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Tuberculosis (Edinb)
January 2025
Clinical Research Center, Masan National Tuberculosis Hospital, Changwon, 51755, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a highly lethal infectious disease. The primary preventive measure is Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), a live attenuated vaccine. However, the current intradermal vaccination method with 10-dose vials faces challenges such as inadequate infant injection, inaccurate dispensing, and unstable storage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Aesthet Dermatol
January 2025
Drs. Triwatcharikorn, Charoenchaipiyakul, Chuenboonngarm, Kantikosum, Chottawornsak, Chancheewa, Puaratanaarunkon, Panchaprateep, Kumtornrut, and Asawanonda are affiliated with the Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
Objective: Botulinum toxin injection is a well-established treatment for primary hyperhidrosis. The botulinum toxin-loaded detachable dissolvable microneedles (BoNT-MNs) were developed in a result of disadvantages of the intradermal procedure. This pilot study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of BoNT-MNs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Oncol Pharm Pract
January 2025
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine and University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Introduction: Horse antithymocyte globulin carries a black box warning for life-threatening anaphylactic reactions, and prescribing information recommends test doses to identify patients at highest risk of this adverse effect. The predictive value of such test doses is not well validated, and practicality of use is unclear.
Methods: This was a planned secondary analysis of a multicenter, retrospective cohort study in adults with severe aplastic anemia being managed with horse antithymocyte globulin as part of their treatment regimen.
Objective: To compare hemilaminectomy surgical site infection (SSI) rates in dogs treated with or without postoperative prophylactic antibiotics.
Methods: Medical records of 275 client-owned dogs from 1 tertiary referral hospital were retrospectively reviewed for dogs treated with thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy for intervertebral disk herniation between 2018 and 2023. Dogs were grouped according to whether they were treated with prophylactic postoperative antibiotics (group A) or not (group B).
Allergol Immunopathol (Madr)
January 2025
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Firooz Abadi Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
Background: Hymenoptera venom allergy is a potentially severe allergic reaction in the general population. The only preventative approach in these cases is venom immunotherapy (VIT), which follows different protocols. The recommended initial dose is 0.
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