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Air pollution, greenspace exposure and risk of Parkinson's disease: a prospective study of 441,462 participants
The current understandings of the relationship between air pollution (AP), greenspace exposure and Parkinson's Disease (PD) remain inconclusive.
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Diagnostic performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing and conventional microbial culture for spinal infection: a retrospective comparative study
The study evaluated the diagnostic performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) as a diagnostic test for biopsy samples from patients with suspected spinal infection (SI) and compared the diagn...
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Open AccessQuantitative CT screening improved lumbar BMD evaluation in older patients compared to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Robust evidence on whether diagnostic discordance exists between lumbar osteoporosis detected by quantitative computed tomography (QCT) vs. dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is still lacking. In this stud...
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Open AccessLong-term glycemic variability and risk of stroke in patients with diabetes: a meta-analysis
Long-term glycemic variability has been related to increased risk of vascular complication in patients with diabetes. However, the association between parameters of long-term glycemic variability and risk of s...
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Open AccessHigh prevalence of osteoporosis in patients undergoing spine surgery in China
With the increase in life expectancy, a large number of patients with osteoporosis (OP) are undergoing spine surgery, which may adversely affect the surgical success rate. The prevalence of OP varies in differ...
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Open AccessAssociation between tea and coffee consumption and brain cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis
Previous studies had demonstrated some associations between coffee and tea consumption and brain cancer risk resulted in an inconsistent relationship. We therefore performed this study to further explore the a...
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Open AccessDraft genomes of four enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) clinical isolates from China and Bangladesh
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is an important pathogen that causes childhood and travelers’ diarrhea. Here, we present the draft genomes of four ETEC isolates recovered from stool specimens of patients ...
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Open AccessChanging trends and serotype distribution of Shigella species in Bei**g from 1994 to 2010
Shigella species are a common cause of acute diarrheal disease in China. In this study, we characterized the changing trends and serotype distribution of Shigella species in Bei**g from 1994 to 2010. A total of ...
