Infection

This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of locally developed external fixators (LDEF) as definitive treatment for open tibia diaphyseal fractures (OTDF) in Ivory Coast.Gustilo I, II, and IIIA OTDFs of patients admitted...

We aimed to evaluate the elevation of amylase and lipase enzymes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and their relationship with the severity of COVID-19.In this study, 1378 patients with COVID-19 infection were...

Presepsin is a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of both bacterial infection and sepsis; however, elevated presepsin levels have also been observed without sepsis. We conducted several analyses to evaluate the clinical...

We describe an unusual case of type 2 leprosy reaction (T2R) with septic shock-like features induced by helminth infection in a 31-year-old Moluccan male patient with a history of completed treatment of WHO multidrug therapy...

Steroid-refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is associated with high morbidity. To date, there is no standard therapy for patients who fail to respond to steroids.In this study, we evaluated the efficacy and...

The healthcare system in Iran, like most around the world, is managing thousands of patients hospitalised with COVID-19. In Iran, in-hospital mortality is in the region of 25%, rising to 50-60% in patients admitted to intensive...

The primary aims of this study were to investigate if exposure to antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) was associated with lower rates of perinatal mortality (primary outcome) and other adverse perinatal outcomes (i.e., stillbirth,...

Infection is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in cirrhosis, but presumably not all infections carry the same risk of mortality. We compared outcomes of different sites of infection in a nationally...

Limited existing data suggest the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) may increase risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) but information from large, ethnically diverse populations with appropriate controls are lacking.Does...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the third virus that caused coronavirus-related outbreaks over the past 20 years. The outbreak was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, but rapidly...

Hypercoagulation is one of the major risk factors for ICU treatment, mechanical ventilation, and death in critically ill patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, hypoalbuminemia is one risk factor in such patients,...