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Trends and correlation between antibacterial consumption and carbapenem resistance in gram-negative bacteria in a tertiary hospital in China from 2012 to 2019

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background To investigate the trends and correlation between antibacterial consumption and carbapenem resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from 2012 to 2019 in a tertiary-care teaching hospital in southern China. Methods This retrospective study included
Chunhong Liang, Xueyan Zhang, Lijuan Zhou, Guangyi Meng, Liqiu Zhong, Pingzhi Peng   +5 more
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A Systematic Review of Gesture Elicitation Studies: What Can We Learn from 216 Studies?

Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, 2020
Gesture elicitation studies represent a popular and resourceful method in HCI to inform the design of intuitive gesture commands, reflective of end-users' behavior, for controlling all kinds of interactive devices, applications, and systems.
Santiago Villarreal-Narvaez, J. Vanderdonckt, Radu-Daniel Vatavu, J. Wobbrock   +3 more
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Lack of association between vitamin D insufficiency and clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 infection

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background A protective effect of vitamin D against COVID-19 infection is under investigation. We aimed to analyze the effect of vitamin D sufficiency on the clinical outcomes of patients infected with COVID-19.
Alireza Davoudi, Narges Najafi, Mohsen Aarabi, Atefeh Tayebi, Roja Nikaeen, Hamideh Izadyar, Zahra Salar, Leila Delavarian, Narges Vaseghi, Zahra Daftarian, Fatemeh Ahangarkani   +10 more
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Macrosomia: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 216.

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020
Suspected macrosomia is encountered commonly in obstetric practice. As birth weight increases, the likelihood of labor abnormalities, shoulder dystocia, birth trauma, and permanent injury to the newborn increases.
MDandRebecca Jackson
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Association between fatality rate of COVID-19 and selenium deficiency in China

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background COVID-19 has impacted populations around the world, with the fatality rate varying dramatically across countries. Selenium, as one of the important micronutrients implicated in viral infections, was suggested to play roles.
Hai-Yang Zhang, An-Ran Zhang, Qing-Bin Lu, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Zhi-Jie Zhang, Xiu-Gang Guan, Tian-Le Che, Yang Yang, Hao Li, Wei Liu, Li-Qun Fang   +10 more
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Sarcocystis species in bovine carcasses from a Belgian abattoir: a cross-sectional study

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Sarcocystis species are obligatorily heteroxenous parasites, of which some are zoonotic, representing a public health and economic impact. This study investigated the occurrence of Sarcocystis spp.
Hang Zeng, Inge Van Damme, Teresia Wanjiru Kabi, Barbara Šoba, Sarah Gabriël   +4 more
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Locoregional therapy of the primary tumour in de novo stage IV breast cancer in 216 066 patients: A meta-analysis

Scientific Reports, 2020
Patients presenting with de novo stage IV metastatic breast cancer have a complex disease which is normally treated with palliative intent and systemic therapy.
R. Gera, H. Chehade, U. Wazir, S. Tayeh, A. Kasem, K. Mokbel   +5 more
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Decreased human respiratory syncytial virus activity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: an ecological time-series analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as sanitary measures and travel restrictions, aimed at controlling the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), may affect the transmission dynamics of human respiratory ...
Keita Wagatsuma, Iain S. Koolhof, Yugo Shobugawa, Reiko Saito   +3 more
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Prevalence of strongyloidiasis in Peru: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Strongyloidiasis is a disease of great public health significance, caused by the parasitic nematodes Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloides fuelleborni, and Strongyloides fuelleborni subsp. kellyi.
Sonia Ortiz-Martínez, José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón, María-Esteyner Vásquez-Chasnamote, Olga-Nohelia Gamboa-Paredes, Katty-Madeleine Arista-Flores, Luis-Alfredo Espinoza-Venegas, Eva de-Miguel-Balsa, Viviana-Vanessa Pinedo-Cancino, Miguel Górgolas-Hernández-Mora, Martín Casapía-Morales   +9 more
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COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE INTENSITY OF Mycobacterium leprae EXPOSURE TO CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN LOW AND HIGH ALTITUDE IN LOW LEPROSY ENDEMIC AREA OF SOUTH SULAWESI

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2013
Background: The intensity of Mycobacterium leprae exposure to people who live in leprosy endemic area could be measured by serological study and detection of the bacilli in the nose cavity.
Rachmawati Rachmawati, Timurleng Tonang Mataallo, Safruddin Adam, A. M. Adam, Safruddin Amin, Farida Tabri, Dinar Adriaty, Ratna Wahyuni, Iswahyudi Iswahyudi, Indropo Agusni   +9 more
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