Superspreading events shaped the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and
their rapid identification and containment are essential for disease control. Here, we provide a …

Background Variations in testing for Clostridium difficile infection can hinder patients' care,
increase the risk of transmission, and skew epidemiological data. We aimed to measure the …

Background Sedentary behavior is emerging as an independent risk factor for chronic disease
and mortality. However, the evidence relating television (TV) viewing and other sedentary …

Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee affects up to 10% of the elderly population. The
condition is frequently treated by intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid. We performed a …

Targeted delivery of compounds to particular cell subsets can enhance therapeutic index by
concentrating their action on the cells of interest. Because attempts to target tumors directly …

A remarkable excess mortality has coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. We
present preliminary pooled estimates of all-cause mortality for 24 European countries/federal …

The contribution of T cell-mediated responses was studied with regard to resistance to reinfection
in groups of Gabonese children participating in a prospective study of severe and mild …

Following the report of a non-travel-associated cluster of monkeypox cases by the United
Kingdom in May 2022, 41 countries across the WHO European Region have reported 21,098 …

We compared interleukin-12 (IL-12) and other cytokine activities during and after an acute
clinical episode in a matched-pair case-control study of young African children who presented …

The present meta-analysis revealed that a high level of cardiorespiratory fitness represents
a strong predictor of decreased cancer mortality. Results were virtually unchanged after …