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Predicting appropriateness of antibiotic treatment among ICU patients with hospital-acquired infection

npj Digital Medicine
Antimicrobial resistance is a rising global health threat, leading to ineffective treatments, increased mortality and rising healthcare costs. In ICUs, inappropriate empiric antibiotic therapy is often given due to treatment urgency, causing poor ...
Ella Goldschmidt, Ella Rannon, Daniel Bernstein, Asaf Wasserman, Michael Roimi, Anat Shrot, Dan Coster, Ron Shamir   +7 more
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Six-Month Mortality among HIV-Infected Adults Presenting for Antiretroviral Therapy with Unexplained Weight Loss, Chronic Fever or Chronic Diarrhea in Malawi. [PDF]

, 2012
In sub-Saharan Africa, early mortality is high following initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). We investigated 6-month outcomes and factors associated with mortality in HIV-infected adults being assessed for ART initiation and presenting with ...
AD Kerkhoff, Adrienne K. Chan, Alexandra L. C. Martiniuk, Andrew Ramsay, Ann Åkesson, Anthony D. Harries, BN Mayanja, CA Liechty, D Ngoma, D Westreich, DB Everett, DK Lewis, E Vittinghoff, EA Reddy, Elizabeth Corbett, FN Ssali, FX Blanc, G Arthur, JA Cox, JF Etard, JKL Yu, JN Jarvis, LC McDonald, LE Lévesque, LK Archibald, LK Archibald, LR Fairall, M Bell, M Kumwenda, MA Gordon, Monique van Lettow, N Stall, P Braitstein, PC Hill, Richard A. Bedell, RJ Lessels, Robert S. Heyderman, Rony Zachariah, RP Peters, Rupert Kaul, S Komati, SD Lawn, SD Lawn, SD Lawn, SD Lawn, SD Lawn, SD Lawn, Suzanne T. Anderson, SZ Muyanja, T Bizuwork, TH Holtz   +50 more
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Empiric guideline-recommended weight-based vancomycin dosing and mortality in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background No studies have evaluated the effect of guideline-recommended weight-based dosing on in-hospital mortality of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
Hall Ronald G, Giuliano Christopher A, Haase Krystal K, Hazlewood Kathleen A, Frei Chistopher R, Forcade Nicolas A, Brouse Sara D, Bell Todd, Bedimo Roger J, Alvarez Carlos A   +9 more
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Non-stationary heat conduction in one-dimensional chains with conserved momentum

, 2009
The Letter addresses the relationship between hyperbolic equations of heat conduction and microscopic models of dielectrics. Effects of the non-stationary heat conduction are investigated in two one-dimensional models with conserved momentum: Fermi-Pasta-
A. V. Savin, Alexander V. Savin, C. Cattaneo, Oleg V. Gendelman, P. Heino, P. Vernotte   +5 more
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Foam used during EPB tunnelling in saturated sand, parameters determining foam consumption [PDF]

, 2012
The amount of foam injected during drilling with an EPB-shield in saturated sand is quite often based on experience and/or empiric relations. A method is presented in to calculate the amount of foam needed to create a muck with limited or no grain stress.
Bezuijen, Adam
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Inclusive Development in Latin America and Smallholders’ Interactive Learning Spaces [PDF]

, 2016
Inclusive development appears as a challenge in Latin America countries after the rupture of the social inclusion as a trickle-down effect of the economic growth.
Bastida Mercado, Claudia, García Martínez, Anastacio, Sanchez, Guillermo   +2 more
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Men at risk of gonococcal urethritis: a case-control study in a Darwin sexual health clinic

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Male urethritis is primary sexually transmitted. Northern Territory (NT) has the highest rates of gonococcal infection in Australia and local guidelines recommend empiric treatment with azithromycin and ceftriaxone for all men presenting with ...
Winnie Chen, Suzanne Connor, Manoji Gunathilake   +2 more
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Gemeinsam den Geographieunterricht der Zukunft andenken. Ein idealtypisches Modell für eine kompetenzorientierte Lehrerbildung in der Geographiedidaktik

Zeitschrift für Geographiedidaktik, 2011
The reform of teacher training within the Bologna process provides the opportunity to rethink the geographic-didactical education of German universities. Based on central didactical documents (e.g.
Michael Hemmer, Rainer Uphues
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THE MODEL DEVELOPMENT ON LIFE SKILL FASHION IN EMPOWERING LEARNING PARTICIPANTS TO REACH THE SELF RELIANT ENTREPREUNEURSHIP

International Journal of Education, 2017
The objective of this study is to develop a model of fashion life skill instruction in empowering learners to reach a self reliant entrepreneurship. Research and development method through seven steps of research was used.
Mally Maeliah
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Economic analysis of empiric versus diagnostic-driven strategies for immunocompromised patients with suspected fungal infections in the People's Republic of China

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2016
Ningying Mao,1 Beth Lesher,2 Qifa Liu,3 Lei Qin,2 Yixi Chen,4 Xin Gao,2 Stephanie R Earnshaw,5 Cheryl L McDade,5 Claudie Charbonneau,61School of International Pharmaceutical Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of ...
Mao NY, Lesher B, Liu QF, Qin L, Chen YX, Gao X, Earnshaw SR, McDade CL, Charbonneau C   +8 more
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