Predictors of readmission in a medical department of a tertiary university hospital in the Philippines.

Background: Identifying factors that increase the risk for hospital readmission helps in determining potential targets for quality improvement efforts. The main objective of this study was to examine factors that predict increased risk of hospital readmission within 30 days of hospital discharge of patients under the General Medicine service of a tertiary government hospital in Manila, Philippines.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study which included service patients 19 years old and above readmitted within 30 days following discharge.

Niosomal entrapment improved the bactericidal properties of azithromycin against methicillin-resistant .

This study seeks to optimize niosomal formulations of azithromycin (AZ) and evaluate their activities against methicillin-resistant (MRSA). The thin-film hydration was used to prepare niosomes containing various molar ratios of span 60, cholesterol, dicetylphosphate and AZ. Formulation 5, with 5:1:1:1 molar ratio, was optimized based on entrapment efficiency.