Information avoidance by younger adults with Type 1 diabetes: a preliminary empirical study by Bruce Ryan, Gemma Webster

“…Frequency of appointments and routes to information could be improved.…”
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An Endometrioid Ovary Cyst and Fallopian Tube in the Inguinal Canal: Conservative or Surgical Management? by Sema Ovalı, Ahmet Yılmaz, Gürkan Zorlu

“…Asymptomatic cases may be managed expectantly but in symptomatic patients, surgical removal is indicated. …”
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A Hepatitis C Educational Needs Assessment of Canadian Healthcare Providers by Reza Naghdi, Karen Seto, Carolyn Klassen, Didi Emokpare, Brian Conway, Melissa Kelley, Eric Yoshida, Hemant A. Shah

“…Physicians most frequently screened patients who had abnormal liver enzymes, while nurses tended to screen based on lifestyle factors. …”
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Nurses’ Knowledge in the Prevention and Management of Nasointestinal Tube Obstruction: A Cross Sectional Study by Wang L, Hou W, Liu Z, Chen L, Lin R, Huang Y

“…Lun Wang,1,2 Wanling Hou,1 Zhong Liu,2 Li Chen,2 Ruidua Lin,2 Yinying Huang1 1Department of Nursing, Women and Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Neurosurgery Department, Zhong Shan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Wanling Hou, Department of Nursing, Women and Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 10 Zhen Hai Road, Si Ming District, Xiamen, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613705033186, Email hwldyx2007@126.comBackground: The nasointestinal tube is a route of nutritional support for patients and maintaining patency is essential. …”
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Nano-Hydroxyapatite Gel and Its Effects on Remineralization of Artificial Carious Lesions by Apa Juntavee, Niwut Juntavee, Ainaj Nuñez Sinagpulo

“…Clinical Significance: This study indicated that an application of nano-HA gel is an attractive route to deliver the material and can be more effective and less toxic than conventional formulations and provide its effectiveness directly at the site of action, especially for a noncooperative young child and medicinally intimidated patients who may face with inconvenience in using toothbrush and toothpaste for hygiene control.…”
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Muribaculum intestinale-derived 3-hydroxybutyric acid from Heterophyllin B attenuated pulmonary fibrosis through IDO1-mediated ferroptosis by Ce Chen, Jialin Wang, Mengqin Cheng, Haifeng Xie, Wei Li, Chaofeng Zhang

“…Subsequently, the microbiota-dependent antifibrotic efficacy of HB was verified using various delivery routes, antibiotic treatments, and faecal microbiota transplantation. …”
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Environmental biocontamination by SARS-CoV-2 Virus in the hospital setting by M Espejo Mambié, D San Jose-Saras, C Bischofberger Valdés, C Díaz-Agero Pérez, JC Galán Montemayor, L Martínez-García, M Abreu Di-Berardino, P Moreno-Nunez, J Vicente-Guijarro, J.M Aranaz-Andrés

“…All positive air samples were identified within 2 m of patients who had recently developed symptoms (<5 days). …”
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Pentavalent Antimonials Combined with Other Therapeutic Alternatives for the Treatment of Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review by Taisa Rocha Navasconi Berbert, Tatiane França Perles de Mello, Priscila Wolf Nassif, Camila Alves Mota, Aline Verzignassi Silveira, Giovana Chiqueto Duarte, Izabel Galhardo Demarchi, Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides, Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni, Jorge Juarez Vieira Teixeira, Thaís Gomes Verziganassi Silveira

“…The majority of the articles included in this review showed that cure rate ranged from 70 to 100% in patients treated with the combinations. Serious adverse effects were not observed in patients treated with drugs combination. …”
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Analysis of acute non-pharmaceutical toxic exposures in children: a 5-year retrospective study by Yanning Qu, Rui Tang, Zhuyan Duan, Mengyi Sheng, Hui Wang, Shuang Liu, Jiao Li, Linlin Guo, Linying Guo, Si Zheng, Si Zheng

“…Patients triaged to red zone had a higher proportion of clinical manifestation and required more aggressive treatments. …”
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Pharmacist prescriber in Italy and possible changes to current legislation: survey of attitudes among pharmacists, family doctors and users by Francesca Baratta, Irene Pignata, Lorenzo Ravetto Enri, Paola Brusa

“…Many obstacles remain to be overcome but, based on the procedures already experimented in other European countries and worldwide, a route leading to the introduction of the pharmacy prescriber role may be hypothesised.…”
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Assessment of Ocriplasmin Effects on the Vitreoretinal Compartment in Porcine and Human Model Systems by Bart Jonckx, Michael Porcu, Aurelie Candi, Isabelle Etienne, Philippe Barbeaux, Jean H. M. Feyen

“…Reversible in vitro effects on blood-retinal barrier permeability provide grounds for a hypothesis on the mechanisms behind transient subretinal fluid observed in ocriplasmin-treated patients.…”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Gastrointestinal Carriage of Pathogenic Gram Negative Enteric Bacteria among Apparently Healthy Food Handlers of Public Hospitals, Addis Abab... by Tegegn Belhu, Kinfe Fissehatsion, Abraham Tesfaye, Dr Yohannes Woldekidan, Kassu Desta

“…Therefore, hospital administrators and other stake holders should put measures in place to break chain of transmission routes from silent carrier to other peoples particularly patients at hospital and the community at large.…”
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Simulating a travel-related origin of Candida auris in New York–New Jersey by Rita R. Verma, Edward Kiegle, Alexander C. Keyel, Sudha Chaturvedi, Vishnu Chaturvedi

“…Serious C. auris infections affect hospitalized patients and residents of long-term care facilities, although the pathogen can also be present on a healthy individual’s skin. …”
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of “Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire” into Moroccan Arabic by Farid Bourzgui, Samir Diouny, Hadam Mkhantar, Zineb Serhier, Mohamed Bennani Othmani

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Evaluation of Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Related to Toxoplasmosis Among Females in Algeria by Mohamed Lounis, Samah Aissaoui, Fatima Ghouissem, Karim Souttou

“…While the infections are mostly asymptomatic, the disease could be severe in immune-compromised patients and pregnant women. This study was conducted to evaluate the level of knowledge, practice, and attitude toward this disease among a sample of Algerian women. …”
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Leptomeningeal Cells Transduce Peripheral Macrophages Inflammatory Signal to Microglia in Reponse to Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS by Yicong Liu, Zhou Wu, Xinwen Zhang, Junjun Ni, Weixian Yu, Yanmin Zhou, Hiroshi Nakanishi

“…The expression of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR4, TNF-α, and inducible NO synthase was mainly detected in the gingival macrophages of chronic periodontitis patients. In in vitro studies, P.g. LPS induced the secretion of TNF-α and IL-1β from THP-1 human monocyte-like cell line and RAW264.7 mouse macrophages. …”
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Resistance to P. brasiliensis Experimental Infection of Inbred Mice Is Associated with an Efficient Neutrophil Mobilization and Activation by Mediators of Inflammation by Felipe Fornias Sperandio, Gisele Pesquero Fernandes, Ana Carolina Silvério Cerqueira Mendes, Giulia Maria de Alencar Castro Bani, Vera Lucia Garcia Calich, Eva Burger

“…Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic fungal infection, endemic in Brazil, that leads to severe morbidity and even mortality if not correctly treated. Patients may respond differently to PCM depending on the pattern of the acquired immune response developed. …”
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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato inhibits CIITA transcription through pSTAT3 activation and enhanced SOCS1 and SOCS3 expression leading to limited IFN-γ production by Michelle A.E. Brouwer, Zara Karami, Samuel T. Keating, Hedwig Vrijmoeth, Heidi L.M. Lemmers, Helga Dijkstra, Frank L. van de Veerdonk, Mihaela Lupse, Hadewych J.M. ter Hofstede, Mihai G. Netea, Leo A.B. Joosten

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Interactions et transactions identitaires d'immigrés noirs dans l'espace public et les centres de santé au Maroc by Annélie Delescluse

“…The article then looks at the thorny issue of medical interactions between Moroccan healthcare staff and sub-Saharan patients who claim to be victims of racism in healthcare. …”
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Outbreak of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neurorehabilitation unit: Genomic epidemiology reveals complex transmission pattern in a tertiary care hospital by Maria Grazia Silvotti, Erika Scaltriti, Luca Bolzoni, Beatrice Zerbi, Gabriella Tocci, Andrea Zappavigna, Gianfranco Lamberti, Federico Donati, Franco Federici, Stefano Pongolini, Giuliana Lo Cascio

“…We report an outbreak by KPC-Kp, in a neurorehabilitation unit in Italy, analysed through whole-genome sequencing (WGS) for transmission routes reconstruction to improve management of KPC-Kp infections in rehabilitation units. …”
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