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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Clostridium difficile Infection: A Meta-Analysis
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2017 , Article)Background: Well-known risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are exposure to antibiotics and gastric acid suppressants. Recent studies have provided some evidence of an association between hypovitaminosis ... -
A review of breast cancer pathology reports in Nigeria
( ecancer Global Foundation , 2021 , Article Review)Background: Diagnosis and treatment of cancer rely heavily on imaging, histopathology and molecular information. Incomplete or missing tumour information can hinder the delivery of high-quality care in oncology practice, ... -
Accuracy of procalcitonin for diagnosing sepsis in adult patients admitted to the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis
( BioMed Central Ltd , 2024 , Article Review)Background Differentiating sepsis from non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is challenging. Biomarkers like procalcitonin (PCT) aid early risk assessment and guide antibiotic use. This study aims ... -
Albumin administration in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis: A meta-analytic update
( Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , 2021 , Article Review)End-stage liver disease and its related complications exert a huge disease burden and reduce the survival rates of many patients. Albumin administration for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis has been a controversial ... -
Breast lump as the initial presentation of metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case report and comprehensive literature review
( Medicinska Naklada Zagreb , 2024 , Article)Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is a rare but aggressive cancer with a high metastatic potential and an unfavo-rable prognosis. A 54-year-old woman with a history of uterine fibroids clinically presented with a painless, ... -
Core outcomes in gestational diabetes for treatment trials: The Gestational Metabolic Group treatment set
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)Aims With the rising number of outcomes being reported following gestational diabetes (GDM), the outcomes in existing studies vary widely making it challenging to compare and contrast the effectiveness of different ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of ELISA kits for measurement of rabies antibodies
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Estimates of the prevalence of male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa from 2010-2023 -A systematic review and meta-analysis
( Public Library of Science , 2024 , Article)Background Male circumcision (MC) is a key part of the package of interventions to prevent HIV, the biggest health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective To estimate the male circumcision prevalence and to evaluate the ... -
Flight Versus Ground Out-of-hospital Rapid Sequence Intubation Success: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
( Taylor and Francis Ltd , 2018 , Article)Introduction: Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is a critical procedure performed by both air medical and ground based emergency medical services (EMS). Previous work has suggested that ETI success rates are greater for air ... -
Frequency of Parathyroid Hormone Assessment in the Evaluation of Hypercalcemia. A Comparison Between Patients With and Without a History of Malignancy in a 20-year Dataset of 20,954 Patients
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2021 , Article)Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a prior diagnosis of malignancy affected the assessment of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in hypercalcemic patients and whether the rate of this assessment changed ... -
Generalisability theory analyses of concept mapping assessment scores in a problem-based medical curriculum
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2016 , Article)Context In problem-based learning (PBL), students construct concept maps that integrate different concepts related to the PBL case and are guided by the learning needs generated in small-group tutorials. Although an ... -
In honour of Professor Jackie Ying, recipient of the Journal of Drug Targeting's Lifetime Achievement Award�for 2020
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In honour of Professor Patrick Couvreur, recipient of the Journal Of Drug Targeting?s Lifetime Achievement Award For 2019
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In vitro evaluation of Neosetophomone B inducing apoptosis in cutaneous T cell lymphoma by targeting the FOXM1 signaling pathway
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Background: Cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a T cell-derived non-Hodgkin lymphoma primarily affecting the skin, with treatment posing a significant challenge and low survival rates. Objective: In this study, we ... -
Increased soluble urokinase plasminogen activator levels modulate monocyte function to promote atherosclerosis
( American Society for Clinical Investigation , 2022 , Article)People with kidney disease are disproportionately affected by atherosclerosis for unclear reasons. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is an immune-derived mediator of kidney disease, levels of which ... -
Information on harm outcomes was insufficiently reported in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of individual participant data
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Other)Meta-analysis is an important tool for summarizing findings from scientific research. But for harm outcomes,issues may arise due to the distribution problems, zero-events problems, as well as low statistical power. Individual ... -
Is there truly an increase in risk of cardiovascular and hematological adverse events with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors?
( Taylor and Francis Ltd , 2020 , Article)Objectives: Recent studies have shown an increase risk of cardiovascular and hematological adverse events associated with vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGF-TKIs). The authors hypothesize ... -
Metronidazole in conjunction with penicillin neither prevents recurrence nor enhances recovery from peritonsillar abscess when compared with penicillin alone: A prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
( Oxford University Press , 2016 , Article)Objectives The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of metronidazole in conjunction with penicillin in preventing the recurrence of peritonsillar abscess (PTA) and to learn whether metronidazole enhances ... -
Pharmacotherapy in COVID-19 patients: a review of ACE2-raising drugs and their clinical safety
( Taylor and Francis Ltd , 2020 , Article Review)The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the severe acute-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-2 that uses ACE2 as its receptor. Drugs that raise serum/tissue ACE2 levels include ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin-II receptor ... -
Reply to: Let us not rush back to odds ratios in meta-analysis
( Elsevier Inc. , 2021 , Article)[No abstract available]