Month: <span>May 2024</span>
Month: May 2024

Prioritization of maternal and newborn health policies and their implementation in the eastern conflict affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo: a political economy analysis

Health Res Policy Syst. 2024 Apr 30;22(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s12961-024-01138-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Maternal and neonatal mortality remains a major concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo …

Possible vertical transmission of Chikungunya virus infection detected in the cord blood samples from a birth cohort in Vietnam

J Infect Public Health. 2024 Apr 21;17(6):1050-1056. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2024.04.012. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus (genus Alphavirus, family Togaviridae) …

Intermittent intravenous paracetamol versus continuous morphine in infants undergoing cardiothoracic surgery: a multi-center randomized controlled trial

Crit Care. 2024 Apr 30;28(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-04905-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To determine whether intermittent intravenous (IV) paracetamol as primary analgesic would significantly reduce morphine consumption in …

Composition of breast milk from mothers of premature and full-term infants and its influence in Z-Scores for infant physical growth

BMC Pediatr. 2024 Apr 30;24(1):292. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-04757-4. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Breast milk contains various crucial nutrients and biologically active substances and is ideal for newborns. This …

The influence of neonatal BCG vaccination on in vitro cytokine responses to Plasmodium falciparum

BMC Immunol. 2024 Apr 30;25(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s12865-024-00611-5. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Bacillus Calmette-GuĂ©rin (BCG) vaccination has off-target protective effects against infections unrelated to tuberculosis. Among these, murine …

Molecular detection of intestinal parasites in a rural community of Colombia: A one health approach to explore potential environmental-zoonotic transmission

Zoonoses Public Health. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.1111/zph.13138. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS: Protozoan and helminth parasitic infections pose significant public health challenges, especially …