Marisa Baré, Concepción Montón, Xavier Pomares, Juli Font, Núria Torà, Cristina Estirado, José Maria Quintana, Ana Santiago, Silvia Vidal & The IRYSS-COPD Appropriateness Study Group·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Background: We aimed to determine the mortality two months after exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (eCOPD) and to identify factors associated with mortality, comparing patients admitted to wards and those discharged to home from the emergency department. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11853
Amastigotes from L(L) amazonensis (La); L(L) venezuelensis (Lv); L(V) brasiliensis (Lb) and L(L)chagasi(Lch) were cultured axenically in a liquid culture medium (O’Daly’s medium). Patients from a cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) endemic and hyperendemic regions in Venezuela, receivin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12531
Aim: To assess study the prevalence of obesity and physical fitness among Moscow schoolchildren. Subjects and Methods: During the 2004-5, 2007-8, and 2010-11 school years, about 20% of Moscow schoolchildren were studied in all districts of the town. Both anthropometric and physic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12246
Background: ELISA procedures are widely available and used for the measurement of saliva and blood (serum and plasma) testosterone. Suggestions for strong correlations between these two fluids have been made but differences in assay format, as well as in the collection procedures...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12773
Aims: To report a case of ring chromosome 13 in a female child. Presentation of Case: Female, Caucasian, born in Southeast of Brazil, 6 years old. Born by cesarean section, the physical examination at 6 years and 1 month old has shown: weight of 19.100 grams and 105 centimeters t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11666
Aims: To evaluate the feasibility of small-bore single laparoscopy-assisted trans-vaginal ovarian cystectomy. Study Designs: A retrospective study was performed through a review of the medical records of women who had undergone laparoscopy-assisted trans-vaginal ovarian cystectom...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12646
Aim: Role of non-invasive coronary artery computed tomography (CACT) in diagnosis of complications of aortic root surgery in patients with chest pain. Introduction: Dehiscence of an aortic valved conduit or pseudoaneurysm development is a rare, but serious and potentially life-th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13127
Maria Cristina Salfa, Vincenza Regine, Andrea Hubertina Lena Bruning, Maurizio Ferri, Laura Camoni, Mariangela Raimondo, Barbara Suligoi & The Italian STD Surveillance Working Group·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Objective: The objectives are to identify variations in trends in single sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) over time and to monitor the prevalence of HIV infection among women with a diagnosis of STD. Methods: Data were obtained from the Italian Sentinel STD Surveillance Syste...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/7311
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the vitamin D status and the factors that may influence this vitamin in Moroccan patients with pemphigus. Study Design: case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital of Rabat-Sa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/5596
Background: Over the past decade, significant gains have been made in the implementation of malaria preventive measures in sub-Saharan Africa, including the distribution of insecticide treated nets (ITNs). These have been shown to cause a reduction in the incidence of malaria and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11510