Comparative efficacy and safety of tissue plasminogen activators (tPA) in acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Intravenous alteplase (ALT) is the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, recent trials comparing other tissue plasminogen activators (tPAs) like tenecteplase (TNK) and reteplase with ALT have yielded conflicting results. This necessitated a network meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of various tPAs in AIS patients.

Correction: Community engagement to increase vaccine uptake: Quasi-experimental evidence from Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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Pomegranate peel extract diet enhances health and immunity of common carp () against .

Background: Pomegranate () fruit rich in bioactive constituents, is used as a feed supplement against bacterial pathogens in aquaculture.

Aim: This study examined the effects of supplementing the diet of the common carp () infected with on growth and some hematological, biochemical, and immunological health indicators.

Methods: Carp was fed for 7 weeks a diet of 30% crude protein and 7% crude fat, supplemented with 0, 0.

Necrotizing Fasciitis in a 9-year-old Girl.

This report describes a rare case of necrotizing fasciitis (NF) in a previously healthy 9-year-old girl, emphasizing the complexities and urgent needs associated with its diagnosis and treatment in children. NF, a severe soft-tissue infection characterized by rapid progression and often fatal outcomes, presents diagnostic challenges owing to nonspecific initial symptoms such as pain, erythema, and edema. This patient presented to the emergency department with fever, arm redness, and blisters after the initial discharge with antibiotics from another facility.

Comparative evaluation of healing using Er, Cr: YSGG laser treatment with conventional method after extraction of permanent teeth: an in-vivo study.

After dental extractions, patients may experience post-operative pain, with varying degree of severity among patients. The use of Er, Cr: YSGG laser in oral wound healing has garnered considerable interest and attention in recent years. The present study aims to evaluate and assess the wound healing and post operative pain after extraction of teeth in pediatric patients with application of Er, Cr: YSGG laser.