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Biomedicine
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Open AccessAMAFRICA, a patient-navigator program for accompanying lymphoma patients during chemotherapy in Ivory Coast: a prospective randomized study
Previous studies have indicated that accompanying socially underserved cancer patients through Patient Navigator (PN) or PN-derived procedures improves therapy management and reassurance. At the Cancer Institu...
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Open AccessLong-term outcomes of patients with 10 or more colorectal liver metastases
Although the number of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) is decreasingly considered as a contraindication to surgery, patients with 10 CLM or more are often denied liver surgery. This study aimed to evaluate t...
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Open AccessNurse-like cells impact on disease progression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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Open AccessEfficacy of the decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers in clinical practice
Nasal and extra nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is a pre-existing condition that often leads to invasive MRSA infection, as MRSA colonization is associated with a high risk of acquiring M...
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Open AccessAnti-tumor activity of obinutuzumab and rituximab in a follicular lymphoma 3D model
Follicular lymphomas (FLs) account for 35–40% of all adult lymphomas. Treatment typically involves chemotherapy combined with the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (MAb) rituximab (RTX). The development of the typ...
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Positive predictive value of the Xpert MRSA assay diagnostic for universal patient screening at hospital admission: influence of the local ecology
The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of the Xpert MRSA assay (XP) for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage upon hospital admission. Nasal swabs were prospec...
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Evaluation of the Xpert MRSA assay for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nares swabs of geriatric hospitalized patients and failure to detect a specific SCCmec type IV variant
Rapid and reliable detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers is crucial for control of MRSA nosocomial transmission. We aimed to evaluate the performance of the GeneXpert real-time ...
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A New Probe for Ankle Systolic Pressure Measurement Using Photoplethysmography (PPG)
An automated method for ankle systolic pressure measurement, less operator dependent than the standard continuous wave (CW) Doppler technique, would imply an advantage both in patient measurements and in epide...
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Localization and quantity of hyaluronan in urogenital organs of male and female rats
The histochemical distribution of hyaluronan was analysed in various urogenital organs of male and female (non-pregnant and pregnant) rats by use of a hyaluronan-binding protein and avidin biotin/peroxidase st...
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Studies of the meiotic behavior of a translocation t(10;13)(q25;q11) in an oligospermic man
An new type of translocation, t(10;13)(q25;q11), is observed in a phenotypically normal male who was examined for subfertility. The meiotic behavior of the rearranged chromosomes indicates that crossing-over i...
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MUltidisciplinary Curative Assault on Disseminated Carcinoma of the Breast
84 cases of disseminated breast carcinoma were treated with the association right from the beginning of hormonal and combination chemotherapy. Hormonal treatment included castration for women still menstruatin...
