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Management of Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Developing Countries: A Narrative Review

Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2014
Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality in young children worldwide. Early diagnosis and empiric antibacterial therapy is an important strategy to improve outcome. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed case management guidelines to reduce
Mohammad Jafar Saffar, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Melioidosis in companion animals: Analysis of 45 Australian cases (24 dogs; 21 cats) from 1997 to 2025 and a brief review of the animal and human literature

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Objective To report 45 cases of melioidosis in dogs and cats from northern Australia and analyse trends in epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathogenesis and response to treatment over a 27‐year period. Design Retrospective and prospective analysis of clinical records.
K Lee, C Shilton, S Benedict, M Krockenberger, M Mayo, BJ Currie, R Malik   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

When serious becomes critical

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Yohei Masuda
wiley   +1 more source

The burden of COVID‐19 in hospitalized people with diabetes mellitus in Brazil: Insights from four years of the pandemic

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), is more severe in people with diabetes mellitus due to immune dysfunction, exacerbated inflammation and increased risk of co‐morbidities and mortality.
Taís Mendes Camargo, Bianca Aparecida Siqueira, Luiz Felipe Azevedo Marques, Lucas Silva Mello, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Factors of Blood Culture Positivity and Mortality in Bloodstream Infections: A Population‐Based Study of Patients With B‐Cell Malignancies

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Bloodstream infections remain a major cause of mortality among cancer patients. Pathogen surveillance and risk stratification tools are key to improved management. This study describes trends in causative pathogens and explores risk factors for positive blood cultures (PBCs) and post‐infection mortality in cancer patients.
Mathias Holmsgaard Eskesen, Alexander Djupnes Fuglkjær, Tarec Christoffer El‐Galaly, Paw Jensen, Izabela Ewa Nielsen, Laurids Østergaard Poulsen, Mikkel Runason Simonsen, Kirstine Kobberøe Søgaard   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

The prophylactic effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on incidence of acute rotavirus diarrhea in children: a systematic review randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trials

Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2014
Background: Rotavirus is one of the most common etiologic agent of severe acute diarrhea in infants and children which results in high mortality and morbidity globally. Prophylactic strategies are required to prevent acute rotavirus diarrhea.
Elaheh Ahmadi, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai
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Association Between the Root Canal Microbiome and Apical Lesion Size: An Observational Shotgun Metagenomic Study

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The aim was to characterize the taxonomic and functional composition of the microbiome involved in primary endodontic infections and to evaluate their association with the periapical lesion size using shotgun metagenomic sequencing. Methodology Samples from primary root canal infections diagnosed with apical periodontitis were analysed ...
Virginia Pérez‐Carrasco, David Uroz‐Torres, Ana Soriano‐Lerma, Miguel Soriano, Jose Antonio García‐Salcedo, Maria Teresa Arias‐Moliz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Hospital Infection Management Department-Led Intervention to Improve the Pathogen Submission Rate Before Antimicrobial Therapy Using a FOCUS-PDCA Model

Infection and Drug Resistance
Lizhen Xu, Qiufang Tang, Yuxiang Guo, Dan Liu Department of Hospital Infection Management, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Lizhen Xu, Department of Hospital ...
Xu L, Tang Q, Guo Y, Liu D
doaj  

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