Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii group in Taiwan by Tran Lam Tu Quyen, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Shiao-Wen Li, Lii-Tzu Wu, Ya-Zhu Liu, Yi-Jiun Pan

“…We established a rapid KL-typing method for efficient screening of Acinetobacter baumannii strains to enable epidemiological surveillance and provide a foundation for effective infection control. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity, elevated blood pressure, and their comorbidities among primary and secondary school students in Guizhou province: a cross-section... by Zhuan WANG, Xiangdong DU, Xin LI, Xiaoqin ZHANG, Xiujuan LU, Xiying PENG

“…MethodsMeasurements of height, weight, and blood pressure and a survey of health and related factors using a questionnaire used in the National Surveillance of Common Diseases and Health-Related Factors among Students were conducted from September 2022 to March 2023 among 187 674 students aged 7 to 18 years recruited using stratified multistage cluster sampling from 2 primary schools and 2 junior high schools in each district/county and 2 senior high schools in each district and one senior high school in for all districts/counties of Guizhou province. …”
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Prevention and management of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in kidney transplant: A consensus statement of the Transplantation Society of Taiwan by Mu-Chi Chung, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Shen-Shin Chang, Chih-Yuan Lee, Ya-Chung Tian, Mei-Yi Wu, Hsu-Han Wang, Chia-Cheng Yu, Teng-Wei Chen, Chien-Chang Kao, Chih-Yang Hsu, Yang-Jen Chiang, Ming-Ju Wu, Yen-Ta Chen, Mai-Szu Wu

“…CMV prophylaxis was suggested after anti-thymocyte globulin treatment but not after methylprednisolone pulse therapy. Routine surveillance after prophylaxis, secondary prophylaxis after CMV disease treatment, and mTOR inhibitors for primary CMV prophylaxis were not recommended. …”
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Pre-pandemic cross-reactive antibody and cellular responses against SARS-CoV-2 among female sex workers in Dakar, Senegal by Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Beth Chaplin, Souleymane MBoup, Adam Abdullahi, Adam Abdullahi, Michelle He, Sydney M. Fisher, Sulaimon Akanmu, Charlotte A. Chang, Donald J. Hamel, Ravindra K. Gupta, Ravindra K. Gupta, Phyllis J. Kanki

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Associations of dietary choline intake and kidney function with hyperuricemia in Chinese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Chengping Li, Jing Li, Zhiquan Diao, Lianhong Chen, Siwen Yu, Lianlong Yu, Qianrang Zhu, Xiaomei Dong, Yiya Liu, Tao Liu, Dan Liu

“…The data for this study were collected from the China National Nutrition and Health Surveillance of Children and Lactating Mothers (2016–2017) conducted between October 2016 and December 2018. …”
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Observational study on the current status of thalassaemia in Malaysia: a report from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry by Hishamshah Mohd Ibrahim, Zulaiha Muda, Ida Shahnaz Othman, Mohamed Najib Mohamed Unni, Kok Hoi Teh, Asohan Thevarajah, Kogilavani Gunasagaran, Gek Bee Ong, Seoh Leng Yeoh, Aisyah Muhammad Rivai, Che Hadibiah Che Mohd Razali, Nazzlin Dizana Din, Zarina Abdul Latiff, Rahman Jamal, Norsarwany Mohamad, Hany Mohd Ariffin, Hamidah Alias

“…Sustainability of the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry is important for surveillance of thalassaemia management in the country and help the national health authorities to develop more effective policies.…”
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Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Model Based on Machine Learning by YUE Haitao, HE Chanchan, CHENG Yuyou, ZHANG Sencheng, WU You, MA Jing

“…Methods Utilizing cross-sectional survey data from the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in the United States, a cohort of 112 606 participants was identified, featuring 24 variables related to risk behaviors and health status, with self-reported coronary heart disease (CHD) as the outcome measure. …”
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors. by Roksana Hoque, Syed Masud Ahmed, Nahitun Naher, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Emily K Rousham, Bushra Zarin Islam, Shaikh Hassan

“…Implementation of existing policies and strategies remains a challenge due to poor awareness, inadequate resources and absence of national surveillance.<h4>Conclusion</h4>AMR is a multi-dimensional problem involving different sectors, disciplines and stakeholders requiring a One Health comprehensive approach for containment.…”
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Adaptation of the nutrition care process for metabolic diseases in the Mexican population by Magdalena Sevilla-González, Magdalena Sevilla-González, Magdalena Sevilla-González, Ailema González-Ortiz, Ailema González-Ortiz, María Victoria Landa-Anell, Marco A. Melgarejo-Hernández, Marco A. Melgarejo-Hernández, Ana Teresa Arias-Marroquín, Fabiola Mabel Del Razo-Olvera, Fabiola Mabel Del Razo-Olvera, Berenice Monserrat Román-Calleja, Ana Victoria Monreal-Lugo, Angélica J. Martin-Vences, Karime Haua-Navarro, Angeles Espinosa-Cuevas

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Possible scenarios for the spread of mpox outside the endemic focus in Africa by Eskild Petersen, Ulrik Hvid, Oyewale Tomori, Anders Gorm Pedersen, Jacco Wallinga, Richard Pebody, Orlando Cenciarelli, Preben Aavitsland, David Van Laeken, Viggo Andreasen, Uffe Schneider, Julia Kinane Simonsen, Marlies Jilles Francine Goedknegt, Caroline Klint Johannesen, Jens D. Lundgren, Anders Koch, Bolette Søborg, Anna Mia Ekström, Hannah Nohynek, Frank M. Aarestrup, Tyra G. Krause, Lone Simonsen

“…The population at risk potentially counts 100 million but only a million vaccine doses are expected in the next year. Surveillance is needed with exhaustive case detection, polymerase chain reaction confirmation, clade determination, and about severe illness. …”
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Clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association and the Russian society on studying of liver diseases on diagnostics and treatment of adult patients with hepatit... by V. T. Ivashkin, N. D. Yushchuk, M. V. Mayevskaya, O. O. Znoyko, K. R. Dudina, G. N. Karetkina, E. A. Klimova, S. L. Maximov, Yu. V. Martynov, I. V. Mayev, Ch. S. Pavlov, Ye. A. Fedosyina, A. O. Bueverov, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, N. A. Malyshev, I. G. Nikitin, Ya. G. Moysyuk, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Trukhmanov, G. M. Kozhevnikova, K. V. Zhdanov, A. G. Rakhmanova, V. P. Chulanov, I. V. Shahgildyan, V. E. Syutkin, P. O. Bogomolov

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Development and validation of a machine learning model to predict the risk of lymph node metastasis in early-stage supraglottic laryngeal cancer by Hongyu Wang, Hongyu Wang, Hongyu Wang, Zhiqiang He, Zhiqiang He, Zhiqiang He, Jiayang Xu, Jiayang Xu, Ting Chen, Ting Chen, Ting Chen, Jingtian Huang, Jingtian Huang, Jingtian Huang, Lihong Chen, Lihong Chen, Lihong Chen, Xin Yue, Xin Yue, Xin Yue

“…This study seeks to create and validate a predictive model through the application of machine learning (ML) algorithms.MethodsThe training set and internal validation set data were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. …”
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Health economic evaluation of different colorectal cancer screening strategies in Hubei province: a Markov simulation analysis based on local cancer registration and domestic study... by Jie JI, Yuying WANG, Duan ZHUO, Yuhan LIU, Jiaxi PENG, Ruijingfang JIANG, Hao WU, Song LIU, Lijian ZHAO, Jian WANG, Bing MAO, Shida ZHU, Hongbing TAO

“…Data on the probabilities, screening costs, and medical costs required for the colorectal cancer natural history model were extracted from the Hubei Provincial Cancer Registration (2020)/Mortality Surveillance (2013 – 2017) dataset and the literature review and entered into the model. …”
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Pathogenic potential of ornithogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> strains detected in the Earth's polar regions by Batyrbek I. Aslanov, Daniil V. Azarov, Maria A. Makarova, Elizaveta G. Marysheva, Lyudmila A. Kraeva, Aleksey S. Mokhov, Ekaterina A. Lebedeva, Nikita E. Goncharov, Natalya V. Lebedeva, Dmitry A. Starikov, Victoria V. Kolodzhieva, Dmitry E. Polev, Artemy E. Goncharov

“…Pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli are an important object of surveillance within the One Health concept in the wild, agriculture and human society. …”
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GrB-Fc-KS49, an anti-EMP2 granzyme B fusion protein therapeutic alters immune cell infiltration and suppresses breast cancer growth by Ana Alvarez de Cienfuegos, Lawrence H Cheung, Khalid A Mohamedali, Michael G Rosenblum, Brian Aguirre, Cheng-Hsiang Lu, Anubhav Chandla, Nidhi Kejriwal, Lucia Liu, Ann M Chan, SuYin Kok, Sergio Duarte, David Casero, Madhuri Wadehra

“…Background Granzyme B (GrB) is a key effector molecule, delivered by cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells during immune surveillance to induce cell death. Fusion proteins and immunoconjugates represent an innovative therapeutic approach to specifically deliver a deadly payload to target cells. …”
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Prostate cancer incidence and mortality linked to metalworking fluid exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zahra Moradpour, Amin Barik, Goljamal Jorjani, Mohammad Reza Taherian, Sepideh Tousizadeh, Sepideh Tousizadeh, Aram Halimi, Aram Halimi, Yaser Soleimani, Mobina Karimian, Tina Khavari, Fateme Azizi Kalankari, Fatemeh Asadipour, Mojtaba Azari, Niloofar Yousefzadeh Shakouri, Saeideh Karamian, Nasser Bahari, Alireza Mosavi Jarrahi

“…Given the observed association between MWF exposure and prostate cancer risk, it is imperative to minimize occupational exposure through the implementation of effective engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and substitution of less hazardous fluids. Regular health surveillance and education programs for workers in industries utilizing MWFs are also essential to mitigate risk. …”
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Functional assessment of the glycoproteins of a novel Hendra virus variant reveals contrasting fusogenic capacities of the receptor-binding and fusion glycoproteins by Andrew Z. Ma, Yao Yu Yeo, Jean F. Lee, Colin M. Kim, Shahrzad Ezzatpour, Carolina Menchaca, Viraj Upadhye, Edward J. Annand, John-Sebastian Eden, Raina K. Plowright, Alison J. Peel, David W. Buchholz, Hector C. Aguilar

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Germline structural variant as the cause of Lynch Syndrome in a family from Ecuador by Gemma Llargués-Sistac, Laia Bonjoch, Jenifer Muñoz, Xavier Domínguez-Rovira, Teresa Ocaña, Maria Isabel Alvarez-Mora, Celia Badenas, Anna Esteve-Codina, Carlos Reyes-Silva, Gabriela Jaramillo-Koupermann, Maria Teresa Rodrigo, Sandra López-Prades, Miriam Cuatrecasas, Antoni Castells, Francesc Balaguer, Leticia Moreira, Guerau Fernandez, Sergi Castellví-Bel

“…It is of extreme importance for affected LS patients and their relatives to identify the germline causative alteration to provide intensified surveillance to those at risk and allow early diagnosis and cancer prevention. …”
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Prevailing Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Hospitalized Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in a Vietnamese Teaching Hospital (2014 &ndash; 2021) by Le HHL, Thuc LC, Ta TB, Tran TV, Hung DV, Kien HT, Le MN, Luong VH, Nguyen VTH, Pham HQ, Le HV, Viet NH, Hoang LH, Nguyen TT, Latsavong M, Le TD, Trong Tuan D, An NV

“…MDR rates were higher in Gram-negative bacteria (64.8% versus 43.5%), with Klebsiella pneumoniae having the highest rate (78.7%).Conclusion: This study underscores the urgent need for ongoing surveillance of AMR patterns in Vietnam and emphasizes the significance of efficient infection prevention methods, prudent use of antibiotics, and targeted interventions to combat antimicrobial resistance.Keywords: urinary tract infections, UTIs, antimicrobial resistance, multidrug resistance, MDR, Vietnam…”
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Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal by Dipendra Kumar Mandal, Shiv Kumar Sah, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Sangita Sharma, Hari Prasad Kattel, Sanjeet Pandit, Pranav Kumar Yadav, Ujjwal Laghu, Rajani Lama, Niranjan Prasad Sah, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Keshav Parajuli, Anup Bastola, Sher Bahadur Pun, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokharel

“…The significant increase of these isolates and increased rate of drug resistance indicates a serious threat that stress the need to implement the surveillance system and a proper control measure so as to limit the spread of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in both OPD as well as in community. …”
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