Báo cáo y học: "Bench-to-bedside review: Clostridium difficile colitis" ppt

... age > 65 years or ≤ 65 years, and (b) long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) before intensive care unit admission (yes/no). The P values are for the log rank test. 391 test the null hypothesis that ... bronchiectasis Explanatory 95% confidence variables Risk ratio interval P Age (>65 years) 2.7 1.15–6.29 0.022 LTOT (yes) 3.12 1.47–6.90 0.003 LTOT, long-term oxygen therapy. ... probability di...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... com- parison of a monoclonal antibody enzyme immunoassay for toxins A and B with a monoclonal antibody enzyme immunoassay for toxin A only and two cytotoxicity assays. J Clin Microbiol 1992, 30:2042-2046. 38. ... factors for Clostridium difficile infection. J Hosp Infect 1998, 40:1-15. 13. Kyne L, Warny M, Qamar A, Kelly CP: Asymptomatic carriage of Clostridium difficile and serum lev...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:21

... contraction, by irregularity of ventricular contraction [43], by inadequate filling time for the left ventricle due to tachycardia, and by tachycardiomyopathy [8,44]. Tachycardiomyopathy can occur ... U, Tatar H: Supraventricular tachyarrythmia prophylaxis after coronary artery surgery in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients (early amiodarone prophylaxis trial). Eur J Cardiothorac ....

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35

... only adverse events. These include greater event frequency for quantitative analysis, fewer reporting barriers partly owing to fewer liability concerns, and an opportunity to study recovery patterns ... [58], complications by 50% [59], ICU mortality, ICU length of stay, and hospital length of stay and to improve patient safety [60]. Pharmacists, similarly, have an important role to play in me...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35

... separation. Generally vertebrae are less dense anteriorly and superiorly and more dense posteriorly and inferiorly with heterogeneity between symmetric sites within the vertebral body [2, 3, 25, 56, ... thoracic kyphosis is only moderately correlated with mean vertebral BMD and vertebral height ratios. This suggests that factors other than vertebral density and morphometry may contribute...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 09:49

... at 40 µg per day with HRT in postmenopausal women for 2 years [25]. After 2 years, the BMD of the lumbar spine as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry increased by nearly 30% and that ... physiology and pathophysiology. In Osteoporosis. 2nd edition. Edited by Marcus R, Feldman D, Kelsey J. San Francisco, CA: Academic Press; 2001:3-19. 2. Black DM, Cummings SR, Karpf DB, Cauley ... tha...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23

... of research, design, and study numbers. No study reported results separately for different classes of lupus nephritis or by ethnicity. Ethnicity was inconsistently reported (Additional file 2). Randomised ... study is under way. Introduction The prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) varies with age, gender, and ethnicity, and the highest rates occur in young adult women, particular...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23

... BOS. Statin therapy Statins (3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reduc- tase inhibitors) are widely used lipid lowering agents that have demonstrated immunomodulatory effects. The 6-year survival ... impact on pulmon- ary function in an open label study [63]. Azithromycin therapy Azithromycin displays immunomodulatory effects that seem to be beneficial in several pulmonary disorders, includ...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:21

... is 1 mg/day because a higher level might mask a B12 deficiency. This effect may be a concern, but likely only to a specific group in the popu- lation at risk of B12 deficiency and onl y when an ... nutrients were given in relatively high amounts suggest that the mechanisms are more com- plex and likely relate to some of the underlying etiology or pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. Wi...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... Kaltenthaler E, Parry G, Beverley C: Computerized cognitive behaviour therapy: A systematic review. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 2004, 32:31-55. 11. Kaltenthaler E, Parry G, Beverley C, Ferriter ... Shackley P, Stevens K, Beverley C, Parry G, Chilcott J: A systematic review and economic evaluation of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and anxiety. Health Techno...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22