Investigation of the Impact of Extracting and Exchanging Health Information by Using Internet and Social Networks.

Introduction: Social networks (1) have been embedded in our daily life for a long time. They constitute a powerful tool used nowadays for both searching and exchanging information on different issues by using Internet searching engines (Google, Bing, etc.) and Social Networks (Facebook, Twitter etc.

Validity of St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire for Greek patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the validity of St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), a disease-specific survey of health-related quality of life, in adult Greek patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Questionnaire scores, dyspnea scores, spirometry values, and demographic data were collected from 72 patients with a diagnosis of COPD exacerbation.

Cross-transmission of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clonal strains causing episodes of sepsis in a trauma intensive care unit.

Objective: To investigate the mode of transmission of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains causing episodes of sepsis.

Setting: A 7-bed trauma intensive care unit (ICU) in an orthopedic hospital in Greece.

Design: During a 14-week period (from January 10 to April 16, 2006), clinical specimens, along with samples taken on a weekly basis from the ICU environment and from the hands of health care workers (HCWs), were prospectively tested for imipenem-resistant A.