Su, Fengqin Luo, Yi Yu, Jian Shi, Jimin Zhao, Yanmin Yan, Mengni Huang, He Tan, Yamin
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European Journal of Medical Research
BackgroundDue to limited antibiotic options, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections are associated with high non-relapse mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Also, intestinal CRE colonization is a risk factor for subsequent CRE infection. Several clinical studies have reported successful ...
van Wijk, Laura van Duinhoven, Stijn Liem, Mike S. L. Bouman, Donald E. Viddeleer, Alain R. Klaase, Joost M.
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European Journal of Medical Research
BackgroundSurgery-related loss of muscle quantity negatively affects postoperative outcomes. However, changes of muscle quality have not been fully investigated. A perioperative intervention targeting identified risk factors could improve postoperative outcome. This study investigated risk factors for surgery-related loss of muscle quantity and qua...
Bolierakis, Eftychios Schick, Sylvia Sprengel, Kai Jensen, Kai Oliver Hildebrand, Frank Pape, Hans-Christoph Pfeifer, Roman
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European Journal of Medical Research
BackgroundThe Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and Injury Severity Score (ISS) are widely used to assess trauma patients. In this study, the interobserver variability of the injury severity assessment for severely injured patients was analyzed based on different injured anatomical regions, and the various demographic backgrounds of the observers.Meth...
Tummidi, Santosh Singh, Hemant Kumar Reddy, Prudhvinath A Sindhura, Manda Kosaraju, Navya Shankaralingappa, Arundhathi Kumar, Naresh P
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BackgroundRosai–Dorfman–Destombes (RDD) is also known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (SHML). It is a benign proliferative disorder of histiocytes, affecting lymph nodes, rarely with extra-nodal involvement. Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) with fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can be utilized as a minimally invasive invest...
Ogal, Mercedes Johnston, Sebastian L. Klein, Peter Schoop, Roland
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European Journal of Medical Research
BackgroundIn children, up to 30% of viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs) develop into bacterial complications associated with pneumonia, sinusitis or otitis media to trigger a tremendous need for antibiotics. This study investigated the efficacy of Echinacea for the prevention of viral RTIs, for the prevention of secondary bacterial complicati...
Pangerc, Andrej Petek Šter, Marija Dolenc Grošelj, Leja
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PurposeTo translate, culturally adapt and evaluate the Slovene version of the STOP-Bang questionnaire (SBQ) for use in the sleep clinic.MethodsStandard forward–backward translation and harmonisation of the Slovene translation of the SBQ were performed. Test–retest reliability was performed on a sample of healthy subjects. A cross-sectional study wa...
Zhang, Ming-Wu Zhou, Lin Zhang, Yu Chen, Bin Peng, Ying Wang, Fei Liu, Zheng-Wei Wang, Xiao-Meng Chen, Song-Hua
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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the treatment outcomes of multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB) in Zhejiang, China and to evaluate possible risk factors associated with poor outcomes of M/XDR-TB.MethodsTwo-hundred-and-sixty-two patients having M/XDR-TB who received the diagnosis and treatment at nine referra...
Wu, Rui Su, Jiang Zou, Yu-rong Zhu, Jing
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European Journal of Medical Research
BackgroundSystemic sclerosis (SSc) and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) both affect the kidney and may cause renal failure. Treatment of AAV is dramatically different from that of SSc renal crisis (SRC). Kidney biopsy is not recommended for diagnosing SRC, but it is the only reliable diagnostic method for AAV....
Bauer, Andreas Korten, Insa Juchem, Gerd Kiesewetter, Isabel Kilger, Erich Heyn, Jens
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European Journal of Medical Research
BackgroundDespite modern advances in intensive care medicine and surgical techniques, mortality rates in cardiac surgical patients are still about 3%. Considerable efforts were made to predict morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. In this study, we analysed the predictive properties of EuroScore and IL-6 for mortality in ICU, prolonged pos...
Jie, Chen Xuan, Wang Feng, Han-Dong Hua, Ding-Mao Bo, Wang Fei, Sun Hao, Zhang
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European Journal of Medical Research
BackgroundAdipoR2, which belongs to the seven-transmembrane-domain receptor family, has been shown to play an important role in the development of human tumours, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, we found that AdipoR2 expression correlates with glioma grade. In addition, we also investigated the mechanisms behind t...
