the last three and a half years over Ther s have been observed in private practice. reja e has not been a single fatality. Also the usuaN rate has been very much below the figures Wr ,cited (Fairley, 1952). There have been A re^apses only, one relapse in paratyphoid tyoh ̂ ^her in paratyphoid B, yet another in Ga Jp and the last in Bacillus enteritidis Cent sePticemia, a relapse-rate below 2 per...

The rate of endoscopically confirmed gastric ulcer relapse was compared in two groups of patients with newly healed benign gastric ulcers, receiving either cimetidine 400 mg nocte or matching placebo, over a period of 1 year. Six of 24 (25%) patients on cimetidine and 16 of 27 (59%) patients on placebo had endoscopically confirmed relapse. These included two patients in each group with asymptom...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Mucosal healing (MH) is a proposed therapeutic goal for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Whether MH is the final goal for UC, however, remains under debate. Therefore, to elucidate clinical variables predicting relapse after MH in UC could be useful for establishing further therapeutic strategy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the predictive variables for relapse in U...

to evaluate the effectiveness of a relapse prevention cognitive-behavioral model, based on marlatt treatment approach, in opioid-dependent patients participating in the methadone maintenance treatment (mmt) in iran.the study consisted of 92 individuals treated with methadone in iranian national center of addiction studies (incas). participants were randomized into two groups: educational interv...

the increased risk of hemolytic reactions and erythrocyte recovery delay in abo incompatible hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hsct) is well established. effects of abo incompatibility on transplantation outcomes is evaluated in this study. we prospectively followed 501 patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation according to abo compatibility groups of minor, major and bidi...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Relapse has been reported after stopping nucleos(t)ide (NUC) therapy in the majority of chronic HBeAg negative hepatitis patients. However, the ideal treatment duration of HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is not well known. We investigated the frequency of relapse in HBeAg negative CHB patients receiving NUC therapy. METHODS The NUC therapy was discontinued at least 3 ...

BACKGROUND Irrespective of the treatment method used, there is a strong tendency to relapse into depression if treatment terminates. The purpose of this retrospective study is to investigate the relapse rate and the time elapsing before relapse after electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) and what was done to prevent this. MATERIAL AND METHOD The ECT records and case notes of patients who received...

Introduction According to the Japanese guidelines for management of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), first choice is metronidazole (MNZ) non-severe cases and vancomycin (VCM) severe cases. However, appropriateness this in patients unclear. We therefore evaluated CDI incidence adverse drug reactions. Methods The electronic chart data at Keio University Hospital between January 2012 June...