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The Safety and Accuracy of Drug Patch Testing in Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions
Purpose of ReviewAdverse drug reactions are common in both the inpatient and outpatient settings and lead to limitations in future treatment options....
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The drug efficacy testing in 3D cultures platform identifies effective drugs for ovarian cancer patients
Most patients with advanced ovarian cancer (OC) relapse and progress despite systemic therapy, pointing to the need for improved and tailored therapy...
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One children’s hospital planning and development process to adhere to the FDA recommendation that babies and young children undergo thyroid function testing after receiving an injection of iodine-containing contrast media for medical imaging
The United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued multiple statements and guidelines since 2015 on the topic of thyroid function...
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Drug susceptibility testing of circulating lung cancer cells for personalized treatment
The presence of Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has been proven to be correlated with disease progression and the patient’s response to treatment....
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Point-of-care testing in private pharmacy and drug retail settings: a narrative review
BackgroundPoint-of-care testing (POCT) using rapid diagnostic tests for infectious disease can potentially guide appropriate use of antimicrobials,...
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Drug use, harm-reduction practices and attitudes toward the utilisation of drug safety testing services in an Irish cohort of festival-goers
BackgroundFestival drug-related deaths are a growing public health concern.
AimTo examine drug use and related harm-reduction practices and...
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Testing the Effectiveness of a Motivational Interviewing Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk and Drug Use in Young Sexual Minority Men in a Community-Based Organization Setting
Younger sexual minority men (YSMM) remain at high risk for HIV infection and substance use increases this risk. This study evaluated the...
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DRESS syndrome due to iodinated contrast media. A case report
BackgroundThe most frequent non-immediate reactions described with iodinated contrast media (ICM) are mild to moderate, however, some cases of...
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A step change model analysis of the establishment of pill testing in one Australian jurisdiction
This paper applies the theory of change model (Kotter in Harv Bus Rev 2:59–67, 1995; Moore et al. in Viet Nam J Public Health 1(1):66–75, 2013) to...
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Microbial Etiologies of Otitis Media with Resistance Pattern in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India
AimThe study aimed to evaluate the bacterial and fungal profiles in Otitis Media (OM), Acute Otitis Media (AOM), and Chronic Otitis Media (COM) and...
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Triggers of Anaphylaxis in Mastocytosis Patients: Evidence of the Current Drug-Avoidance Recommendation
Mastocytosis is associated with a high risk of anaphylaxis, in part due to drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHR). Drugs associated with mast cell...
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Community-Identified Implementation Strategies for Promoting the Adoption of HIV Self-Testing in a Southern California American Indian community: A Rapid Qualitative Analysis
HIV incidence increased by 18% between 2015 and 2019 among American Indians (AIs) despite declining rates in other racial/ethnic groups....
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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in veterinary medicine: performance, interpretation of results, best practices and pitfalls
The performance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of bacteria and the interpretation of AST results for bacteria isolated from animals...
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Anaphylaxis to drug excipients
In addition to the therapeutic agent, drugs contain excipients such as stabilizers, preservatives, solubilizers, or dyes, some of which are identical...
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Differences in the Recurrence Rate of Immediate Adverse Drug Reactions According to the Components of Alternative Contrast Media: Analysis of Repetitive Computed Tomography Cases in a Single Tertiary Hospital
IntroductionThe recurrence rates of immediate adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to the alternative radiocontrast media (RCM) are not well known. Previous...
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A full-factorial randomized controlled trial of adjunct couples HIV testing and counseling components addressing drug use and communication skills among sexual minority male couples
BackgroundThe past decade has seen increasing attention directed to the development of HIV prevention interventions for male couples, driven by...
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Intra- and Interpatient Drug Response Heterogeneity Exist in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Nongynecologic Cancers
BackgroundSelect patients with peritoneal metastases are treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy...
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The differences in drug resistance between drug-resistant tuberculosis patients with and without diabetes mellitus in northeast China: a retrospective study
BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) and drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are serious global public health problems. This study aimed to explore the...
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A sco** review of media campaign strategies used to reach populations living with or at high risk for Hepatitis C in high income countries to inform future national campaigns in the United Kingdom
BackgroundWith the advent of direct acting antivirals, the World Health Organisation proposed eliminating Hepatitis C as a public health threat by...
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Organoids in ovarian cancer: a platform for disease modeling, precision medicine, and drug assessment
Ovarian cancer (OC) is a major cause of gynecological cancer mortality, necessitating enhanced research. Organoids, cellular clusters grown in 3D...
