The immunocytokine status of the reproductive tract was evaluated in men with different forms of gonorrhea, who lived in the urbanized areas of the Orenburg Region. The typical form of gonorrhea, which is a risk for infertility, is accompanied by the reduced levels of lysozyme and IL-10 and the increase content of lactoferrin and proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1, Ibeta-6, and IL-8 in the ejaculate.
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January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Background: Recent research has revealed the potential value of machine learning (ML) models in improving prognostic prediction for patients with trauma. ML can enhance predictions and identify which factors contribute the most to posttraumatic mortality. However, no studies have explored the risk factors, complications, and risk prediction of preoperative and postoperative traumatic coagulopathy (PPTIC) in patients with trauma.
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Clinical Informatics and Health Outcomes Research Group, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Background: There are gaps in our understanding of the clinical characteristics and disease burden of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among community-dwelling adults. This is in part due to a lack of routine testing at the point of care. More data would enhance our assessment of the need for an RSV vaccination program for adults in the United Kingdom.
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January 2025
Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Background: An aging population in combination with more gentle and less stressful surgical procedures leads to an increased number of operations on older patients. This collectively raises novel challenges due to higher age heavily impacting treatment. A major problem, emerging in up to 50% of cases, is perioperative delirium.
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January 2025
Departamento de Bioqumica e Imunologia, Instituto de Cincias Biolgicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE), especially the ApoE4 isotype, is suggested to influence the severity of respiratory viral infections; however, this association is still unclear. The presence of allele ε4 impacts the development of flu-like syndromes. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the Apo E4 isoform on the severity and duration of flu-like syndromes, including the coronavirus disease COVID-19.
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January 2025
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Importance: A substantial number of individuals worldwide experience long COVID, or post-COVID condition. Other postviral and autoimmune conditions have a female predominance, but whether the same is true for long COVID, especially within different subgroups, is uncertain.
Objective: To evaluate sex differences in the risk of developing long COVID among adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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