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Clinics and Practice, Volume 14, Issue 1

2024 February - 28 articles

Cover Story: Tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), currently ranks amongst the top three threats to global health. Therapies capitalizing on the dynamic nature of the human microbiome offer alternative TB treatment options. This review discusses the influence of the human microbiome on immunity as well as the disturbances of gut and lung bacterial compositions due to Mtb infection, resulting in dysbiosis. Because of the microbiome’s role in inflammatory pathways and production of metabolites like short-chain fatty acids, dysbiosis may compromise the host immune system. Additionally, evidence suggests antibiotic treatments and previous Mtb infection may result in increased Mtb susceptibility that can be attributed to microbial profile alterations. View this paper
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Articles (28)

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
22,944 Views
16 Pages

Phimosis in Adults: Narrative Review of the New Available Devices and the Standard Treatments

  • Eleonora Rosato,
  • Roberto Miano,
  • Stefano Germani and
  • Anastasios D. Asimakopoulos

18 February 2024

Background: Phimosis is the inability to completely retract the foreskin and expose the glans. The treatment of phimosis varies depending on the age of the patient and the severity of the disease; a great number of conservative or surgical treatments...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,592 Views
17 Pages

Optimizing Atrial Fibrillation Care: Comparative Assessment of Anticoagulant Therapies and Risk Factors

  • Marius Rus,
  • Adriana Ioana Ardelean,
  • Simina Crisan,
  • Paula Marian,
  • Oana Lilliana Pobirci,
  • Veronica Huplea,
  • Claudia Judea Pusta,
  • Gheorghe Adrian Osiceanu,
  • Claudia Elena Stanis and
  • Felicia Liana Andronie-Cioara

12 February 2024

Background and objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia associated with various risk factors and significant morbidity and mortality. Materials and methods: This article presents findings from a study involving 345 patients with pe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,891 Views
7 Pages

Rates of Compliance in South Indian American Communities of Southern California Regarding Cancer Screening

  • Bhavana Seelam,
  • Ria Sandhu,
  • Mariam Alam,
  • Akhila Kethireddy and
  • Isain Zapata

8 February 2024

Background: Studies have shown lower rates of cancer screening and high mortality rates among all Asian Americans than among non-Hispanic White populations. However, most of these studies often confound diverse Asian American subgroups with limited d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,688 Views
10 Pages

8 February 2024

Exercise is a recommended part of phase IV cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR). The 1 km treadmill walk test (1-KTWT) is a submaximal continuous exercise test to predict cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with cardiovascular disease. We examined ph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,815 Views
22 Pages

Reference Values of Physical Performance in Handball Players Aged 13–19 Years: Taking into Account Their Biological Maturity

  • Chirine Aouichaoui,
  • Samir Krichen,
  • Mohamed Tounsi,
  • Achraf Ammar,
  • Oussama Tabka,
  • Salem Chatti,
  • Monia Zaouali,
  • Mohamed Zouch and
  • Yassine Trabelsi

6 February 2024

Biological maturity status significantly influences success in handball, impacting an athlete’s performance and overall development. This study aimed to examine the anthropometric and physical performance variables concerning age and maturity s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,426 Views
12 Pages

Autophagy Genes and Otitis Media Outcomes

  • Yong Jun Kim,
  • Hwa Sung Rim,
  • Jeong Hee Kim,
  • Sung Soo Kim,
  • Joon Hyung Yeo and
  • Seung Geun Yeo

6 February 2024

Otitis media (OM) is a common cause of hearing loss in children that requires corrective surgery. Various studies have investigated the pathomechanisms and treatment of OM. Autophagy, an essential cellular recycling and elimination mechanism implicat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,345 Views
13 Pages

Risk Factors and Environmental Preventive Actions for Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological Malignancies

  • Daniel Raposo Puglia,
  • José Ángel Raposo Puglia,
  • Emilio García-Cabrera,
  • Fátima Morales,
  • Juan Carlos Camacho-Vega and
  • Ángel Vilches-Arenas

5 February 2024

(1) Background: Aspergillus spp. is a widely distributed filamentous fungus in the environment due to its high sporulation capacity. Currently, invasive aspergillosis (IA) is the most common invasive fungal infection in patients with hematologic mali...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,826 Views
15 Pages

Are Maternal Vitamin D (25(OH)D) Levels a Predisposing Risk Factor for Neonatal Growth? A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Artemisia Kokkinari,
  • Maria Dagla,
  • Evangelia Antoniou,
  • Aikaterini Lykeridou and
  • Georgios Iatrakis

5 February 2024

Background: Neonatal bone mass may potentially be influenced by existing maternal vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels. Few studies evaluated maternal vitamin D deficiency (VDD) with neonatal anthropometrics such as weight, height and head circumference (HC),...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,269 Views
15 Pages

Relationship between Mental Disorders, Smoking or Alcoholism and Benign Prostate Disease

  • Paloma Chantada-Tirado,
  • Venancio Chantada-Abal,
  • José-David Cózar-Ortiz,
  • Cristina Chantada-Tirado,
  • José-Manuel Cózar-Olmo,
  • Manuel Esteban-Fuertes,
  • Andrea Alvarez-Ossorio-Rodal,
  • Javier Flores-Fraile,
  • Magaly-Teresa Márquez-Sánchez and
  • María-Fernanda Lorenzo-Gómez
  • + 1 author

5 February 2024

Introduction: Mental disorders, smoking, or alcoholism and benign prostate disease are highly prevalent in men. Aims: To identify the relationship between mental disorders, smoking, or alcoholism and benign prostate disease. Methodology: A prospectiv...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2,532 Views
8 Pages

Efficacy of Touch Imprint Cytology in Intraoperative Diagnosis of Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review

  • Toshihiko Kato,
  • Yumiko Higuchi,
  • Mei Oshima,
  • Fuki Endo,
  • Fuminori Sato,
  • Shiro Sugihara,
  • Manabu Yamamoto and
  • Yasuo Imai

29 January 2024

A preoperative diagnosis of the peripheral small lung nodule is often difficult, and an intraoperative frozen section diagnosis (FSD) is performed to guide treatment strategy. However, invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) is prone to be overlooked...

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