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Open AccessUse of broad-spectrum antimicrobials for more than 72 h and the detection of multidrug-resistant bacteria in Japanese intensive care units: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Large multicenter studies reporting on the association between the duration of broad-spectrum antimicrobial administration and the detection of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in the intensive care unit (IC...
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Open AccessIn-situ preservation of nitrogen-bearing organics in Noachian Martian carbonates
Understanding the origin of organic material on Mars is a major issue in modern planetary science. Recent robotic exploration of Martian sedimentary rocks and laboratory analyses of Martian meteorites have bot...
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Open AccessComparison of the efficacy of three topical antiseptic solutions for the prevention of catheter colonization: a multicenter randomized controlled study
To compare the efficacy of three antiseptic solutions [0.5%, and 1.0% alcohol/chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), and 10% aqueous povidone-iodine (PVI)] for the prevention of intravascular catheter colonization, we...
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lynx1 Supports Neuronal Health in the Mouse Dorsal Striatum During Aging: an Ultrastructural Investigation
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors have been shown to participate in neuroprotection in the aging brain. Lynx protein modulators dampen the activity of the cholinergic system through direct interaction with nic...
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Effects of adherence to ventilator-associated pneumonia treatment guidelines on clinical outcomes
Two guidelines are currently available to guide Japanese clinicians caring for patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP): the 2005 American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America (AT...
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Open AccessCOPD and disease-specific health status in a working population
It has been debated whether treatment should be started early in subjects with mild to moderate COPD. An impaired health status score was associated with a higher probability of being diagnosed with COPD as co...
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Early recovery in hemodynamics after direct hemoperfusion with polymyxin B-immobilized fibers may predict mortality rate in patients with septic shock
This retrospective and observational study attempted to determine whether the rapid improvement in hemodynamic parameters and the subsequent discontinuation or decrease of catecholamine infusion shortly after ...
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Severe Legionella pneumophila pneumonia associated with the public bath on a cruise ship in Japan
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Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Glyceryl Trinitrate and its Metabolites
This review discusses the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of glyceryl trinitrate (nitroglycerin; GTN) pertinent to clinical medicine. The pharmacokinetics of GTN associated with various dose regimens are...
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Growth of Pd particles in methanol synthesis over Pd/CeO2
The metal–support contact structure of Pd–CeO2 changed with increasing the temperature of reduction. Upon high temperature reduction, severe sintering of Pd particles occurred, while sintering of the ceria suppor...
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Autonomic hyperreflexia during labour
We present two cases of automatic hyperreflexia (AH) during labour in women with spinal cord damage, in whom AH developed before and after delivery. The AH was successfully controlled using epidural anaesthesi...
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Effects of prostaglandin E1 on renal hemodynamics
The glomerular filtration rate (GFR), renal plasma flow (RPF), renal blood flow (RBF), filtration fraction (FF), and the ratio of mean arterial pressure (MAP) to RBF (MAP/RBF), reflecting renal vascular resist...
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Change in growth kinetics of hybridoma cells entrapped in collagen gel affected by alkaline supply
The growth yields for glucose and glutamine of murine hybridoma cells entrapped in collagen gel particles were examined during the growth phase. The immobilized hybridoma cells were cultivated in a fluidized b...
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Pulmonary edema induced by laryngospasm
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Recurrence of asthma after removal of adrenaline secreting pheochromocytoma