Nocardia bacteremia. Report of 4 cases and review of the literature.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reported to possess significant prognostic value in multiple types of cancer. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the prognostic value of pretreatment NLR in soft tissue sarcoma (STS). METHODS:A systematic literature search through April 2018 was conduc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu G,Ke LC,Sun SR

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) requires a multidisciplinary approach to maximize function and reduce fracture incidence. The aim of this case report was to discuss an alternative surgical approach to stabilize a corrective osteotomy using the Fassier Duval (FD) system in an OI patient. PATIENT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin TY,Yang CY,Liu SC

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the difference in the risk of thyroid malignancy for patients with multinodular goiter (MNG) and solitary nodular goiter (SNG) remains controversial. Although total thyroidectomy (TT) is the current preferred surgical option for MNG, permanent hypothyroidism in these patients may be a concern. Therefore, we ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin YS,Wu HY,Yu MC,Hsu CC,Chao TC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current study was to evaluate the prevalence of guideline recommended medications adherence in myocardial infarction (MI) patients postpercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the association of medication nonadherence and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs).MI patients who underwent PCI in the last 12 mon...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hou Y,Yue Y,Zhao M,Jiang S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in miRNAs are related to the susceptibility to brain tumors, but the conclusions remain controversial. This study was to perform a meta-analysis to re-assess the associations between miRNA SNPs and brain tumor risk. METHODS:Relev...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao F,Zhu Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Celiac disease is an autoimmune enteropathy characterized by an aberrant immune response to ingested gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Studies have pointed to a rising prevalence of celiac disease in recent decades. Changes in diet and use of medication that may impact the gut microbiome have be...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang S,Lebwohl B,Abrams JA,Green PHR,Freedberg DE,Alaedini A

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work is to verify the relationship between the self-perception of health and the self-concept of physical appearance in adolescents, in order to check their influence on the physical activity they perform with the aim of preventing chronic illnesses. To this end, an observational, cross-sectional...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Duarte-Clíments G,Sánchez-Gómez MB,Palenzuela-Luis N,González-Abreu J,Guzmán-Fernández CJ,Ramos-Santana S,Gómez-Salgado J,Rodríguez-Gómez JÁ,Romero-Martín M

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Uremic pruritus is common and bothersome in patients receiving either peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD). To date, the preferred dialysis modality regarding the alleviation of uremic pruritus remains controversial. We conducted this cross-sectional study to compare the prevalence, intensity, and characteris...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu HY,Peng YS,Chen HY,Tsai WC,Yang JY,Hsu SP,Pai MF,Lu HM,Chiang JF,Ko MJ,Wen SY,Chiu HC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine whether Mandarin-speaking late-talking (LT) toddlers have a higher incidence of behavioral problems than typical language developing (TLD) children in toddlerhood and at preschool age from a community sample in Taiwan.This prospective case-control study comprised 32 LT and 32 TLD toddlers. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu HH,Tsao FM,Tsai JD

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to summarize the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) after 7days following liver transplantation (LT), and to evaluate the effectiveness of bispectral index (BIS) guided anesthetic intervention in reducing POCD. Additional serum concentrations of S100β and neuron-spe...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cao YH,Chi P,Zhao YX,Dong XC

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Management of the airway of a trauma victim is considered challenging. Various approaches have been described to achieve airway control in this setup; many of them include video-assited viewing of the larynx during intubation. ETView Single Lumen (SL) is a novice single-use endotracheal tube equiped with a vide...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gawlowski P,Smereka J,Madziala M,Cohen B,Ruetzler K,Szarpak L

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Postoperative intussusception is an unusual clinical entity and is rarely encountered as a complication following gastrectomy, especially radical total gastrectomy. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 74-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of melena and hematemesis. And the endoscopic biopsy confirmed...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou Y,Wang F,Ji Y,Lv J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic pelvic inflammation disease (PID) is a difficult-to-treat gynecological disorder with complex etiologies. Acupuncture has been applied widely for treating chronic pelvic inflammation or chronic pelvic pain symptoms in China. The aim of this review is to undertake a systematic review to estimate the e...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng Y,Yuan Y,Jin Y,Xu N,Guo T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Myoepithelial carcinoma mainly occurs in the salivary glands, but myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung is extremely rare neoplasm whose biological behavior and clinical course still remain to be fully elucidated. Although considered as low-grade carcinoma, these tumors have a high rate of recurrence or distant...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou X,Yu M,Zhuo H,Zhang S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted the present study to determine whether subclinical macrovascular atherosclerotic disease was present in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) without clinical history of cardiovascular disease. We also sought to establish whether demographic or clinical features of the disease may influence the develo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gonzalez-Juanatey C,Vazquez-Rodriguez TR,Miranda-Filloy JA,Dierssen T,Vaqueiro I,Blanco R,Martin J,Llorca J,Gonzalez-Gay MA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) is a strong indicator of the benefit of therapy and presents an early surrogate for a favorable long-term outcome. It remains unclear whether Ki-67, a marker for tumor proliferation, can function as a predictor of the response to NCT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tao M,Chen S,Zhang X,Zhou Q

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Hearing impaired students still face stigmatization and marginalization especially in inclusive classrooms in developing regions. This negatively impacts their school engagement. The present study aimed at ascertaining the effect of video-guided educational intervention on school engagement of hear...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Asogwa UD,Ofoegbu TO,Ogbonna CS,Eskay M,Obiyo NO,Nji GC,Ngwoke OR,Eseadi C,Agboti CI,Uwakwe C,Eze BC

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutation analysis as the gold standard is particularly important in diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and it may be preventable upon early diagnosis. In this study, we aimed to analyze the clinical and genetic materials of an OI pedigree as well as to confirm the deleterious property of the mutation.A pedigree...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jia M,Shi R,Zhao X,Fu Z,Bai Z,Sun T,Zhao X,Wang W,Xu C,Yan F

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The effect of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) on adult post cardiothoracic operation remains controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effect of HFNC and conventional oxygen therapy (COT) on postcardiothoracic surgery. METHODS:A search was conducted in Emba...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu X,Cao W,Zhang B,Wang S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anorectal malignant melanoma (AMM) is a rare and aggressive malignance with poor prognosis, yet no consensus of treatment exists to date. Abdominoperineal resection surgery (APR) is the standard treatment of anorectal malignant melanoma, capable of controlling lymphatic spread and obtaining a large negativ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu X,Ge T,Wang G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) is the second most prevalent subtype of kidney cancers. In the current study, we analyzed the global microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles in pRCC, with the aim to evaluate the relationship of miRNA expression with the progression and prognosis of pRCC.A total of 163 treatment-naïv...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ge YZ,Xu LW,Xu Z,Wu R,Xin H,Zhu M,Lu TZ,Geng LG,Liu H,Zhou CC,Yu P,Zhao YC,Hu ZK,Zhao Y,Zhou LH,Wu JP,Li WC,Zhu JG,Jia RP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) affects the systemic vascular resistance and increases the afterload because the left ventricle (LV) must work harder to eject blood into a smaller vascular bed. This study was to determine whether successful revascularization of AIOD is associated with improvement of left ventricul...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim W,Kang TS

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare imaging indicators and clinical effects of extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) using allogenic bone, autologous bone marrow + allogenic bone, and rhBMP-2 + allogenic bone as bone graft materials in the treatment of degenerative lumbar diseases.This was a retrospective study of 93 patients with lumbar in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Li J,Cui H,Zhang F,Sun Y,Li Z,Ding W,Shen Y,Zhang W

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with head and neck cancer are treated through surgery, radiotherapy (RT), and chemotherapy (CT). Carotid artery damage and neurotoxicity were previously observed in these patients. This study estimated the dementia risk associated with different treatment modalities in a head and neck cancer population with l...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen JH,Yen YC,Liu SH,Lee FP,Lin KC,Lai MT,Wu CC,Chen TM,Yuan SP,Chang CL,Wu SY

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitotane has been used for more than 5 decades as therapy for adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). However its mechanism of action and the extent of tumor response remain incompletely understood. To date no cases of rapid and complete remission of metastatic ACC with mitotane monotherapy has been reported. A 52-year-old Fr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： El Ghorayeb N,Rondeau G,Latour M,Cohade C,Olney H,Lacroix A,Perrotte P,Sabourin A,Mazzuco TL,Bourdeau I

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are widely used for reducing blood pressure of hypertensive patients. Recent reports document the beneficial effects of CCB for preventing dementia; however, the results are controversial. We aim to evaluate the risk of developing dementia among elderly hypertensive patients treated wit...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu CL,Wen SH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTS:The present study aimed to identify the clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer (CRC) with invasive micropapillary components (IMPCs) and the relationship between different amounts of micropapillary components and lymph node metastasis. METHODS:A cohort of 363 patients with CRC who underwent s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo Z,Yang Z,Li D,Tang J,Xu J,Shen H,Yuan Y

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Canagliflozin is a new SGLT2 inhibitor which has been approved as an adjunct to diet and exercise for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) mellitus in more than 30 countries. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of canagliflozin in patients with T2D, we carried out a meta-analysis of phase III c...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xiong W,Xiao MY,Zhang M,Chang F

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are thought to be responsible for tumor relapse and metastasis due to their abilities to self-renew, differentiate, and give rise to new tumors. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is highly expressed in several kinds of CSCs, and it helps promote stem cell renewal, proliferation, and radioresistance. Wh...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo Z,Jiang JH,Zhang J,Yang HJ,Yang FQ,Qi YP,Zhong YP,Su J,Yang RR,Li LQ,Xiang BD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) have the possibility of developing stroke in the future. To prevent recurrent TIA or future stroke, identifying the cause of TIA is important. However, about two-third of patients with TIA have negative findings on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI).We present a cas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee S,Byun JS,Jung MS,Kim JM,Nam TK

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00