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Pronounced Reductions in Plasma Citrulline Indicate Severe Intestinal Mucosal Barrier Injury During Induction Therapy for Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) chemotherapy regimens are frequently burdened by fever episodes, systemic inflammation and bloodstream infections (BSI). Mucosal barrier injury may contribute to these complications, but its role in childhood AML remains uninvestigated.
Carla Warley Kjær, Maria Ebbesen Sørum, Silvia De Pietri, Claus Moser, Malene Johanne Petersen, Marianne Hoffmann, Henrik Hasle, Sarah Weischendorff, Klaus Müller   +8 more
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Intensive care unit-related fluconazole use in Spain and Germany: patient characteristics and outcomes of a prospective multicenter longitudinal observational study [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Candida spp. are a frequent cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections worldwide. Objective: To evaluate the use patterns and outcomes associated with intravenous (IV) fluconazole therapy in intensive care units in Spain and Germany ...
Wissing, Heimo, Nocea, Gonzalo, Krobot, Karl J., Kaskel, Peter, Ballus, Jose, Bingold, Tobias Michael, Kumar, Ritesh N., Mavros, Panagiotis   +7 more
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Understanding Risks in the Care of People With Dementia in Acute Hospital Settings: Definitions, Types and Management Strategies—A Scoping Review

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims This scoping review explores how risk is defined, managed and mitigated in the care of people with dementia in acute hospital settings. Methods This scoping review followed Arksesy and O'Malley's five‐stage framework (2005) and was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.
Ashitha Bhaskaran, Kate Irving, Eileen Courtney, Bert Gordijn, Marie Cantwell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction model, risk factor score and ventilator-associated pneumonia: A two-stage case-control study

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most important hospital acquired infections in patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) in the intensive care unit, but the effective and robust predictable tools for VAP prevention ...
Hua Meng, Yuxin Shi, Kaming Xue, Di Liu, Xiongjing Cao, Yanyan Wu, Yunzhou Fan, Fang Gao, Ming Zhu, Lijuan Xiong   +9 more
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Incidence of Nosocamial Infection among Traumatic Patients Admitted in ICU and related risks [PDF]

Background &objective: In traumatic patients whom admitted in ICU, infection is the most important nosocamial event that treats the patient's life, can cause increase of admission days, economic costs and dissatisfaction.
دارسرايي, شراره, آقابالايی, محرم, محمدی, محمدعلی, قاسمی, احمد, نوروزی, ودود, معرفت, فاطمه, ششگلانی, یونس, دادخواه, بهروز, حسينی, جعفر, حبیب زاده, شهرام   +9 more
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A importância da inclusão do cirurgião-dentista na equipe multidisciplinar e interdisciplinar de unidades de terapia intensiva (UTIs) hospitalares e clínicas [PDF]

, 2012
TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Odontologia.Uma Odontologia contemporânea está cada vez mais difundida, isto devido à mudança na filosofia desta ciência, que visa abordar através da sua área de ...
Ribeiro, Guilherme Henrique
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Oral Health, Periodontitis, and Respiratory Diseases: Biological Pathways

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive update on the potential mechanisms by which poor oral health and periodontitis impact lung health, focusing on pneumonia, COPD, and asthma. ABSTRACT Poor oral hygiene and periodontitis influence lung diseases such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COVID‐19, and asthma.
Raluca P. Vacaru, Andreea C. Didilescu, Frank A. Scannapieco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban ants as potential mechanical vectors of pathogenic and antibiotic‐resistant bacteria in a Brazilian hospital

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Nine ant taxa were identified in a Brazilian hospital, with Tapinoma melanocephalum and Dorymyrmex brunneus being the most abundant. Eighty‐five percent of collected ants yielded detectable bacterial growth, including clinically relevant genera such as Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli and Pluralibacter.
Luana Biggi Souza, Anny Karoliny de Lima Dionisio, Mayara Acioli Cedrim, Luiz Carlos Silva Dias Neto, Ellymaira Freitas Pontes, Yáskara Veruska Ribeiro Barros, Renato Júnior Cavalcante da Silva, Ênio Jose Bassi, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Ana Lucia Biggi Souza, Leticia Anderson   +10 more
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Conjugate and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide booster vaccination in asplenic patients with thalassemia major: A randomized clinical trial study

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2017
Background: Pneumococcal vaccine provides protection against invasive pneumococcal disease in population at risk. This study was conducted to compare the antibody response to 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 23-valent pneumococcal ...
Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Javad Ghaffari, Mohammadreza Mahdavi, Amir Bahari, Shahram Ala   +4 more
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Association Between Periodontitis and Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Umbrella Meta‐Analysis

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to evaluate the association between periodontitis and respiratory diseases using an umbrella meta‐analysis. Methods Meta‐analyses (MAs) reporting odds ratios (OR) and mean differences (MD) for the association between periodontitis and respiratory diseases of COVID‐19, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma ...
Shahen Hiwa Omer, Mohammed Khalid Mahmood, Sarhang Sarwat Gul, Yad Mariwan Mohammed Amin, Romain Lan   +4 more
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