Limited restoration of T cell subset distribution and immune function in older people living with HIV-1 receiving HAART by Na Li, Hong-Yi Zheng, Wei Li, Xiao-Yan He, Mi Zhang, Xia Li, Ren-Rong Tian, Xing-Qi Dong, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Yong-Tang Zheng

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Opioid Medication Errors in Pediatric Practice: Four years’ Experience of Voluntary Safety Reporting by Conor Mc Donnell

“…BACKGROUND: Opioids are the most common source of drug error that leads to harm in pediatric hospitals.…”
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Omental Infarction Mimicking Cholecystitis by David Smolilo, Benjamin C. Lewis, Marina Yeow, David I. Watson

“…In this case, the necrotic segment was adherent with the abdominal wall, a pathology not commonly reported in cases of omental infarction.…”
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Scaphoid Waist Nonunion in an 8-Year-Old: A Rare Occurrence by T. M. Gause, T. E. Moran, J. B. Carr, D. N. Deal

“…Injury patterns have evolved as children are more commonly presenting with adult-type fracture patterns. …”
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia as an Unusual Cause of Rapid Airway Compromise by Adrian R. Bersabe, Joshua T. Romain, Erin E. Ezzell, John S. Renshaw

“…Although CLL may commonly present with cervical lymphadenopathy, manifestation in nonlymphoid regions of the head and neck is not well described. …”
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Laproscopic Management of Wandering Biliary Ascariasis by Umesh Jethwani, G. J. Singh, P. Sarangi, Vipul Kandwal

“…The ascaris was removed by laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct. Postoperative period was uneventful.…”
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Resistant Hypertension and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Sparring Partners by Costas Thomopoulos, Helena Michalopoulou, Alexandros Kasiakogias, Anna Kefala, Thomas Makris

“…Enhanced target organ damage and cardiovascular morbidity represent common issues observed in both resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea. …”
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Cardiac Involvement by HIV-Associated DLBCL by Charles T. Mupamombe, Jude Noel, Derek B. Laskar, Liza Valdivia

“…Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is a common AIDS-defining malignancy among people living with HIV. …”
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Falsely Elevated 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Hypercalcemia by Moon Kyung Choi, Prapaipan Putthapiban, Patamaporn Lekprasert

“…Symptomatic hypercalcemia is a commonly encountered clinical scenario. Though it is important to collect detailed history to find clinical clues connecting to the etiology of hypercalcemia, the diagnostic workup of hypercalcemia depends heavily on laboratory analysis. …”
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Convergence Theorem for Equilibrium and Variational Inequality Problems and a Family of Infinitely Nonexpansive Mappings in Hilbert Space by Zhou Yinying, Cao Jiantao, Wang Yali

“…We introduce a hybrid iterative scheme for finding a common element of the set of common fixed points for a family of infinitely nonexpansive mappings, the set of solutions of the varitional inequality problem and the equilibrium problem in Hilbert space. …”
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Headaches attributed to cranial and cervical artery dissections by Diana Doukhi, Stéphanie Debette, Jérome Mawet

“…Abstract Headache is a common neurological symptom, often leading to the investigation of secondary causes, including cerebrovascular conditions such as cranial and cervical artery dissection (CCAD). …”
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Concurrent Pulmonary and Cerebellar Cryptococcus Gattii Cryptococcoma in an Apparently Immunocompetent Patient in Florida by Benjamin Billings, Neeka Akhavan, Amy Vittor, Ying Nagoshi

“…Cryptococcus infection is caused by one of the two species, Cryptococcus neoformans, or the less common Cryptococcus gattii. While Cryptococcus neoformans commonly infects the immunocompromised population, Cryptococcus gattii has been seen more frequently in immunocompetent patients. …”
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Classification Formula and Generation Algorithm of Cycle Decomposition Expression for Dihedral Groups by Dakun Zhang, Yonggang Lin, Guozhi Song

“…The necessary of classification research on common formula of group (dihedral group) cycle decomposition expression is illustrated. …”
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AN ITERATIVE ALGORITHM FOR GENERALISED MIXED EQUILIBRIUM PROBLEMS, VARIATIONAL INEQUALITY PROBLEMS AND OPTIMISATION PROBLEMS by Jong Soo Jung

“…It is shown that the sequence generated by the proposed iterative scheme converges strongly to a common element of the above three sets under suitable control conditions, which solves a certain optimisation problem. …”
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Streptococcus milleri and Recurrent Intra-Abdominal Abscesses: A Case Report and Literature Review by Tabitha M. Gana, Olugbenga Awolaran, Sobia Akhtar

“…SM is evaluated here as a potent pyogenic organism commonly associated with intra-abdominal abscess especially in the postoperative setting. …”
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The Role of the Liver in the Pathophysiology of PCOS: A Literature Review by Abrar Alhermi, Heather Perks, Varsha Nigi, Noor Altahoo, Stephen L. Atkin, Alexandra E. Butler

“…Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine metabolic disorder found in women of reproductive age and is characterized by both metabolic and reproductive dysfunction. …”
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Combined Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Management of Postcholecystectomy Mirizzi Syndrome from a Remnant Cystic Duct Stone: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Arpit Amin, Yuriy Zhurov, George Ibrahim, Anthony Maffei, Jonathan Giannone, Thomas Cerabona, Ashutosh Kaul

“…Mirizzi syndrome has been defined in the literature as common bile duct obstruction resulting from calculi within Hartmann’s pouch or cystic duct. …”
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Uterine Sarcoidosis: A Rare Extrapulmonary Site of Sarcoidosis by Creticus P. Marak, Narendrakumar Alappan, Amit Chopra, Olena Dorokhova, Sumita Sinha, Achuta K. Guddati

“…Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease which is most commonly manifested in the pulmonary system. However, extrapulmonary manifestations have also been frequently reported. …”
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Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Patients Attending Diabetic Clinic at Fort Port Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda Patients by Wardat Rashid Ali, Alina Peris, Stella Nabirye, Awil Abdi, Nihfadh Tamali, Venance Emmanuel, Dayyabu Shehu

“…The availability of high concentration of sugar in the blood of diabetic patients makes them more susceptible to developing bacterial infections which are asymptomatic commonly referred to as asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) than the non-diabetic patients. …”
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Clinicomycological Characterization of Superficial Mycoses from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal by Sundar Khadka, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Dinesh Binod Pokharel, Bharat Mani Pokhrel, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Subhash Dhital, Basista Rijal

“…Superficial mycosis is a common fungal infection worldwide, mainly caused by dermatophytes. …”
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