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Occupational exposure to HIV among nurses at a major tertiary hospital: Reporting and utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis; A cross-sectional study in the Western Cape, South Africa
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)© 2020 Kabotho, Chivese. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the ... -
The odds ratio is “portable” but not the relative risk: Time to do away with the log link in binomial regression
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Objectives: In a recent paper we suggest that the relative risk (RR) be replaced with the odds ratio (OR) as the effect measure of choice in clinical epidemiology. In response, Chu, and colleagues raise several points that ... -
OHVIRA syndrome
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Oligomeric and phosphorylated alpha-synuclein as potential CSF biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease
( BioMed Central , 2016 , Article)Background Despite decades of intensive research, to date, there is no accepted diagnosis for Parkinson’s disease (PD) based on biochemical analysis of blood or CSF. However, neurodegeneration in the brains of PD patients ... -
Oncoproteins of High-Risk HPV and EBV Cooperate to Enhance Cell Motility and Invasion of Human Breast Cancer Cells Erk1/Erk2 and β-Catenin Signaling Pathways.
( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women around the world. Most breast cancer-related deaths are a result of complications from the metastatic spread. Several recent studies reported that high-risk human ... -
Optimizing cancer therapy: a review of the multifaceted effects of metronomic chemotherapy
( Frontiers Media , 2024 , Article Review)Metronomic chemotherapy (MCT), characterized by the continuous administration of chemotherapeutics at a lower dose without prolonged drug-free periods, has garnered significant attention over the last 2 decades. Extensive ... -
Optimizing outcome reporting after robotic flexible ureteroscopy for management of renal calculi: Introducing the concept of tetrafecta
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Robotic flexible ureteroscopy (RFURS) has shown encouraging results in terms of stone free rate (SFR) and better ergonomics compared to conventional FURS. However, few studies have reported its outcomes. The goal of this ... -
Oral Vaccine Delivery: The Coming Age of Particulate Vaccines to Elicit Mucosal Immunity
( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)With the evolution of different challenging diseases, there is an urgent need of vaccine development against them to save millions of lives around the world. Particlulate delivery system plays an important role by acting ... -
Organoboronic acids/esters as effective drug and prodrug candidates in cancer treatments: challenge and hope
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Article Review)Boronic acids/esters have recently emerged in the field of medicinal and pharmaceutical research due to their exceptional oxophilicity, low toxicity, and unique structure. They are known as potent enzyme inhibitors, cancer ... -
Origanum syriacum L. Attenuates the Malignant Phenotype of MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Among breast cancer types, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive, and is resistant to hormonal and chemotherapeutic treatments. ... -
Out-of-pocket expenditure on childhood infections and its financial burden on Indian households: Evidence from nationally representative household survey (2017–18)
( Public Library of Science , 2022 , Article)The key objective of this research was to estimate out of pocket expenditure (OOPE) incurred by the Indian households for the treatment of childhood infections. We estimated OOPE estimates on outpatient care and hospitalization ... -
Outcomes of guideline-based medical therapy in patients with acute heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: Observations from the Gulf acute heart failure registry (Gulf CARE)
( Medicine (Baltimore) , 2022 , Article)AbstractThis study aimed to report on the use, predictors and outcomes of guideline-based medical therapy (GBMT) in patients with acute heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction of <40% (HFrEF), from seven countries ... -
Outcomes of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa: Systematic review study protocol
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Introduction The prevalence of diabetes mellitus globally has increased considerably over the past decades with a resultant increase in the incidence of diabetes-complicated pregnancies. Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy is the ... -
Ovarian Dysgerminoma in Pregnant Women with Viable Fetus: A Rare Case Report
( karger , 2021 , Article)Dysgerminoma is an uncommon malignant tumor arising from the germ cells of the ovary. Its association with pregnancy is extremely rare, with a reported incidence of about 0.2-1 per 100,000 pregnancies. Women in the ... -
Overconfident results with the bivariate random effects model for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies
( Wiley , 2022 , Other)Meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy studies are a fundamental component of evidence-based medicine, and they are extensively used in medical imaging and the clinical laboratory. Techniques specifically developed to combine ... -
An overview of diabetes mellitus in pregnant women with obesity
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Rates of obesity are increasing world-wide with an estimated 1billion people projected to be obese by 2030 if current trends remain unchanged. Obesity currently considered one of the most significant associated factors of ... -
Oxidation–reduction potential and sperm DNA fragmentation, and their associations with sperm morphological anomalies amongst fertile and infertile men
( Arab Association of Urology , 2018 , Article)Objective: To assess seminal oxidation–reduction potential (ORP) and sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) in male infertility and their relationships with sperm morphology in fertile and infertile men. Patients and methods: ... -
Oxidative Stress-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction in Cardiovascular Diseases
( IMR Press , 2022 , Article Review)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying CVD is key for better management or prevention. Oxidative stress has been strongly implicated in the ... -
P-value driven methods were underpowered to detect publication bias: analysis of Cochrane review meta-analyses
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)To investigate the effect of number of studies in a meta-analysis on the detection of publication bias using p-value driven methods. The proportion of meta-analyses detected by Egger's, Harbord's, Peters', and Begg's tests ... -
Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function
( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channels are critical regulators of neuronal excitability and are targeted by many toxins that directly interact with the pore-forming α subunit, typically via extracellular loops of the ...