Farimah Shamsi, Masoud Faisal, Amir Pasha Amel Shahbaz, Elahe Akbarian

“…A total of 24 patients in the deceased group and 167 patients in the survived group were compared. The highest mortality rate was observed in the age group of 1 month to 5 years, although no statistically significant relationship was found between age groups and the risk of mortality. …”
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Burden and mortality of breast cancer attributed to diabetes and smoking in women: a secondary analysis based on Global Burden of Disease 2019 in North Africa and the Middle East by Fatemeh Khosravi Shadmani, Ali Jafari-Khounigh, Leili Abedi Gheshlaghi, Leila Rezakhani, Mozafar Khazaei

“…In 1990, the age-standardised mortality rate was 12.3 (95% CI: 11.0 to 14.2) per 100 000 people, and by 2019, it had increased to 15.2 (95% CI: 13.3 to 17.3) per 100 000. …”
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THE NATIONAL ONCOLOGICAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION – EXPERIENCE IN THE VLADIMIR REGION (TO THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REGIONAL CLINICAL ONCOLOGICAL DISPENSARY) by A. G. Zirin, E. A. Rumyantseva, K. V. Chirkov, M. N. Bulanov, G. V. Shatalova, Yu. L. Timofeev, A. V. Basharin, I. A. Konyukhov, A. V. Sheiko

“…They are: Increase of 5-year survival value of patients with malignant tumors after diagnosis date to 51.4%; Increase the number of malignant tumors early detection cases at the I–II stages up to 51%; Decrease the mortality rate of working age population to 99 per 100 000; Decrease of mortality within one year from the first time of cancer diagnosis to 27%. …”
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Clinical Predictors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia in Emergency Department by Yongsoon Choi, Jin Hui Paik, Ji Hye Kim, Seung Baik Han, Areum Durey

“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa shows higher mortality rate compared to other bacterial infections and is susceptible to a limited number of antimicrobial agents. …”
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Clinical-epidemiological Characterization of Suicide in Elder Adults by Wilfredo Valiente Morejón, Bárbara Junco Sena, Yoel Padrón Vega, Yisel de la Caridad Ramos Águila, Alina Rodríguez Méndez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> suicide is one of the first causes of death in Pinar del Rio. The mortality rate due to suicide in Consolación del Sur exceeds the national average, most of the cases range over 60 years old. …”
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Chronic alcohol intoxication and liver diseases by A. I. Khazanov, S. V. Plyusnin, S. A. Belyakin, A. P. Vasiliev, A. N. Bobrov, A. I. Pavlov, S. G. Pehktashev

“…At the last decade the number of ALC patients with lethal outcome apparently exceeded similar figure for viral LC. Mortality rate for AAH in comparison to AVH patients was much higher.…”
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AURKB affects the proliferation of clear cell renal cell carcinoma by regulating fatty acid metabolism by Yang Yang, Dan Li, Zhigang Liu, Kai Zhou, Wenxing Li, Yanqi Yang, Ruifang Sun, Yulong Li

“…Abstract Background Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype of kidney cancer with a high metastatic rate and high mortality rate. The molecular mechanism of ccRCC development, however, needs further study. …”
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Treatment selection factors and outcome comparison in acute myocardial infarction by Elham Gholamian, Nasrin Hanifi, Parvin Shiri Ghidari

“…Outcomes such as hospitalization length, analgesia dose, rehospitalization, and mortality rate over a year showed no significant statistical difference between the PPCI and thrombolytic groups (P>0.05). …”
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