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Predictors of unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcome in Bhutan: A retrospective study using comprehensive national tuberculosis surveillance data [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Despite the high burden of tuberculosis in Bhutan, data on treatment outcomes are limited. Using a national TB dataset from 2018 to 2021, provided by the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess ...
Thinley Dorji, Karchung Tshering, Lila Adhikari, Thinley Jamtsho, Pavitra Bhujel, Pema Lhaden, Norelle L. Sherry, Chantel Lin, Justin T. Denholm, Sonam Wangchuk, Kristy Horan, Benjamin P. Howden, Patiyan Andersson   +12 more
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Eradication Rate Using a First-line Triple Therapy for Infection in Yeongdong, Gangwon Province, Korea [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2022
Background/Aims The eradication success rate of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection with a first-line standard triple therapy (STT) has been decreasing in Korea. However, treatment outcomes of H. pylori infection in Yeongdong, Gangwon Province have
Eun Jeong Gong, Chang Seok Bang, Myeongsook Seo, Hyun Il Seo, Jong Kyu Park, Sang Jin Lee, Koon Hee Han, Woo Jin Jeong, Young Don Kim, Gab Jin Cheon   +9 more
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Treatment outcomes and associated factors among tuberculosis patients attending Gurage Zone Public Hospital, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
BackgroundTuberculosis remains the most important global health problem. Worldwide, tuberculosis is the cause of a single infectious agent and the ninth leading cause of death, ranking above human immunodeficiency virus.
Haile Workye Agazhu, Zebene Mekonnen Assefa, Masino Tessu Beshir, Habtam Tadesse, Aregash Sitot Mengstie   +4 more
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Minimally important differences for the EORTC QLQ-C30 in prostate cancer clinical trials

BMC Cancer, 2021
Background The aim of the study was to estimate the minimally important difference (MID) for interpreting group-level change over time, both within a group and between groups, for the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of ...
Eva M. Gamper, Jammbe Z. Musoro, Corneel Coens, Jean-Jacques Stelmes, Claudette Falato, Mogens Groenvold, Galina Velikova, Kim Cocks, Hans-Henning Flechtner, Madeleine T. King, Andrew Bottomley, on behalf of the EORTC Genito-Urinary Tract Cancer Group and Quality of Life Groups   +11 more
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Determinants of treatment interruption and outcome among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a tuberculosis unit of Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Context: The adoption of directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) in Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme has given impressive results with higher treatment success.
Chinmay Nandi, Kaushik Mitra, Dipankar Bhaumik   +2 more
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Gabapentin and oral antidepressants for chronic pruritus: a prospective cohort study evaluating efficacy and side effects in daily dermatological practice

Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2023
Background Chronic pruritus is frequently seen in daily dermatological practice and is associated with marked impact on quality of life. Research on the use of gabapentin and oral antidepressants in daily dermatological practice is scarce.Objective To ...
T. A. Kouwenhoven, P. C. M. van de Kerkhof, M. Kamsteeg   +2 more
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Glioblastoma multiforme - case presentation and literature review

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Glioblastoma multiforme is a most common primary brain tumor with extreme malignancy index. Presented case of 75y.o. patient diagnosed with GBM underwent full treatment : surgery and adjuvant proton-therapy.
Jakub Litak, Joanna Litak, Wojciech Czyżewski, Paulina Miziak   +3 more
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Randomized clinical trials in periodontology: focus on outcomes selection

Brazilian Oral Research, 2021
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are human studies carried out to compare different treatments or interventions, and their results are used to support clinical decision-making and improve patient care.
Claudio Mendes PANNUTI, Fernando Oliveira COSTA, Nathalia Vilela SOUZA, Belen RETAMAL-VALDES, Amanda Almeida COSTA, Cristiano SUSIN, Magda FERES   +6 more
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Feasibility of brief intensive exposure therapy for PTSD patients with childhood sexual abuse: a brief clinical report [PDF]

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2010
Despite the strong empirical support for the effectiveness of exposure-based treatments in ameliorating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), improvement of treatment is wanted given relatively high dropout rates and challenges of treating patients with
Lotte Hendriks, Rianne de Kleine, Mirjam van Rees, Carlijn Bult, Agnes van Minnen   +4 more
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Outcome conditioned treatment effects [PDF]

, 2013
This paper introduces average treatment effects conditional on the outcome variable in an endogenous setup where outcome Y , treatment X and instrument Z are continuous. These objects allow to refine well studied treatment effects like ATE and ATT in the case of continuous treatment (see Florens et al (2008)), by breaking them up according to the rank ...
Stefan Hoderlein, Yuya Sasaki
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