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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Po-Yueh Chen, Tzu-Ying Chen, Pin-Zhir Chao, Wen-Te Liu, Chyi-Huey Bai, Sheng-Teng Tsao, Yi-Chih Lin
Summary: The study found a higher proportion of REM-related OSA in patients with vertigo, and low acceptance rate to CPAP use. Further research is needed to explore novel therapeutic approaches for patients with REM OSA.
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Immunology
Yi-Ching Chen, Yi-Chun Kuo, Mi-Chi Chen, Young-Da Zhang, Chyi-Liang Chen, Puo-Hsien Le, Cheng-Hsun Chiu
Summary: This study identified vancomycin-resistant Clostridium innocuum as a pathogen causing antibiotic-associated diarrhea, with higher rates of complications and mortality compared to Clostridioides difficile infection. Chronic kidney disease, solid tumor, intensive care unit admission, and shock status were identified as independent risk factors for death in C. innocuum-infected patients. Precise identification and timely antimicrobial therapy are crucial due to the intrinsic vancomycin resistance of this pathogen.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yu Xi Liu, Fei Lei, Li Peng Zheng, Hao Yuan, Qing Zhong Zhou, Da Xiong Feng
Summary: The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical data, laboratory examination, and imaging examination of tuberculous spondylitis (TS) and pyogenic spondylitis (PS) and propose a diagnostic model for them. The study analyzed and compared the clinical data, laboratory results, and imaging findings of patients with TS or PS. A diagnostic model was constructed using binary logistic regression, and its effectiveness was verified using an external validation group. The study found significant differences in age, laboratory results, and imaging findings between the two groups.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Yuen-Fann Ng, Ebonne Ng, Ee-Wei Lim, Kumar M. Prakash, Louis C. S. Tan, Eng-King Tan
Summary: Hypertension increases the risk of Parkinson's disease by 1.9 times in Asian population, but decreases the risk by 0.2 times in Caucasians. Ethnic differences or other genetic/environmental factors may contribute to the divergent observation.
NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Valliappan Muthu, Ritesh Agarwal, Shivaprakash Mandya Rudramurthy, Deepak Thangaraju, Manoj Radhakishan Shevkani, Atul K. Patel, Prakash Srinivas Shastri, Ashwini Tayade, Sudhir Bhandari, Vishwanath Gella, Jayanthi Savio, Surabhi Madan, Vinay Kumar Hallur, Venkata Nagarjuna Maturu, Arjun Srinivasan, Nandini Sethuraman, Raminder Pal Singh Sibia, Sanjay Pujari, Ravindra Mehta, Tanu Singhal, Puneet Saxena, Varsha Gupta, Vasant Nagvekar, Parikshit Prayag, Dharmesh Patel, Immaculata Xess, Pratik Savaj, Naresh Panda, Gayathri Devi Rajagopal, Riya Sandeep Parwani, Kamlesh Patel, Anuradha Deshmukh, Aruna Vyas, Srinivas Kishore Sistla, Priyadarshini A. Padaki, Dharshni Ramar, Saurav Sarkar, Bharani Rachagulla, Pattabhiraman Vallandaramam, Krishna Prabha Premachandran, Sunil Pawar, Piyush Gugale, Pradeep Hosamani, Sunil Narayan Dutt, Satish Nair, Hariprasad Kalpakkam, Sanjiv Badhwar, Kiran Kumar Kompella, Nidhi Singla, Milind Navlakhe, Amrita Prayag, Gagandeep Singh, Poorvesh Dhakecha, Arunaloke Chakrabarti
Summary: We conducted a case-control study in 25 hospitals in India to investigate the causes of a COVID-19-associated mucormycosis outbreak. The study found that cumulative glucocorticoid dose, zinc supplementation, elevated C-reactive protein, host factors (renal transplantation, diabetes mellitus, diabetic ketoacidosis during COVID-19), and rural residence were significantly associated with CAM. The study emphasizes the importance of judicious use of COVID-19 therapies and optimal glycemic control to prevent CAM.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jacob Dahlberg, Adam Linder, Lisa Mellhammar
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare readmissions and death between sepsis and non-sepsis hospitalisations the first year after discharge, and to investigate what diagnoses patients with sepsis present with at readmission. The aim was also to evaluate to what degree patients hospitalised for sepsis seek medical attention prior to hospitalisation. The results showed that patients hospitalised for sepsis had a higher risk of readmission the year after discharge compared with patients without sepsis. The most common diagnoses at readmission were infection followed by cardiovascular disease. With better follow-up, some of these readmissions could potentially be prevented. Patients hospitalised for sepsis had sought prehospital contact the week prior to hospitalisation to a greater extent than patients without sepsis.
Article
Orthopedics
Haitao Zhao, Jinghong Meng, Tao Sun, Zihan Wan, Shiji Qin, Fengqi Zhang, Zhiyong Hou
Summary: This study aimed to identify the risk factors for deep surgical site infection (DSSI) following surgically treated peri-ankle fractures. Through a retrospective case-control study and conditional logistic regression analysis, it was found that time to operation, wound cleanliness, smoking, high-energy injury mechanism, and hematocrit were independent risk factors for DSSI. Therefore, timely improvement of these risk factors may help prevent DSSI.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shih-Han Hung, Sudha Xirasagar, Yen-Fu Cheng, Nai-Wen Kuo, Herng-Ching Lin
Summary: This population-based, case-control study explores the relationship between prior tinnitus and the occurrence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study shows that CKD patients are more likely to have previously experienced tinnitus. However, there is no evidence suggesting that tinnitus is a predictor of subsequent CKD.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hamed Khalili, Jordan E. Axelrad, Bjorn Roelstraete, Ola Olen, Mauro D'Amato, Jonas F. Ludvigsson
Summary: The study reveals that gastrointestinal infections are associated with an increased risk of microscopic colitis, especially Clostridioides difficile. The association between gastrointestinal infections and risk of MC is stronger for the collagenous subtype.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jingying Jiang, Rou Wan, Shiwei He, Ying Wu, Zhen Shen, Gong Chen, Song Sun, Weili Yan, Shan Zheng
Summary: Social factors such as educational and economic backgrounds, as well as anxiety and stress during pregnancy, may play a role in the occurrence of BA. Maternal infections during pregnancy were demonstrated to be associated with the prevalence of BA.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mandy S. Hall, Victoria L. Holt, Claudia Holzman, Ana I. Vazquez, Holly R. Harris, Sawsan As-Sanie, Kristen Upson
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between breastfeeding history, including lifetime exclusive breastfeeding, and the risk of adenomyosis. The researchers found that breastfeeding history was negatively associated with the risk of adenomyosis. The results showed that women with a history of breastfeeding had a 40% decreased odds of developing adenomyosis.
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anna Paula Villas-Boas, Karine Schwarz, Anna Martha Vaitses Fontanari, Angelo Brandelli Costa, Dhiordan Cardoso da Silva, Maiko Abel Schneider, Carla Aparecida Cielo, Poli Mara Spritzer, Maria Ines Rodrigues Lobato
Summary: Statistically significant differences were found between cisgender and transgender women in 14 measures, including fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, and voice turbulence index. The transgender women managed to feminize their voices through glottal adaptations, resulting in voices with less aperiodic characteristics and softer qualities compared to cisgender women.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Rheumatology
Rachel Wallwork, Cory A. Perugino, Xiaoqing Fu, Tyler Harkness, Yuqing Zhang, Hyon K. Choi, John H. Stone, Zachary S. Wallace
Summary: Current smoking is associated with greater odds of having IgG4-RD, especially among women and those with RPF or normal IgG4 concentrations. When RPF cases were excluded, there was no longer an association between current smoking and the odds of having IgG4-RD.
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Infectious Diseases
Abel Wilson Walekhwa, Moses Ntaro, Peter Chris Kawungezi, Chiara Achangwa, Rabbison Muhindo, Emmanuel Baguma, Michael Matte, Richard Migisha, Raquel Reyes, Peyton Thompson, Ross M. Boyce, Edgar M. Mulogo
Summary: Measles outbreaks are still prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with low vaccination coverage identified as the main risk factor. The study in Bugoye, Uganda revealed a prolonged measles outbreak between December 2018 and October 2019, highlighting the importance of improving vaccination strategies.
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jung-Wei Chang, Hsin-Chang Chen, Heng-Zhao Hu, Wan-Ting Chang, Po-Chin Huang, I-Jen Wang
Summary: The study shows that low-dose phthalate exposure enhances the immune system response in children with asthma. Monobenzyl phthalate is identified as the main contributing factor.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Vasiliki Tsiantou, Joanna Moschandreas, Antonis Bertsias, Maria Papadakaki, Aristoula Saridaki, Dominic Agius, Zuleyha Alper, Tomas Faresjo, Martina Klimkova, Luc Martinez, George Samoutis, Jiri Vlcek, Christos Lionis
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Pediatrics
Jerker Karlen, Johnny Ludvigsson, Max Hedmark, Ashild Faresjo, Elvar Theodorsson, Tomas Faresjo
Article
Oncology
Daniel Natt, Ingela Johansson, Tomas Faresjo, Johnny Ludvigsson, Annika Thorsell
CLINICAL EPIGENETICS
(2015)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mikael Rahmqvist, Kristian Gjessing, Tomas Faresjo
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Milagros Ruiz, Peter Goldblatt, Joana Morrison, Daniela Porta, Francesco Forastiere, Daniel Hryhorczuk, Youriy Antipkin, Marie-Josephe Saurel-Cubizolles, Sandrine Lioret, Martine Vrijheid, Maties Torrent, Carmen Iniguez, Isabel Larranaga, Chryssa Bakoula, Alexandra Veltsista, Manon van Eijsden, Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte, Lenka Andryskova, Ladislav Dusek, Henrique Barros, Sofia Correia, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Anja Taanila, Johnny Ludvigsson, Tomas Faresjo, Michael Marmot, Hynek Pikhart
PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2016)
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Primary Health Care
Christos Lionis, Elena Petelos, Sue Shea, Georgia Bagiartaki, Ioanna G. Tsiligianni, Apostolos Kamekis, Vasiliki Tsiantou, Maria Papadakaki, Athina Tatsioni, Joanna Moschandreas, Aristoula Saridaki, Antonios Bertsias, Tomas Faresjo, Ashild Faresjo, Luc Martinez, Dominic Agius, Yesim Uncu, George Samoutis, Jiri Vlcek, Abobakr Abasaeed, Bodossakis Merkouris
BMC FAMILY PRACTICE
(2014)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
V. Tsiantou, S. Shea, L. Martinez, D. Agius, O. Basak, T. Faresjo, J. Moschandreas, G. Samoutis, E. K. Symvoulakis, C. Lionis
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS
(2013)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Margaretha Wilhelmsson, Annemie Svensson, Toomas Timpka, Tomas Faresjo
JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE
(2013)
Review
Genetics & Heredity
Marcus Pembrey, Richard Saffery, Lars Olov Bygren
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS
(2014)
Article
Pediatrics
Jerker Karlen, Anneli Frostell, Elvar Theodorsson, Tomas Faresjo, Johnny Ludvigsson
Review
Environmental Sciences
Luis Rajmil, Maria-Jose Fernandez de Sanmamed, Imti Choonara, Tomas Faresjo, Anders Hjern, Anita L. Kozyrskyj, Patricia J. Lucas, Hein Raat, Louise Seguin, Nick Spencer, David Taylor-Robinson
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2014)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hanna Lindblom, Mats Lowen, Tomas Faresjo, Kristofer Hedman, Per Sandstrom
Summary: In this study, members of a non-profit sports organization had lower prevalence rates of musculoskeletal, metabolic, psychiatric diseases, hypertension, and lung cancer compared to the control group. Additionally, the overall healthcare consumption was lower among members, with a higher proportion of them having at least one health care visit.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ashild Faresjo, Julia Preinbergs, Mike Jones, Andrea Lebena, Elvar Theodorsson, Tomas Faresjo
Summary: This study investigates the potential role of testosterone in the risk for myocardial infarction. The findings suggest that decreased testosterone levels may precede the occurrence of an acute myocardial infarction, particularly one month before the event, in middle-aged men and women.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Oncology
Magnus Falk, Ashild Faresjo, Tomas Faresjo
ANTICANCER RESEARCH
(2013)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kristian Gjessing, Cristina Joy Torge, Mats Hammar, Johanna Dahlberg, Tomas Faresjo
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE
(2014)
