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Tuberculosis (TB) still poses a major threat to mankind and during the last thirty years we have seen a recrudescence of the disease even in countries where TB was thought to be conquered. It is common opinion that more effective control tools such as new diagnostics, a new vaccine and new drugs are urgently needed to…

Over the last 10 years, novel infectious agents including Equine Morbillivirus, Lyssavirus, Barmah Forest Virus, Rickettsia honei and two as-yet-unnamed bunyaviruses have been identified as causes of human disease in Australia. Previously described agents, such as Japanese B Encephalitis virus, Dengue virus, Ross River…

OBJECTIVES: To define the long-term morbidity in patients with prostate cancer who underwent iodine-125 brachytherapy. METHODS: A total of 325 men with localized prostate cancer treated with iodine-125 brachytherapy had a median follow-up of 7 years (range 5 to 15). The American Urological Association symptom score, e…

BACKGROUND: Around two thirds of children in Sub-Saharan Africa are at risk of not meeting their developmental potential. Scalable interventions, based on an understanding of local contexts, that promote nurturing care in children's early years are needed. OBJECTIVES: To investigate age-related patterns of Early Child…

PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the results of cyclophotocoagulation (CPC) with the transscleral contact red 670-nm diode laser in treating glaucoma. METHODS: Cyclophotocoagulation was performed in 60 eyes of 60 patients with a mean age of 74 +/- 11 years (range 49-90 years). The treatment was delivered via a fib…

Over the last five years, 46 insulin dependent diabetic patients (mean age 52 +/- 13 years) have been treated by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Fourteen patients have been on treatment for more than two years. Visual acuity assessed every six months showed that improvement has been observed in 14 eye…

BACKGROUND: Aggressive medical care at the end of life can be harmful to patients and families, but its prevalence in use among younger cancer patients is unknown. The goal of the study was to report on the use of aggressive care and hospice services for patients younger than age 65 years. METHODS: Using the HealthCor…

To summarize the clinical characteristics of SYNGAP1-related epilepsy in children.Data of 13 patients with SYNGAP1 gene variants diagnosed with epilepsy at Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital were collected retrospectively from March 2017 to October 2020 and the patients were followed up. The clinical…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effectiveness of QIN Sihe's surgical strategy combined with Ilizarov technique in treating foot and ankle deformities on the verge of amputation. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 56 patients (62 feet) with foot and ankle deformities on the verge of amput…

A substantial body of empirical evidence has accumulated over the last 12 years since the publication of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) in the DSM-5. As yet, this evidence has not been organized and reported using the criteria required by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for proposals…

BACKGROUND: In a retrospective study, we evaluated the effect of the addition of a decompressive osteotomy to hemiarthroplasty of the great toe in terms of clinical and radiographic outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-one consecutive patients affected by Grade III hallux rigidus underwent distal oblique osteotomy o…

This article describes the pharmacology education program that has been applied since 1990 at the Istanbul Medical Faculty. In Turkey, medical education lasts 6 years after 11 years of general training. Each year, approximately 350 students join the Istanbul Medical Faculty. The education is mainly in conventional form…

OBJECTIVES: Among Canadian adults who currently or formerly smoked cigarettes, we examined: consultations with healthcare providers (HPs) in the last two years; among those, the proportion who received any smoking cessation advice and the type of support recommended; and whether receiving cessation advice varied by soc…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of interrupt percutaneous endoscopy lumbar discectomy (PELD) through interlaminar approach for L5, S1 disc protrusion. METHODS: Between November 2006 and August 2010, 115 patients with L5, S1 disc protrusion were treated, including 79 males and 36 females with an average age of…

The prolonged biological half-life of Ceftriaxone, allowing once-daily dosing, has contributed to the large diffusion of this third-generation cephalosporin in children. Ceftriaxone is known to induce reversible precipitates in the gallbladder of adults and children. A prospective study was conducted during 1997 in 34…

Forty-three ESRD children received treatment with CAPD from November 1984 through July 1990. Mean patient age was 10 years (range 2-17 years) and total observation period (consolidated for the whole group) was 683 months. Double cuff Tenckhoff catheters were used as access. The most common complication was peritonitis…

The authors evaluate the results of 257 scleroplastic operations performed in 145 children with progressive myopia in 1989-1995. The age range of the operated children was 5-17 years. The mean age at the time of operation was 10.4 +/- 3.9 years. The children were followed up for at least two years before and two years…

Incidence of malaria in troops carrying out counter-insurgency operation in thick jungles in North East region was compared for the year 1995 and 1996. Since troops were on constant move in thick jungles in hostile environment and they have to sleep and rest outdoor, use of mosquito net was not feasible in both years.…

This study analyzes the course of 62 patients aged over 60 years (i.e., 7% of all recipients) which were liver transplanted over the last 10 years. The data show that the results of transplantation in patients with malignant tumors (n = 25) are unfavorable (20% 5-year survival), while good results could be obtained in…

Comparing data relating to the estimated incidence of infective endocarditis and deaths due to this condition highlights the changing age and sex patterns over the last 50 years. Using these data it is estimated that about 20 cases per million population per year can now be expected many of whom will be aged 65 years o…