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European Journal of Medical Research

Ausgabe 1/2021

Inhalt (152 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio: a simple and useful indicator of diet quality in population-based studies

Parvin Mirmiran, Zahra Gaeini, Zahra Bahadoran, Asghar Ghasemi, Reza Norouzirad, Maryam Tohidi, Fereidoun Azizi

Open Access Research

Oxycodone versus other opioid analgesics after laparoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis

Yan Li, Zhi Dou, Liqiang Yang, Qi Wang, Jiaxiang Ni, Jun Ma

Open Access Case report

Multiorgan failure with fatal outcome after stem cell tourism

Željka Večerić-Haler, Špela Borštnar, Boštjan Luzar, Maja Jerše, Nika Kojc

Open Access Review

Extended liver resection in mice: state of the art and pitfalls—a systematic review

Can Kamali, Kaan Kamali, Philipp Brunnbauer, Katrin Splith, Johann Pratschke, Moritz Schmelzle, Felix Krenzien

Open Access Research

Cytokines in the colon, central nervous system and serum of irritable bowel syndrome rats

Guanqun Chao, Zhaojun Wang, Xinli Chen, Shuo Zhang

Open Access Research

MiR-206 regulates the progression of osteoporosis via targeting HDAC4

Zhiyuan Lu, Dawei Wang, Xuming Wang, Jilong Zou, Jiabing Sun, Zhenggang Bi

Open Access Research

Prognostic role of PHYH for overall survival (OS) in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC)

Qiu Zhengqi, Guo Zezhi, Jiang Lei, Qiu He, Pan Jinyao, Ao Ying

Open Access Research

Zone-dependent acute circulatory changes in abdominal organs and extremities after resuscitative balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA): an experimental model

Sascha Halvachizadeh, Ladislav Mica, Yannik Kalbas, Miriam Lipiski, Marko Canic, Michel Teuben, Nikola Cesarovic, Zoran Rancic, Paolo Cinelli, Valentin Neuhaus, Hans- Christoph Pape, Roman Pfeifer

Open Access Research

LncRNA NEAT1 promotes nucleus pulposus cell matrix degradation through regulating Nrf2/ARE axis

Cheng Li, Xinjian Ma, Chenfei Ni, Jingyan Xu, Yinfei Xie, Junwei Kan, Xiaoli Wei

Open Access Research

Colorectal resection in endometriosis patients: correlation between histopathological findings and postoperative outcome

Peter Tschann, Nikola Vitlarov, Martin Hufschmidt, Daniel Lechner, Paolo N. C. Girotti, Felix Offner, Burghard Abendstein, Ingmar Königsrainer

Open Access Case report

Atypical HIV-vacuolar myelopathy: a case report

Tau Mongezi, Joseph Sibi, George Jerry, Ibañez-Valdés Lourdes de Fátima, Dubula Tozama, Foyaca Sibat Humberto

Open Access Research

Comparable results using 2.0-mm vs. 3.5-mm screw augmentation in midshaft clavicle fractures: a 10-year experience

M. Wurm, M. Zyskowski, F. Greve, A. Gersing, P. Biberthaler, C. Kirchhoff

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Oxycodone versus other opioid analgesics after laparoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis

Yan Li, Zhi Dou, Liqiang Yang, Qi Wang, Jiaxiang Ni, Jun Ma

Open Access Research

Ultrasonic evaluation of muscle functional recovery following free functioning gracilis transfer, a preliminary study

Yi Hou, Jiantao Yang, Bengang Qin, Liqiang Gu, Jia Zheng

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Beneficial effects of dantrolene in the treatment of rhabdomyolysis as a potential late complication associated with COVID-19: a case report

Nobutaka Chiba, Masakazu Matsuzaki, Takayuki Mawatari, Minori Mizuochi, Atsushi Sakurai, Kosaku Kinoshita

Open Access Case report

Grave thoraco-intestinal complication secondary to an undetected traumatic rupture of the diaphragm: a case report

Morris Beshay, Martin Krüger, Kashika Singh, Rainer Borgstedt, Tahar Benhidjeb, Edwin Bölke, Thomas Vordemvenne, Jan Schulte am Esch

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Safety and effectiveness of high-dose vitamin C in patients with COVID-19: a randomized open-label clinical trial

Saeidreza JamaliMoghadamSiahkali, Besharat Zarezade, Sogol Koolaji, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Abolfazl Zendehdel, Mohammad Tabarestani, Ehsan Sekhavati Moghadam, Ladan Abbasian, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Mohamadreza Salehi, Malihe Hasannezhad, Sara Ghaderkhani, Mohsen Meidani, Faeze Salahshour, Fatemeh Jafari, Navid Manafi, Fereshteh Ghiasvand

Open Access Case report

Clubfeet and congenital constriction band syndrome

Bujar Shabani, Dafina Bytyqi, Cen Bytyqi

Open Access Research

In-house 3D-printed surgical guides for osseous lesions of the lower jaw: an experimental study

Lukas Postl, Thomas Mücke, Stefan Hunger, Oliver Bissinger, Michael Malek, Svenia Holberg, Rainer Burgkart, Stefan Krennmair

Open Access Research

Splenectomy is associated with altered leukocyte kinetics after severe trauma

Michel Paul Johan Teuben, Arne Hollman, Taco Blokhuis, Roman Pfeifer, Roy Spijkerman, Henrik Teuber, Hans-Christoph Pape, Luke Petrus Hendrikus Leenen

Open Access Research

Analysis of structure indicators influencing 3-h and 6-h compliance with the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines in China: a systematic review

Lu Wang, Xudong Ma, Huaiwu He, Longxiang Su, Yanhong Guo, Guangliang Shan, Xiang Zhou, Dawei Liu, Yun Long

Open Access Research

AdipoR2 inhibits human glioblastoma cell growth through the AMPK/mTOR pathway

Chen Jie, Wang Xuan, Han-Dong Feng, Ding-Mao Hua, Wang Bo, Sun Fei, Zhang Hao

Open Access Research

EuroScore and IL-6 predict the course in ICU after cardiac surgery

Andreas Bauer, Insa Korten, Gerd Juchem, Isabel Kiesewetter, Erich Kilger, Jens Heyn

Open Access Case report

ANCA-associated vasculitis overlaps with systemic sclerosis: a case report and literature review

Rui Wu, Jiang Su, Yu-rong Zou, Jing Zhu

Open Access Research

Treatment outcomes of patients with multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Zhejiang, China

Ming-Wu Zhang, Lin Zhou, Yu Zhang, Bin Chen, Ying Peng, Fei Wang, Zheng-Wei Liu, Xiao-Meng Wang, Song-Hua Chen

Open Access Research

Translation and validation of the STOP-Bang questionnaire into Slovene

Andrej Pangerc, Marija Petek Šter, Leja Dolenc Grošelj

Open Access Case report

ROSE in Rosai–Dorfman–Destombes (RDD) disease: a cytological diagnosis

Santosh Tummidi, Hemant Kumar Singh, Prudhvinath A Reddy, Manda Sindhura, Navya Kosaraju, Arundhathi Shankaralingappa, Naresh P Kumar

Open Access Research

Interobserver variability of injury severity assessment in polytrauma patients: does the anatomical region play a role?

Eftychios Bolierakis, Sylvia Schick, Kai Sprengel, Kai Oliver Jensen, Frank Hildebrand, Hans-Christoph Pape, Roman Pfeifer

Open Access Research

Risk factors for surgery-related muscle quantity and muscle quality loss and their impact on outcome

Laura van Wijk, Stijn van Duinhoven, Mike S. L. Liem, Donald E. Bouman, Alain R. Viddeleer, Joost M. Klaase

Open Access Research

The potential of adipokines in identifying multiple trauma patients at risk of developing multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Julian Haupt, Niels Krysiak, Marina Unger, Viktoria Bogner-Flatz, Peter Biberthaler, Marc Hanschen, Martijn van Griensven, Alexander T. Haug

Open Access Review

Factors that influence clinical efficacy of live biotherapeutic products

Bruno Pot, Yvan Vandenplas

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Predictors of the prolonged recovery period in COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study

SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Ladan Abbasian, Mohammad Solduzian, Niloofar Ayoobi Yazdi, Fatemeh Jafari, Alireza Adibimehr, Aazam Farahani, Arezoo Salami Khaneshan, Parvaneh Ebrahimi Alavijeh, Zahra Jahani, Elnaz Karimian, Zahra Ahmadinejad, Hossein Khalili, Arash Seifi, Fereshteh Ghiasvand, Sara Ghaderkhani, Mehrnaz Rasoolinejad

Open Access Case report

Epiphyseal enchondroma masking as osteoid osteoma: a case report

Xuyang Cao, Qiang Ren, Xiangnan Li, Yiren Tian, Zhendong Wang

Open Access Research

Application study of 3D LAVA-Flex on lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration

Tiefang Liu, Yonghao Wang, Zhengyang Xu, Tao Wu, Xiao Zang, Meng Li, Jinfeng Li

Open Access Case report

Neglected Tarlov cysts: a case of a Tarlov cyst with spermatorrhea

Pan Sun, Wangbing Xu, Yongxiang Ye, Faming Zhong, Xuan Wan, Yong Li

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Patient hematology during hospitalization for viral pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 and non-SARS-CoV-2 agents: a retrospective study

Bingke Bai, Zhe Xu, Yan Hu, Mengmeng Qu, Juan Cheng, Shengdong Luo, Zengtao Yao, Hongyan Gao, Yenv Ma, Rong Gao, Jun Hou, Shaojie Xin, Panyong Mao

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Genetic susceptibility of COVID-19: a systematic review of current evidence

SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mohammad Mehrtak, Mehrzad MohsseniPour, Pegah Mirzapour, Alireza Barzegary, Pedram Habibi, Banafsheh Moradmand-Badie, Amir Masoud Afsahi, Amirali Karimi, Mohammad Heydari, Esmaeil Mehraeen, Omid Dadras, Jean-Marc Sabatier, Fabricio Voltarelli

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Clinical features and prognostic factors of intensive and non-intensive 1014 COVID-19 patients: an experience cohort from Alahsa, Saudi Arabia

Saad Alhumaid, Abbas Al Mutair, Zainab Al Alawi, Khulud Al Salman, Nourah Al Dossary, Ahmed Omar, Mossa Alismail, Ali M. Al Ghazal, Mahdi Bu Jubarah, Hanan Al Shaikh, Maher M. Al Mahdi, Sarah Y. Alsabati, Dayas K. Philip, Mohammed Y. Alyousef, Abdulsatar H. Al Brahim, Maitham S. Al Athan, Salamah A. Alomran, Hatim S. Ahmed, Haifa Al-Shammari, Alyaa Elhazmi, Ali A. Rabaan, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Awad Al-Omari

Open Access Case report

An unusual case of chest wall glomus tumor presenting with axillary pain: a case report and literature review

Leila Oryadi Zanjani, Bahman Shafiee Nia, Farzad Vosoughi, Elham Mirzaian, Leila Aghaghazvini, Aidin Arabzadeh

Open Access Research

Prognostic factors affecting the short-term efficacy of non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis: a multilevel modeling analysis

Hui-Jie Liu, Bo Wang, Ao-Chen Wang, Dan-Hong Zhang, Cui Mao, Qiu-Hong Li

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 different variants and related morbidity and mortality: a systematic review

SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Pegah Mirzapour, Omid Dadras, Zahra Pashaei, Amirali Karimi, Mehrzad MohsseniPour, Mahdi Soleymanzadeh, Alireza Barzegary, Amir Masoud Afsahi, Farzin Vahedi, Ahmadreza Shamsabadi, Farzane Behnezhad, Solmaz Saeidi, Esmaeil Mehraeen, Shayesteh Jahanfar

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Epiphyseal enchondroma masking as osteoid osteoma: a case report

Xuyang Cao, Qiang Ren, Xiangnan Li, Yiren Tian, Zhendong Wang

Open Access Review

The future of basic science in orthopaedics and traumatology: Cassandra or Prometheus?

Henning Madry, Susanne Grässel, Ulrich Nöth, Borna Relja, Anke Bernstein, Denitsa Docheva, Max Daniel Kauther, Jan Christoph Katthagen, Rainer Bader, Martijn van Griensven, Dieter C. Wirtz, Michael J. Raschke, Markus Huber-Lang

Open Access Research

Investigation of antibiotic susceptibilities of Brucella Strains isolated from various clinical samples in eastern Turkey

Esra Gültekin, Muhammet Hamidullah Uyanık, Ayşe Albayrak, Selçuk Kılıç

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Using the absolute advantage coefficient (AAC) to measure the strength of damage hit by COVID-19 in India on a growth-share matrix

Daw-Hsin Yang, Tsair-Wei Chien, Yu-Tsen Yeh, Ting-Ya Yang, Willy Chou, Ju-Kuo Lin

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Case report

Amiodarone-induced organizing pneumonia mimicking COVID-19: a case report

Gaetano Zizzo, Stefano Caruso, Elisabetta Ricchiuti, Roberto Turato, Ilario Stefani, Antonino Mazzone

Open Access Case report

Factor IX p.A37V mutation causes severe bleeding in a patient with phenprocoumon therapy

Nils Mülling, Vivian Rosery, H. Christian Reinhardt, Maher Hanoun

Open Access Case report

Inherited unbalanced reciprocal translocation with 3q duplication and 5p deletion in a foetus revealed by cell-free foetal DNA (cffDNA) testing: a case report

Taccyanna M. Ali, Emilia Mateu-Brull, Nuria Balaguer, Camila Dantas, Haline Risso Borges, Mariana Quintans Guerra de Oliveira, Lorena Rodrigo, Inmaculada Campos-Galindo, Roser Navarro, Miguel Milán

Open Access Research

Determination of parasitic burden in the brain tissue of infected mice in acute toxoplasmosis after treatment by fluconazole combined with sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine

Sekandarpour Sina, Jafari Modrek Mohammad, Shafiei Reza, Mohammadiha Anita, Etemadi Soudabeh, Mirahmadi Hadi

Open Access Case report

Sjögren’s syndrome in children: about 15 cases in Guinea Conakry

Kaba Condé, Carlos Othon Guelngar, Mamadou Ciré Barry, Hugues Ghislain Atakla, Awada Mohamed, Fodé Abass Cissé

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Effects of COVID-19 prevention procedures on other common infections: a systematic review

Omid Dadras, Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi, Amirali Karimi, Mehrzad MohsseniPour, Alireza Barzegary, Farzin Vahedi, Zahra Pashaei, Pegah Mirzapour, Amirata Fakhfouri, Ghazal Zargari, Solmaz Saeidi, Hengameh Mojdeganlou, Hajar Badri, Kowsar Qaderi, Farzane Behnezhad, Esmaeil Mehraeen

Open Access Research

Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with paraproteinemia and renal damage

Xuanli Tang, Feng Wan, Jin Yu, Xiaohong Li, Ruchun Yang, Bin Zhu

Open Access Research

Study on clinical nursing pathway to promote the effective implementation of sepsis bundle in septic shock

Chun-Xia Liu, Xian-Lei Wang, Kun Zhang, Gui-Zhen Hao, Wei-Yan Han, Yi-Qing Tian, Lan Ge, Li-Min Shen

Open Access Research

Cangrelor ameliorates CLP-induced pulmonary injury in sepsis by inhibiting GPR17

Qiancheng Luo, Rui Liu, Kaili Qu, Guorong Liu, Min Hang, Guo Chen, Lei Xu, Qinqin Jin, Dongfeng Guo, Qi Kang

Open Access Research

Co-existence of Alport syndrome and C3 glomerulonephritis in a proband with family history

Yin Ding, Xuanli Tang, Yuanyuan Du, Hongyu Chen, Dongrong Yu, Bin Zhu, Bohan Yuan

Open Access Case report

Intraosseous schwannoma of the proximal humerus with pathologic fracture

Jiang Huajun, Qu Wei, Wu Yuxuan, Yang Jingjing

Open Access Research

Iatrogenic fracture during shoulder dislocation reduction: characteristics, management and outcomes

Xiaohui Pan, Yong Yao, Hongyong Yan, Jun Wang, Lei Dai, Xincong Qu, Zuyi Fang, Feng Feng, Yan Zhou

Open Access Case report

Successful treatment of acquired reactive perforating collagenosis with itraconazole

Binrong Ye, Yi Cao, Yeqiang Liu

Open Access Research

Analysis of risk factors of PICC-related bloodstream infection in newborns: implications for nursing care

Yan Hu, Yun Ling, Yingying Ye, Lu Zhang, Xiaojing Xia, Qianwen Jiang, Fang Sun

Open Access Research

Resveratrol protects human nucleus pulposus cells from degeneration by blocking IL-6/JAK/STAT3 pathway

Cenhao Wu, Jun Ge, Ming Yang, Qi Yan, Yingjie Wang, Hao Yu, Huilin Yang, Jun Zou

Open Access Research

Association between infection with Campylobacter species, poor oral health and environmental risk factors on esophageal cancer: a hospital-based case–control study in Thailand

Arisara Poosari, Thitima Nutravong, Prakasit Sa-ngiamwibool, Wises Namwat, Supaporn Chatrchaiwiwatana, Piti Ungareewittaya

Open Access Case report

A case report of brain abscess caused by Nocardia farcinica

Jiangqin Song, Lian Dong, Yan Ding, Junyang Zhou

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Association between HLA genotypes and COVID-19 susceptibility, severity and progression: a comprehensive review of the literature

Filippo Migliorini, Ernesto Torsiello, Filippo Spiezia, Francesco Oliva, Markus Tingart, Nicola Maffulli

Open Access Research

Clinical study on the diagnosis of porcine streptococcal meningitis with negative blood and cerebrospinal fluid culture by next-generation sequencing

Eryi Zhao, Daimei Wang, Na Li, Shixiong Huang, Zhongyan Zhao, Shijun Hu, Xiangying He, Guoqiang Wen

Open Access Review

Management of proximal femur fractures in the elderly: current concepts and treatment options

H. Fischer, T. Maleitzke, C. Eder, S. Ahmad, U. Stöckle, K. F. Braun

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Informed consent and informed intervention: SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations not just call for disclosure of newly emerging safety data but also for hypothesis generation and testing

Johannes C. Fischer, Albrecht G. Schmidt, Edwin Bölke, Verena Keitel, Torsten Feldt, Björn Jensen, Noemi F. Freise, Dieter Häussinger, E. Marion Schneider, Derik Hermsen, Detlef Kindgen-Milles, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Jan Haussmann, Balint Tamaskovics, Christian Plettenberg, Kathrin Scheckenbach, Stefanie Corradini, Jutta Rox, Vera Balz, Kitti Maas, Livia Schmidt, Olaf Grebe, Anja Ehrhardt, Peter Arne Gerber, Matthias Peiper, Bettina Alexandra Buhren, Artur Lichtenberg, Amir Rezazadeh, Wilfried Budach, Christiane Matuschek

Open Access Case report

Arterial spin labeling for presurgical localization of refractory frontal lobe epilepsy in children

Jia Zhang, Heng Zhang, Yang Li, Meng Yuan, Jinxiu Zhang, Huan Luo, Zeshan Yao, Jing Gan

Open Access Case report

A case report of primary pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma

Xiaofang Bai, Litao Ruan

Open Access Case report

Right-sided endocarditis caused by polyclonal Staphylococcus aureus infection

Yotam Kolben, Yuval Ishay, Henny Azmanov, Assaf Rokney, Moti Baum, Sharon Amit, Ran Nir-Paz

Open Access Research

Safety, tolerability of ES16001, a novel varicella zoster virus reactivation inhibitor, in healthy adults

Jeon Hwang-Bo, Byungwook Kim, Dae Won Park, Yeong-Geun Lee, Jeong Eun Kwon, Jae-Yong Chung, Se Chan Kang

Open Access Research

Dickkopf-related protein 3 alters aerobic glycolysis in pancreatic cancer BxPC-3 cells, promoting CD4+ T-cell activation and function

Qingqu Guo, Yiming Chu, Hongbo Li, Dike Shi, Lele Lin, Weifeng Lan, Dan Wu

Open Access Research

Advanced glycosylation end products inhibit the proliferation of bone-marrow stromal cells through activating MAPK pathway

Zheng Li, Xiao Wang, Tian-pei Hong, Hao-jie Wang, Zhan-yi Gao, Meng Wan

Open Access COVID-19 Review

The effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): a systematic review

Shahram Oliaei, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mohammad Mehrtak, Amirali Karimi, Tayebeh Noori, Pegah Mirzapour, Alireza Shojaei, Mehrzad MohsseniPour, Seyed Peyman Mirghaderi, Sanam Alilou, Parnian Shobeiri, Hadiseh Azadi Cheshmekabodi, Esmaeil Mehraeen, Omid Dadras

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Delayed skin reaction after mRNA-1273 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a rare clinical reaction

Norman-Philipp Hoff, Noemi F. Freise, Albrecht G. Schmidt, Parnian Firouzi-Memarpuri, Julia Reifenberger, Tom Luedde, Edwin Bölke, Stephan Meller, Bernhard Homey, Torsten Feldt, Björn Erik Ole Jensen, Verena Keitel, Livia Schmidt, Kitti Maas, Jan Haussmann, Balint Tamaskovics, Wilfried Budach, Johannes C. Fischer, Bettina Alexandra Buhren, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Marion Schneider, Peter Arne Gerber, Alessia Pedoto, Dieter Häussinger, Olaf Grebe, Martijn van Griensven, Stephan A. Braun, Stefan Salzmann, Amir Rezazadeh, Christiane Matuschek

Open Access Case report

Myiasis absent Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bacteremia in a lung cancer patient: a case report

Peter Dovjak, Michael Kroißenbrunner, Bernhard Iglseder

Open Access Retraction Note

Retraction Note: The majority of conversion total hip arthroplasties can be considered a primary replacement: a matched cohort study

Soufiane Aharram, Mounir Yahyaoui, Jawad Amghar, Abdelkarim Daoudi, Omar Agoumi

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Informed consent and informed intervention: SARS‑CoV‑2 vaccinations not just call for disclosure of newly emerging safety data but also for hypothesis generation and testing

Johannes C. Fischer, Albrecht G. Schmidt, Edwin Bölke, Verena Keitel, Torsten Feldt, Björn Jensen, Noemi F. Freise, Dieter Häussinger, E. Marion Schneider, Derik Hermsen, Detlef Kindgen-Milles, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Jan Haussmann, Balint Tamaskovics, Christian Plettenberg, Kathrin Scheckenbach, Stefanie Corradini, Jutta Rox, Vera Balz, Kitti Maas, Livia Schmidt, Olaf Grebe, Anja Ehrhardt, Peter Arne Gerber, Matthias Peiper, Bettina Alexandra Buhren, Artur Lichtenberg, Amir Rezazadeh, Wilfried Budach, Christiane Matuschek

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Association of HLA genotypes, AB0 blood type and chemokine receptor 5 mutant CD195 with the clinical course of COVID-19

Johannes C. Fischer, Albrecht G. Schmidt, Edwin Bölke, Markus Uhrberg, Verena Keitel, Torsten Feldt, Björn Jensen, Dieter Häussinger, Ortwin Adams, E. Marion Schneider, Vera Balz, Jürgen Enczmann, Jutta Rox, Derik Hermsen, Karin Schulze-Bosse, Detlef Kindgen-Milles, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Martijn van Griensven, Jan Haussmann, Balint Tamaskovics, Christian Plettenberg, Kathrin Scheckenbach, Stefanie Corradini, Alessia Pedoto, Kitti Maas, Livia Schmidt, Olaf Grebe, Irene Esposito, Anja Ehrhardt, Matthias Peiper, Bettina Alexandra Buhren, Christian Calles, Andreas Stöhr, Artur Lichtenberg, Noemi F. Freise, Matthias Lutterbeck, Amir Rezazadeh, Wilfried Budach, Christiane Matuschek

Open Access Case report

A first case report of nasopharyngeal Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense infection

Yamato Oki, Hiromitsu Hatakeyama, Masanori Komatsu, Yasuhiro Isono, Hidetaka Ikemiyagi, Jun Tsukiji, Ryoko Higa, Nobuhiko Oridate

Open Access Case report

Autoinflammation leading to autoimmunity in adult-onset Still’s disease: more than simple coincidence?

Larissa Valor-Méndez, Bernhard Manger, Alexander Cavallaro, Stephan Achenbach, Georg Schett, Jürgen Rech

Open Access Review

Eggerthella lenta bacteremia successfully treated with ceftizoxime: case report and review of the literature

Shuming Jiang, Jianfei E, Dengchao Wang, Yanjiao Zou, Xiao Liu, Hualiang Xiao, Yuan Wen, Zongyao Chen

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Safety of elective abdominal and vascular surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective single-center study

Sven Flemming, Mohammed K. Hankir, Simon Kusan, Manuel Krone, Friedrich Anger, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Armin Wiegering

Open Access Research

NR4A3 and CCL20 clusters dominate the genetic networks in CD146+ blood cells during acute myocardial infarction in humans

Yan-hui Wang, Chen-xin Li, Jessica M. Stephenson, Sean P. Marrelli, Yan-ming Kou, Da-zhi Meng, Ting Wu

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Pneumomediastinum complicating COVID-19: a case series

Sérgio Henrique Bastos Damous, Jones Pessoa dos Santos Junior, Álvaro Vicente Alvarez Pezzano, Mohamad Abdul Majid Chams, Nathaly Haritov, Ricardo Waksman, Helber Vidal Gadelha Lima, Jocielle dos Santos Miranda, Roberto Rasslan, Edivaldo Massazo Utiyama

Open Access Review

Determinants of influenza vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Europe: a systematic review

Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju, Elena Engel, Laura Koch, Tabea Ranzinger, Imtiaz Bin Mohammed Shahid, Micheal G. Head, Sarah Eitze, Cornelia Betsch

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients receiving interleukin-6 receptor antagonists and corticosteroid therapy: a preliminary report from a multinational registry

Marwa Amer, Ahmed M. Kamel, Mohammed Bawazeer, Khalid Maghrabi, Abid Butt, Talal Dahhan, Eiad Kseibi, Syed Moazzum Khurshid, Mohammed Abujazar, Razan Alghunaim, Muath Rabee, Maal Abualkhair, Ali Al-Janoubi, Abeer Turki AlFirm, Ognjen Gajic, Allan J. Walkey, Jarrod M. Mosier, Igor Borisovich Zabolotskikh, Oscar Y. Gavidia, Santiago Yus- Teruel, Michael A. Bernstein, Karen Boman, Vishakha K. Kumar, Vikas Bansal, Rahul Kashyap

Open Access Review

Strategies for large bone defect reconstruction after trauma, infections or tumour excision: a comprehensive review of the literature

Filippo Migliorini, Gerardo La Padula, Ernesto Torsiello, Filippo Spiezia, Francesco Oliva, Nicola Maffulli

Open Access Case report

A case of Castleman disease with hemophagocytic syndrome derived from HHV8 infection

Xiao Cui, Yongfeng Wu, Lin Jia, Jing Chang, Chuanyun Li, Caiping Guo, Tong Zhang, Yingmin Ma, Yulin Zhang

Open Access Research

Side-branch expansion capacity of contemporary DES platforms

Alper Öner, Paula Rosam, Finja Borowski, Niels Grabow, Stefan Siewert, Wolfram Schmidt, Klaus-Peter Schmitz, Michael Stiehm

Open Access Review

Proposal of standardization of every step of angiographic procedure in bleeding patients from pelvic trauma

Matteo Renzulli, Anna Maria Ierardi, Nicolò Brandi, Sofia Battisti, Emanuela Giampalma, Giovanni Marasco, Daniele Spinelli, Tiziana Principi, Fausto Catena, Mansoor Khan, Salomone Di Saverio, Giampaolo Carrafiello, Rita Golfieri

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Serum heparan sulfate levels are elevated in endotoxemia

K. F. Hofmann-Kiefer, G. I. Kemming, D. Chappell, M. Flondor, H. Kisch-Wedel, A. Hanser, S. Pallivathukal, P. Conzen, M. Rehm

Open Access Research

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Analysis of risk factors related to the re-fracture of adjacent vertebral body after PKP

Shen-Yun Fang, Ji-Lin Dai, Ji-Kang Min, Wei-Li Zhang

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Successive waves of COVID 19: confinement effects on virus-prevalence with a mathematical model

S. Abdalla, Duaa Bakhshwin, W. Shirbeeny, Ahmed Bakhshwin, F. Bahabri, Abdulaziz Bakhshwin, Samar M. Alsaggaf

Open Access Research

Differential hippocampal protein expression between normal mice and mice with the perioperative neurocognitive disorder: a proteomic analysis

Chuan Li, Jingzhu Li, He Tao, Jinghua Shan, Fanghao Liu, Xiyuan Deng, Yanan Lin, Xu Lin, Li Fu, Bin Wang, Yanlin Bi

Open Access Case report

Successful treatment of pulmonary mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus microsporus with posaconazole

F. Yuan, J. Chen, F. Liu, Y. C. Dang, Q. T. Kong, H. Sang

Open Access Case report

Vascular pythiosis caused by Pythium aphanidermatum: the first case report in Asia

Pannaporn Thongsuk, Rongpong Plongla, Arsa Thammahong, Jaruwan Tiewsurin, Navaporn Worasilchai, Ariya Chindamporn, Chusana Suankratay

Open Access Case report

Cefazolin-induced hemolytic anemia: a case report and systematic review of literature

Elizabeth Mause, Mohammad Selim, Manasa Velagapudi

Open Access Research

Serological responses to a soluble recombinant circumsporozoite protein-VK210 of Plasmodium vivax (rPvCSP-VK210) among Iranian malaria patients

Mehdi Nateghpour, Soudabeh Etemadi, Afsaneh Motevalli Haghi, Hamid Eslami, Mehdi Mohebali, Leila Farivar

Open Access Research

Histopathological characteristics of cervical extensor tissue in patients with dropped head syndrome

Kenji Endo, Jun Matsubayashi, Yasunobu Sawaji, Kazuma Murata, Takamitsu Konishi, Toshitaka Nagao, Kengo Yamamoto

Open Access Case report

An autopsy case of unexpected death due to Addison’s disease caused by adrenal tuberculosis

Nan Zhao, Yutong Gao, Chunsheng Ni, Danfang Zhang, Xiulan Zhao, Yanlei Li, Baocun Sun

Open Access Case report

Hemifacial spasm is not affected by state of consciousness: a case report

Tao Li, Zhuo Feng, Chunli Song, Zhanhua Liang

Open Access Case report

A patient with Turner syndrome received the percutaneous vertebroplasty seven times: a case report and literature review

Longyu Li, Yifang Shi, Nan Zhao, Zhengpei Liu, Zhe Zhao, Zongmian Song, Sailei Zheng, Miaoheng Yan, Zikuan Leng, Songfeng Chen, Guowei Shang, Hongwei Kou, Hongjian Liu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for SARS-CoV-2: a multi-centered, prospective, observational study in critically ill 92 patients in Saudi Arabia

Saad Alhumaid, Abbas Al Mutair, Header A. Alghazal, Ali J. Alhaddad, Hassan Al-Helal, Sadiq A. Al Salman, Jalal Alali, Sana Almahmoud, Zulfa M. Alhejy, Ahmad A. Albagshi, Javed Muhammad, Amjad Khan, Tarek Sulaiman, Maha Al-Mozaini, Kuldeep Dhama, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ali A. Rabaan

Open Access Review

A fresh look at the role of spiramycin in preventing a neglected disease: meta-analyses of observational studies

Jose G. Montoya, Katherine Laessig, Mir Sohail Fazeli, Gaye Siliman, Sophie S. Yoon, Elizabeth Drake-Shanahan, Chengyue Zhu, Akbar Akbary, Rima McLeod

Open Access Research

The CT assessment of uncovertebral joints degeneration in a healthy population

Tianji Huang, Jie Qin, Weiyang Zhong, Ke Tang, Zhengxue Quan

Open Access Research

An integrative bioinformatics analysis for identifying hub genes associated with infection of lung samples in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

Tian-Ao Xie, Zhi-Jian He, Chuan Liang, Hao-Neng Dong, Jie Zhou, Shu-Jin Fan, Xu-Guang Guo

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Establishment of a quantitative RT-PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Yushen Jiang, Shanming Zhang, Hong Qin, Shuai Meng, Xuyi Deng, He Lin, Xiaoliang Xin, Yuxin Liang, Bowen Chen, Yan Cui, YiHeng Su, Pei Liang, GuangZhi Zhou, Hongbo Hu

Open Access Case report

A case of solitary plasmacytoma of bone showing co-expression of both immunoglobulin light chains

Ryota Matsuoka, Noriaki Sakamoto, Takayasu Kato, Shigeru Chiba, Masayuki Noguchi

Open Access Research

Associations between facet tropism and vertebral rotation in patients with degenerative lumbar disease

Yachao Ma, Peipei Huang, Zhipeng Tu, Zhou Yao, Zhe Wang, Zhuojing Luo, Xueyu Hu

Open Access Research

Functional outcome of 103 fractures of the proximal fifth metatarsal bone

Patrick Pflüger, Michael Zyskowski, Michael Müller, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Peter Biberthaler, Moritz Crönlein

Open Access Case report

Observational case series: six neurosurgical patients with septic shock demonstrating clinical improvement after a combination of standard care and blood purification

A. I. Burov, T. A. Abramov, N. S. Kostritca, D. S. Korotkov, G. V. Danilov, Y. V. Strunina, I. A. Savin

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Disseminated Kaposi sarcoma following COVID-19 in a 61-year-old Albanian immunocompetent man: a case report and review of the literature

Giulia Gardini, Silvia Odolini, Giovanni Moioli, Dorothea Angela Papalia, Vittorio Ferrari, Alberto Matteelli, Silvio Caligaris