Factors Affecting the Weaning from Nasal CPAP in Preterm Neonates by Shantanu Rastogi, Hariprem Rajasekhar, Anju Gupta, Alok Bhutada, Deepa Rastogi, Jen-Tien Wung

“…Univariate analysis showed that chorioamnionitis, intubation, surfactant use, PDA, sepsis/NEC, anemia, apnea, GER and IVH were significantly associated with the time to NCPAP wean. …”
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Goal-Oriented Respiratory Management for Critically Ill Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Carmen Sílvia Valente Barbas, Gustavo Faissol Janot Matos, Marcelo Britto Passos Amato, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho

“…Rapid administration of antibiotics and resuscitative measures in case of sepsis and septic shock associated with protective ventilatory strategies and early short-term paralysis associated with differential ventilatory techniques (recruitment maneuvers with adequate positive end-expiratory pressure titration, prone position, and new extracorporeal membrane oxygenation techniques) in severe ARDS can help improve its prognosis. …”
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Reduced Plasma Nonesterified Fatty Acid Levels and the Advent of an Acute Lung Injury in Mice after Intravenous or Enteral Oleic Acid Administration by Cassiano Felippe Gonçalves de Albuquerque, Patrícia Burth, Mauricio Younes Ibrahim, Diogo Gomes Garcia, Patrícia Torres Bozza, Hugo Caire Castro Faria Neto, Mauro Velho Castro Faria

“…Increased blood concentration of oleic acid (OLA) and other fatty acids is detected in many pathological conditions. In sepsis and leptospirosis, high plasma levels of NEFA and low albumin concentrations are correlated to the disease severity. …”
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Helicobacter pylori promotes intestinal flora imbalance and hepatic metabolic disorders under arsenic stress by Linmin Zhong, Qiling Yang, Yiming Shao, Shanwen Hu, Lianxian Guo

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Perbedaan Profil Abses Hati Pyogenic dengan Amoebic pada Pasien Abses Hati Rawat Inap di RSUD Dr Soetomo Tahun 2016-2019 by Annisya Dinda Paramitha, Ulfa Kholili, Bagus Setyoboedi

“…Komplikasi yang paling umum adalah efusi pleura (37,9%) dan sepsis (34,5%). Kematian hanya terjadi pada abses hati pyogenik sebesar 13,8%, sedangkan pada amoebik 0%. …”
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Resenha: Consenso Internacional dos critérios de Sepse Pediátrica e choque séptico by Michele Alves Medeiros, Athina Salim Saud, Carolina Chaves da Silveira Sousa, Kleisson Cristiano Borges Santos, Suzana Beta Bittar, Vanessa Soares Lanziotti

“…A sepse é a principal causa de morte em crianças em todo o mundo e, após quase 20 anos da publicação do International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference, em 2005 — que definia sepse como a presença da Síndrome da Resposta Inflamatória Sistêmica (SIRS) associada à infecção suspeita ou confirmada —, um novo consenso para definição de sepse pediátrica foi publicado em janeiro de 2024…”
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Does Branched-Chain Amino Acids Supplementation Modulate Skeletal Muscle Remodeling through Inflammation Modulation? Possible Mechanisms of Action by Humberto Nicastro, Claudia Ribeiro da Luz, Daniela Fojo Seixas Chaves, Luiz Roberto Grassmann Bechara, Vanessa Azevedo Voltarelli, Marcelo Macedo Rogero, Antonio Herbert Lancha

“…The proinflammatory status of muscle cells, observed in pathological conditions such as cancer, aging, and sepsis, can directly modulate protein translation initiation and muscle proteolysis, contributing to negative protein turnover. …”
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Clozapine-Induced Late Agranulocytosis and Severe Neutropenia Complicated with Streptococcus pneumonia, Venous Thromboembolism, and Allergic Vasculitis in Treatment-Resistant Femal... by Christina Voulgari, Raphael Giannas, Georgios Paterakis, Anna Kanellou, Nikolaos Anagnostopoulos, Stamata Pagoni

“…She presented clozapine-induced absolute neutropenia, agranulocytosis, which were complicated by Streptococcus pneumonia and sepsis. Clozapine-induced thromboembolism of the common femoral and right proximal iliac vein, as well as allergic vasculitis, was diagnosed. …”
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Role of intestinal mucin-2 in the effectiveness of the treatment of Helicobacter spp. infection in laboratory mice by E. A. Litvinova, M. D. Belyaev, A. V. Prokhortchouk, V. S. Korostina, E. B. Prokhortchouk, E. N. Kozhevnikova

“…Antibiotics may be ineffective or even dangerous to humans or animals deficient for mucin-2 because of the risk of sepsis and chronic inflammation. In this study, we investigated the potential of antibiotics (clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and metronidazole) in elimination of patho­genic infection from Muc2 knockout mice (Muc2–/–). …”
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CASE REPORT ON TWO CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WITH NEUROINVASIVE WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT by Silviya Stoyanova, Raynichka Mihaylova-Garnizova, Emilia Naseva, Severina Dakova, Iva Christova, Konstantin Ramshev

“…His condition worsened with the development of sepsis and respiratory failure and he ended up lethally. …”
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Herbaspirillum Infection in Humans: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Rashmi Dhital, Anish Paudel, Nidrit Bohra, Ann K. Shin

“…She was admitted for sepsis secondary to pneumonia and placed on broad spectrum antibiotics with intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam and vancomycin. …”
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Linfoma anaplásico de células grandes primario del páncreas by Brady Beltrán Gárate, Joseph Alburqueque-Melgarejo, Luis Villela, Jhony Alberto De la Cruz-Vargas

“…Luego a esto, el paciente presentó sepsis neutropénica y falleció a los 3 meses del diagnóstico. …”
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A Case Report of Obstructive Shock from an Esophageal Bolus Leading to Left Atrial Compression by Sharmin Kalam, Sergio Marquez, Emmelyn J. Samones, Tammy Phan, Vi Am Dinh

“…She was initially admitted to the internal medicine service for sepsis secondary to urine as the source of infection. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of patients reported with intra-hospital infection in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Cienfuegos, 2015-2019 by Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Sadis Suárez del Villar Seuret, Tania Cantero Martínez, Maribel Caridad Águila Toledo, Sarah Hernández Malpica, Vivian Hernández Monsón

“…The analyzed variables were: age at discharge, sex, location of sepsis, high-risk procedure, use of microbiological support and its positivity, lethality.…”
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INFLUENCE OF EXO- AND ENDOGENOUS FACTORS ON THE MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE SPLEEN AS AN IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEM OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM by O.V. Mamai, S.M. Bilash, R.M. Grinko

“…Changes in the spleen are also known to occur in the setting of death from anaphylaxis, drowning, and sepsis. Autopsy of the spleen plays an important role in toxicological research. …”
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BETTER OUTCOME OF HIGH-DOSE CEFTAZIDIME IN HEMATO – ONCOLOGICAL PATIENTS WITH INFECTIONS CAUSED BY EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA by Alzbeta Zavrelova, Jakub Radocha, Pavla Paterova, Pavel Zak, Benjamin Visek, Martin Sima

“… Background: P. aeruginosa sepsis in immunocompromised patients is serious complication of cancer treatment, especially in case of XDR pathogen. …”
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An interpretable and transparent machine learning framework for appendicitis detection in pediatric patients by Krishnaraj Chadaga, Varada Khanna, Srikanth Prabhu, Niranjana Sampathila, Rajagopala Chadaga, Shashikiran Umakanth, Devadas Bhat, K. S. Swathi, Radhika Kamath

“…Rupture of the appendix may lead to several complications, such as peritonitis and sepsis. Appendicitis is medically diagnosed using urine, blood, and imaging tests. …”
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Acute kidney injury and outcomes in hospitalized children with autoimmune rheumatic disease by Chien-Hung Lin, Wen-Sheng Liu, Chuan Wan, Hsin-Hui Wang

“…Children with SSc had increased risks of infection/pneumonia (aOR = 2.51, 95% CI: 1.84–3.41) and sepsis (aOR = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.26–3.58). Conclusions Children with ARDs, especially those with ANCA-associated vasculitis and SLE, face elevated risks of AKI and dialysis. …”
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Prospective Study of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prostate Biopsy Involving >1100 Men by Rustom P. Manecksha, Gregory J. Nason, Ivor M. Cullen, Jérôme P. Fennell, Elizabeth McEvoy, Ted McDermott, Robert J. Flynn, Ronald Grainger, John A. Thornhill

“…Meropenem should be considered for unresolving sepsis.…”
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Neuraminidase-mediated enhancement of Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization is associated with altered mucus characteristics and distribution by Matthew T. Montgomery, Mila Ortigoza, Cynthia Loomis, Jeffrey N. Weiser

“…Thus, Spn-encoded NAs directly modify the host environment by desialylating mucus, which allows close interaction with mucus at the epithelium, and this is associated with enhanced bacterial colonization.IMPORTANCEAlthough severe illness and death caused by Spn result from secondary invasive diseases including pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, stable colonization of the upper respiratory tract (URT) is a prerequisite to invasive disease. …”
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