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, 1988 Updates on research conducted by the Boston University School of ...
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Shock volume: Patient-specific cumulative hypoperfusion predicts organ dysfunction in a prospective cohort of multiply injured patients [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Multiply injured patients are at risk of developing hemorrhagic shock and organ dysfunction. We determined how cumulative hypoperfusion predicted organ dysfunction by integrating serial Shock Index measurements. METHODS: In this study,
Bell, Teresa M. +6 more
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To compare high‐flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in children with bronchiolitis aged < 24 months, using treatment failure, length of stay (LOS) in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and adverse events as outcomes.
Patrik Laiho +4 more
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Global PediatricsObjective: The main objectives of this study were to assess the outcomes and predictors of nosocomial infections in pediatric patients. Method: A hospital-based retrospective observational study and a consecutive sampling technique were used to collect ...
Hansa Haftu Lemma +3 more
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Classification of Infections in Intensive Care Units: A Comparison of Current Definition of Hospital-Acquired Infections and Carrier State Criterion [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012 Background: The rate of nosocomial infection appears to depend on whether it is calculated using the Center for Disease Control (CDC) or carrier state criteria.
Jiří Žurek, Michal Fedora
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Immune risk phenotype is associated with nosocomial lung infections in elderly in-patients
Immunity & Ageing, 2011 Background Nosocomial infections are extremely common in the elderly and may be related to ageing of the immune system. The Immune Risk Phenotype (IRP), which predicts shorter survival in elderly patients, has not been evaluated as a possible risk factor
Ledudal K +6 more
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Airborne Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Concentrated Swine Feeding Operation [PDF]
, 2004 The use of nontherapeutic levels of antibiotics in swine production can select for antibiotic resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria in swine. As a result, retail pork products, as well as surface and groundwaters contaminated with swine waste ...
Amy Chapin +7 more
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HIV Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Timely diagnosis of HIV in children remains a challenge in all settings including low‐prevalence, high‐income countries (HIC). We aimed to characterize the prevalence of late diagnosis, and prior missed diagnostic opportunities among new presentations of paediatric HIV in HIC referred to an international Perinatal Virtual Clinic ...
Carolina Curto +8 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Human and Animal Pathogens in Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Tanzania: An Urgent Need of a Sustainable Surveillance System. [PDF]
, 2013 A review of the published and unpublished literature on bacterial resistance in human and animals was performed. Sixty-eight articles/reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia were reviewed.
Matee, Mecky +2 more
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