Prophylaxis for Chagas Disease Reactivation: Is it Necessary?

Antibiotic prophylaxis for full-face laser resurfacing: is it necessary?

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the need for antibiotic prophylaxis when performing full-face laser resurfacing. METHOD Prospective study of 31 patients undergoing full-face laser resurfacing, 17 with and 14 without antibiotic prophylaxis. OBSERVATION Four of 14 patients without antibiotic prophylaxis had microbiologic and clinical evidence of infection. None of the 17 patients with antibiotic prophy...

is it necessary to screen for celiac disease in idiopathic osteoporosis?

800x600 abstract: aim: the aim of this study was to investigate that the necessity of screening for celiac disease in idiopathic osteoporotic patients. background: osteopenia and osteoporosis are well-known and prevalent complications of celiac disease. however, the relative prevalence of celiac disease among osteoporotic populations is not known, and the benefit of screening for celiac disease...

When is prophylaxis for hereditary angioedema necessary?

OBJECTIVE To determine when newer agents, such as C1 esterase inhibitor protein (C1-INH), should be considered as prophylaxis to decrease hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks as an alternative to androgens, which have significant adverse events. DATA SOURCES A literature review (PubMed, Google, and Ovid), guideline review, expert panel meeting, and group discussion were performed to decide whe...

cpr training for nurses: how often is it necessary?

vaccination against hepatitis a for hemophilic patients: is it necessary?

conclusions more than 40% of the hemophilic patients under 20 years of age in the present study had no immunity against hepatitis a, and 23% of hepatitis c patients had not had a hepatitis a co-infection yet. since hepatitis a can show a fulminant course in hepatitis c patients, vaccination against hepatitis a seems necessary in hemophilic patients in the region. background hemophilic patients ...