Litwin, Agnieszka Rojek, Stanislaw Gozdzik, Waldemar Duszynska, Wieslawa
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Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa has recently shown to be one of the most important strains of bacteria and alert pathogens in Europe among Intensive Care Unit patients that provide serious therapeutic problems because of its multidrug resistance. Methods The purpose of this microbiological study was data analysis of device associated- healthcare ...
Feasey, Helena R. A. Corbett, Elizabeth L. Nliwasa, Marriott Mair, Luke Divala, Titus H. Kamchedzera, Wala Khundi, Mc Ewen Burchett, Helen E. D. Webb, Emily L. Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy
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Background Tuberculosis (TB) control relies on early diagnosis and treatment. International guidelines recommend systematic TB screening at health facilities, but implementation is challenging. We investigated completion of recommended TB screening steps in Blantyre, Malawi. Methods A prospective cohort recruited adult outpatients attending Bangwe ...
Zhan, Na Guo, Yingyun Tian, Shan Huang, Binglu Tian, Xiaoli Zou, Jinjing Xiong, Qiutang Tang, Dongling Zhang, Liang Dong, Weiguo
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Background Epidemiological and clinical features of patients with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were well delineated. However, no researches described the patients complicated with pleural effusion (PE). In the present study, we aimed to clinically characterize the COVID-19 patients complicated with PE and to create a predictive model on the...
Kim, Hee-Sung Kang, Minseok Kang, Gilwon
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Background While hypertension is the most common comorbid condition in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea, there is a lack of studies investigating risk factors in COVID-19 patients with hypertension in Korea. In this study, we aimed to examine the effects risk factors in hypertensive Korean COVID-19 patients. Methods We sel...
Dezsényi, Balázs Dubóczki, Zsolt Strausz, Tamás Csulak, Eszter Czoma, Veronika Káposztás, Zsolt Fehérvári, Mária Somorácz, Áron Csilek, András Oláh, Attila
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BackgroundHuman alveolar echinococcosis (AE) caused by Echinococcus multilocularis is an underreported, often misdiagnosed and mistreated parasitic disease mainly due to its low incidence. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of human AE patients in Hungary for the first time.MethodBetween 2003 and ...
Faghih Dinevari, Masood Somi, Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi Majd, Elham Abbasalizad Farhangi, Mahdieh Nikniaz, Zeinab
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BackgroundThere are limited number of studies with controversial findings regarding the association between anemia at admission and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes. Therefore, in this research, we aimed to investigate the prospective association between anemia and COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients in Iran.MethodsIn this prospe...
Fink, Nicola Rueckel, Johannes Kaestle, Sophia Schwarze, Vincent Gresser, Eva Hoppe, Boj Rudolph, Jan Goller, Sophia Kunz, Wolfgang G. Ricke, Jens
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BackgroundCharacteristics of COVID-19 patients have mainly been reported within confirmed COVID-19 cohorts. By analyzing patients with respiratory infections in the emergency department during the first pandemic wave, we aim to assess differences in the characteristics of COVID-19 vs. Non-COVID-19 patients. This is particularly important regarding ...
Qiu, Jianqing Wang, Huimin Hu, Lin Yang, Changhong Zhang, Tao
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BackgroundAlthough vaccination is one of the main countermeasures against influenza epidemic, it is highly essential to make informed prevention decisions to guarantee that limited vaccination resources are allocated to the places where they are most needed. Hence, one of the fundamental steps for decision making in influenza prevention is to chara...
Guan, Jiaoqiong He, Zhanlong Qin, Meng Deng, Xialin Chen, Jun Duan, Suqin Gao, Xiaojun Pan, Yue Chen, Junying Yang, Yaping
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BackgroundAn unexpected dengue outbreak occurred in Hunan Province in 2018. This was the first dengue outbreak in this area of inland China, and 172 cases were reported.MethodsTo verify the causative agent of this outbreak and characterise the viral genes, the genes encoding the structural proteins C/prM/E of viruses isolated from local residents w...
Carrat, Fabrice Touvier, Mathilde Severi, Gianluca Meyer, Laurence Jusot, Florence Lapidus, Nathanael Rahib, Delphine Lydié, Nathalie Charles, Marie-Aline Ancel, Pierre-Yves
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BackgroundOur main objectives were to estimate the incidence of illnesses presumably caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection during the lockdown period and to identify the associated risk factors.MethodsParticipants from 3 adult cohorts in the general population in France were invited to participate in a survey on COVID-19. The main outcome was COVID-19-Lik...
