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Spectrum of Infections in Acute Febrile Illness in Central India
Infectious agent when enters in the host results in febrile illness. This may lead to increase in morbidity or even mortality in undiagnosed/untreated cases. There are many aetiological agents which lead to acute febrile illness. Among these aetiological agents, important is bacterial or viral aetiology.The objective of this study is: (i) To know the ...
Yogendra Pandurang Shelke+2 more
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A Clinical Study of the Association of Thrombocytopenia with Acute Febrile Illness
Abstract Background: Thrombocytopenia accompanying acute febrile illnesses is a matter of concern because lack of prompt treatment could result in significant mortality. We in this study tried to evaluate the clinical profile of cases with acute fever and thrombocytopenia and determine the cause of fever with ...
Gangum Venkatreddy, Shireesha Gugloth
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Viral pathogen discovery. [PDF]
Viral pathogen discovery is of critical importance to clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, and public health. Genomic approaches for pathogen discovery, including consensus polymerase chain reaction (PCR), microarrays, and unbiased next-generation
Chiu, Charles Y
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Abstract Objective Tubo‐ovarian abscesses (TOAs) cause significant morbidity. Surgical intervention is required if broad‐spectrum intravenous antibiotics are unsuccessful. This study aimed to describe admission characteristics that predict failed medical management and to evaluate a previously developed risk score for predicting the need for surgical ...
Anna Marshall+6 more
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The degree of chills for risk of bacteremia in acute febrile illness
Patients with acute febrile illness may experience different degrees of chills. To evaluate the different degrees of chills in predicting risk of bacteremia in patients with acute febrile illness, we performed a single-center prospective observational study.We enrolled consecutive adult patients with acute febrile illness presenting to our emergency ...
Department of Medicine, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Okinawa, Japan ( host institution )+4 more
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Scrub typhus: a hospital-based study in the northern districts of West Bengal, India [PDF]
Background: Scrub typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a mite-borne zoonotic acute febrile illness. Geographically, it is confined to the Asia-Pacific region and important re-emerging infection in India.
Hazra, Santanu+3 more
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Consumption of antifungals showed a declining trend, with the highest consumption of oral voriconazole (mean DOT/1000 pt. days 18653.49) and oral fluconazole (mean DOT/1000 pt. days 15258.14). Candida albicans was the most isolated pathogen 768 (53.60%) and among all Candida species, major resistance was found in Candida tropicalis 58 (4.05%).
Zunaira Akbar+6 more
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Estimating Respiratory Rate From Breath Audio Obtained Through Wearable Microphones [PDF]
Respiratory rate (RR) is a clinical metric used to assess overall health and physical fitness. An individual's RR can change from their baseline due to chronic illness symptoms (e.g., asthma, congestive heart failure), acute illness (e.g., breathlessness due to infection), and over the course of the day due to physical exhaustion during heightened ...
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Modelling reporting delays for disease surveillance data [PDF]
One difficulty for real-time tracking of epidemics is related to reporting delay. The reporting delay may be due to laboratory confirmation, logistic problems, infrastructure difficulties and so on. The ability to correct the available information as quickly as possible is crucial, in terms of decision making such as issuing warnings to the public and ...
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Sleep deficiency may underlie the negative effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on adolescent health outcomes, including persistent/recurrent pain (PRP). Using 4 years of Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study data, we identified indirect (i.e., mediated) effects of ACEs on early adolescent PRP through interim sleep deficiency, anxiety,
Thea Senger‐Carpenter+4 more
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