OBJECTIVE To evaluate the predictors of neurological sequel in tuberculous meningitis (TBM). METHODS This study was carried out at the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, between January 1998 and March 2009. Neurological sequels at 6 months of 160 adult patients with TBM who had been followed up were assessed re...

BACKGROUND Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has a highly diverse clinical course and outcome, yet patients are treated with a standard therapy. Patients with poor prognosis may benefit from additional treatment, provided they can be identified early, when nerve degeneration is potentially reversible and treatment is most effective. We developed a clinical prognostic model for early prediction of o...

AIM Evaluation of the predictors of maternal mortality among critically ill obstetric patients managed at the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS A case control study to evaluate the predictors of maternal mortality among critically ill obstetric patients managed at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria from 1st January 2010 to 30th June 2...

Background: Acute pediatric antipsychotic poisoning has obviously increased during COVID-19 lockdown. Minimal research concerning this topic were conducted in Egypt. Objectives: to identify the outcome predictors of acute antipsychotics COVID 19 Methods: The study was carried on children with admitted Tanta University Poison Control center from (2019-2020). Recorded data obtained patients‟ file...

Abstract Background Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a dilated that affects women in the peripartum period. The incidence of PPCM United States 1,100 per year. We studied admission diagnosed with to intensive care unit (ICU) goal identifying factors increase risk for adverse outcomes. Methods This was retrospective study 2,286 patients diagnosis admitted private hospital system across betwee...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of infections caused by extended-spectrum beta -lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is increasing worldwide. The influx of these bacteria into hospitals has major implications for infection-control and empirical treatment strategies. METHODS Isolates from 2 patient cohorts--patients with gram-negative bacteremia within 2 days after admission and patients sc...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To develop and validate a risk chart for prediction of delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage based on admission characteristics. METHODS For derivation of the risk chart, we studied data from 371 prospectively collected consecutive subarachnoid hemorrhage patients with a confirmed aneurysm admitted between 1999 and 2007. For its validation w...