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... DK3789_half-series-title.qxd 7/19/05 3:26 PM Page Sinusitis From Microbiology to Management edited by Itzhak Brook Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C., U.S.A New York London DK3789_Discl.fm ... invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers For permission to photocopy or use material ... adult has two to three colds per year, and each child has three to eight colds per year (9) Up to 80% of these upper respiratory illnesses may be associated with rhinosinusitis, equating to over one...

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... per year, with 5% to 10% progressing into ABRS (8) Due to this reason, children may be particularly susceptible to rhinosinusitis The time from onset of symptoms was found to play an important ... of acute respiratory illness due to the common cold is two–three/year in the adult with 0.5% to 2% progressing into an ABRS (7) Children on average have six to eight upper respiratory infections ... patients with residual respiratory symptoms who develop new respiratory symptoms When treated with antimicrobials, these new symptoms resolve, but the underlying residual symptoms not The members of...

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... four to five weeks, (B) five to six weeks, and (C) seven to eight weeks Source: From Ref Anatomy and Physiology of the Paranasal Sinuses 97 98 Krouse and Stachler size is estimated to be to cm3 ... developed to assist in the understanding of the relationship between these factors One approach to the variety of proposed etiologies is to divide them into three categories: systemic factors, local ... throughout fetal life into the various processes that will form the mature ethmoid bone In the seventh to eighth week of development, five to six ridges begin to appear Three to four of these ridges...

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... Eikenella corrodens Group A streptococcus Group C streptococcus a-Streptococcus Peptostreptococcus Moraxella spp Source: Adapted from Ref 13 Multiple isolates Total 14 13 10 1 1 0 1 22 15 15 1 ... microorganisms native to the oropharynx are the alpha-hemolytic streptococci, which include Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus milleri, Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus salivarius, ... coronal tooth surface, but constitute 4% to 8% of gingival crevice flora Veillonellae represent 1% to 3% of the coronal tooth surface, 5% to 15% of the gingival crevice flora, and 10% to 15% of the tongue...

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... ketolide antibacterial to be approved for clinical use It is structurally related to the macrolides, but has a low propensity to select for or induce resistance to macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin ... to site Lack of drainage (anatomical blockage or due to medication) Persistence of predisposing risk factors Impaired host defenses Factors within the sinus cavity that may enable organisms to ... Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., U.S.A INTRODUCTION The growing resistance to antimicrobial agents of all respiratory tract bacterial pathogens has made the management...

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... Buchaman CA, Yellon RF, Bluestone CD Alternative to endoscopic sinus surgery in the management of pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis refractory to oral antimicrobial therapy Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ... an attempt to deliver a strong course of steroids topically and spare the patient from the harmful systemic side effects Chronic Rhinosinusitis 227 TOPICAL ANTIBIOTIC IRRIGATIONS Topical preparations ... symptoms and also as a daily prophylactic measure in those who suffer from recurrent sinus infections and allergic symptoms Leukotriene inhibitors are systemic medications that block the receptor...

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... Their Management 273 Table Common Organisms Isolated from Patients with Orbital Infections Aerobic bacteria Streptococcus spp.: Streptocococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus viridans, and Streptococcus ... of APCs to the lamina propria, to CD4 T-Helper and B cells Activated B cells begin to produce IgEs that in turn will bind to high-affinity IgE receptors of mast cells and basophils and to low-affinity ... antihistamines cannot selectively bind to H1-receptors, and therefore they also interact with dopaminergic, serotoninergic, and cholinergic receptors, leading to untoward effects such as dryness of...

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... due to its ability to attach to the P aeruginosa biofilm, to have a faster growth, and to profit from the surface advantages of the biofilm (41) The biofilm-associated bacteria attain resistance to ... to be more aware of, particularly in refractory cases It could sometimes be worthwhile to stop the use of pharmaceuticals and only use physiologic saline rinse to find the basic level of symptomatology ... showed the sinuses to be free from bacteria Another study showed contradictory results, although the patients were not free from rhinosinus symptoms as sampling was done during septoplasty under...

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... aggressive postoperative treatment with a number of new topical agents (Table 8) The use of topical steroids, topical diuretics, and topical antibacterial agents can result in symptom-free patients ... mechanism Downregulates inflammatory cytokines Downregulates inflammatory cytokines Decreases attachment of eosinophils to vascular endothelium Decreases attachment of eosinophils to vascular endothelium ... Source: From Ref 18 Sinusitis of Odontogenic Origin 409 anaerobic gram-negative bacilli (22), Peptostreptococcus spp., and Fusobacterium spp (9) A total of 127 isolates were recovered from the...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 03:20

... patients is frequently asymptomatic, it can be recurrent and refractory to usual medical management (47,48,70) Symptoms of sinusitis are often nonspecific and may be attributed to other causes Usually, ... 3) Histopathological examination is very useful in differentiating infection due to the zygomycetes, which show characteristic broad non-septate hyphae from infection due to other filamentous fungi ... culture of material from the sinuses often yields no organisms, but the histopathological picture is distinctive enough to make a diagnosis However, histopathology alone is inadequate to differentiate...

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... blocks, B, from 21 to 215 In order to compare the runtimes we need to the same amount of operations in each case and measure the total runtime Therefore, we fix the size of input array, N, to 224 ... into warps is always the same; each warp contains threads of consecutive, increasing thread IDs, threads with id from till 31 are assigned to the first warp, threads with id from 32 till 63 to ... number generators designed for CPUs are difficult to adapt to a GPU in a way that satisfies the above requirements [88] To satisfy our requirements, we use Langdon’s pseudo-random number generator 27...

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... the period from the idea for the project to the invitation to tender usually requires one to three years Owing to difficulties in the field of research and development or problems arising from political ... the operator’s costs and revenues from the sale of the product over a period of time The aim is to reach the so-called break-even point, i.e the point at which total costs are equal to total sales ... uncertainties and risks entailed have to be borne by the company management Therefore, the results of the feasibility study have first to be submitted to the company management to decide upon the further...

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... Postoperatively the patient was extubated and was discharged to home on postoperative day eight He received postoperative radiation for a total of 60 Gy References Barbetakis N, Samanidis G, Samanidou ... complex anatomy of the mediastinum, can be daunting However, given the often encapsulated nature of the lesions, complete resection is often possible and debulking can lead to symptomatic relief ... because of their rarity, there is no consistent approach to management Warranting further study, radiology and chemotherapy alone seem to be insufficient forms of treatment but are possibly effective...

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