Statins and outcomes of hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed 2017-2018 influenza.

No studies evaluating the association between statins and outcomes of patients with seasonal influenza have been performed since the 2007-2008 and the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza seasons. All consecutive hospitalized patients between October 2017 and April 2018, diagnosed with laboratory-confirmed influenza A and B virus, were included. Patients were divided into two groups: statin and non-statin users.

The influence of partial implant-supported restorations on chewing side preference.

This study aimed at determining whether the individual's chewing side preference is affected by local effects, produced by the presence of implant-supported restorations. The test group included 81 patients with partial implant-supported prosthesis. The control group included 108 subjects with no implants.

Purification, characterization and anticoagulant activity of a proteolytic enzyme from Vespa orientalis venom.

The anticoagulant effect of Vespa orientalis venom sac extract (VSE) was attributed to a proteolytic process, involving mainly coagulation factors VIII and IX [Joshua, H., Ishay, J., 1975.