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Psychological stress and influencing factors of hospital workers in different periods under the public health background of infectious disease outbreak: A cross‐sectional study

Health Science Reports, 2022
Background and Aims It is well known that public health emergencies can affect the mental health of medical personnel, and many studies have focused on cross‐sectional studies with short‐term benefits. The present study aimed to investigate the long‐term
Xing Miao, Wei Wang, Yongli Chen, Xiufang Huang, Rehua Wang   +4 more
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Interest in Infectious Diseases specialty among Japanese medical students amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based, cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
IntroductionThe emergence of the novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has led to huge disruptions in the medical field and society. The significance of training and education for experts has been increasingly acknowledged in Japan, where the ...
Hideharu Hagiya, Yuki Otsuka, Kazuki Tokumasu, Hiroyuki Honda, Yoshito Nishimura, Mikako Obika, Fumio Otsuka   +6 more
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The approximately universal shapes of epidemic curves in the Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) model [PDF]

, 2020
Compartmental transmission models have become an invaluable tool to study the dynamics of infectious diseases. The Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered (SIR) model is known to have an exact semi-analytical solution. In the current study, the approach of Harko et al.
arxiv   +1 more source

Meningitis Caused by Toscana Virus Is Associated with Strong Antiviral Response in the CNS and Altered Frequency of Blood Antigen-Presenting Cells

Viruses, 2015
Toscana virus (TOSV) is a Phlebotomus-transmitted RNA virus and a frequent cause of human meningitis and meningoencephalitis in Southern Europe during the summer season.
Stefania Varani, Francesco Gelsomino, Michele Bartoletti, Pierluigi Viale, Antonio Mastroianni, Elisabetta Briganti, Patrizia Ortolani, Francesco Albertini, Carlo Calzetti, Francesca Prati, Patrizia Cenni, Gastone Castellani, Silvia Morini, Giada Rossini, Maria Paola Landini, Vittorio Sambri   +15 more
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How do Specialists Address Contraceptive Care Compared to General Practitioners in a Federally Qualified Health Center in Maryland

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2023
Objectives: To determine associations between primary provider specialty and the contraceptive care that patients receive in a Federally Qualified Health Center setting in Maryland.
Leah Hart, Jarett Beaudoin, Georgia Parsons, Olakunle Alonge   +3 more
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COVID-19 vaccine had a significant positive impact on patients with SARS-COV-2 during the third (Omicron) wave in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022
Introduction: The third (Omicron) wave had caused significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases around the globe. The severity of the disease dependeds on the extent of the vaccination status.
Salma AlBahrani, Ali AlBarrak, Tariq Al-Musawi, Nawal Ali AlGubaisi, Maram Almalki, Fatimah H. Hakami, Turki Alghamdi, Zena AlBeiuruti, Sausan Alkhrashi, Meshael Almershad, Samira Alzahrani, Amerah AlQuraiaan, Helmy AlTourifi, Arulanantham Zechariah Jebakumar, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq   +14 more
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Respiratory aerosols and droplets in the transmission of infectious diseases [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Knowing the physicochemical properties of exhaled droplets and aerosol particles is a prerequisite for a detailed mechanistic understanding and effective prevention of the airborne transmission of infectious human diseases. This article provides a critical review and synthesis of scientific knowledge on the number concentrations, size distributions ...
arxiv  

Multicomponent Approaches to Reduce Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Critical Care: Determining the Ideal Strategy

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Although there is ample proof of the advantages of infection prevention and Control (IPC) in acute-care hospitals, there is still some questions about the efficacy of IPC interventions for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), and there is a need for ...
Salma AlBahrani, Mustafa Saad, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Zainab Almoosa, Mohammed Alabdulla, Mohammed Algezery, Sondos AlShehri, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq   +7 more
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Severe Cystic Periventricular Leukomalacia in a Premature Infant with Capnocytophaga Sepsis

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2014
Capnocytophaga is an opportunistic gram-negative anaerobic bacillus found in the oropharyngeal cavity of mammals and is associated with periodontal disease in humans. Sepsis, osteomyelitis, lung abscess, endocarditis, and meningitis have been reported in
W. Thomas Bass, Donna DeLoach, Jamil H. Khan, Glen A. Green, Kenji M. Cunnion   +4 more
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Distinct dysregulated pathways in sporadic and Lynch syndrome‐associated colorectal cancer offer insights for targeted treatment

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study explores the distinct molecular mechanisms underlying Lynch syndrome‐associated and sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC). By highlighting the therapeutic potential of targeting the PI3K‐Akt pathway in Lynch syndrome‐associated CRC and the Wnt pathway in sporadic CRC, the findings open avenues for personalised treatment strategies, aiming to ...
May J. Krause, Musalula Sinkala, Raj Ramesar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source