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Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Methods: A multidisciplinary panel conducted pragmatic systematic reviews of the relevant research and ...
J. Metlay +14 more
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The evolution of resistance through costly acquired immunity [PDF]
We examine the evolutionary dynamics of resistance to parasites through acquired immunity. Resistance can be achieved through the innate mechanisms of avoidance of infection and reduced pathogenicity once infected, through recovery from infection and ...
Boots M., Michael Boots, Roger G. Bowers
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EGFR in Cancer: Signaling Mechanisms, Drugs, and Acquired Resistance
Simple Summary Growth factors are hormone-like molecules able to promote division and migration of normal cells, but cancer captured the underlying mechanisms to unleash tumor growth and metastasis. Here we review the epidermal growth factor (EGF), which
M. L. Uribe, Ilaria Marrocco, Y. Yarden
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Objective: Hand hygiene (HH) is a critical component for controlling hospital-acquired infection (HAI). The present study was designed to develop an intervention approach to improve compliance with HH among healthcare workers in a hospital setting ...
Xia Mu +8 more
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Lionel A. Mandell, Richard G. Wunderink, Antonio Anzueto, John G. Bartlett, G. Douglas Campbell, Nathan C. Dean, Scott F. Dowell, Thomas M. File, Jr. Daniel M. Musher, Michael S. Niederman, Antonio Torres, and Cynthia G.
L. Mandell +13 more
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‘De Novo’ Brain AVMs—Hypotheses for Development and a Systematic Review of Reported Cases
Background and Objectives: Brain arteriovenous malformations AVMs have been consistently regarded as congenital malformations of the cerebral vasculature.
Ioan Alexandru Florian +6 more
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Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia in a General Hospital in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Background: Guideline-based empiric antimicrobial therapy is recommended for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In this study, we evaluate the pattern of empiric antibiotics of CAP patients.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. +2 more
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Introduction: Subdural empyema (SDE) is a rare but potentially life-threatening intracranial infection that is invariably fatal if left untreated. As clinical and radiologic features may be subtle or uncertain, early diagnosis may be a challenge but is ...
Mohammad Jaweed +4 more
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Primary acquired cicatrizing gastric outlet obstruction in children
Background: Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a very rare condition in children, when infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is excluded as a cause. Five cases of pediatric GOO were successfully managed at our institute.
Manish Pathak +3 more
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Acquired Elliptocytosis as a Manifestation of Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Ring Sideroblasts and Multilineage Dysplasia. [PDF]
Acquired elliptocytosis is a known but rarely described abnormality in the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Here we report the case of an elderly male who was admitted to the hospital with chest pain, dyspnea, and fatigue and was found to be anemic with ...
Dwyre, Denis M +2 more
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