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Early Recognition of Treatment‐Responsive Rapidly Progressive Dementia: The Modified STAM3mP Score

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Early identification of patients with treatment‐responsive rapidly progressive dementia (RPD) is important as early treatment improves outcomes. The STAM3P score identifies treatment‐responsive RPD using “high risk” presenting features. We optimized performance by adding a time component (i.e., dementia within 3 months) and validated the ...
R. W. van Steenhoven, N. Satyadev, A. E. M. Bastiaansen, Y. D. Piura, J. Kerstens, Y. S. Crijnen, J. Brenner, T. Brand, T. M. Bienfait, S. Veenbergen, J. M. de Vries, F. J. de Jong, E. G. P. Dopper, P. A. E. Sillevis Smitt, H. Seelaar, G. S. Day, M. J. Titulaer   +16 more
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Comparative analysis of SARC-F-EBM, Ishii test, and six other screening tools for sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional diagnostic study

Scientific Reports
To assess the relative performance of simple screening methods for sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling older adults. Data of older adults aged ≥ 60 were collected through a cross-sectional investigation. Sarcopenia was defined according to the Asian
Qian Guo, Qifeng Chen, Kangkang Chen
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Community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection: an increasing public health threat

, 2014
Arjun Gupta, Sahil Khanna Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Abstract: There has been a startling shift in the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection over the last decade worldwide, and it is now ...
Gupta A, Khanna S
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Primary care summary of the British Thoracic Society Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults:2009 update. Endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK

, 2010
The identification and management of adults presenting with pneumonia is a major challenge for primary care health professionals. This paper summarises the key recommendations of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the management of ...
Woodhead, Mark A, Mark L Levy, ?, ?, Le Jeune, Ivan, Wei Shen Lim, Lim, Wei Shen, Macfarlaned, John T, John T Macfarlane, Mark A Woodhead, Levy, Mark L, Ivan Le Jeune   +10 more
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Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Patients With SMA: Interim Results of the RESTORE Registry in Japan

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective There are limited real‐world data regarding the safety and effectiveness of onasemnogene abeparvovec (OA; Zolgensma) infusion, a one‐time gene replacement therapy, for Japanese patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). We aimed to improve understanding of the real‐world outcomes for OA in Japan.
Kayoko Saito, Kamal Benguerba, Ken Tsuchida, Kazushige Yazawa, Isao Tsumiyama, Hiromitsu Kayama, Sandra P. Reyna, Farid Khan, Richard S. Finkel   +8 more
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The Impact of Infection Control Policies on Hospital Acquired Infections by MDROs from 2016 to 2023

Yichen Wang,1,* Yibo Zhang,1,* Qun Wang,1 Wenhui Li,1 Dake Shi,1 Yumin Xu1,2 1Department of Hospital Infection Management, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of ...
Li W, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Shi D, Wang Y, Xu Y   +5 more
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White Matter Microstructural Abnormalities in Neonatal Onset Genetic Epilepsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Recent evidence indicates that epilepsy is associated with abnormal white matter. If seizures alter white matter, then the impact upon network function, epileptogenesis, and cognition could be pronounced in neonates undergoing rapid developmental myelination. Neonates with epilepsy due to nonstructural genetic causes provide a unique
Amanda G. Sandoval Karamian, Tianjia Zhu, Hao Huang, Shavonne L. Massey, Mark P. Fitzgerald, Darshana Parikh, Arastoo Vossough, Ingo Helbig, Nicholas S. Abend   +8 more
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The epidemiology, transmission dynamics and control of healthcare-associated infections [PDF]

This thesis presents research on the epidemiology and transmission dynamics of healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) and focuses on the antibiotic resistant hospital pathogen methicillin-resistant Staphylococcits aureus (MRSA).
Robotham, Julie
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What is the size and nature of the current need for single room isolation in hospital, and how does success or 'failure to isolate' patients affect the control of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)? [PDF]

, 2007
Healthcare-associated infections, in particular those caused by antibiotic-resistant organisms, are a major cause of morbidity, mortality and increased cost to healthcare providers and MRSA are, in terms of prevalence, by far the most significant ...
Wigglesworth, Neil Andrew
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Bacteriological, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of hospital-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii infection in a teaching hospital

, 2003
2nd Molecular and Diagnostic Microbiology Congress -- APR 21-25, 2002 -- ANTALYA, TURKEYOver an 18 month period, the bacteriological, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii infections in a teaching hospital ...
Aktas, E, Durmaz, R, Durmaz, B, Ayan, M
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