opportunistic infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease - prvention and diagnosis 2008

... certain infections such Table 1 Opportunistic infections reported with immunosuppressant therapy in inflammatory bowel disease Factors that may predispose to infectious complications in IBD IBD (disease ... J, Niom-Lamurier I, et al. Incidence of benign infections in inflammatory bowel disease patients treated with azathioprine. Gastroenterology 2006;130:A-72....

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 09:45

... to ‘protection’ against development of accelerated athero- sclerosis in chronic inflammatory diseases remains to be determined, but this is in intriguing possibility. It could explain why GCA mortality in very ... of inflammation. We agree entirely with the authors on this point; we observed endothelial dysfunction in patients with biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis (GCA) -...

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... morbidity and mor- tality in CKD 3-5 patients in Spain (31). Our study ex- tends this finding to patients with more preserved renal function in American population. Our hypothesis that serum albumin ... et al. C-reactive protein and low albumin are predictors of morbidity and cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease (CKD) 3-5 patients. Clinical nephrology...

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... change in HAQ with change in EQ-5D in STIVEA (r = 0.58) and with change in SF-6D in STIVEA (r = 0.68) and BSRBR (r = 0.53). Lower correlations of change in HAQ and EQ-5D were observedinBROSG(r=0.33)andBSRBR(r=0.42) and ... (RA); and RA being treated with anti-TNF therapy. Patients completed the EQ-5D, SF-6D and HAQ at baseline and a follow-up assessment. EQ-5...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... individuals with an increased fall risk and develop- ing interventions for improving balance control and reducing falls [ 1-6 ]. In PD, postural instability and falls usually occur dur- ing the more ... improved in patients with vestibular dysfunct ion after audio-biofeedback training, we tested the feasibility and effects of this training modality in patients with P...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... activi- ties: getting in and out of bed, grooming and toileting [38]. The FES(S) was originally tested in stroke patients, but the 13 item version has been used when investigating patients with ... postural stability in subjects with Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006, 77:32 2-3 26. 26. Dibble LE, Lange M: Predicting falls in individuals with...

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... versions of the instrument in patients with CHD. Background In China, economic transition, urbanization, industriali- zation and an aging population have quickly increased the incidence and prevalence ... and validated in many languages, including Chinese [ 8-1 2]. The Chinese version of HADS is a popular instrument for assessing psychological distress in clinical studies...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... total number of SF-6D scores. Imputation did not affect the Table 4: Comparison of baseline and post-intervention SF-6D and EQ-5D scores SF-6D EQ-5D baseline * post-intervention baseline post-intervention OctoStent ... 0.035 SF-6D 0.4 <0.0001 0.22 # percent maximal scores at baseline. *wilcoxon matched pairs test between pre- and post-intervention, minimal N: EQ-5D-domains 124, SF-6D...

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... ulcer disease, Helicobacter pylori eradication, in the prevention of gastric and duo- denal damage during therapy with non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs, and in empirical therapy in the so-called ... concerning this topic. Method Forty-eight consecutive outpatients with CAD-11 femal e (23%) and 37 male (77%)-diagnosed with recurrent stable angina-like chest pain refr...

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