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The study of honokiol as a natural product-based antimicrobial agent and its potential interaction with FtsZ protein

Frontiers in Microbiology
Multidrug resistant bacteria have been a global health threat currently and frontline clinical treatments for these infections are very limited. To develop potent antibacterial agents with new bactericidal mechanisms is thus needed urgently to address ...
Ning Sun, Ziling Zhi, Ting Xiao, Xin Deng, Tenghui He, Wanyang Dong, Shuyi Feng, Sisi Chen, Wing-Leung Wong, Wenchang Yuan   +9 more
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Orbital pseudotumour masquerading as Wegener’s granulomatosis [PDF]

, 2015
A twenty-two year old female patient presented with new onset bilateral hard orbital masses and progressively worse tear lake problems. Computed tomography of the orbits revealed poorly differentiated bilateral orbital masses.
Fenech, Matthew, Fenech, Thomas
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Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF and ustar easyNAT™ TB IAD for diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis of children in Tanzania : a prospective descriptive study [PDF]

, 2016
Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become a standard approach for diagnosis of peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Ustar EasyNAT TB IAD nucleic acid amplification assays, against ...
AT Cruz, CA Wright, CA Wright, CA Wright, CC Anunobi, CC Boehme, CJL Murray, CM Denkinger, CM Denkinger, CM Perez-Velez, D Hillemann, E Penz, Edward Masika, ES Cibas, F Ardito, FA Mhimbira, Hans-Peter Beck, Hassan Chande, J Ayugi, J Cohen, JA Seddon, JB Reitsma, Klaus Reither, L Coetzee, Levan Jugheli, M Pai, Maira Bholla, Mohamed Sasamalo, Neema Kapalata, PJ Dodd, R Fang, RR Kazwala, S Chakravorty, SGM Mfinanga, SH Siddiqi, SM Newton, Tracy R. Glass, Ustar Biotechnologies, World Health Organization, X Ou   +39 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
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Accurate, fast and cost-effective simultaneous detection of bacterial meningitis by qualitative PCR with high-resolution melting

BioTechniques, 2023
Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae are leading causes of meningitis and acute invasive infections. PCR-based methods are widely used for the diagnosis and surveillance of bacterial pathogens because of their high ...
Ivano de Filippis, Aline Carvalho de Azevedo, Irene de Oliveira Lima, Nicolle F Lima Ramos, Claudia Ferreira de Andrade, Antonio ECC de Almeida   +5 more
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Associated Clinical Features in Latino and Caucasian Patients from a Single Center. [PDF]

, 2018
INTRODUCTION AND AIM:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer in adults and has seen a rapid increase in incidence in the United States. Racial and ethnic differences in HCC incidence have been observed, with Latinos showing
Kieffer, Dorothy A, Kuftinec, Gabriela N, Levy, Robert, Medici, Valentina   +3 more
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Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smartphone-based, rapid, wide-field fundus photography for diagnosis of pediatric retinal diseases [PDF]

, 2019
PurposeAn important, unmet clinical need is for cost-effective, reliable, easy-to-use, and portable retinal photography to evaluate preventable causes of vision loss in children.
Besirli, Cagri G., Dedania, Vaidehi S., Demirci, Hakan, Fletcher, Daniel A., Kim, Tyson N., Lieu, Philip, Margolis, Todd, Patel, Tapan P., Paulus, Yannis M., Qian, Cynthia X., Yu, Gina   +10 more
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Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
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Development and clinical validation of a dual ddPCR assay for detecting carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in bloodstream infections

Frontiers in Microbiology
ObjectiveAcinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii, AB) represents a major species of Gram-negative bacteria involved in bloodstream infections (BSIs) and shows a high capability of developing antibiotic resistance.
Xiaoxia Kou, Xiaoxia Kou, Detu Zhu, Yandong Zhang, Liyan Huang, Jiawei Liang, Ziman Wu, Ze Liu, Chushi Guan, Lin Yu, Lin Yu   +10 more
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