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OBJECTIVE
The association between urinary disorders, such as ongoing urinary incontinence (UI), history of urinary incontinence (HIST-UI) and urinary tract infections (UTI), and fractures in peri- and postmenopausal women was assessed in an epidemiological study.
METHODS
The sample consisted of
Introduction: The influence of tobacco on the microbiological spectrum, resistance-sensitivity pattern and evolution in patients with recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI) is analyzed. Evaluation of the effect of polyvalent bacterial
1. Contrary to established metabolic pattern, a recent investigation of NNK metabolism produced in rat urine higher levels of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) and 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) than their N-oxides, suggesting that reconversion of N-oxides
Smoking is a known risk factor for inferior health outcomes. Retrospective analyses of large datasets may assess whether such risk is manifested or mitigated in clinical practice. Although many risk factor analyses use the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) and OBJECTIVE
To determine if hyperglycemia in postoperative orthopaedic trauma patients with no known history of diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased rate of infectious complications.
METHODS
Retrospective review.
METHODS
University Level I trauma center.
METHODS
One hundred ten
Little data are available regarding individual patients' risk of surgical site infection (SSI) following mastectomy with or without immediate reconstruction. Our objective was to develop a risk prediction model for mastectomy-related SSI.
Using commercial claims data, we established a cohort of
OBJECTIVE
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating illness with nationwide mortality rates reaching almost 50% within the first 30 days. A study was undertaken to evaluate how treatment modality, physical findings, and geo-demography contribute to the outcome of these cases,
To evaluate risk factors associated with fetal gastroschisis.As a secondary aim of a larger case-control study, pregnant women attending the Fetal Medicine Unit at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo University We report an unusual case of a 78-year-old Caucasian female, who presented with peritoneal carcinomatosis and hypercalcemia, and was found to have a rapidly progressive primary squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Squamous cell bladder carcinoma is a rare malignancy in the United States,
OBJECTIVE
The goal of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to identify the main risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasties.
METHODS
A systematic review was conducted of the potential risk factors for PJI in total hip or total
To quantify the risk of hospitalization for infections in Indigenous Australian adults with diabetes in rural and remote communities.
2787 Indigenous adults including 396 with diabetes at baseline from 19 communities in North Queensland from 1998 to 2007 were included in the study. Main measures
BACKGROUND
Preterm low birth weight was reported to be related to periodontal infections that might influence the fetus-placenta complex. The aim of this study was to provide periodontal treatment for pregnant women and to evaluate if this treatment can interfere with pregnancy duration and weight
Background: No research was conducted on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of Infectious Disease Units (IDU) managed homeless patients (HP).
Methods: We conducted retrospectively a survey among 98 HP and 98 non-HP admitted
BACKGROUND
Bladder calculus is associated with chronic irritation and inflammation. As there is substantial documentation that inflammation can play a direct role in carcinogenesis, to date the relationship between stone formation and bladder cancer (BC) remains unclear. This study aimed to examine
An 81-year-old man was admitted for evaluation of progressive dyspnea over the previous 4 weeks. He initially noticed dyspnea when walking briskly, but this progressed to dyspnea after only walking several feet. He also endorsed a dry cough without hemoptysis. Review of systems revealed a history of