epidemiology of congenital malformations

... have of a large variety of medical problems, where the majority of the patients have a non life-threatening situation The large variation of medical symptoms stands in contrast to a narrow use of ... Herlitz J: The epidemiology of out -of- hospital ‘sudden’ cardiac arrest Resuscitation 2002, 52:235-45 Page of 10 Hansen KS, Morild I, Engesaeter LB, Viste A: Epidemiology of severely and fatally injured ... total number of patients was 180 which corresponds to a rate of 25.5 (24.7-26.1) patients per 000 inhabitants per year Of the 256 extra patients from the accidents, 98% had a NACA score of or lower,...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 09:56

... of the city of Calgary and surrounding areas (population 1.2 million) in the province of Alberta, Canada [14] All critically ill adult patients in the CHR are managed in ICUs under the care of ... episode of hyponatraemia compared with 19% (n = 413) of patients with ICU-acquired hypernatraemia who experienced more than one episode of hypernatraemia (p = 0.067) Distinct episodes of both ... median number of days of hyponatraemia (IQR = one to three days) and hypernatraemia (IQR = one to five days) was two Multivariable analysis of patient characteristics The incidence of ICU-acquired...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31

... al-Rashed RS, al-Jeffry M, Hossain A, el-Hazmi M Profile of hepatitis C virus and the possible modes of transmission of the virus in the Gizan area of Saudi Arabia: a community-based study Ann Trop ... Romano L, Tisminetzky S, De Palma M, Stroffolini T, Ventura E, Zanetti A Lack of evidence of sexual transmission of hepatitis C among monogamous couples: results of a 10-year prospective follow-up ... Medhat A, Strickland GT Estimation of the risk of transmission of hepatitis C between spouses in Egypt based on seroprevalence data International Journal of Epidemiology 2005; 34:160-165 54 Alary...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 09:56

... relationships of the arterial trunks in space the position of the heart and the orientation of its apex Cardiac Description the segmental anatomy of the heart the classification of the cardiac ... venous connection Hypoplastic left heart syndrome Ebstein’s anomaly Segmental System of Classification of Lesions of Congenital Heart Disease: Level I II III IV V VI Great veins Atria Atrioventricular ... Description the segmental anatomy of the heart the classification of the cardiac lesion the description of the cardiac lesion The International Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Code (IPCCC) http://www.IPCCC.NET...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... include these theories [5-8] The theory of Greaves and that of Kinlen have been discussed in one of the chapters in this book One of the limitations of the theory of Greaves is that it has not been ... peak age of onset of ALL reflects the degree of susceptibility with which a child is born and, on the other hand, the degree of proliferation of the cells involved in the development of the disease ... considered mobili‐ zation of children from the records of changes of residence The results showed evidence of space-time clustering based on place of birth and time of diagnosis for the sub-groups...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 12:20

... combined effects on blood pressure of low sodium intake, of high fruit and vegetables intake and of the intake of low-fat dairy products were greater than the effect of an individual change, the above ... developed countries, whereas in some of these countries it occurs in the 20-30% of the adult population Arterial hypertension is highly prevalent in the Epidemiology of hypertension in the elderly ... hyperlipidaemia, smoking, lack of physical activity, psychological factors, age and sex 20-23 Each of these factors in the presence of high blood pressure can further increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 19:21

... Topic of the presentation • Set up the list of candidate risk factors • Study design and survey • Data analysis – Farm level ... factors of AHPNS (EMS) Study design and survey Case definition (EMS) • Pond level - Accumulative mortality: >40% within 5-7 days - Ages:

Ngày tải lên: 13/05/2014, 15:29

... the initial trial of VFG, and the other was for the second trial of VFG after failure of bone consolidation in ipsilateral VFG Patients The mean age of the patients at the time of VFG surgery was ... quantitative data of the term of bone consolidation and leg-length discrepancy, and using Fisher's exact test for qualitative data of the existence of ankle pain A p value of less than 0.05 was ... Pathology and natural history of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia Clin Orthop Relat Res 1982:5-13 Morrissy RT, Riseborough EJ, Hall JE: Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia J Bone Joint Surg...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... The epidemiology of influenza Occup Med (Lond) 2002, 52:241-247 Cox NJ, Subaru K: Global epidemiology of influenza: past and present Annu Rev Med 2000, 51:407-421 Gregg MB: The epidemiology of ... peak of 25 consecutive epidemics in France and the USA occur within a mean of four days of each other [18]? Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Virology Journal 2008, 5:29 Review of ... the mucous surface of each nares and also the mucous membranes of the throat." Then they mixed all the "stuff" together and sprayed cc of the mixture in each of the nostrils of 10 volunteers,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... statistics of the ELISA results for all samples at a serum dilution of 1/5 Descriptive statistics of the ELISA results for all samples at a serum dilution of 1/5 Box-and-whisker diagram of the measured ... immunosorbent assay (ELISA) Proceedings of the Session of the Research Group of the Standing Technical Commitee of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Lelystad, Netherlands, ... endpoint-titre of 1/ 320, with a standard deviation of one twofold dilution step For serotype C the calculated ODP mean at a 1/5 serum-dilution is 20 (σ = 2), resulting in an endpoint-titre of 1/40,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... with Page of 100 points indicating a normal foot This includes a maximum score of 30 points for amount of pain; of 20 points each for level of activity and patient satisfaction; and of 10 points ... relapse of the deformity Patient age at the time of relapse, bilateralism or unilateralism of the relapse foot, relapse foot deformity, treatment offered to relapsed foot, immediate results of the offered ... literature The purpose of this study was to evaluate the midterm effectiveness of the Ponseti method [4] for the treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot Materials and methods A total of 49 patients...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... with Page of 100 points indicating a normal foot This includes a maximum score of 30 points for amount of pain; of 20 points each for level of activity and patient satisfaction; and of 10 points ... relapse of the deformity Patient age at the time of relapse, bilateralism or unilateralism of the relapse foot, relapse foot deformity, treatment offered to relapsed foot, immediate results of the offered ... literature The purpose of this study was to evaluate the midterm effectiveness of the Ponseti method [4] for the treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot Materials and methods A total of 49 patients...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney 2Senior Staff Specialist, Gastrointestinal and Liver Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney, Australia and Professor of Medicine (Conjoint) University of New South ... Martinez4 and A Gimenez-Gaibar5 1Department of Neurology of Interventional Radiologist 3Department of Neuroradiology 4Department of Intensive Care 5Department of Vascular Surgery Hospital de Sabadell, ... characteristics of this ICH when it appears in the first few hours and without prodromes, attributing it to the rupture of deep penetrating arteries as a result of the sudden normalization of the pressure of...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 10:20

... the type of questions to be addressed, on the degree of genetic diversity of the species to be analyzed, and on the mechanisms responsible for generation of the diversity The applications of molecular ... control strategies Molecular Epidemiology of Microorganisms: Methods and Protocols brings together a series of methods-based chapters with examples of application to some of the most important microbes ... definition of basic concepts, such as species, subspecies, or strains, are briefly summarized Last, I show the important contribution of molecular epidemiology to our knowledge of the basic biology of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/07/2014, 02:20

... distributions of M tuberculosis are different in different geographic areas 1.3 Molecular epidemiology of TB – Applications and achievements 1.3.1 Definition of molecular epidemiology of TB Molecular epidemiology ... as applications of control measures 1.3.3 Applications and achievements in molecular epidemiology of TB 1.3.3.1 ControlTB bymolecular epidemiology of TB:Molecular epidemiology of TB provides information ... should be one of the component activities of the National TB programme Results should be used for the establishment of intervention and control measures Studies of molecular epidemiology of TB need...

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 13:57

... approach - - Description of epidemiological development: Select all of 2948 pH1N1/2009 confirmed cases recorded during the duration of the study Description of epidemiology of pH1N1/2009 cases: The ... NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY At: 9h00, 19th October, 2012 This thesis is available to access at: - National Library; - Library of National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology RATIONALE ... of cases and deaths caused by the pH1N1/2009 in the Northern areas of Vietnam 3.1.1.The epidemiological development of the pH1N1/2009 in the Northern areas of Vietnam Figure 3.1 Development of...

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 13:57

... sources or the hands of health care workers 1.4 Application of Molecular Techniques to the Study of HAI 1.4.1 Characteristics of typing methods 1.4.1.1 PFGE: The principle of this technique is ... isolation of plasmid DNA and comparison of the numbers and sizes of the plasmids by agarose gel electrophoresis Evaluation of plasmid content is not generally useful in delineation of strain ... and (4) Outcomes of HAP: length of stay in ICU, patient outcomes, and hospital cost 2.3.1.2 Molecular characteristics of common bacteria causing HAP: Number of bacteria, number of clusters, the...

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 13:57

... study was undertaken with the aim of determining epidemiology of clinical and carrier staphylococci and molecular studies of their acquisition and dissemination of resistance in a hospital setting ... Table 2: Antibiotic resistance profiles of 61 strains of MRSA isolated in an orthopaedic surgical ward Pattern Antibiotic resistance profiles of MRSA No of resistance markers Strains 10 11 12 ... JMR-7, 10, 47, 49, 57 case of nasal swabs of hospital workers and patients (n = 225) the frequency of MRSA isolates was 28.9% that is equivalent to MRSA carrier rate of 23.1% Of the 76 MRCNS studied...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:20

... are often multidrug-resistant and are resistant to antibiotics such as the macrolides and aminoglycosides, even though the mechanisms of action of these antibiotics are different than that of ... http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/5/1/30 terminus of the nascent murein monomer, resulting in the inhibition of cell-wall synthesis Only 50% of the vancomycin arriving at the surface of a staphylococcus will reach ... formation of mature cell wall in Gram positive bacteria Specifically, they bind to the D-alanyl-D-alanine terminus of the N-acetylmuramyl pentapeptide subunit of the nascent cell wall On the basis of...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:20

... mode of transmission of S maltophilia in this hospital We found repeat that duplicate isolates of S maltophilia had indistinguishable PFGE profiles, supporting the validity and reproducibility of ... characterisation of microorganisms can be used to provide evidence of epidemiological relationships between strains and is an important tool in the investigation of the spread of infectious diseases ... a recent study of paediatric oncology blood culture isolates in Tawam hospital, 3% of Gram-negative isolates were S maltophilia [9] Nothing else is known about the epidemiology of S maltophilia...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:20