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Total Knee Arthroplasty in Women with Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infection

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015
Purpose. To compare early outcome after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in women with a positive or negative urine culture. Methods. 128 women underwent bilateral (n=89) or unilateral (n=39) primary TKA. Diabetes mellitus was present in 38%, obesity in 53%,
Harjoban Singh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Cognitive Phenotyping for Differential Diagnosis and Monitoring in Neurological Conditions

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the utility, accessibility, and equivalence to supervised scales of online cognitive assessment in older individuals with cognitive impairment. Methods Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD, n = 31), idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH, n = 26), and traumatic brain injury (TBI, n = 23) completed online cognitive ...
Martina Del Giovane   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urine cultures for kids [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2010
I welcomed Shaikh’s article about acute urinary tract infection in infants and young children. [1][1] Fever of unknown origin is a frequent issue in family practice, and confidence in excluding this diagnosis is helpful for both practitioner and parent.
openaire   +3 more sources

A stepwise antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship intervention for ordering urine cultures in Saudi Arabia: a quasi-experimental study

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
IntroductionInappropriate ordering of urine culture tests can lead to unnecessary antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance. We evaluated the implementation of a stepwise stewardship intervention, with a focus on the appropriateness of urine culture ...
Ahlam Alghamdi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

148 Post-Vaccination Mumps. An Infrequent Adverse Event after Wide MMR Vaccination During an Outbreak of Measles in Mexico

open access: yesAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Inappropriate urine culture ordering in hospitalized patients with indwelling urinary catheters contributes to unnecessary antibiotic exposure and increased risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).
Alexia El Khoury   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Urine Procalcitonin, Interleukin-6, Heparin Binding Protein, Leukocyturia, and Bacteriuria for Early Detecting Urinary Tract Infection

open access: yesResearch Journal of Life Science, 2019
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common infectious disease. Urine culture as a gold standard is less practical and time- consuming. Examination of urine dipstick and microscopic is less accurate.
Hani Susianti   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal perioperative antibiotic strategy for kidney stone patients treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objective: To assess the relevance of urine test (UT), urine culture (UC) and stone culture (SC) for postoperative infections and to investigate the optimal perioperative antibiotic treatment strategy in association with percutaneous nephrolithotomy ...
Tao Zeng   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bio‐Inspired Biopolymeric Implantable Platform for Localized and Sustained Drug Delivery in Solid Tumor Treatment

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A bio‐inspired biopolymeric implantable drug delivery platform enables localized and sustained release of 7‐ethyl‐10‐hydroxycamptothecin (SN‐38) in solid tumor treatment. The three‐dimensional (3D) structured crosslinked‐chitosan implants are fabricated via 3D‐printed molds and provide drug release over 3 months, significantly inhibiting tumor growth ...
Mercedes Lozano‐Garcia   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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