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The costs of accessible quality assured syphilis diagnostics: informing quality systems for rapid syphilis tests in a Tanzanian setting. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVES: To determine the costs of Rapid Syphilis Test (RSTs) as compared with rapid plasma reagin (RPR) when implemented in a Tanzanian setting, and to determine the relative impact of a quality assurance (QA) system on the cost of RST implementation.
Changalucha, John, Kelly, Helen, Mosha, Jacklin F, Peeling, Rosanna W, Sollis, Kimberly A, Sweeney, Sedona, Terris-Prestholt, Fern   +6 more
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Lesion Location and Functional Connections Reveal Cognitive Impairment Networks in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive impairment, fatigue, and depression are common in multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially due to disruption of regional functional connectivity caused by white matter (WM) lesions. We explored whether WM lesions functionally connected to specific brain regions contribute to these MS‐related manifestations.
Alessandro Franceschini, Paolo Preziosa, Paola Valsasina, Damiano Mistri, Monica Margoni, Federica Esposito, Massimo Filippi, Maria A. Rocca   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equality\u27s Future: An Introduction [PDF]

, 2008
We stand at an extraordinary moment: never before have so many powerful men wished to be women. For the first time in history, a massive number of male and female voters--18 million in fact--cast their ballots to nominate a woman, Senator Hillary Clinton,
Nourse, Victoria
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Early‐Onset Versus Late‐Onset LGI1‐Antibody Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leucine‐rich glioma‐inactivated 1 antibody (LGI1‐Ab) encephalitis predominantly affected older individuals, but has also been reported in younger patients. However, the demographic, clinical, and prognostic characteristics of early‐onset LGI1‐Ab encephalitis have yet to be systematically elucidated. This study aims to systematically
Yu Kong, Shasha Yu, Jing Zhang, Yu Zu, Yujing Zhang, Jing Lv, Xuyang Cao, Xuedan Feng   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of Non - Complicated Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnancy: Single Dose Fosfomycin Tromethamine Versus Multiple Dose Nitrofurantoin

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of single-dose fosfomycin tromethamine (FT) treatment in pregnant women with uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection (UTI).
Murat Özel, Oktay Kaymak, Nüvit Birgili, Şevki Çelen, Mine Erdoğan, Nuri Danışman   +5 more
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Copy Number Variants and Their Association With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk: A Case–Control Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and lacks effective therapeutic interventions. Despite previous studies, the genetic underpinnings of ICH remain poorly understood. We sought to investigate the role of copy number variants (CNVs) in ICH pathophysiology to identify novel ...
Savvina Prapiadou, Carl D. Langefeld, Padmini Sekar, Mary Comeau, Timothy Howard, Tamara N. Kimball, Chen Bowang, Hyacinth I. Hyacinth, Jonathan Rosand, Christopher D. Anderson, Caspar Grond‐Ginsbach, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +12 more
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Reliability of LoSCAT score for activity and tissue damage assessment in a large cohort of patients with Juvenile Localized Scleroderma

Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2018
Objectives To assess reliability of the two indexes of Localized Scleroderma Cutaneous Assessment Tool (LoSCAT), the modified Localized Scleroderma Skin Severity Index (mLoSSI) and the Localized Scleroderma Skin Damage Index (LoSDI), when applied by ...
Anna Agazzi, Gloria Fadanelli, Fabio Vittadello, Francesco Zulian, Giorgia Martini   +4 more
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The Relationship Between Inflammation and Central Nervous System in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune demyelination disease that is seen especially in the young population and has a progressive course, causing motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits. In the literature, the pathogenesis of MS disease and the interconnection between the immune and central nervous system in the disease have not been fully ...
Gamze Ansen, Ali Behram Salar, Abdulkadir Ermis, Erkingul Birday, Lutfu Hanoglu, Bayram Ufuk Sakul   +5 more
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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration with Morbid Neonatal Pleural Effusion despite Successful Antenatal Treatment

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2017
IntroductionBronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) may cause prenatal pleural effusion (PE) or even hydrops. This case describes a fetus presenting with severe PE, which prenatally waned completely under steroid treatment, yet surprisingly reappeared ...
Natalie Divjak, Sabine Vasseur Maurer, Eric Giannoni, Yvan Vial, Anthony de Buys Roessingh, Barbara E. Wildhaber   +5 more
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Nationwide Survey of Atopic Myelitis and Plexin D1‐Immunoglobulin G‐Related Pain

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To elucidate the features of plexin D1‐immunoglobulin (Ig)G‐associated neuropathic pain and its relationship to atopic myelitis (AM) in a nationwide Japanese survey. Methods A preliminary survey questionnaire was sent to 1574 selected departments (neurology and pediatrics/pediatric neurology) to explore the numbers of AM and plexin ...
Jun‐ichi Kira, Xu Zhang, Takayuki Fujii, Mikio Mitsuishi, Miho Ushijima, Sato Yoshidomi, Ayako Sakoda, Tomohiro Imamura, Satoshi Kuwabara, Noriko Isobe, Yuri Nakamura   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source