Comparison of three doses of amikacin on alternate days with a daily dose of meropenem during the same period for the treatment of urinary tract infection with E. coli: a double-blind clinical trial
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common infections in humans, and Escherichia coli (E. coli) is the commonest pathogen leading to UTIs. The generation of beta-lactamase enzymes in this bacterium results i... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Behzad Mohsenpour, Amjad Ahmadi, Hero Azizzadeh, Ebrahim Ghaderi, Katayon Hajibagheri, Shahla Afrasiabian, Gohar Lotfi and Zhila Farzinpoor Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
PARSID: a Python script for automatic analysis of local BLAST results for a rapid molecular taxonomic identification
A reliable taxonomic identification of species from molecular samples is the first step for many studies. For researchers unfamiliar with programming, running a BLAST analysis, filtering, and organizing result... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 24, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Costanza Piccoli, Antonio Mu ñoz-Mérida and Angelica Crottini Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
Utilising electrodermal activity sensor signals to quantify nociceptive response during movement activities
With an increasingly ageing population and osteoarthritis prevalence, the quantification of nociceptive signals responsible for painful movements and individual responses could lead to better treatment and mon... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 24, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Rebecca I. Hamilton, Ashly Alava Garcia, Jake Bowd, David Hamilton, Deborah Mason, Mark Elliott and Cathy Holt Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
Evaluating in vivo effectiveness of sotrovimab for the treatment of Omicron subvariant BA.2 versus BA.1: a multicentre, retrospective cohort study
In vitro data suggested reduced neutralizing capacity of sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody, against Omicron BA.2 subvariant. However, limited in vivo data exist regarding clinical effectiveness of sotrovimab f... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 24, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Carson K. L. Lo, Calvin K. F. Lo, Adam S. Komorowski, Victor Leung, Nancy Matic, Susan McKenna, Santiago Perez-Patrigeon, Prameet M. Sheth, Christopher F. Lowe, Zain Chagla and Anthony D. Bai Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
Wisconsin diversity panel phenotypes: spoken descriptions of plants and supporting data
Phenotyping plants in a field environment can involve a variety of methods including the use of automated instruments and labor-intensive manual measurement and scoring. Researchers also collect language-based... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 23, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Colleen F. Yanarella, Leila Fattel, Ásrún Ý. Kristmundsdóttir, Miriam D. Lopez, Jode W. Edwards, Darwin A. Campbell, Craig A. Abel and Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill Tags: Data Note Source Type: research
A study of rural populations ’ knowledge, attitude, and practice about brucellosis: a descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter study
Brucellosis is a highly contagious disease which is transmitted from animals to humans. One of the populations at high risk of infection is those living in rural areas. The present study was conducted to inves... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 23, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Zahra Montaseri, Zahra Mohebi, Rahil Masoumi, Azizallah Dehghan and Mostafa Bijani Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
HRCTCov19-a high-resolution chest CT scan image dataset for COVID-19 diagnosis and differentiation
Computed tomography (CT) was a widely used diagnostic technique for COVID-19 during the pandemic. High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT), is a type of computed tomography that enhances image resolution thr... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 22, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Iraj Abedi, Mahsa Vali, Bentolhoda Otroshi, Maryam Zamanian and Hamidreza Bolhasani Tags: Data Note Source Type: research
Indigenous art-themed personalised theatre caps improve patient perioperative experience and perceived staff communication in the operating theatre: a quality improvement project at Royal Darwin Hospital in Australia
Personalised theatre caps have been shown to improve staff communication in the operating theatre. The impact of these caps on the patient perioperative experience, particularly in Indigenous Australian patien... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 21, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Benjamin Peake, Alexander Smirk and Guy Debelak Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
Upper body thermal images and associated clinical data from a pilot cohort study of COVID-19
The data was collected for a cohort study to assess the capability of thermal videos in the detection of SARS-CoV-2. Using this data, a published study applied machine learning to analyze thermal image feature... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 19, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Sofia Rojas-Zumbado, Jose-Gerardo Tamez-Pe ña, Andrea-Alejandra Trevino-Ferrer, Carlos-Andres Diaz-Garza, Meritxell Ledesma-Hernández, Alejandra-Celina Esparza-Sandoval, Rocio Ortiz-Lopez, Guillermo Torre-Amione, Servando Cardona-Huerta and Victor Trevi Tags: Data Note Source Type: research
Pain-free hospital implementation: a multidimensional intervention to improve pain management at Wallaga University Referral Hospital, Nekemte, Ethiopia
This quality improvement project is aimed to increase pain free hospital implementation from 21.7 to 80% at Wallaga University Referral Hospital (WURH) from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Gedefa Bayisa, Kebena Limenu, Nemomsa Dugasa, Bikila Regassa, Muhamedamin Tafese, Mulugeta Abebe, Indalkachew Shifera, Diriba Fayisa, Habtamu Deressa, Asefa Negari, Amsalu Takele and Temesgen Tilahun Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
Relative risk of childhood and adolescence cancer in Iran: spatiotemporal analysis from 1999 to 2016
Cancer is the third leading cause of death in the world with increasing trends in Iran. The study of epidemiology, trend, and geospatial distribution of pediatric cancers provides important information for scr... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Hasti Hashemi, Behzad Mahaki and Rahman Farnoosh Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
Sampling approaches and geographic coverage in Mayi Kuwayu: the national study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing
The objective of this paper is to investigate the geographic distribution of participants in Mayi Kuwayu, the National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing. The Mayi Kuwayu Study is the lar... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 17, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Joanne Thandrayen, Jennie Walker, Janet Chapman, Raymond Lovett and Katherine A Thurber Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
MRSamePopTest: introducing a simple falsification test for the two-sample mendelian randomisation ‘same population’ assumption
Two-sample MR is an increasingly popular method for strengthening causal inference in epidemiological studies. For the effect estimates to be meaningful, variant-exposure and variant-outcome associations must ... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 17, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Benjamin Woolf, Amy Mason, Loukas Zagkos, Hannah Sallis, Marcus R. Munaf ò and Dipender Gill Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
Comparison of aloe vera gel dressing with conventional dressing on pressure ulcer pain reduction: a clinical trial
This study aimed to determine the effect of Aloe Vera gel versus saline on pain relief of pressure ulcers. (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Azam Malek Hosseini, Mohammad Rostam Khani, Sina Abdi, Siavash Abdi and Nader Sharifi Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
A fitted operator numerical method for singularly perturbed Fredholm integro-differential equation with integral initial condition
In this paper, a uniformly convergent numerical scheme is proposed for solving a singularly perturbed Fredholm integro-differential equation with an integral initial condition. The equation involves a left bou... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - January 15, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Aklilu Fufa Oljira and Mesfin Mekuria Woldaregay Tags: Research Note Source Type: research
