CLINICAL ARTICLES

CLINICAL ARTICLES Single-visit Endodontics: A Clinical Study

The concept of doing total endodontic treatment of a tooth in a single visit is not new. However, most accepted techniques in current use stress multi-visit procedures. As a result, schools concentrate upon teaching a multi-visit concept, leaving most dental students with an impression that is carried over into practice; namely, that this is the only acceptable treatment modality. Many clinicia...

Clinical and basic science articles from Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

In 2009, the possible interaction of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on the antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel caused much debate, and Thrombosis and Haemostasis, added to the discussion. Sibbling et al. (1) reported that the attenuating effects of concomitant PPI treatment on platelet response to clopidogrel were restricted to the use of omeprazole, but no attenuating effects on platelet respon...

CLINICAL ARTICLES Bacteremia Caused by Staphylococci with Inducible Vancomycin Heteroresistance

The clinical significance of bacteremia due to vancomycin-heteroresistant staphylococci and a rapid laboratory screening method were examined; 203 strains of staphylococci isolated from patients with clinically significant bacteremia were screened by the disk-agar method with use of vancomycin-salt agar to demonstrate satellitism around an aztreonam disk as well as by conventional population sc...

XXII: How to Use Articles About Clinical Decision Rules

Data inconsistencies in abstracts of articles in Clinical chemistry.