... of empirical antibiotics for CAP in the United Kingdom, India and Nigeria Methods: A literature review was performed identifying the challenges pertaining to the use of widespread empirical antibiotics ... Diseases Society of America, used in both industrialised and resource-poor settings Results: In the United Kingdom there was poor adherence to antibiotics guidelines There was developing antibiotic ... categorised into the following themes; antibiotic use and efficacy, mode of antibiotic administration, implementation of CAP guidelines, antibiotic resistance and medical, societal, financial and
Ngày tải lên: 24/11/2022, 17:38
... higher risk of initial inappropriate antibiotic therapy in these patients [10- 13] or to increased intrinsic virulence of the pathogen [14,15]. Others have taken the alternative view that increased ... confounding may be of con- cern in this study, because underlying critical illness at diagno- sis of VAP was not accounted for. Part of the controversy of whether involvement of MDR in nosocomial infection ... consent. Routine microbiological work-up of airway samples consisted of rapid Gram-staining and semi-quantitative culturing of tra- cheal aspirate. On clinical request (in cases of discrepancy
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:23
Báo cáo y học: "Bench-to-bedside review: Appropriate antibiotic therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock - does the dose matter" pps
... Viale2 1Institute of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pathology and Medicine, Medical School, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy 2Clinic of Infectious ... of appropriate antibiotic therapy must be pursued resolutely and with continuity, in view of the ongoing explosion of antibiotic- resistant infections that plague the intensive care unit setting ... vancomycin by continuous infusion (Pea F, Viale P, unpublished data) In a recent meta-analysis of nine randomized controlled trials comparing continuous intravenous infusion with intermittent intravenous
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20
Báo cáo y học: "Endothelial A comparison of early versus late initiation of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis" pdf
... studies defined timing of initiation of RRT based on cut-offs in serum urea [15,21,34,35,37,42], two studies based on cut-offs in serum creatinin e [33,41], one study based on the Risk, Injury, ... RIFLE Criteria Risk: Increase in serum Creatinine by 1.5 times or urine output <0.5 ml/kg/hour × 6 hours. RIFLE Criteria Injury: Increase in serum Creatinine by 2 times or urine output <0.5 ... consequence, initiatives aimed at identifying the “optimal timing of initiation of RRT” in AKI have been given the highest priority for investigation by the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) [24,25].
Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21
Efficacy of different protein descriptors in predicting protein functional families using support vector machine
... division of amino acids into three groups for each attribute based on amino acid indices clusters 51 Table 3: Summary of dataset statistics, including size of training, testing and independent ... Machine learning-based approaches 1.2 Introduction to Machine Learning 10 1.2.1 Components of machine learning 11 1.2.3 Categories of machine learning ... EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT PROTEIN DESCRIPTORS IN PREDICTING PROTEIN FUNCTIONAL FAMILIES USING SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE ONG AI KIANG, SERENE (B.Sc (Hons), NUS) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2015, 19:01
Efficacy of proton pump inhibitors in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease
... and in other: headache (8%), abdominal pain (3%), and diarrhea (2%) 12 DISCUSSION: • PPIs are not effective in reducing GERD symptoms in infants • Placebo-controlled studies are lacking in children ... • First: in infant RCTs (crossover design): Immediate withdrawal of PPIs may trigger a rebound effect of hypersecretion of gastric acid, thereby influencing study results • Second: in infant studies: ... than alginate or ranitidine, but the reduction of macroscopic and histologic scores during endoscopy were similar in all study groups (PPI versus ranitidine or alginate) compared with baseline •
Ngày tải lên: 14/11/2016, 06:19
Efficacy of pinoxaden alone and in combination with metsulfuron-methyl and carfentrazone-ethyl against complex weed flora in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
... S.S., Yadav, A and Singh, S 2013 Bioefficacy of Pinoxaden in combination with other herbicides against complex weed flora in wheat Indian J Weed Sci., 45(2): 90-92 Singh, R., Singh, A.P., Chaturvedi, ... 6(4): 134-143 Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (India) located in IndoGangetic plains of North-West India with latitude of 29010' North and longitude of 75046' East at 215.2 ... 771-776 Weed index (%) Weed index indicate the reduction of grain yield (Table 1) Weed index was minimum under Pinoxaden @ 40 g ha-1 fb Metsulfuron @ g ha-1 (1.9%), followed by Pinoxaden @ 40
Ngày tải lên: 02/07/2020, 23:05
A novel approach to monitoring the efficacy of anti-tumor treatments in animal models: Combining functional MRI and texture analysis
... maintained on sterilized food and water The murine breast cancer cell line T1 was obtained from the Cell Bank of the Chinese Academy of Science (Beijing, China) and maintained in Dulbecco’s minimum ... monitoring the efficacy of anti-tumor treatments in animal models: combining functional MRI and texture analysis Ming Meng1, Huadan Xue1, Jing Lei1, Qin Wang1, Jingjuan Liu1, Yuan Li1, Ting Sun1, ... intraperitoneal injections every three days Sterile saline was used in the control group with a volume of 100 μl, and a dose of 10 mg/kg was used in the paclitaxel monotherapy group In the combination therapy
Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2020, 01:25
Efficacy of salicylic acid treatment in delaying petal senescence and improving the quality of gladiolus cut spikes
... that decreased in SA treated spikes and hence resulted in maintaining the membrane integrity compared with the control The total phenolics in florets were increase as a result of SA treatment ... mL of acidninhydrin, and mL of glacial acetic acid were mixed and incubated for h at 100 °C in a test tube After terminating the reaction on ice, the reaction mixture was extracted with mL of ... life of gladiolus cut spikes SA treatment prolonged the vase life, increased the number of opened florets by enhancing the water relation, maintaining the chlorophyll content, improving the proline
Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2020, 22:41
Secondary metabolites approach to study the bio-efficacy of Trichoderma Asperellum isolates in India
... separation of antifungal metabolites The culture filtrate of T asperellum was obtained by straining through the muslin cloth A 225ml aliquot of ethyl acetate added into inoculums cultured in a 1000 ... device was introduced in the injector port for chromatographic analysis and remained in the inlet for 15 Initially injection mode was split-less and then, split mode (1:5) after 1.5 minutes For ... ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore 560089, India Seed Production Unit, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa campus, New Delhi-11012, India *Corresponding
Ngày tải lên: 26/09/2020, 15:21
Clinical significance of L-type amino acid transporter 1 expression as a prognostic marker and potential of new targeting therapy in biliary tract cancer
... Suppression of amino acid uptake into cells with LAT1 inhibition Inhibition of amino acid transport by BCH was examined using [14C]L-leucine (Perkin-Elmer Life Sciences, Boston, MA), one of the substrates ... [25-27], and routinely maintained in DMEM containing 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (AusGeneX, Loganholme, QLD, Australia), penicillin (100 units/ml), streptomycin Page of 12 (100 μg/ml) ... extent of staining as follows: 1, ≤ 10% of tumor area stained; 2, 11-25% stained; 3, 26-50% stained; and 4, ≥51% stained The tumors in which stained tumor cells were scored as or were defined as
Ngày tải lên: 05/11/2020, 05:19
The-Efficacy-of-Equine-Assisted-Therapy
... of Equine Assisted Therapy What is Equine Assisted Therapy? Equine Assisted Therapy is a form of experiential therapy that includes equine(s) It may include, but is not limited to, a number of ... to riding therapy is the considerable cost involved in running a riding therapy establishment However these not appear as huge if they are weighed against the costs involved in incarcerating a ... groups or individuals and involve horses Both include handling, lunging, grooming, and some riding (Kersten & Thomas, 2004; NARHA, 2003) However, EFP often includes vaulting, the “art of dance/gymnastics
Ngày tải lên: 19/10/2022, 23:42
evaluating effects of normobaric oxygen therapy in acute stroke with mri based predictive models
... MIND Institute; and the Lawrence Award, Hinduja Foundation, NY The funding agencies had no role in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in ... baseline in the NBO-arm was reduced at h compared to the Controlarm The current study extends these change-from-baseline volumetric methods in individual modalities since combining multiple imaging ... greater role in the NBOmodels than in Control-models in predicting which tissue is likely to develop into a lesion at each of the timepoints ADC and CBV appear to matter less in the NBO during-treatment
Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2022, 09:29
evaluation of functional family therapy in an irish context
... beginning and end of therapy (at baseline and follow up for dropouts) in a community-based clinic in a socially disadvantaged Dublin suburb Analyses of the improvement in mean scores and clinical ... version of the SDQ Of these sixty-three, twenty-five scored below the clinical cut-off at Time 2, indicating an overall clinical improvement rate of 39.68 per cent from intake to discharge, using ... the SDQ Of these twentyfour, ten scored below the clinical cut-off at Time 2, indicating an overall clinical improvement rate of 42 per cent from intake to discharge using this SDQ cut-off criterion
Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2022, 09:30
multi center randomized placebo controlled trial of nocturnal oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a study protocol for the inox trial
... surveillance (monitoring) of arterial blood gases in those in the control group, leading to an increased likelihood of prescription of LTOT in this group In this regard, INOX could not be conducted ... place in the early stages of the study regarding important aspects of the trial including (1) the need for blinding, (2) its composite outcome, and (3) the exclusion of sleep apnea Page of 10 ... leading cause of mortality in Canada [2] Continuous (i.e., longterm) oxygen therapy (LTOT) is one of the few components of the management of COPD that improves survival and it is only indicated in
Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2022, 15:45
systematic review and meta analysis of randomized controlled trials assessing safety and efficacy of posterior pericardial drainage in patients undergoing heart surgery
... other in the anterior mediastinum Third drain in 33 patients positioned behind the heart Two drains in control group: One in the left pleural cavity and the other in the anterior mediastinum Pericardium ... et al Two drains in both groups One in the left pleural cavity and the other in the anterior [19] mediastinum Lower part of the pericardium left open Two drains in study group: one in the left ... the other in the anterior mediastinum One drain in the control group positioned in the anterior mediastinum Eryilmaz S et al [27] Farsak B et al [11] Two drains in study group: one in the anterior
Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2023, 07:40
EXPLORING THE EFFICACY OF CHAT GPT INTEGRATION IN ENHANCING ENGLISH TRANSLATION PROFICIENCY AMONG JUNIOR ENGLISH MAJORS AT IUH.
... Trang 1MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES - - GRADUATION THESIS EXPLORING THE EFFICACY OF CHAT GPT INTEGRATION IN ENHANCING ... experiences of junior English majors, aiming to empower students in their language learning journey The study offering insights into the benefits and challenges of integrating AI technologies into language ... Translation Proficiency 2.2.1 Definitions of translation There are many definitions of translation Catford ideas are best expressed in his work A Linguistic Theory of Translation In the beginning of the
Ngày tải lên: 29/05/2024, 13:55
Báo cáo y học: "High frequency of corticosteroid and immunosuppressive therapy in patients with systemic sclerosis despite limited evidence for efficacy" doc
... cellular matrix proteins, resulting in thickening of the skin and fibrosis of the affected organs (for example, gastrointestinal tract, lung, heart, and kidney). The etiology of SSc is still not ... found in organ involvement in the two patient Figure 1 Use of corticosteroids in systemic sclerosis subtypesUse of corticosteroids in systemic sclerosis subtypes. dcSSc, diffuse cutaneous systemic ... analyzed in patients whose data were recorded in the registry of the DNSS. The patient popu- lation comprises patients of the clinical centers specializing in the care of SSc patients participating in
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22
Cholesterol-conjugated let-7a mimics: Antitumor efficacy on hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in a preclinical orthotopic xenograft model of systemic therapy
... cells in vitro, as well as its antitumor efficacy in an in vivo preclinical model of HCC orthotopic xenografts, to evaluate its potential as a systemically administered drug in the treatment of ... microscopy in a preclinical model of HCC orthotopic xenografts with systemic therapy Results: Chol-let-7a inhibited the viability and mobility of HCC cells Chol-let-7a was primarily observed in the ... gjpumch@126.com Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital, PUMC & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, China Department of Scientific Research, Peking Union Medical
Ngày tải lên: 14/10/2020, 13:16
Báo cáo y học: "The association between systemic glucocorticoid therapy and the risk of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and metaanalyses" pptx
... of all existing studies Inconsistent capture or reporting of infections has an impact on the weighting of studies within a meta-analysis Fewer events within a study result in an increased variance ... the definition of GC exposure and methods of risk attribution This is important for GC therapy in RA because of its intermittent pattern of use and multiple routes of administration GC therapy ... conclude that the risk of infection associated with systemic GC therapy in patients with RA remains uncertain, despite six decades of clinical experience However, one consistent finding is that we cannot
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 17:22