Molecular Tools for Diagnosis of Pediatric Infectious Diseases by Nivedhana Subburaju

“…Molecular techniques constitute valuable tools to improve the diagnosis of bacterial infections in children when cultures remain negative, etiologies of which would otherwise go nondocumented. …”
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Postinfluenza Vaccination Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Three Elderly Patients by Joji Nagasaki, Masahiro Manabe, Kentaro Ido, Hiroyoshi Ichihara, Yasutaka Aoyama, Tadanobu Ohta, Yoshio Furukawa, Atsuko Mugitani

“…The etiologies of secondary idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) include infection, autoimmune disease, and immunodeficiency. …”
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Mixed Cutaneous Infection Caused by Mycobacterium szulgai and Mycobacterium intermedium in a Healthy Adult Female: A Rare Case Report by Amresh Kumar Singh, Rungmei S. K. Marak, Anand Kumar Maurya, Manaswini Das, Vijaya Lakshmi Nag, Tapan N. Dhole

“…We emphasize that infections by NTM must be considered in the etiology of nonhealing wounds or sinuses, especially at postsurgical sites.…”
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A Case of Peritoneal Encapsulation Presented as Acute Mechanical Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report and a Brief Literature Review by Khalil Abuzaina, Ahmad Abuayash, Hidaya Al-Shweiki, Mohammad O. M. Hroub, Anwar Yousef Jabari, Shayma Hafiz, Tuqa Abu Ihlayel, Balqees Mohsen, Sulaiman Naji Fakhouri, Murad Jaa'freh

“…An obstruction secondary to an internal hernia—visualized on a CT scan—was suspected as the initial etiology. On exploratory laparotomy, the small bowel was covered by a thick adherent sac. …”
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Bilateral Jugular Vein and Sigmoid Sinus Thrombosis Related to an Inherited Coagulopathy: An Unusual Presentation by Özge Altıntaş, Azize Esra Gürsoy, Gözde Baran, Elnur Mehdi, Talip Asil

“…This report illustrates an unusual presentation of a rare condition. In this case, the etiology was associated with the coagulopathy, which occurred despite adequate anticoagulation.…”
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Association between Shock Index and Emergency Department Cardiac Arrest by Chao-Tung Chen, Pei-Ming Wang, Chao-Hsin Wu, Chih-Wei Wei, Tai-Lin Huang

“…The incidence of SI ≥ 0.9 in the five etiologies was 43.5% (hypoxia), 58.1% (cardiac cause), 56.1% (bleeding), 58.0% (sepsis), and 65.5% (other metabolic problems). …”
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Prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei Infection in Pet Dogs in Southern China by Yi-Zhou Chen, Guo-Hua Liu, Hui-Qun Song, Rui-Qing Lin, Ya-Biao Weng, Xing-Quan Zhu

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Trends in Clinico-radiological and Laboratory Characteristics of All-Cause Meningoencephalitis in Western Rajasthan by Ravi Krishna Kanth, Samhita Panda, Sarbesh Tiwari, Taruna Yadav, Gopal Krishana Bohra, Ravi Shekar Gadepalli

“…Among noninfectious etiologies, 12 (11.8%) were antineuronal antibody mediated, three (2.9%) had systemic inflammatory etiology, and one (1%) had carcinomatous meningitis. …”
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Layer-Specific Strain Analysis in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Despina-Manuela Toader, Alina Paraschiv, Georgică Târtea, Gabriela Tiucu, Mihai Chițu, Raluca Stănișor, Oana Mirea

“…Results: Patients with nonischemic etiology of dilated cardiomyopathy presented smaller values of global and layer strain than patients in the ischemic group. …”
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Comparison of Culture, Cytotoxin Assay and Two Eia Tests with Clinical Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea by Marilyn Binning, Michael A John, Berend C Schieven, Thomas W Austin, Robert Lannigan, Zafar Hussain

“…Objective: The most common etiology of infectious diarrhea in hospitalized patients is Clostridium difficile. …”
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The theses for MD degree by article Editorial

“…Yaroshenko – Comparative clinical characteristic of liver cirrhosis of various etiology.O.G. Stepanov – Regulatory disorders in pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome in children.…”
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One-Year Results of an Algorithmic Approach to Managing Failed Back Surgery Syndrome by Martín Avellanal, Gonzalo Diaz-Reganon, Alejandro Orts, Silvia Soto

“…BACKGROUND: Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a major clinical problem. Different etiologies with different incidence rates have been proposed. …”
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Runs of homozygosity in spontaneous abortions from families with recurrent pregnancy loss by N. A. Skryabin, S. A. Vasilyev, T. V. Nikitina, D. I. Zhigalina, R. R. Savchenko, N. P. Babushkina, M. E. Lopatkina, A. A. Kashevarova, I. N. Lebedev

“…Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is a severe reproductive pathology with a significant component of unexplained etiology. Extended homozygous regions as a possible etiological factor for RPL were sought in the genomes of embryos. …”
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Fetal Bowel Dilatation: A Sonographic Sign of Uncertain Prognosis by Patrícia Silva, Filipa Reis, Paulo Alves, Luís Farinha, Manuel Sousa Gomes, Pilar Câmara

“…Fetal bowel dilatation is an indirect sonographic sign of mechanical or functional bowel obstruction. The etiology of fetal bowel dilatation is a difficult prenatal diagnosis since ultrasound has limited accuracy for bowel evaluation. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Pericarditis Treatment by Félix Rolando Jorrín Román, Lázaro De la Cruz Aviles, Roberto Vega Hernández, Francisco Riverón Mena

“…It has been defined as a syndrome caused by the inflammation of the pericardium for diverse aetiologies. The etiological agents, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and steps that must be taken are described in this document. …”
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Probable Hydrochlorothiazide-Induced Myopericarditis: First Case Reported by Toufik Mahfood Haddad, Muhammad Sarfraz Nawaz, Ahmed S. Abuzaid, Smrithy Upadhyay, Pallavi Bellamkonda, Aryan N. Mooss

“…We hypothesize that this myopericarditis could be due to HCTZ allergic reaction after all other common etiologies have been ruled out. There is a scarcity of the literature regarding HCTZ as an etiology for pericardial disease, with only one case reported as presumed hydrochlorothiazide-induced pericardial effusion. …”
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A Rare Side Effect due to TNF-Alpha Blocking Agent: Acute Pleuropericarditis with Adalimumab by Hakan Ozkan, Ahmet Seckin Cetinkaya, Tekin Yildiz, Tahsin Bozat

“…Patient was successfully evaluated for the etiology of acute pleuro-pericarditis. Every etiology was excluded except the usage of adalimumab. …”
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Fatal Basilar Thrombosis Possibly Related to Minor Cervical Trauma: A Case Report by Elmaz Shaqiri, Gentian Vyshka, Admir Sinamati, Besim Ymaj, Zija Ismaili

“…Basilar thrombosis is a potentially fatal event, whose traumatic etiology has been repeatedly stated. Methods. We performed the autopsy and the microscopic examination of the brain stem structures from an individual, whose sudden death raised logical suspicions regarding the causative factor. …”
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A case of mixed dementia with atypical presentation in a veteran by Sujan Poudel, Tejas Patel, Jhoanne Paras, Berdith Lebrun, Gerardo Ferrer, Prerana Upadhyaya, Nisha Panta, Syed Rizvi, Sultan Ahmed

“…The condition encompasses a variety of etiologies and presents a spectrum of symptoms, complicating the diagnostic process. …”
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Controlled Attenuation Parameter for Quantification of Steatosis: Which Cut-Offs to Use? by Roxana Sirli, Ioan Sporea

“…., plays an important role in fibrosis progression, regardless of CLD etiology; thus, detection and quantification of HS are imperative. …”
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