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Clinical Conditions Associated With a High Antinuclear Antibody Titer in Individuals Without Autoimmune Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are present at high titers in 2% of the general population, but their clinical significance in individuals without an autoimmune (AI) disease is not known. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of a high ANA titer in non‐AI conditions is associated with disease.
Matthew Chung, John P. Shelley, Gul Karakoc, John Still, Xiaodi Ruan, Jonathan Mosley, C. Michael Stein, Vivian K. Kawai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation and Performance of Large Language Models in Clinical Infection Control Scenarios: A Benchmark Study. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Wong SC, Chiu EK, Chiu KH, Tam AR, Chau PH, Choi MH, Ng WY, Kwok MO, Chau BY, Ng MY, Lam GK, Wong PW, Chung TW, Sridhar S, Ma ES, Yuen KY, Cheng VC.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sarilumab in Polyarticular‐Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Dose‐Finding and One‐Year Analysis of a Phase 2b, Open‐Label, Multicenter Study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study assessed sarilumab in treating patients with polyarticular‐course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA). Methods This phase 2b, open‐label study (NCT02776735) consisted of three sequential parts (each with a core‐treatment and extension‐phase). During part 1, three doses were assessed in two weight groups (Group A/B: ≥30–60 kg/≥10–<
Fabrizio De Benedetti, Inmaculada C. Penadés, Irina Nikishina, Ivan Foeldvari, Alberto J. Spindler, Anna Kozlova, Nadina Rubio‐Pérez, Pierre Quartier, Zbigniew Żuber, Raul Barria, Daniel Clemente, Gabriel V. Cornejo, Katherine Marzan, Nancy Liu, Christine Xu, Stephen DiMartino, Angeliki Giannelou, Fei Cao‐Ghoul, Bolanle Akinlade, Lydie Baret‐Cormel   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic Paradigms in Infection Control: A Review on Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunctive Strategy to Antibiotics. [PDF]

ACS Infect Dis
Soares JM, Corrêa TQ, Barrera Patiño CP, Gonçalves IS, Dos Santos GG, Guimarães GG, de Lima RV, Lima THN, Corrêa BC, Cappellini TCS, Silva Pereira MV, Resende ALFO, Yakovlev VV, Blanco KC, Bagnato VS.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg, Izzy Hartel, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L. Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte‐García, Victoria P. Werth, Brad Rovin, Reem A. Mustafa, Amy S. Turner, Bené Williams, Brian L. Ung, Hiya Bhavsar, Monique C. Gore‐Massy, Nahirannette Pulido, Natacha Guerrero, Natalie M. Smith, Wambui Machua, Linda T. Hiraki, Mary Beth Son   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

The rising challenge of <i>Candida auris</i>: insights into its transmission, drug resistance, and infection control strategies. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Zhang W, Cao X, Liu C, Gao S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety of Subcutaneous Belimumab in Pediatric Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter, Open‐Label Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study aimed to characterize the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety, and exploratory efficacy of subcutaneous belimumab in pediatric patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving standard therapy. Methods This single‐arm, multicenter, open‐label trial (GSK study 200908; NCT04179032) used three‐weight‐band ...
Hermine I. Brunner, Jordi Antón, Inmaculada Calvo‐Penadés, Richard Dimelow, Gerd Horneff, Sylvia Kamphuis, Rebecca Marino, Andre van Maurik, Kirsten Minden, Masaaki Mori, Josephine Ocran‐Appiah, Christel Wilkinson, Yuichi Yamasaki, Deepak Assudani, for the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG) and Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) network investigators   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work Experiences Among Infection Control Link Nurses in ICUs: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]

J Nurs Manag
Pan H, Zhang C, Yang R, Chen Y, Zhang Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disorder that can impact multiple organ systems, including the peripheral nervous system (PNS). PNS manifestations, which can exist concurrently, include mononeuropathies, polyneuropathies, and autonomic nervous system neuropathies. To help patients and providers in the decision‐making process, we developed
Anahita Deboo, Robert Fox, Katherine M. Hammitt, Julie Frantsve‐Hawley, Matthew C. Baker, Stamatina Danielides, Eduardo De Sousa, Brent P. Goodman, Jennifer K. King, Steven Mandel, Ghaith Noaiseh, Pantelis P. Pavlakis, George Sarka, R. Hal Scofield, Arun Varadhachary, Daniel J. Wallace, Matt Makara, Nancy Carteron, Steven Carsons, In collaboration with the Consensus Expert Panel (CEP) members   +19 more
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Bacterial contamination and infection control practices in the mortuary at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. [PDF]

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
Patience Wagido E, Tom A, Prosper N, Alfred T, Genevieve TM, Wagido OC, Langoya AS, Brian S, Ritah K, Nalumaga PP, Yekosani M, Raymond A, Bagenda C, Peter RS, Abraham B.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source