Bacterial Isolates and Antibacterial Resistance Patterns in a Patient with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital, Southwest Et... by Abdulhakim Mussema, Getenet Beyene, Mulatu Gashaw

“…Having two or more exacerbation experiences in the previous year were found to be important determinants of the sputum culture positivity. Conclusions. High rates of MDR, ESBL, and carbapenemase producer bacteria were isolated from patients with AECOPD. …”
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1H NMR metabonomic analysis of serum and flap tissue on the effect of ginsenoside Rb1 on survival of random pattern skin flaps in rats by Yeqian Huang, Yu Liu, Fanjun Meng, Wilson Adrian Wijaya, Chang Cao

“…The serum and middle flap tissue of the rats were collected for 1H-NMR spectroscopy detection and computer pattern recognition analysis. Ten days post-surgery, the survival rate of dorsal flaps in Rb1 group (61.06 ± 3.71) % was significantly higher than in I/R group (50.46 ± 1.41)%. …”
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Spatial patterns and temporal trends of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer attributed to particulate matter pollution in Asia and its 34 countries and territories, 1990–2021 by Minxia Yang, Feng Xuan, Liejiong Wang, Ying Lou, Shengjian Yu

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Current pattern of antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of virulence genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae obtained from urinary tract infection (UTIs) patients, Peshawar. by Zeeshan Khan, Qaisar Ali, Sadiq Azam, Ibrar Khan, Jamila Javed, Noor Rehman, Mesaik M Ahmed, Jalal Uddin, Ajmal Khan, Ahmed Al-Harrasi

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Opioid-use disorder and reported pain after spine surgery: Risk-group patterns in cognitive-appraisal processes in a longitudinal cohort study by Carolyn E Schwartz, ScD, Katrina Borowiec, MA, Bruce D Rapkin, PhD, Joel A Finkelstein, MD, MSc, FRCS(C), Tai Sutherland, BA, Olivia B Caan, BA, MS, Richard L Skolasky, ScD

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Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Aerobic Bacterial Isolates from Clinically Ill Pet Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) in Hong Kong by Desiree Hung, Ibrahim Elsohaby, Fraser Hill, Andrew Ferguson, Colin T. McDermott

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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Salmonella from apparently healthy slaughtered cattle and abattoir workers at Gondar Elfora abattoir, Central Gondar Zone, E... by Firdyawukal Abuhay Tafere, Melkie Dagnaw Fenta, Mastewal Birhan Atanaw, Elias Melkamu Tsehay, Yelak Hulugeza Mengstu, Atsede Solomon Mebiratu

“…Salmonella isolates were resistant to antimicrobials with specific resistance rates 58.82% for cefoxitin (95%Rn: 42.28 – 75.37), 41.2% (95%Rn: 24.63 – 57.72) for ampicillin and 35.3% (95%Rn: 19.23 – 51.36) for tetracycline. …”
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War’s youngest victims: a descriptive cross-sectional study on injury distributions, severity patterns, and outcomes among paediatric trauma patients in Kharkiv, Ukraine by Filippa Sennersten, Safora Frogh, Gustav Falk, Mariia Matvieienko, Olha Karafulidi, Olha Konstantynovska, Yohan Robinson, Andreas Wladis, Denise Bäckström

“…Conclusions This study offers new insights into paediatric trauma from modern warfare in a high-income setting, highlighting the occurrence of blast and shelling injuries, injury patterns overall similar to previous conflicts, and high disability rates at discharge. …”
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Gas composition and pressure in the hypopharynx during high-flow oxygen therapy through a nasal cannula in healthy volunteers with different breathing patterns by Andrey I. Yaroshetskiy, Anna P. Krasnoshchekova, Fedor D. Tkachenko, Alina V. Rubashchenko, Daniil D. Zubarev, Vasiliy D. Konanykhin, Maxim I. Savelenok, Maxim M. Nosenko, Zamira M. Merzhoeva, Sergey N. Avdeev

“…Abstract Background High-flow nasal cannula is widespread in patients with hypoxemic and hypercapnic respiratory failure, but physiological data concerning influence of the combination of breathing pattern, preset flow rate (PFR), and inspiratory oxygen fraction (FDO2) on end-expiratory pressure (EEP), capnogram, oxygram, and exhaled tidal volume (VTe) remains insufficient. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Important Foodborne Pathogens Isolated from Retail Chicken Meat and Associated Environmen... by Haris Ayoub, Murthy Suman Kumar, Zunjar Baburao Dubal, Kiran Narayan Bhilegaonkar, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Delia Grace, Sakshi Thapliyal, Ekkoruparambil Sethurajan Sanjumon, Elisetty Naga Pavana Sneha, Dharavath Premkumar, Vinodh Kumar Obli Rajendran, Ram Pratim Deka

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Beneficial effect of Gyejibokryeong-hwan on climacteric syndrome with blood stasis pattern: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical pilot trial by Kyungsun Han, Jeong-Eun Yoo, Jung-Eun Kim, Ojin Kwon, Ae-Ran Kim, Hyo-Ju Park, So-Young Jung, Mikyung Kim, Changsop Yang, Jung-Hyo Cho, Jun-Hwan Lee

“…For the primary outcome, the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was evaluated. For the secondary outcomes, quality of life, degrees of abdominal resistance and tenderness, blood-stasis pattern questionnaire and degree of upward movement of Qi were evaluated. …”
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Opioid prescription patterns and pain severity among patients with opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders: a mixed methods study by Erin F. Madden, Gintare Daulys, Benjamin Tingey, Felicia Frabis, Pooja Lagisetty, Philip J. Kroth, Fares Qeadan

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Long-term mental health change patterns in ICU survivors: a four-year comparative follow-up from the SMAP–HoPe study by Takeshi Unoki, Tomoki Kuribara, Sakura Uemura, Mayumi Hino, Masako Shirasaka, Yuko Misu, Takumi Nagao, Mio Kitayama, Junpei Haruna, Masahiro Yamane, Keiko Atsumi, Miyuki Sagawa, Yumi Kajiyama, Kazuyuki Okada, Tomomi Nishide, Emiko Higuchi, Hideaki Sakuramoto

“…The short-term mental health impacts of PICS have been previously examined; however, long-term change pattern remain inadequately understood. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of mental health disorders in individuals at 4 years post-ICU discharge, compare prevalence rates between 1 and 4 years, and identify change patterns and associated factors. …”
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Prevalence and patterns of multiple long-term conditions among lymphatic filariasis patients in Odisha, India: a community-based cross-sectional study by Abhinav Sinha, Prakash Kumar Sahoo, Krushna Chandra Sahoo, Patrick Highton, Shubhashisha Mohanty, Trupti Nayak, Akshya Kumar Prusty, Sujata Choudhury, Barsha Kumari, Karl Puchner, Kamlesh Khunti, Sanghamitra Pati

“…We estimated the prevalence and correlates of MLTC, assessed the commonly occurring patterns, and investigated the association between self-rated health (SRH) and the number of chronic conditions among patients with lymphatic filariasis. …”
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Analysing referral patterns from a primary dermatological clinic to other medical institutions for further care: A survey on patients with certain skin diseases in Japan by Daisuke Ueo, Takashi Sakai, Erika Ochiai, Jun Sese, Yutaka Hatano

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Prevalence and patterns of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnancy in Northern Ireland: a population-based, retrospective study using linked routinely collected healthcare data by Lisa Kent, Siang Ing Lee, Megha Singh, Steven Wambua, Katherine Phillips, Utkarsh Agrawal, Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo, Colin McCowan, Jonathon Kennedy, Holly Hope, Ngawai Moss, Rachel Plachcinski, Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Mairead Black, Sinead Brophy, Aideen Maguire, Dermot O’Reilly, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Kelly-Ann Eastwood, The MuM-PreDiCT Group

“…The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and patterns of maternal multimorbidity in a UK population. …”
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Sublinear association between cortical thickness at the onset of the adult lifespan and age-related annual atrophy parallels spatial patterns of laminar organization in the adult c... by Bruno Hebling Vieira, Carlos Ernesto Garrido Salmon

“…Our results show that, whilst there is no obvious shared pattern between the initial surface area of cortical regions at eighteen years and their yearly rate of decay, for cortical thickness there is enough evidence to suggest thicker regions at eighteen years of age also present higher yearly rates of thinning, although yearly percentages are proportionately smaller. …”
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Global trends of depressive disorders among women of reproductive age from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of burden, sociodemographic disparities, and health workforce correla... by Fangyi Dai, Yuzhou Cai, Min Chen, Yong Dai

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Global burden trends of tension-type headache, 1990–2021: socio-demographic patterns, age-period-cohort effects, and frontier analysis from the GBD 2021 study by Can Wang, Can Wang, Chao Liao, Yuyin Liu, Yuyin Liu, Peng Chen, Yuanlun Xie, Li Tian

“…We used absolute numbers and age-standardized rates from 1990 to 2021. Spearman correlation assessed the relationship between rates and the Socio-Demographic Index (SDI). …”
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Isolation, Identification of Bacterial Species Causing Chronic suppurative Otitis Media and Detection Some of Their Virulence Factors by Yumna Shaker Mahmood, Suha Maher Abed, Amar Mohammed Alwan

“…Cloacae), S. aureus had scored the highest rate (41%) of the total infections while the lowest rate was scored by E.Cloacae(1%). …”
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