Month: <span>September 2024</span>
Month: September 2024

Comparison of targeted next-generation sequencing and metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the identification of pathogens in pneumonia after congenital heart surgery: a comparative diagnostic accuracy study

Ital J Pediatr. 2024 Sep 12;50(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s13052-024-01749-z. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) with metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) for …

Patient-reported outcome measures for acute rhinosinusitis in adults and children: a systematic review of the quality of existing instruments

Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2024 Sep 12;22(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s12955-024-02289-0. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is a self-limiting inflammation of the nose and sinuses caused by …

Single-cell sequencing of the vermiform appendix during development identifies transcriptional relationships with appendicitis in preschool children

BMC Med. 2024 Sep 12;22(1):383. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03611-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The development of the human vermiform appendix at the cellular level, as well as its function, …

Attitudes and Behaviours Regarding COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Australians With an Underlying Health Condition: A Cross-Sectional Study

Health Expect. 2024 Oct;27(5):e70025. doi: 10.1111/hex.70025. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Public health strategies have focused on preventing and slowing the transmission of COVID-19 by promoting the uptake …

Relationships between mental toughness, eustress-distress, and mindfulness in adolescents: A network analysis and mediator model testing

Stress Health. 2024 Sep 12:e3480. doi: 10.1002/smi.3480. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to investigate adolescents’ eustress-distress and mindfulness …