Increased Pediatric Head and Neck Abscesses Following the COVID‐19 Pandemic
This study evaluated the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on pediatric head and neck abscesses at two tertiary care centers. Overall head and neck abscess incidence increased more than threefold in the post‐pandemic period compared with the pre‐pandemic period, with increases observed across all major abscess subtypes.
Marco DiBlasi +4 more
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Long‐Term Quality of Life After Removal of Batteries and Magnets From the Nose in Children
Nasal button batteries and magnets can cause severe mucosal injury, most commonly erosion (56.4%), septal perforation (20.5%), and tissue necrosis (12.8%). At long‐term follow‐up, most complications had resolved, while prolonged foreign body retention and symptoms at presentation were significantly associated with persistent complications.
Tal Rozenblat +5 more
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Radiofrequency Ablation as a Safe and Effective Treatment for Thyroid Nodules After Lobectomy
ABSTRACT Background A new symptomatic nodule may develop or a preexisting nodule may grow to warrant treatment in the remaining lobe of patients who previously had a unilateral thyroid lobectomy. Conventional management often results in completion thyroidectomy, but radiofrequency ablation (RFA) offers a minimally invasive alternative to surgical ...
Yaser Bashumeel +11 more
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Evaluation of multifaceted interventions on antibiotic prescribing in community-acquired pneumonia. [PDF]
South K +4 more
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Extraintestinal Manifestation of Crohn's Disease in the Middle Ear—A Case Report
A unique clinical case with extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease in the middle ear, causing severe inflammation and troublesome symptoms. The combination of systemic therapy and surgery curbed the middle ear manifestation upon diagnosis.
Julia Arebro
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ABSTRACT Chemical compliance remains the usual endpoint for closing contaminated‐soil remediation projects, although it does not establish recovery of soil function or the durability of the post‐treatment state. This critical review examines when microbiological evidence can contribute to ecological closure decisions.
Mariusz Cycoń
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Implementation, adoption and impact of clinical decision support system for antibiotic prescribing in primary care: a systematic review. [PDF]
Ibrahim R +8 more
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Continuous Subcutaneous Foslevodopa/Foscarbidopa in Advanced Parkinson's Disease
Abstract Background Continuous subcutaneous foslevodopa/foscarbidopa (LDp/CDp) provides 24‐h delivery of levodopa‐carbidopa prodrugs for advanced Parkinson's disease. Real‐world 1‐year European data remain limited. Objectives To characterize 1‐year changes in motor, non‐motor, autonomic, quality‐of‐life and sleep outcomes, and in concomitant therapy ...
Mario Hero +5 more
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Boronic Acid Inhibitors of β‐Lactamases: A Promising Strategy Against Antimicrobial Resistance
ABSTRACT The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical threat to global health, mostly due to the proliferation of β‐lactamases, a class of enzymes responsible for the inactivation of β‐lactam antibiotics. Among the most promising strategies to restore β‐lactam efficacy is the use of β‐lactamase inhibitors (BLIs), with boronic acid ...
Nicolò Santi +4 more
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Better, not just fewer: Rethinking antibiotic prescribing. [PDF]
Sulis G, MacFadden DR.
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