An attempt was made to evaluate the role of Mycoplasma hominis in respiratory infection in adults. Sera collected from patients admitted to hospital with respiratory infections were examined for antibody to M. hominis. The incidence of antibody was no higher than that found previously in patients without respiratory disease.

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia are at risk for thrombotic complications. At the same time, they need respiratory support, and frequently require nursing in a prone position. From March to May 2020, 57 patients acute distress syndrome were admitted our departments. Our therapeutic protocol included anticoagulant treatment positioning. We have treated three obese women affected by ...

Abstract Complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) is one of the ways IgM and IgG antibodies can mediate lysis target cells, being antibody (Ab) isotype with highest CDC activity. In a cohort hospitalized COVID-19 patients we identified that 27% carried anti-lymphocyte Ab in their sera. To quantify sera potential lytic activity against healthy donor (HD) PBMC developed flow-based assay an interna...

conclusions infection with hmpv and rsv are most frequent infections among pediatric patients with respiratory tract symptoms. coinfection with these viruses may exacerbate the clinical symptoms and increase hospitalization rates, especially in children younger than one year old. results the hmpv and rsv were detected in 44 (15.7%) and 84 (30.0%) samples, respectively. coinfection with both vir...

introduction: gastro-esophageal reflux (ger) is common among children of different ages and treatment is necessary since it could turn in to gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) and cause complications. in patients that do not respond to medical treatment and patients that have complications such as repeated apnea, pneumonia, stricture caused by esophagitis and failure to thrive, surgical tre...

background & objectives:extended-spectrum-b-lactamase (esbl)-producing strains of klebsiella pneumoniaare an important cause of many serious infections in hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients and delayed treatment of these infections in crease chance of death in patients. this study was performed to determine the prevalence of esbl-producing k. pneumonia and to evaluate the frequency o...

background: opioid drugs are the most effective drugs for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. rates of opioid use are influenced by a variety of factors. the aim of this study was to determine the pattern of use of parenteral opioid drugs in hospitalized patients in a referral teaching hospital. methods: in a retrospective study, required data were extracted from medical records of adult ...

background: respiratory problems are common after long bone fractures. the objective of the present investigation is to evaluate the effect of early fixation of femoral shaft fracture on the incidence of respiratory problems.   methods: the results of early and late stabilization of femoral shaft fractures were studied in 150 patients. the patients were divided into two groups according to the ...

conclusions findings reveal a significant degree of prescription errors, emphasizing the need for stringent surveillance. results a total of 227 case notes were reviewed, 129 (56.8%) of which belonged to male patients. no medication was prescribed for 13 patients, whereas 697 drug prescriptions (excluding intravenous fluids) were given for 214 patients, equaling 3.25 drugs/patient; antibiotics ...