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  1. There is increasing interest in the use of metagenomic (next generation sequencing, NGS) approaches for diagnosis of infection. We undertook a pilot study to screen samples submitted to a diagnostic microbiolo...

    Authors: Colin Sharp, Tanya Golubchik, William F. Gregory, Anna L. McNaughton, Nicholas Gow, Mathyruban Selvaratnam, Alina Mirea, Dona Foster, Monique Andersson, Paul Klenerman, Katie Jeffery and Philippa C. Matthews
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:120
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  2. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among febrile individuals tested at Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory (MHRL) in Bo, Sierra Leone.

    Authors: Rashid Ansumana, Donald F. Dariano 3rd, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Tomasz A. Leski, Joseph M. Lamin, Joseph Lahai, Umaru Bangura, Alfred S. Bockarie, Chris R. Taitt, Chadwick Yasuda, Moses J. Bockarie and David A. Stenger
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:113
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  3. The status of bluetongue disease, vectors for transmission of the disease and the serotypes involved are not clearly known in Ethiopia. This sero-epidemiological study was conducted to determine the seropreval...

    Authors: Temesgen Abera, Molalegne Bitew, Debebe Gebre, Yosef Mamo, Yosef Deneke and Sukdeb Nandi
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:112
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  4. In general, mandibular canines have a single root and a single canal. The occurrence of two roots and two canals is a rare entity ranging from 1 to 5%. The anatomy of root canal morphology plays a decisive rol...

    Authors: Deepak Kumar Roy, Stephen Cohen, Varun Pratap Singh, Vinay Marla and Siddharth Ghimire
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:111
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  5. Due to the high intra-thoracic pressures associated with forced vital capacity manoeuvres, spirometry is contraindicated for vulnerable patients. However, the typical pressure response to spirometry has not be...

    Authors: Nicholas B. Tiller and Andrew J. Simpson
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:110
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  6. This study aimed to evaluate serum leptin and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) concentrations in obese Ghanaians with or without type 2 diabetes and to find out the extent to which their levels are ...

    Authors: Yussif Adams, Emmanuel Kwaku Ofori, Henry Asare-Anane, Seth D. Amanquah, Grace Korkor Ababio, Emmanuel Abendau and Richard Nabia
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:109
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  7. Dichelobacter nodosus is the causative agent of footrot in sheep. Ovine footrot is a major problem in Australia that results in large economic losses and a represents a very significant animal welfare issue. D. n...

    Authors: Nickala Best, Jacek Gwozdz, Robert Suter, Grant Rawlin and Travis Beddoe
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:108
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  8. This study aimed to provide a rapid, accurate and cost-effective diagnostic real time polymerase chain reaction-high resolution melting curve assay (PCR-HRM) to identify and distinguish between four different ...

    Authors: Abd Al-Bar Al-Farha, Kiro Petrovski, Razi Jozani, Andrew Hoare and Farhid Hemmatzadeh
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:107
    Content type: Research note Published on:

  9. Patients with ankylosing spines are susceptible to developing spinal fractures even with minor trauma and can develop early or late neurological injuries. These fractures require early and aggressive surgical ...

    Authors: Takahiro Ushijima, Kenichi Kawaguchi, Tadashi Matsumoto, Masaki Takagi, Tatsuro Kondoh, Gen Nishimura, Aritoshi Iida, Shiro Ikegawa, Nobuhiko Haga and Go Kato
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:106
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  11. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a rare malignant neoplasm that develops from abnormal lymphoid stem cells. ALL incidence is highest among children and declines towards adolescence. There is limited data on...

    Authors: Rayven Snodgrass, Leonard T. Nguyen, Maggie Guo, Marcus Vaska, Christopher Naugler and Fariborz Rashid-Kolvear
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:104
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  13. The eps locus in Vibrio diabolicus is involved in the production of the biotechnologically valuable HE800 EPS. In this study, the distribution and diversity of similar eps gene clusters across Vibrionaceae and it...

    Authors: Lou Lebellenger, Véronique Verrez-Bagnis, Delphine Passerini and Christine Delbarre-Ladrat
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:102
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  14. Search for meaningful laboratory and anthropometric parameters in lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (lean NAFLD) in the general population. Out of 2445 subjects in a random population sample, we compared ...

    Authors: Philipp Bernhardt, Wolfgang Kratzer, Julian Schmidberger, Tilmann Graeter and Beate Gruener
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:101
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  15. Increase in awareness of the health benefits of vegetables has resulted in an increase in consumption. Many vegetables are consumed raw to retain the natural taste and heat labile nutrients. The safety of raw ...

    Authors: Jane-Francis Tatah Kihla Akoachere, Bertrand Fossi Tatsinkou and Joseph Mbapngong Nkengfack
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:100
    Content type: Research note Published on:

  16. Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health issue, ranking in the top ten causes of death worldwide. A deep understanding of factors influencing poor treatment outcomes may allow the development of additio...

    Authors: Damiano Pizzol, Nicola Veronese, Claudia Marotta, Francesco Di Gennaro, Jorge Moiane, Kajal Chhaganlal, Laura Monno, Giovanni Putoto, Walter Mazzucco and Annalisa Saracino
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:99
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  18. Methods on developing new (de novo) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have received substantial attention. However, the volume of literature is not matched by research into alternative methods of CPG develop...

    Authors: Michael McCaul, Ben de Waal, Peter Hodkinson, Jennifer L. Pigoga, Taryn Young and Lee A. Wallis
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:97
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  20. Identification of the quantitative trait locus (QTL) underlying salt tolerance is a prerequisite for marker-assisted selection in the salt-tolerant breeding process.

    Authors: XiaoLei Shi, Long Yan, ChunYan Yang, WeiWen Yan, David Octor Moseley, Tao Wang, BingQiang Liu, Rui Di, PengYin Chen and MengChen Zhang
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:95
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Marijuana (Cannabis spp.) growing operations (MGO) in California have increased substantially since the mid-1990s. One environmental side-effect of MGOs is the extensive use of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) to ...

    Authors: Alan B. Franklin, Peter C. Carlson, Angela Rex, Jeremy T. Rockweit, David Garza, Emily Culhane, Steven F. Volker, Robert J. Dusek, Valerie I. Shearn-Bochsler, Mourad W. Gabriel and Katherine E. Horak
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:94
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  23. Recent rise of single-cell studies revealed the importance of understanding the role of cell-to-cell variability, especially at the transcriptomic level. One of the numerous sources of cell-to-cell variation i...

    Authors: Anissa Guillemin, Angélique Richard, Sandrine Gonin-Giraud and Olivier Gandrillon
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:92
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  24. This study was conducted to determine the maternal and neonatal characteristics that influence very early neonatal mortality using 811 delivery records at the Eastern Regional Hospital of Ghana.

    Authors: James A. Avoka, Richard M. Adanu, Michael Wombeogo, Issah Seidu and Elvis J. Dun-Dery
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:91
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  25. Exposure to combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is associated with the development of diabetes mellitus related comorbidities (DRCs). This study aims to: (i) estimate the incidence of DRCs among cART rec...

    Authors: Goabaone Rankgoane-Pono, Jose Gaby Tshikuka, Mgaywa Gilbert Mjungu Damas Magafu, Tiny Masupe, Mooketsi Molefi, Shimeles Genna Hamda, Vincent Setlhare, Roy Tapera and Bontle Mbongwe
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:90
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  26. Delayed umbilical cord clamping (DCC) (≥ 60 s) is recognized to improve iron status and neurodevelopment compared to early umbilical cord clamping. The aim of this study is to identify current umbilical cord c...

    Authors: Viktoria Nelin, Ashish KC, Ola Andersson, Nisha Rana and Mats MÃ¥lqvist
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:89
    Content type: Research note Published on:

  27. Having sex at early age, having multiple sexual partners, having sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and unprotected sexual behaviors are the common characteristics of risky sexual behavior which...

    Authors: Awoke Kebede, Bogale Molla and Hadgu Gerensea
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:88
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  28. To estimate the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and Enterococci isolated from duck faeces in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania.

    Authors: Henry D. Kissinga, Festo Mwombeki, Khadija Said, Abdul A. S. Katakweba, Hezron E. Nonga and Amandus P. Muhairwa
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:87
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  29. Following publication of the original article [1], one of the authors reported that his name was listed incorrectly, and that he would like his name to appear as S. James Reynolds instead of Silas James Reynol...

    Authors: Lucy J. H. Garrett, Deborah A. Dawson, Gavin J. Horsburgh and S. James Reynolds
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:86
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Research Notes 2017 10:756

  31. The current study aimed to know procalcitonin levels in patients with metastatic tumor, and to discover the cut-off point for sepsis in this population. A cross-sectional study was conducted with patients with...

    Authors: Segal Abdul Aziz, Erni Juwita Nelwan, Lugyanti Sukrisman and Suhendro Suhendro
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:84
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  32. Because of the unacceptably high maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, the government of Ethiopia has established health extension program with a community-based network involving health extension wo...

    Authors: Melese Girmaye Negero, Yifru Berhan Mitike, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku and Tafesse Lamaro Abota
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:83
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Biologically active cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) are an emerging class of therapeutic agent. The wasp venom peptide mastoparan is an established CPP that modulates mitochondrial activity and triggers caspa...

    Authors: Adam Richardson, Lewis Muir, Sasha Mousdell, Darren Sexton, Sarah Jones, John Howl and Kehinde Ross
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:82
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  35. To determine the effectiveness of a low-cost 12-week worksite physical activity intervention targeting a goal of 10,000 steps per day on reducing anthropometric indices, blood pressure indices, and plasma biom...

    Authors: Duane B. Corbett, Curtis Fennell, Kylene Peroutky, J. Derek Kingsley and Ellen L. Glickman
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:80
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  36. Previously we have shown that mechanical wounding and volatiles released from cut grass, activated a 46 and 44 kDa mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the model grass species Lolium temulentum (Lt). MAPKs ...

    Authors: James E. Dombrowski and Ruth C. Martin
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:79
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. Use of opioids for pain management has increased over the past decade; however, inadequate analgesic response is common. Genetic variability may be related to opioid efficacy, but due to the many possible comb...

    Authors: Anne Estrup Olesen, Debbie Grønlund, Mikkel Gram, Frank Skorpen, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes and Pål Klepstad
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:78
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  39. Although tailored implementation methods are touted as superior to standardized, few researchers have directly compared the two and little guidance regarding the specific details of each method exist. Our stud...

    Authors: Cara C. Lewis, Ajeng Puspitasari, Meredith R. Boyd, Kelli Scott, Brigid R. Marriott, Mira Hoffman, Elena Navarro and Hannah Kassab
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:76
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  41. Salmonellosis and Shigellosis remain a major public health problem across the globe, particularly in developing countries like Ethiopia, where hand hygiene and food microbiology are still below the required st...

    Authors: Dadi Marami, Konjit Hailu and Moti Tolera
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:74
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  42. Previous works defining antigens that might be used as vaccine targets against Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, which is the causative agent of sheep and goat caseous lymphadenitis, have focused on secreted pr...

    Authors: José Tadeu Raynal, Bruno Lopes Bastos, Priscilla Carolinne Bagano Vilas-Boas, Thiago de Jesus Sousa, Marcos Costa-Silva, Maria da Conceição Aquino de Sá, Ricardo Wagner Portela, Lília Ferreira Moura-Costa, Vasco Azevedo and Roberto Meyer
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:73
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  43. To assess the prevalence and clinical significance of incidental findings identified during computed tomography imaging of coronary artery bypass grafts.

    Authors: I. Boldeanu, J. Perreault Bishop, S. Nepveu, L.-M. Stevens, G. Soulez, T. M. Kieser, A. Lamy, N. Noiseux and C. Chartrand-Lefebvre
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:72
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  45. Local control is a major challenge in treating canine nasal tumors, and cytoreduction following radiation therapy has been recommended to extend survival and to delay local recurrence. Our objective was to com...

    Authors: Matthew J. Morgan, David M. Lurie and Armando J. Villamil
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:70
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  47. We aimed to assess outcomes [rates of recovery, default, case fatality; rate of weight gain and rate of Mean Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) gain] of children aged 6–59 months with severe acute malnutrition (SA...

    Authors: Judwin Alieh Ndzo and Alan Jackson
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:68
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  48. This study was designed to estimate the percentage of non-malignant skin tumours (papillomas) progressing to malignant squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) in a carcinogenesis study using established transgenic mou...

    Authors: Martyna C. Popis, Rebecca E. Wagner, Fernando Constantino-Casas, Sandra Blanco and Michaela Frye
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:67
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  49. Lower limb amputation not only causes major disfigurement, but renders people less mobile and at risk of loss of independence. Yet with appropriate rehabilitation, many people can learn to walk or function aga...

    Authors: Vida Maame Kissiwaa Amoah, Reindolf Anokye, Enoch Acheampong, Helina Rubby Dadson, Mary Osei and Alberta Nadutey
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2018 11:66
    Content type: Research note Published on:
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