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. Are tick - transmitted, intracellular, hemoprotozoan parasites that cause anorexia, fever, anemia, and icterus . Bovine theileriosis caused by t. sergenti is a major source of economic losses in grazing cattle in japan and korea . In korea, infected cattle suffer from chronic anemia owing to intra - erythrocytic piro... |
Odontogenic cysts arise from proliferation of the odontogenic cell rests such as the epithelial cells of malassez and cell rests of serres in jaws . Odontogenic cysts are categorized into two groups of inflammatory and developmental cysts based on the pathologic process of occurrence (1 - 3). Odontogenic cysts are beni... |
Computer - aided virtual screening (vs) represents a powerful in silico technique to discover new bioactive compounds, providing solutions to many high - throughput screening (hts) problems, such as time and cost, by suggesting what type of compounds should be used for hts procedures, even when no initial experimental ... |
Our institutional review board approved this study and all the patients provided us with their written informed consent . The patients' ages ranged from 30 - 80 years (15 men and 7 women; mean age = 60.4 years). From january 2006 to december 2006, 91 patients suspected of having non - small cell lung cancer on their ch... |
Human schistosomiasis is a disease caused by any of 5 species of trematodes, the blood flukes, in the genus schistosoma, and infections are acquired by contact with freshwater containing parasite larvae . World health organization (who) estimates that over 237 million people required treatment for schistosomiasis in 20... |
From september 2001 to april 2006, 26 patients presenting with metastatic axillary lymph nodes and without any clinical evidence of breast cancer visited our hospital . In 11 cases, primary breast cancers were detected in the ipsilateral breasts by mammography (n = 3) or us (n = 7) or both (n = 1). Two cases had a hist... |
Epilepsy is one of the most prevalent noncommunicable neurologic conditions and an important cause of disability and mortality . Diet has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment in the management of seizure disorders . There is evidence suggesting that dietary omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 pufa) may h... |
Natural killer (nk) cells are the front - line troops of the immune system that help to keep you alive while your body marshals a specific response to viruses or malignant cells . They constitute about 10% of circulating lymphocytes and are on patrol constantly, always on the look - out for virus - infected or tumor ce... |
In thoracolumbar fractures, the choice between conservative or surgical treatment and the final outcome depend on several factors: type of fracture, presence of neurological impairment, the patient s general condition and comorbidities, and associated injuries [1, 2]. Conservative treatment, especially bed rest, is not... |
Dengue fever is a severe flu - like illness that affects the infants, children, adolescents, and adults . The disease is transmitted among humans by the mosquito aedes aegypti and is seen mostly in the rainy season . The etiologies by which dengue is caused have been hypothesized and are as follows: viral replication, ... |
Warfarin therapy is problematic due to a narrow therapeutic index and frequent bleeding complications (1 - 5). Due to the significant interpatient variability for warfarin sensitivity, estimation of the optimal warfarin dose for each patient is difficult . The prolongation of the prothrombin time (pt) remains the prima... |
Group a streptococcus (gas, otherwise known as streptococcus pyogenes) is one of the most important causes of infectious disease morbidity and mortality, with an estimated prevalence of severe disease of at least 18.1 million cases leading to more than 500,000 deaths annually . Much of the burden exists in less develop... |
It is now accepted that for a normal pregnancy to occur, the maternal immune system must be rendered more tolerant towards the semiallogeneic fetus . The required changes must ultimately result in controlled modulation of the uterine natural killer (unk) cells that represent the most abundant cell population at the fet... |
Brain disorders are major contributors to morbidity, disability, and premature mortality in many developed and developing countries worldwide . Every year, over one - quarter of adult americans are diagnosed with a mental illness, such as major depressive disorder (mdd), post - traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), schizop... |
The third international seminar on reducing burden of traffic accidents, compared to previous two seminars had witnessed more problem oriented research on this important issue . Presence of policy makers, executive bodies along with academician led to a great success and their cooperation had immediate impact on the fa... |
The corynebacterium genus was created to include the pathogenic species corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of diphtheria 1 . Currently, approximately 90 species with various lifestyles comprise this genus, including human, animal and plant pathogens 2 . The species corynebacterium renale, a bacterium of t... |
According to the current state of knowledge, control of food intake behaviour and energy homeostasis particularly relies on the complex interactions between various humoral components indicating the actual metabolic state of the organism . As a well - established hypothesis in the context of appetite regulation, the gl... |
Haematopoiesis is the process whereby haematopoietic stem cells (hscs) differentiate into at least 14 types of mature blood cells, all of which have distinct microscopic appearance and perform different essential functions . Like other stem cells, hscs possess the capacity for multi - lineage differentiation and are un... |
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type i (lad - i) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with usual described incidence of 1 in 1 million . Overall about 300 cases have been reported until date with very few cases in newborn . Lad - i is characterized by delayed separation of the umbilical cord at birth, persistent leukoc... |
Bacterial strains and culture condition b . Garinii strain g1 was originally isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of a lyme disease patient and is highly susceptible to complement - mediated killing in vitro (7). Borrelia were grown at 33 c for 56 days up to cell densities of 1 10 ml in modified barbour - stoenner - k... |
To report an eye with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (pcv) and a choroidal nevus . A healthy 69-year - old woman was referred to the osaka university hospital with a diagnosis of a macular tumor . Her best - corrected visual acuity (bcva) was 20/20 in both eyes, and the intraocular pressure was 18 mm hg in both eyes... |
Selective strengthening of the shoulder muscles, particularly the rotator cuff muscles, has been emphasized as improving shoulder stability and preventing shoulder injuries in clinical and sports - related settings1, 2 . Among the rotator cuff muscles (which include the subscapularis, teres minor, supraspinatus, and in... |
When a mega - trial comes up with the same findings as a meta - analysis, or vice versa, the evidence appears overwhelming . This was the case with the use of intravenous followed by oral beta - blockers in acute myocardial infarction in the international study of infarct survival (isis)-1 study and the subsequent syst... |
Although the risk of malignancy with tumor necrosis factor (tnf)- inhibitors is still unclear, the majority of studies examining this carcinogenic risk suggest that tnf- inhibitors may slightly increase the risk of cancer, including nonmelanoma skin cancer and hematologic malignancies . Herein, we report the case of a ... |
Wound - related complications are common after incisional hernia repair with abnormal fluid collections being the most frequent problem . When mesh is used for repair of larger and more complex incisional hernias, the risk of seroma formation increases . The mesh onlay technique, which requires more extensive dissectio... |
Cross - cultural comparisons, case - control and prospective observational studies identified a relationship between diet, blood pressure and lipids levels [3 - 6], but there is still considerable scientific uncertainty about the relationship between specific dietary components and cardiovascular risk, especially in me... |
Sepsis refers to the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (sirs) induced by infection . Severe sepsis, a more serious condition, is the combination of sepsis and dysfunction of at least one organ . Despite the development of medical techniques, mortality of severe sepsis remains high which is over 40% according to t... |
An 18-year - old male visited our hospital complaining of right knee pain that had lasted for 7 months . The patient was 182.1-cm tall and weighed 103.4 kg (228 lb) and was a wrestler who had been active in athletics for over 10 years . On physical examination, the joint was negative for locking, snapping, and giving w... |
Compensatory movement is frequently observed in stroke patients, and accompanies poor functional outcomes . Therefore, it is useful to elucidate the factors contributing to compensatory movement because it would allow us to develop preventive or therapeutic strategies1 . Animals might compensate for an impairment by su... |
The incidence of alzheimer's disease (ad), the most prevalent form of dementia seen in the elderly population, is expected to increase exponentially over the next ten years . With the pervasive nature of such a debilitating disease, extensive research has focused on potential peripheral biomarkers and how they could be... |
Epithelial tumors of the kidney account for approximately 3% of all solid neoplasms, with adenocarcinoma or renal cell carcinoma (rcc) representing almost 85% . Rcc with a caval tumor thrombus occurs in 4% to 10% of patients and can present a formidable surgical challenge . Herein, we report a rare case of upper tract ... |
Autoimmune uveitis, like other forms of autoimmune disease, is thought to occur through a breakdown in immunologic self - regulation . The location and pattern of inflammation may lead to a diagnosis; however, often the cause of autoimmune uveitis cannot be discovered . The causes of this inflammation can be isolated t... |
We analyzed 197 respiratory tract swab specimens from pigs obtained in slaughterhouses in hong kong, china, and colombo, sri lanka . Large - scale molecular rna virus screening, based on host nucleic acid depletion, sequence - independent amplification, and sequencing of partially purified viral rna was performed on nu... |
A previously healthy 14-year - old boy from rawalpindi, pakistan, was admitted in july 2002 to combined military hospital, rawalpindi, with a 7-day history of a high fever (> 38c) and vomiting . He had relative bradycardia (heart rate 84 bpm) and a soft palpable spleen . Malarial parasites were not seen on examination ... |
Today, the elderly are the fastest growing demographic group in the world due to increase in life expectancy . In 2000, the population of individuals above 65 years of age was 600 million people globally, which constituted 10% of the total population . Researchers predicted that this number will reach about 2.2 billion... |
Given that controversy exists regarding how best to manage the treatment of women with gdm, data from successful clinical programs often can assist in the decision - making process . The following sections of this article share our practical approach for such clinical decision - making but should not be considered to b... |
Gastric small cell carcinoma (gscc) is a rare and often fatal malignancy that was first described in 1976 by matsusaka et al . . Most reported cases have occurred in japan, and directly correlate with aggressive screening measures for gastric malignancy . Pure - type gscc is based on histologic specimens in which no ot... |
Incidental skeletal muscle uptake of f-18 fluoro - deoxyglucose (fdg) has been reported in non - musculoskeletal (benign and malignant) pathologies . A 64-year - old man was subjected to a whole - body f-18 fluoro - deoxyglucose (fdg) positron emission tomography / computed tomography (pet / ct) scan for detection of p... |
Pauci - immune renal vasculitis with focal glomerular necrosis and crescent formation is usually associated with anti - neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ancas). However, ancas are absent in up to 10% of cases, which constitutes a rarely studied variant of renal vasculitis . Published data regarding kidney involvement... |
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness and a leading cause of visual impairment, which can affect walking and mobility.1,2 glaucoma - associated visual impairment increases the risk of falls,3 leads to avoidance of difficult situations (eg, night driving),4 and has a negative effect on patients quality of li... |
Tazarotene foam is the first topical retinoid foam approved for the treatment of acne vulgaris . To review the safety and efficacy studies of tazarotene foam in the treatment of moderate to severe acne . Five phase i safety studies in normal controls are reviewed and two phase iii safety and efficacy studies in patient... |
Each individual has an encrypted unique identifier that allowed linkage to national hospitalization and mortality databases to identify cardiovascular events between 1988 and 2008 . We split the dataset into two cohorts: a derivation cohort from the north of new zealand and a validation cohort from the south of new zea... |
The intestine is a tissue that undergoes extensive turnover as epithelial cells shed continuously into the lumen . Although much of what is known about intestinal stem cells (iscs) has come from studies of the mammalian intestine, the recent discovery of drosophila iscs has revealed a remarkable conservation in the fun... |
Ronald miles: conceived and designed the experiments; performed the experiments; analyzed and interpreted the data; contributed reagents, materials, analysis tools or data; wrote the paper . Ronald miles: conceived and designed the experiments; performed the experiments; analyzed and interpreted the data; contributed r... |
Split cord malformations (scm) are rare, congenital spinal anomalies involving splitting of the cord . Here, a segment or whole of the spinal cord is divided into two parts by a rigid or a fibrous septum . Scms into four types, based on the intra - operative location of the bony spur causing the split . The bony septum... |
Influenza virus is a common human pathogen that has caused serious respiratory illness and death over the past century . It always had potential to cause widespread pandemics whenever a new type of influenza strain appeared in the human population and then spread easily from person to person. (1) in april 2009, a new s... |
Guillain - barr syndrome (gbs) is a group of acute, monophasic, and pathophysiologically heterogenous neuropathic disorders . Paralytic forms of the disorder are classified (table 1) as demyelinating or axonal based on electrophysiology, whereas relatively rare non - paralytic variants include fisher syndrome (fs), cha... |
The lyophilized extract was dissolved in distilled water and applied to a sephadex g-50 column (3.0 35 cm), equilibrated with distilled water, and eluted with distilled water at a flow rate of 1.5ml / min . The active fractions obtained were then applied to a c18 solid - phase extraction column (sep - pak c18 cartridge... |
The prevalence of both obesity and depression has been increasing for decades [1, 2]. There has been evidence for association of both disorders with increased risk of mortality, coronary heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes . Central obesity is a greater risk factor for metabolic complications and cardiovascular d... |
Gradenigo's syndrome (gs) was first described by giuseppe gradenigo in 1904 when he reported a triad of symptoms consisting of periorbital unilateral pain related to trigeminal nerve involvement, diplopia due to sixth nerve palsy and persistent otorrhea, associated with bacterial otitis media with apex involvement of t... |
The etiology of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture is multifactorial.23) osteoporosis is the most common metabolic disorder of the bone and in the case of elderly osteoporotic compression fracture of vertebrae, patients often have risk factors for surgery under general anesthesia10) if fractured vertebrae are ... |
Mucinous eccrine carcinoma (mec) is a rare form of adenocarcinoma of skin, first described by mendoza and helwigin 1971 . The clinical appearance of this lesion is varied and can be in form slow - growing, solitary, asymptomatic, flesh - colored nodule or can have ulcerated lesion . Due to varied clinical appearance, t... |
A clinical trial involving cervico - facial cyanosis, cutaneous petechiae and subconjonctival haemorrage following thoraco - abdominal compression characterizes perthes syndrome . Neurological symptoms are common . In 1900, perthes proposed a physiopathological mechanism including an abrupt rise in superior vena cava p... |
Practitioners and staff of the dental office are at a high risk of occupational hazards of infectious diseases as a result of continuous contact with infectious material during dental procedures . These conditions range from common cold to life - threatening diseases such as tuberculosis, hepatitis and aids . Studies i... |
The sun is a rotating magnetic star consisting of a hot plasma entangled with fluctuating magnetic fields . A vast amount of energy is continuously released from the sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation as well as in the form of charged particles, called the solar wind . The latter is accelerated and ejected om... |
The term vitamin d resistant rickets was first used in 1937 by albright et al ., to describe form of rickets requiring doses of vitamin d far in excess of those required for healing of nutritionally deficient rickets . Vitamin d dependent rickets (vddr) ii is a very rare autosomal recessive form of rickets, with fewer ... |
When the other cases--including genetic short stature, constitutional delay of growth and puberty, hypothyroidism, turner syndrome, and chronic disease such as celiac disease--are excluded, the growth hormone deficiency (ghd) need to be considered . The prevalence of ghd is estimated at approximately 1: 4000 to 1: 10 0... |
The best treatment for trochanteric fracture remains controversial (1, 2, 3). Cephalomedullary devices are favored as the treatment for unstable a2 and a3 fractures, especially in the absence of medial buttressing (2, 3, 6, 7). While there are numerous operative devices for treatment of trochanteric fractures, none of ... |
It passes superior to coeliac trunk and connects the right and left crura of diaphragm . If the ligament lies lower than t12, it can compress on the coeliac trunk and causes abdominal symptoms . Median arcuate ligament syndrome (mals) is defined as abdominal pain due to compression of the coeliac artery by the median a... |
There is growing attention for chronic life - long conditions (cllcs) in sub - saharan africa (ssa) and for the challenge that these countries face in coping with rising numbers of patients with such diseases . The strong advocacy for managing noncommunicable diseases (ncd) appropriately, many of which are life - long,... |
Retroperitoneal bleeding could be caused by various factors including trauma, tumours, vascular anomalies, bleeding disorders, antithrombotic and anticoagulant therapy, idiopathic and some times iatrogenic as a complication of coronary angioplasty or femoral catheterization . Nearly closed retroperitoneal compartment t... |
Thalassemia is considered the most common genetic disorder worldwide supported by the fact that over 30 million people are carrying the defective gene . -thalassemia, results from mutations causing diminished production of mrna and decreased synthesis of structurally normal globin, is the most common single gene disord... |
Eastern africa (ea) is the region in africa as defined by the united nations scheme of geographic regions and comprises of 19 regions . It is a vast area straddling the equator at roughly between latitude 18 north and 25 south of the equator and ensconced between latitude 31 and 50 east of the prime meridian . Eastern ... |
Total knee arthroplasty (tka) is one of the most successful procedures performed by orthopedic surgeons . In tka, whether the posterior cruciate ligament (pcl) should be retained or resected has been the subject of argument for many years . Previous studies have shown no notable differences between the clinical outcome... |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) and lung cancer are the leading causes of deaths worldwide which are associated with cigarette smoking . Copd is a preventable and treatable disease characterised by progressive, irreversible airflow obstruction resulting from chronic airway inflammation [13]. It is responsi... |
All participants received a detailed explanation of the study and signed an informed consent form approved by the partners human research committees (institutional review board), in accordance with the principles embodied in the declaration of helsinki . Brillouin sagittal profiles were acquired in 56 eyes of 30 health... |
In eukaryotic cells, the role of mitochondria is pivotal both in providing essential molecules and signals for life and in amplifying signals of death . In regard to the cell life, mitochondria produce most of the atp necessary to the cell through oxidative phosphorylation, and they are involved, among the others, in t... |
There is significant interest in reducing the amount of metal sulfide oxidation in the environment . Exposure of mine waste containing metal sulfides, such as pyrite, to air and water leads to the formation of acid - mine drainage (amd). Research in our laboratories has been focused recently on the use of phospholipids... |
We developed a poppk model using data obtained after single- and multiple - dose administration of aripiprazole lauroxil and after administration of oral aripiprazole across 5 clinical trials, including 4 phase 1 trials (nct01493726) in patients with chronic stable schizophrenia and 1 phase 3 trial (nct01469039) in pat... |
On 13 march 2012, shortly after 9 p.m. local time near sierre, a swiss town close to the italian border, a tragic road traffic accident occurred . A coach carrying 52 people, mainly children around 12 years old, was returning to belgium following a school skiing trip to val d'anniviers in the swiss alps . For reasons t... |
Natural antisense transcripts are transcripts of the opposite dna strand to the sense strand, either at the same genomic locus as the sense strand (cis - encoded antisense transcripts) or at a different genomic locus (trans - encoded antisense transcripts). Antisense transcripts affect the expression of sense rnas at a... |
Over the last two decades, medical informatics has emerged as a critical new tool in the physician s arsenal . Indeed, to a growing number of medical practices, it is every bit as important as the stethoscope . It has been integrated into virtually every area of medicine, but none more so than in radiology, which has b... |
The organochlorine pesticide lindane [hexachlorocyclohexane (hch)] and its noninsecticidal isomers (,, hch) continue to pose serious environmental and health concerns, particularly in sites where they have been produced and inappropriately stored or disposed of . Despite being banned commercially for decades (simonich ... |
Six of these strains were isolated during the years 2009 - 2011 and 16 of the strains were part of the bacterial collection of the leptospirosis laboratory at the pathobiology institute of the argentine national institute of agricultural technology, which is a world organization for animal health reference laboratory .... |
Arterial blood pressure (bp) exhibits a diurnal rhythm that is higher at daytime than at night time [13]. A nocturnal decline in bp of less than 10% of the daytime value has been termed as non - dippers . Continuous 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (abp) monitoring has been used to show the diurnal rhythm of arterial bp ... |
Citizens of the colonies had little political weight and access to health care was not seen as a priority by the ruling powers . In 1978, a new strategy primary health care (phc)was approved at the alma ata conference . It promoted comprehensive care and community participation in public services, echoing the 1970's so... |
Brain development implicates cell migration, differentiation, and plasticity to configure an efficient neuronal network . While neurons can live long periods of time, a large number of neurons die during developmental and pathophysiological processes in a lifetime . The loss of neurons in adulthood can lead to nervous ... |
Multiple sclerosis (ms) and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (eae), are t cell - mediated inflammatory diseases characterized by lymphocyte infiltration, demyelination, and axonal injury [1, 2]. Although ms pathology is not fully understood, blood - brain barrier (bbb) dysfunction plays an es... |
The evaluation of a short child begins with a careful medical history and a comprehensive physical examination, including phenotypic characteristics, body proportions and pubertal staging . Calculation of the mid - parental height allows for detecting the genetic background of the child's growth . This is followed by s... |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality both in australia and worldwide . The clinical course of copd is aggravated by exacerbations, characterized by increased cough, dyspnea, and production of purulent sputum . Patients with an acute exacerbation of copd (aecopd) often... |
Pregnancy is considered high - risk when there are potential complications that could affect the mother, the baby or both . It carries greater stress to the mother as well as her foetus than an uncomplicated pregnancy . Chronically compromised uterine perfusion can lead to placental insufficiency and subsequent intraut... |
Primary cutaneous b - cell lymphomas (pcbcls) are less frequent than cutaneous t - cell lymphomas, with incidence rates varying considerably between european (ranges from 20 to 25% of all pcbcl) and north american studies (ranges from 3.2 to 7.7%). Nowadays the new world health organization - european organization for ... |
Several different terms have been used to describe what fuller albright in 1942 originally named primary ovarian insufficiency (poi) [1, 2]. A search by cooper et al . Of pubmed revealed that the following terms have been used to describe poi: gonadal dysgenesis, premature ovarian failure (pof), premature menopause, ea... |
Colorectal cancer (crc) is the third most common cancer in the world, especially due to the deficiency of effective biomarkers with sufficient sensitivity and specificity to diagnose crc at early stages . Colorectal carcinogenesis is a very complex process which implies interactions between tumor and stromal cells, gen... |
It is estimated that among all cancers in the country, the incidence of breast cancer ranks first among women . According to the latest available statistics of the isfahan province, iran, breast cancer included 28% of cancer cases in women, and it has the second place for incidence of cancer in the province . Chemother... |
Birth weight plays an important role in infant survival, child development, and adult metabolic diseases.13 maternal characteristics have been variously shown to impact on the progress and outcome of pregnancy, especially those related to birth weight and perinatal mortality.36 such maternal factors like genetic endowm... |
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) types are aggressive hematological cancers, characterized by the uncontrolled clonal proliferation of immature lymphoid cells at different stages of differentiation and their infiltration of the bone marrow . Approximately 15% of pediatric and 25% of adult all cases are of t - cell or... |
This anion is essential for intracellular signalling, cell proliferation, regulation of metabolism, and bioenergetics to name just part of its functions . Energy production in oxidative phosphorylation requires availability of phosphates within a cell.1 intracellular phosphorus concentration is three to four times high... |
Dysregulated vitamin d metabolism and excessive calcium loss through the skin is associated with rickets and later cancer development . Lamellar ichthyosis (li) is an autosomal recessive disorder and has been known by several terms including non - bullous congenital icthyosiform erythroderma, non - erythrodermic autoso... |
The median survival is 34 years from symptom onset and there is considerable variation in progression rate overall . An electromyography (emg) examination can be used to detect subclinical involvement of lower motor neurons (lmns), which is diagnostically most useful in the presence of upper motor neuron (umn) signs wi... |
There has been a longstanding controversy over the influence of wearing removable partial denture (rpd) on oral health . While many studies report that the rpd alters neither caries prevalence nor periodontal status in the long - term1234 others argue that there is a detrimental effect of rpd on abutment teeth.567 furt... |
Coiter (1573) was the first to present an illustration of the sutura incisiva in the human . The pmx (or os incisivum) is an autonomous paired bone develops from the frontonasal process comprising three parts: first, the alveolar part with facial process which encompasses two pairs of incisor teeth, second, the palatin... |
Figure s1 contains a schematic of the device, micrographs of a typical nanotube, and the patterned fluid reservoirs; while figure s2 displays the raman spectra of two representative pristine swcnts . The experiment design is similar to the microfluidic setup employed by liu and co - workers . Oxygen plasma treatment is... |
Dna is methylated by the covalent addition of methyl groups to the 5 position on cytosine residues, usually when the cytosine is followed by a guanine residue although cpg dinucleotides are under - represented in the genome, there are dense accumulations of cpgs (cpg islands; cgi) in the promoter regions of many genes ... |
Graves orbitopathy (go) is an autoimmune disorder and the most common extra - thyroid manifestation of graves disease with a prevalence of 2.9 cases per 100,000 population per year in men and 16.0 cases per 100,000 population per year in women, with a peak in the fifth and seventh decades . Intravenous (iv)/oral steroi... |
The causative agent, francisella tularensis, is a gram - negative, aerobic bacterium . Currently, there are 4 recognized subspecies (tularensis, holarctica, mediasiatica and novicida). Holarctica, which causes a milder form of the disease, is found in the entire northern hemisphere, especially in scandinavia, central e... |
Foreign body (fb) ingestion is a frequent occurrence in children, especially in their first six years of life [1, 2], with a peak in children older than 3 years [3, 4]. Various reasons for this event can be pointed out, stressing that all the characteristics such as sex, age, socioeconomic level and parents' influence ... |
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