Numerous studies have investigated the significance of pretreatment C-reactive protein (CRP) levels for determining the prognosis of cervical cancer (CC). The results of these studies, however, have b...
We searched the following databases from their inception until April 18, 2023: PubMed; Web of Science; Embase; and Cochrane Library. From the search results, we estimated the significance of CRP level...
The present meta-analysis included 12 studies, encompassing 2,204 patients. Based on combined data, an increased CRP level was significantly related to an unfavorable overall survival (OS) of patients...
Based on the results of our present analyses, increased CRP levels were significant predictors of poor OS and PFS in patients with CC. CRP level, therefore, could be an independent and inexpensive fac...
INPLASY, identifier INPLASY202360074....
Two polymorphisms, rs6165 and rs6166 located in the intracellular domain of FSHR has been reported to affect folliculogenesis, steroidogenesis and oocyte maturation. Several studies have highlighted t...
A comprehensive literature search was made using PubMed, PCOSkb, and Google Scholar. New Ottawa Scale has been utilized to evaluate the quality of each article. To evaluate the strength of association...
A total of 20 articles were selected for the present study. In pooled analysis and after the stratification by ethnicity, polymorphism rs6165 remains unrelated to the onset of PCOS. Besides, rs6166 ex...
This meta-analysis suggests that GG genotype of rs6166 provides protection against PCOS, in a population-specific manner....
Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, identified as a "high priority antibiotic-resistant pathogen" by the World Health Organization, poses a significant threat to human health. This systematic ...
This systematic review and meta-analysis was reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Studies that reported VRSA prevalence due to...
Of the 735 studies identified, 31 studies that fulfilled the eligibility criteria were included for meta-analysis consisted of 14,966 study participants and 2,348 S. aureus isolates. The overall poole...
This study showed an alarmingly high pooled prevalence of VRSA necessitating routine screening, appropriate antibiotic usage, and robust infection prevention measures to manage MRSA infections and con...
PROSPERO registration identification number: CRD42023422043....
To assess the reported safety and effectiveness of sclerotherapy for the treatment of nonparasitic splenic cysts through a systematic review and meta-analysis....
A systematic search of PubMed MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library through July 2023 was performed. Studies including at least 5 patients reporting percutaneous sclerotherapy of n...
Twenty-three of 833 citations were selected for full-text assessment, and 7 studies were included for a total of 99 patients. The methodological quality of the studies included scored 3-7. Composite a...
Sclerotherapy of splenic cysts seemed to be safe, with a high rate of recurrence for cysts ≥8 cm....
Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is a key regulator in initiating innate immune response from sensing cytosolic DNA. Recent studies have revealed that the cGAS-STING signaling pathway has a cruc...
Eleven studies including 2,345 patients were eligible for the analysis. STING expression in tumor cells was related to improved disease-free survival/recurrence-free survival (DFS/RFS) (HR = 0.656, 95...
STING expression in tumor cells is associated with favorable outcome in solid tumors....
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, registration number: CRD42023427027....
The effects of sleep duration on the development of mental illness remain controversial. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the effects of long or short sleep duration on psychological disorders, ...
Identifying published papers was accomplished by using the following five English databases on March 16, 2022: PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science databases, and Scopus. Cross-sectional and cohort...
A total of 52 studies were included in this analysis, consisting of 14 cohort studies and 38 cross-sectional studies. These studies involved a combined sample size of 1,407,891 participants who met th...
Short sleep duration, not long sleep duration, is an independent predictor of developing mental disorders, particularly anxiety and depression....
This study aims to quantitatively investigate the relationship between fear of cancer recurrence in patients with cancer and their caregivers' psychological health, examining the extent of the impact ...
We conducted a comprehensive search in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases from inception until May 2023 for relevant English publications. Pearson correla...
A total of 19 eligible studies were included in the analysis. The findings revealed a moderate positive correlation between fear of recurrence in patients with cancer and caregivers' fear of recurrenc...
Our meta-analysis established a significant positive correlation between fear of recurrence in patients with cancer and negative psychological consequences among caregivers, including recurrence fear,...
PROSPERO, CRD42022383866....
The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has shown promising results as a diagnostic tool for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total joint arthroplasty. We conducted a systematic review and ...
We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception up to 2022 and evaluated the quality of the included literature....
Based on the 12 eligible studies, NLR levels were significantly higher in patients who had PJI compared to those who had aseptic loosening (standard mean difference (SMD) = 1.05, 95% Confidence Interv...
In summary, this meta-analysis indicates that NLR is a reliable marker in the diagnosis of PJI....
Bovine brucellosis is a significant public health problem in countries with economic and zoonotic implications. Although relevant, there are no previous systematic reviews about bovine brucellosis in ...
We performed a systematic literature review in five data-bases to assess the seroprevalence of Brucella in cattle. A meta-analysis with a random-effects model was performed to calculate the pooled pre...
The literature search yielded 3,403 articles, of which 65 studies were fully valid for analysis. The pooled seroprevalence for Brucella in bovine (n = 46,883,177) was 4.0% (95%CI: 3.0%-5.0%; p < 0...
Some countries reported still relevant seroprevalences of bovine brucellosis, especially at the Central America and Caribbean islands. Multiple factors may influence the survival and spread of pathoge...
Serum lipid levels seem to be abnormal in Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the specific manifestation of abnormal serum lipid levels in IBD are heterogeneous among studies and have not been ...
PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched. Serum lipid levels were compared between IBD patients and Health individuals, Crohn's (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), active and inactiv...
Overall, 53 studies were included. Compared with healthy controls, IBD patients had significantly lower TC (WMD = -0.506, 95%CI = -0.674 to -0.338,...
The overall level of serum lipids in IBD patients is lower than that of healthy individuals and is negatively associated with disease severity....
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier: CRD42022383885....
