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OBJECTIVES: Understand the parental impact of having a baby affected by late-onset group B Strep (LOGBS) infection. Understand the social, mental and financial impact on parents/carers or family members of those affected by LOGBS infection. Investigate family information needs and experiences of information provided.…

PURPOSE: We assessed the accuracy of quotations in the published literature of the Wound Management of Open Lower Limb Fractures (WOLLF) Randomized Clinical Trial. METHODS: A literature search was performed to identify all citations of WOLLF from 2018 to 2021. Duplicate papers, non-English language papers, textbooks,…

Data sources The authors searched Embase, Medline/PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and LILACS ranging from inception to 23 November 2021. A grey literature search was run utilising OpenGrey along with Google Scholar (most relevant first 200 hits). For the identification of additional articles of relevance, a hand-search…

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract stone disease is quite common in the population, and treatment modalities are constantly evolving. Technological advancements in endourology have led to a shift towards more minimally invasive treatments. Nowadays, robotic flexible ureteroscopy is becoming increasingly popular, showing promisi…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether testing positive for human papillomavirus (HPV) before treatment is associated with cervical cancer recurrence and disease-free, cancer-specific, and overall survival and to report the relationship of HPV to cervical cancer histology, stage, grade, tumor size, lymph node involvement, and…

BACKGROUND: The traditional long-term treatment goal of Crohn's disease [CD] is maintenance of corticosteroid-free clinical remission. Additional treatment targets, such as biochemical, endoscopic and patient-reported remission, are advocated. The relapsing-remitting nature of CD provides a challenge to the timing of t…

Preoperative alpha-blockers have been proposed to improve intraoperative outcomes and patient stone-free status after ureteroscopy for ureteral stones.We searched six databases, including Medline, Embase, and Web of Science, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating alpha-blocker use before planned ureteroscop…

AIM: Presented experimental work was aimed to examine a pharmacokinetic efficiency of 0.5% Timolol mixtures with 4 free amino acids, present in conjunctival sac: lysine, arginine, glycine or taurine on the IOP physiological values in rabbits. METHODS: The experimental work was performed on 5 female rabbits of the New…

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the literature with the primary aim of identifying behavioural interventions to improve vitamin D stores in children from at-risk ethnic groups. DESIGN: Review based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PROSPERO registration numb…

BACKGROUND: Tumour, nodes, and metastases (TNM) staging has been deficient in prognosticating in patients suffering from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To supplement TNM staging, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the regulatory T cells (Treg). METHODS: A keyword se…

BACKGROUND: Given the growing challenges in primary care, including high demand and workforce shortages, artificial intelligence (AI)-based triage applications are being explored as a means of alleviating workloads. While the potential of AI in this context is widely acknowledged, there is still limited empirical resea…

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Dietary factors can aggravate the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Many IBS patients try restrictive diets to relieve their symptoms, but the types of diets with an exacerbating factor are unknown. Therefore, this paper reports the results of a systematic review and network meta-analysis of…

OBJECTIVES: Low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSC) is a relatively chemo-resistant disease with limited effective treatment options for patients with recurrence. Secondary cytoreductive surgery (SCS) is commonly offered at recurrence, although any benefit this has on survival is not fully determined. This review evalua…

BACKGROUND: Systemic inflammation has been implicated in cancer development and progression. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether pre-operative systemic inflammatory markers can predict outcomes in bone and soft tissue sarcomas. METHODS: Relevant literature was mainly identified using Pubmed, EMBASE an…

BACKGROUND: Thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) has been evaluated as a means of improving overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with extensive stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). METHODS: A systematic review of Medline and Embase (inception to January 2015) was undertaken to identify studies of exten…

The Genotype List (GL) String grammar for reporting HLA and Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) genotypes in a text string was described in 2013. Since this initial description, GL Strings have been used to describe HLA and KIR genotypes for more than 40 million subjects, allowing these data to be recorded,…

BACKGROUND: There has been a global pursuit to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis in young children by applying diagnostic methods on accessible biospecimens such as stool. We aimed to conduct a systematic review on the accuracy of stool-based molecular tests for tuberculosis diagnosis in children and to assess the…

BACKGROUND: Bile acid sequestrants have been reported to reduce serum thyroid hormone levels by binding T4 and T3 excreted into the intestinal lumen, preventing their reabsorption into the systemic circulation and interrupting the enterohepatic circulation of these hormones. This meta-analysis evaluates whether adjunct…

People suffering from fatigue syndromes spend less time exercising each day, thus aggravating their motor difficulties. Indeed, muscles and mobility deteriorate with age, while exercising muscles is the only sure countermeasure. It is useful to offer a safe and toll-free rehabilitation training: Full-Body In-Bed Gym, e…

Orthorhombic-phase silver tungstate (Ag₂WO₄), a polymorphic ternary oxide, was synthesized through hydrothermal methods and thoroughly examined for its crystallographic accuracy, quantum optical behavior, and photonic applications. The gradual adjustment of synthesis time led to morphological phase change…