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In a background of very high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among women of childbearing age and the increasing demand for treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission, we investigated the desire for a future pregnancy among women in Zimbabwe in relation to (1) self-perceived risk of HIV…

is an opportunistic pathogen particularly dangerous for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. It can cause a severe decline in CF lung function possibly developing into a life-threatening systemic infection known as cepacia syndrome. Antibiotic resistance and presence of numerous virulence determinants in the genome makeextre…

Peyronie's disease (PD) is an inflammatory condition of penile tunica albuginea which commonly ends with penile curvature and difficulty in vaginal penetration. Unfortunately, the pathophysiology of PD has not been completely understood. In this paper, we will review what is known about the pathophysiology of PD and th…

OBJECTIVE: The research studies published on Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca along the last 21 years were analysed to identify main trends. METHOD: Research articles were extracted and each was classified according to the main area, authors, place of origin, design. RESULTS: The number of research papers is prog…

Neuroimaging in epilepsy is a very large and growing field. Researchers in this area have quickly adopted new methods, resulting in a lively literature. Basic features of common epilepsies are well known, but, outside of the specific area of epilepsy surgery evaluation, new methods evolving in the last few years have h…

The last few years have seen much progress in our understanding of, and treatments for, eosinophilic leukaemia. In preparing this review, we used Pubmed and the archives of well-known Haematology journals to search for relevant research papers and reviews published in the last 5-10 years. In this article, we review the…

Magnesium/calcium data from planktonic foraminifera in equatorial Pacific sediment cores demonstrate that tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures (SSTs) were 2.8 degrees +/- 0.7 degrees C colder than the present at the last glacial maximum. Glacial-interglacial temperature differences as great as 5 degrees C are obse…

A personal series of 354 abdominal aortic aneurysmectomies has been analyzed, consisting of 67 in 1961-1969, 152 in 1970-1975 and 135 in 1976-1980. Mean age has increased to 68.1 years with 81% over 60. Aneurysm size and associated diseases have remained constant. Operative mortality for non-ruptured aneurysms has decr…

This literature on financial toxicity (FT) of breast cancer aimed to identify the leading countries, institutions, key researchers, influential references, top journals, research hotspots, and frontiers in the field. Published articles on FT in breast cancer patients were systematically retrieved and screened from the…

Electron transfer dissociation (ETD) has been developed recently as an efficient ion fragmentation technique in mass spectrometry (MS), being presently considered a step forward in proteomics with real perspectives for improvement, upgrade and application. Available also on affordable ion trap mass spectrometers, ETD i…

INTRODUCTION: The Cancer Plan emphasizes the importance of home hospitalisation. Over the last 5 years, our department has developed this mode of hospitalisation for patients with urological cancer in order to perform chemotherapy or palliative care. The objective of this study was to determine the growth of the number…

CONTEXT: How much condom use among U.S. adults varies by type of partner or by risk behavior is unclear. Knowledge of such differentials would aid in evaluating the progress being made toward goals for levels of condom use as part of the Healthy People 2000 initiative. METHODS: Data were analyzed from the 1996 Nationa…

The treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has become increasingly complex and nuanced as treatments have evolved over the last decade. During that time, treatment has evolved from single agent 5-fluorouracil (5FU) chemotherapy to combination chemotherapy, and more recently to the inclusion of monoclonal anti…

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common condition. Most patients can be managed with medications, but patients with refractory disease, particularly those with an incompetent lower esophageal sphincter, should be referred for surgery. The open Nissen fundoplication cures >90% of patients of their symptoms. The lapa…

INTRODUCTION: HIV infection and AIDS is a public health problem worldwide, particularly affecting the populace in resource constrained settings like in sub-Saharan Africa. Women of reproductive age are most affected and infected with the disease. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive study of pregnant women presenting for the fi…

Objective To investigate gender difference patterns in article citations, by first and last authors, in four radiology journals. Materials and methods Articles by authors published in four major radiology journals from 1984, 1994, 2004, and 2014 were categorized into 12 subspecialties. The number of citations, ref…

Secular trend of growth refers to any change of the corporal size in determined population group in long periods of time. The objective of this work is to study the secular tendency of growth in natural height among recruits in Blumenau, Santa Catarina State, between the years of 1963 and 2007. This is a transversal, r…

INTRODUCTION: Fournier's gangrene is a serious and potentially lethal rare infection of perineal and external genital that must be treated as a medical and surgical emergency. The aim of this study is to share our experience over the last 10 years in the management of this disease. PATIENTS AND METHOD: We carried out…

The relationship between sexual attitudes and number of heterosexual partners in a survey-based and nationally representative random sample of 551 British men aged 16-25 years was examined. The main predictor of the number of partners in the last 5 years was the time since the first sexual intercourse, whereas age, mar…