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Am J Public Health
January 2025
Teeraboon Lertwanichwattana and Ram Rangsin are with Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. Supattra Srivanichakorn, Sairat Noknoy, and Sirinapa Siriporn Na Ratchaseema are with the Royal College of Family Physicians of Thailand, Bangkok. Nittaya Phanuphak is with the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok. Kitti Wongthavarawat is with the National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok. Arunotai Siriussawakul, Varalak Srinonprasert, and Pattara Leelahavarong are with the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok. Parawee Chevaisrakul and Putthapoom Lumjiaktase are with the Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok. Aree Kumpitak is with the Thai Network of People Living With HIV, Bangkok. Nopphan Phromsri is with the Human Settlement Foundation, Bangkok. Yupadee Sirisinsuk is with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. Pongtorn Kietdumrongwong is with the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Bangkok. Apinun Aramrattana is with the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
To determine the overall mortality and risk factors of COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the Home Isolation (HI) program in Bangkok, Thailand, during the epidemic crisis in 2021. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the data from a government telehealth application from July to December 2021. The vital status was verified from the government database on September 20, 2022.
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January 2025
School of Medicine, Institute of Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
Background: One of the tropical illnesses that is often overlooked is soil-transmitted helminths, or STHs. In tropical and subtropical nations, where poor sanitation and contaminated water sources are common, they mostly impact the most vulnerable populations.
Objective: The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of STHs and related risk factors among the people living in Jigjiga town, Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a morbid complication of Type 1 diabetes mellitus(T1DM), and its occurrence at diagnosis has rarely been studied in Ethiopia, despite the many cases seen in the pediatric population.
Objective: The aim of this study was to know the prevalence of DKA among patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus and identify avoidable risk factors.
Method: This institution-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from December 1, 2018 to December1, 2022.
Sex Health
January 2025
Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Vic, Australia; and Family Medicine and Primary Care, LKC Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Background Gonorrhoea notification rates in Australia have more than doubled between 2014 and 2019. We explored gonorrhoea testing patterns and management of gonorrhoea infection in general practice. Methods We analysed de-identified electronic medical record data for individuals who attended 73 Australian general practices (72 in the state of Victoria) between January 2018 and December 2020.
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January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangzhou, China.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the contribution and natural progression of ABCA4 deep intronic variants (DIVs) among a Chinese Stargardt disease (STGD) cohort.
Methods: For unsolved STGD probands, DIVs in ABCA4 were detected by next-generation sequencing, and splicing effects were evaluated by in silico tools and validated through minigene experiments. Comprehensive ocular examinations, especially fundus changes, were carried out and analyzed.
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