Publications by authors named "F C Fontes Moretto"
Purpose Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) affects 3% of adolescents. Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific Exercises (PSSE) are recommended to limit AIS progression, especially within intensive multidisciplinary programs. Our study evaluated the efficiency of these programs in AIS cases with a high progression risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Nocardiosis, a bacterial opportunistic infection caused by spp, has recently been reported in patients with anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) autoantibodies, but insufficient data are available about disease presentation, outcomes, and occurrence of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP) in this population.
Methods: We performed a prospective, multicenter, nationwide study in France and included patients with a infection who had anti-GM-CSF autoantibodies. We describe their clinical, microbiological, and radiological characteristics, and their outcome at 1 year of follow-up.
Article Synopsis
- A study tested 15 bacterial strains to evaluate the effectiveness of combining amoxicillin and ceftriaxone.
- Results showed a synergy between the two antibiotics in 93% of cases using minimal inhibitory concentration strips and 80% using checkerboard methods.
- This combination could potentially be used as a new treatment option for listeriosis moving forward.
Background: Capillary refill time (CRT) has been suggested as a variable to follow during the course of septic shock. We systematically investigated the effects on CRT of volume expansion and norepinephrine.
Methods: In 69 septic shock patients, we recorded mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac index (CI), and 5 consecutive CRT measurements (video method, standardized pressure applied on the fingertip) before and after a 500-mL saline infusion in 33 patients and before and after an increase of the norepinephrine dose in 36 different patients.