Publications by authors named "A Rance"
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- * A retrospective study at Toulouse University Hospital from 2008 to 2018 found no decrease in NP incidence, with 56% of cases showing bacteria, mainly Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.
- * The study observed changes in bacterial patterns related to the vaccine's introduction, highlighting an increase in S. pyogenes and S. aureus cases, indicating the need for ongoing research and monitoring of these changes.
Aims: To assess the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties as well as the long-term complications of prolonged endobronchial foreign body retention.
Method: Between January 2000 and May 2021, 794 patients with suspected foreign body aspiration (FBA) were hospitalized in our department. A total of 12 patients with a delayed diagnosis of over 1 month were included.
Microbial activity has the potential to enhance the corrosion of high-level radioactive waste disposal canisters, which, in the proposed Swiss deep geological repository, will be embedded in bentonite and placed in the Opalinus Clay (OPA) rock formation. A total of 12 stainless steel cylindrical vessels (referred to as modules) containing bentonite were deployed in an anoxic borehole in OPA for up to 5.5 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate the capacity of B-Mode ultrasonography (B-Mode US) and electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) to detect arterial changes in Takayasu's arteritis.
Methods: EBCT angiography of the thoracoabdominal aorta and pulmonary artery, and B-mode US of large superficial arteries (common carotid, subclavian, and common femoral arteries) were performed prospectively in 43 consecutive patients with established Takayasu's arteritis. The arterial wall thickness was measured, and lumen changes (stenosis, aneurysm) were noted.
Background: Neuropathological data are very scarce in systemic sclerosis and fail to demonstrate primary changes in the brains of such patients.
Case Descriptions: A 41-year-old woman with CREST syndrome developed signs of dementia after an episode of severe dehydration and died two months later of septic shock. A 63-year-old woman with CREST syndrome and a history of two unexplained transient ischemic attacks had had balance disorders since age 62.