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Open AccessRapid diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis from lung puncture sample using metagenomic next-generation sequencing: a case report
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by the larval forms of Echinococcus multilocularis, is a zoonotic disease affecting the liver, lungs, lymph nodes, kidneys, brain, bones, thyroid, and other organs. Diagnosing...
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Correction to: Successful Immune Reconstitution in a Patient with a TYK2 Deficiency after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation from Unrelated Donors
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Open AccessTherapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles from diverse sources in cancer treatment
Cancer, a prevalent and complex disease, presents a significant challenge to the medical community. It is characterized by irregular cell differentiation, excessive proliferation, uncontrolled growth, invasion...
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Open AccessCorrection: Genomic alterations related to HPV infection status in a cohort of Chinese prostate cancer patients
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Open AccessPersonalized prediction of mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke using explainable artificial intelligence
Research into the acute kidney disease (AKD) after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is rare, and how clinical features influence its prognosis remain unknown. We aim to employ interpretable machine learning (ML) mo...
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Open AccessA comprehensive analysis of m6A/m7G/m5C/m1A-related gene expression and immune infiltration in liver ischemia–reperfusion injury by integrating bioinformatics and machine learning algorithms
Liver ischemia–reperfusion injury (LIRI) is closely associated with immune infiltration, which commonly occurs after liver surgery, especially liver transplantation. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the ge...
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Open AccessAssociation between estimated glucose disposal rate and atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation: a retrospective study
Previous studies have shown a clear link between insulin resistance (IR) and an elevated risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the relationship between the estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR), which se...
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Open AccessEstablishment of a circRNA-regulated E3 ubiquitin ligase signature and nomogram to predict immunotherapeutic efficacy and prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common type of malignant tumor where the prognosis is dismal. Circular RNA (CircRNA) is a novel RNA that regulates downstream gene transcription and translation to influence...
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Open AccessNonlinear relationship between platelet count and 30-day in-hospital mortality in ICU acute respiratory failure patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Limited evidence exists regarding the link between platelet count and 30-day in-hospital mortality in acute respiratory failure (ARF) patients. Thus, this study aims to investigate this association among ICU p...
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Open AccessLongitudinal dynamic single-cell mass cytometry analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in COVID-19 patients within 6 months after viral RNA clearance
This study investigates the longitudinal dynamic changes in immune cells in COVID-19 patients over an extended period after recovery, as well as the interplay between immune cells and antibodies. Leveraging si...
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Open AccessDistribution of Nosocomial Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance among Patients with Burn Injuries in China: A Comprehensive Research Synopsis and Meta-Analysis
Over the past decade, numerous studies have described the types of pathogens and their antibiotic resistance patterns in patients with burn injuries in China; however, the findings have generally been inconsis...
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Open AccessNasal Staphylococcus aureus Carriage and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles Among Community-Dwelling Adults in Jiangsu, China
Persistent nasal carriage has been associated with Staphylococcus aureus infection. Previous S. aureus studies in Asia have primarily focused on clinical patients, providing limited information on persistent nasa...
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Open AccessClinical evaluation of a multiplex droplet digital PCR for pathogen detection in critically ill COVID-19 patients with bloodstream infections
Nosocomial bloodstream infections (nBSI) have emerged as a clinical concern for physicians treating COVID-19 patients. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a multiplex ddPCR in detecting ba...
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Open AccessRole of hypoxia-mediated pyroptosis in the development of extending knee joint contracture in rats
Joint contracture is one of the common diseases clinically, and joint capsule fibrosis is considered to be one of the most important pathological changes of joint contracture. However, the underlying mechanism...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Monozygotic Twins with MAGT1 Deficiency and Epstein-Barr virus-positive Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Receiving anti-CD30 CAR T-cell Immunotherapy: A case Report
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Open AccessSOFA in sepsis: with or without GCS
Sepsis is a global public health burden. The sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) is the most commonly used scoring system for diagnosing sepsis and assessing severity. Due to the widespread use of endot...
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Open AccessDiagnostic value of BHI-V4 for heterogeneous and vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus isolates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Brain-heart infusion agar supplemented with 4 µg/mL of vancomycin (BHI-V4) was commonly used for the detection of heterogeneous (hVISA) and vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA). However, its diagn...
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Open AccessDiagnostic accuracy of pancreatic stone protein in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sepsis is a common syndrome of multiorgan system dysfunction secondary to the dysregulated inflammatory response to infection. The role of pancreatic stone protein (PSP) in diagnosing sepsis has been investiga...
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Open AccessProne positioning does not improve outcomes of intubated patients with pneumocystis pneumonia and moderate–severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: a single-center, retrospective, observational, cohort study
Pneumocystis pneumonia is an uncommon precipitant of acute respiratory distress syndrome and is associated with high mortality. Prone positioning ventilation has been proven to reduce mortality in patients wit...
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Open AccessAssessment of a randomized controlled trial on the safety of pre-placing bronchial balloons in transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for diagnosing interstitial lung disease
Bleeding is a major complication of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC), and pre-placing a bronchial balloon is one of the clinical practices used to prevent it, but with very weak evidence, which should be ...
