Background: The aim was to assess factors affecting disease severity in imported P. falciparum and non-falciparum malaria.
Methods: We reviewed medical records from 2793/3260 (85.
Objective: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of disability affecting millions of people of all ages worldwide. The pathogenesis involves an inflammatory component, but the cause of the inflammation remains incompletely understood. The intracellular bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis and C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mismanaged prescribing and use of medication among elderly puts major pressure on current healthcare systems. Performing a medication review, a structured critical examination of a patient's medications, during hospital stay with active follow-up into primary care could optimise treatment benefit and minimise harm. However, a lack of high quality evidence inhibits widespread implementation.
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