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World J Gastrointest Surg
December 2024
Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China.
Background: Colostomy is important in the treatment of colorectal cancer. However, surgical site wound infections after colostomy seriously affect patients' physical recovery and quality of life.
Aim: To investigate the ability of high-quality nursing care to prevent surgical site wound infections and reduce post-colostomy complications in patients with colorectal cancer.
Clin Med (Lond)
December 2024
St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Atopic eczema (eczema; also known as atopic dermatitis) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition. The burden of eczema can be very substantial with significant itch, skin pain, secondary infection, sleep disturbance and psychological distress. Eczema is common in pregnancy.
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December 2024
Infectious Disease Hospital of Heilongjiang Province, No. 1 Jian She Street, Hulan District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150500, China.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health issue. Drug-resistant TB and comorbidities exacerbate its burden, influencing treatment outcomes and healthcare utilization. Despite the growing prevalence of TB comorbidities, research often focuses on single comorbidities rather than comorbidity patterns.
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December 2024
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 408 Raymond Stotzer Parkway, College Station, TX 77845, USA. Electronic address:
Canine atopic dermatitis (cAD) and feline atopic skin syndrome are inflammatory and pruritic skin diseases with both environmental and genetic factors. Genetic factors may include barrier defects and a predisposition to mount T helper 2 lymphocyte immune response when allergens are encountered. These diseases have repeatable patterns of skin and ear inflammation and commonly lead to Staphylococcal and Malassezia skin and ear infections.
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December 2024
Fundació Hospital Clínic Veterinari, Universitat Autὸnoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
This study aimed to evaluate differences in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by peripheral blood neutrophils in healthy dogs, dogs with superficial pyoderma, and dogs with sterile neutrophilic dermatitis using the nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) reduction test. Additionally, the study assessed the potential of the NBT reduction test as a diagnostic tool to differentiate between these clinical conditions. A total of 28 dogs were divided into three groups: healthy (n = 10), superficial pyoderma (n = 10), and sterile neutrophilic dermatitis (n = 8).
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