Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 • December 5, 2022
The study analyzed polymorphisms in drug resistance-related genes of P. ovale spp. in samples from travelers returning to China from Africa. High frequencies of S58R and S113N/T mutations were observe...
KEY FINDING: Two podhfr mutations, S58R and S113N/T, were detected in P. ovale curtisi with high/moderate frequencies.
Antibiotics, 2022 • December 13, 2022
This retrospective study evaluated urine cultures from a rural hospital in Ghana between October 2019 and December 2021 to assess antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates of uropathogens. The study found ...
KEY FINDING: Escherichia coli was the most frequently identified bacterial species in positive urine cultures, representing 42.7% of cases.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2023 • January 4, 2023
This retrospective study analyzed data from 159 CRPS patients to identify epidemiological and clinical factors associated with the condition. The study population consisted mainly of women with an ave...
KEY FINDING: The study confirmed a higher occurrence of CRPS in females. The hand and wrist were the most commonly affected areas, followed by the ankle and foot.
Spine, 2023 • September 1, 2023
This study analyzed data from 13,465 individuals with TSCI in China between 2013 and 2018, finding that while TSCI is more prevalent in males, the male-to-female ratio is decreasing. The study also re...
KEY FINDING: The average ratio of males to females with TSCI is decreasing.
Neural Regeneration Research, 2024 • August 14, 2023
This retrospective study examined the epidemiological and clinical features, treatment status, and economic burden of traumatic spinal cord injury in China at the national level. The percentage of tra...
KEY FINDING: The percentage of TSCIs among all hospitalized patients did not significantly change overall from 2013-2018.
Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2023 • November 6, 2023
The emergence of antimalarial drug resistance poses a significant obstacle to effective malaria treatment and control, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The Horn of Africa is a new hotspot for artemis...
KEY FINDING: Artemisinin-resistant malaria is increasing in the Horn of Africa and is coupled with the spread of parasites undetectable by standard rapid diagnostic tests.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2025 • January 26, 2024
This study investigated age-based differences among TSCI inpatients in China, focusing on demographic and clinical characteristics, treatment status, and economic burden. The study found that the numb...
KEY FINDING: The number and proportion of elderly TSCI patients are increasing in China.
J. Clin. Med., 2024 • April 22, 2024
Cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) injuries pose a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to inadequate infrastructure, resources, and training. Effective CMF fracture care in L...
KEY FINDING: The review highlights the crucial role of education and training for local surgeons in LMICs, emphasizing that it's the cornerstone for sustainable improvements in CMF care.
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2024 • May 10, 2024
This study uses Mendelian randomization (MR) to explore the causal relationships between hormonal and reproductive factors (ANM, AAM, LMC, AFB, AFS, ALB) and the prevalence of low back pain (LBP). The...
KEY FINDING: AAM (OR=0.784, 95% CI: 0.689-0.891; p=3.53E-04), AFB (OR=0.558, 95% CI: 0.436-0.715; p=8.97E-06), ALB (OR=0.396, 95% CI: 0.226-0.692; p=0.002), and AFS (OR=0.602, 95% CI: 0.518-0.700; p=3.47E-10) were associated with a decreased risk of LBP.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2024 • December 2, 2024
This community-based study provides epidemiological data on disorders of consciousness (DoC) in Salzburg, Austria, reporting an annual incidence of 2.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Salzburg No...
KEY FINDING: The crude 1- and 5-year mortality rates for DoC patients in Salzburg North were 25.9% and 55.1%, respectively.