Treatment of acute pyelonephritis in children: Conclusions should have been more cautious

[Reimbursement of generics in Croatia: should more have been done?].

BACKGROUND while numerous ordinances on drug pricing and reimbursement have been enacted, trying to suppress the drug expenditure in Croatia, it seemed there were inconsistencies in pricing procedures of some of the drugs. OBJECTIVES to show whether or not the pricing system given has had the desired result, we review pricing and reimbursement systems of generics in some of the EU countries a...

Alteration of Platelet Indices in Young Children with Acute Pyelonephritis

Background Platelets have an important contribution in pathogenesis of different infectious and inflammatory disorders. This study was performed to identify the diagnostic value of platelet count (PLT), and platelet indices in children with acute pyelonephritis (APN).  Materials and Methods In a cross sectional case control s...

true prevalence of shigellosis in indian children with acute gastroenteritis: have we been missing the diagnosis?

background : shigella is responsible for high morbidity and mortality among children, yet its true prevalence remains inconclusive. the aim of this study was to determine the actual prevalence of shigella infection in childhood diarrhea and dysentery cases and assess the applicability of ipah gene pcr in indian settings. methods : this study was conducted at maulana azad medical college and ass...

Small cell lung cancer in Norway. Should more patients have been offered surgical therapy?

OBJECTIVE The final outcome of patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is poor with an overall 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. Therefore, the question of surgery in patients with a technically-operable solitary tumor has been raised. The purpose of this study was to identify the proportion of patients with operable SCLC and to assess the prognosis of different treatment strategies. F...

Should There Have Been a Polis in Aristotle’s Poetics?