Factors associated with successful treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients in a district municipality of Vhembe, Limpopo by Busisiwe Mkhavele, Slindile Zondi, Lindiwe Cele, Mabina Mogale, Margeret Mbelle

“…Conclusion: Tuberculosis patients continue to die in the course of treatment. …”
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Economic Evaluation of Boceprevir for the Treatment of Patients with Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Hungary by Raymond Odhiambo, Jagpreet Chhatwal, Shannon Allen Ferrante, Antoine El Khoury, Elamin Elbasha

“…**Background:** Recent international, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials (SPRINT-2; RESPOND-2) demonstrated that the triple combination of peginterferon (PEG), ribavirin (RBV) and boceprevir (BOC) was more efficacious than the standard dual therapy of PEG and RBV in treatment of patients chronically infected with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. …”
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Does the type of aortic pathology affect periprocedural outcomes in patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair? by Serdar Badem, Mustafa Selcuk Atasoy

“…Material and Methods: This retrospective observational cohort study included 47 TEVAR patients in total. Based on the kind of aortic pathology, the patients were categorized into three groups: Group 1 (n=23) included patients with type B aortic dissection (TBAD), Group 2 (n=14) included patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (DTAA), and Group 3 (n=10) included patients with thoracic aortic mural thrombus (TAMT). …”
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Biliary atresia: The profile, management and outcome of patients treated at a tertiary hospital in central South Africa by E Brits, S M le Grange

“…A Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) was performed in 32 patients (47.8%). Of 5 patients referred for LT evaluation, 2 received a transplant. …”
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Exploring expressed concerns and uncanny feeling in patients with shortness of breath calling out-of-hours primary care by Michelle Spek, Dorien L. Zwart, Esther de Groot, Michelle R. Timmerman, Maarten van Smeden, Daphne C. A. Erkelens, Anna S. M. Dobbe, Mathé Delissen, Frans H. Rutten, Roderick P. Venekamp

“…Abstract Background Patients contacting out-of-hours primary care (OHS-PC) with shortness of breath (SOB) are often concerned. …”
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Modified iris system: initial experience with a new technology for safety in hiatal surgery in pediatric patients by Joel Cazares, Eduardo De la Rosa-Bustamante, Jorge Colín-Garnica, Arturo Guillen-Cárdenas, Marbella Sepulveda-Valenzuela, Miguel Torres-Salas, Jorge Alberto Cantú-Reyes

“…Results: Five pediatric patients with an average age of 6.2 years successfully underwent laparoscopic NF. …”
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Comparison of vaginal versus intramuscular progesterone in programmed cycles for frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer in patients with endometriosis by Ziqi Jin, Guoxia Yang, Tianrui Wen, Benyu Miao, Chen Wang, Qingyan Zhang, Fang Gu, Yanwen Xu

“…According to the routes of luteal support, patients were divided into vaginal progesterone and intramuscular progesterone groups. …”
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Pathogenic and periodontal bacteria may contribute to the fatal outcome of critically ill elderly COVID-19 patients by L. Johana Madroñero, Eliana P. Calvo, Carolina Coronel-Ruiz, Myriam L. Velandia-Romero, María Angélica Calderón-Peláez, Jhann A. Arturo, Adriana P. Franco-Rodríguez, Ricardo Gutiérrez-Pérez, Lady S. López, Félix G. Delgado, Sigrid J. Camacho-Ortega, Lilia J. Bernal-Cepeda, Sonia P. Bohórquez, Jaime E. Castellanos

“…Abstract Some studies suggest that the respiratory microbiome of COVID-19 patients differs from that of healthy individuals, infected patients may have reduced diversity and increased levels of opportunistic bacteria, however, the role of the microbiome in fatal SARS-CoV-2 infection remains poorly understood. …”
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Early Outcomes With Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Shashank Shekhar, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Grant Reed, MD, MSc, James Yun, MD, Rishi Puri, MD, PhD, Samir Kapadia, MD

“…Results: Of 100,928 eligible TAVR patients with AF, CPD was used in 6.9% of patients with a mean age of 80 years. …”
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Characteristics of pediatric patients with febrile convulsions admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alanoud A. Abuhaimed, Nawaf A. Alghamdi, Ghadah I. Alhussin, Ghadah S. Alduhaimi, Fatmah Othman, Duaa M. Baarmah, Hamad A. Alkhalaf

“…Most of the patients (77%) convulsions were triggered by upper respiratory tract infections and median duration of the convulsion episode was 4 min; 55% of the patients had a simple FC, and 40% had recurrence of FCs. …”
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Associated Factors for Erectile Dysfunction Occurrence in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Cross-sectional Study by Ali Hamidi Madani, Fardin Mirbolouk, Mona Naghshbandi, Tolou Hasandokht, Mahboobe Gholipour, Mohammad Sajjad Zabihi, Mohammad Hamidi Madani

“…This study was conducted to determine which risk factors and conditions in CAD patients might contribute to the occurrence of ED.Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in the North of Iran from October 2016 to September 2017. 316 patients with coronary artery disease were enrolled. …”
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Evaluation of Salivary Nickel, Chromium and Iron Ions in Patients Treated with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances in Vivo Study by Dilpak Khursheed Hamad, Bayan Abdulla Hassan

“…The present study aimed to determine the release of Nickel, Chromium and Iron ions into saliva of patients treated with a fixed orthodontic appliance. …”
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Venetoclax added to CLAG regimen might improve the outcome of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia by Yu Zhang, Zhao Yin, Zurong Yao, Dan Xu, Xuejie Jiang, Xiaqi Nie, Dandan Chen, Hongsheng Zhou, Pengcheng Shi, Hui Liu, Qifa Liu, Guopan Yu

“…Results: Sixty-nine patients were included, with a median age of 37 (range, 18–65) years. …”
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RISK FACTORS FOR IMPAIRED BONE DENSITY IN MALE PATIENTS UNDERWENT HEMODIALYSIS DUE TO CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE by Patritius Kelik Dwi Santo Ismoyo, Sugeng Yuwana

“…Methods: Subjects in this cross sectional study were male patients underwent routine hemodialysis in Hemodialysis Unit Dr. …”
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Features of Medical Care Providing to Patients with Digestive Diseases in the Krasnodar Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, S. A. Gabriel, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, M. A. Basenko

“…The aim of the study: optimization the medical care provision to patients with diseases of the digestive system (DD) in the Krasnodar Region during the COVID-19 pandemic.Material and methods. …”
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The impact of the ursodeoxycholic acid as monotherapy and in the combination with the lactulose on the biochemical blood tests values of the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients by I. V. Mayev, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, S. V. Morozov, M. G. Saidullayeva, M. L. Akhtayeva, N. Yu. Stukova, E. A. Krasnyakova

“…The administration of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) as monotherapy or in combination with lactulose for the treatment of the patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has been studied insufficiently. …”
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Comparative effects of gong’s mobilization and mobilization with movement in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a randomized clinical trial by Fareeha Amjad, Hasha Asghar

“…The objective of this clinical trial was to compare the effects of Gong’s Mobilization and Mobilization with Movement on pain, range of motion and functional disability in patients with Adhesive Capsulitis. In this triple blinded randomized clinical trial, sixty patients of Adhesive Capsulitis were enrolled within group A (Gong’s Mobilization) and group B (Mobilization with Movement). …”
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Risk Evaluation for the Formation of Gastroduodenal Erosion and Ulceration Induced by Meloxicam in Patients with Seropositive and Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis by R. A. Pavlyukov, M. R. Konorev

“…The groups of seropositive and seronegative patients comprised 69 people each.Results. During the period of patient monitoring, significant differences were found (P < 0.01) in the frequency of the formation of gastric and duodenal erosions and ulcers in patients with seropositive (79.7 %; 95 % CI: 70.2–89.2 %) and seronegative (4.4 %; 95 % CI: 0.01–9.2 %) rheumatoid arthritis (τ = 0.763; P < 0.01), taking meloxicam. …”
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Correlation between hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet score and short-term mortality in critically ill patients by Chong Zhang, Wenjin Peng, Meng Ning, Weiru Liang, Bin Su, Tingting Guo, Kun Hu, Wei Su, Yi Chen, Yingwu Liu

“…It serves as a valuable tool for assessing both inflammation and nutritional status in critically ill patients. However, there hasn’t been a specific study exploring the role of the HALP score in critically ill patients. …”
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Large-scale prospective serum metabolomic profiling reveals candidate predictive biomarkers for suspected preeclampsia patients by Yan Cao, Lanlan Meng, Yifei Wang, Shenglong Zhao, Yuanyuan Zheng, Rui Ran, Jie Du, Hongqiang Wu, Jiaqi Han, Zhengwen Xu, Yifan Lu, Lin Liu, Lu Chen, Jing Wang, Youran Li, Yanhong Zhai, Zhi Sun, Zheng Cao

“…In order to explore the global changes of serum metabolites in PE patients and identify potential predictive biomarkers for suspected PE patients (pregnant women who had already shown PE-related symptoms in the middle to late stages of pregnancy, but were not yet confirmatively diagnosed as PE.), a large-scale serum metabolomic analysis was conducted in this study with a prospective cohort of 328 suspected PE patients in the middle or late pregnancy stages, as well as a retrospective cohort of 30 healthy pregnant women and 30 PE patients. …”
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