Prevalence and epidemic pattern of ecdemic multidrug-resistant tuberculosis during 2012–2022 in Hangzhou, China: implication for public health strategies by Qingchun Li, Yifei Wu, Qinglin Cheng, Min Lu, Yinyan Huang, Xuexin Bai, Qingjun Jia, Zijian Fang, Liyun Ai, Nan Jiang, QiuFeng Lao, Li Xie, Junfang Chen

“…Chi-square tests were used to compare drug resistance rates between different groups, while Chi-square tests for trend were used to evaluate the change of drug resistance rates over the years of 2012–2022. …”
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Spatial patterns and determinants of knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Ethiopia: a geographically weighted regression analysis by Angwach Abrham Asnake, Alemayehu Kasu Gebrehana, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Bezawit Melak Fente, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Mamaru Melkam, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Sintayehu Simie Tsega

“…These challenges contribute to the suboptimal uptake of PMTCT services, leading to higher rates of vertical HIV transmission and exacerbating health inequities. …”
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Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern from Different Clinical Specimens at Uttara Adhunik Medical College Hospital, Dhaka by Mahfuza Nasrin, Fahmida Begum, Mohammad Julhas Sujan, Hridika Talukder Barua, Zakir Hossain Habib, S M Shahriar Rizvi, Aninda Rahman, Alina Shaw, Abul Hasnat, Soo Young Kwon, Rezina Karim, Md. Shah Alam, Noshin Nawal, Mohammad Moniruzzaman Bhuiyan, Ahmed Taha Aboushady, Adam Clark, John Stelling, Sanjay Gautam, Florian Marks, Nimesh Poudyal

“…Gram-negative bacteria showed high resistance to commonly used antibiotics such as amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, cefixime, and ceftriaxone, while the resistance rates were lower for gentamicin, amikacin, and meropenem. …”
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Real-life utilization of sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial cancer: Patterns of practice in unmapped patients and effect on treatment and outcomes by Danielle Glassman, Raadhika Kher, Cande V. Ananth, Eugenia Girda

“…Patient demographics, surgical findings, sentinel lymph node mapping, adjuvant therapy, and recurrence rates were collected. Sentinel lymph node detection rates were calculated, and reasons for omitting lymphadenectomy in unmapped patients were evaluated. …”
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Cognitive, language and motor developmental patterns of extremely preterm children up to 2 years of age: a descriptive approach by Erika Jurišová, Lucia Ráczová, Marta Zaťková, Martina Romanová

“…BackgroundAdvancements in technology and pharmacology over the past 15 years have increased the survival rates of extremely low gestational age newborns to over 80%. …”
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Analyzing Medication Adherence Patterns Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Thi-Qar, Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study by Adel Gassab Mohammed, Nassar Taha Yaseen, Dheyaa K. AlWaeli

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Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Salmonella isolates from clinical, food, and environmental sources in Addis Ababa and surrounding towns, Ethiopia by Abebe M. Aga, Demise Mulugeta, Dassalegn Muleta, Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat, Abera Motuma, Musin Kelel, Bilise Wakitole, Shambel Tadesse, Zinash Teferi, Fanos Tadesse Woldemariyam, Serkadis Oljira, Henok Ferede, Natnael Berihun, Samson Girma, Dereje Nigussie, Mesfin Tafesse Gemeda

“…Notably, clinical isolates exhibited significantly higher resistance levels compared to food and environmental sources, with 40% of clinical isolates demonstrating MDR patterns. Gentamicin (3.3%), ceftriaxone (6.6%), and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (9.8%) remained largely effective, showing low resistance rates. …”
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Outcomes and vaccination patterns against COVID-19 in a cohort of sickle cell disease patients in the state of Rio de Janeiro by Claudia de Alvarenga Maximo, Jorge Francisco da Cunha Pinto, Fabiana Canedo Pinto, Patrícia Brasil

“…Sociodemographic data, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, mortality rates, and COVID-19 vaccination status were collected. …”
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The Influence of Groundwater Management on Land Subsidence Patterns in the Metropolitan Region of Guatemala City: A Multi-Temporal InSAR Analysis by Carlos García-Lanchares, Alfredo Fernández-Landa, José Luis Armayor, Orlando Hernández-Rubio, Miguel Marchamalo-Sacristán

“…Historical data on water wells, piezometric levels, and groundwater flow patterns indicate that groundwater extraction has surpassed the natural recharge rates, particularly in the southern and eastern hydrological basins in the study area. …”
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Resistance Patterns of <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> in PLHIV: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Republic of Cyprus, 2015–2023 by Michaela Takos, George Siakallis, Annalisa Quattrocchi, Maria Alexandrou, Panagiota Papadamou, Loukia Panagiotou, Danny Alon-Ellenbogen

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Clinical prescription of lithium, anticonvulsants antipsychotics, and antidepressants for major mood disorders by Carolina Hernandorena, Micaela Dines, Alessandro Miola, Nicolas A. Nuñez, Leonardo Tondo, Ross J. Baldessarini, Gustavo H. Vázquez

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Protecting hidden treasures: Indigenous lands safeguard 50% of areas with the highest potential for angiosperm discoveries in Brazil-patterns and conservation priorities. by Janaína Gomes-da-Silva, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza

“…Our analysis revealed that human population density explains more variation in rates of angiosperm description over centuries than taxonomic effort, but taxonomic effort is a better predictor of recent description rates. …”
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Pattern of traumatic brain injury in multiply injured patients at a Nigerian tertiary hospital: a 5-year retrospective study by Adejare Adedire, Taopheeq Bamidele Rabiu, Akinwale John Faniyi, Adebukola Ganiyu Oyeniyi, Olajide Olufemi Ojewuyi, Ayodeji Oluwaseun Ogungbemi

“…Abstract Introduction Head injuries represent a significant global health concern, particularly among multiply injured patients, often leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. The UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital in Osogbo serves a diverse patient population, many of whom suffer from traumatic injuries. …”
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Spatial patterns and clustering of dengue incidence in Mexico: Analysis of Moran's index across 2,471 municipalities from 2022 to 2024. by Oliver Mendoza-Cano, Rogelio Danis-Lozano, Xóchitl Trujillo, Miguel Huerta, Mónica Ríos-Silva, Agustin Lugo-Radillo, Jaime Alberto Bricio-Barrios, Verónica Benites-Godínez, Herguin Benjamin Cuevas-Arellano, Juan Manuel Uribe-Ramos, Ramón Solano-Barajas, Yolitzy Cárdenas, Jesús Venegas-Ramírez, Eder Fernando Ríos-Bracamontes, Luis A García-Solórzano, Arlette A Camacho-delaCruz, Efrén Murillo-Zamora

“…Weekly case counts, obtained through the normative epidemiological surveillance system for vector-borne diseases, were used to calculate incidence rates per 100,000 population. Geographic Information Systems were employed to analyze spatial patterns, while Local Moran's I statistic and a k-nearest neighbors spatial weights matrix identified spatial clusters. …”
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Macroeconomic and welfare effects of financial policy, tax incentives in the production cycle (Mixed data pattern method with different frequency (MIDAS)) by samane shaki, Kambiz Peykarjou, Farhad Ghafari

“…In the estimated model, the annual data of the effective tax rate, the combined index of economic prosperity, current and construction expenditures of the government, and the seasonal data of the oil price and exchange rate, the volume of liquidity and the production index for the years 1370-1400 have been used. according to the model estimation results; Uncertainty of current and construction expenditures of the government, volume of liquidity, exchange rate fluctuations and crude oil price fluctuations have a positive effect and increasing economic security has a negative effect on the production gap. …”
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Real-world patterns of immunoglobulin replacement therapy for infection prevention in common variable immunodeficiency: a multicenter nationwide study by Pedro Moral Moral, Pedro Moral Moral, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Héctor Balastegui-Martin, Héctor Balastegui-Martin, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Carmen Bracke, Carmen Bracke, Lourdes Mateu, Lourdes Mateu, Xavier Solanich, Xavier Solanich, Xavier Solanich, Arnau Antolí, Arnau Antolí, Arnau Antolí, Juan Luis Carrillo-Linares, Ángel Robles-Marhuenda, Francesc Puchades, Ana Pelaez Ballesta, Nuria López-Osle, Miguel Ángel Torralba-Cabeza, Ana María Bielsa Masdeu, Jorge Gil Niño, Nuria Tornador Gaya, Guillem Pascual Castellanos, Rosario Sánchez-Martínez, José Manuel Barragán-Casas, Andrés González-García, José Luís Patier de la Peña, Daniel López-Wolf, Antonia Mora Rufete, Alba Canovas Mora, Marta Dafne Cabañero-Navalon, Marta Dafne Cabañero-Navalon

“…SCIg use was significantly higher in tertiary hospitals compared to secondary ones (44.4% vs. 17.4%, p = 0.0136). Infection rates, autoimmune comorbidities, weekly doses (7.2 g for IVIg vs. 7.7 g for SCIg, p = 0.142), and IgG trough levels were comparable across groups.ConclusionThis study provides real-world evidence on IgRT patterns in Spanish patients with CVID, revealing a marked increase in SCIg use over the past decade, although IVIg remains predominant, especially in secondary hospitals. …”
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Estimating ages of white‐tailed deer: Age and sex patterns of error using tooth wear‐and‐replacement and consistency of cementum annuli by Daniel J. Storm, Michael D. Samuel, Robert E. Rolley, Thomas Beissel, Bryan J. Richards, Timothy R. Van Deelen

“…Few previous studies however, examined age‐ and sex‐specific error rates. Counting cementum annuli of incisors is an alternative, more accurate method of estimating age, but factors that influence consistency of cementum annuli counts are poorly known. …”
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Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) boatwhistle call detection and patterns within a large-scale oyster restoration site. by Shannon W Ricci, DelWayne R Bohnenstiehl, David B Eggleston, M Lisa Kellogg, R Patrick Lyon

“…Call rate was not modulated by water temperature, but showed a consistent diurnal pattern, with a sharp decrease in rate just before sunrise and a peak just after sunset. …”
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Cinical, morphological and functional comparisons in acute period of ischemic hemispheric stroke by A. A. Kuznetsov

“…Results and discussion: EEG-pattern of left-side stroke comparing with right one was characterized with increasing of level of theta-1-subrange spectral rating in intact hemisphere by 12% (р<0,05). …”
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Multi-drug resistant pattern of Escherichia coli isolated from cattle, human diarrheal cases and environment samples in Basrah Province by Mariam Issam Abdullah, Rasha M. Othman, Nawres Norri Jaber.

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