Validity of salt intake assessment system based on a 24-h dietary recall method using a touch panel computer.

Background: An electronic system for salt intake assessment using a 24-h dietary recall method has been developed in Japan. We evaluated the validity of this salt intake system for assessing salt intake.

Methods: We prospectively obtained data on estimated salt intake using 24-hour urinary sodium excretion (24-hUNaCl) and salt intake by the salt intake assessment system from 203 consecutive outpatients with essential hypertension (age: 67.

Evaluation of panipenem/betamipron (PAPM/BP) in pneumonia in elderly patients.

The present multicenter study evaluated the clinical and bacteriological efficacy and safety of panipenem/betamipron (PAPM/BP) for treating pneumonia in elderly patients. Forty-three episodes of pneumonia in 43 patients were treated with PAPM/BP as the sole antibiotic agent. All patients were 65 years of age or older, and were given PAPM/BP at a total daily dosage range of 0.