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ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP‐A) is an inflammatory central nervous system disorder with variable outcomes. Relapse occurs in a subset of patients, but early predictors remain unclear. We aimed to identify admission‐available features associated with 1‐year recurrence and develop an interpretable ...
Qingting Hong +10 more
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Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos +2 more
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Factors affecting respiratory syncytial virus positive wheezing illnesses in infants [PDF]
Plan BObjective: Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children. Often, the more severe the episode of RSV, the more likely wheezing will be present with the illness ...
Tarter, Erin Elizabeth Jahnke
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Increased health service use for asthma, but decreased for COPD: Northumbrian hospital episodes, 2013–2014 [PDF]
The burden of respiratory disease has persisted over the years, for both men and women. The aim of the present study was to investigate the hospital episode rates in respiratory disease and to understand whether and how the use of the health service for ...
Shiue, Ivy, I. Shiue
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Objective JAK inhibitors (JAKi) have shown promising effects in early‐phase studies of systemic sclerosis (SSc). We aimed to assess the safety and explore the effectiveness of JAKi compared to conventional immunosuppressants in SSc. Methods A longitudinal retrospective study of the European Scleroderma Trials and Research Group (EUSTAR) cohort was ...
Stefano Di Donato +27 more
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Recurrent lower respiratory tract infections in children
### What you need to know Acute respiratory infections account for about a third of all paediatric consultations to primary care and 8-18% of acute hospital admissions in the UK.12 Children, especially preschool children, may have up to 6-10 viral colds a year.13 Parents often seek reassurance that all is well, or they may have concerns about a ...
De Benedictis, FM, Bush, A
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Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin +7 more
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Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is able to bind pathogens as an opsonin and plays an important role in the innate immunity. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequencies of the MBL gene variants in the Turkish population and to ...
Filiz Ozbaş-Gerçeker +7 more
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Antimicrobial approaches against bacterial pathogens which cause lower respiratory system infections
Usually, the health-care challenge in the respiratory infections is due to bacterial infections and their resistance to antimicrobials. These kinds of infections evolve rapidly, and for this reason inappropriate doses (for the broad-spectrum coverage ...
L.C.L. Novaes +11 more
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Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the real‐world effectiveness and safety of secukinumab in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods This multicenter retrospective study included patients with GCA who received secukinumab at 14 Italian centers with at least six months of follow‐up.
Luca Iorio +28 more
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