aim : the purpose of this study was to characterize phenotypically and genotypically the serotypes of the e. coli o111 associated with diarrheal disease and assess the variation among serotypes in terms of specific virulence factors and hela cells adherence patterns. background : escherichia coli o111 serogroups are prevalent in endemic or sporadic cases of diarrhea, especially in developing ar...

ôbjectives: non-adherence limits the effectiveness of medications among patients with bipolar disorder. many studies have investigated the predicting factors of non-adherence. this paper aims to present the pattern of adherence in patients with bipolar ï disorder (bïd). methods: seventy six patients with bïd enrolled in a prospective study. the medication possession ratio (mpr) was used to eval...

the adherence property of 70 verotoxigenice. coli (vtec) strains, not belonging to o157: h7 serotype (non-o157) was checked on hela cells adherence assay. these strains were isolated from patients with diarrhea and healthy individuals. the results obtained in this study revealed that localised adherence (la) was manifested by 3 strains of which two belonged to serogroups o111, o127 and the thir...

The adherence property of 70 verotoxigenicE. coli (VTEC) strains, not belonging to O157: H7 serotype (non-O157) was checked on HeLa cells adherence assay. These strains were isolated from patients with diarrhea and healthy individuals. The results obtained in this study revealed that localised adherence (LA) was manifested by 3 strains of which two belonged to serogroups O111, O127 and the thir...

INTRODUCTION The influence of mixed dietary patterns on cognitive changes is unknown. METHODS A total of 2223 dementia-free participants aged ≥60 were followed up for 6 years to examine the impact of dietary patterns on cognitive decline. Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) was administered. Diet was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire. By factor analysis, Western and prudent dietary ...

Researchers sought to examine whether there are patterns of oral hypoglycemic-agent adherence among primary-care patients with type 2 diabetes that are related to patient characteristics and clinical outcomes. Longitudinal analysis via growth curve mixture modeling was carried out to classify 180 patients who participated in an adherence intervention according to patterns of adherence to oral h...

BACKGROUND Patient adherence is a crucial determinant of rehabilitation in the long term after stroke. However, adherence is inconstant and fluctuates along a time course, and the underlying regular pattern of adherence variation remains to be clarified. OBJECTIVE We aimed to describe the longitudinal pattern of adherence to rehabilitation exercises in stroke patients and to determine differe...

Background and objectives: Before any nutritional intervention, it is necessary to have the prospect of eating habits of people with cardiovascular risk factors. In this study, we assessed the adherence of healthy diet based on Mediterranean dietary pattern and related factors in adults in the north of Iran. Methods: This study was conducted on 550 men and women with cardiovascular risk factors...