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A systematic review and meta-analysis of antibiotic resistance patterns, and the correlation between biofilm formation with virulence factors in uropathogenic E. coli isolated from urinary tract infections.

Apr 14, 2020

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is caused by the invasion of the pathogen in the urinary system that can manifest as symptomatic or asymptomatic bacteriuria. This study was conducted to investigate anti...

Zolpidem related persistent genital arousal disorder: An interesting case.

Apr 14, 2020

The present paper is describing a case of persistent genital arousal disorder that developed to a 55-year-old woman, shortly after the initiation of zolpidem. Persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD...

Trichomonas vaginalis in Pregnancy: Patterns and Predictors of Testing, Infection, and Treatment.

Apr 14, 2020

To identify factors associated with testing for and diagnosis of trichomoniasis in pregnancy and to describe patterns of treatment and tests of reinfection or persistence.We conducted a retrospective ...

The balancing perspective of hard-to-reach hepatitis C patients who were lost to follow-up: A qualitative study.

Apr 14, 2020

In the foreseeable future, patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) with good healthcare access will all have been cured and the lost to follow-up (LFU) HCV-population will increasingly exist of hard-to-...

Clinical characteristics and immunosuppressants management of coronavirus disease 2019 in solid organ transplant recipients.

Apr 14, 2020

Over 1,000,000 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed since the worldwide outbreak began. Not enough data on infected solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are available, e...

Mitochondrial disease disrupts hepatic allostasis and lowers the threshold for immune-mediated liver toxicity.

Apr 14, 2020

In individuals with mitochondrial disease, respiratory viral infection can result in metabolic decompensation with mitochondrial hepatopathy. Here, we used a mouse model of liver-specific Complex IV d...

The increased virulence of hypervirulent fowl adenovirus 4 is independent of fiber-1 and penton.

Apr 14, 2020

Hepatitis-hydropericardium syndrome (HHS) caused by hypervirulent fowl adenovirus 4 (FAdV-4) have been causing great economic losses to Chinese poultry industry since 2015. Elucidation of the pathogen...

Prevalence of preeclampsia and eclampsia in adolescent pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 291,247 adolescents worldwide since 1969.

Apr 14, 2020

Hypertensive disorders are among the main causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, and the findings regarding the occurrence of preeclampsia (PE) and eclampsia (E) in adolescent pregn...

Single layer suturing in intracapsular myomectomy of intramural myomas is sufficient for a normal wound healing.

Apr 14, 2020

To evaluate surgical outcomes of intracapsular single-layer myomectomy in terms of efficacy and safety as well as examine potential alterations based on kind of surgical approach.A prospective observa...

Adipocytokines are not associated with gestational diabetes mellitus but with pregnancy status.

Apr 14, 2020

Adipose tissue-secreted proteins, i.e. adipocytokines, have been identified as potential mediators linking fat mass and adipose tissue dysfunction with impaired glucose homeostasis, alterations in the...

Artificial intelligence-assisted prediction of preeclampsia: Development and external validation of a nationwide health insurance dataset of the BPJS Kesehatan in Indonesia.

Apr 14, 2020

We developed and validated an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted prediction of preeclampsia applied to a nationwide health insurance dataset in Indonesia.The BPJS Kesehatan dataset have been prepro...

Maternal arginine supplementation enhances thermogenesis in the newborn lamb.

Apr 14, 2020

Body temperature maintenance is one of the most important physiological processes initiated after birth. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is an essential mediator of thermogenesis in many species and is res...

A missense mutation of Leu74Pro of OGR1 found in familial amelogenesis imperfecta actually causes the loss of the pH-sensing mechanism.

Apr 14, 2020

Ovarian cancer G protein-coupled receptor 1 (OGR1), also known as GPR68, is a proton-sensing G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) coupling to G/phospholipase C/Ca signaling pathways. The specific histidi...

Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) levels in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: A preliminary study.

Apr 14, 2020

Female carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutations are at a substantially increased risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer. The lack of effective early detection schemes for ovarian cancer, m...

Co-Delivery of Curcumin and Cisplatin to Enhance Cytotoxicity of Cisplatin Using Lipid-Chitosan Hybrid Nanoparticles.

Apr 14, 2020

Lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles (LPHNP) are suitable for co-delivery of hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs. The structural advantages of polymers and biomimetic properties of lipids enable higher enc...

Site-Specific Antibody Conjugation Strategy to Functionalize Virus-Based Nanoparticles.

Apr 14, 2020

Amine/thiol-reactive chemistries are commonly used to conjugate antibodies to pharmaceuticals or nanoparticles. Yet, these conjugation strategies often result in unfavorable outcomes such as heterogen...

Periprosthetic joint infection of a total hip arthroplasty with Candida parapsilosis.

Apr 14, 2020

Fungal periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a disruptive and complex complication of joint arthroplasty. We present a case of a fungal PJI with Candida parapsilosis after a total hip arthroplasty (...

The association between severe menopausal symptoms and engagement with HIV care and treatment in women living with HIV.

Apr 14, 2020

Using data from the PRIME Study, an observational study of the menopause in women living with HIV in England, we explored the association between menopausal symptoms and: (i) antiretroviral therapy (A...

Postmenopausal mild hirsutism and hyperandrogenemia due to ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor: A case report.

Apr 14, 2020

Among several types of ovarian tumors, Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors are considered significantly rare, accounting for less than 1% of all primary ovarian tumors. Hirsutism caused by ovarian tumors accou...

Trends of Premature and Early Menopause: a Comparative Study of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Apr 14, 2020

While evidence shows a tendency toward delays in menopause worldwide, whether prevalence of premature (< 40 years) or early menopause (40-44 years) is also reduced in different ethnic groups is uncert...

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