Antibiotic Exposure during the Preceding Six Months Is Related to Intestinal ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Carriage in the Elderly by Man Zhang, Xiaohua Qin, Baixing Ding, Zhen Shen, Zike Sheng, Shi Wu, Yang Yang, Xiaogang Xu, Fupin Hu, Xiaoqin Wang, Yu Zhang, Minggui Wang

“…Multivariate analysis showed that antibiotic exposure, age (61–70 years), and nursing home residence were independent risk factors of the ESBL-PE carriage. The analysis on the monthly use of antimicrobials showed that antibiotic exposure during the 6 months prior to sample collection contributed to the high prevalence of ESBL-PE carriage. …”
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A prospective randomized self-controlled study of LASIK combined with accelerated cross-linking for high myopia in Chinese: 24-month follow-up by Ruilan Dong, Yu Zhang, Yifei Yuan, Yan Liu, Yuexin Wang, Yueguo Chen

“…The corneal density was significantly higher, and demarcation lines were visible in the first 6 months in LASIK Xtra eyes, but both signs of cross-linking gradually disappeared during follow-up. …”
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Dendritic complexity change in the triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease by Yu Zhang, Zhenlong Xiao, Zhijun He, Junyu Chen, Xin Wang, Liang Jiang

“…The method of Sholl analysis was performed to analyze the neurons in the brains of 6- and 12-month-old AD mice. The results showed that dendritic complexity was not affected in the entorhinal cortex between 6-month-old mice and 12-month-old mice. …”
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Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for uterine arteriovenous fistula: a case series by Fang Li, Hua Tao, Jing Chen, Li Wang, Yini Wei, Xiajuan Wu, Yu Zhang, Dingyuan Zeng

“…Ultrasound examinations conducted one month after the treatment revealed a notable reduction in the volume of the lesion, ranging from 57% to 100%. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Treatments for Different Stages of Syphilis: a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies by Meixiao Liu, Yuxin Fan, Jingjing Chen, Jiaru Yang, Li Gao, Xinya Wu, Xin Xu, Yu Zhang, Peng Yue, Wenjing Cao, Zhenhua Ji, Xuan Su, Shiyuan Wen, Jing Kong, Guozhong Zhou, Bingxue Li, Yan Dong, Aihua Liu, Fukai Bao

“…Based on direct meta-analysis, the serological response rates at the 3- and 24-month follow-ups were compared. Our NMA showed a higher serological response rate for ceftriaxone than for penicillin at the 6-month follow-up (RR of 1.12, 95% CI of 1.02 to 1.23). …”
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Effect of Pretreatment of S-Ketamine On Postoperative Depression for Breast Cancer Patients by Peirong Liu, Pengyi Li, Qingyang Li, Hongzhu Yan, Xiaowei Shi, Chunliang Liu, Yu Zhang, Sheng Peng

“…The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score was recorded, and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17) scores, serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) were measured at three days, one week, one month and three months after surgery. Results No significant difference was found in operation time, bleeding volume and complication rate. …”
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Self-locking stand-alone cage versus cage-plate fixation in monosegmental anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a minimum 2-year follow-up: a systematic review and meta-anal... by Yu Zhang, Jidong Ju, Jinchun Wu

“…No significant difference was found regarding 1-month postoperative cervical Cobb angle, JOA scores, NDI scores, fusion rate and cage subsidence rate at final follow-up. …”
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Sarcopenia defined with L3-SMI is an independent predictor of survival in male patients with ARLD in mainland China by Yu Zhang, Liangui Wei, Chunyan Chang, Fangfang Duan, Min Quan, Song Yang, Song Yang

“…The overall survival in patients with ARLD was 77.38% at 24 months. The survival rate of patients with sarcopenia was lower than that of patients without sarcopenia (66.67% vs. 85.42%, p = 0.004). …”
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Japanese encephalitis transmission trends in Gansu, China: A time series predictive model based on spatial dispersion by Xuxia Wang, Aiwei He, Chunfang Zhang, Yongsheng Wang, Jing An, Yu Zhang, Wenbiao Hu

“…Our regression model indicated that the rate of decrease in minimum longitude was approximately 0.64 km per month, while the rate of increase in maximum latitude was approximately 1.00 km per month. …”
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Biopsy-proven granulomatous interstitial nephritis associated with vancomycin in an adult patient: a case report by Yong Lin, Liangbin Zhao, Dengpiao Xie, Lizeyu Lv, Yu Zhang, Ling Wu, Mingquan Li

“…The patient had been treated with vancomycin for over a month for an abscess in her right thigh. She presented to the emergency department with a history of fever, scattered rash, oliguria and elevated serum creatinine for >10 days. …”
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Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormalities caused by rotation-stretching injury manifesting as Brown-Sequard syndrome: a case report by Wentao Zhong, Mengyang Pu, Yu Zhang, Peng Zhang, Yixin Shen

“…Finally, he was able to walk independently without assistance after two-month treatment. SCIWORA due to spinal cord rotation-stretching injury, manifesting as BSS, is a very rare mechanism of injury. …”
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Novel models by machine learning to predict prognosis of breast cancer brain metastases by Chaofan Li, Mengjie Liu, Yinbin Zhang, Yusheng Wang, Jia Li, Shiyu Sun, Xuanyu Liu, Huizi Wu, Cong Feng, Peizhuo Yao, Yiwei Jia, Yu Zhang, Xinyu Wei, Fei Wu, Chong Du, Xixi Zhao, Shuqun Zhang, Jingkun Qu

“…Moreover, the models still exhibited good performance in an externally independent dataset (6-month: AUC = 0.820; 1-year: AUC = 0.732; 2-year: AUC = 0.795; 3-year: AUC = 0.936). …”
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Web-Based TangPlan and WeChat Combination to Support Self-management for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Randomized Controlled Trial by Shu-Fang Xia, Gusonghan Maitiniyazi, Yue Chen, Xiao-Ya Wu, Yu Zhang, Xiao-Yan Zhang, Zi-Yuan Li, Yuan Liu, Yu-Yu Qiu, Jun Wang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the effectiveness of the combination of the self-designed web-based T2DM management software TangPlan and WeChat on fasting BG (FBG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), body weight, blood pressure (BP), and lipid profiles in patients with T2DM over a 6-month period. MethodsParticipants were recruited and randomized into the TangPlan and WeChat or control groups. …”
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Comparison of Corneal Optical Quality After SMILE, Wavefront-Optimized LASIK and Topography-Guided LASIK for Myopia and Myopic Astigmatism by Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Xiaoxiao Sun, Yueguo Chen, Yueguo Chen

“…There was statistically significant difference in cylinder at 1 month among the three groups, with the highest mean value in TCAT group (P < 0.05). …”
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Visualization and quantification of coconut using advanced computed tomography postprocessing technology. by Shenghuang Lin, Yu Zhang, Li'an Luo, Mengxing Huang, Hongxing Cao, Jinyue Hu, Chengxu Sun, Jing Chen

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Twelve coconuts were scanned using CT for three months. Axial CT images of the coconuts were obtained using a dual-source CT scanner. …”
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The application of subcapsular saline injection to preserve the parathyroid gland during thyroidectomy by Li Zhou, Miao Zhang, Danqin Xu, Jingjing Shi, Gang Pan, Yu Zhang, You Peng

“…The general clinical data of the patients were collected, and serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and serum calcium levels were determined preoperatively, on the 1st postoperative day, and at 1 and 6 months after the operation. These data were compared between groups. …”
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Lactate dehydrogenase predicting mortality in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by Xin Zan, Haidong Deng, Yu Zhang, Peng Wang, Weelic Chong, Yang Hai, Chao You, Fang Fang

“…This study measured baseline LDH levels taken at admission and longitudinal LDH levels (up to a month postadmission) to assess median, max, and trajectory LDH levels. …”
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Case report: A case of incontinentia pigmenti by Lingfeng Xie, Lingfeng Xie, Yong Zhu, Liya He, Bing Yu, Jiajue Wang, Ruiqiang Fan, Xiumei Mo, Xiumei Mo, Yu Zhang, Ting Xie, Ting Xie

“…We present a case of a 4-month-old female infant with erythematous vesicular skin lesions on the trunk and extremities. …”
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Adaptive Voxel-Based Model for the Dynamic Determination of Tomographic Region by Nan Ding, Xinglong Tan, Xin Liu, Zhifen He, Yu Zhang, Yuchen Wang, Shubi Zhang, Lucas Holden, Kefei Zhang

“…The experiment used one-month data from the Hong Kong network in September 2020, and the results were compared with the general system. …”
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Global Potential Geographical Distribution of the Southern Armyworm (<i>Spodoptera eridania</i>) under Climate Change by Yu Zhang, Haoxiang Zhao, Yuhan Qi, Ming Li, Nianwan Yang, Jianyang Guo, Xiaoqing Xian, Wanxue Liu

“…The results showed that annual precipitation (bio12), mean temperature of the warmest quarter (bio10), and precipitation of the driest month (bio14) were important bioclimatic variables influencing the potential distribution. …”
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