Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes in Isolates From Colonic Biopsies of Iranian Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background And Aims: Emerging evidence suggests that ciprofloxacin and other quinolones can be effectively used as adjuncts to immunosuppressive therapy in managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Clinical isolates of Enterobacterales frequently exhibit quinolone resistance. Additionally, increased IBD severity has been linked to the proliferation of Enterobacterales in the gut.

Efficacy of Pyloshot in combination with standard four-drug antimicrobial treatment for eradication: A randomized clinical trial.

Background And Aim: The treatment for is considered to be a combination of several strict regimens, with patients' dissatisfaction and poor compliance. Probiotics are effective in patients' antibiotic regimens. This study investigated the efficacy of the Pyloshot probiotic in combination with standard four-drug therapy in patients with infection.

Assessing the impact of history of medicine research: A scientometric and altmetric analysis.

Background And Aims: After conducting a comprehensive literature search of two medical electronic databases, PubMed and Embase, as well as two citation databases, Web of Science Core Collections (WoS) and Scopus, we aimed to conduct an Altmetric and Scientometric analysis of the History of Medicine literature in medical research.

Methods: The following software tools were used for analyzing the retrieved records from PubMed and Embase databases and conducting a collaboration analysis to identify the countries involved in scientific medical papers, as well as clustering keywords to reveal the trend of History of Medicine research for the future. These software tools (VOSviewer 1.

Generalized lymphadenopathy in the presence of acute Epstein-Barr virus infection as the initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematous: A case report.

Key Clinical Message: Clinicians should carefully consider generalized lymphadenopathy, particularly post viral infections, as one of the possible systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) first signs regarding unusual joint involvements such as sacroiliitis. Late diagnosis of this autoimmune inflammatory disease, could lead to irreversible morbidity and higher mortality.

Abstract: Lymphadenopathy could represent various etiologies, including infections, malignancies, and rheumatologic diseases.

Integrated neural network and evolutionary algorithm approach for liver fibrosis staging: Can artificial intelligence reduce patient costs?

Background And Aim: Staging liver fibrosis is important, and liver biopsy is the gold standard diagnostic tool. We aim to design and evaluate an artificial neural network (ANN) method by taking advantage of the Teaching Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO) algorithm for the prediction of liver fibrosis stage in blood donors and hepatitis C patients.

Methods: We propose a method based on a selection of machine learning classification methods including multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network, Naive Bayesian (NB), decision tree, and deep learning.

Increasing stage and depth of invasion (DOI) in patients with tongue cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: A time series study.

Background And Aims: The outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant effect on the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers. Therefore, in this study, we decided to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the stage and histological characteristics of patients with tongue cancer from March 2020 to March 2021 and compared to the previous 3 years.

Methods: In this time series study, patients diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the operated tongue cancer were divided into two groups.

Jael's syndrome: Hemostatic management of an impacted knife in the facial site-A case report.

Key Clinical Message: It is essential to take a specific multidisciplinary approach in penetrating maxillofacial traumas; securing the airway, completing the hemodynamic stabilization, and systemic evaluation and consideration regarding the beneficial therapeutic regime.

Abstract: Jael's syndrome is defined as a deliberate injury caused by a knife to the skull and facial area. This article describes the case of a young male patient with a penetrating knife on the left side of the face following an assault.

An atypical presentation of hypothyroidism with extremely exaggerated functional impairment.

Key Clinical Message: Myopathy-related symptoms are rare manifestations of hypothyroidism. Clinicians should consider hypothyroid myopathy as one of the possible diagnoses for patients with proximal weaknesses.

Abstract: Myopathy-related symptoms are rare manifestations of hypothyroidism.

Global incidence, mortality, and burden of esophageal cancer, and its correlation with SDI, metabolic risks, fasting plasma glucose, LDL cholesterol, and body mass index: An ecological study.

Background And Aims: Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal malignancies. The geographical variation shows the influence of genetic factors, ethnicity, and distribution of various risk factors. Accurate knowledge of EC epidemiology at the global level will help to develop management strategies.

An assessment of the relationship between national rates of Covid-19 incidence and mortality as reported to an international comparison database: An ecological study.

Background And Aims: Making a judgment only based on formal national reports can be misleading. We aimed to assess the relationship between countries' development indicators and reported coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)-related incidences and death.

Methods: Covid-19 related incidence and death cases were extracted from the updated Humanitarian Data Exchange Website on October 8, 2021.

Changes in the prehospital emergency technician's resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Resilience is a process that enables people to control the stressors of their lives. During the COVID-19 crisis, work stress increased among prehospital emergency technicians. So, it was possible to reduce their resilience.

The relationship between the emergency nurses' sleep quality and the sleep quality of their spouses: A cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study.

Background And Aims: Due to the heavy working shifts, emergency nurses may have to sleep at unusual times of the day, affecting their spouse's sleep. This study proposed to detect the relationship between the woman emergency nurse's sleep quality and the sleep quality of their spouses.

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study has lasted for 4 months since June 21, 2020.

The global, regional and national epidemiology, incidence, mortality, and burden of ovarian cancer.

Background: Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rate among gynecological malignancies and is associated with poor prognosis. Since the accurate assessment of the global burden along with the trend of cancers contributes to the development of policies, this study aimed to explain the incidence, mortality, and burden of ovarian cancer using the global burden of disease (GBD) 2019 study.

Methods: Epidemiological data have been collected from the study of the GBD 2019.

The earthquake's effect on the men's sexual function; 1 year after the earthquake's occurrence: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Sexual dysfunctions are one of the health problems after natural disasters that are usually less attention. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the earthquake on men's sexual functions 1 year after the earthquake.

Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytical cross-section study that took place a year after the Kermanshah earthquake.

Low volume polyethylene glycol combined with senna versus high volume polyethylene glycol, which regimen is better for bowel preparation for colonoscopy? A randomized, controlled, and single-blinded trial.

Background And Aims: Bowel preparation affects the quality of colonoscopy. Reaching the optimal preparation has been a challenge for years. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is the sole FDA-approved substance for this purpose.

Pure small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of urinary bladder: A case report.

Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder is rare. We report a case of small cell carcinoma of the bladder with extensive regional lymph node metastases who underwent radical cystoprostatectomy and subsequent adjuvant systemic chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy.

Sarcoidosis with multiple organ involvement and uncommon symptoms: A case report.

Sarcoidosis is a complicated inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of non-caseating epithelioid granulomas in many organs. Herein, we reported a sarcoidosis case with multiple organ involvements and our diagnostic criteria and treatment plan.

Endometrial adenocarcinoma with bone metastasis: A case report.

We reported a female with endometrial adenocarcinoma who was evaluated with whole-body bone scan for new-onset bone pains 6 months after completion of treatment.

Axillary lymph-node metastases as the primary presentation of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: A case report.

We reported a female presented with an initial diagnosis of metastatic axillary lymph-node carcinoma that comprehensive assessments revealed a definitive diagnosis of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma as the primary tumor.

Successful approach for couples having their own genetic offspring using vitrified-warmed oocytes injected by frozen-thawed poor quality testicular sperm: A case report.

The clinical applications of donated gametes are approved in many countries; however, attitudes toward its application and national legislation in some countries are challenging. The purpose of this study is to report a healthy live birth produced by vitrified-warmed oocytes and frozen-thawed testicular sperms to avoid sperm donation.

COLI-Net: Deep learning-assisted fully automated COVID-19 lung and infection pneumonia lesion detection and segmentation from chest computed tomography images.

We present a deep learning (DL)-based automated whole lung and COVID-19 pneumonia infectious lesions (COLI-Net) detection and segmentation from chest computed tomography (CT) images. This multicenter/multiscanner study involved 2368 (347'259 2D slices) and 190 (17 341 2D slices) volumetric CT exams along with their corresponding manual segmentation of lungs and lesions, respectively. All images were cropped, resized, and the intensity values clipped and normalized.

A case report of mediastinal cavernous hemangioma.

When faced with a hypervascular mediastinal tumor, mediastinal hemangioma should be taken into consideration. Although it is uncommon, considering this important diagnosis may avoid a possible extensive surgery that is not necessary.