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AIM To gather data on the antiviral efficacy and safety of second generation direct acting antiviral (DAA) treatment with respect to sustained virological response (SVR) 12 wk after conclusion of treatment, and to determine predictors of SVR12 in this setting. METHODS Two hundred and sixty patients treated with SOF combination partners PR (n = 51), R (n = 10), SMV (n = 30), DCV (n = 81), LDV ...

We Report the demographic characteristics, laboratory findings, vital signs and outcomes of 19 laboratoryconfirmed COVID-19 patients who admitted to ICU; from 15 Feb March 2020 in Arak, MarkaziProvince, Iran. Data showed that most common findings on first day ICU admission, wereleukocytosis (52.6%), neutrophilia (73.6%), lymphopenia (100%), anemia hyperglycemia (78.95),increased levels INR (100...

Abstract The study was aimed at the evaluation of usefulness textures outer surface from images apple skin and flesh for discrimination different cultivars. texture parameters were calculated color channels: R , G B L a b U V H S I X Y Z . In case cultivar performed skin, highest accuracies obtained channels apples classified with total accuracy up to 93%. For channel 90%. based on selected lon...

To examine the influence of glucose intolerance in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) on coronary heart disease (CHD), we measured serum and lipoprotein lipid levels in heterozygous FH patients with and without glucose intolerance. The patients with FH were classified as having normal (N), borderline (B) and diabetic (D) glucose tolerance by 50 g OGTT according to the criteria of the Japan Diab...

Mupirocin is a topically applied drug that is very active in the eradication of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). However, studies designed to compare mupirocin treatment with other antimicrobial regimens are lacking. We therefore conducted an open, prospective, randomized, controlled trial to compare the efficacy and safety of mupirocin versus those of oral ...

Protein digestibility and quality of six enteral nutrition products sold in Canada were studied by rat balance and growth methods. Casein+L-methionine, 0.2 g/100 g diet (control) and six enteral products (freeze-dried) were fed as the sole source of protein in diets containing 8.61-9.12 g/100 g protein (N x 6.25) to weanling and 18-mo-old rats for a period of 2 and 1 wk, respectively. A protein...