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DOTS Awareness and the Myths and Misconceptions about DOTS among Medical Practitioners in Mysore [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Annually 2 million people in India develop Tuberculosis and 330,000 die. WHO-recommended DOTS strategy was pilot-tested in 1993 and launched as Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) in 1997. Awareness of DOTS among the doctors
Khan, MA, Nagaraja, V, Sankapithilu, GB
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Teaching and learning evidence-based medicine: cross-sectional survey investigating knowledge and attitudes of teachers and learners in primary and secondary care [PDF]

, 2007
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an important component of quality healthcare and a key part of the curriculum for doctors in training. There have been no previous studies comparing attitudes and knowledge of doctors in primary and secondary care ...
Gemmell, Islay, Rashid, Aly, Sandars, John, Siriwardena, A. Niroshan   +3 more
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Structural instability impairs function of the UDP‐xylose synthase 1 Ile181Asn variant associated with short‐stature genetic syndrome in humans

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The Ile181Asn variant of human UDP‐xylose synthase (hUXS1), associated with a short‐stature genetic syndrome, has previously been reported as inactive. Our findings demonstrate that Ile181Asn‐hUXS1 retains catalytic activity similar to the wild‐type but exhibits reduced stability, a looser oligomeric state, and an increased tendency to precipitate ...
Tuo Li, Pedro A. Sánchez‐Murcia, Bernd Nidetzky   +2 more
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Primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: A rare presentation requiring a broad differential in nephrotic syndrome

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) presents with renal failure and proteinuria in a minority of cases, usually due to secondary amyloidosis or IgA nephropathy.
Pooya Zardoost, Sana Tyabuddin, Austin Cantu, Musa Abu‐Jubara, Jackson Mittlesteadt, Henry Wehrum   +5 more
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Candida auris Cluster and Mitigation in Burn Center

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Candida auris (CA) is an urgent threat per CDC with rapidly increasing cases across the US. Patient rooms quickly recontaminate after daily cleaning due to skin shedding, CA persistence on environmental surfaces and resistance to surface ...
Erik Stuckart, Casey Walker, Brooke McKie, Jane Echols, Julia Moody, Ken Sands   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of demand-side incentives in improving the utilisation of delivery services in Oyam District in northern Uganda: a quasi-experimental study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background We evaluated the effects and financial costs of two interventions with respect to utilisation of institutional deliveries and other maternal health services in Oyam District in Uganda.
William Massavon, Calistus Wilunda, Maria Nannini, Robert Kaos Majwala, Caroline Agaro, Emanuela De Vivo, Peter Lochoro, Giovanni Putoto, Bart Criel   +8 more
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Becoming a young doctor : meeting Sophie Butler and Clare Holt [PDF]

, 2012
Becoming a doctor is a major life changing event for any medical student. Students grow into their new role over the first ‘foundation’ years. Here, a year after their graduation, a senior doctor talks with two junior doctors, who are his friends ...
Agius, Mark
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Solo doctors and ethical isolation [PDF]

, 2009
This paper uses the case of solo doctors to explore whether working in relative isolation from one's peers may be detrimental to ethical decision-making.
Cooper, R.J.
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What could make a difference to the mental health of UK doctors? A review of the research evidence

OP Matters, 2018
A new study commissioned and funded by the Louise Tebboth Foundation has revealed that UK doctors are at greater risk of work-related stress, burnout and depression and anxiety than the general population. The incidence of suicide, especially among women
G. Kinman, K. Teoh
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Transferrin receptor 1‐mediated iron uptake supports thermogenic activation in human cervical‐derived adipocytes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai, Mizuki Seo, Gyath Karadsheh, Fachrur Rizal Mahendra, Máté Á Demény, Ferenc Győry, János András Mótyán, László Fésüs, Endre Kristóf, Rini Arianti   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source