Urinary culture sensitivity after a single empirical antibiotic dose for upper or febrile urinary tract infection: A prospective multicentre observational study.

Objectives: Urinary culture sensitivity after antibiotics administration is unknown. This study aimed to describe the diagnostic sensitivity of urine cultures from patients' first, second, and third micturition samples after a single dose of empirical antibiotics given for upper and/or febrile urinary tract infections, as well as searched for factors influencing diagnostic sensitivity over time.

Methods: We collected consecutive urine samples from adult patients with an upper or febrile urinary tract infection diagnosed at four secondary hospital emergency rooms.

A reversible copper extrusion-insertion electrode for rechargeable Li batteries.

Although widely used, the most promising Li-based technologies still suffer from a lack of suitable electrodes. There is therefore a need to seek new materials concepts to satisfy the increasing demands for energy storage worldwide. Here we report on a new layered electrode material, Cu(2.

Acceptability of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system after discontinuation of previous contraception: results of a French clinical study in women aged 35 to 45 years.

This open, noncomparative study evaluated the rate of premature removals of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) Mirena because of adverse events. To take part in the study, women had to be aged between 35 years and 45 years, and had to change their contraception for poor compliance, poor tolerance, or unfavorable change in the benefit/risk ratio of their previous contraception (oral contraceptives or copper- or progestin-releasing intrauterine device). One removal of Mirena for a wish for pregnancy was excluded from analyses, so that there were 23 removals among 203 women included.

A 5-year prospective study of growth hormone (GH)-deficient children treated with GH before the age of 3 years. French Serono Study Group.

The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of GH therapy in GH-deficient children treated before the age of 3 yr. A noncomparative multicenter prospective study included 49 children (22 girls and 27 boys) with isolated GH deficiency (n = 19) or multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (n = 30) treated with daily s.c.

Effect of growth hormone on the low level of growth hormone binding protein in idiopathic short stature.

Objective: Growth hormone receptor status was assessed in children with idiopathic short stature by evaluating plasma growth hormone-binding protein before and under GH therapy.

Design: Among 22 children presenting idiopathic short stature, 15 were randomly selected to be treated with GH (1.2 IU/kg/week); they were studied before and under GH therapy.