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Incidence of infectious complications following ultrasound-guided percutaneous musculoskeletal interventions with the use of an uncovered transducer footprint
ObjectivesTo determine the incidence of infectious complications following ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal interventions performed with a...
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Epidemiology of candidemia and impact of infectious disease consultation on survival and care
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to analyse temporal changes in the epidemiology of candidemia assessing patient’s characteristics, risk factors,...
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Looking at Sepsis in Patients with Terminal Illnesses
Sepsis is a serious and common condition among hospitalized patients, and, for those with terminal illnesses, mortality from sepsis remains high....
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Models of good practice to enhance infectious disease care cascades among people who inject drugs: a qualitative study of interventions implemented in European settings
BackgroundPeople who inject drugs (PWID) in Europe are at an increased risk of HIV/AIDS, chronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), and...
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Ethics Consultation for Adult Solid Organ Transplantation Candidates and Recipients: A Single Centre Experience
Systematic study of the intersection of ethics consultation services and solid organ transplants and recipients can identify and illustrate ethical...
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A novel intervention to reduce noninfectious and infectious complications associated with indwelling urethral catheters in hospitalized older patients: a quasi-experimental study
BackgroundIndwelling urethral catheters are widely used in clinical settings. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection has been recognized as a...
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Role of the occupational disease consultant in the multidisciplinary discussion of interstitial lung diseases
BackgroundDiffuse interstitial lung diseases (ILD) constitute a heterogeneous group of conditions with complex etiological diagnoses requiring a...
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Detection of Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) acnes in orthopaedic surgery: serious problem or contamination?
PurposeBone and joint infections are an important and increasing problem. Whether intraoperatively detected bacteria should be considered relevant or...
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The impact of implementing an endocarditis team in comparison to the classic heart team in a tertiary referral centre
BackgroundInfective endocarditis (IE) is a complex disease for which the European Society of Cardiology guideline recommends a dedicated...
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International health regulations and pre-travel health practices of international travelers at Nigerian airport: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundInternational Health Regulations (IHR) were developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to curb the trans-border spread of epidemics....
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Developments in pediatrics in 2020: choices in allergy, autoinflammatory disorders, critical care, endocrinology, genetics, infectious diseases, microbiota, neonatology, neurology, nutrition, ortopedics, respiratory tract illnesses and rheumatology
In this article, we describe the advances in the field of pediatrics that have been published in the Italian Journal of Pediatrics in 2020. We report...
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Effect of fluvoxamine on preventing neuropsychiatric symptoms of post COVID syndrome in mild to moderate patients, a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial
BackgroundShortly after the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a considerable number of recovered patients reported persisting symptoms,...
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Health care utilization following “digi-physical” assessment compared to physical assessment for infectious symptoms in primary care
BackgroundThe use of chat-based digital visits (eVisits) to assess infectious symptoms in primary care is rapidly increasing. The “digi-physical”...
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Thoughts, beliefs and concepts concerning infectious childhood diseases of physicians practicing homeopathic, anthroposophic and conventional medicine – a qualitative study
BackgroundPhysicians who include complementary medicine in their practice are thought to have an understanding of health and disease different from...
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Rethinking Substance Use as Social History: Charting a Way Forward
Physicians have traditionally asked about substance use within the Social History section of the consultation note. Drawing on social science theory...
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Pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder among adults with medical disorders in Sweden
BackgroundAlcohol-attributable medical disorders are prevalent among individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, there is a lack of...
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Indicators and medical tests to identify lower limb swelling causes after total knee arthroplasty: a Delphi study with multidisciplinary experts
BackgroundLower limb swelling after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) hinders surgical effectiveness. The poor results of studies on swelling...
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Advising the immunocompromised traveller: a review of immunocompromise at The London Hospital for Tropical Diseases Travel Clinic between 1st April 2019 and 30th April 2020
BackgroundImmunocompromised travellers (ICTs) face greater infectious and non-infectious travel-associated risks than their immunocompetent...
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Implementing an immunotherapy toxicity (IOTOX) GI service improves outcomes in patients with immune-mediated diarrhea and colitis
PurposeImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer therapy but can lead to GI toxicity, termed immune-mediated diarrhea and...
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Preventing Infectious Complications of Immunomodulation in COVID-19 in Foreign-Born Patients
Immunomodulating therapies for COVID-19 may carry risks of reactivating latent infections in foreign-born people. We conducted a rapid review of...
