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Comparative Study of Plasma Endotoxin with Procalcitonin Levels in Diagnosis of Bacteremia in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Chinese Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Both procalcitonin (PCT) and plasma endotoxin levels cannot be solely used for a definite diagnosis of bacteremia or sepsis, and there has been few study comparing the values of the two biomarkers for the diagnosis of bacteremia.
Tao Wang, Yun-Liang Cui, Zhao-Fen Lin, De-Chang Chen   +3 more
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Clinical, Microbiological, and Genetic Characteristics of Heteroresistant Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in a Teaching Hospital [PDF]

, 2014
The emergence of vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) is of major concern worldwide. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence, phenotypic and molecular features of hVISA strains isolated from ...
de Gregorio, Stella, Di Gregorio, Sabrina Noelia, Famiglietti, Angela María Rosa, Focoli, Mónica, Garcia, Susana, Lasala, María Beatriz, Martinez Ordoñez, Andrea, Mollerach, Marta Eugenia, Perazzi, Beatriz Elizabeth, Vay, Carlos Alberto   +9 more
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Continuous infectious diseases coverage by merging with a hospitalist practice in a small community hospital system

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Access to infectious diseases physicians has been increasingly difficult, as many infectious diseases fellowship programs have unfilled positions. This has coincided with increasing numbers of internal medicine residents pursuing hospitalist medicine.
Michael S. Wang, Kristina Aleksoniene, Jason C. Tompkins, Richard W. Douce, John W. Froggatt 3rd, Mark S. Harrison   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in Jerusalem

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
Group G Streptococcus (GGS) can cause severe infections, including bacteremia. These organisms often express a surface protein homologous to the Streptococcus pyogenes M protein.
Ronit Cohen-Poradosu, Joseph Jaffe, David Lavi, Sigal Grisariu-Greenzaid, Ran Nir-Paz, Lea Valinsky, Mary Dan-Goor, Colin Block, Bernard Beall, Allon E. Moses   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Renal screening sonography—A comparative study in a Portuguese basic emergency service

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 8-16, March 2025.
Renal sonography screening aids in clinical decision‐making for patients with suspected renal colic. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at Referral Hospital (RH) in Portugal. Renal sonography screening was able to detect
Sérgio Miravent, Carmen Jiménez, Narciso Barbancho, Manuel Duarte Lobo, Teresa Figueiredo, Carla Gomes, Ion Ratusneac, João Mário Gonçalves, Corina Hasnas, Rui de Almeida   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subgingival instrumentation

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract The S3‐level clinical guidelines for the treatment of patients with periodontitis stages I–III published by the European Federation of Periodontology in 2020, suggest a pre‐established stepwise approach for oral‐healthcare professionals with precise therapeutic pathways.
Cristiano Tomasi, Kajsa H. Abrahamsson, Danae Apatzidou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yersinia enterocolitica in Italy. A case of septicemia and abdominal aortic aneurysm infection [PDF]

, 2018
We report a case of Yersinia enterocolitica septicemia in a 63-year-old patient admitted to the Vascular Surgery Department of Umberto I Hospital (Rome, Italy) for an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Alessia Bressan, Cecilia Ambrosi, Cecilia Ambrosi, Daniela Scribano, Donatella M. Rodio, Francesco Speziale, Guido Antonelli, Maria Trancassini, Rita Tolli, Valeria Pietropaolo, Wassim Mansour   +10 more
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Developmental outcomes after soybean oil vs mixed‐oil intravenous lipid emulsions in neonates: A secondary analysis of a clinical trial

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Fatty acids make up a significant portion of brain mass. The choice of lipid injectable emulsion alters a patient's fatty acid profile. In neonates with intestinal failure dependent on parenteral nutrition, this is particularly concerning given their rapid brain development. Methods We randomly assigned 24 infants to receive soy oil
Katie A. Huff, Charles Vanderpool
wiley   +1 more source

Periodontal diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Present and future

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract For more than two decades the possible association between periodontal diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been extensively evaluated. Numerous observational, intervention, and mechanistic studies have offered valuable information on this topic.
Yiorgos A. Bobetsis, Mark Ide, Mervi Gürsoy, Phoebus N. Madianos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

BACTEREMIA POR BACILLUS CLAUSII EM PACIENTE IMUNOCOMPETENTE: UM RELATO DE CASO

, 2022
Núbia Leilane Barth Schierling, Allan Henrique Cordeiro da Silva Silva, Maicon Ramos Pinto, Carolina Monteiro Campos, Mariana Cararo Hauki, Alexandre Luders Figueiredo, Fernanda Pereira Pedroso   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source