Mortality Risk and Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with Infections Caused by Species-A Meta-Analysis.

: Patients with infections caused by species require prompt identification and effective antibiotic treatment since these spp. are typically resistant to multiple antibiotics and variable susceptibility patterns. Understanding the mortality risk of this disease is difficult because of the relatively low incidence of infections caused by spp.

Comparing the Outcomes of Cefoperazone/Sulbactam-Based and Non-Cefoperazone/Sulbactam-Based Therapeutic Regimens in Patients with Multiresistant Infections-A Meta-Analysis.

The addition of sulbactam restores the complete range of cefoperazone activity against bacteria and extends its spectrum of action to include the species. The effectiveness of cefoperazone/sulbactam against multiresistant has not been investigated. The purpose of the current meta-analysis was to compare the efficacy of cefoperazone/sulbactam-based therapeutic regimens and non-cefoperazone/sulbactam-based therapeutic regimens in the treatment of multiresistant infections.

The Utility of a Novel Neuropsychological Measurement to Analyze Event-Related Attentional Behaviors among Young Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-a Pilot Study.

Objective: The identification and diagnosis of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits is challenging during the preschool stage. Neuropsychological measures may be useful in early assessments. Furthermore, analysis of event-related behavior appears to be an unmet need for clinical treatment planning.

Professional self-concept of BSN students: A cross-sectional correlational study.

Background: Professional self-concept consists of one's judgments, attitudes about oneself professionally, and one's own perception as a professional. A positive professional self-concept can support students and new nurses throughout their nursing careers.

Objective: To describe levels of self-concept among pre-licensure undergraduate students.

Dispositional mindfulness: Is it related to knee osteoarthritis population's common health problems?

Background: A growing body of research supports dispositional mindfulness as important in influencing physical and mental health as well as physical activities in patients with chronic illnesses. Knee osteoarthritis (OA), which often causes health problems, is one of the most common chronic illnesses, but less is known about dispositional mindfulness in relation to this condition.

Objective: To explore possible associations between dispositional mindfulness and physical and mental health as well as physical activity in knee OA patients.

Risk factors for mortality in bacteremia - a meta-analysis.

Background: () is a nosocomial pathogen causing life-threatening invasive infections with a high mortality rate in some patient populations, especially those who are severely ill or immunocompromised. There is a need for data on mortality in patients with bacteremia.

Objective: In this meta-analysis, we aimed to investigate risk factors for mortality in bacteremia.

Hemorrhagic Pneumonia Caused by in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

There is a need for information regarding the clinical picture of hemorrhagic pneumonia caused by in patients with hematologic malignancies. In this study, we aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with hemorrhagic pneumonia caused by : A review of the clinical picture of hemorrhagic pneumonia based on reported cases in the literature was performed. In addition, patients with hematologic malignancies who had a infection were included in the meta-analysis to evaluate risk factors for hemorrhagic pneumonia.

Remdesivir Treatment Lacks the Effect on Mortality Reduction in Hospitalized Adult COVID-19 Patients Who Required High-Flow Supplemental Oxygen or Invasive Mechanical Ventilation.

: The therapeutic impact of remdesivir on hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients is unknown. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the mortality outcomes of hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients receiving remdesivir therapy to those of patients receiving a placebo based on their oxygen requirements. : The clinical status of the patients was assessed at the start of treatment using an ordinal scale.

Determinants of quality of life in frontline healthcare providers caring for COVID-19 patients.

Aims And Objectives: To investigate the factors affecting quality of life in healthcare providers who care for patients with COVID-19.

Background: Healthcare providers caring for COVID-19 patients during the pandemic suffered a deterioration in their quality of life. Several studies have explored their psychological impact of working with COVID patients, but none have examined the causes of this deterioration.

The efficacy of -acetylcysteine in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a meta-analysis.

Background: -acetylcysteine (NAC) may reduce acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through an antioxidant effect. Due to the heterogeneity in studies, the currently available data do not confirm the efficacy of oral NAC therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. We hypothesize that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients receiving regular oral NAC therapy do not achieve improved clinical outcomes.

Real-World Clinical Outcomes of Molnupiravir for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate COVID-19 in Adult Patients during the Dominance of the Omicron Variant: A Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: The therapeutic impact of molnupiravir in the Omicron variant phase is unknown. The goal of the current meta-analysis was to compare the real-world clinical outcomes of molnupiravir for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 during the dominance of the Omicron variant in adult patients to that of a placebo.

Methods: To be included, studies had to directly compare the clinical effectiveness of molnupiravir in treating adult COVID-19 patients to that of a placebo.

Comparing the Outcomes of Ceftaroline plus Vancomycin or Daptomycin Combination Therapy versus Vancomycin or Daptomycin Monotherapy in Adults with Methicillin-Resistant Bacteremia-A Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Combination therapy with daptomycin plus ceftaroline to treat methicillin-resistant bacteremia has been reported to reduce methicillin-resistant bacteremia-related mortality. The purpose of the current meta-analysis was to compare the clinical outcome of methicillin-resistant bacteremia in patients treated with daptomycin or vancomycin plus ceftaroline combination therapy versus daptomycin or vancomycin monotherapy.

Methods: Studies were included if they directly compared the efficacy of daptomycin or vancomycin plus ceftaroline combination therapy with that of daptomycin or vancomycin monotherapy in the treatment of methicillin-resistant bacteremia in adult patients.

Blood compatibility evaluations of two-dimensional TiCTnanosheets.

Two-dimensional nanomaterial TiCTis a novel biomaterial used for medical apparatus. For its application, biosafety serves as a prerequisite for their use. So far, no research has systematically reported how TiCTinteracts with various components in the blood.

Resilience among nurses in long term care and rehabilitation settings.

Background: Nurses practicing in long-term care or rehabilitation settings face unique challenges from prolonged or repeated exposure to stressors, given their extended time with patients. This puts them at risk for compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress, which can lead to decreased resilience and sleep problems.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine relationships among resilience, professional quality of life, sleep, and demographics in nurses working in long-term care or rehabilitation settings, and to investigate whether demographics, professional quality of life, and sleep quality are significant predictors of nurses' resilience.

Integrating health literacy into a theory-based drug-use prevention program: a quasi-experimental study among junior high students in Taiwan.

Background: In Taiwan, illegal drug use is a critical health problem during adolescence. Schools playa vital role in preventing students' illegal drug use. Accordingly, we developed and evaluated a school-based, drug-use prevention program integrating the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and health literacy for junior high school students.

Enhancement of power generation with concomitant removal of toluene from artificial groundwater using a mini microbial fuel cell with a packed-composite anode.

Composite beads are packed in the anode chamber of a microbial fuel cell (MFC), providing more area for microbial attachment and growth, increasing the efficiency of removal of toluene from toluene-contaminated groundwater. The composite beads were fabricated by integrating carbon coke (CC) with a relatively large specific surface area to which microorganisms easily adhere with conductive carbon black (CCB), which has low electrical resistance. Since the advantages of both are complementary, the power generation of MFC is improved.

Clinical and microbiological characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infection in Central Taiwan.

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfae) remain a therapeutic challenge. This study aimed to evaluate mortality from BSIs due to VREfae in Central Taiwan.We retrospectively analyzed patients with significant VREfae BSIs in the Changhua Christian Hospital System between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2014.

[Mortality analysis of Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infection in central Taiwan].

Background: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium), particularly those due to vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), are still a therapeutic challenge.

Aim: To evaluate mortality from BSI due to E.

Infection Control Programs and Antibiotic Control Programs to Limit Transmission of Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections: Evolution of Old Problems and New Challenges for Institutes.

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii complex (A. baumannii) has been isolated worldwide. The rapid spread of multidrug-resistant A.

Changing epidemiology of candidemia in a medical center in middle Taiwan.

Background: Candidemia remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the health care setting, and the epidemiology of Candida infection is changing.

Methods: Clinical and laboratory data from patients with candidemia were collected retrospectively at a tertiary medical center in Taiwan from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2012 (a 36-month period). Demographics, clinical characteristics, and drug susceptibility of the invading Candida species of patients at the onset of candidemia were analyzed and compared with previous study from January 1, 2001 to June 30, 2003 (a 30-month period).

Efficacy of copper-silver ionization for controlling fungal colonization in water distribution systems.

The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of fungal colonization in water systems and to evaluate the effect of decreasing fungal colonization by a copper-silver ionization system. Environmental samples were collected for fungal culture prospectively during a 1-year period (2011-2012) at the study hospital. A total of 392 water samples were examined from five buildings on March 1, 2011 and February 29, 2012.

Filipina nurses' transition into the US hospital system.

Filipina nurses represent the majority of all internationally educated nurses recruited to work in the US. Although the hiring of Filipina nurses is not a new practice in US hospitals, very few studies have detailed how these nurses have adjusted to US nursing practices. This study examines how Filipina nurses transition into their role as nurses and adapt to nursing practice in the US.

Aggregatibacter aphrophilus pyogenic liver abscess in an immunocompetent young woman.

Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (formerly Haemophilus aphrophilus/paraphrophilus) is a small Gram-negative coccobacillus with fastidious growth requirements. It is a normal commensal of the human oropharynx and upper respiratory tract, and it can infrequently cause invasive human diseases, including bone and joint infections and subacute infective endocarditis. Cases of liver abscess caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus have been sparsely recorded in the English-language literature, but have not yet been reported in Taiwan.

Laboratory identification, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of patients with bacteremia due to Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended-spectrum and AmpC type β-lactamases.

Background: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria coexpressing AmpC type β-lactamase (ACBL) are associated with the laboratory issue of false susceptibility to third-generation cephalosporins. This study was to evaluate laboratory tests and clinical significance of bacteremic isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with both ESBL and ACBL [dual-type lactamases (DTL)].

Methods: From 2006 to 2009, 78 E coli and 12 pneumoniae bacteremic isolates with reduced susceptibility to cefotaxime (CTX) or ceftazidime (CAZ) were identified and relevant patients' data were collected for analysis.

Serotypes, surface proteins, and clinical syndromes of invasive Group B streptococcal infections in northern Taiwan, 1998-2009.

Background: The incidence of invasive Group B streptococcal (GBS) infections is increasing in the elderly and immunocompromised adults in many countries worldwide. There are, however, few reports regarding the current status of the infection in northern Taiwan. This study investigated retrospectively the molecular epidemiology and clinical syndromes of the invasive GBS diseases in a tertiary care hospital in northern Taiwan over the past decade.