Long COVID symptoms in SARSCoV2positive adolescents and matched controls (LongCOVIDKidsDK): a national, cross-sectional study

Background: Many adolescents have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic either directly by being infected with the virus or indirectly

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The recombinant human fibroblast growth factor-18 (sprifermin) Improves Tendon-to-Bone Healing by promoting chondrogenesis In a Rat Rotator Cuff Repair Model

Background: Rotator cuff healing is improved by reconstructing the fibrocartilaginous structure of the tendon-to-bone enthesis. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-18 (sprifermin)

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Patient preferences using telehealth during COVID19 pandemic in four Victorian tertiary hospital services

Introduction: To measure patients’ evaluation of telehealth, preferences for telehealth versus in-person appointments, and potential cost savings by patient characteristics.

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Bat coronaviruses related to SARSCoV2 and infectious for human cells

The animal reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 is unknown despite reports of various SARS-CoV-2-related viruses in Asian Rhinolophus bats1-4, including the closest

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SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 caused HLA-A2 + CD8 + T cell epitope mutations for impaired cellular immune response

Here, we evaluated the immune properties of the HLA-A2 restricted CD8+ T cell epitopes containing mutations from B.1.1.7, and furthermore performed

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Real Life Clinical Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Actions on the Blood Culture Workflow from a Microbiology Laboratory

Background: Accelerating the diagnosis of bacteremia is one of the biggest challenges in clinical microbiology departments. The fast establishment of

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Rapid organism identification from Bactec NR blood culture media in a diagnostic microbiology laboratory.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate rapid organism identification on positive blood culture Bactec NR media (phial types 26, 27, 42 and 17),

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Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A virus increased disease severity, impaired neutralizing antibody, and CD4+ T cell responses

Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, coinfection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza A virus (IAV) is a

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Leukocyte mono-immunoglobulin-like receptor 8 (LMIR8)/CLM-6 is an FcRγ-coupled receptor selectively expressed in mouse tissue plasmacytoid dendritic cells.

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) produce massive quantities of type-I interferon (IFN) in response to viral an infection or self nucleic

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