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After the golden age of antibiotic discovery, bacterial infections still represent a major challenge for public health worldwide. The biofilm mode of growth is mostly responsible for chronic infections that current therapeutics fail to cure and it is well-established that novel strategies must be investigated. Particulate drug delivery systems are…[Read more]

Noting that the usefulness of cases diagnosed in administrative registers is dependent on diagnostic validity, in this study, we aim to elucidate the correlation between Tourette syndrome and allergy in children and adolescents, specifically with regard to incidence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and atopic…[Read more]

The Symptom Assessment and Management (SAM) program is a structured, online, nurse-supported intervention to support symptom self-management in people receiving adjuvant chemotherapy post surgery for breast or colorectal cancer.

The objective of this study was to describe the development, implementation strategy, and evaluation of the SAM…[Read more]

Predictors of ER care were African-American race (odds ratio [OR] 3.83, P=0.001), Hispanic ethnicity (OR 3.12, P=0.007), and coronary artery disease (OR 2.43, P=0.006). Predictors of IP care were African-American race (OR 2.38, P=0.024), Hispanic ethnicity (OR 2.29, P=0.045), chronic kidney disease (OR 3.89, P=0.006), angiotensin converting enzyme…[Read more]

To detect early left ventricular dysfunction in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease using three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography.

Forty obese children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were included as group I. Another 40 obese children without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease of matched age, sex, and weight…[Read more]