Aug 09, 2021

Hemogram parameters and procalcitonin (PCT) play auxiliary roles in the diagnosis and outcome of sepsis. However, it is not clear whether these indicators can quickly distinguish bacterial classificat...

Aug 09, 2021

The interaction of explosion-induced blast waves with the head (i.e., a direct mechanism) or with the torso (i.e., an indirect mechanism) presumably causes traumatic brain injury. However, the underst...

Aug 09, 2021

Research directed at soccer has seen dramatic growth in the last decade. While published research on soccer has shown exponential growth, the proportion of articles addressing females is lagging behin...

Aug 09, 2021

To 1) characterize vestibular-evoked myogenic potential responses in children and young adults with sports-related concussion (SRC) histories as compared with a normal healthy control group, and 2) co...

Aug 09, 2021

We aim to 1) use the UpPriority tool to identify which clinical questions (CQs) within the clinical guidelines (CGs) need to be prioritized for updating and 2) assess the implementation of the tool in...

Aug 09, 2021

In view of the increasing complexity of both cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) and patients in the current era, practice guidelines, by necessity, have become increasingly specific...

Aug 09, 2021

Increasing evidence indicates the involvement of myocardial oxidative injury and mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). Alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) is an intermediate me...

Aug 05, 2021

Recent studies report that inhibiting TNF-α might be a novel therapeutic strategy for managing brain ischemia. Our previous study reported that mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation could suppr...

Aug 05, 2021

To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of allicin on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (MI/R) injury.We investigated the mechanisms by which allicin attenuated the MI/R injury by focusing on...

Aug 05, 2021

Clinical Background: Mental disorders, especially depression, are associated with several comorbidities in the kidneys. Depression is the psychiatric disorder that mostly affects individuals with chro...

Aug 05, 2021

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a critical manifestation of sepsis/septic shock. Disruption of endothelial barrier function is critical for ALI pathogenesis; however, the regulation of endothelial barrier ...

Aug 05, 2021

Clinical Background: Clinical infections and its most severe forms sepsis and septic shock are commonly associated with changes in kidney function. This acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with in...

Aug 05, 2021

There is limited empiric evidence on the coverage of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) required to generate substantial indirect protection. We investigate the association between population PCV ...

Aug 05, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic moves into the survivorship phase, questions regarding long-term lung damage remain unanswered. Previous histopathological studies are limited to autopsy reports. We studied l...

Aug 05, 2021

Clinical Background: The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly spread globally from late 2019, reaching pandemic proportions. Epidemiology: The related disease, CO...

Aug 05, 2021

Enhanced follow-up is needed to improve the results of secondary preventive care in patients with established cardiovascular disease. We examined the effect of long-term, nurse-based, secondary preven...

Aug 05, 2021

Data from Africa reporting the epidemiology of infection in hospitalised neonates are limited.A prospective study with convenience sampling was conducted to characterise neonates investigated with blo...

Aug 05, 2021

This study aimed to compare the risks and case fatality rate (CFR) between neonatal multidrug-resistant (MDR) and non-MDR meningitis.a secondary analysis of a case-control studies in a Thai neonatal i...

Aug 05, 2021

Late-onset bloodstream infection (LOBSI) is common in very preterm infants. Early and accurate diagnosis is crucial for prognosis and outcome. We aimed to analyze the accuracy of routinely used inflam...

Aug 05, 2021

Low-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation (LITUS) can improve the inflammatory reaction after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and Baicalin also has a good protective effect on TBI. The purpose o...