BACKGROUND AND AIMS A substantial recrudescent wave of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 affected the Mexican population from December 1, 2011-March 20, 2012 following a 2-year period of sporadic transmission. METHODS We analyzed demographic and geographic data on all hospitalizations with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and laboratory-confirmed A/H1N1 influenza, and inpatient deaths, from ...

BACKGROUND Diagnostic tests for respiratory infections can be costly and time-consuming. Improved characterization of specific respiratory pathogens by identifying frequent signs, symptoms and demographic characteristics, along with improving our understanding of coinfection rates and seasonality, may improve treatment and prevention measures. METHODS Febrile respiratory illness (FRI) and sev...

BACKGROUND Pre-operative airway assessment in Denmark is based on a non-specific clinical assessment. Systematic, evidence-based and consistent airway assessment may reduce the incidence of unanticipated difficult airway management. By assessing multiple predictors for difficult airway management, the predictive value of the assessment increases. The Simplified Airway Risk Index (SARI) is a mul...

SUMO-1 conjugation selectively modulates STAT1-mediated gene responses Running title: Sumoylation modulates STAT1 responses Daniela Ungureanu1, Sari Vanhatupa1, Juha Grönholm1, Jorma J. Palvimo2 and Olli Silvennoinen1,3 1From Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; 3Department of Clinical Microbiology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; 2Department ...

Vahideh Zarea Gavgani, Hasan Siamian. Associate Professor of Medical Library & Information Science, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management; Department of Medical Library & Information Science, Faculty of Management and Medical Informatics, University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran; Assistant professor, Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Allie...