Genetic and audiological determinants of hearing loss in high-risk neonates by Yanan Shi, Naiyao Zhang, Na Du, Tongxi Zheng, Ying Yu, Youjin Li

“…This research seeks to deepen our understanding of the etiology behind congenital hearing loss. Methods: We conducted initial hearing screenings, including automated auditory brainstem response, distortion product otoacoustic emission, and acoustic immittance on 443 high-risk neonates within 7 days after birth and 42 days (if necessary) after birth. …”
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Treatment of autonomous intestinal neuropathy in critical care by prucalopride and multistrain probiotic by A. L. Kovaleva, A. I. Ulyanin, O. Yu. Kiselyova, Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertychny, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The clinical cases of autonomous intestinal neuropathy of various etiology are presented. Patient A., 19-year-old patient presented with constipation for up to 3 days, progressive feeling of abdominal distention and general weakness. …”
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A SARS‐CoV‐2 EG.5 mRNA vaccine induces a broad‐spectrum immune response in mice by Hongyu Wang, Qinhua Peng, Xinxian Dai, Zhifang Ying, Xiaohong Wu, Xinyu Liu, Hongshan Xu, Jia Li, Leitai Shi, Jingjing Liu, Yunpeng Wang, Danhua Zhao, Yanqiu Huang, Lihong Yang, Ren Yang, Guangzhi Yue, Yue Suo, Qiang Ye, Shouchun Cao, Yuhua Li

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Exploring the clinical value of procalcitonin, c-reactive protein, white blood cell count, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the early diagnosis of bloodstream infections in ch... by Yadong Li, Mingjie Li, Chenye Lin, Wentao Tang, Qiuyu Tang, Feng Cheng

“…Conclusions PCT and CRP can provide important complementary information for the etiological diagnosis of BSI in children. Elevated levels of PCT and CRP were often associated with fungal or G- bacterial infections, with PCT showing particularly significant effects. …”
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Nomogram to predict 3 month prognosis of acute ischemic stroke among young adults by Qian He, Qian He, Miaoran Wang, Haoyue Zhu, Ying Xiao, Rui Wen, Xiaoqing Liu, Yangdi Shi, Linzhi Zhang, Bing Xu

“…Gender (male vs. female; Odds ratio[OR], 0.5562[95% Confidence Interval (CI), 0.3104–1.0478]; p = 0.053), family history of stroke (OR, 3.5698[95%CI 1.5632–8.0329], p < 0.001), prior stroke (OR, 2.1509[95%CI 1.2610–3.6577], p < 0.001), previous heart disease (OR, 3.4047[95%CI, 1.7838–6.6976], p < 0.01) toast type (cardio-embolism stroke vs. large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA), OR, 0.0847[0.0043–0.5284], p < 0.01), toast type (stroke of undetermined etiology vs. LAA, OR, 0.0847[0.0439–0.5284], p < 0.01), mRS at admission (OR, 15.2446 [9.1447–26.3156], p < 0.0001), adherence to medication (OR, 2.1197[95%CI, 1.1924–3.7464], p < 0.001), systolic blood pressure (SBP; OR, 1.0145[1.0041–1.0250], p < 0.001), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH; OR, 1.0060[1.0010–1.0111], p < 0.01) were related to 3 months adverse outcomes among young adults with AIS. …”
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Clinical significance of Helicobacter pylori infection in iron-deficiency anemia: features of comprehensive treatment approach by I. V. Mayev, S. A. Kochetov

“…The main group included 70 H. pylori-positive patients with chronic iron-deficiency anemia of unknown etiology. Patients of this group have been randomized in two homogeneous subgroups (according to severity of anemia). …”
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Alcohol abuse in gastroenterological patients by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. G. Bakulin, A. A. Chirkov, Ye. O. Lyusina, V. D. Lun’Kov

“…Thirty-two percent of patients had liver cirrhosis of toxic and viral etiology, 18% had chronic toxic and viral hepatitis, 11% - non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and various biliary diseases respectively, chronic pancreatitis and chronic gastritis subgroups represented 6% of all patients each, irritable bowel syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease - 4% each, primary biliary cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, stomach and duodenal peptic ulcer disease - 2%. …”
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Socioeconomic characteristics and relapse-free and overall survival from childhood cancer – a nationwide study based on data from the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry by Fie Stegenborg, Mathilde Bek, Charlotte Nilsson, Line H. Pedersen, Thomas Scheike, Lisa Hjalgrim, Friederike Erdmann, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Pernille Bidstrup, Line Kenborg, Jeanette Winther, Hanne Larsen, Susanne Dalton

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Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from soil under organic carrot farming by Maciej Nowak, Zbigniew Paluszak, Natalia Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Katarzyna Grudlewska-Buda, Anna Budzyńska, Joanna Skonieczna-Kurpiel, Ewa Wałecka-Zacharska, Monika Huse-Kutowska, Krzysztof Skowron

“…IntroductionListeria monocytogenes are Gram-positive, non-spore-producing rods that are the etiological agent of listeriosis. L. monocytogenes is isolated from soil, water, sewage, rotting vegetation, and the main source of these rods for humans is food (fish, unpasteurized dairy products, or raw fruits and vegetables). …”
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Differential vasoproliferative traits of Bartonella henselae strains associated with autotransporter BafA variants by Yuka Kondo, Masahiro Suzuki, Shingo Sato, Soichi Maruyama, Akiko Sei, Xingyan Ma, Kota Nakano, Yohei Doi, Kentaro Tsukamoto

“…ABSTRACT Bartonella henselae, a Gram-negative facultative intracellular bacterium, is the etiological agent of cat-scratch disease and also causes bacillary angiomatosis in immunocompromised individuals. …”
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Association between METTL14 gene polymorphisms and risk of ovarian endometriosis by Zijun Zhou, Zijun Zhou, Youkun Jie, Xianyue Hu, Xianyue Hu, Guange Chen, Yanjing Bao, Yanjing Bao, Zhenbo OuYang, Liangzhi Wu, Tianyang Gao, Qiushi Zhang, Qiushi Zhang, Wenfeng Hua, Wenfeng Hua

“…Despite numerous studies indicating a correlation between epigenetic regulation and endometriosis, its precise genetic etiology remains elusive. Methyltransferase-like 14 (METTL14), a crucial component of the N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methyltransferase complex and an RNA binding scaffold, is known to play a pivotal role in various human diseases. …”
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The role of the TAPSE/sPAP ratio as a predictor of mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Its value for patient risk stratification by Paul Palacios-Moguel, MD, Guillermo Cueto-Robledo, MD, Héctor González-Pacheco, MD, Jorge Ortega-Hernández, MD, María Berenice Torres-Rojas, MD, Dulce Iliana Navarro-Vergara, MD, Marisol García-Cesar, MD, Cinthia Alejandra González-Nájera, MD, Carlos Alfredo Narváez-Oríani, MD, Julio Sandoval, MD

“…Clinical, functional, echocardiographic, and haemodynamic variables, along with the TAPSE/sPAP ratio, were analysed based on etiological PAH subgroups and outcomes. Additional statistical measures, such as the area under the curve (AUC), net reclassification index (NRI), and integrated discrimination improvement, assessed the predictive ability of TAPSE/sPAP in combination with the ESC/ERS risk score, and other risk assessment strategies (COMPERA and Reveal Lite 2). …”
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High-risk human papillomavirus: prevalence, association with clinical and morphological characteristics of invasive cervical cancer by L. S. Mkrtchian, V. I. Kiseleva, B. V. Boyko, L. I. Krikunova, V. A. Petrov, V. R. Gusarova, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin, I. A. Zamulaeva

“…According to most authors, more than 88 % of patients with invasive ICC are HPV-infected. The etiological structure is dominated by HPV 16 (70–72 %), 18 (13–15 %), and 45 (5–7 %) types. …”
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Clinical novel exploration of intractable fever in stroke rehabilitation: a single-center cross-sectional retrospective study by Huang Jingjie, Wu Bangqi, Qin Peng, Zhang Ziyi, Cheng Yupei, Wang Chaoran, Chen Yuyan, Bai Jing

“…It is typically classified based on its duration and underlying etiology. In clinical settings, intractable fever is as common as acute fever, particularly in patients with brain injuries. …”
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Changes in DNA methylation profile in liver tissue during progression of HCV-induced fibrosis to hepatocellular carcinoma by I. A. Goncharova, A. A. Zarubin, N. P. Babushkina, I. A. Koroleva, M. S. Nazarenko

“…A significantly lower number of differentially methylated sites (DMS) were found between HCC of non-viral etiology and normal liver tissue, as well as between HCC and fibrosis (32 and 40), than between HCC and cirrhosis (2450 and 2304, respectively, according to GSE73003 and GSE37988 datasets). …”
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Composición del trombo e implicaciones en la caracterización y el tratamiento en el ictus isquémico by J. Marta-Enguita, F.J.D. Machado, J. Orbe, R. Muñoz

“…Development: Thrombotic pathways involved in the different vascular beds shared common mechanisms conditioning difficulties in the identification of specific patterns associated with stroke etiology. Other factors as clot formation time, associated inflammatory status or activation of additional immune and coagulation pathways (Neutrophil extracellular traps [NETs] delivery, platelet aggregation, endothelial activation and Von Willebrand Factor release) have been described as determinants in thrombus characteristics. …”
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Structure of Patients with Hepatocellular Cancer (Data Analysis from Two Specialised Centres) by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Novruzbekov, I. M. Borovkov, D. G. Trofimova, M. S. Zharkova, V. D. Lunkov, K. N. Lutsyk, O. D. Olisov

“…The number of patients with chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) was 651, with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) — 590, with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) — 66, with autoimmune liver diseases — 416, with liver cirrhosis (LC) of any etiology 407, other liver diseases — 329. A retrospective analysis of the medical records of patients with HCC who were examined and treated at the N.V. …”
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Characteristics and prognostic factors of chronic kidney disease patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia by Liu Xiao-hua, Wu Jing-jing, Zeng Ming, Ge Yi-fei, Zhang Bo, Wu Bu-yun, Mao Hui-juan

“…The mNGS method is useful for etiological diagnosis of PJP and so facilitate the treatment of PJP. …”
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Optical coherence tomography in differential diagnosis of optic neuropathy of various genesis by S.I. Zhukova, D.Yu. Samsonov, T.N. Yur’eva, T.V. Prozorova

“…Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, Irkutsk,&nbsp;&nbsp; Russian Federation </p> <p> ²Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Professional Education — Branch of the Russian&nbsp;&nbsp; Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Irkutsk, Russian Federation </p> <p> ³Irkutsk State Medical University, Irkutsk, Russian Federation </p> <p> <b>Background: </b>although thinning of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular ganglion cell complex (GCC) revealed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) are nonspecific data, they represent a key link in pathogenesis of optic neuropathy (ON) regardless of etiology. </p> <p> <b>Aim: </b>to identify differences between OCT patterns of RNFL and GCC damages associated with ON of different genesis. …”
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Novel complex medication containing medium chain triglycerides for the treatment of dry eye by T.N. Safonova, G.V. Zaytseva, K.Yu. Kravets, N.B. Polyakov

“…Somatic comorbidities, particularly type 2 diabetes (T2D), may act as a potential etiological factor. </p> <p> <b>Aim</b>: to assess the efficacy of a new complex medication containing medium chain TGs for the treatment of dry eye. …”
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