BACKGROUND Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the severe complication of stress-related mucosal disease in hospitalized patients. In intensive care units (ICU), risk factors are well defined and only mechanical ventilation and coagulopathy proved to be relevant for significant bleeding. On the contrary, in non-ICU settings there is no consensus about this issue. Nevertheless, omeprazole is stil...

INTRODUCTION The treatment of portal hypertension is complex and the the best strategy depends on the underlying disease (cirrhosis vs. schistosomiasis), patient's clinical condition and time on it is performed (during an acute episode of variceal bleeding or electively, as pre-primary, primary or secondary prophylaxis). With the advent of new pharmacological options and technical development o...

Objective: To assess the periodontal treatment needs of patients in different stages chronic kidney disease Methodology: A Cross sectional comparative study was conducted department Nephrology and Urology, Sharif Medical Dental College, Lahore on 32 with time duration one year. Data collected after taking an informed consent from patients. The demographic data along a list variables associated ...

Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria are a common cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. Universal screening pregnant women for carriage intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has significantly reduced the disease prevalence in children up to 7 days age. However, it is be remembered that group B streptococcal infection can also affect older children, even if their mothers have tested negative during...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common opportunistic pathogen affecting renal transplant recipients, especially in first months. CMV-seropositive recipients (CMV R+) are at intermediate risk for CMV disease, but this enhanced among R+ receiving T-cell depleting induction, compared to non-depleting induction. In second group, data favor of prophylactic antiviral treatment with valganciclovir r...