Mental health literacy of ADHD, autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder: a cross-cultural investigation.
Mental health literacy (MHL) is linked to help-seeking behaviours. Although lay people are not...
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Carrier-Induced Hyporesponsiveness to Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines: The Influence of Serotypes, Timing, and Previous Vaccine Dose Unraveled.
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) elicit lower immune response against serotypes carried...
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Neonatal red blood cell transfusion practices in Switzerland: national survey and review of international recommendations.
WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? Red blood cell transfusions are frequently used in the care of...
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Highly Sensitive and Contactless Ammonia Detection Based on Nanocomposites of Phosphate Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide/Polyaniline Immobilized on Microstrip Resonators.
Ammonia is a key-compound in a variety of industrial sectors, including automotive, chemical and...
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Association between Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Intravenous Misuse of Opioid and Benzodiazepine in Patients under Opioid Maintenance Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Multicentre Study.
Intravenous misuse and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are common in patients...
Read MoreIntravenous Fluid Management Practices in Kidney Transplant Patients: A Multicenter Observational Cohort Pilot Study.
Limited evidence exists with regard to best practices in fluid management during kidney transplantation, which may directly affect the incidence of DGF. The authors of this study embarked on a collaborative observational...
Read MoreThe impact of cytomegalovirus infection on clinical severity and outcomes in kidney transplant recipients with pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is associated with pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), but its impact on clinical severity and outcomes in KTRs with PJP is unknown. We reviewed 1994...
Read MoreManagement of BK Viremia is Associated with a Lower Risk of Subsequent Cytomegalovirus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
The risk of subsequent cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) after diagnosis of BK polyoma-virus viremia (BKV) is unclear, and current evidence is conflicting. We reviewed all KTR transplanted at...
Read MoreBarriers to Kidney Transplant Evaluation in HIV-Positive Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease: A Single-Center Study.
HIV-positive kidney transplant (KT) recipients have similar outcomes to HIV-negative recipients. However, HIV-positive patients with advanced kidney disease might face additional barriers to initiating the KT-evaluation process....
Read MorePatient survival scale after kidney transplant from deceased donors in Veracruz, Mexico
The Estimated Post Transplant Survival (EPTS) score is calculated based on age, the presence of diabetes mellitus, years on dialysis, and prior organ transplant. The EPTS score has been validated in other countries.To apply and...
Read MoreFetuin-A Thr256Ser gene polymorphism as a mortality predictor in patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance haemodialysis in Medan, Indonesia.
Aim To investigate an impact of Fetuin-A Thr256Ser gene polymorphism on the mortality rate of chronic kidney disease on maintenance haemodialysis patients in Indonesia. Methods This is an analytic-longitudinal observational...
Read MoreCrescentic IgA nephropathy in children.
Crescentic IgA nephropathy (C-IgAN) is defined as IgAN with more than 50% of glomeruli showing crescents. C-IgAN in children is rare; we investigate in detail for the first time.We retrospectively analyzed the 515 consecutive...
Read MoreResponse to direct-acting antiviral agents in chronic hepatitis C patients with end-stage renal disease: a clinical experience.
The recent development of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) has dramatically changed the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, and interferon-based regimes have become a poor treatment choice in clinical practice. Today DAAs...
Read MoreSkin Infections and Outpatient Burn Management: Bacterial Skin Infections.
Patients with bacterial skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) commonly present to family physicians. Common uncomplicated bacterial SSTIs include impetigo, ecthyma, cellulitis, erysipelas, abscesses, furuncles, and carbuncles....
Read MoreThe utility of exome sequencing for fetal pleural effusions.
We sought to evaluate the performance of exome sequencing (ES) in determining an underlying genetic etiology for cases of fetal pleural effusions.We examined a prospective cohort series of fetal pleural effusions visualized...
Read MoreImpact of intrauterine transfusion on fetal coagulation physiology by thromboelastography.
Thromboelastography (TEG) is a point-of-care device used to evaluate whole blood coagulation function. The TEG is unique as a test of coagulation function in that it measures the interaction of all components of clot formation,...
Read MoreSickle cell disease: A distinction of two most frequent genotypes (HbSS and HbSC).
Sickle cell disease (SCD) consists of a group of hemoglobinopathies in which individuals present highly variable clinical manifestations. Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the most severe form, while SC hemoglobinopathy (HbSC) is...
Read MoreThe ARK Assay Is a Sensitive and Versatile Method for the Global Detection of DNA-Protein Crosslinks.
DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs) are a frequent form of DNA lesion and are strongly inhibitive in diverse DNA transactions. Despite recent developments, the biochemical detection of DPCs remains a limiting factor for the in-depth...
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An epidemiological survey of the current status of Zika and immune interaction between dengue and Zika infection in Southern Taiwan.
This study examined the current status of Zika and effects of pre-existing dengue immunity to Zika...
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Genosensors for Differential Detection of Zika Virus
Zika virus (ZIKV) is considered an emerging infectious disease of high clinical and...
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