Metabolic acidosis and changes in serum osmolarity are consequences of 0.9% normal
saline (NS) solution administration. We sought to determine if these physiologic changes …

Although Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the leading cause of infectious diarrhoea in
hospitalized patients, the economic burden of this major nosocomial pathogen for hospitals, third-…

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a disease caused by increased accumulation and impaired
clearance of surfactant by alveolar macrophages. This narrative review summarizes the …

BACKGROUND Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are among the most
common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Reducing CAUTI rates has become a major …

CT scans of 35 patients with intracranial cryptococcal infection were reviewed retrospectively.
Studies were normal in 43% of the patients. Positive findings in others included diffuse …

Background:Patients with penicillin allergy admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) frequently
receive non-beta-lactam antimicrobials for the treatment of infection. The use of these …

Background Sport-related concussions (SRCs) affect millions of adolescents and young
adults annually in the USA; however, current SRC consensus statements provide limited …

Efforts are currently underway to develop a vaccine against Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).
We developed two decision analytic Monte Carlo computer simulation models: (1) an …

Previously, Richards and Evans have shown nuclear mag-netic resonance spectrometry,
NMR, to be a potentially useful aid for monitoring electrochemical reactions (1, 2). The …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of MR imaging in the preoperative
assessment of candidates for pelvic exenteration. Specifically, we sought to determine if MR …