Publications by authors named "N M Chiu"
Recommendation for the use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect
January 2025
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common pathogen for young children hospitalized with bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Most infections occur below 1 year of age. RSV is also a significant viral pathogen for adults with respiratory tract infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVaccination has been an effective method to prevent and control diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio diseases in infancy and adults for years. To maintain the protective effect, a DTaP-IPV vaccine, Tetraxim, was introduced into Taiwan's national immunization program for children at 5 years of age after primary series vaccination in infancy in October 2017 replacing a Tdap-IPV. To survey the safety of this vaccine, data between 01 October 2017 and 31 December 2020 from two surveillance systems, the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) and Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), were reviewed.
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- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for persistent psychiatric disorders, though post-ECT fever is rare and not widely reported.
- A case study of a 27-year-old woman with bipolar disorder showed she experienced multiple fever episodes after ECT, with diagnostic tests indicating inflammation but no signs of infection or serious syndromes.
- The findings suggest that the fever may be a benign inflammatory response to ECT, allowing for the continued use of ECT to achieve therapeutic benefits.
This case-control study spanned from July 2022 to September 2023, focusing on the pre-Omicron COVID-19 mRNA vaccine effectiveness against the Omicron variant in children without prior SARS-CoV-2 exposure. We reported that pre-Omicron COVID-19 mRNA vaccines significantly reduced Omicron-induced hospitalizations in infection-naïve Taiwanese children. Our study also highlighted the socioeconomic factors influencing COVID-19 vulnerability among the children population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Diabetes mellitus (DM) negatively impacts chronic hepatitis B patients, but its role in those with HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing ablation remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate the influence of DM on recurrence patterns and overall survival (OS) among patients with HBV-related HCC undergoing ablation.
Patients And Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 372 patients receiving thermal ablation for HBV-related HCC, including 96 (25.