OBJECTIVE: Vascular graft infection (VGI) is a serious complication with high mortality and morbidity rates. Several measures could be taken to decrease this risk, including the use of silver-containing vascular grafts. However, to date, no clinical advantages have been reported. This study reviews the outcome of preclinical studies focusing on the...
Published in Annual review of microbiology
In less than two decades, three deadly zoonotic coronaviruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and SARS-CoV-2, have emerged in humans, causing SARS, MERS, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), respectively. The current COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented cris...
Published in Journal of epidemiology
Active engagement in intellectually enriching activities reportedly lowers the risk of cognitive decline; however, few studies have examined this association, including engagement in traditional cultural activities. This study aimed to elucidate the types of cultural engagement associated with lower risk of cognitive impairment. We examined the ass...
Published in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
KAF156 is a novel antimalarial drug that is active against both liver- and blood-stage Plasmodium parasites, including drug-resistant strains. Here, we investigated the causal prophylactic efficacy of KAF156 in a controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) model. In part 1, healthy, malaria-naive participants received 800 mg KAF156 or placebo 3 hours...
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The role of the sports cardiologist has evolved into an essential component of the medical care of athletes. In addition to the improvement in health outcomes caused by reductions in cardiovascular risk, exercise results in adaptations in cardiovascular structure and function, termed exercise-induced cardiac remodeling. As diagnostic modalities hav...
Published in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Published in Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Background Lifestyle modification interventions help prevent or postpone Type 2 Diabetes and its complications with diet modification and increasing physical activity. This is translational research of Tawazon-DPP in which we evaluate the efficacy of the intensive lifestyle modification program. Methods Tawazon was piloted in 2 phases over 6 and 9 ...
Published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
Novel outbreak-associated food vehicles (i.e., foods not implicated in past outbreaks) can emerge as a result of evolving pathogens and changing consumption trends. To identify these foods, we examined data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System and found 14,216 reported outbreaks with inf...
Published in Journal of interpersonal violence
One in five college women report being sexually assaulted with 23% to 45% of men reporting attempting or completing a sexual assault while attending a university. One important concept in preventing sexual assault is consent. It is important to ensure that when students are being asked to wait for consent, they understand what consent is and the po...
Published in Aging and Disease
Poland is among the European countries currently facing the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A lot of studies confirm the mortality rate of COVID-19 increases with age. Considering the particularly adverse outcomes of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, preventing infections should be the priority for public health professionals. One method for preventi...
