Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Hospital-Wide Bacterial Species and Antibiograms to Inform Management at a Zonal Tertiary Hospital in Mwan... by Justine BN, Mushi MF, Silago V, Igembe Z, Muyombe J, Kishengena PP, Michael Jnr NS, Maganga MG, Massenga A, Tegete F, Massaga FA, Seni J

“…Baraka N Justine,1 Martha F Mushi,1 Vitus Silago,1 Zechariah Igembe,2 John Muyombe,2 Peter Peter Kishengena,2 Nyanda Shango Michael Jnr,2 Mathew Gabriel Maganga,3 Alicia Massenga,4,5 Francis Tegete,6 Fabian A Massaga,5,7 Jeremiah Seni1,2 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill-Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza, Tanzania; 2Clinical Microbiology Unit, Central Pathology Laboratory, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania; 3Department of Pharmacy and Quality Assurance Unit, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania; 4Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania; 5Department of General Surgery, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza, Tanzania; 6Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania; 7Department of General Surgery, Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, TanzaniaCorrespondence: Jeremiah Seni, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill-Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Multiple Acid-Suppressing Drugs by UPLC-MS/MS Method and Application for Pharmacokinetics Study by Li X, Liu S, Yu M, Xi W, Wu X, Liu D, Liu A, Wang H

“…Xiuqi Li,1,* Shupeng Liu,1,* Mengyang Yu,1 Wanlin Xi,1 Xiaofei Wu,1 Dan Liu,2 Aijing Liu,1 Hongyun Wang1 1Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, NMPA Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Drug, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical PK & PD Investigation for Innovative Drugs, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Life Science and Biopharmaceuticals, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hongyun Wang, Email wanghy@pumch.cnBackground: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and potassium competitive acid blockers (P-CABs) are widely used to treat acid-related diseases (ARDs). …”
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Association of Serum Irisin With Severity and Prognosis in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Prospective Cohort Study by Zhang X, Wang W, Li Y, Liu X, Zhang L, Cheng Z, Liu M, Wang Y, Fu L, Yang J

“…Xinli Zhang,1,2,* Wennan Wang,1,3,* Ye Li,2 Xiaoning Liu,2 Liangzhu Zhang,2 Zhenyu Cheng,1,4 Mingyan Liu,1,4 Yu Wang,1,4 Lin Fu,1,4 Jin Yang1,4,5 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 2The First Department of Tuberculosis, Anhui Chest Hospital, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 3The Fifth Department of Tuberculosis, Anhui Chest Hospital, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China; 5Information Management Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lin Fu; Jin Yang, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China, Email fulindev@126.com; yangqj1015@foxmail.comBackground: Irisin is the cleaved form of fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5), which can confer antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. …”
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Vincristine Regulates C/EBP-β/TGF-β1 to Promote A1 Astrocyte Polarization and Induce Neuropathic Pain by Chen Y, Tang G, Lu J, Tang S, Xiong X, Chen C, Pei L, Shi J

“…Yunfu Chen,1,* Guangling Tang,1,* Jun Lu,1,* Sijie Tang,1 Xinglong Xiong,1 Chao Chen,1 Lijian Pei,2 Jing Shi1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing Shi, Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18685034016, Email shijing81@gmc.edu.cn Lijian Pei, Department of Anesthesiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email hazelbeijing@vip.163.comBackground: The neuropathic pain side induced by Vincristine severely limit its clinical application. …”
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Serum Ferritin Levels in Pregnancy and Their Association with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Longitudinal Study by Qin Z, Du Y, Wang Z, Qin X, Wu H, Yu X, Zhao C, Mo L, Huang B

“…Zhenhua Qin,1 Yao Du,1 Zidi Wang,1 Xianfeng Qin,1 Hongchi Wu,1 Xiangyuan Yu,1 Chaochao Zhao,1 Lei Mo,2 Bo Huang1 1Guangxi Key Laboratory of Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Life-Course Health, Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health and Care for Life-Course, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Bo Huang, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Life-Course Health, Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health and Care for Life-Course, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541199, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-773-5591452, Email Bo.Huang@glmc.edu.cn Lei Mo, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541199, People’s Republic of China, Email 50442117@qq.comObjective: Elevated serum ferritin (SF) levels are associated with oxidative stress (OS) and systemic inflammation in various disorders. …”
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Emerging burden of post-cancer therapy complications on unplanned hospitalisation and costs among Australian cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study over 14 years by Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Md. Shahjalal, Padam Kanta Dahal, Md. Parvez Mosharaf, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Kamrun Nahar Koly, Sujana Haque Chowdhury, Andre M. N. Renzaho, Jeff Gow, Khorshed Alam, Olivia Wawryk

“…Overall, per-admission medical hospitalisation costs among patients with post-therapy complications were $8,791 higher than for patients who did not experience complications ($11,418 vs. $2,627 per admission, 95%CI: $8,685 to $8,897). …”
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Predictors and Prognostic Effects of Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement According to VARC-3 Criteria by Hu X, Zhao Z, Wang C, Feng D, Chen Y, Niu G, Zhou Z, Zhang H, Li Z, Ye Y, Wang M, Wu Y

“…Xiangming Hu,1,* Zhenyan Zhao,1,* Can Wang,1,* Dejing Feng,1 Yang Chen,2 Guannan Niu,1 Zheng Zhou,1 Hongliang Zhang,1 Zhe Li,1 Yunqing Ye,1 Moyang Wang,1 Yongjian Wu1 1Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Moyang Wang; Yongjian Wu, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, People’s Republic of China, Email wangmoyang1983@vip.sina.com; fuwaiwyj@163.comPurpose: The impact of periprocedural myocardial injury (PPMI) according to VARC-3 criteria in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remains unclear. …”
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Breast Cancer: Making Choices About Surgery by Martha C. Monroe, Barbara F. Shea

“…It reviews various aspects of the two different surgeries and gives patients practical and medical information that can assist in this decision. …”
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Analysis of community older adult care facility construction and demand differentiation based on residential area and population attribute differences by Yanzhe Liu, Yaolei Wang, Guiping Guo, Tubao Yang, Tubao Yang, Yupeng Liu, Hongmei Gao, Tiejian Jiang, Xiangmin Li

“…(p > 0.05), while there were statistical differences in nighttime care, medical care, rehabilitation care, older adult canteens, chess and card entertainment, artistic activities, etc. …”
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Socioeconomic disparities in depression risk: Limitations of the moderate effect of physical activity changes in Korea. by Su Kyoung Lee, Yong Jin Kwon

“…Utilizing National Health Insurance Data (NHID) from over 1.2 million individuals during 2013-2016, we matched medical aid beneficiaries with health insurance beneficiaries, excluding those with prior depression or incomplete PA data. …”
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Burnout in Healthcare Professionals during Covid-19 Crisis by Nasim Hajipoor Kashgsaray, Maryam Soleimanpour, Sina Behmanesh, Hassan Soleimanpour

“…Thus, improving the conditions of medical environments in health centers can reduce the burnout of working doctors and nurses, especially during epidemic conditions, which will increase the quality of medical services. …”
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Clinical decision fatigue: a systematic and scoping review with meta-synthesis by Nicola Grignoli, Serena Petrocchi, Peter Schulz, Luca Gabutti, Greta Manoni, Jvan Gianini

“…Objective Decision fatigue (DF) can lead to impaired judgement, decreased diagnostic accuracy and increased likelihood of medical errors. Research on DF is scarce, and little is known about its nature in the clinical context. …”
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Palpitations, Shortness of Breath, Weakness in Limbs, Edema, and Dyspnea: A Rare Inflammatory Myopathy with Positive Aniti-mitochondrial Antibodies and Cardiac Involvement by LIANG Chunsu, ZHANG Xuchang, ZHANG Ning, KANG Lin, LIU Xiaohong, YU Jiaqi, LIU Yingxian, QIAO Lin, YANG Yanli, ZHAO Xiaoyi, ZHAO Ruijie, NIU Na, YAN Xuelian

“…This article presents a case study of a patient who visited the Geriatric Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital due to "palpitations, shortness of breath for more than 2 years, limb weakness for 6 months, edema, and nocturnal dyspnea for 2 months". …”
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report by Ozlem Ece Basaran, Emine Seda Guvendag Guven, Suleyman Guven

“…The patient’s family and medical histories were both unremarkable. She had a 36 weeks and 2 days dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy. …”
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The Prevalence of Using Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine by Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa by Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi, Nasrin Saki, Ehsan Amiri-Ardekani, Parisa Ahmadfard, Mehdi Pasalar

“…This study examined traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM) usage among EB patients referred to clinics at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences between 2019 and 2020. We enrolled the patients with EB whose diseases were approved by a dermatologist and registered in the dermatology department and Molecular Dermatology Research Center affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.  …”
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Rules for investigation of patients with asymptomatic elevation of serum aminotransferase activity by M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. N. German

“…Features of differential diagnosis and medical approach in patients without any clinical symptoms is actual and common issue faced by many general practitioners every day. …”
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International initiatives for the study of the human brain: EBRAINS and its Spanish node by Teris Duran, David Ezpeleta, Gemma Aragonès, Javier Mínguez, Emma Muñoz-Moreno, Maria V. Sanchez-Vives, Guillermo Velasco

“…In an effort to advance these approaches, EBRAINS offers the medical and research sector tools such as The Virtual Epileptic Patient, The Virtual Brain, Medical Informatics Platform, Perturbational Complexity Index, Virtual Research Environment, among others; with the potential to move to clinical practice in the future, as well as other innovations in the spectrum of consciousness disorders or blindness. …”
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Moments that matter: childhood pain treatment shapes pain for life—we can do better every time in every child by Rebeccah Slater, Suellen Walker, Christopher Eccleston, Carlo Bellieni, Tanvi Hirekodi, Ricardo Carbajal, Lucinda Smart, William Laughey, Maria M. Cobo, Stefan Friedrichsdorf

“…Effective pain management in infants and children can play a crucial role in promoting the uptake of vaccinations and medical procedures and can influence future attitudes to pain.…”
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Professionalisation and Autonomy of the Occupational Therapist Profession in Poland by Cabak Anna, Dąbrowska-Zimakowska Anna, Bartoszewicz Ewelina

“…Occupational therapy has been practised for several decades across various medical entities. However, it was only since 2012 that opportunities for professional development in this area began to be created. …”
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Investigating behavioural addictions in adults with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. by James L Findon, Annika Muck, Beáta Tóthpál-Davison, Eleanor J Dommett

“…Medicated individuals also reported higher exercise continuance and were more likely be symptomatic for exercise dependency. …”
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