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Limited effect of patient and disease characteristics on compliance with hospital antimicrobial guidelines [PDF]

, 2005
Objective: Physicians frequently deviate from guidelines that promote prudent use of antimicrobials. We explored to what extent patient and disease characteristics were associated with compliance with guideline recommendations for three common infections.
A Alvarez, DJ McCaig, DT Bearden, EH Ibrahim, EM Brown, European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp, GL Mandell, IC Gyssens, IM Gould, J Avorn, J Cobo, J Gans de, J Hatton, JG Bartlett, John E. Degener, JW Warren, Marian Laseur, ME Kasteren van, ME Kasteren van, Peter G. M. Mol, Petra Denig, PGM Mol, PGM Mol, PGM Mol, PP Cook, Prashant V. NannanPanday, R Grol, Rijk O. B. Gans, RJ Meyer, RP Wenzel, SE Buijk, SJ Atlas, SL Bronzwaer, W Kasje, WA Knaus, WE Stamm   +36 more
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IRI-2012 MODEL ADAPTABILITY ESTIMATION FOR AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF VERTICAL SOUNDING IONOGRAMS [PDF]

Научно-технический вестник информационных технологий, механики и оптики, 2014
The paper deals with possibility of IRI-2012 global empirical model applying to the vertical sounding of the ionosphere semiautomatic data processing.
V. D. Nikolaeva , M. V. Rybakov, A. L. Kotikov, V. K. Koshelevsky   +3 more
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Psychology students' attitudes towards research: the role of critical thinking, epistemic orientation, and satisfaction with research courses

Heliyon, 2021
The current study aimed to determine how attitudes towards research are related to epistemic orientation, critical thinking, and satisfaction with research courses in psychology university students. Control variables included respondents' gender, current
Miguel Landa-Blanco, Antonio Cortés-Ramos   +1 more
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Prediction of Tuber Damage from Harvesting and Processing Machine Working Units Based on the Recording of Impact Parameters

Applied Sciences
The paper presents the development of an empirical mathematical model of the potato tuber damage index that considers the relationship between impact parameters, such as peak acceleration, velocity change, and the experimental coefficient.
Michał Sypuła, Aleksander Lisowski, Jacek Klonowski, Tomasz Nowakowski, Jarosław Chlebowski, Magdalena Dąbrowska   +5 more
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Safety and efficacy of colistin versus meropenem in the empirical treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia as part of a macro-project funded by the Seventh Framework Program of the European Commission studying off-patent antibiotics. study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common and severe hospital-adquired infections, and multidrugresistant gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) constitute the main etiology in many countries.
Clara Rosso, Fernández, DE BLASI, Roberto Alberto, George, Dimopoulos, José Garnacho, Montero, José Miguel, Cisneros, Massimo, Antonelli, The MagicBullet study, Group   +6 more
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Cost-effectiveness of ceftolozane/tazobactam compared with piperacillin/tazobactam as empiric therapy based on the in-vitro surveillance of bacterial isolates in the United States for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background A challenge in the empiric treatment of complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI) is identifying the initial appropriate antibiotic therapy (IAAT), which is associated with reduced length of stay and mortality compared with initial ...
Teresa L Kauf, Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Goran Medic, Rebekah H. Borse, Benjamin Miller, Jennifer Gaultney, Shuvayu S. Sen, Anirban Basu   +7 more
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Bacteriological analysis based on disease severity and clinical characteristics in patients with deep neck space abscess

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Deep neck space abscess (DNSA) is a serious infection in the head and neck. Antibiotic therapy is an important treatment in patients with DNSA. However, the results of bacterial culture need at least 48 h, and the positive rate is only 30–50%,
Wenxiang Gao, Yu Lin, Huijun Yue, Weixiong Chen, Tianrun Liu, Jin Ye, Qian Cai, Fei Ye, Long He, Xingqiang Xie, Guoping Xiong, Jianhui Wu, Bin Wang, Weiping Wen, Wenbin Lei   +14 more
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Evolution of the digital society reveals balance between viral and mass media influence

, 2014
Online social networks (OSNs) enable researchers to study the social universe at a previously unattainable scale. The worldwide impact and the necessity to sustain their rapid growth emphasize the importance to unravel the laws governing their evolution.
Boguna, Marian, Kleineberg, Kaj-Kolja
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Clinical failure with and without empiric atypical bacteria coverage in hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Both typical and atypical bacteria can cause community-acquired pneumonia (CAP); however, the need for empiric atypical coverage remains controversial.
Khalid Eljaaly, Samah Alshehri, Ahmed Aljabri, Ivo Abraham, Mayar Al Mohajer, Andre C. Kalil, David E. Nix   +6 more
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Empiric design evaluation in urban planning [PDF]

, 2011
We propose a system to simulate, analyze and visualize occupant behavior in urban environments by combining parametric modeling and agent-based simulation.
Aschwanden, Gideon D. P. A., Bosché, Frédéric, Haegler, Simon, Schmitt, Gerhard, Van Gool, Luc   +4 more
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