1917.—Collected Paper of the Mayo Clinic

Pre-travel Health Care Utilization Among Travelers Who Visit Friends and Relatives

Introduction: Immigrants to the United States who return home to visit friends and relatives (VFRs) have high rates of travel-related infections. The data on VFR utilization of pre-travel health care is inadequate. The objective of this study was to describe the travel patterns and adherence to pre-travel recommendations of VFRs.Methods: This retrospectiv...

Significance of Perioperative Tests to Diagnose the Infection in Revision Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of perioperative tests for the diagnosis of infectionin revision shoulder arthroplasty.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 537 shoulder arthroplasties (429 patients) that underwent revisionshoulder arthroplasty at our institution. Periprosthetic tissue cultures were positive in 169/537 surgeries.Results: White-blood ...

Collected Papers of the Mayo Clinic and the Mayo Foundation

Collected Papers of the Mayo Clinic, Vol. VI, 1914

This most interesting volume consists of different series of papers published from tlie Mayo Clinic at different times. The abstracted papers deal with groups of subjects. In the present volume there is a collection of twenty papers on the Alimentary Canal, nine on the Uro-genital Organs, six on the Ductless Grlands, eighteen on the Head, Trunk and Extremities, eight on Technic, and about twent...

Activity of Nitazoxanide Against Viral Gastroenteritis: A Systematic Review

Introduction: Nitazoxanide is an oral anti-parasitic agent that has been found to have broad antiviral activity. Its role in the treatment of viral gastroenteritis is not well-studied. Given the worldwide prevalence of viral gastroenteritis, particularly in developing nations, a systematic review of this topic would be valuable. Methods: A formal literatu...