Risk factors for anal cancer in persons infected With HIV: A nested case-control study in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study [PDF]
Although persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), particularly men who have sex with men, are at excess risk for anal cancer, it has been difficult to disentangle the influences of anal exposure to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection ...
Pawlita, Michael +37 more
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Prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions in patients of the Swiss HIV cohort study in the era of HIV integrase inhibitors [PDF]
Background: Prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions (PDDIs) between antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and co-medications was high in 2008 in a Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) survey.
Battegay, Manuel +62 more
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Infectious Mediastinitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract Background This study aimed to characterize the demographics, microbiology, management and treatment outcomes of mediastinitis according to the origin of the infection. Methods This retrospective observational study enrolled ...
Lemmet, Thomas +14 more
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Immunity to rubella: an Italian retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Abstract Background International guidelines recommend that healthcare workers (HCWs) have presumptive evidence of immunity to rubella and that susceptible HCWs and doubt cases receive two doses of the MMR vaccine. However, a small percentage of the fully immunized will remain unprotected against wild viruses. Moreover, protective levels of antibodies
Francesco Paolo Bianchi +5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare autosomal recessive ribosomopathy characterized by bone marrow failure and multisystem involvement, with emerging evidence of associated neurocognitive impairment. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 240 individuals with biallelic Shwachman–Bodian–Diamond syndrome (SBDS) mutations
Jane Koo +11 more
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Limited data from large cohorts are available on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists (infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab pegol) switch over time.
Safroneeva, Ekaterina +18 more
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Characteristics of foreign-born persons in the swiss hepatitis C cohort study: implications for screening recommendations [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Switzerland recommends individuals who originate from high-prevalence countries to be screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, not all these persons are equally at risk. We thus aimed to describe the number and characteristics
Olivia Keiser +33 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine +17 more
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Retrospective cohort study on primary school dropout children of Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts of Nepal [PDF]
The formal education in Nepal starts from pre-primary level to higher secondary level The primary level consists of grades I to V Any student who leaves school for any reason before graduation or completion of a program of studies without transferring ...
naersh manandhar
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Oral presentation bias: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
The aim of this paper was to assess oral presentation bias at a national level. This was a retrospective cohort study with initial characteristics of the approved protocols extracted from the committee’s archives, and follow-up characteristics obtained from a questionnaire mailed to the principal investigators.
Evelyne, Decullier, François, Chapuis
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