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Cureus
December 2024
Division of Nephrology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, JPN.
Persistent hiccups are rare but can serve as an early symptom of underlying conditions, including pulmonary infections and cerebrovascular disorders. This case highlights hiccups as a presenting symptom of bronchopneumonia in a hemodialysis patient and explores the effective use of chlorpromazine and Hange-koboku-to (HKT) as symptomatic therapies. Given the potential association of hiccups with neurological conditions, this case underscores the need for comprehensive diagnostic evaluation.
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December 2024
Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Background: The effects of antibiotic use on children's gut microbiomes and resistomes are not well characterized in middle-income countries, where pediatric antibiotic consumption is exceptionally common. We characterized the effects of antibiotics commonly used by Peruvian children (i.e.
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November 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 550 S Jackson St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent, reportable sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States. In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated treatment recommendations from a single azithromycin 1000 mg dose to doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for seven days for the treatment of chlamydia infections. In response to changes in treatment recommendations and addressing patient barriers to treatment, pharmacists at an urban, academic medical center collaborated with the state health department to create doxycycline kits dispensed upon emergency department (ED) discharge.
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November 2024
Biomedical Research and Clinical Trials, Ifakara Health Institute, Bagamoyo, United Republic of Tanzania.
Objective: This study assessed the trends and patterns of antimicrobial consumption (AMC) from 2020 to 2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 at the Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral Hospital (BMH) in Dodoma, Tanzania.
Design: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to collect AMC data for three financial years with respective denominators. The data were computed using the AMC Tool 2019 v1.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
October 2024
Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Objective: To describe antimicrobial usage (AMU) trends before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 wards, and if there was any association with a COVID-19 order set.
Design: Quasi-experimental retrospective interrupted time series analysis of AMU rates with a contemporaneous comparison of COVID-19 versus non-COVID-19 control wards. Analysis using incidence rate ratios (IRR) was conducted using a Poisson regression generalized linear model.
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