Pickett

STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of serious parental injury on adolescent sleep disorder diagnoses, outpatient care, and sleep medication use. METHODS U.S. Military personnel who sustained a serious injury and were parents of adolescents aged 10-18 years were identified. Included adolescents were enrolled in the Military Health System for…[Read more]

PURPOSE Both increased sagittal vertical axis (SVA) and sarcopenia affect performance of daily activities and morbidity in the elderly; however, little is known regarding their relationship. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between sarcopenia and increased SVA. METHODS This retrospective study included 71 female patients aged…[Read more]

Fermented foods can cause human illness because of the unhealthy effect of biogenic amines (BAs) that accumulate by decarboxylation of free amino acids. Salami-type fermented sausages can contain BAs, but it is still unclear which bacteria and which environmental factors contribute to BA production. Therefore, 62 sausages purchased on the Swiss…[Read more]

IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE In the future otitis media prevention strategies may be augmented by mucosal immunization, combination vaccines targeting multiple pathogens, and modulation of the middle ear microbiome. Both treatment and vaccination may be tailored to an individual’s otitis media phenotype as defined by molecular profiles obtained by…[Read more]

Given this apparent and immediate issue with the integrity of the urine culture and the risk of overdiagnosis, antibiotic stewardship must be maintained in order to safeguard the patient. Furthermore, the risk of antibiotic resistance is always central in order to recognize how healthcare providers practice antibiotic stewardship, where…[Read more]

The enteric conversion was associated with 85% increased risk of acute rejection (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.85; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.37-2.49; P less then 0.001). However, the conversion was not associated with graft loss or mortality. In the conversion cohort, a longer interval from engraftment to conversion was associated with an 18%…[Read more]