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OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in incidence rates (IRs) at various fracture sites for patients with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes compared with patients without diabetes in Denmark in 1997-2017. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Patients aged ≥18 years with a vertebral, hip, humerus, forearm, foot, or ankle…

Incidence data on pertussis cases in Italy do not show pertussis resurgence as recently described in other European countries. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to pertussis toxin (PT-IgG) in selected adult age groups, who can serve as a reservoir of Bordetella pertussis and be…

PURPOSE: Causes of death in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected subjects have changed in countries with high resources over the last several years. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related diseases have become less prevalent, whereas deaths due to non-AIDS causes are increasing. The aim of the present…

INTRODUCTION: Despite advancements in diabetes therapeutics and innovations, suboptimal dosing continues to be a barrier to glycaemic control for people with diabetes (PwD). This study aimed to understand the extent of suboptimal insulin dosing and the factors underlying this behaviour from the perspective of PwD and h…

We present the results we obtained during the last 12 years with transhiatal esophagectomy. Two hundred and eighty-three patients were operated on using this procedure; 171 of them underwent the operation for cancer of the esophagus, 73 for cancer of the cardia, and 11 for cancer of the hypopharynx. The tumor stage, th…

We presented a retrospective review of osteoarticular infections diagnosed at Sant Joan de Deu Hospital from Barcelona, in the last 10 years (1981-1990). A total of 127 arthritis and 113 osteomyelitis were recorded in children aged from a few days to 15 years. This represents a 3.5% of all infectious diseases patients…

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a new, well characterized pediatric syndrome. In this work the last epidemiologic, diagnostic and clinical data are pointed. Especially the heart-disease and its monitoring and therapy are studied. Our casuistry (5 cases in 4 years) is also presented. The international literature and our clinic…

INTRODUCTION: Routine spinal fusion techniques have involved removal of all soft tissues and articular facets, decortication of all posterior elements, and application of bone graft to the fusion area. Bone grafting has been performed mainly using the patient's own bone (autograft bone), most commonly from the iliac cr…

One thousand eight hundred eight uncemented total hip replacements have been performed during the last 14 years. The prototype and early models, 11-14 years later have retained a satisfactory result in 56% of cases, and the valgus prostheses, 6-11 years after implantation retain a satisfactory result in 85% of cases. T…

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding requires additional diversified foods for the nutritional requirements of mothers and children, especially in preventing micronutrient deficiencies. The minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W) is a proxy indicator of micronutrient adequacy for women. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identi…

INTRODUCTION: Modular locking revision total hip arthroplasty femoral implants have been little assessed over the long term. We therefore conducted a retrospective assessment of the Renaissance™ fully hydroxyapatite-coated distal locking cementless femoral modular revision implant at a minimum 10 years' follow-u…

Neonatal tumors are rare with no standard treatment approaches to these diseases, and the patients experience poor outcomes. Our aim was to determine the distribution of cancers affecting neonates and compare survival between these cancers and older children. We analyzed SEER data (1973-2007) from patients who were you…

BACKGROUND: Although global rates of under-five mortality have declined, many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Togo, have not achieved sufficient progress. We aimed to identify the structural and intermediary determinants associated with under-five mortality in northern Togo. METHODS: We collected p…

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 48 hours' duration conducted in 13 primary care ambulatory practices in the United States and Mexico was used to compare the efficacy and safety of loperamide with placebo for the treatment of acute diarrhea in children aged 2 through 11 years. Two hundred fift…

Over the last few years, the advent of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) had led to changes in the management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). We reviewed data from 98 CTEPH patients diagnosed during the last decade in a pulmonary hypertension (PH) expert centre. The management modalities of…

INTRODUCTION: Survival from type 1 diabetes Mellitus is low in lower-income countries with underdeveloped health systems. Support programs from partners like life for a child (LFAC) and changing diabetes in children (CDiC) were implemented in Tanzania in 2005 to provide diabetes care to children and youth. No evaluatio…

Two national surveys conducted in 2005 and 2007 indicated deficits in psoriasis care and induced the composition of the ''National Goals for Health Care in Psoriasis 2010-2015''. The aim of this work was to (1) evaluate the quality of care for patients with psoriasis in Germany, (2) compare this with prior psoriasis st…

Ischemic stroke is a severe complication of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), but data about its incidence and case-fatality in RHD patients' population is unclear. We aimed to perform a systematic review of the literature to better define the incidence, prevalence and case-fatality of stroke in patients with RHD, and to…

OBJECTIVES: Biological agents have contributed significantly in controlling inflammatory bowel disease during the last 15 years. This study aimed at recording and evaluating paediatric data regarding the efficacy and safety of infliximab and adalimumab during the last decade. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 31 patien…