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Herpes Zoster Vaccine Awareness and Uptake Among Older Adults in Saudi Arabia: Insights for Public Health, Preventive Medicine, and Primary Care Practice. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Gen Fam Med
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Complications from Herpes Zoster (HZ) are common among older adults and immunosuppressed populations. The HZ vaccine is a clinically and financially superior alternative to antiviral medications. However, a knowledge gap exists within the population regarding HZ and the vaccine.
Aldhawyan AF   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Severe chest allodynia as an unusual first presentation of hydatid disease. A case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a worldwide zoonosis and the liver is the most commonly affected organ. Clinical manifestations range from completely asymptomatic cysts to a potential lethal cyst rupture and anaphylaxis.
Caruso, Damiano   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical periodontal diagnosis

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Valuing the benefit of varicella vaccination: comparison of willingness to pay and quality-adjusted life-years [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Vaccination is different from most health interventions because it is preventative, it protects against infectious disease (leading to knock-on effects), the diseases it prevents are usually acute and self-limiting, and most vaccines are given to ...
Brisson, M., Edmunds, J.
core  

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in a pediatric hospital in Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged at the Pediatric Hospital of Misiones Province, north Argentina, in 2003 as a cause of community-acquired (CA) infections, mostly associated with skin and soft tissue infections ...
Gardella, Noella Mariel   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of Biological Sex and Age on Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers—A Retrospective Observational Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a key diagnostic tool for neurological diseases. To date, only a few studies have investigated in larger cohorts the effect of age and biological sex on diagnostic markers extracted from CSF. Methods For this retrospective observational study, 4163 CSF findings (2012–2020) were evaluated.
Isabel‐Sophie Hafer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Air Pollution and the Risk and Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains conflicting, limited by small sample sizes. Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane controlled register of trials (CENTRAL) were searched on ...
Ahmad A. Toubasi, Thuraya N. Al‐Sayegh
wiley   +1 more source

Iowa Community Empowerment Newsletter, August 2003, Vol. 4, no. 5 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Monthly newsletter for the Iowa Department of Public ...

core  

Immunisation against chickenpox [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 1995
There are three main arguments for universal immunisation against chickenpox in childhood. Firstly, immunisation is good for the children who are immunised; secondly, it is good for immunocompromised children, who will be protected from exposure to children with chickenpox; and, finally, it is cost effective because fewer parents need to take time off ...
L F, Ross, J D, Lantos
openaire   +2 more sources

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