Publications by authors named "K Pimenta"

Article Synopsis
  • * A total of 215 queries from 126 patients across 28 countries were examined, focusing on themes like diagnostic criteria, treatment customization, and managing comorbidities/adverse reactions.
  • * The findings suggest areas for improving educational efforts for panel physicians, aimed at enhancing applicant health and supporting U.S. TB elimination initiatives.
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Background: Biomarker-directed therapy requires biomarker testing. We assessed the patterns of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and programmed death ligand 1 (PDL1) testing in a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) resection cohort. We hypothesized that testing would increase but be unevenly distributed across patient-, provider- and institution-level demographics.

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Antimicrobial resistance represents one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century, and it is globally recognized that addressing this problem requires a concerted One Health approach involving humans, animals, and the environment. Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) currently represents a global burden; it is resistant to almost all beta-lactams and some MRSA strains are highly multiresistant. infection in cattle results in major economic losses in the food industry.

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