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Point-of-Care Evaluation of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (mRDT) for Detection of Plasmodium falciparum Among Children Under 5 Years of Age Attending Panyadoli Health Center III in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Mid-Western Uganda

Journal of Parasitology Research
Conclusion: The study found comparable malaria prevalence using mRDT and microscopy. Both methods showed high Sn and Sp with moderate to strong agreement, supporting mRDT’s reliability in diagnosis.
Dorcus Acan, Robert Opiro, Jacob Okot, Simon Peter Alarakol   +3 more
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Effectiveness of dolutegravir-based vs boosted darunavir-based first-line 3-drug regimens in people with HIV with advanced disease: A trial emulation

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Background: No randomized comparisons exist between dolutegravir (DTG) and boosted-darunavir (DRV/b) for people initiating treatment with advanced HIV. Methods: Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve people with HIV (PWH) with CD4 < 200 cells/mm3 or AIDS who
Roberta Gagliardini, Andrea Giacomelli, Cristina Mussini, Stephen R. Cole, Jessie K. Edwards, Carmela Pinnetti, Alessandro Raimondi, Spinello Antinori, Silvia Nozza, Valentina Mazzotta, Giulia Carla Marchetti, Sergio Lo Caputo, Alessandro Tavelli, Antonella d'Arminio Monforte, Andrea Antinori, Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri   +15 more
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Host-directed therapy in diabetes and tuberculosis comorbidity toward global tuberculosis elimination

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Host-directed therapy could potentially revolutionize tuberculosis control as an adjunct to traditional antibiotics for the treatment of tuberculosis disease and as a strategy to prevent disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Steven G. Smith, Ruth Bowness, Jacqueline M. Cliff   +2 more
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Concurrent pseudogout and septic arthritis in native knee joint by ESBL-producing E. coli: Successful management with cefmetazole and surgery

IDCases
Septic arthritis in native joints due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria is rare, and there is limited information in the current literature.
Yoshihiro Aoki, Yutaka Tsukamoto, Junichiro Maeda, Atsuko Tachikawa, Daisuke Sugawara, Kensuke Takahashi, Shuhei Yamano, Koichi Hayakawa, Osamu Tasaki   +8 more
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Adjunctive β-lactams for bacteremia: a narrative review

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) remains a major clinical challenge, with persistently high mortality despite advancements in antimicrobial therapy.
Daniel B. Chastain, Bryan P. White, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Patrick J. Tu, Christopher M. Bland, Rachel A. Foster, David B. Cluck   +6 more
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Transmission of human herpesvirus-8 through liver transplantation and development of post-transplantation Kaposi sarcoma: A case report

IDCases
Introduction: Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular tumour associated with human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) infection. Due to immunosuppressive treatment, solid organ transplant recipients infected with HHV-8 have increased risk of Kaposi sarcoma.
Julius Leander Ross Clemmesen, Nicoline Arentoft, Nicolai Aagaard Schultz, Moises Alberto Suarez-Zdunek, Annika Loft, Nikolai Kirkby, Jens Georg Hillingsø, Gro Linno Willemoe, Michael Perch, Christian Ross Pedersen, Susanne Dam Nielsen   +10 more
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Business analytics in healthcare operations and the use of mobile applications for decision making by health professionals [PDF]

, 2021
Panagiota, Galetsi
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Evaluating the Impact of Age and Comorbidities on COVID-19 Outcomes and Healthcare Costs: A Comparative Analysis of Immunocompromised and General Populations in the United States (EON-US)

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ended in May 2023, but limited information exists on the continued risk of severe COVID-19 among the immunocompromised (IC) population and those with certain chronic medical conditions (CMCs).
Corey Fang, Casey Dobie, Amita Ketkar, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, George Fadda, Claire Bocage, Chia Chen Jenny Teng, Raven Perez, Mark Brunk-Grady, Lisa Glasser, Christine Dube, Nadine Breslin, Vincent Willey   +12 more
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Pneumococcal sternoclavicular septic arthritis: A rare manifestation of invasive pneumococcal disease

IDCases
Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint comprises less than 1 % of all septic arthritis cases. While Streptococcus species are common causative organisms, Streptococcus pneumoniae rarely causes this infection.
Yongdeok Shin, Seth Conley, Awol Ali, Andrew Mangano   +3 more
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A Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiology of Complicated Urinary Tract Infection

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Introduction Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common bacterial infections and present with heterogeneous clinical phenotypes. Whereas many uncomplicated UTIs resolve spontaneously or with antibiotic treatment, a complicated UTI (cUTI) presents with ...
Edward Broughton, Meryem Bektas, Ann Colosia, Kristi Kuper, Maria M. Fernandez, Amer Al-Taie, Ramy Kotb   +6 more
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