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Toxic Megacolon: Background, Pathophysiology, Management Challenges and Solutions
Jiten Desai,1 Mohamed Elnaggar,2 Ahmed A Hanfy,2 Rajkumar Doshi2 1Department of Internal Medicine, Nassau University of Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA; 2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV ...
Desai J, Elnaggar M, Hanfy AA, Doshi R
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Acid-Suppressing Agents and Risk for Clostridium difficile Infection in Pediatric Patients [PDF]
Background. Acid-suppressing agents have been associated with increased Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in adults. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of acid-suppressing therapy with the development of CDI in the pediatric ...
Brown, Katelyn E. +3 more
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Sex in Immune Cells and Parasitic Diseases — A Complex Relationship
ABSTRACT Epidemiological studies consistently show that many parasitic diseases affect males more frequently than females. These disparities are multifactorial, arising partly from gender‐specific behaviors that influence exposure risk and health‐seeking practices, especially in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Increasing evidence also highlights that
Barbara Honecker +2 more
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Background:Clostridium difficile (CD) is the major cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated infections, having as main manifestation diarrhea and life-threatening inflammation of the colon.
Suciu Nicolae +3 more
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Radiological conference. Colonic obstruction due to sigmoid tumour [PDF]
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Chu, KW, Peh, WCG
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Clostridium difficile outbreaks: Prevention and treatment strategies [PDF]
The incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) have increased dramatically over the past decade. Its treatment, however, has largely remained the same with the exception of oral vancomycin use as a first-line agent in severe disease.
Kelly, Ciaran Patrick +2 more
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Entamoeba histolytica is an amebic protozoan that is often asymptomatic, with many patients being asymptomatic carriers. However, 10 percent of cases manifest with amebic dysentery and, less commonly, amebic liver abscesses. Amebic liver abscesses are the most common extraintestinal manifestation of E. histolytica.
Jamal A. Anthony +3 more
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: the Surgical Perspective [PDF]
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), namely Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are relatively rare diseases in our country, known as a low prevalence geographic region.
SOCEA Bogdan +8 more
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Epitheloid Hemangioendothelioma in Patient with Liver Transplantation [PDF]
Malignant hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEH) is a rare malignant tumor of vascular origin with unknown aetiology and a variable natural course.
Anna Mrzljak +7 more
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Microbiota‐gut‐brain axis multi‐organ chip construction and applications in drug evaluation
Microbiota‐gut‐brain axis multiorgan chip and its applications in drug evaluation. The chip includes essential biological components such as gut microbiota, gut barrier, blood‐brain barrier (BBB), and brain. This integrated platform incorporates neural (blue), endocrine (yellow), immune (pink), and metabolic (green) pathways to investigate the impact ...
Yue Tang +9 more
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