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Typhoid Fever as a Cause of Liver Failure in the United States: A Case Report.
Case Rep Gastrointest Med
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA.
Typhoid fever is a multisystemic illness caused by and , transmitted fecal orally through contaminated water and food. It is a rare diagnosis in the US, with most cases reported in returning travelers. Hepatitis and cholestasis are rare sequelae of infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA retrospective review of the common childhood illnesses and the indications for antibiotic prescription at community hospital in Malawi.
Front Antibiot
September 2024
Research and Education, Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS), Lilongwe, Malawi.
Background: Childhood remains a vulnerable period and a key determiner for adult health. Various illnesses experienced by children in their early years determine future performance and contribution to society. Acute and chronic infectious diseases, undernutrition, and early childhood non-communicable diseases have greatly been linked to intellectual disability, poor childhood development, increased morbidity, and household and healthcare economic costs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo considerate perforation of duodenal diverticula.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
January 2025
Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, España.
The duodenal diverticulum is a relatively frequent entity whose diagnosis has been increased over time with the development of new diagnostic and exploratory techniques. Periampullary diverticula (PAD) were classified as type 1, 2, or 3 according to the position of the major papilla from the endoscopic view: type 1, the major papilla was located inside of the diverticula; type 2, the major papilla was located at the edge of the diverticula; type 3, the major papilla was located outside of the diverticula. Complications of duodenal diverticula include ulceration, bleeding, perforation and inflammation with intestinal obstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncidence of surgical infection in cefazolin 3 g versus 2 g for colorectal surgery in obese patients.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
January 2025
Department of Pharmacy Services, Trinity Health Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Objective: To compare the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) between cefazolin 3 g and 2 g surgical prophylaxis in patients weighing ≥120 kg that undergo elective colorectal surgery.
Methods: A multicenter, retrospective cohort study was performed utilizing a validated database of elective colorectal surgeries in Michigan acute care hospitals. Adults weighing ≥120 kg who received cefazolin and metronidazole for surgical prophylaxis between 7/2012 and 6/2021 were included.
Effectiveness and tolerability of lactic acid vaginal gel compared to oral metronidazole in the treatment of acute symptomatic bacterial vaginosis: a multicenter, randomized-controlled, head-to-head pilot study.
BMC Womens Health
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Clinic of Bern, Friedbuehlstrasse 19, Bern, 3010, Switzerland.
Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a prevalent vaginal condition among reproductive-age women, characterized by off-white, thin vaginal discharge with a fishy odor. It increases susceptibility to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). BV involves a shift in vaginal microbiota, with reduced lactobacilli and increased anaerobic bacteria.
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